Company "B" 55th Illinois Infantry
Name Rank Residence Date of
Muster		 Remarks
ALLISON, William P Private Oakland Oct 31, 1861 ----
ASHMORE, John W Sergeant Oakland Oct 31, 1861 ----
ASHMORE, Nicholas Private Chicago Oct 31, 1861 ----
ATWOOD, Amos C Private DeKalb Oct 31, 1861 Reported dish for wou'ds
AVERILL, John Q Private Mayfield, Ky Oct 31, 1861 Trans to Co K Nov 7, 1861
BAGLEY, Parker B 1st Serg. Chicago Oct 31, 1861 Killed at Shiloh
BANDHELD, Francis Captain Milan, Mich Not must'd MO Aug 14, 1865 as Serg't
BANDFIELD, Francis Veteran Milan, Mich Apr 12, 1864 MO Aug 14, 1865 as 1st Sgt
BANFIELD, Francis Private Milan, Mich Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran Mar 31, 1864
BARKLEY, William H Veteran Oakland Apr 12, 1864 MO Aug 14, 1865 as 1st Serg't
BARKLAY, William H Private Oakland Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran Mar 31, 1864
BARRETT, Daniel Sergeant Charleston Oct 31, 1861 Discharged at St Louis
BLACK, James S Corporal Oakland Oct 31, 1861 MO Oct 31, 1864 as Serg't
BLACK, William J Private Oakland Oct 31, 1861 Mustered out Oct 31, 1864
BRADFORD, M T Private Chicago Oct 31, 1861 Mustered out Oct 31, 1864
BREWSTER, Walter R Rec. trans. from 127th Ill. Joliet Mar 8, 1864 Mustered out Aug 14, 1865
BRIDGE, Edward Private Malta Oct 31, 1861 Died at Larkinsville, Ala; Jan 11, 1864
BRISTOW, Alva C Rec. trans. from 127th Ill. Danville Jan 18, 1864 Mustered out Aug 14, 1865
BURROWS, George W Private Chcago Oct 31, 1861 ----
CARNEY, John W Veteran Dement Apr 12, 1864 MO Aug 14, 1865 as Corp'l
CARNEY, John W Private Dement Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran Mar 31, 1864
CASEY, James Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 C'p'l Re'd at own request; MO Aug 14, 1865 as priv
CASEY, James Private Chicago Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran Mar 31, 1864
CASEY, John Corporal Chicago Oct 31, 1861 MO Nov 7, 1864 as priv
CHANDLER, Calvin H Rec. trans. from 127th Ill. ---- Oct 31, 1862 Mustered out Aug 14, 1865
CHAPPELL, Daniel S Private Dement Oct 31, 1861 Disch May 8, 1862 Paducah, Ky; disabil
CLARK, Robert Private Chicago Oct 31, 1861 ----
COOPER, Francis Rec. trans. from 127th Ill. Joliet Mar 15, 1864 Mustered out Aug 14, 1865
CROSS, Dewitt C Private DeKalb Oct 31, 1861 Died Memphis Sept 12, 1862
DIXON, Robert Private Oakland Oct 31, 1861 Mustered out Oct 31, 1864
DONOHOE, James Private Chicago Oct 31, 1861 ----
DOWNING, Reuben Private DeKalb Oct 31, 1861 Disch Oct 5, 1861; disabil
EICHELBERGER, Geo. W 1st Lt. Fulton Sept 26, 1863 Killed in action July 22, 1864
EICHELBERGER, Geo. W 2nd Lt. Fulton Mar 1, 1863 Promoted Nov 26, 1862
EICHELBERGER, G W Private Fulton Oct 31, 1861 Pro Corp, Sgt and 2d Lt [Feb 9, 1863]
ELLIOTT, David H Corporal Oakland Oct 31, 1861 ----
ELLIOTT, Robert R 1st Lt. Oakland Not must'd MO Aug 14, 1865 as Serg't
ELLIOTT, Robert R Veteran Oakland Apr 12, 1864 MO Aug 14, 1865 as Serg't
ELLIOTT, Robert K Private Oakland Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
ELLSWORTH, Lyman Veteran Dement Feb 16, 1864 Mustered out Aug 14, 1865
ELLSWORTH, Lyman Private Dement Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran Jan 31, 1864
FARWELL, George G Private Maysville, Ky Oct 31, 1861 ----
FIELDER, Sylvester Rec. trans. from 127th Ill. ---- Oct 31, 1862 MO Aug 14, 1865 as Corp'l
FISHER, John H 1st Lt Dement Nov 1, 1864 Discharged May 15, 1865
FISHER, John H Veteran Chicago Feb 27, 1864 Prom Corp'l then 1st Lt July 22, 1864
FISHER, John H Private Dement Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran Feb 18, 1864
FOLEY, George Private DeKalb Oct 31, 1861 Tr to 51st Ill Dec 7, 1861
FRANK, Peter W Private Chicago Oct 31, 1861 Discharged Oct 31, 1864
FRANKLIN, William Private Oakland Oct 31, 1861 ----
GALE, Russell Private Oregon Oct 31, 1861 Died at Chicago Dec 15, 1861
GAMMAN, John Private Malta Oct 31, 1861 Deserted Nov 21, 1861
GAY, William W Private Chicago Oct 31, 1861 Reported disch for wou'ds
GOODWIN, David M Private Chicago Oct 31, 1861 ----
GRAVES, Joseph F Private Malta Oct 31, 1861 ----
HANSON, George W C Rec. trans. from 127th Ill. Chicago Mar 22, 1864 Mustered out Aug 14, 1865
HARDENBROOK, Marcus Private Dement Oct 31, 1861 Mustered out Oct 31, 1864
HARRINGTON, T W Recruit Chicago ---- ----
HAYS, Levi Private Oakland Oct 31, 1861 ----
HEIDLER, Peter Sergeant Dement Oct 31, 1861 Disch as priv Aug 18, 1862; disabil
HENDRICKSON, Nich'las Rec. trans. from 127th Ill. New Trier Jan 17, 1865 Mustered out Aug 14, 1865
HOWARD, James D Private Oakland Oct 31, 1861 Deserted May 8, 1863
HOWE, Lyston D Recruit ---- Feb 28, 1861 Discharged Feb 28, 1865
HOWELL, James Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 Deserted June 1, 1864
HOWELL, James Private Chicago Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran Mar 31, 1864
HUNTINGTON, E D Private Malta Oct 31, 1861 Died at Larkinsville, Ala Mar 13, 1864
JACKSON, John Veteran Lane Apr 12, 1864 Mustered out Aug 14, 1865
JACKSON, John Private Lane Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran Mar 31, 1864
JONES, Andrew J Private Oakwood Oct 31, 1861 ----
KEYS, William A Veteran DeKalb Apr 12, 1864 Disch Feb 19, 1865; disabil
KEYS, William A Private DeKalb Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran Mar 31, 1864
KLOIDT, Joseph Veteran Dement Feb 16, 1864 Mustered out Aug 14, 1865
KLOIDT, Joseph Private Dement Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran Jan 14, 1864
KURTZ, Silas D Corporal Oakland Oct 31, 1861 ----
LACEY, Curtis P Sergeant ---- Oct 31, 1861 MO Oct 31, 1864 as private
LANDY, John Private Lane Oct 31, 1861 ----
LAWRENCE, Elijah C 2nd Lt ---- Mar 5, 1862 Resigned Feb 7, 1863
LAWSON, Lawrence Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 MO Aug 14, 1865 as Corp'l
LAWSON, Lawrence Private DeKalb Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran Mar 31, 1864
LINDSAY, Charles Private Malta Oct 31, 1861 ----
LINDSAY, Oliver Private Mayfield, Ky Oct 31, 1861 ----
MACKEY, Thomas B Captain Muscatine, Ia Oct 31, 1861 Resigned Dec 28, 1861
McAULEY, John T Captain Muscatine, Ia Mar 27, 1863 Mustered out
McCARTY, Alexander Private Mayfield, Ky Oct 31, 1861 Died Apr 20, 1862; wounds
McELROY, Thomas Private Lane Oct 31, 1861 Discharged Apr 16, 1863
McKEAN, Salman Private Dement Oct 31, 1861 ----
MERRIL, Albert F 1st Lt. Dement Oct 31, 1862 Mustered out Apr 25, 1863
MILLER, John Private Mayfield, Ky Oct 31, 1861 ----
MILLIGAN, John A Private Chicago Oct 31, 1861 Mustered out Oct 31, 1864
MUCKLE, Hugh Private Dement Oct 31, 1861 ----
MUZZY, Caleb W Veteran DeKalb Apr 12, 1864 MO Aug 14, 1865 as Corp'l
MUZZY, Caleb W Private DeKalb Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran Mar 31, 1864
NARAMORE, Eber F Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 MO Aug 14, 1865 as Serg't
NARAMORE, Eber F Private Malta Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran Mar 31, 1864
NATLAND, Wolson Private Chicago Oct 31, 1861 ----
NELSON, Swan Recruit Chicago Feb 29, 1864 Mustered out Aug 14, 1865
OVITT, Enos Rec. trans. from 127th Ill. Mason Oct 18, 1864 Mustered out Aug 14, 1865
PATASCH, Paul C Private Dement Oct 31, 1861 ----
PATTERSON, Joseph Private Mayfield Oct 31, 1861 Died at Camp Sherman, Miss Aug 25, 1863
PAYNE, Samuel Corporal Oakland Oct 31, 1861 MO Aug 14, 1865 as priv
PAYNE, Thaddeus Private Oakland Oct 31, 1861 Killed at Shiloh
PEPPER, Stephen O Private Oakland Oct 31, 1861 Died St Louis Aug 14, 1862
PERRY, Samuel Private Chicago Oct 31, 1861 Disch Jan 10, 1863; wounds
PIPER, Joseph Private Mayfield. Ky Oct 31, 1861 ----
PIPER, Samuel Private Mayfield, Ky Oct 31, 1861 Died at Young's Point, La Apr 1, 1863
PLOQUETT, Henry Private Malta Oct 31, 1861 Disch Dec 24, 1862; disabil
POTTER, William A Private Oakland Oct 31, 1861 ----
QUINN, Charles Recruit ---- ---- Kil'd Vicksburg Dec 28, 1862
RAINS, John Rec. trans. from 127th Ill. ---- ---- Mustered out Aug 14, 1865
RAYMOND, Henry G Private Dement Oct 31, 1861 1st Serg't to Nov 1, 1861
REIMER, William Private Oregon Oct 31, 1861 ----
ROBINSON, William Private Milan, Mich Oct 31, 1861 Died Keokuk, Ia Jan 8, 1863
RULE, Robert Private Dement Oct 31, 1861 ----
SARGENT, George E Private Oakland Oct 31, 1861 Mustered out Oct 31, 1864
SELSER, Nicholas Private Chicago Oct 31, 1861 ----
SHIPMAN, Josephus Private Chicago Oct 31, 1861 Mustered out Oct 31, 1864
SITLER, George W Private Dement Oct 31, 1861 Killed before Atlanta, Ga Aug 13, 1864
SMITH, Asahel C 2nd Lt Mayfield, Ky Oct 31, 1861 Resigned Mar 5, 1862
SMITH, James Private Chicago Oct 31, 1861 ----
SPRAGUE, Solomon S Corporal Malta Oct 31, 1861 ----
STEPHENSON, William Veteran Mayfield, Ky Feb 16, 1864 Killed at Kenesaw Mountain June 27, 1864
STEPHENSON, William Private Mayfield, Ky Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran Jan 20, 1864
SULLIVAN, Dennis Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 MO Aug 14, 1865 as Corp'l
SULLIVAN, Dennis Recruit Chicago Dec 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
SULLIVAN, Eulick Private Dement Oct 31, 1861 Mustered out Oct 31, 1864
SWISHER, John Recruit ---- ---- Died Memphis July 10, 1863
THURSTON, George L Captain Muscatine, Ia Mar 1, 1862 Resigned Sept 3, 1862
TUIETT, Walter Private Malta Oct 31, 1861 Mustered out Oct 31, 1864
VANDEVERT, Charles S Veteran Grandview, Ia Apr 12, 1864 MO Aug 14, 1865 sd Serg't
VANDERVERT, Chas. S Private Grandview Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran Mar 31, 1864
WALROD, Horace Private Mayfield, Ky Oct 31, 1861 Discharged June 25, 1862
WARDEN, Edward H Private Oakland Oct 31, 1861 Prom Hospital Steward
WEEDIN, William Private Mayfield, Ky Oct 31, 1861 Tr to Co K Nov 7, 1861
WELCH, Edward Private Malta Oct 31, 1861 Mustered out Oct 31, 1864
WELLS, Charles C Veteran Milan Apr 12, 1864 Mustered out Aug 14, 1865
WELLS, Charles C Private Milan, Mich Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran Mar 31, 1864
WILSON, Thos. or Wm. Veteran Dement Apr 12, 1864 Killed at Jonesboro, Ga Sept 1, 1864
WILSON, Thomas Private Dement Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran Mar 31, 1864
WING, Turner Corporal Mayfield, Ky Oct 31, 1861 ----
WOOLEY, A M Private Mayfield, Ky Oct 31, 1861 Dis May 12, 1863 Corinth, Mis

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