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55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Company B

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On 26 January 1863, Governor John Andrew of Massachusetts received authorization from the Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, to recruit black men into the Union Army for the first time. Although Governor Andrew would have preferred that at least some of the commissioned officers be black men, he was overruled. The units were to be segregated units with white officers.

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Company B Enlisted Soldiers

The following chart contains the names of the men from Company B as listed on pages 118-120 of Charles Barnard Fox's book (see resources above). Links to the other companies of the 55th Massachusetts:

Name Age Rank Residence Occupation Remarks Connected?
Adams, Albert20CPLWaynesville OHFarmer30 Nov 1864 wounded
Adams, Andrew23PVTRichmond LAFarmer
Adams, Joseph39PVTWashington DCSailor
Akers, George W. 19PVTCarthagena OHPlasterer
Baldman, Lewis S. 39PVTBrownsville PASailor
Bardin, William22PVTMemphis TNSailor11 Nov 1864 shot by Provo-Guard Folly Isl SC
Bazel, George18SergeantPickaway OHFarmer30 Nov 1864 wounded; d. Beaufort SC 13 Dec 1864 wounds
Bell, Beverly20PVT Quincy IL Sailor23 Jul 1864 drowned Folly River SC
Berry, Daniel20PVT Wilmington DE Farmer
Boyer, Isaiah20PVT Wilmington DE Farmer30 Nov 1864 killed
Bowdry, William24 PVT Milwaukee WI Barber30 Nov 1864 wounded; discharged Jun 1865 wounds
Bragg, John21 PVTSt Louis MO Mechanic
Broughton, Charles19SergeantPittsburg PATeamster29 Sep 1863 reduced at own request
Brown, Charles30 PVT Elkton MD Farmer30 Nov 1864 killed
Brown, Thomas37PVT Coldwater OHFarmer
Buckner, George20 PVTPickaway OH Farmer
Butler, Samuel35 PVT Sabine IL Farmer
Bush, George W. 22 CPLCarthagena OH Farmer7 Aug 1864 reduced by own request
Caldwell, William38 PVT Milwaukee WI Farmer28 Jul 1864 Folly Isl SC disability
Chatman, James21 PVT Harrisburg OH Farmer2 Jul 1864 wounded; also 30 Nov 1864; discharged Mar 1865 wounds
Chism, Jacob45 PVT St Louis MO Teamster
Christy, William18 PVT Mercersburg PA Farmer30 Nov 1864 wounded
Coleman, John24 PVT Jamestown IL Farmer
Cork, John W. 23 PVT Wilmington DE Laborer18 Feb 1864 hung Camp Finnigan FL for rape
Cole, Charles19 PVT Providence RI Hostlerdrummer; d. 20 Dec 1863 Folly Isl SC typhoid fever
Cox, Simon A. 27PVTIndianapolis INFarmer30 Nov 1864 wounded
Craig, Fortunatus19PVTCarthagena OHFarmer
Curtis, Franklin25PVTJamestown ILFarmer30 Jun 1865 d. Beaufort SC chronic diarrhea
Curtis, Napoleon23PVTJamestown ILFarmer
Curtis, Richard H. 27PVTJamestown ILFarmer
Dobbs, William H.23PVTWilmington DEFarmer30 Nov 1864 wounded
Docken, Henry 20PVTSt Louis MOFarmer30 Nov 1864 wounded
Dyer, Joshua (abt.1844-)19PVTPhoenixville PAFarmer
Dyson, Aaron A. 29PVTBothnesville OHFarmer
Fox, James (abt.1845-1863) 18CPLPickaway OHHostler23 Dec 1863 d. Folly Isl typhoid fever
Fox, William A. (abt.1843-)20PVTPickaway OHFarmer30 Nov 1864 wounded
Gillespie, James (abt.1844-)19PVTPickaway OHFarmer
Green, John (abt.1842-)21PVTHaynesville MOSailor
Golden, Augustus H. (abt.1822-) 41CPLMilwaukee WISailor7 Aug 1864 returned to CPL at own request
Hafeman, Elijah (abt.1839-)24PVTKeokuk IACook30 Nov 1864 wounded
Hall, Eli21PVTCarthagena OHFarmer
Haren, Joseph (abt.1841-1864)22 PVTJamestown IL Farmer30 Nov 1864 killed
Harris, George (abt.1841-abt.1864)22 PVTNewburn NC Farmerd. Dec 1864 Beaufort SC disease
Herbert, William W. (abt.1844-1863) 19 PVTYarmouth NS Tinkerd 21 Dec 1863 Folly Isl typhoid fever
Howard, William (abt.1842-)21 PVTXenia OH Farmerwounded 30 Nov 1864; discharged Jun 1865
Iverson, Gabriel P. (abt.1832-) 31SGTBoston MAClerkdeserted from furlough
Jackson, Henry18PVTBrownsville PA Farmerdischarged Jun 1865 disability
Jackson, James H.191SGAdrian MIBlacksmithtrans 54th Mass
Jackson, Phillip (abt.1843-)20PVTWinchester VA Farmer
Jackson, William H. (abt.1844-1864) 19 PVTCharlestown VA Farmer d. Yellow Bluff FL 15 Mar 1864 small-pox
Johnson, William (abt.1844-)19 PVTHilton Head SC
Jones, William (1836-1864)27 PVTUniontown PA Hostlerkilled 30 Nov 1864
Kees, John (abt.1841-1864)22 PVTUrbana OH Farmerwounded 30 Nov 1864; d Beaufort SC 28 Dec 1864 wounds
King, John (abt.1839-1865)24 PVTBellefontaine OH Farmerd Beaufort SC 3 Mar 1865 chronic diarrhea
Lewis, Edward (abt.1832-1864)31 PVTShippensburg PA Farmerkilled 30 Nov 1864
Lloyd, Spencer (abt.1842-1864)21 PVTWilmington DE Porterhung Camp Finnigan FL 18 Feb 1864 for rape
Lovett, Joseph (abt.1844-)19 PVTOld Pt Comfort VA Driver
Low, Robert H. (abt.1833-)30CPLNew Bedford MA Barberdischarged 20 Nov 1863 disability
Mackerfield, Charles (abt.1843-1864)20PVTCarthagena OH Farmerd Folly Isl 22 Sep 1864 congestive chills
Mayhew, Edward (abt.1836-)27 PVTLowell MA Farmer
Mayhew, Daniel (1839-)24 PVTBreeze Station IL Farmer
Mayhew, James (1835-)28 PVTBreeze Station IL Farmer
McGruder, Michael (abt.1813-)50 PVTSt Louis MO Sailor
Moore, Samuel24 PVTAlton IL Cooperwounded 30 Nov 1864
Moore, Weston H. 30 PVTCarthagena OH Farmer
Morgan, John27 PVTJamestown IL Farmer
Morris, Emery21 PVTWilmington DE Laborer
Moss, James H.G. 18 PVTCarthagena OH Farmerdischarged 16 Jun 1865 disability
Myers, Frank28 PVTMonroe Station MO Farmerdrummer
Newsome, Robert19 PVTBellefontaine OH Farmer
Forrest Norrel (abt.1831-)32 PVTWashington MS Farmerwounded 30 Nov 1864
Oglesby, John D. 23 PVT
SGT		Jamestown IL Farmerwounded 30 Nov 1864
Overton, Thomas R. 20 CPLCarthagena OH Farmerkilled 2 Jul 1864
Peck, Lewis20 PVTShelbyville MO Farmerkilled 30 Nov 1864
Pendergrass, Tecumseh25 PVTBreeze Station IL Farmer
Piner, Philip22PVTLawrence MASeamanmustered in 25 Nov 1864
trans from 54th
Pulpress, Henry18 SGTPittsburg PA Fish dealer
Richie, Richard28 PVTGreenville MS Farmerd. Readville MA 12 Jul 1863 pneumonia
Roberts, William H. 19 PVTWilmington DE Farmer
Lee, John28 PVTSpringfield IL Farmer
Shadd, Abram W. 19 PVTWestchester PA Teacher YES
Shuman, John19 PVTUniontown PA Farmerwounded 30 Nov 1864
Smith, Andrew Jackson20 PVTClinton IL Boatmanwounded 30 Nov 1864
Medal of Honor Recipient (2001)
Smith, John19 PVTRichmond VA Farmerdischarged Jun 1865 disability
Smothers, John26 PVTBrownsville PA Farmer
Smothers, Perry40 PVTBrownsville PA Farmer
Story, Alfred C. 28 CPLKeokuk IA Barber
Sutfen, John23 PVTMilwaukee WI FarmerWard-master; Hospital Steward, 1865
Sweet, William N.25 CPLBellefontaine OHFarmer
Thomas, Elijah 18 PVTSpringfield IL Farmerwounded 30 Nov 1864; died
Ventris, Thomas23 PVTFt Donelson TN Teamster wounded 30 Nov 1864
Walker, Joseph H. 34SGTLewiston PACook
Washington, George34PVTQuincey IL Farmer
Whetzell, Francis W. 231SGCleveland OHBarberwounded 30 Nov 1864; d. Beaufort SC 9 Jan 1865 wounds
Wicker, Robert19PVTPickaway OH Farmer
Williams, Bryant 18 PVTQuincey IL Farmer
Williams, James20 PVTCincinnati OH Farmerd. Charleston SC 6 Mar 1865 pneumonia
Wilson, Sherbrow35 PVTBelfast PABarberd. Jacksonville FL 30 Apr 1864 disease




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