5th USCI, Company D

Date: 21 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-G 2.3 Enlisted Men, Surnames H-M 2.4 Enlisted Men, Surnames N-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 D was mustered in on 21 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 in late Aug 1865 in New Berne, North Carolina, just a few weeks before the rest of the company was mustered out.

Company D soldier James H Bronson (1838-1884) received a Medal Honor. At the time of the Battle of Chaffin's Farm he was a first sergeant. After the company's officers were killed or wounded in a charge, Bronson took charge of the company and led it gallantly in the rest of the battle.

25 men from Company D died while serving.

• Lorenzo Hogan was killed in action.
• Samuel Jordan was executed by the Confederate Army in retaliation for the execution of Daniel Bright, who had been tried and found guilty of participating in a guerilla unit fighting against the Union Army.
• 23 others died of disease
• 11 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 603-605.

In the "Discharge Reason" column, KIA means Killed 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	End of Service	Period of Service	Discharge Reason
	Poundstone	Alex M.	Captain	28	12 Aug 1863	1835	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Skinner	Jacob K.	1st Lieutenant	28	11 Sep 1863	1835	14 Apr 1864	3	Resigned
	Way	David L.	1st Lieutenant	24	21 Aug 1862	1838	12 Oct 1865	3	Mustered out
	Chapin	Lucian	2nd Lieutenant	44	16 Nov 1863	1819	22 Apr 1864	3	Resigned

Enlisted Men, Surnames A-G

Wiki ID	Surname	First Name	Rank	Age	Enlistment Date	Est. Birth Year	End of Service	Period of Service	Discharge Reason
Artist-38	Artist	William	Private	20	3 Aug 1863	1843	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Atwell	John C.	Sergeant	19	13 Jun 1863	1844	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Atwood	Kinchen	Private	20	14 Aug 1864	1844	24 Aug 1865	1	ETS
	Bartley	Levi	Private	40	21 Aug 1863	1823	25 Jun 1865	3	SCD
	Bates	Peter	Private	22	1 Aug 1863	1841	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Bell	Joseph	Private	28	16 Aug 1863	1835	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Berry	Jackson	Private	29	6 Aug 1863	1834	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Betenbaugh	Joel	Private	18	1 Aug 1864	1846	24 Aug 1865	1	ETS
	Beverly	Herod	Private	35	1 Aug 1863	1828	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Bird	George	Private	39	6 Aug 1863	1824	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Blanton	Nicholas	Private	26	19 Aug 1864	1838	24 Aug 1865	1	ETS
	Bollman	John	Private	22	6 Aug 1863	1841	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Bradley	Morris	Private	21	3 Aug 1863	1842	Unknown	3	Unknown
	Bradshaw	Alfred	Corporal	20	3 Aug 1863	1843	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Brawson	James	Private	21	3 Aug 1863	1842	Unknown	3	Absent in hospital with no further record
Bronson-1418	Bronson	James H.	Musician	25	4 Jul 1863	1838	20 Sep 1865	3	On furlough, no further record
	Brooks	Abraham	Private	25	1 Aug 1863	1838	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Brooks	John W	Private	21	1 Aug 1863	1842	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Brown	John	Private	20	19 Aug 1864	1844	28 Aug 1865	1	ETS
Bruce-9659	Bruce	Samuel	Private	28	1 Aug 1863	1835	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Caldwell	Edward	Private	23	27 Jul 1863	1840	Unknown	3	Wounded; absent in hospital with no further record
	Carter	Edward N	Private	24	13 Aug 1863	1839	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Carter	Joseph	Private	19	6 Aug 1863	1844	3 Jan 1865	3	SCD
Carter-46710	Carter	Nelson	Private	33	17 Aug 1863	1830	11 Aug 1864	3	Died of disease
	Chafer	John	Private	24	4 Aug 1863	1839	Unknown	3	Wounded; absent in hospital with no further record
	Chizenoll	Wilkinson	Private	22	25 Aug 1864	1842	28 Aug 1865	1	ETS
	Clark	Andrew	Private	19	1 Aug 1863	1844	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Clark	David	Private	19	17 Aug 1864	1845	28 Aug 1865	1	ETS
	Clark	Gabriel	Private	28	20 Aug 1864	1836	28 Aug 1865	1	ETS
	Cochrel	John	Private	18	13 Aug 1863	1845	Unknown	3	Unknown
	Comings	Edward	Private	39	16 Aug 1863	1824	20 Feb 1864	3	SCD
Craddolph-2	Craddolph	Joseph	Private	21	25 Aug 1864	1843	29 May 1865	1	Died of disease
	Curl	Bryant	Private	39	19 Aug 1864	1825	24 Aug 1865	1	ETS
Dempsey-3535	Dempsey	McCazy	Private	35	19 Aug 1864	1829	19 Jun 1865	1	Died of disease
Fletcher-16645	Fletcher	Benjamin F	Private	25	3 Aug 1863	1838	20 Sep 1863	3	Died of disease
Foote-4809	Foote	George W.	Corporal	20	19 Aug 1864	1844	15 May 1865	1	Died of disease
	Ford	Thomas	Private	25	21 Aug 1863	1838	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
Gailbor-1	Gailbor	Nathan	Private	26	31 Jul 1863	1837	9 Dec 1864	3	Died of disease
	Galloway	Dennis	Private	25	19 Aug 1864	1839	24 Aug 1865	1	ETS
Gardner-22361	Gardner	Preston	Private	29	7 Jul 1863	1834	1 Dec 1863	3	Died of disease
	Glassgow	James	Private	18	13 Aug 1864	1846	24 Aug 1865	1	ETS
	Goings	James M	Private	18	13 Aug 1864	1846	24 Aug 1865	1	ETS
	Goings	John	Private	24	13 Aug 1864	1840	28 Aug 1865	1	ETS
	Good	Thomas	Private	21	18 May 1864	1843	20 Sep 1865	1	Mustered out
	Gore	Frank	Private	19	3 Aug 1864	1845	28 Aug 1865	1	ETS

Enlisted Men, Surnames H-M

Wiki ID	Surname	First Name	Rank	Age	Enlistment Date	Est. Birth Year	End of Service	Period of Service	Discharge Reason
	Hailstock	Owen	Sergeant	19	1 Aug 1863	1844	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Hall	George J	Private	21	1 Aug 1863	1842	26 May 1865	3	SCD
	Hamilton	Charles	Corporal	26	13 Jun 1863	1837	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Hammond	Landing	Private	24	18 Jun 1863	1839	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Hargrow	John	Private	19	13 Jun 1863	1844	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Harris	Samuel	Corporal	29	1 Aug 1863	1834	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Harris	Adam	Private	22	6 Jul 1863	1841	30 Jun 1865	3	SCD
Harris-60666	Harris	Alexander	Private	30	1 Aug 1863	1833	28 May 1865	3	Died in service
	Hicks	Alexander	Private	26	1 Nov 1863	1837	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
Hogan-7235	Hogan	Lorenzo	Private	25	20 Aug 1864	1839	29 Sep 1864	1	KIA
Hollinger-812	Hollinger	John	Private	32	17 Aug 1864	1832	25 Mar 1865	1	Died of disease
	Hoover	Stephen	Private	37	1 Aug 1863	1826	15 Dec 1864	3	SCD
	Hunster	George	Private	24	1 Aug 1863	1839	Unknown	3	Wounded; absent on furlough with no further record
	Jasper	William	Private	18	6 Jul 1863	1845	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	John	Nicholas	Private	21	25 Aug 1864	1843	28 Aug 1865	1	ETS
	Johnson	Thomas R.H.	Sergeant	22	14 Aug 1863	1841	16 Oct 1865	3	Mustered out
	Johnson	Abel	Private	18	25 Aug 1864	1846	28 Aug 1865	1	ETS
	Jones	Daniel	Private	18	17 Aug 1864	1846	28 Aug 1865	1	ETS
	Jones	Dudley	Private	24	18 May 1864	1840	11 Jul 1865	3	SCD
	Jones	Samuel	Private	26	6 Jul 1863	1837	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Jones	William	Private	20	10 Aug 1863	1843	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
Jordan-20403	Jordan	Samuel	Private	19	1 Aug 1863	1844	18 Dec 1863	3	Executed by Confederate Army
	Kelly	Abraham P.	Corporal	21	13 Jun 1863	1842	24 Oct 1865	3	Mustered out
King-58983	King	Anderson	Private	47	1 Aug 1863	1816	22 Dec 1864	3	Died of disease
	King	Charles	Private	23	13 Jun 1863	1840	12 Sep 1863	3	Transferred to Co. A
Land-3775	Land	Samuel	Private	18	13 Aug 1863	1845	21 Feb 1864	3	Died of disease
	Lawrence	John	Private	20	1 Nov 1863	1843	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Lee	Spencer	Private	19	20 Aug 1864	1845	24 Aug 1865	1	ETS
	Lewis	Benjamin	Private	21	18 May 1864	1843	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Lewis	Cornelius	Private	19	18 May 1864	1845	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Lewis	Edward	Private	20	18 May 1864	1844	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
Lewis-57903	Lewis	Stewart	Private	22	18 May 1864	1842	24 May 1865	3	Died of disease
Locklain-1	Locklain	John	Private	19	3 Aug 1863	1844	12 Jul 1864	3	Died of disease
	Lowe	George	Private	20	5 Aug 1865	1845	24 Aug 1865	1	ETS
	Malone	Ezekiel	Private	29	5 Aug 1863	1834	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Manley	Solomon J	Private	18	13 Jun 1863	1845	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Manuel	James	Private	30	17 Aug 1864	1834	28 Aug 1865	1	ETS
Marshall-28351	Marshall	William	Private	21	13 Jun 1863	1842	13 Sep 1864	3	Died of disease
	McCowan	Willis	Private	18	21 Aug 1864	1846	24 Aug 1865	1	ETS
	McGinnis	John	Private	21	1 Sep 1863	1842	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Miller	John H.	Musician	20	1 Aug 1863	1843	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Minnus	John	Private	19	11 Aug 1863	1844	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Moore	Washington	Private	27	12 Aug 1863	1836	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out

Enlisted Men, Surnames N-Z

Wiki ID	Surname	First Name	Rank	Age	Enlistment Date	Est. Birth Year	End of Service	Period of Service	Discharge Reason
Nelson-31310	Nelson	George	Private	18	10 Aug 1863	1845	24 Feb 1864	3	Died of disease
Norman-9590	Norman	Horace	Corporal	20	19 Aug 1863	1843	24 Apr 1865	3	Died of disease
	Olford	Frank	Private	21	18 May 1864	1843	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Owens	Edward	Private	40	16 Aug 1863	1823	13 Jun 1865	3	OWD
Palmer-29945	Palmer	Jonah	Private	21	13 Aug 1863	1842	24 Aug 1863	3	Died of disease
	Peters	Sanford	Private	28	5 Aug 1863	1835	11 Oct 1865	3	Mustered out
	Phillips	John	1st Sergeant	22	3 Aug 1863	1841	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Porter	Alexander	Private	19	1 Aug 1864	1845	24 Aug 1865	1	ETS
	Reed	Booker	Private	26	13 Aug 1864	1838	28 Aug 1865	1	ETS
	Richards	Edward	Private	30	5 Aug 1863	1833	10 Jun 1864	3	SCD
	Richardson	John	Private	23	26 Jul 1863	1840	26 Jun 1865	3	OWD
Row-834	Row	John	Private	46	30 Jun 1863	1817	5 Dec 1864	3	Died of disease
	Ryan	George	Private	26	15 Aug 1863	1837	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Sanders	William J.	Private	18	25 Aug 1864	1846	26 Jun 1865	1	Mustered out
	Seldon	Robert B	Private	26	14 Aug 1863	1837	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Shanks	James	Private	19	15 Jul 1863	1844	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Smith	Willis C.	Sergeant	24	13 Jun 1863	1839	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Smith	Charles	Corporal	19	13 Jun 1863	1844	25 Jul 1865	3	SCD
	Sowers	Joseph	Private	19	3 Aug 1863	1844	11 Oct 1865	3	Mustered out
	Strodder	Daniel	Private	24	1 Aug 1864	1840	28 Aug 1865	1	ETS
Swayne-428	Swayne	Albert	Private	22	14 Aug 1863	1841	18 Feb 1865	3	Died of disease
	Taylor	Thomas	Private	21	6 Aug 1863	1842	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Taylor	Zackary	Private	24	19 Aug 1864	1840	25 May 1865	1	OWD
	Thompson	Burl	Private	18	1 Aug 1863	1845	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Thompson	George	Private	24	25 Aug 1864	1840	28 Aug 1865	1	ETS
	Tyre	John	Private	18	19 Aug 1863	1845	24 Apr 1864	3	SCD
Upthegrove-39	Upthegrove	James	Private	19	9 Aug 1863	1844	13 Sep 1864	3	Died of disease
	Vickers	Henry	Private	23	17 Aug 1864	1841	28 Aug 1865	1	ETS
	Ward	John	Private	27	4 Aug 1863	1836	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
Warren-23257	Warren	Lewis	Private	21	21 Aug 1863	1842	30 Aug 1863	3	Died of disease
	Washington	George	Private	21	13 Aug 1864	1843	28 Aug 1865	1	ETS
Washington-4179	Washington	Reuben	Private	19	16 Aug 1864	1845	31 Mar 1865	1	Died of disease
	Watson	Frank	Private	23	12 Aug 1863	1840	11 Oct 1865	3	OWD
	Webb	James	Private	27	11 Aug 1863	1836	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	West	Moses G	Private	24	5 Aug 1863	1839	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
Wheeler-26326	Wheeler	Charles	Private	29	11 Aug 1863	1834	20 Sep 1863	3	Died of disease
	Whitfield	Nepthalia	Sergeant	20	6 Aug 1863	1843	24 Jun 1865	3	SCD
	Woods	James	Private	21	6 Aug 1863	1842	20 Sep 1865	3	Mustered out
	Works	Henry A	Private	20	20 Aug 1864	1844	6 Jun 1865	1	Mustered out
Wyatt-9622	Wyatt	Ira	Private	32	15 Aug 1863	1831	1 Aug 1863	3	Transferred to Co. H
	Yates	Miles	Private	19	20 Aug 1864	1845	28 Aug 1865	1	Mustered out

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 603-605; 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