55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Company E

Date: 1863 to 1865
Location: Readville, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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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.

Regimental Colors.

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 E Enlisted Soldiers

The following chart contains the names of the men from Company E as listed on pages 127-129 of Charles Barnard Fox's book (see resources above). Links to the other companies of the 55th Massachusetts:

Private Benjamin Lyons of 609 John Street, Toledo, Ohio 29 May 1863 - 29 August 1865 ^[1]

Name/Rank	Age	Residence/Where Credited	Date of Muster (in)	Termination and Cause
Gardner, James J. 1st SGT	28	Boston	22 Jun 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Buckney, Isaiah, SGT	27	MA	31 May 1863 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Hendrick, Richard, SGT	22	MA	22 Jun 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Parker, George M., SGT	24	MA	7 Jul 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Scott, William, SGT	18	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Crowden, Armstrong, CPL	18	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Delay, Isaac B., CPT	20	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Hampton, Randolph, CPL	22	MA	31 May 1863	16 Jun 1865 disability
Lewis, George W., CPL	25	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Robinson, Silas, CPL	23	MA	31 May 1863	16 Jul 1863 died Readville MA
Warwick, Richard T., CPL	28	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Wilson, Nelson H., CPL	21	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Wright, Jonathan C., CPL	21	MA	23 Jun 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Young, Henry, CPL	21	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Morse, Solomon, Mus.,	15	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Alexander William, PVT	19	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Armstrong, Henry, PVT	21	Otis	18 Jan 1865	deserted 10 Aug 1865
Beaman, William H., PVT	22	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Bell, Charles H., PVT	24	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Bizzell, Samuel L., PVT	18	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Black, James H., PVT	21	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Bomor, George, PVT	31	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Brandey, William, PVT	18	MA	31 May 1863	22 Jun 1863 disability
Brown, John W., PVT	20	MA	31 May 1863	died 25 Jun 1864 Folly Isl SC
Brown, John W., 2d, PVT	20	MA	22 Jun 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Bruton, Thomas, PVT	22	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Buckley, John W., PVT	26	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Bulger, Mason, PVT	37	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Burns, William, PVT	30	MA	31 May 1863	28 Oct 1863 disability
Burt, Kane, PVT	32	MA	22 Jun 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Butler, Charles, PVT	20	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Canterbury, James, Pvt	28	MA	31 May 1863	22 Aug 1864 disability
Charleston, William, Pvt	23	MA	31 May 1863	killed 30 Nov 1864 Honey Hill SC
Clark, Charles E., Pvt	19	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Clark, Jasper V., Pvt	28	MA	22 Jun 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Clark John W., Pvt	30	MA	31 May 1863	23 Nov 1864 disability
Clark, Thomas, Pvt	32	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Colbreath, Pickens, Pvt	19	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Collins, Frank, Pvt	20	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Collins, Joshua, Pvt	23	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Collwell, George, Pvt	25	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Cooper, Alexander, Pvt	25	Dudley	17 Jan 1865	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Corst, Phineas T., Pvt	19	MA	22 Jun 1863	16 Jun 1865/expiration
Curtis, john H., Pvt	26	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Dean, Charles, Pvt	21	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Evans, Thomas T., Pvt	21	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Fields, Samuel, Pvt	19	MA	31 May 1863	died 27 Nov 1863 Folly Isl SC
Flood, Elisha G., Pvt	27	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Forrest, Harry M., Pvt	25	Newburyport	14 Feb 1865	10 Jul 1865 disability
Glasgow, Sandy, Pvt	20	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Gray, Isaac, Pvt	30	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Green, Jesse, Pvt	28	MA	31 May 1863	15 Nov 1865/expiration
Gross, Nathaniel, Pvt	18	MA	22 Jun 1863	died 11 Jul 1863 Readville MA
Hall, Jerry, Pvt	22	Framingham	17 Jan 1865	deserted 1 Aug 1865
Harrison, Francis L., Pvt	37	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Hendrick, Powell, Pvt	20	MA	22 Jun 1863	died 19 Oct 1863 Folly Isl SC
Herb, Frederick, Pvt	22	MA	29 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Herrin, William, Pvt	31	MA	31 May 1863	19 Jun 1863 disability
Hicks, Joseph, Pvt	16	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Higginson, George, Pvt	29	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Irving, Oscar, Pvt	39	MA	22 Jun 1863	deserted 1 Aug 1865
Johnson, Henry, Pvt	24	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Johnson, Hezekiah, Pvt	27	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Johnson, Joseph, Pvt	26	MA	31 May 1863	15 May 1864 disability
Johnson, William H., Pvt	24	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Jones, George, D., Pvt	21	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Kennedy, Martin, Pvt	26	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Landrum, Howard, Pvt	30	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Lewis, Adolphus, Pvt	34	MA	29 May 1863	19 Jun 1863 disability
Loony, Austin, Pvt	22	MA	31 May 1863	22 Jun 1863 disability
Lyons, Benjamin, Pvt	27	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Maggot, Abraham, Pvt	34	MA	22 Jun 1863	died 23 Mar 1865 Charleston SC
Malone, James, Pvt	19	MA	31 May 1863	16 Jun 1865 disability
Martin, Henry, Pvt	20	MA	31 May 1863	died 7 Apr 1864 on steamer Cosmopolitan
McKinsey, Archy, Pvt	20	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Merriman, Sylvester, Pvt	21	MA	31 May 1863	20 Aug 1865/expiration
Miledan, William H., Pvt	22	MA	31 May 1863	27 May 1865 disability
Nelson, James, S., Pvt	19	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Owens, Osborne, Pvt	21	MA	31 May 1863	22 Jun 1863 disability
Paine, William, Pvt	30	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Phoenix, Samuel, Pvt	30	MA	22 Jun 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Reason, Jeremiah, Pvt	40	MA	22 Jun 1863	16 Jun 1865 disability
Rector, Calvin, Pvt	30	MA	31 May 1863	died 20 Mar 1865 James Isl SC
Reed, Richmond, Pvt	36	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Rhoades, Isaac, Pvt	33	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Richardson, George W., Pvt	19	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Richardson, James, Pvt	20	MA	31 May 1863	9 Jul 1865 disability
Ritchie, Henry C., Pvt	27	MA	31 May 1863	deserted 5 Jul 1865
Roberts, Charles H., Pvt	19	MA	22 Jun 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Samson, David W., Pvt	19	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Schell, William H., Pvt	24	MA	31 May 1863	20 Aug 1865/expiration
Scott, Joseph, Pvt	26	MA	31 May 1863	28 Sep 1865/expiration
Scott, Alexander, Pvt	24	MA	22 Jun 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Southwood, Archibald, Pvt	18	MA	31 May 1863	died 21 Apr 1864 Beaufort SC
Steen, Albert, Pvt	27	MA	22 Jun 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Thompson, Martin, Pvt	21	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Van Buren, Martin, Pvt	20	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Washington, George, Pvt	32	MA	22 Jun 1863	died 30 May 1865 Beaufort SC
Washington, James A., Pvt	20	MA	31 May 1863	26 Jun 1865/expiration
Wells, Thomas J., Pvt	23	MA	31 May 1863	16 Jun 1865 disability
White, George, Pvt	32	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Witsell, Edward P. F., Pvt	29	MA	31 May 1863	15 May 1864 disability
Williams, Henry, Pvt	30	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Williams, John E., Pvt	25	Boston	3 May 1864	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Willins, Stephen, Pvt	18	MA	22 Jun 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration
Wyatt, Benjamin, Pvt	20	MA	31 May 1863	29 Aug 1865/expiration

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