5th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1861-1865
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Minnesota_Historical_Society
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Donelson
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Battle_of_Shiloh
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Franklin
gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
gptkb:Battle_of_Mobile_Bay
gptkbp:branch gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:500
gptkbp:commemoration Civil War reenactments
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:descendant Veterans organizations
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:flag Regimental flag
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Minnesota
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Snelling
gptkbp:historical_significance First Minnesota regiment to engage in combat
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 5th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment
gptkbp:legacy Memorials in Minnesota
gptkbp:motto “ The Fifth Minnesota”
gptkbp:nickname Fifth Minnesota
gptkbp:notable_commanders Colonel William J. Colvill
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Colonel_John_A._Mc_Kinney
Major General John B. Sanborn
Captain John W. Mc Donald
Lieutenant Colonel William H. H. Mc Millan
Sergeant Major John H. Mc Gowan
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:preservation_efforts gptkb:Historical_records
gptkbp:recruited_from gptkb:Minnesota
gptkbp:recruitment Volunteer enlistment
gptkbp:reformed 1864
gptkbp:service_history Participated in over 30 battles
gptkbp:service_years 3 years
gptkbp:size gptkb:Regiment
gptkbp:strength gptkb:300
1000
gptkbp:tradition Annual reunions
gptkbp:uniform Blue wool
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Ridgely
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7