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55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Company D

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Date: 1863 to 1865
Location: Readville, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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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 D Enlisted Soldiers

The following chart contains the names of the men from Company D as listed on pages 124-126 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, Nelson42PvtSpringfield ILFarmer
Allen, Emery40PvtIndianapolis INTinmankilled 30 Nov 1864
Brown, Frank24PvtEddyville KYFarmer
Brown, John18PvtShelby Co OHFarmer
Brown, Lync S.22CplDelaware Co OHMasonmortally wounded 30 Nov 1864; died at Beaufort SC
Burke, Robert22CplWestfield INFarmermortally wounded 30 Nov 1864; died in hosp
Butler, Gilbert16PvtButter Co OHFarmerdrummer
Byrd, James H.21PvtLogan Co OHFarmer
Cazy, William40PvtYpsilanti MIFarmerhosp nurse; disch Jul 1865 disability
Cephas, William18PvtPhiladelphia PALaborer
Crainshaw, William18PvtSpringfield ILTeamsterwounded 30 Nov 1864
Crockett, Richard39PvtCulwell Co KYFarmer
Crowder, Paul19PvtMiami Co OHFarmerwounded 30 Nov 1864
Creecy, James W.21PvtIndianapolis INFarmerwounded 3 Dec 1864
Crosby, John Q. A.21PvtCardington OHBarber
Curry, James W.
a.k.a. James W. Dorsey
- Pvt - - added via information from Deposition G of James W. Currey a.k.a. Dorsey in military pension files
Dennis, Alexander27PvtSpringfield ILFarmerdisch Folly Isl 2 Jun 1864 disablity
Dericks, Elijah38PvtPerrysburgh OHFarmerwounded 30 Nov 1864
Diggs, Edward22PvtRacine WITeamsterprisoner from St Nichols detach, Sandy Hook VA, 18 Dec 1863
Dixon, James H.17PvtIndianapolis INBarberband
Douglas, Simon20CplSidney OHPorter
Dixon, Charles20PvtNew BedfordWaiterwounded 30 Nov 1864
Edwards, Charles23PvtMonroe Co MOLaborer
Fitzgerald, Thomas H.24PvtSpringfield ILCookwounded 30 Nov 1864
Fountain, Pierson25CplJackson INFarmerwounded 30 Nov 1864
Fergerson, Enoch15PvtWilmington DEFarmerdrummer disch Folly Isl9 Jun 1864
Gaskins, Lewis19PvtNewbern NCTeamster
Glaspy, Wallace L.26PvtHardon OHFarmermortally wounded 30 Nov 1864; died at Beaufort
Graves, Samuel28PvtKnox Co INMiller
Griffin, William H.20PvtDetroit MIBlacksmithkilled 30 Nov 1864
Grosse, Charles H.18PvtDelaware Co OHCarpenter
Hall, Frederick21PvtNew YorkFarmerwounded 30 Nov 1864; deserted July 1865
Henry, Basil18PvtHannibal Co MOFarmerwounded 30 Nov 1864; disch Jun 1865 wounds
Highwarden, Edward A.20PvtDelaware Co OHMason
Highwarden, John W.18PvtDelaware Co OHFarmer
Hill, William21PvtWayne Co OHFarmer
Holland, Thomas22PvtLaporte INFarmer
Holmes, Charles H.32CplChampaign Co OHLaborerdied Folly Isl 7 Sep 1864 disease
Jobe, Samuel30PvtChampaign Co OHFarmer
Johnson, Charles21PvtPalmyra MOWaiter
Johnson, James19PvtYoungstown OHMason
Johnson, Matthew18PvtYoungstown OHFarmer
Johnson, Weston24PvtHannibal MOFarmer
Jones, Armstead M.24SgtShelby Co OHTeamsterColor Sgt to June 1864; 1SG 1 July 1865
Jones, John M.18CplHamilton OHFarmer
Jones, Joseph19PvtCrawfordsville INFarmer
Keith, George H.19PvtFranklin Co PAFarmerdisch 27 jan 1864 disability
Keeter, William20PvtWashington INFarmerdied Beaufort 27 Oct 1863 chronic diarrhea
Kenny, David M. P.23PvtMt Gilead OHFarmer
Lane, Nathan18PvtIndianapolis INButcher
Lett, Eli28SgtBuffalo NYBarberPrincipal musician 8 Nov 1864
Lewis, James18PvtLondon Co VAFarmer
Lewis, Austin R.24PvtBoston MAMasonkilled 30 Nov 1864
Lewis, George B.29PvtDelaware Co OHCarpenter
McCloud, William R.18PvtHyde Co NCFarmer
McCoglin, Francis30PvtShelby Co OHFarmer
McFarlin, Matthew20PvtBatto MDCaulkerwounded 30 Nov 1864; disch Jun 1865 wounds
McGerry, Ellis22PvtKalamazoo MIFarmer
Mills, Nelson21PvtHannibal MOFarmer
Minton, James24PvtDelaware Co OHFarmerdisch Folly Isl 18 Jun 1864
Morris, Theodore25SgtReddingsburg PABarber
Morse, William H.18PvtJackson INFarmerdied Folly Isl 11 Nov 1863 consumption
Parker, Thornton24PvtJackson INFarmer
Pediford, Stephen W.20PvtHenry Co INFarmer
Peel, William J.23PvtShelby Co OHFarmerkilled 30 Nov 1864
Posey, John22PvtVincennes INFarmerKilled 30 Nov 1864
Revels, Elijah18PvtYoungstown OHFarmer
Riley, James18PvtSpringfield ILFarmerwounded 30 Nov 1864
Robinson, George25PvtBrown Co INFarmer
Robinson, Samuel J.221SGRochester NYPrinter
Sanders, Jeremiah21PvtChicago ILWaiter
Shank, Jefferson45PvtMonmouth Co Cookdisch Folly Isl 3 jan 1864
Scott, Alexander19PvtBellefontaine OHFarmerBand
Scott, Andrew32PvtRaleigh NCFarmerdeserted Jul 1865
See, Benjamin34PvtSpringfield ILFarmerwounded 30 Nov 1864
Sharp, Samuel22PvtNewbern NCFarmerwounded 30 Nov 1864; disch wounds
Shorter, John F.21PvtDelaware Co OHCarpenterwounded 30 Nov 1864
Shorter, Simon P.19CplDelaware Co OHMason
Simpson, James H.18PvtThornton INFarmer
Sapington, Silas19PvtSpringfield ILCook
Smith, George P.20PvtCrawfordsville INBarberband




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