MERIWETHER COUNTY, GA -  Civil War  55th Reg Company F

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Company "F", 55th Regiment
Georgia Volunteer Infantry
Meriwether County, Georgia

BAKER, HENRY W. - Captain May 8, 1862. Died Aug. 3, 1862.
KEITH, JAMES H. - 1st Lieutenant May 8, 1862. Died Aug. 1, 1862.
MANN, BAKER S. (or ROBERT B.) - 2nd Lieutenant May 8, 1862. Died Nov. 2, 1862.
ROBINSON, THOMAS J. - Jr. 2nd Lieutenant May 8, 1862. Elected Captain Aug. 3, 1862.ROGERS, B. F. - 1st Sergeant May 8, 1862. Died in 1865.
INGRAM, GEORGE C. - 2nd Sergeant May 8, 1862. Transferred to Co. K, 1st Regt. Ga. Cavalry Aug. 1863. Killed at Resaca, Georgia May 14, 1864.
REEVES, J. G. - 3rd Sergeant May 8, 1862.
MOORE, JAMES P. - 4th Sergeant May 8, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant Dec. 1862. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant June 2, 1863. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Received at Military Prison at Louisville, Ky. Sept. 22, 1863; sent to Johnson's Island, O. Sept. 23, 1863, and arrived there Sept. 25, 1863. Transferred to Point Lookout, Md. Oct. 4, 1864. Received at Cox's Wharf, James River, Va. for exchange, Oct. 15, 1864. Admitted to General Hospital #4, at Richmond, Va. with chronic dysentery, Oct. 15, 1864. Furloughed there for 40 days Oct. 20, 1864. No later record.
HEAD, W. J. - 5th Sergeant May 8, 1862. On detached service with Co. B in Detachment this regiment, at Andersonville, Ga. in 1864. Sent to hospital Mar. 4, 1864. No later record.
HUTCHINSON, B. (or HUTCHINSON) - 1st Corporal May 8, 1862.
BURTON, J. - 2nd Corporal May 8, 1862. Absent without leave Feb. 1863.
TAYLOR, S. H. - 3rd Corporal May 3, 1862. On detached service at Andersonville, Ga. with Co. B, Detachment this regiment, Feb. 1864.
INGRAM, J. A. - 4th Corporal May 8, 1862. On detached service at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. June 1863.


ADAMS, W. - Private May 8, 1862.
ALFORD, JAMES J. - Private May 8, 1862.
ALFORD, J. C. - Private May 8, 1862. Killed by bushwhackers.
ALFORD, L. L. - Private May 8, 1862. Died July 18, 1862.
BACKUS, JAMES - Private May 8, 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 12, 1865. (Born in Ga. May 15, 1837.)
BACKUS, WILLIAM - Private May 8, 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Died at Camp Douglas, Ill.
BARNES, G. R. - Private May 8, 1862. Died at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Mch. 6, 1863.
BARNWELL, J. K. - Private May 8, 1862.
BELL, T. J. - Private May 8, 1862. Detailed in Knoxville, Tenn. hospital Aug. 1862.
BONNER, J. B. (or J. D.) - Private May 8, 1862. Absent without leave Oct. 1862.
BRASWELL, JOHN W. - Private May 8, 1862. Detailed courier for Col. Persons Feb. 1864. On detached service at Andersonville, Ga. with Co. B, Detachment this regiment, Oct. 1864.
BRIDGES, J. D. - Private May 8, 1862. Died at Atlanta, Ga. Nov. 24, 1862.
BRIDGES, S. K. - Private May 8, 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 1865.
BRIDGES, T. K. (or T. R.) - Private May 8, 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 1865. (Born Jan. 1831.)
BRIDGES, WILLIAM H. H. - Private May 8, 1862. Contracted measles and chronic diarrhoea in 1864. On detached service at Andersonville, Ga. with Co. B, this regiment in 1864. Paroled at Smithfield, N.C. Apr. 26, 1865. (Born in Monroe County, Ga. Sept. 5, 1840.)
BROWN, J. J. - Private May 8, 1862. No later record.
BROWN, WILLIAMSON - Private May 8, 1862. Pension records show he was detailed for hospital duty May 1862, and remained to close of war. (Born in Meriwether County, Ga. in 1837.)
CAPS, W. M. - Private May 8, 1862.
CARTER, C. T. - Private May 8, 1862. Died Aug. 9, 1862.
CARTER, J. M. - Private May 8, 1862. Died at Knoxville, Tenn. Apr. 17, 1863.
CASH, F. M. - Private May 8, 1862.
CHEWNING, THOMAS E. - See TEWMAN, THOMAS E.
COSBY, H. B. (or H. P.) - Private May 8, 1862.
COSBY, W. - Private May 8, 1862.
COSLEY, WARRENTON E. (or COSTLEY, WARTON E.) - Private May 8, 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 14, 1865. (Born in Coweta County, Ga. about 1840.)
COX, DOLPHIN S. - Private May 8, 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 1865. (Born in Wetumpka, Ala. Oct. 1844.)
CULPEPPER, J. A. - Private May 8, 1862. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant Aug. 10, 1862; 1st Lieutenant Dec. 1862.
DAVIS, JOHN A. - Private Feb. 17, 1863.
DELAPERRIERE, J. C. - Private May 8, 1862. Transferred to Co. K, Sept. 6, 1862. Discharged, furnished THOMAS SUMMERVILLE as substitute, Nov. 16, 1862.
DENVER, G. N. - Private May 8, 1862.
DINKS, J. S. (or DINK) - Private Apr. 1863.
FULLER, S. B. - Private May 8, 1862. On detached service at Andersonville, Ga. with Co. B, Detachment this regiment, in 1864.
GLASS, WILLIAM PULASKI - Private May 8, 1862. Elected Jr. 2nd Lieutenant Dec. 6, 1862; 2nd Lieutenant Dec. 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Imprisoned at Military Prison, Louisville, Ky. and Johnson's Island, where he was released June 11, 1865. (Born Feb. 15, 1835.)
GODFREY, DAVID - Private May 8, 1862. Transferred to Co. K, Sept. 6, 1862. Died near Tazewell, Tenn. Oct. 21, 1862. Buried there.
GODFREY, GEORGE A. - Private May 8, 1862. Transferred to Co. K, Sept. 6, 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 12, 1865. (Born in Meriwether County, Ga. in 1833.)
GODFREY, WILLIAM B. - Private May 8, 1862. Died at Atlanta, Ga. Apr. 26, 1862. Buried there in Oakland Cemetery.
HEATLEY, ANDREW J. - Private May 8, 1862. Contracted Bright's disease and typhoid fever. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 12, 1865. (Born in Ga. Feb. 28, 1842.)
HEATLEY, J. H. - Private May 8, 1862. Transferred to Co. K, in 1863. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 1865. (Born in Pike County, Ga. Sept. 9, 1824.)
HEIDT, N. J. (or M. J.) -Private May 8, 1862. Appointed 5th Sergeant Dec. 1862. Died on march apr. 9, 1863.
HENRY, R. - Private May 8, 1862.
HERNDON, M. H. - Private May 8, 1862. Died Dec. 1, 1862.
HERNDON, R. N. - Private May 8, 1862. Died May 14, 1862.
HOLLAND, SAMPSON H. - Private May 8, 1862. Transferred to Co. K, Sept. 7, 1862. Discharged, disability, at Sumner Hospital at Knoxville, Tenn. June 4, 1863.
HOLLAND, W. J. - Private May 8, 1862. Died July 10, 1862.
HOLLOWAY, S. H. - Private May 8, 1862. On detached service at Andersonville, Ga. with Co. B, Detachment this regiment, in 1864.
HOLLOWAY, S. J. - Private May 8, 1862. On detached service at Andersonville, Ga. with Co. B, Detachment this regiment, in 1864. Pension records show he contracted typhoid-pneumonia Sept. 1862. Sent to Knoxville, Tenn. hospital Dec. 1862. Fever settled in legs. (Born in Coweta County, Ga. Mar. 15, 1831.)
HOLLOWAY, S. W. - Private May 8, 1862. On detached service at Andersonville, Ga. with Co. B, Detachment this regiment, in 1864.
HOLLOWAY, W. W. - Private May 8, 1862. On detached service at Andersonville, Ga. with Co. B, Detachment this regiment, in 1864. Detailed Courier Oct. 1864.
HOWARD, W. - Private May 8, 1862.
JAMES, J. T. - Private May 8, 1862.
JENKINS, J. J. - Private May 8, 1862.
JONES, E. W. - Private May 8, 1862.
KELLY, M. F. (or W. F.) - Private May 8, 1862. Appointed 5th Sergeant June 2, 1863. On detached service at Andersonville, Ga. with Co. B, Detachment this regiment, in 1864. Appointed 2nd Sergeant in 1864.
KELLEY, W. H. - Private May 8, 1862. Under arrest at Knoxville, Tenn. Nov. 30, 1863.
LAND, A. B. - Private May 8, 1862. On detached service at Andersonville, Ga. with Co. B, Detachment this regiment, Oct. 1864. Pension records show he was on duty in Quartermaster Dept. at Knoxville, Tenn. close of war. (Born in Coweta County, Ga. Mar. 15, 1831.)
LAND, J. W. - Private May 8, 1862.
LAND, THERON RAINWATER - Private May 8, 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 14, 1865. (Born in Coweta County, Ga. in 1834.)
LEWIS, G. S. - Private May 8, 1862. Detailed Division Brigade wagoner Nov. 1862.
LONG, F. M. - Private May 8, 1862.
LONG, J. K. (or J. R.) - Private May 8, 1862.
MASSENGILL, J. R. - Private May 8, 1862. Died in Kentucky Oct. 1862.
MAYS, R. M. - Private May 8, 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Died at Camp Douglas, Ill.
MCCRARY, J. M. - Private May 8, 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. Apr. 1865.
MCCRARY, R. - Private May 8, 1862.
MCLAINE, J. P. - Private May 8, 1862.
MELTON, JOHN - Private May 8, 1862. Deserted Sept. 2, 1862. (Born in Troup County, Ga. Mar. 18, 1834.)
MUSICK, D. M. - Private May 8, 1862. Left at Clinton, Tenn. June 20, 1863.
NEWTON, J. M. - Private May 8, 1862.
NEWTON, ROBERT MALONE - Private May 8, 1862. Furloughed on account of disability Apr. 1863. On detached service at Andersonville, Ga. with Co. B, Detachment this regiment, in 1864. Detailed in Medical Department Apr. 1864. No later record.
NEWTON, THOMAS J. - Private May 8, 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Died at Camp Douglas, Ill.
NIPPER, J. C. (or J. E.) - Private May 8, 1862. Detailed carpenter at Clinton, Tenn. July 1863.
O'REAR, A. J. - Private May 8, 1862. Elected 2nd Lieutenant Aug. 10, 1862; 1st Lieutenant in 1862; Captain Dec. 1862. Detailed Recruiting Officer Jan. 1863. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Released at Johnson's Island, O. June 12, 1865.
OZMORE, J. W. - Private May 8, 1862.
PEARCE, ANDREW - Private May 8, 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Died at Camp Douglas, Ill.
PEARSON, J. - Private May 8, 1862.
PEAVEY, ALLEN P. - Private May 8, 1862. Transferred to Co. K, Sept. 7, 1862.
POPE, DAVID T. - Private May 8, 1862. Transferred to Co. K, Sept. 7, 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 15, 1865.
REEVES, B. F. - Private May 8, 1862. Wounded in left temple. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 1865. (Born in Jasper County, Ga. in 1835.)
REYNOLDS, JOHN BELTON - Private May 8, 1862. Roll for May-June 1863, last on file, shows he was Discharged from Atlanta, Ga. hospital, date not known.
RIGGINS, BRITTON W. - Private May 8, 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 12, 1865.
ROBERTS, DEMPSEY - Private May 8, 1862. Transferred to Co. K. On detached service at Andersonville, Ga. with Co. B, Detachment this regiment, in 1864. (Born in South Carolina in 1835.)
ROBERTS, J. S. - Private May 8, 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Died at Camp Douglas, Ill.
ROBERTS, WILLIAM M. - Private May 8, 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 12, 1865.
ROBERTSON, JESSE F. (or ROBINSON) - Private May 8, 1862. Contracted typhoid fever at Knoxville, Tenn. Nov. 1863. On detached service at Andersonville, Ga. with Co. B, Detachment this regiment, in 1864. Pension records show he surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26, 1865. (Born in Abbeville District, S.C. Apr. 15, 1825.)
SCUDDER, G. T. - Private May 8, 1862. Detailed at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Apr. 1863.
SCUDDER, J. - Private May 8, 1862.
SCUDDER, WILLIAM - Private May 8, 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 15, 1865. Died in Carroll County, Ga. Oct. 28, 1912.
SIBLEY, WILLIAM T. - Private May 8, 1862. Transferred to Co. K, Sept. 6, 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 15, 1865. (Born in Ga. in 1842.)
STANFORD, JOHN - Private May 8, 1862.
STANFORD, N. - Private May 8, 1862.
STANFORD, WILLIAM - Private May 8, 1862. Detailed Division Brigade wagoner Nov. 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 15, 1865.
STORY, GEORGE W. - Enlisted as a private in Co. G, 2d Regiment, 1st Brigade, Ga. State Troops Oct. 1, 1861. Mustered out at Savannah, Ga. Apr. 15, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. F, 55th Regt. Ga. Inf. May 8, 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 15, 1865. (Born in Coweta County, Ga. in 1840.)
STORY, W. - Private May 8, 1862. Died at Williamsburg, Ky. Aug. 2, 1862.
TEWMAN, THOMAS E. (or CHEWING, THOMAS E.) - Private May 8, 1862. Appointed 1st Sergeant June 3, 1863. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 14, 1865. (Born in Ga. Jan. 27, 1830.)
THOMAS, JOHN B. - Private May 8, 1862. Died of measles at Camp Randolph, Ga. July 24, 1862.
THORNTON, F. J. - Private May 8, 1862. Died Aug. 23, 1862.
THRASH, T. - Private May 8, 1862.
TIDWELL, BENJAMIN J. - Private May 8, 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. June 15, 1865. (Born in Ga. in 1843.)
TIDWELL, L. B. - Private May 8, 1862. On detached service at Andersonville, Ga. with Co. A, Detachment this regiment, Aug. 1864.
TIDWELL, W. - Private May 8, 1862. Died at Knoxville, Tenn. Oct. 22, 1862.
WALKER, JAMES WILLIAM - Private May 8, 1862. Appointed 4th Sergeant Dec. 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Died of typhoid pneumonia at Camp Douglas, Ill. Sept. 1863.
WHALER, JOHN - Private May 8, 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Died at Camp Douglas, Ill.
WHITAKER, T. H. - Private May 8, 1862. Appointed 2nd Corporal Sept. 2, 1862. On detached service at Andersonville, Ga. with Co. B, Detachment this regiment, in 1864.
WHITE, DANIEL F. - Private May 8, 1862. Pension records show he was at home on furlough close of war. Captured at Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Sept. 9, 1863. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill. Mar. 1865. (Born in Newton County, Ga. Aug. 1, 1844.)
WILES, JAMES W. - Private May 8, 1862. Died of erysipelas in Knoxville, Tenn. hospital Nov. 16, 1862.
WILLIAMS, A. - Private May 8, 1862. Died at Strawberry Plains, Tenn. Mch. 3, 1863.
WILLIAMS, J. A. - Private May 8, 1862.
WILLIAMS, JAMES CARTER - Private May 8, 1862. Transferred to Co. B, 1st Regt. Ga. Cavalry Aug. 1863. Surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. Apr. 26, 1865. (Born in Butts County, Ga. Jan. 14, 1836. Buried at Haralson, Ga.)