New York 5th Veteran Infantry, Company I (Union)
6/10/61
Battle - Big Bethel - Tabb and Hampton, Virginia
Considered by many to be the first land battle of the Civil War near the village of Big Bethel, Virginia resulting in a Confederate victory.READ MORE
6/27/62
Battle - Gaines' Mill - Hanover County, Virginia
Despite his victory over the Confederates at Beaver Dam Creek on June 26th, Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter's Fifth Corps abandoned its position early on June 27th and established a new defensive line along Boatswain's Creek, just north of the Chickahominy River.READ MORE
6/2/64
Organized - New York 5th Veteran Infantry, Company I - New York
8/21/65
Mustered Out - New York 5th Veteran Infantry, Company I - New York
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regiment -New York 5th Veteran Infantry (Union)
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