admin 55th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Company I
|
Name |
Rank |
Date of Muster |
Term/ |
Remarks |
| David W. Madara | Captain | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Resigned April 20, 1862 |
| Benjamin Rough | Captain | December 4, 1861 | 3 | Promoted from 1st Lt., May 3, 1863; dismissed August 17, 1864 |
| John O’Neil | Captain | December 4, 1861 | 3 | Promoted from 1st Lt. Company C, September 10, 1864; died at Annapolis, Md., December 11, 1864, of wounds received at Chapin’s Farm, Va., September 29, 1864 |
| Martin V. Sorber | Captain | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, November 30, 1861; to Sergeant., October 24. 1863; to Quarter Master Sergeant., November 11, 1863; to 2d Lt., September 16, 1864; to 1st Lt., November 22, 1864; to Captain, April 20, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865;Vet |
| Andrew Rough | 1st Lt. | November 20, 1861 | 3 | Promoted from Sergeant to 1st Sergeant; to 1st Lt., November 25, 1863; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 4, 1864 |
| Solomon V. Fry | 1st Lt. | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Sergeant, November 30, 1861; to 1st Sergeant, November 24, 1863; to 2d Lt., November 25, 1864; to 1st Lt., April 20, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Wm. C. Williams | 2d Lt. | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Resigned February 2, 1863 |
| Harry C. Crouse | 2d Lt. | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant; to 2d Lt., November 25, 1863; killed at Petersburg, August 20, 1864 |
| James Brown | 2d Lt. | October 7, 1863 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, November 6, 1863; to Sergeant, September 29, 1864; to 1st Sergeant, November 25, 1864; to 2d Lt., April 20, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| S. M. Bartlebaugh | 1st Sergeant | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, November 6, 1863; to Sergeant, May 1, 1864; to 1st Sergeant, August 24, 1865; prisoner from May 16, to December 16, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| John C. Baker | Sergeant | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, November 24, 1863; to Sergeant, December 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Frederick Hainsey | Sergeant | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1864; to Sergeant, May 1, 1865; prisoner from May 16, to August 16. 1864; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Wm. S. Larmon | Sergeant | October 15, 1861 | 3 | Discharged May 14, 1862 |
| Paul S. Mauk | Sergeant | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Sergeant; captured at Fort Johnson, Va., September 29, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 3, 1865; Vet |
| Samuel Stiner | Sergeant | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, November 6, 1863; to Sergeant, January 1, 1864; deserted October 22, 1864; Vet |
| Daniel B. Henry | Corporal | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Albert Ruggles | Corporal | February 11, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, June 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Bernard Croyle | Corporal | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, December 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| John H. Gray | Corporal | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, December 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, August, 1865; Vet |
| Patrick Dunn | Corporal | February 18, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| William H. Rough | Corporal | October 15, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, October 15, 1864; expiration of term |
| John M’Chesney | Corporal | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Discharged, date unknown, for wounds received at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; Vet |
| James Little | Corporal | October 15, 1861 | 3 | Transferred to U. S. Regular Army, February 25, 1863 |
| William Mosell | Corporal | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Died March, 1864; burial record, at New York, April 4, 1864 |
| George Lohr | Corporal | February 29, 1864 | 3 | Died in Somerset county, Pa., November 29, 1864 |
| Charles Ayers | Corporal | August 28, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1864; deserted August 30, 1864; Vet |
| John Bartlebaugh | Corporal | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Missing at Chapin’s Farm, Va., September 29, 1864; Vet |
| John S. Larmon | Musician | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Daniel A. Wheeler | Musician | February 6, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Arnold, Almon | Private | July 20, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; absent, sick, at muster out |
| Altman, George W. | Private | April 2, 1862 | 3 | Died June 23, 1864, of wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia |
| Allison, James | Private | February 11, 1864 | 3 | Captured; died at Charleston, S. C., December 5, 1864 |
| Birkbimer, Samuel | Private | February 20, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Barr, John | Private | October 17, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; captured; discharged by General Order, July 19, 1865 |
| Baker, William | Private | October 15, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, January 17, 1865, to date October 15, 1864, expiration of term |
| Barnhart, C. A. | Private | October 6, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 30, 1864 |
| Brininger, Simon | Private | October 15, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 14, 1862 |
| Bird, William | Private | October 15, 1861 | 3 | Transferred to batt’y M, 1st Regiment U. S. Art., January 20, 1863 |
| Bennett, Daniel | Private | October 10, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to 9th Regiment Vermont Volunteers, March 30, 1865 |
| Bradley, Francis P. | Private | February 17, 1864 | 3 | Transferred to 14th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, September 16, 1864 |
| Bailey, John | Private | February 15, 1864 | 3 | Died July 10, 1864, of wounds received at Petersburg, Virginia, June 18, 1864 |
| Bisbing, Charles H | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Wounded and prisoner at Chapin’s Farm, Va., September 29, 1864; died October 25, 1864; buried in U. S. General Hospital Cemetery, Annapolis, Md. |
| Burns, James M | Private | February 11, 1864 | 3 | Died March 30, 1865, of wounds received at Hatcher’s Run, Va., February, 1865 |
| Brady, Peter | Private | February 15, 1864 | 3 | Deserted August 1, 1864 |
| Brown, Charles | Private | October 10, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted May 9, 1864 |
| Carnell, David | Private | February 18, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Conrad, Winfield S. | Private | February 18, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Curtis, Edward | Private | October 8, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted; returned; absent, in hospital, at muster out |
| Craig, George W. | Private | October 15, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 14, 1862; burial record, died June 25, 1862; buried in Cypress Hill Cemetery, Long Island |
| Cofran, Alphonzo | Private | October 2, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to Company E, April 5, 1864 |
| Cowan, David | Private | October 15, 1861 | 3 | Died at Fortress Monroe, Va., July 23, 1864 |
| Cormack, John | Private | February 10, 1864 | 3 | Died October 26, 1864, of wounds received at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; buried in Cypress Hill Cemetery, L. I. |
| Crum, Simon | Private | February 15, 1864 | 3 | Died at Philadelphia, February 4, 1865, of wounds received at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864 |
| Corle, James L. | Private | February 19, 1864 | 3 | Killed at Hatcher’s Run, Va., March 30, 1865 |
| Cunningham, John | Private | July 27, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted June, 1864 |
| Cox, Thomas | Private | October 5, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted November 16, 1864 |
| Croft, Jeremiah | Private | February 15, 1864 | 3 | Deserted July, 1864 |
| Dawson, Jonathan | Private | September 29, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Dayton, John C. | Private | January 1, 1865 | 1 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Davis, Thomas P. | Private | February 15, 1864 | 3 | Killed at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 13, 1864 |
| Doyle, John | Private | October 17, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; killed at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864 |
| Derr, John | Private | August 19, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; died June 18, 1864; burial record June 27, 1864; of wounds received at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; buried at Hampton, Va. |
| Dodds, Matthew | Private | September 23, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; died, date unknown, at New York |
| De Cock, Isaac P. | Private | July 22, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted November 16, 1864 |
| Eckard, Jacob | Private | February 15, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Evans, George W. | Private | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Edwardson, S. P. | Private | February 16, 1864 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, May 29, 1865; Vet |
| Fagans, James | Private | February 15, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Fleegle, Martin | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Absent, sick, at muster out |
| Filebaugh, Rineh’t. | Private | October 8, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 15, 1864 |
| Finnegan, Daniel | Private | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Died at Fortress Monroe, Va., October 6, 1864 |
| Francis, William | Private | October 7, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted February 17, 1865 |
| Gates, William K. | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Prisoner from June 13, to November 28, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Garland, Matthew | Private | October 7, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Gray, George W. | Private | October 15, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, November 4, 1864, to date October 15, 1864, expiration of term |
| Gallagher, Charles | Private | October 8, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; discharged by General Order, May 15, 1865 |
| Gates, William B. | Private | February 15, 1864 | 3 | Transferred to Company E, 24th batt., Veteran Reserve Corps, February 15, 1865 |
| Grace, John | Private | October 17, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; died at Fortress Monroe, Va., October, 1863 |
| Geiger, Jacob D. | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Killed at Hatcher’s Run, Va., March 30, 1865 |
| Glass, John G. | Private | February 11, 1864 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, July 5, 1865; Vet |
| Hockenberry, J. | Private | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Hughes, Edwin. | Private | October 8, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; captured; wounded at Chapin’s Farm, Va., September 29, 1864; absent at muster out |
| Hale, William | Private | October 15, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, October 15, 1864, expiration of term |
| Hamilton, M. B | Private | October 15, 1861 | 3 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, January 15, 1863 |
| Hand, James | Private | October 15, 1861 | 3 | Transferred to batt’y M, 1st Regiment U. S. Art’y, January 20, 1863 |
| Hainsey, Valentine | Private | February 10, 1864 | 3 | Died June 17, 1864, of wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864 |
| Hockenberry, S. | Private | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Died at Hampton, Va., September 10, 1864 |
| Hanson, George | Private | October 15, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted March 29, 1864 |
| Heinemyer, A. | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Missing at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864 |
| James, John W. | Private | October 22, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; captured; discharged June 5, 1865, for wounds received at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864 |
| Jackson, John | Private | October 8, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted November 25, 1864 |
| Kline, James S. | Private | February 15, 1864 | 3 | Died May 20, 1864, of wounds received at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 19, 1864 |
| Lowry, Wm. N. | Private | October 7, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Lear, Daniel | Private | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Lewis, William | Private | September 24, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 5, 1865 |
| Lingenfelter, D. | Private | February 19, 1864 | 3 | Prisoner from May 16, 1864, to April 29, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 9, 1865, to date May 20, 1865 |
| Levy, Bernard H. | Private | August 12, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to Company E, April 5, 1864 |
| Little, Irving | Private | October 15, 1861 | 3 | Died at Beaufort, S. C., October 12, 1862 |
| Lockhard, John | Private | February 11, 1864 | 3 | Captured at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; died at Richmond, Va., June 4, 1864 |
| Linton, John | Private | October 20, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted May 6, 1864 |
| Lee, Charles | Private | July 22, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted August 23, 1864 |
| Lorenze, Charles | Private | October 17, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; prisoner from September 28, 1864, to April 12, 1865; discharged by General Order, July 28, 1865, to date July 21, 1865 |
| Myers, Jacob | Private | February 6, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Madden, Abisha | Private | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Malcomb, George | Private | October 5, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Murphy, Dennis | Private | July 20, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| M’Dermott, C. | Private | October 20, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; wounded at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; absent at muster out |
| M’Connell, P. J. | Private | February 18, 1864 | 3 | Missing at Chapin’s Farm, Va., September 29, 1864 |
| Miller, Chauncey | Private | February 29, 1864 | 3 | Absent, in hospital, at muster out |
| Madden, Daniel | Private | July 27, 1864 | 1 | Discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865 |
| May, Wm. A | Private | October 2, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 4, 1864 |
| M’Gregor, Robert | Private | October 15, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, October 15, 1864, expiration of term |
| M’Gregor, Wm. | Private | October 15, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 14, 1862 |
| Martin, Henry J. | Private | October 7, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to Company E, April 5, 1864 |
| M’Gee, James | Private | October 15, 1861 | 3 | Captured at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; died at Richmond, Va., May 27, 1864 |
| M’Cloud, Daniel | Private | July 26, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; died July 9, 1864. of wounds received at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; buried at Hampton, Va. |
| Murphy, James | Private | October 15, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; executed, for desertion, at Beaufort, S. C., January 6, 1864 |
| M’Gregor, John | Private | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Died June 6, 1864, of wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; Vet |
| M’Coy, Robert | Private | October 15, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted May 6, 1864 |
| Miller, John | Private | October 15, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted August 1, 1864 |
| Martin, Alexander | Private | September 23, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted August 6, 1864 |
| M’Gee, William | Private | October 15, 1861 | 3 | Missing at Chapin’s Farm, Va., September 29, 1864 |
| Marshall, George | Private | October 3, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; captured at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; died at Millen, Ga., date unknown-section A, grave, 98 |
| Noffsker, H. M. | Private | February 11, 1864 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, May 19, 1865 |
| Noland, Thomas | Private | October 15, 1861 | 3 | Transferred to U. S. Reg. Army, February 25, 1863 |
| Noland, James | Private | October 15, 1861 | 3 | Transferred to U. S. Reg. Army, February 20, 1863 |
| Noffsker, Wm. A | Private | February 11, 1864 | 3 | Transferredto Veteran Reserve Corps, April 11, 1865; Vet |
| Noffsker, Martin | Private | February 19, 1864 | 3 | Captured at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; died at Millen, Ga., date unknown |
| Otto, Abraham | Private | February 15, 1864 | 3 | Died May 10, 1864, of wounds received at Petersburg, Va., May 9, 1864 |
| Ormsbey, John | Private | October 7, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted May 9, 1864 |
| Penrod, Amaniah | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Pote, Jacob | Private | February 6, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Polta, Augustus | Private | September 23, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to 14th Regiment V. R. U., February 28, 1865 |
| Roach, Thomas | Private | October 15, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 14, 1862 |
| Reed, Hezekiah C. | Private | October 15, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 26, 1862 |
| Rimm, Charles | Private | October 9, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 25, 1864 |
| Rubens, Joseph | Private | October 8, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted June 11, 1864 |
| Summerland, P. J. | Private | February 15, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Snyder, George | Private | February 19, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Stephenson, Cyrus | Private | February 18, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Shank, Joshua | Private | February 15, 64 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Stotzer, Paul | Private | October 15, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; absent, in arrest, at muster out |
| Shultz, Frederick | Private | October 2, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to Company E, April 5, 1864 |
| Stineman, Daniel | Private | September 23, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to 51st Company, 2d battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps, January 18, 1865 |
| Sutters, John | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Capt’d at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; died May 7, 1865; buried at Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Mo. |
| Shepard, Robert K. | Private | September 12, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; captured at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; died at Richmond, Va., June 29, 1864 |
| Shaffer, Peter | Private | February 16, 1864 | 3 | Captured at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; died at Richmond, Va., June 4, 1864 |
| Saxon, John C. | Private | February 11, 1864 | 3 | Killed at Hatcher’s Run, Va., March 30, 1865 |
| Smitman, Henry | Private | October 14, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; died at City Point, Va., January 8, 1865 |
| Shoop, Joseph L. | Private | February 19, 1864 | 3 | Died August 7, 1864, of wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia; Vet |
| Smith, George | Private | July 20, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted April 25, 1864 |
| Smith, John | Private | October 7, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted May 6, 1864 |
| Schultz, Jacob | Private | October 7, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted May 6, 1864 |
| Summerland, John | Private | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Deserted September 30, 1864; Vet |
| Summerfield, A. D. | Private | July 20, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted August 31, 1864 |
| Summers, John | Private | October 15, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; missing at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864 |
| Smith, Samuel | Private | September 20, 1863 | 3 | Missing at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; Vet |
| Treese, Adie Bell | Private | February 15, 1864 | 3 | Discharged June 7, 1865, for wounds received at Cold Harbor, Virginia, June 3, 1864 |
| Wonderly, Wm. H. | Private | February 20, 1864 | 3 | Prisoner from May 16, to November 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Woodward, George | Private | July 15, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Weaver, George W | Private | September 20, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Watkins, Jesse | Private | October 15, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 2, 1863; burial record, died at Beaufort, S. C., April 26, 1863 |
| Wright, James | Private | October 8, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; discharged by General Order, May 29, 1864 |
| Williams, John | Private | October 1, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to Company E, April 5, 1864 |
| Wonderly. John B. | Private | February 22, 1864 | 3 | Transferred to 129th Company, 2d batt., Veteran Reserve Corps, October 24, 1864 |
| Wonders, Henry | Private | February 19, 1864 | 3 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps., January 28, 1865 |
| Warner, Frederick | Private | October 7, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; captured at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; died at Richmond, Va., July 15, 1864 |
| Yeck, Frederick | Private | October 20, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; discharged by General Order, June 7, 1865 |
Source: Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg, 1868-1871.