This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 5th New York Infantry, organized by Field & Staff and companies when available. Information is drawn from 19th-century state adjutant general reports, the Official Records, and verified regimental histories.
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For an overview of this regiment’s organization, service, engagements, and casualties, see the regiment summary page.
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Field & Staff
- Colonel: Abraham Duryee
- Colonel: Governeur K. Warren
- Colonel: Hiram Duryea
- Colonel: Cleveland Winslow
- Colonel: Frederick Winthrop
- Colonel: Henry W. Ryder
- Colonel: William F. Drum
- Lieutenant Colonel: Governeur K. Warren
- Lieutenant Colonel: Hiram Duryea
- Lieutenant Colonel: Harmon D. Hull
- Lieutenant Colonel: George Duryea
- Lieutenant Colonel: Henry W. Ryder
- Lieutenant Colonel: George L. Guthrie
- Lieutenant Colonel: William F. Drum
- Major: J. Mansfield Davis
- Major: Hiram Duryea
- Major: Harmon D. Hull
- Major: Cleveland Winslow
- Major: George Duryea
- Major: Henry W. Ryder
- Major: George L. Guthrie
- Major: Paul A. Oliver
- Major: Henry Shickhardt
- Major: Carlisle Boyd
Detailed company-level roster entries are not included in the currently supplied source text.
Sources & Notes
- The Union Army, Vol. 2 (Federal Publishing Company, 1908)
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
- New York State Adjutant General reports
- Fox, William F., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War