5th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate)

Brief History
Organized in May, 1861, it surrendered,April

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,162 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.


 * Officers, Non-Commissioned Offices, and Staff - see - Roster on page 641
 * Company A - (Clinch Rifles) Richmond County - see - Roster on page  643
 * Company B - (Griffin Light Guards) Spalding County - see - Roster on page 653
 * Company C - (Irish Volunteers) Richmond County - see - Roster on page 663
 * Company D - (McDuffie Riflemen) Warren County - see - Roster on page 671; USGenWeb
 * Company E - (Dawson Volunteers) Terrell County - see - Roster on page 681; USGenWeb
 * Company F - (Cuthbert Rifles) Randolph County - see - Roster on page 689
 * Company G - Schley County - see - Roster on page 696; USGenWeb
 * Company H - (Hardee Rifles) Decatur County - see - Roster on page 704; USGenWeb
 * Company I - (Georgia Grays) Muscogee County - see - Roster on page 714; USGenWeb
 * Company K - (Upson Guards) Upson County - see - Roster on page 723; USGenWeb
 * Company L - no cities or counties given - see - Roster on page 733
 * Company M - Bibb County - see - Roster on page 735 (become Company A of 2 Batt. 7 Feb 1864); USGenWeb
 * Company N - Clarke and Richmond Counties - see - Roster on page 738

Georgia, and Lillian Henderson. 1959. Roster of the Confederate soldiers of Georgia, 1861-1865. Hapeville, Ga: Longina &amp; Porter. WorldCat   HATHI TRUST Digital Library   also USGenWeb

Other Sources

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project - Civil War Records - Individual Soldiers








 * Copy of some Georgia Regiment muster roster (hand written) GeorgiaArchives.org


 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Alabama in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Alabama in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Alabama, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.