 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - 5th Georgia Volunteer Infantry yakarongwa musi waMay 11, 1861, uye yakazvipira musi waApril 26, 1865. Vakaumbwa kubva ku10 Makambani muna 1861 kuti vatange kutumirwa kuFlorida pasi paGeneral Bragg, uko vakagamuchira kurovedzwa kwavo. Basa ravo rokutanga rokurwa rakanga riri paSanta Rosa Island pamhenderekedzo yeFlorida. Kurwiswa kweChiwi kwakaguma nokukunda uye ruzivo rwokutanga rwechikwata. Zvichitevera izvi, hurumende yakatumirwa mukutanga kwa1862 kuKnoxville, Tennessee, uye Corinth, Mississippi. Vakarayirwa kuti vaende kuShiro muna April asi vakasvika kunonoka kuti vapinde muhondo. Chiremera chakarwa mukati nokukomberedza Korinde kusvikira pakupera kwaMay, pavakarairwa kuti vatore chikamu muKupinda kweKentucky. Pashure pokukundikana ikoko vakagoverwazve kunorwa muMurfreesboro. Izvi zvakaratidza kuparadza ku5th Georgia, uko vakagamuchira 32 kurasikirwa pamwe chete naColonel wavo uye mureza wehondo wehondo. Mushure mekukundwa uku, regiment yakadzokera kuShelbyville, Tennessee, kwayakagara kusvikira yaenda kunotora chikamu muTullahoma Campaign. 