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55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Company C

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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 C Enlisted Soldiers

The following chart contains the names of the men from Company C as listed on pages 121-123 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, David19PVT New Antioch OH Wagonmaker wounded 30 Nov 1864
Archer, Samuel27 PVT Terre Haute, IN Groom Band
Bailey, John35 Pvt Pickaway OH Farmer
Ball, George31 Pvt Palmyra MO Farmer
Bowlin, James26 Pvt Farmland IN Farmerwounded 30 Nov 1864
Barber, William26 Pvt Wilmington OH Farmer
Banks, Solomon C.22 Pvt Pickereltown OH Farmer
Barrett, David21 Pvt Urbana OH Farmer
Barrett, George26CorporalUrbana OHCarpenterwounded 30 Nov 1864; died wounds 3 Dec 1864 Beaufort SC
Brown, Harry20PvtCincinnati OHStonecutter
Bobson, Jordan M.24SGTWilmington OHFarmer
Chapman, Charles17PvtBatavia OHCook
Coats, Isaac H.24PvtCumberland MDLaborer
Cromwell, George21SgtMound City OHFarmerwounded30 Nov 1864
Cooley, Bailey18PvtShelbyville MOFarmerdied 20 Oct 1863 typhoid fever Folly Isl SC
Crockett, John18PvtHarrisburg OHFarmerwounded 30 Nov 1864; discharged Jun 1865 wounds
Coleman, Wesley19PvtShelvina MOFarmer
Cannon, Thomas20PvtDublin INFarmerwounded 30 Nov 1864 discharged
Clement, Gabriel18PvtTerre Haute INFarmer
Cox, Elijah32PvtBusron PO INFarmerdischarge Folly Isl 15 Sep 1864 disability
Dorsey, John35PvtDetroit MIBarberband drummer trans to 39th US INF
Fairfax, Charles17PvtShelbyville MOFarmer
Ford, John R.21PvtLebanon OHFarmer
Felts, Albert T.20PvtNew Lexington OHFarmer
Felts, Cethe C.18PvtNew Lexington OHFarmer
Green, Levi26PvtWilmington OHFarmer
Green, Joseph21PvtXenia OHServantdeserted from sick furlough; supposed dead
Green, Simeon T.23PvtHarrisburg OHFarmer
Gibbs, Pleasant22PvtHarrisburg ARFarmerwounded 30 Nov 1864; discharge May 1865 wounds
Harper, Hiram21PvtTerre Haute INFarmer
Hill, Samuel19PvtMartinsville OHFarmerwounded 30 Nov 1864
Haggins, Andre21PvtQuincy ILFarmerkilled 30 Nov 1864
Hightower, James P.31PvtXenia OHFarmerwounded 30 Nov 1864
Hargrave, William22SgtWilmington OHFarmerwounded 30 Nov 1864
Hall, Davis A.19PvtOberlin OHFarmer
Harris, Henry19PvtXenia OHFarmerdischarged Jun 1865
Hall, Charles18PvtCottonville MOBarber
Howard, Josiah23CPLRussellplace OHFarmer
Hightower, Orlando S.22SgtWilmington OHMachinistRegimental armorer
Hubbs, Robert22PvtVincennes INBrickmaker
Harrison, David21PvtSt Louis MOCook
Jenkins, Thomas29CplPickerelltown OHFarmer
Jenkins, Alexander20PvtBloomingburg OHFarmerwounded 30 Nov 1864
Johnson, James]]40PvtHamilton MOFarmer
Jenkins, Charles18PvtNew Marion OHFarmer
Legget, Henry31PvtBloomfield INMariner
Lee, Moses19PvtPalmyra MOFarmerdied Folly Isl SC 13 Aug 1864 typhoid fever
Lee, Samuel20PvtPalmyra MOFarmerdied Readville MA 18 Jul 1863 typhoid fever
[Lee, David]]21PvtXenia OHFarmer
Lee, John W.28PvtPalmyra MOFarmer
Lane, Francis25PvtNew York CityLaborerdisch Folly Isl 2 Jun 1864 disability
Larmont, Thornton32PvtVincennes INTeamster
Larmont, William20PvtVincennes INFarmeraccidentally wounded
Maze, Joseph16PvtNew Antioch, OHFarmerFifer; Lance Corporal of Drum Corps
Mowbray, Martin27CplTerre Haute INFarmerdied Readville, MA 20 Jul 1863 typhoid fever
Miller, William23PvtCincinnati OHCook
Morgan, Charles H.26PvtSpringfield OHFarmer
Malone, Silas19PvtOHFarmer
Moore, Isaac18PvtBellefontaine OHFarmer
Newland, Henry A.18PvtZanesville OHFarmer
Nelson, Gabriel29PvtPalmyra MOFarmer
Newton, Charles21PvtVincennes INFarmerdisch Folly Isl SC 5 Oct 1864 disability; died in Regt Hosp 13 Oct 1864
Payne, John H.30CplBellefontaine OHTeacherSgt 12 Oct 1864
Pellett, Alfred E.28PvtPittsburg PASailordrummer Principal musician 6 Aug 1864; deserted Ft Marion Gen'l Court-Martial
Perkins, Henry D.19PvtShelbyville MOFarmer
Powell, Henry T.32CplCabletown OHFarmerkilled 2 Jul 1864
Parker, Lott H.25CplBellefontaine OHFarmer
Price, Israel27PvtTerre Haute INBarberBand; disch Folly Isl 10 Sep 1864 disability
Partridge, Embry22PvtTerre Haute INBarber
Ross, Benjamin22PvtPalmyra MOFarmer
Riley, Elias W.36PvtWhite Ford MIFarmer
Roberts, Lewis24CplBellefontaine OHBarber
Roberts, William C.23PvtBellefontaine OHLaborerwounded 30 Nov 1864
Roberts, John18PvtTerre Haute INFarmerdied St Louisburg, Edisto River, SC 4 Feb 1865 typhoid fever
Roberts, Joseph19PvtIndianapolis INFarmerwounded 30 Nov 1864
Russell, William H.19PvtTerre Haute INFarmerkilled 2 Jul 1864
Corporal Oscar SessorPvtBoston MA (org. Portsmouth, New Hampshire)Farmertransferred from 54th Massachusetts; deserted returned to duty, band; Cpl Jul 1865
Steward, Edward J.24PvtTerre Haute INPlastererwounded 30 Nov 1864; disch July 1865 wounds
Scott, Edward21PvtTerre Haute INFarmer
Scott, Benjamin17PvtWaynesville OHFarmerdisch Folly Isl SC 5 Oct 1864 disability
Scott, Benjamin B.20PvtXenia OHFarmerwounded 30 Nov 1864
Steward, Solomon18PvtTerre Haute INFarmerdied Newbern NC, 11 Aug 1863, disease
Stewart, Nathaniel38CplWilmington OHWhitewasher
Sheldon, William20PvtPickaway OHFarmer
Simonds, Samuel19PvtPhiladelphia MOFarmerdied Folly Isl23 Sep 1864 chronic diarrhea
Simonds, Charles18PvtPhiladelphia MOFarmer
Simonds, Samuel19PvtPhiladelphia MOFarmerdied Folly Isl23 Sep 1864 chronic diarrhea
Simonds, Charles18PvtPhiladelphia MOFarmer
Thomas, George W.22PvtCincinnati OHSailor
Thomas, Alexander42PvtWilmington OHTailor
Thompson Thomas, George W.22PvtCincinnati OHSailor
Thomas, Alexander42PvtWilmington OHTailor
Thompson, George W.20PvtMaumee City OHFarmerdied Folly Isl 3 Nov 1863 typhoid fever
Thompson, Isaiah H.23PvtMaumee City OHFarmerwounded 2 Jul 1864; died Folly Isl 3 Jul 1864 wounds
Talbot, Joseph18PvtRoanoke MOFarmer
Welch, Isaiah H.211SGBellfont PAFarmer
Woodley, Henry21PvtBellefontaine OHFarmer
Ward, Emanuel24PvtCentreville INFarmer
Waldron, David43PvtHannibal MOFarmer
Walker, John W.23PvtOberlin OHHarnessmaker
Recruits
Name Age Rank Residence Occupation Remarks Connected?
Maddox, Isaac D.21PvtCambridge MABarber
Phillips, John21PvtNashville TNLaborer
Baldwin, William21PvtChesterfield MABarberwounded 30 Nov 1864
Duncan, Orin30PvtSpringfield MATeamsterprisoner 30 Nov 1864; exchanged
Herbert, Phillip41PvtGreenfield MAFarmer
Rutter, David19PvtGreenfield MAClerk
Peters, David P.39PvtWorcester MALaborer
Rome, George R.29PvtWorcester MAStonecutter
Slaughter, Simon24PvtChicopee MAFactory Hand
Toney, Henry32PvtWorcester MABarber
Whipple, George J.21PvtChesterfield MAFarmer
Vanderburg, Levi30PvtRutland VTTeamster
Willis, Montraville25PvtRutland VTDay Laborer
Wallace, George H.30PvtRutland VTDriver




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