5th USCI, Company A

Date: 7 Aug 1863 to 20 Sep 1865
Location: Ohio, United States

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5th Regiment United States Colored Infantry

Contents 1 About 1.1 Regiment Information 1.2 Company Information 2 Roster 2.1 Officers 2.2 Enlisted Men, Surnames A-I 2.3 Enlisted Men, Surnames J-R 2.4 Enlisted Men, Surnames S-Z 3 Suggested Resources

About

Regiment Information

The 5th US Colored Infantry Regiment was originally formed as the 127th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. See regiment's main page for more information.

Battles that the regiment participated in include:

• New Kent C.H., Virginia; 2 May 1864
• City Point, Virginia; 6 May 1864
• Fort Darling, Virginia; 12-16 May 1864
• Petersburg Virginia; 15 Jun 1864-31 Aug 1864
• New Market Heights, Virginia; 28-30 Sep 1864
• Fair Oaks, Virginia; 27-28 Oct 1864
• Sugar Loaf Hill, North Carolina; 19 Jan 1865
• Federal Point, North Carolina; 11 Feb 1865
• Wilmington, North Carolina; 22 Feb 1865

Company Information

Company A was mustered in on 7 Aug 1863 at Camp Delaware, Ohio. They mustered out on 20 Sep 1865 in Carolina City, North Carolina. There was a large group of men who had enlisted for a term of one year in 1864 and they were mustered out on 29 Aug 1865 in New Berne, North Carolina, just a few weeks before the rest of the company was mustered out.

Casualties included:

• 3 killed in action (Privates Samuel W Jackson and John Thomas Pointer, and Henderson Taborn])
• 1 missing in action, assumed to be killed in action (Private George C Hicks)
• 1 died while a prisoner of war (Private James Henry Artis)
• 5 died of battle wounds, including two captains (Captains Orlando Park Brockway and Wales Wilbur; Privates John Byrd, John T Stewart, and John Williams)
• 2 wounded in action and later discharged from the unit (2nd Lieutenant Wm S Simmons and Private Charles Moore)
• 16 died of disease
• 10 were discharged on a surgeon's certificate of disability

Roster

The roster below is based on the Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, Volume I, pages 594-596.

In the "Discharge Reason" column, KIA means Killed In Action, MIA means Missing In Action, ETS means they mustered out at the End of their Term of Service (mostly men who had enlisted for a period of 1 year), OWD means discharged on Order of War Department, and SCD means discharged on Surgeon's Certificate of Disability.

See also: 5th Regiment category on Wikitree

Officers

Wiki ID	Surname	First Name	Rank	Age	Enlistment Date	Est. Birth Year	Period of Service	End of Service	Discharge Reason
Brockway-1078	Brockway	Orlando P	Captain	25	29 Jul 1863	1838	3 yrs	22 Jun 1864	died of battle wounds
Wilbur-2241	Wales	Wilbur	Captain	25	21 Jul 1862	1837	3 yrs	17 Oct 1864	died of battle wounds
	Jones	Robert H	Captain	24	11 Sep 1863	1839	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Bennett	Clifton A.	1st Lieutenant	19	20 May 1861	1842	3 yrs	29 Jul 1864	promoted to Captain of Co. B
	Simmons	Wm S	2nd Lieutenant	25	7 Nov 1864	1839	3 yrs	16 May 1865	wounded in action; OWD
Barrows-1122	Burrows	Walter A.	2nd Lieutenant	25	29 Jul 1865	1840	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out

Enlisted Men, Surnames A-I

Wiki ID	Surname	First Name	Rank	Age	Enlistment Date	Est. Birth Year	Period of Service	End of Service	Discharge Reason
Armstrong-23049	Armstrong	Lewis	Corporal	25	30 Jun 1863	1838	3 yrs	15 Dec 1864	SCD
Artis-471	Artis	James Henry	Private	26	31 Aug 1864	1838	1 yr	15 Jan 1865	died as POW
Austin-17912	Austin	Mansfield	Corporal	19	27 Jun 1863	1844	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
Barnett-16438	Barnett	Thomas	Private	30	7 Jun 1863	1833	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
Bates-17489	Bates	William Henry	Private	45	3 Aug 1863	1818	3 yrs	7 Oct 1863	died of disease
Broddis-1	Broddis	Andrew J	Private	18	23 Aug 1864	1846	1 yr	29 Aug 1865	ETS
Brown-178606	Brown	Britton	Corporal	38	30 Jul 1863	1825	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	absent after furlough
Brown-178613	Brown	James	Private	36	13 Aug 1864	1828	1 yr	6 Oct 1865	OWD
Butler-26269	Butler	Absalom	Private	22	26 Aug 1864	1842	1 yr	29 Aug 1865	ETS
Byrd-7766	Byrd	Benjamin	Private	26	25 Aug 1864	1838	1 yr	29 Aug 1865	ETS
Byrd-6958	Byrd	John	Private	21	5 Sep 1864	1843	1 yr	16 Mar 1865	died of battle wounds
Byrd-7769	Byrd	William H	Private	35	31 Aug 1864	1829	1 yr	29 Aug 1865	ETS
Callander-352	Calender	Joseph	Private	28	19 Aug 1864	1836	1 yr	22 Jun 1865	OWD
Clay-6267	Clay	Philip	Private	18	3 Aug 1863	1845	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
Coleman-21864	Coleman	Boswell	Private	21	29 Jul 1864	1843	1 yr	26 Jun 1865	OWD
Coleman-21866	Coleman	Elisha	Private	23	2 Aug 1864	1841	1 yr	29 Aug 1865	ETS
Cornick-315	Cormick	Philip	Private	18	1 Dec 1863	1845	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Day	Isaac	Private	22	4 Aug 1863	1841	3 yrs	31 Aug 1865	SCD
Early-2538	Early	Davis	Private	18	23 Aug 1864	1846	1 yr	29 Aug 1865	ETS
Early-2539	Early	Timothy	Private	40	29 Jun 1863	1823	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
Finley-4537	Finley	George	Private	18	7 Jun 1863	1845	3 yrs	11 Jul 1864	died of disease
Ford-25423	Ford	Wesley	Private	18	3 Aug 1863	1845	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
Francis-11632	Francis	Thomas	Private	27	23 Aug 1864	1837	1 yr	27 Aug 1865	ETS
Franklin-17422	Franklin	Benjamin	Private	18	29 Jul 1863	1845	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
Gilson-1655	Gilson	David	Private	28	29 Jul 1863	1835	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
Gray-45808	Gray	Robert D.	Sergeant	18	19 Jun 1863	1845	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
Grayson-1781	Grayson	Frank	Private	18	27 Jul 1863	1845	3 yrs	26 Jul 1865	SCD
Griffith-13714	Griffith	Charles	Private	19	30 Jun 1863	1844	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
Hailstock-10	Hailstock	Charles	Private	17	1 Aug 1863	1846	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
Hanners-164	Hanners	William	Private	18	1 Aug 1863	1845	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
Williams-140862	Harris	William	Private	17	25 Jul 1863	1846	3 yrs	9 Dec 1863	SCD
Hicks-19759	Hicks	George C	Private	25	22 Aug 1864	1839	1 yr		MIA, assumed KIA
Hicks-21535	Hicks	Tobias	Private	21	22 Aug 1864	1843	1 yr	29 Aug 1865	ETS
Hill-62901	Hill	George A	Private	20	31 Jul 1863	1843	3 yrs	2 Apr 1866	OWD
	Hill	Robert	Private	39	31 Jul 1863	1824	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Hill	Samuel	Private	21	29 Jul 1863	1842	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Holly	Richard	Private	20	20 Aug 1864	1844	1 yr	29 Aug 1865	ETS
	Holmes	William H	Private	39	1 Aug 1863	1824	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	absent after furlough
	Holt	Milton	Private	29	12 Aug 1863	1834	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Hunter	Abram	Private	45	30 Jun 1863	1818	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Hurd	Hiltman	Private	23	25 Jul 1863	1840	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Isely	James M.	Sergeant	27	7 Jun 1863	1836	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
Isely-100	Isley	Armstead M	Corporal	18	7 Jun 1863	1845	3 yrs	22 Dec 1863	died of disease

Enlisted Men, Surnames J-R

Wiki ID	Surname	First Name	Rank	Age	Enlistment Date	Est. Birth Year	Period of Service	End of Service	Discharge Reason
	Jackson	John N	Private	20	6 Aug 1863	1843	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Jackson	Robert	Private	18	27 Aug 1864	1846	1 yr	29 Aug 1865	ETS
	Jackson	Samuel	Private	19	31 Jul 1863	1844	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
Jackson-56284	Jackson	Samuel W	Private	18	30 Jun 1863	1845	3 yrs	15 Jun 1864	KIA
	Jenkins	Thomas	Private	35	4 Aug 1863	1828	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
Johnson-136974	Johnson	George W	Corporal	21	4 Aug 1863	1842	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	in hospital when company mustered out
Johnson-136977	Johnson	Samuel	Private	36	27 Aug 1864	1828	1 yr	7 Jan 1865	died of disease
	Johnson	Silas	Private	18	3 Aug 1863	1845	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Jones	Frederick	Corporal	22	24 Aug 1864	1842	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Jones	Benjamin	Private	18	19 Aug 1864	1846	2 yrs	20 Jun 1865	SCD
Jones-135796	Jones	James A	Private	18	19 Jun 1863	1845	3 yrs	17 Jul 1865	died during service
	Jones	Thomas	Private	28	25 Jul 1863	1835	3 yrs	11 Apr 1865	no record of discharge/muster out
	Jones	Wiley	Private	18	1 Jul 1863	1845	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Keys	Sidney	Private	29	13 Jul 1863	1834	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	King	Charles	Private	23	13 Jun 1863	1840	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Lewis	George	Private	18	1 Dec 1863	1845	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Lewis	Tropheumus	Private	18	8 Jul 1863	1845	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Madison	James	Private	26	24 Aug 1864	1838	1 yr	29 Aug 1865	ETS
Malone-5902	Malone	Archie	Private	22	17 Jun 1863	1841	3 yrs	11 Nov 1863	died of disease
	Marvin	Daniel	Private	18	31 Jul 1863	1845	3 yrs	12 Apr 1864	SCD
	Mason	Richmond	Private	40	15 Aug 1864	1824	3 yrs	9 Sep 1865	SCD
	McCray	Reuben	Corporal	23	20 Jul 1863	1840	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Milton	Mathias	Private	37	3 Aug 1864	1827	1 yr	29 Aug 1865	ETS
	Milton	Robert	Private	29	25 Jul 1863	1834	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Moore	Charles	Private	19	3 Aug 1863	1844	3 yrs	9 Aug 1865	SCD
	Mosely	James B	Private	18	12 Jul 1864	1846	3 yrs	23 May 1865	OWD
	Nelson	Charles	Private	39	18 Aug 1864	1825	1 yr	29 Aug 1865	ETS
Newsome-1337	Newsome [Newman]	Isaiah	Private	25	31 Aug 1864	1839	1 yr	1 Oct 1864	died of disease
	Nolan	Charles	Private	21	20 Jul 1863	1842	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
Parker-51547	Parker	James R	Corporal	18	24 Jul 1863	1845	3 yrs	13 Apr 1865	died of disease
Patterson-25130	Patterson	James	Private	25	3 Aug 1863	1838	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Payne	Isaac	Private	24	19 Aug 1864	1840	1 yr	29 Aug 1865	ETS
	Payne	James H	Private	18	29 Aug 1864	1846	1 yr	29 Aug 1865	ETS
	Payne	Lawrence	Private	50	17 Jun 1863	1813	3 yrs	27 Jun 1865	Discharged from hospital
	Peter	Zachariah	Private	19	16 Aug 1864	1845	1 yr	23 May 1865	OWD
	Pogue	Harrison	Private	18	23 Aug 1864	1846	1 yr	29 Aug 1865	ETS
Pointer-894	Pointer	John Thomas	Private	18	6 Aug 1863	1845	3 yrs	25 Jun 1864	KIA
	Redman	Richard	Private	18	20 Jun 1863	1845	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Redman	Silas	Private	31	23 Aug 1864	1833	1 yr	29 Aug 1865	ETS
	Reed	Isaiah	Private	24	15 Jun 1863	1839	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
Robinson-58515	Robertson	Jacob Nixon	Private	32	2 Jul 1863	1837	1 yr	1 Jul 1864	died of disease
	Robertson	Paul R	Private	26	20 Jul 1863	1837	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Rollins	Edward	Private	28	25 Aug 1864	1836	1 yr	29 Aug 1865	ETS

Enlisted Men, Surnames S-Z

Wiki ID	Surname	First Name	Rank	Age	Enlistment Date	Est. Birth Year	Period of Service	End of Service	Discharge Reason
	Scott	George	Corporal	24	30 Jun 1863	1839	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Scott	Benjamin F	Private	48	30 Jul 1863	1815	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Scott	Samuel	Private	44	20 Jul 1863	1819	3 yrs	23 May 1865	OWD
	Scott	William Z	Private	41	29 Aug 1864	1823	1 yr	29 Aug 1865	ETS
	Scurry	William	Private	18	3 Aug 1864	1846	1 yr	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Self	Henry	Private	18	9 Sep 1863	1845	3 yrs	27 May 1865	promoted to Com. Sergeant
	Seward	Edward	Private	28	30 Jun 1863	1835	3 yrs	24 May 1865	OWD
Sharp-15390	Sharp	George	Private	19	29 Jul 1863	1844	3 yrs	22 Nov 1864	died of disease
	Shaw	Edward	Private	28	2 Aug 1863	1835	3 yrs	31 Aug 1865	absent after furlough
	Shaw	Robert	Private	21	1 Aug 1863	1842	3 yrs	27 Oct 1864	SCD
	Smith	Isaiah	Corporal	24	20 Jul 1864	1840	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Smith	Albert	Private	18	3 Aug 1863	1845	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Smith	Edward	Private	20	7 Jun 1863	1843	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Smith	Isaiah	Private	24	20 Jul 1863	1839	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
St._John-5535	St. John	Lewis	Private	19	1 Jun 1863	1844	1 yr	30 Jul 1865	died of disease
	Stepter	Hampton	Private	26	22 Aug 1864	1838	1 yr	24 Jun 1865	discharged from hospital
	Stewart	William G.	Corporal	23	23 Jun 1863	1840	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	absent after furlough
Stewart-55516	Stewart	John T	Private	35	15 Jul 1864	1829	1 yr	28 Nov 1864	died of battle wounds
Taborn-51	Taburn	Henderson	Private	41	1 Sep 1864	1823	1 yr	29 Sep 1864	KIA
Thompson-84000	Thompson	John	Private	23	3 Aug 1863	1840	3 yrs	24 Jun 1865	died of disease
Thompson-83965	Thompson	John W	Private	18	30 Jun 1863	1845	3 yrs	19 Feb 1864	died of disease
	Thompson	William A	Private	18	1 Aug 1863	1845	3 yrs	19 Feb 1864	SCD
	Thornton	Richard	Sergeant	24	4 Jun 1863	1839	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	absent after furlough
	Turner	John W	Private	35	22 Aug 1864	1829	1 yr	20 Sep 1865	OWD
	Uptlegrove	Joseph	Private	44	2 Jul 1863	1819	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
Valentine-4254	Valentine	Calamanco/Salamanco	Private	25	30 Jul 1863	1838	3 yrs	27 Mar 1865	died of disease
	Viers	James	1st Sergeant	23	23 Jun 1863	1840	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Viers	James	Private	23	23 Jun 1863	1840	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Wadsworth	Augustus	Private	23	31 Jul 1863	1840	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Williams	Harrison	Private	23	27 Aug 1864	1841	1 yr	29 Aug 1865	ETS
	Williams	Horace	Private	17	22 Jun 1863	1846	3 yrs	9 Dec 1863	SCD
Williams-126691	Williams	John	Private	21	30 Jul 1863	1842	3 yrs	25 May 1864	died of battle wounds
Williams-126693	Williams	Thomas	Private	37	7 Jun 1863	1826	3 yrs	3 Aug 1864	died of disease
	Williams	Wesley	Private	22	22 Aug 1864	1842	1 yr	29 Aug 1865	ETS
	Wilson	Abel	Corporal	18	12 Dec 1863	1845	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
Winters-4106	Winters	James	Private	18	31 Jul 1863	1845	3 yrs	26 Apr 1865	died of disease
	Woodward	John T	Private	20	30 Jun 1863	1843	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Wright	John M.	Sergeant	23	15 Jun 1863	1840	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
Wright-69684	Wright	Harvey	Private	19	15 Jun 1863	1844	3 yrs	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
	Wright	William H	Private	18	23 Aug 1864	1846	1 yr	20 Sep 1865	mustered out
Young	Young	Thomas	Private	27	17 Jun 1863	1836	3 yrs	6 Dec 1864	died of disease

Suggested Resources

• Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, Volume I (Akron, Ohio: The Werner Company, 1893), compiled and published under the Roster Commission of the Ohio General Assembly, pages 591-592 and 594-596; image copy, HathiTrust Digital Library, (https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015004198746 : accessed 9 Mar 2023).
• "United States, Compiled Military Service Records Of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With The U.S. Colored Troops, 1861-1866," database with images, FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/3518724.
• "Civil War 'Widows' Pensions'," database with images, Fold3, https://www.fold3.com/publication/24/civil-war-widows-pensions/browse > USCT > Infantry > Regiment 5 > Company A.
• Larry Stevens's references list: Larry Stevens, "127th Ohio Infantry, 5th U.S. Colored Troops, " Ohio in the Civil War, http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw127.html : accessed 9 Mar 2023.
• Wikipedia: 5th United States Colored Infantry Regiment