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United States Civil War
FIFTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
At Fair Oaks, May 31st, where it went into action with a force of about 300, it lost 30 killed, 119 wounded, and 5 missing, including Captain L. B. Quackenbush and Lieutenant Charles Hutchins, killed, and Captain Charles
S. Traverse, mortally wounded, who died at Washington on July 23d following. It was again engaged on the Chickahominy, June 25th, in command of Major John D. Fairbanks, at Peach Orchard on the 29th, and at Charles City Cross Roads on the 30th. In the latter battle it was heavily engaged, losing 5 killed, 28 wounded, and 18 missing. Among the killed was Lieutenant W. T. Johnson, and among the wounded whs Major Fairbanks, who died of his wounds at Washington on July 25th following. It had part also in the action at Malvern Hill, July 1st.
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