A Brief History of the 5th Infantry

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

Lineage and Honors
5th INFANTRY

Constituted on 12 April 1808 in the
Regular Army as the 4th Infantry

Organized May-June 1808 in New England

Consolidated May-October 1815 with the 9th and 13th Infantry (both constituted 11 January 1812), the 21st Infantry (constituted 26 June 1812), the 40th Infantry (constituted 29 January 1813), and the 46th Infantry (constituted 30 March 1814) to form the 5th Infantry

This makes the 5th Infantry, the third oldest Infantry Regiment in the Regular Army.