Company "G" 55th Illinois Infantry
Name Rank Residence Date of
Muster		 Remarks
AYERS, M L Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 ---
BAINES, James A Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 Died July 23, 1864; wounds
BAINES, James A Recruit Warren Co --- Re-enlisted as Veteran
BALDWIN, William G Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Tr. to Inv. Corps, Jan 22, 1864
BALL, Harrison Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 Mustered out Aug 14, 1865
BALL, Harrison Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
BEACH, John D Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 Mustered out Aug 14, 1865
BEACH, John D Private LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
BEEMAN, John Private LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 Discharged July 31, 1863
BELL, Steven R Corporal Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 MO Oct 31, 1864 as private
BENNETT, Charles F 1st Lt. LaSalle Not must'r'd MO Aug 14, 1865 as 1st Sgt.
BENNETT, Charles F Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 Prom. 1st Serg't. Com. 1st Lt. [July 21, 1865], but not mustered
BENNETT, C F Private LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
BIGGS, Washington A Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 Mustered out Aug 14, 1865
BIGGS, W A Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
BRAZELTON, James H Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 MO Aug 14, 1865 as Serg't.
BRAZELTON, James H Private Warren Co Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
BROWN, Cyrus M Captain LaSalle Mar 27, 1863 Mustered out Oct 30, 1864
BROWN, Cyrus M 1st Lt. LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 Promoted [Sep 17, 1862]
BURNSIDE, James L Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 Prom. Hospital Steward
BURNSIDE, James L Musician Kankakee Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
BURNSIDE, William S Private Kankakee Oct 31, 1861 ---
CADWALLADER, M A Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 MO Oct 31, 1864 as Corp'l.
CLAY, Joseph Captain LaSalle --- Dismissed Sep 16, 1862
COGSWELL, Lester S Veteran West Jersey Feb 16, 1864 MO Aug 14, 1865 as Corp'l.
COGGSWELL, L S Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
DAVIS, C C Private LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 Disch, Apr 13, 1863; disabil.
DRAKE, D N Recruit Bushnell --- Discharged Dec 31, 1864
EARLEY, William L Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Discharged Aug 1, 1863
ECKLEY, George W Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Died at Camp Sherman, Miss., Aug 8, 1863
ECKLEY, James A Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Mustered out Oct 31, 1864
ECKLEY, William J Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 Serg't. Died Aug 15, 1864; wounds
ECKLEY, William J Corporal Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
EMERY, Jason R Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 MO Aug 14, 1865, on furlough (No discharge)
EMERY, J R Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
ERVIN, Elijah P Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 MO Aug 14, 1865 as Corp'l.
ERVIN, E P Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
FAIRFIELD, Augustus Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 MO Aug 14, 1865 as Serg't.
FAIRFIELD, Augustus Recruit LaSalle --- Re-enlisted as Veteran
FITZIMMONS, Thomas Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Discharged Dec 20, 1862
GARRIGAN, Peter Veteran Young America Feb 16, 1864 Mustered out Aug 14, 1865
GALLIGAN, Peter Private Young America Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
GAMBLE, Hugh Private Young America Oct 31, 1861 ---
GAY, James W Veteran Harris Feb 16, 1864 MO Aug 14, 1865 as Serg't.; wounded
GAY, James W Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
GILLESPIE, James W Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 ---
GIVREL, Michael Private Waukegan Oct 31, 1861 ---
HOGUE, James B Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 Mustered out Aug 14, 1865
HAGUE, James B Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
HAGUE, William P Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 ---
HAWK, George B Private LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 MO Oct 31, 1864 as Corp'l.
HAZEL, Harry A Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 MO Aug 14, 1865, detached (No discharge)
HAZEL, Harry Private LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
HENSLEY, Samuel H Recruit Bushnell --- Deserted Dec 20, 1862
HERRING, Charles W Recruit Young America --- ---
HINER, Joseph C Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 MO Aug 14, 1865 as Corp'l.
HINER, Joseph C Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
HOWE, William H Recruit Waukegan --- Prom. Principal Musician
HUMPHREY, Michael Veteran LaSalle Mar 17, 1864 Killed near Ezra Ch., Ga., Aug 3, 1864
HUMPHREY, Michael Private LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
JACKSON, George W Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 Mustered out Aug 14, 1865
JACKSON, George W Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
KEMBLE, Harvey W Recruit --- --- Died, Memphis, May 8, 1863
KENNEDY, James Private LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 ---
KENNEDY, W J Private LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 Died at Memphis, Jun 22, 1865; wounds
LATHROP, William C Sergeant LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 MO Oct 31, 1864 as private
LAXON, Leander Private LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 Mustered out Oct 31, 1864
LOUCKS, Delos Private Fulton Co Oct 31, 1861 Deserted Dec 20, 1862
LOVELACE, J W Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Died May 12, 1862
LYON, Michael Private Madison, Wis Oct 31, 1861 Died, Memphis, Nov 4, 1863
MARCH, John Private Warren Co Oct 31, 1861 Reported deserter July 1863
McKAIG, R B Private McDonough Co Oct 31, 1861 ---
McQUEEN, Hosiah P Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 Mustered out Aug 14, 1865
McQUEEN, H B Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
MELLAN, John Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 Disch, Mar 1, 1865; disabil.; wounded
MELLAN, John Private LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
MYERS, John H Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 MO Aug 14, 1865 as Corp'l.
MEYERS, John H Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
MILLER, S L Private Young America Oct 31, 1861 Died July 29, 1862 at Memphis, Tenn.
MILLS, David M Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 ---
MIX, Charles Private Waukegan Oct 31, 1861 ---
MIX, Edward Private Waukegan Oct 31, 1861 Discharged for wounds
MOREHEAD, Joseph Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 Killed at Bentonville, N.C., Mar 20, 1865
MOREHEAD, Joseph Private LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
MOREHEAD, William H Private LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 ---
MOREY, Harvey C Recruit Bushnell Dec 31, 1863 Mustered out Aug 14, 1865
MURPHY, James B Corporal Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Killed at Walnut Hill, Miss., Jun 25, 1863
MURRAY, Andrew Veteran Chicago Feb 16, 1864 MO Aug 14, 1865. Wounded
MURRAY, Andrew Private Warren Co Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
NEWELL, Cyrus W Corporal LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 ---
OGLESBEE, Joseph Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Mustered out Oct 31, 1864
PATTERSON, Charles H Sergeant LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 Died, St Louis, Oct 19, 1863
PETERSON, Armour Private Warren Co Oct 31, 1861 Mustered out Oct 31, 1864
PETERSON, M C Private Warren Co Oct 31, 1861 MO Oct 31, 1864 as Corp'l.
POTINGER, S W Recruit Bushnell --- MO with detachment, Oct 30, 1864
PUNTNEY, John Private Young America Oct 31, 1861 Mustered out Oct 31, 1864
ROBERTS, Peter Captain Fulton Co Jun 11, 1865 Mustered out Aug 14, 1865
ROBERTS, Peter 2nd Lt. Fulton Co Mar 1, 1863 Promoted [May 19, 1865]
ROBERTS, Peter 1st Serg. Fulton Co Oct 31, 1861 Promoted 2d Lieutenant [Sep 17, 1862]
SCOTT, Thomas R Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 Disch, Jun 14, 1865 as Serg'.; disability
SCOTT, Thomas R Sergeant Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
SEXTON, John Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Died at Camp Sherman, Miss., Aug 31, 1863
SHANNON, Irving Private --- Oct 31, 1861 Disch, Jun 10, 1862; wounds
SMITH, Franklin Recruit Wilmington Feb 2, 1864 Disch, Jun 25, 1865; wounds
SMITH, Fred W 1st Lt. LaSalle Not must'r'd Disch, Apr 25, 1865 as Serg't.
SMITH, Frederick W Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 1st Sgt. Disch, Apr 25, 1865; disabil. Com. 1st Lt. [May 19, 1865], but not mustered
SMITH, Fred W Corporal LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
SMITH, John N Private LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 Mustered out Oct 31, 1864
SMITH, Webster N Veteran Bushnell Feb 16, 1864 Mustered out Aug 14, 1865
SMITH, W N Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
SONGSTER, Calvin A Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 MO Aug 14, 1865 as Serg't.
SONGSTER, Calvin A Corporal LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
SWARTSLANDER, Carl Private Warren Co Oct 31, 1861 Disch, Jan 28, 1863; wounds
TERRY, William Private Douglas Co Oct 31, 1861 ---
TURNER, James Private Peoria Oct 31, 1861 Mustered out Oct 31, 1864
VAN BUSKIRK, Alonzo Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 Disch, Jun 25, 1865; disabil.
VAN BUSKIRK, Alonzo Corporal LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
WARREN, Aaron E Private LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 Deserted from hospital at Memphis
WASHBURN, Albert Private Waukegan Oct 31, 1861 Died Jan 15, 1862
WEAVER, H H Sergeant Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Died at St Louis, Apr 8, 1863
WEST, Charles L Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 MO Aug 14, 1865; wounded
WEST, Charles L Private LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
WHEELER, Joseph Veteran Fayette Feb 16, 1864 Corp'l. Deserted Jun 30, 1864
WHEELER, Joseph Corporal Fulton Co Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
WHIPPLE, Albert A 1st Lt. LaSalle Mar 27, 1863 Resigned Sep 17, 1864
WHIPPLE, Albert A 2nd Lt. LaSalle --- Promoted [Sep 17, 1862]
WILLIAMS, Andrew Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 Disch, Aug 2, 1864; disabil.
WILLIAMS, Andrew Private Bushnell Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
WILLIAMS, Clarence A Veteran Morris Feb 16, 1864 Mustered out Aug 14, 1865
WILLIAMS, Clarence Musician Morris Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
WILSON, William Veteran Deer Park Feb 16, 1864 MO Aug 14, 1865; wounded
WILSON, William Private LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
WITTER, George E Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 MO Aug 14, 1865 as Corp'l.
WITTER, George E Private --- Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran
WOOD, Charles B Veteran Chicago Apr 12, 1864 Deserted July 4, 1865
WOOD, Charles B Private LaSalle Oct 31, 1861 Re-enlisted as Veteran

Transcribed by Jim Willison

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