Chapter V: Part 5

SMITH, THOMAS. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 8, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 12, 1862.

STODDER, JOSEPH F. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Wounded May 27, 1863, at Port Hudson, La.

SULLIVAN, PATRICK. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

SWEENEY, DENNIS. Priv. Boston. Enl. Oct. 21, 1862. M. Oct. 21, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Not on muster in roll.

TAYLOR, ANDREW. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 6, 1862.

THOMPSON, DAVID. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 16, 1862. Deserted Dec. 6, 1862.

TRACEY, THOMAS. Priv. Milford. Enl. Oct. 4, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. Discharged Dec. 25, 1863, disability.

WALCH, THOMAS. Priv. Milford. Enl. Oct. 4, 1862. M. Oct. 18, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

WELCH, JOHN. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 8, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Deserted Dec. 22, 1862.

WILLIAMS, JOHN. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

WILSON, JOHN F. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 7, 1862. M. Nov. 15, 1862. Transferred Mar. 6, 1863, to 2nd R. I. Cav.

COMPANY K

TIMOTHY TEAFFE. Capt. Boston. Com. Oct. 30, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. Com. Capt. in 55th reg’t 9 months. Reg’t disbanded and men transferred to the 48th reg’t. Resigned and mustered out from date of muster in Nov. 1, 1862.

JOSEPH SCOTT TODD. Capt. Rowley. Com. Dec. 22, 1862. Enl. Aug. 16, 1862. M. Sept. 24, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Priv. Co. D. Capt. Dec. 22, 1862. Mustered Dec. 30, 1862.

CHARLES F. DONNELLY. 1st Lt. Boston. Com. Oct. 30, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. Com. 1st Lt. in 55th reg’t 9 months. Reg’t disbanded and men transferred to 48th reg’t. Discharged by G. O. No. 1354, Mass., Dec. 30, 1862.

LEACH CLARK. 1st Lt. Boston. Com. Dec. 22, 1862. Enl. Oct. 31, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. Priv. 1st Lt. Dec. 22, 1863. Mustered Dec. 28, 1862.

DENNIS J. GORMAN. 2nd Lt. Boston. Com. Oct. 30, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. Com. 2nd Lt. in 55th reg’t 9 months. Reg’t disbanded and men transferred. Resigned and mustered out Dec. 15, 1862.

HENRY J. BELLEN. 2nd Lt. Boston. Com. Dec. 22, 1862. Enl. Oct. 15, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. Priv. 2nd Lt. Dec. 22, 1862. Mustered Dec. 27, 1862. Resigned Mar. 7, 1863.

WILLIAM B. HARDING. 2nd. Lt. Salisbury. Com. May 12, 1862. Enl. Aug. 9, 1862. M. Sept. 16, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863. 1st Sergt. Co. A. 2nd Lt. May 12, 1863. Mustered June 23, 1863.

JAMES P. FORD. 1st Sergt. Roxbury. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. Absent when the reg’t was mustered out.

MARTIN CURLEY. Sergt. W. Roxbury. Enl. Oct. 22, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

FRANCIS DONAHOE. Sergt. Boston. Enl. Nov. 1, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

PATRICK FLAHERTY. Sergt. Roxbury. Enl. Sept. 1, 1862. M. Dec. 7, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

JAMES McGLYNN. Sergt. Boston. Enl. Oct. 15, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

JOHN SCOTT. Corpl. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

ROGER GRIFFIN. Corpl. Boston. Enl. Nov. 15, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. Killed May 27, 1863, in charge on Port Hudson, La.

JAMES KIERMAN. Corpl. St. Johns. Enl. Nov. 1, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

JOHN CONLON. Corpl. Springfield. Enl. Oct. 15, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

DANIEL DUGAN. Corpl. Boston. Enl. Nov. 5, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

THOMAS DAVIS. Corpl. Boston. Enl. Nov. 15, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

WILLIAM J. WHITE. Corpl. Boston. Enl. Oct. 23, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. Discharged May 4, 1863, disability.

JAMES COFFEY. Corpl. Roxbury. Enl. Nov. 1, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. Discharged Aug. 1, 1863, to re-enlist.

JOHN FITZGERALD. Corpl. Boston. Enl. Oct. 15, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

MATHEW COUGHLAN. Corpl. Milford. Enl. Oct. 20, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

JOHN COLLAHAN. Corpl. Charlestown. Enl. Oct. 20, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

JOHN CURRAN. Musician. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 23, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

JOSEPH GALLAGHER. Musician. Boston. Enl. Nov. 15, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

JAMES WARREN. Musician. Boston. Enl. Nov. 1, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. Deserted Dec. 29, 1862.

BARRETT, PETER. Priv. Roxbury. Enl. Oct. 20, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

BETANCOURT, MANUEL. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 15, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. Discharged May 8, 1863, to re-enlist.

BROWN, DENNIS J. Priv. Boston. Enl. Sept. 3, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

BYRNE, WILLIAM. Priv. Quincy. Enl. Oct. 11, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

CARR, MICHAEL. Priv. Boston. Enl. Oct. 20, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

CARROLL, PETER. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 1, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. Died April 11, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La.

CHERRY, EDWARD. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 15, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

COURTNEY, EUGENE J. Priv. Boston. Enl. Oct. 18, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

CROSBY, HUGH. Priv. Waltham. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

CROWLEY, DANIEL. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 23, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

CURRAN, SIMON. Priv. Boston. Enl. Oct. 20, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

DALEY, BARLETT. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Nov. 12, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

DALEY, THOMAS. Priv. New Bedford. Enl. Oct. 31, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

DOOLEY, JAMES. Priv. So. Braintree. Enl. Oct. 20, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

ERWIN, THOMAS. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 30, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. Discharged Mar. 7, 1863, to re-enlist.

FAY, WILLIAM. Priv. Milford. Enl. Nov. 1, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

GIRRATY, JOHN F. Priv. Canton. Enl. Oct. 20, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

GILMAN, JEREMIAH J. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 8, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

KELLEY, JAMES. Priv. Roxbury. Enl. Nov. 8, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

LALOR, MICHAEL. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. Discharged May 13, 1863, to re-enlist.

LANDY, WILLIAM. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 5, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

MAHONEY, THOMAS. Priv. Lawrence. Enl. Nov. 1, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

MALLETT, PETER. Priv. Roxbury. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. Died Mar. 9, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La.

McGEE, SAMUEL. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. Absent when the reg’t was mustered out.

McLEOD, ALEXANDER. Priv. Boston. Enl. Oct. 10, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. Died July 2, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La.

McNABB, THOMAS. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Sept. 23, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

NEVIN, JOHN. Priv. Roxbury. Enl. Nov. 15, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

O’BRIEN, PATRICK. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 20, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

O’CONNOR, JAMES. Priv. Quincy. Enl. Oct. 8, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. Transferred April 27, 1863, to Co. G.

O’REILLY, CHARLES. Priv. Boston. Enl. Oct. 20, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. Absent when the reg’t was mustered out.

PATTERSON, ANTHONY. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 10, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

PETERSON, JOHN. Priv. Boston. Enl. Oct. 15, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. Died Aug. 2, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La.

RAND, JAMES. Priv. Lowell. Enl. Oct. 15, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

RYAN, EDWARD. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 30, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. Discharged Aug. 1, 1863, to re-enlist.

SCOTT, JOHN, 1st. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 15, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. Discharged May 13, 1863, to re-enlist.

SHAW, CHARLES B. Priv. No. Bridgewater. Enl. Nov. 1, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. Died May 25, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La.

SHEEHAN, TIMOTHY. Priv. Milford. Enl. Oct. 20, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

SMITH, GEORGE. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 15, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

TAFT, ANDREW. Priv. Framingham. Enl. Nov. 30, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. Discharged Aug. 1, 1863, to re-enlist.

TEVAN, GEORGE H. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 27, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. Absent when the reg’t was mustered out.

THOMPSON, CHARLES H. Priv. New Bedford. Enl. Oct. 20, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. Absent in hospital at New Orleans, La., when the reg’t was mustered out.

TIERMAN, THOMAS. Priv. Boston. Enl. Oct. 4, 1862. M. Nov. 1, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

WELSH, HENRY. Priv. Boston. Enl. Nov. 8, 1862. M. Dec. 9, 1862. M. O. Sept. 3, 1863.

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE

This eBook makes the following corrections to the printed text:

Pg 14
ravages of ship-fever
ravages of ship fever
Pg 21
Farragut run the gauntlet
Farragut ran the gauntlet
Pg 21
the blanks of the river
the banks of the river
Pg 25
one of the the most irksome
one of the most irksome
Pg 27
General Curvier Grover
General Cuvier Grover
Pg 31
Remove “duty, guard duty, and drill, varied occasionally by a”,
which was mistakenly copied from Pg 30 and re-printed
Pg 31
captured and parolled
captured and paroled
Pg 37
Cheveux de Frise
Chevaux de Frise
Pg 37
cannister and rifle bullets
canister and rifle bullets
Pg 42
bivouaced at the side of the road
bivouacked at the side of the road
Pg 50
steamer “Louisian Belle”
steamer “Louisiana Belle”
Pg 50
The soldiers were parolled
The soldiers were paroled
Pg 51
misery, squallor, dirt
misery, squalor, dirt
Pg 54
not caring to be a second Cassabianca
not caring to be a second Casabianca
Pg 55
victory of Gen. Mead’s at Gettysburg
victory of Gen. Meade’s at Gettysburg
Pgs 55, 56
Thibadoux
Thibodaux
Pg 57
become over-boisterous
became over-boisterous
Pg 58
camp and garrison equippage
camp and garrison equipage
Pg 60
the steamer was brought too by a shot
the steamer was brought to by a shot
Pg 60
a little before imdnight
a little before midnight
Pg 83
HARDY, AARON W. ... M. Sept. 24, 1864
HARDY, AARON W. ... M. Sept. 24, 1862
Pg 87
CHARLES W. HUNT ... M. Sept. 23, 1863
CHARLES W. HUNT ... M. Sept. 23, 1862
Pg 93
Gen. Hosp. at New Orlenas
Gen. Hosp. at New Orleans
Pg 105
JOHN G. TEWKSBURY ... 2nd Lt. Dec. 29, 1863
JOHN G. TEWKSBURY ... 2nd Lt. Dec. 29, 1862
Pg 111
PENNEY, CHARLES ... M. O. Sept. 3, 1862
PENNEY, CHARLES ... M. O. Sept. 3, 1863
Pg 111
RENNS, CHARLES ... Died Jan. 22, 1862
RENNS, CHARLES ... Died Jan. 22, 1863
Pg 117
battle of Donaldsonville, La., July 13, 1862
battle of Donaldsonville, La., July 13, 1863
Pg 124
JOHN H. RAYMOND ... to Hdtqs
JOHN H. RAYMOND ... to Hdqts
Normalize hyphenation of “Lieutenant-Colonel”, “Lieut.-Col.”, and
“Maj.-Gen.”
Fix punctuation errors in the “ROSTER OF THE REGIMENT”