55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Company H
Date:
1863
to
1865
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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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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 H Enlisted Soldiers
The following chart contains the names of the men from Company H as listed on pages 136-138 of Charles Barnard Fox's book (see resources above). Links to the other companies of the 55th Massachusetts:
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- Space:55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Company C
- Space:55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Company D
- 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 I
- Space:55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Company K
| Name | Age | Rank | Residence | Occupation | Remarks | Connected? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, William M. | 25 | PVT | Keokuk, IA | fireman | Discharged Folly Island, SC 27 Jun 1864 disability | |
| Alexander, John W. | 27 | PVT | Keokuk, IA | farmer | died Readville, Mass 2 Jul 1863 pneumonia | |
| Alexander, Henry A. | 22 | PVT | Keokuk, IA | farmer | ||
| Alexander, Samuel | 20 | PVT | Keokuk, IA | cook | ||
| Adams, Henry | 25 | PVT | Warrentown, MS | farmer | ||
| Abram, Robert | 36 | PVT | Chillicothe, O | farmer | ||
| Allen, William | 24 | PVT | Carlisle, PA | farmer | ||
| Asken, William H. | 28 | PVT | Mercersburg, PA | farmer | ||
| Burton, Horace | 21 | PVT | Harrisburg, PA | hostler | ||
| Burton, David | 22 | CPL | Harrisburg, PA | waiter | reduced 10 Aug 1864; reappointed 26 May 1865 | |
| Blue, Henry B. | 20 | CPL | Harrisburg, PA | carter | reduced 4 Apr 1864 | |
| Bennett, George E. | 20 | PVT | Harrisburg, PA | waiter | Corporal 26 May 1865 | |
| Butler, Lemuel | 19 | PVT | Harrisburg, PA | teamster | ||
| Burgess, Joseph | 25 | PVT | Mercersburg, PA | teacher | ||
| Burke,Thomas S. | 23 | PVT | Maconnersburg, PA | farmer | discharged Folly Island, SC 15 Sep 1864 disability | |
| Burke, William E. | 22 | PVT | Maconnersburg, PA | farmer | ||
| Burrows, Burrill L. | 22 | PVT | Washington, VA | farmer | wounded 2 Jul 1864; discharged 11 May 1865 wounds | |
| Bakers, George | 21 | PVT | Providence, RI | sailor | died Folly Island, SC; 3 Aug 1863 disease | |
| Burr, Lewis | 28 | PVT | Duranne, IL | farmer | ||
| Cochrane, James | 25 | PVT | Chillicothe, O | shoemaker | Corporal 1 Sep 1863; Sergeant 11 Apr 1865 | |
| Carr, Riley | 19 | PVT | Keokuk, IA | teamster | ||
| Cain, Samuel E. D. | 35 | SGT | Harrisburg, Pa | waiter | reduced 1 Sep 1863; Corporal 11 Apr 1863; reduced 20 Jul 1865 | |
| Cuff, William D. | 28 | PVT | Mercersburg, PA | farmer | ||
| Cuff, Archibald | 24 | PVT | Mercersburg, PA | farmer | died Folly Island, SC 5 Oct 1863 typhoid fever | |
| Cuff, George | 23 | PVT | Mercersburg, PA | farmer | discharged Folly Island, SC 11 Jul 1864 disability | |
| Cuff, William H. | 18 | PVT | Mercersburg, PA | farmer | ||
| Collins, Jeremiah | 33 | PVT | Middletown, PA | teamster | Corporal 16 Jun 1864; reduced 30 Jan 1865; reappointed 20 Jul 1865 | |
| Carter, Nelson | 18 | PVT | Urbana, IL | waiter | ||
| Carter, Daniel | 34 | PVT | Louisville, IL | farmer | ||
| Dixon, Moses | 41 | PVT | Chillicothe, O | farmer | ||
| Dickinson, William W. | 18 | PVT | Keokuk, IA | teamster | ||
| Davis, Benjamin | 21 | PVT | Leesburg, VA | farmer | ||
| Davis, John | 25 | PVT | Mercersburg, PA | farmer | ||
| Dorsay, Harvey | 27 | PVT | Middletown, PA | teamster | Corporal 11 Aug 1864 | |
| Douglas, James | 29 | PVT | Chambersburg, PA | teamster | ||
| Dodge, Henry | 20 | PVT | Mineral Point, WI | farmer | ||
| Dedford, Pam | 20 | CPL | Harrisburg, PA | waiter | reduced 26 May 1865 | |
| Dupree, William H. | 25 | 1SG | Chillicothe, O | plasterer | 2nd Lt 1 Jul 1865 | |
| Earley, David | 18 | PVT | Chicago, IL | waiter | discharged 28 Oct 1863 disability | |
| Evans, Henry | 23 | PVT | Chillicothe, O | laborer | discharged 16 Jun 1865 disability | |
| Fortune, William | 22 | PVT | Chillicothe, O | farmer | ||
| Gentry, Richard | 19 | PVT | Hannibal, MO | farmer | died Folly Island, SC 19 Nov 1863 typhoid fever | |
| Gayther, Alexander | 29 | PVT | Harrisburg, PA | waiter | discharged 2 Apr 1864 disability | |
| Gray, Nelson D. | 38 | PVT | Martinsburg, VA | farmer | died Beaufort, SC 25 Nov 1863 chronic diarrhea | |
| Galloway, Henry J. | 23 | PVT | Winchester, MD | farmer | ||
| Gibbs, Elijah | 27 | PVT | Decatur, AL | farmer | ||
| Gales, George | 20 | SGT | Chillicothe, O | shopman | died Chillicothe, O Nov 1866 intermittent fever | |
| Harrison, Benjamin | 25 | PVT | Mercersburg, PA | farmer | ||
| Henry, James | 27 | PVT | Middletown, PA | cinder-snap | ||
| Ivory, Daniel | 21 | PVT | Andersonville, O | farmer | ||
| Jackson, Henry | 38 | PVT | Chillicothe, O | farmer | ||
| Jackson, Alfred S. | 18 | PVT | Chicago, Il | laborer | ||
| Jackson, John J. | 38 | PVT | Evansville, IN | fireman | ||
| Johnson, John J. | 26 | CPL | Fremont, NY | farmer | SGT 1 Jul 1865 | |
| Johnson, Walter L. | 17 | PVT | Boston, MA | school-boy | drummer | |
| Jones, Elias | 21 | PVT | Shippensburg, PA | farmer | ||
| Kenny, James | 24 | PVT | Harrisburg, PA | laborer | ||
| Locklear, Jesse | 29 | PVT | Chillicothe, O | farmer | ||
| Lee, William T. | 21 | PVT | Harrisburg, PA | waiter | CPL 9 Sep 1863; reduced 26 May 1865 | |
| Lee, George W. | 19 | PVT | Peoria, IL | laborer | ||
| Logan, William I. | 22 | CPL | Boston, MA | waiter | SGT 1 Sep 1863; reduced 26 May 1865 | |
| Mitchell, George | 19 | PVT | Chillicothe, O | farmer | 1 SGT 1 Jul 1865 | |
| Miller, Elmer B. | 20 | SGT | Harrisburg, PA | waiter | ||
| McGandy, Isaac | 18 | PVT | Middletown, PA | farmer | ||
| Mason, Charles E. | 29 | PVT | Shippensburg, PA | farmer | ||
| Manuel, George W. | 23 | PVT | Tuscolia, IL | farmer | ||
| Morse, John | 21 | PVT | Champaign, IL | farmer | ||
| Orford, George J. | 24 | PVT | Mercersburg, PA | engineer | ||
| Perkins, John | 19 | PVT | Farmland, IN | farmer | discharged Folly Island, SC 10 Sep 1864 disability | |
| Peyton, Charles A. | 19 | PVT | Cincinnati, O | waiter | accidentally wounded Long Island, SC 6 Jul 1864 | |
| Payne, Jacob | 21 | PVT | Champaign, IL | barber | ||
| Redman, William H. | 20 | PVT | Chillicothe, O | farmer | ||
| Richardson, William | 22 | CPL | Chillicothe, O | farmer | SGT 1865 | |
| Read, Henry | 21 | PVT | Shippensburg, PA | farmer | ||
| Roberts, John | 19 | PVT | Middletown, PA | farmer | ||
| Right, Henry | 21 | PVT | Mercersburg, PA | farmer | died Folly Island, SC 19 Sep 1864 disease | |
| Russell, Thomas | 21 | CPL | Chillicothe, O | baker | reduced 9 Sep 1863 | |
| Richardson, William 2d | 22 | PVT | Harrisburg, PA | waiter | ||
| Slaughter, Laurence | 29 | PVT | Palmyra, MO | farmer | where, unknown | |
| Shreves, Samuel | 23 | PVT | Harrisburg, PA | waiter | CPL 4 Apr 1864 | |
| Stanton, Elias | 18 | CPL | Harrisburg, PA | shoemaker | reduced 15 Jun 1864; reappointed 1 Mar 1865 | |
| Stewart, Henry | 24 | PVT | Harrisburg, PA | farmer | ||
| Stewart, William | 24 | PVT | Harrisburg, PA | farmer | ||
| Stewart, James H. | 24 | PVT | Independence, IL | farmer | CPL 26 May 1865 | |
| Snively, Phillip | 29 | PVT | Hagerstown, MD | farmer | ||
| Simms, Jackson | 28 | PVT | Harrisburg, PA | farmer | ||
| Shirk, James H. | 24 | PVT | Shippensburg, PA | farmer | ||
| Stoner, William | 24 | PVT | Mercersburg, PA | farmer | ||
| Stoner, John | 28 | PVT | Mercersburg, PA | farmer | ||
| Saulter, Aaron N. | 21 | PVT | Terre Haute, IN | farmer | ||
| Tann, James H. | 28 | PVT | Chillicothe, O | plasterer | ||
| Turner, Joshua | 18 | PVT | Harrisburg, PA | farmer | ||
| Thomas, John | 25 | PVT | McConnersburg, PA | farmer | ||
| Thomas, Moses | 27 | PVT | McConnersburg, PA | farmer | died Jacksonville, FL 2 Apr 1864 disease | |
| White, Thomas L. | 19 | SGT | Clerksburg, PA | barber | reduced 10 Apr 1865 | |
| Williams, John | 22 | PVT | Sharpsbury, MD | farmer | ||
| Williams, Joseph | 40 | PVT | Carlisle, PA | blacksmith | ||
| Walker, William | 22 | PVT | Mercersburg, PA | farmer |
Company H Recruits
| Name | Age | Rank | Residence | Occupation | Remarks | Connected? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, James P. | 24 | PVT | Delaware, O | farmer | recruit Jan 1864; CPL 1 Jul 1864 | |
| Stevens, George | 18 | PVT | Beverly, MA | recruit 23 Oct 1864 | ||
| Fairchild, L. L. | 40 | PVT | Greenfield, MA | recruit 23 Oct 1864 | ||
| Ball, Thomas | 20 | PVT | Boston, MA | recruit 20 Mar 1865 | ||
| Davis, Jefferson H. | 20 | PVT | Boston, MA | recruit 20 Mar 1865 |
Privates
- Private Henry Evans of Chillicothe, Ohio
- Private John Henderson of Columbus, Ohio
- 1890 Veterans Schedule image uploaded to 55th project page
- Private John Thomas of Pennsylvania
- Grave identified
- Private William Richardson of Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio
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