[2][3][4][5] The 5th was composed of members from St. Albans, Middlebury, Swanton, Hyde Park, Manchester, Cornwall, Rutland, Brandon, Burlington, Poultney, Tinmouth, and Richmond.

The fortunes of this brigade were many months of hard fighting and miles of weary marching, but at the end the attainment of lasting renown.

[7] It was detached to New York City in response to the draft riots in August 1863[8] and returned to the AoP to participate in the Bristoe and Mine Run campaigns in the vicinity of the Rapidan and Rappahannock in the autumn of 1863.

The 5th continued in service as a veteran organization and participated in the bloody Overland Campaign with the AoP from the Wilderness to Cold Harbor, afterward taking part in the siege of Petersburg, where it was active in the operations.

In the final assault on Petersburg, April 2, 1865, the Vermont brigade was in the front of the line, the 5th being the first regiment to reach the enemy's works and there plant its colors.

[9][2] Through its service, the staff officers were: Its assignments are as follows:[21] The official list of battles in which the regiment bore a part:[2][3][4][5] The 5th Vermont's original strength was 986.