This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 55th Ohio Infantry (Three Years’ Service), organized by Field & Staff and Companies A through K. Information is drawn from 19th-century state adjutant general reports, the Official Records, and verified regimental histories.
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For an overview of this regiment’s organization, service, engagements, and casualties, see the regiment summary page.
Research This Regiment
If you’re researching ancestors in the 55th Ohio Infantry (Three Years’ Service), these resources may provide additional historical detail, including regimental histories and Civil War reference works.
Field & Staff
- Colonel –
- Lieutenant Colonel –
- Major –
- Adjutant –
- Quartermaster –
- Surgeon –
- Assistant Surgeon –
- Chaplain –
Company A
- Captain –
- First Lieutenant –
- Second Lieutenant –
Company B
- Captain –
- First Lieutenant –
- Second Lieutenant –
Company C
- Captain –
- First Lieutenant –
- Second Lieutenant –
Company D
- Captain –
- First Lieutenant –
- Second Lieutenant –
Company E
- Captain –
- First Lieutenant –
- Second Lieutenant –
Company F
- Captain –
- First Lieutenant –
- Second Lieutenant –
Company G
- Captain –
- First Lieutenant –
- Second Lieutenant –
Company H
- Captain –
- First Lieutenant –
- Second Lieutenant –
Company I
- Captain –
- First Lieutenant –
- Second Lieutenant –
Company K
- Captain –
- First Lieutenant –
- Second Lieutenant –
Non-Commissioned Staff
- Sergeant Major –
- Quartermaster Sergeant –
- Commissary Sergeant –
- Hospital Steward –
- Principal Musician –
Unassigned Recruits
Records for unassigned recruits, if any, are incomplete in the surviving state adjutant general reports.
Consolidations or Transfers
Some members of the 55th Ohio Infantry (Three Years’ Service) may have been transferred to or consolidated with other units during or after the regiment’s service. Details are available in the regiment summary page and official records.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, relevant volumes and parts.
- State Adjutant General Report for Ohio (years 1861–1865, relevant volumes and pages).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Volume 2.