Civil War Roster, 5th MA Infantry (9 months), Union

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Surname Index:

Total: 974

First	Last	Rank	Age	Occupation	Residence	Company
Albert C.	Abbott	Pvt	23	machinist	MA, Charlestown	Company D
		e. 1862-09-04; mi 1862-09-19; mo. 1863-07-02. See Co. D 5th MA Inf. (100 days)
Nathaniel T.	Abbott	Pvt	20	carpenter	MA, Somerville	Company B
		e. 1862-08-25; mi 1862-09-19; mo. 1863-07-02
Charles B.	Abrams	Pvt	26	apothecary	MA, Charlestown	Company D
		e. 1862-10-09; mi 1862-10-09; mo. 1863-07-02
John L.P.	Ackers	Pvt	26	painter	MA, Cambridge	Company E
		e. 1862-08-23; mi Sept. 16, 1862; mo. 1863-07-02
Charles	Adams	Corp	21	carpenter	MA, Watertown	Company K
		e. 1862-09-12; mi 1862-09-19; mo. 1863-07-02
Charles	Adams	Pvt	28	carpenter	MA, Marlboro	Company I
		e. 1862-08-20; mi 1862-09-16; mo. 1863-07-02
Joseph D.	Adams	Pvt	19	farmer	MA, Medford	Company F
		e. 1862-09-01; mi 1862-09-23 mo. 1863-07-02
Melvin	Adams	Pvt	20	clerk	MA, Somerville	Company B
		e. 1862-08-20; mi 1862-09-19; mo. 1863-07-02
Samuel	Adams	Pvt	42	dentist	MA, Medford	Company F
		e. 1862-09-01; mi 1862-09-23 mo. 1863-07-02
Michael	Ahern	Pvt	18	teamster	MA, Charlestown	Company D
		e. 1862-10-14; mi 1862-10-14; mo. 1863-07-02. See US Navy
William A.	Aiken	Pvt	21	clerk	MA, Somerville	Company B
		e. 1862-08-30; mi 1862-09-19; mo. 1863-07-02
John	Akins, Jr.	Pvt	21	upholsterer	MA, Charlestown	Company H
		e. 1862-09-10; mi 1862-09-16; mo. 1863-07-02
John	Alden	Pvt	23	carpenter	MA, Charlestown	Company D
		e. 1862-09-05; mi 1862-09-19; mo. 1863-07-02
Benjamin F.	Aldrich	Pvt	34	carpenter	MA, Charlestown	Company A
		e. 1862-09-29; mi 1862-09-29; mo. 1863-07-02. Anderson, Daniel, 1st
Charles H.	Allen	Corp	29	carpenter	MA, Charlestown	Company H
		e. 1862-09-10; mi 1862-09-16; mo. 1863-07-02
Frank E.	Allen	Pvt	23	clerk	MA, Charlestown	Company H
		e. 1862-09-10; mi 1862-09-16; mo. 1863-07-02
Lewis A.	Allen	Pvt	19	clerk	MA, Somerville	Company B
		e. 1862-08-30; mi 1862-09-19; mo. 1863-07-02
Robert Wallace	Allen	Musician	14	farmer's boy	MA, Essex	Company E
		transf. in October, 1862, from Co. A 48th MA Inf. (9 mos.); deserted 1863-03-08, at Newbern, NC See Co. A 48th MA Inf. (9 mos.)
William	Alley	Corp	47	tailor	MA, Marlboro	Company I
		e. 1862-08-20; mi 1862-09-16; mo. 1863-07-02
Jacob	Ames	Pvt	39	shoemaker	MA, Woburn	Company G
		e. 1862-08-27; mi 1862-09-16; mo. 1863-07-02. See Co. H 59th MA Inf
William W.	Anderson	Pvt	34	teamster	MA, Somerville	Company B
		e. 1862-09-10; mi 1862-09-19; wounded at Whitehall, NC, 1862-12-16; taken prisoner 1863-06-04; mo. 1863-07-02. See Batty. MA Lt. Arty. (3 yrs.)
Henry K.W.	Andrews	Pvt	21	farmer	MA, Marlboro	Company I
		e. 1862-08-20; mi 1862-09-16; mo. 1863-07-02. See Co. D 30th MA Inf.; and Co. I 5th MA Inf. (100 days)
Henry A.	Angler	Sgt	24	expressman	MA, Somerville	Company B
		e. 1862-09-12; mi 1862-09-19, as Pvt; apptd. Sgt, 1863-04-15; mo. 1863-07-02. See Co. K 5th MA Inf. (3 mos.)
Joseph	Anthony	Pvt	32	wheelwright	MA, Somerville	Company B
		e. 1862-08-20; mi 1862-09-19; mo. 1863-07-02
Edwin W.	Archer	Pvt	25	carpenter	MA, Charlestown	Company H
		e. 1862-09-10; mi 1862-09-16; mo. 1863-07-02
William H.	Archer	Pvt	20	ropemaker	MA, Charlestown	Company H
		e. 1862-09-10; mi 1862-09-16; mo. 1863-07-02. See Co. H 5th MA Inf. (100 days)
Ambrose	Arnold	Pvt	18	laborer	MA, Waltham	Company K
		e. 1862-09-12; mi 1862-09-19; mo. 1863-07-02
Charles H.	Arnold	Corp	30	artist	MA, Charlestown	Company D
		e. 1862-09-05; mi 1862-09-19, as Pvt; apptd. Corpl., 1863-02-01; mo. 1863-07-02
Frank T.	Arnold	Pvt	28	clerk	MA, South Danvers	Company C
		e. 1862-08-15; mi 1862-09-16; mo. 1863-07-02
Joseph	Arnold	Pvt	44	slater	MA, Somerville	Company B
		e. 1862-08-30; mi 1862-09-19; mo. 1863-07-02. See Co. B 61st MA Inf. (1 yr.)
William G.	Ash	Corp	26	tinsmith	MA, Charlestown	Company D
		e. 1862-08-12; mi 1862-09-19; mo. 1863-07-02. See Co. C 5th MA Inf. (3 mos.)
Joseph A.	Austin	Pvt	22		MA, Somerville	Company B
		e. 1862-08-20; mi 1862-09-19; mo. 1863-07-02
John H.	Ayers	Pvt	23	stamper	MA, Charlestown	Company D
		e. 1862-08-12; mi 1862-09-19; dg. 1863-02-05, for disability, at Newbern, NC
William	Ayers	Pvt	32	umbrella maker	MA, Somerville	Company B
		e. 1862-08-20; mi 1862-09-19; mo. 1863-07-02

Surname Index:

Total: 974

Sources:
http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/5th_Regiment,_Massachusetts_Infantry_(9_months,_1862-63)
https://archive.org/stream/massachusettssol11931mass#page/300/mode/2up

Abbreviations:

c - captured	cm - commissioned	e - enlisted	d - died	dg - discharged
dt - detailed	k - killed	m - missing	mi - mustered in	mo - mustered out
p - promoted	pr - prisoner	r - resigned	tr - transferred	w - wounded
MHA - Mass. Heavy Artillery		VRC - Veteran Reserve Corps