Historical Sketch and Roster Of The Georgia 55th Infantry Regiment

Historical Sketch and Roster Of The Georgia 55th Infantry Regiment

By John C Rigdon

The Georgia 55th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Camp Randolph, Georgia, in July, 1862. Members of the 55th were enrolled from Randolph, Greene, Dooly, Miller, Hall, Walker, Meriwether, Spalding, Coweta, and Gwinnett, counties. The first Commander, Col. C. B. Harkie was not very well liked by any of his men.

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Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Publish Date: 11/11/2015
Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9781519227683
ISBN-10: 151922768X
Language: English

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The Georgia 55th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Camp Randolph, Georgia, in July, 1862. Members of the 55th were enrolled from Randolph, Greene, Dooly, Miller, Hall, Walker, Meriwether, Spalding, Coweta, and Gwinnett, counties. The first Commander, Col. C. B. Harkie was not very well liked by any of his men. Most of this regiment were captured at Cumberland Gap and the men sent to Johnson's Island. Those not captured at Cumberland Gap were consolidated into three companies and served as guards at the prisoner of war camps at Andersonville, Georgia and Salisbury, North Carolina. In March, 1865, the detachments of the regiment were ordered to report to General Johnston in North Carolina, but the war ended before the order could be obeyed. Companies Of The Ga 55th Infantry Regiment Company A: Randolph County - Randolph Guards Company B: Greene County - Stocks Volunteers. Company C: Dooley County Company D: Hall County - Hall Volunteers Company E: Miller County - Miller Wildcats Company F: Meriwether County Company G: Randolph County - Jackson Avengers Company H: Randolph and Spalding County Company I: Gwinnett County Company K: Coweta and Meriwether County - Ector Rifles.

About the Author

John Rigdon has authored a number of books on the Civil War and is the manager of the web site, Research OnLine, (www.researchonline.net) the premier site for researching Civil War ancestors in the Civil War. His titles include the Historical Sketch and Roster Volumes (1100 plus titles) and a dozen volumes in the "We Fought" series focusing on particular battles and commanders. Addi

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