55th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

United States U.S. Military Un ited States Colored Troops in the Civil War

Brief History

Organized March 11, 1864, from 1st Alabama Infantry (African Descent). Attached to 1st Colored Brigade, District of Memphis, Tennessee, 16th Corps, to April, 1864. Mustered out December 31, 1865.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin

Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Other Sources National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).

References

_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865