Location: Readville, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Surname/tag: us_civil_war, USCT, united_states_colored_troops, usbh, united_states_black_heritage
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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Resources
- Fox, Charles Barnard. Record of the Service of the Fifty-Fifth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Cambridge, Massachusetts : Press of John Wilson and Son, July, 1868.
- 55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Blog
- Voices of the 55th; Letters of Volunteers
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:
- Space:55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Company A
- Space:55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Company B
- Space:55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Company C
- Space:55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Company E
- Space:55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Company F
- Space:55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Company G
- Space:55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Company H
- Space:55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Company I
- Space:55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Company K
Name | Age | Rank | Residence | Occupation | Remarks | Connected? | |
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Adams, Nelson | 42 | Pvt | Springfield IL | Farmer | |||
Allen, Emery | 40 | Pvt | Indianapolis IN | Tinman | killed 30 Nov 1864 | ||
Brown, Frank | 24 | Pvt | Eddyville KY | Farmer | |||
Brown, John | 18 | Pvt | Shelby Co OH | Farmer | |||
Brown, Lync S. | 22 | Cpl | Delaware Co OH | Mason | mortally wounded 30 Nov 1864; died at Beaufort SC | ||
Burke, Robert | 22 | Cpl | Westfield IN | Farmer | mortally wounded 30 Nov 1864; died in hosp | ||
Butler, Gilbert | 16 | Pvt | Butter Co OH | Farmer | drummer | ||
Byrd, James H. | 21 | Pvt | Logan Co OH | Farmer | |||
Cazy, William | 40 | Pvt | Ypsilanti MI | Farmer | hosp nurse; disch Jul 1865 disability | ||
Cephas, William | 18 | Pvt | Philadelphia PA | Laborer | |||
Crainshaw, William | 18 | Pvt | Springfield IL | Teamster | wounded 30 Nov 1864 | ||
Crockett, Richard | 39 | Pvt | Culwell Co KY | Farmer | |||
Crowder, Paul | 19 | Pvt | Miami Co OH | Farmer | wounded 30 Nov 1864 | ||
Creecy, James W. | 21 | Pvt | Indianapolis IN | Farmer | wounded 3 Dec 1864 | ||
Crosby, John Q. A. | 21 | Pvt | Cardington OH | Barber | |||
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, Alexander | 27 | Pvt | Springfield IL | Farmer | disch Folly Isl 2 Jun 1864 disablity | ||
Dericks, Elijah | 38 | Pvt | Perrysburgh OH | Farmer | wounded 30 Nov 1864 | ||
Diggs, Edward | 22 | Pvt | Racine WI | Teamster | prisoner from St Nichols detach, Sandy Hook VA, 18 Dec 1863 | ||
Dixon, James H. | 17 | Pvt | Indianapolis IN | Barber | band | ||
Douglas, Simon | 20 | Cpl | Sidney OH | Porter | |||
Dixon, Charles | 20 | Pvt | New Bedford | Waiter | wounded 30 Nov 1864 | ||
Edwards, Charles | 23 | Pvt | Monroe Co MO | Laborer | |||
Fitzgerald, Thomas H. | 24 | Pvt | Springfield IL | Cook | wounded 30 Nov 1864 | ||
Fountain, Pierson | 25 | Cpl | Jackson IN | Farmer | wounded 30 Nov 1864 | ||
Fergerson, Enoch | 15 | Pvt | Wilmington DE | Farmer | drummer disch Folly Isl9 Jun 1864 | ||
Gaskins, Lewis | 19 | Pvt | Newbern NC | Teamster | |||
Glaspy, Wallace L. | 26 | Pvt | Hardon OH | Farmer | mortally wounded 30 Nov 1864; died at Beaufort | ||
Graves, Samuel | 28 | Pvt | Knox Co IN | Miller | |||
Griffin, William H. | 20 | Pvt | Detroit MI | Blacksmith | killed 30 Nov 1864 | ||
Grosse, Charles H. | 18 | Pvt | Delaware Co OH | Carpenter | |||
Hall, Frederick | 21 | Pvt | New York | Farmer | wounded 30 Nov 1864; deserted July 1865 | ||
Henry, Basil | 18 | Pvt | Hannibal Co MO | Farmer | wounded 30 Nov 1864; disch Jun 1865 wounds | ||
Highwarden, Edward A. | 20 | Pvt | Delaware Co OH | Mason | |||
Highwarden, John W. | 18 | Pvt | Delaware Co OH | Farmer | |||
Hill, William | 21 | Pvt | Wayne Co OH | Farmer | |||
Holland, Thomas | 22 | Pvt | Laporte IN | Farmer | |||
Holmes, Charles H. | 32 | Cpl | Champaign Co OH | Laborer | died Folly Isl 7 Sep 1864 disease | ||
Jobe, Samuel | 30 | Pvt | Champaign Co OH | Farmer | |||
Johnson, Charles | 21 | Pvt | Palmyra MO | Waiter | |||
Johnson, James | 19 | Pvt | Youngstown OH | Mason | |||
Johnson, Matthew | 18 | Pvt | Youngstown OH | Farmer | |||
Johnson, Weston | 24 | Pvt | Hannibal MO | Farmer | |||
Jones, Armstead M. | 24 | Sgt | Shelby Co OH | Teamster | Color Sgt to June 1864; 1SG 1 July 1865 | ||
Jones, John M. | 18 | Cpl | Hamilton OH | Farmer | |||
Jones, Joseph | 19 | Pvt | Crawfordsville IN | Farmer | |||
Keith, George H. | 19 | Pvt | Franklin Co PA | Farmer | disch 27 jan 1864 disability | ||
Keeter, William | 20 | Pvt | Washington IN | Farmer | died Beaufort 27 Oct 1863 chronic diarrhea | ||
Kenny, David M. P. | 23 | Pvt | Mt Gilead OH | Farmer | |||
Lane, Nathan | 18 | Pvt | Indianapolis IN | Butcher | |||
Lett, Eli | 28 | Sgt | Buffalo NY | Barber | Principal musician 8 Nov 1864 | ||
Lewis, James | 18 | Pvt | London Co VA | Farmer | |||
Lewis, Austin R. | 24 | Pvt | Boston MA | Mason | killed 30 Nov 1864 | ||
Lewis, George B. | 29 | Pvt | Delaware Co OH | Carpenter | |||
McCloud, William R. | 18 | Pvt | Hyde Co NC | Farmer | |||
McCoglin, Francis | 30 | Pvt | Shelby Co OH | Farmer | |||
McFarlin, Matthew | 20 | Pvt | Batto MD | Caulker | wounded 30 Nov 1864; disch Jun 1865 wounds | ||
McGerry, Ellis | 22 | Pvt | Kalamazoo MI | Farmer | |||
Mills, Nelson | 21 | Pvt | Hannibal MO | Farmer | |||
Minton, James | 24 | Pvt | Delaware Co OH | Farmer | disch Folly Isl 18 Jun 1864 | ||
Morris, Theodore | 25 | Sgt | Reddingsburg PA | Barber | |||
Morse, William H. | 18 | Pvt | Jackson IN | Farmer | died Folly Isl 11 Nov 1863 | consumption | |
Parker, Thornton | 24 | Pvt | Jackson IN | Farmer | |||
Pediford, Stephen W. | 20 | Pvt | Henry Co IN | Farmer | |||
Peel, William J. | 23 | Pvt | Shelby Co OH | Farmer | killed 30 Nov 1864 | ||
Posey, John | 22 | Pvt | Vincennes IN | Farmer | Killed 30 Nov 1864 | ||
Revels, Elijah | 18 | Pvt | Youngstown OH | Farmer | |||
Riley, James | 18 | Pvt | Springfield IL | Farmer | wounded 30 Nov 1864 | ||
Robinson, George | 25 | Pvt | Brown Co IN | Farmer | |||
Robinson, Samuel J. | 22 | 1SG | Rochester NY | Printer | |||
Sanders, Jeremiah | 21 | Pvt | Chicago IL | Waiter | |||
Shank, Jefferson | 45 | Pvt | Monmouth Co | Cook | disch Folly Isl 3 jan 1864 | ||
Scott, Alexander | 19 | Pvt | Bellefontaine OH | Farmer | Band | ||
Scott, Andrew | 32 | Pvt | Raleigh NC | Farmer | deserted Jul 1865 | ||
See, Benjamin | 34 | Pvt | Springfield IL | Farmer | wounded 30 Nov 1864 | ||
Sharp, Samuel | 22 | Pvt | Newbern NC | Farmer | wounded 30 Nov 1864; disch wounds | ||
Shorter, John F. | 21 | Pvt | Delaware Co OH | Carpenter | wounded 30 Nov 1864 | ||
Shorter, Simon P. | 19 | Cpl | Delaware Co OH | Mason | |||
Simpson, James H. | 18 | Pvt | Thornton IN | Farmer | |||
Sapington, Silas | 19 | Pvt | Springfield IL | Cook | |||
Smith, George P. | 20 | Pvt | Crawfordsville IN | Barber | band |
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