- Collection:
- America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia
- Title:
- 5th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers petition undated
- Creator:
- United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865)
- Date of Original:
- 1861/1865
- Subject:
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865) - People:
- Packer, Warren T.
- Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/x-djvu - Description:
- This collection contains a petition signed by officers of the 5th Regiment to Colonel Warren W. Packer, former commander of the regiment, asking him to come back and resume command as the unit anticipates the extension of their term of service. A telegraphic communication adds four more names to the petition.
The 5th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers was first organized as the 1st Regiment, Colt's Revolving Rifles, with Samuel Colt as their colonel. The regiment was reorganized on June 20, 186,1 as the 5th Infantry, Connecticut Volunteers. In the spring of 1864, the regiment became part of Knipe's Brigade, Williams' Division, participating in the Atlanta Campaign. The regiment was involved in the following engagements: Resaca, Cassville, Dallas, Lost Mountain, Marietta, Kolb's Farm, Kennesaw Mountain, Peachtree Creek, and the Siege of Atlanta.
America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia received support from a Digitizing Historical Records grant awarded to the Atlanta History Center, Georgia Historical Society, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the Digital Library of Georgia by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_turningpoint_ahc0672f-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ahc/turningpoint/do:ahc0672f-001
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
This collection is open for research. - Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: 5th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers petition, MSS 672f, Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center., as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Original Collection:
- 5th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers petition, MSS 672f, Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center.
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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