55th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry

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Brief History

This regiment was organized at Harrisburg November, 1861. It mustered out at Petersburg, Va., August 30, 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.

The Fifty-Fifth Regiment was recruited in:

Company A: Cambria County

Company B: Robesonia, Berks County

Company C: Johnstown, Cambria County

Company D: Bedford County

Company E: Minersville, Schuylkill County

Company F: Indiana County

Company G: Harrisburg, Dauphin County

Company H: Bedford County

Company I: Blair and Bedford Counties

Company K: Bedford County

This data is from Bates' History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, Volume 2.

Other Sources

National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.