55th Alabama Infantry

My ggGrandfather. BREWER, Henry (enlisted, 31 Dec 61, Nashville; mortally wounded, Shiloh, 6 April 62)

My Great-great Grandfather was originally in the 61st Alabama and was transferred to the 55th Alabama sometime between April and October 1863. He died before returning home and I have yet to determine where or how this happened.

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Died Jul 1872, Jackson Co, AL

Regimental commander, son of one of the founders of Bellefonte, Jackson county, Alabama. On furlough in October 1862, he married Mary Jane 'Mollie' Brown in Jackson county. Col. Snodgrass was born May 19, 1836; he died August 19, 1888, and is buried at Cedar Hill cemetery in Scottsboro.

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Daniel, Chisolm W., Private Company B, 55th Alabama Infantry Enlisted as a Private in Company B, 55th Alabama Infantry on September 25, 1861 at Cedar Bluff, Alabama at age 18. He was reported in the 1st Mississippi Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi from February 13 through 20, 1864 suffering from gonorrhea. No further records. Born: August 8, 1843 in Cherokee County, Alabama Died: July 30, 1922 in Cherokee County, Alabama Buried: Coffey Cemetery, Cherokee County, Alabama Married: unknown Children: unknown Occupation: unknown

Daniel, David Chisholm, Lieutenant Colonel Company B, 55th Alabama Infantry Enlisted on an unknown date in Company A, 10th Alabama Infantry battalion that was later consolidated as part of Company B, 55th Alabama Infantry. He age would have been about 27 at enlistment. He served as a 2nd Lieutenant and was promoted to Captain of Company B, on May 8, 1862. He was wounded at Resaca, Georgia on May 15, 1864 and at Peachtree Creek (Atlanta) Georgia on July 20, 1864. Appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the consolidated 27th Alabama Infantry Regiment, April 9, 1865. Surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina, May 1, 1865. Born: February 16, 1834 in North Carolina Died: September 3, 1889 in Cherokee County, Alabama Buried: Neal Hill Cemetery, Centre, Cherokee County, Alabama Married: Mary Frances Poore on October 17, 1857 Children: 8 Occupation: unknown

Daniel, James Hemphill, Private Company B, 55th Alabama Infantry Enlisted as a Private in Company B, 55th Alabama Infantry on September 25, 1861 at age 32 in Cedar Bluff, Alabama. He was married but had no children at that time. He was captured at Nashville, Tennessee on December 16, 1864 and sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois. He was released on June 6, 1865. His widow applied for a pension in Cherokee County, Alabama. James Hemphill Daniel is mentioned in 'The Little Cherokee Rebel' as serving in the Confederate Army. Born: August 23, 1829 in North Carolina Died: June 2, 1905 in Cherokee County, Alabama Buried: Daniel Family Cemetery, Cherokee County, Alabama Married: Martha Malinda Cannon about 1860 Children: 8 Occupation: unknown

Daniel, John McEntire, 2nd Lieutenant Company B, 55th Alabama Infantry Enlisted as a Private in Company B, 55th Alabama Infantry on November 2, 1861 at Nashville, Tennessee at age 29. He was promoted to 3rd Lieutenant on February 24, 1862 and to 2nd Lieutenant on an unspecified date. He was wounded in action at Shiloh, Tennessee on April 6, 1862. He was sent to home to recover from his wounds on April 10, 1862 and was later transferred to the 42nd Alabama Infantry. No further records. Born: January 23, 1832 in North Carolina Died: November 7, 1915 in Cherokee County, Alabama Buried: Daniel Family Cemetery, Cherokee County, Alabama Married: Margaret Louise Webb in December 1869 Children: 10 Occupation: unknown

Daniel, Nathan Harris, Private Company B, 55th Alabama Infantry Enlisted as a Private in Company B, 55th Alabama Infantry on an unspecified date. He was captured at Atlanta, Georgia on September 2, 1864. He was sent to Camp Douglas, Illinois Prison Camp and to New Orleans, Louisiana on May 4, 1865. He was exchanged and discharged on May 23, 1865. Born: November 1848 in Alabama Died: Before 1930 in Bryan County, Oklahoma Buried: unknown Married: Sarah Ann Stephens Children: 8 Occupation: unknown

Company B, 55th Alabama Infantry William Graves Daniel enlisted as a Private in Company B, 55th Alabama Infantry in 1863 at age 16. He filed for a pension in Cherokee County, Alabama. No further records. Born: February 26, 1847 in Alabama Died: December 25, 1919 in Cherokee County, Alabama Buried: Daniel Family Cemetery in Cherokee County, Alabama Married: Mahalia Hurth Neely about 1873 Children: 6 Occupation: unknown

George was 14 when the war began. He enlisted at age 18 in 1864. He was in the unit with 2 older brothers. John & Judge Lewis, He was captured along with his brothers at Glenville, Ala. on 22 Sept 1864 and sent to Louisville Military Prison and on to Camp Douglas, Chicago Illinois. He swallowed the 'Yellow Dog' and was discharged 17 June 1865. He is the brother in law of my 6th cousin 3 x removed.

John was born in South Carolina, Family migrated to Georgia and on into Ala. He was 20 years old when he enlisted in Snodgrass's Regiment 1 Feb 1862 at Pine Bluff. He was captured at Galesville, Alabama on 22 Oct 1864 and sent to the Military Prison at Lousiville, KY and on to Camp Chase in Chicago, Ill. He was discharged 7 May 1865. He had two other brothers who served with him in this unit. They met the same fate. They are the brother in law's of my 6th cousin 3 x removed.

Fought in the Civil War. Enlisted in Alabama. He was in the 55th Alabama Infantry, Co. B. and he and his stepson, Marcus were captured by the Union and held prisoner for about a year in Chattanooga, TN Jane was living in Cherokee Co., Al when AJ and Marcus enlisted, but she gave up hope of their return and moved back to GA He took the oath to the United States at Chattanooga on November 24, 1864. He was a resident of Cherokee Co., AL when he enlisted as a Pvt. His physical discription was 5'7' tall, black hair, and gray eyes. I believe that he was unable to write since he signed with an X.

Daniel Tucker died 11 Mar 1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Captured at Edwards Station in May 1863.

1841-1931

1838-1864 Mortally wounded in the chest during the Battle of Peachtree Creek 20 July 1864. Died 26 July 1864.

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Enoch enlisted December, 1863 at age 18. He had his right leg amputated, just below the knee, as a result of being wounded at the Battle of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia. July 20, 1864

Started with the 42nd TN Volunteers, then was with Company E and F with the 55th Alabama Infantry C.S.A. 'BUSBY, D. C. (enlisted, 31 Oct 61, Camp Cheatham; shown in hospital, Meridian, MS, 25 April 63; died in service, 31 March 64; benefits and belongs came to $24)' Found on munster rolls: Member of the 42nd. Tennessee Volunteers, and the 55th Infantry Regiment Co. F Alabama. Information gathered from the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Georgia chapter, and Ancestry Civil War munster rolls. {Note: This is a work in progress on finding D.C. Busby's grave. What information is gathered above is confirmed and can be sourced. Information gathered below was from a conversation with a member of the Sons of confederate vetrans, who had D.C. Busby listed in a book as being shot on March 14th, 1864 during the shirmishes that followed the Battle of Dalton, and died a couple of weeks after. His death date is listed as March 31st, 1864 in offical records. It is believed he is buried somewhere between Dalton and Resaca as the 55th was pulling back for tighter lines. He could be in Resaca, on a battlefield, or in Dalton. Until the grave is found this is the informtion that has been gathered, by myself. If you find a error please feel free to point it out. Do not use information that cannot be sourced.} Opinion on what happened: 'Wounded in the skirmishes after the first battle of Dalton, Georgia fighting against Major General George H. Thomas forces in the Civil War. Died weeks later after being wounded, which puts his burial somewhere on the battlefield between Dalton and Resaca.'

W. R. was captured at Fort Donelson, sent to Camp Douglas Illinois, later exchanged at Vicksburg, was at the Battle of Port Hudson and paroled at the end of the war. he was injured, believe to have been at Peachtree Creek

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Captured at Fort Donelson (Dover, TN) in Febuary, 1862 while serving with 42nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry. Exchanged in August 1862. Re-enlisted in September of 1862 at Clinton, Mississippi. Died on 01-20-1915 in Bridgeport, AL and buried in Mt. Carmel Cemetary (Jackson County, AL).

He is my great grandfather

I am trying to get my Confederate family's names out in the world for all to see that we Bookout's are proud of our Southern heritage. Deo Vindice !!

God Bless our South . I encourage all to join the Sons of Confederate Veterans and fight for our Cause.

Franklin was born 10 Jan 1841 Bellefonte, Jackson County, Ala. The 1860 census has him there at age 17, he is a student. He enlisted at Bellefonte on 29 Nov. 1862 for two years. Enlisted in Col. John N Norwood' 6th Battalion Ala. Vols. which became Co H. 55th Ala. Infantry. Assignments: General Abraham Buford's & General Scott's Brigade, General William W. Loring's Division. Battles: Baker's Creek aka Champion Hill Miss., Jackson, Miss. Operations in Tennessee, Atlanta Campaign, Franklin & Nashville, Tenn. Carolina Campaign, Bentonville, Surrendered at Greensboro, NC. He has 2 cards in his archival file. He died 24 Dec 1931 in Scottsboro, Jackson County, Ala. He is buried in the Cedar Hill Cem at that county. We are related by a distant marriage.

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He is also listed on muster roll as G. A. Overdean

The official muster rolls show him in Company I; however, his tombstone shows Company F. He enlisted at Bellefonte, AL Nov 29, 1862. He was ill with pneumonia and was furloughed Mar 18,1865 at Meridian MS. He was born in Virginia,and died Feb 10, 1907. He is buried in the McAnelly Cemetery, Jackson County, Scottsboro, AL. He fought at the Battle of Vicksburg with the 55th Alabama.

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Captain and Quartermaster, first cousin of the regimnental commander Colonel John Snodgrass.

INTERVIEW OF CAPT. WHEELER IN 1930: The beginning of the War between the States found me a young man of twenty-three. In the fall of '61, I enlisted in Company 'I', 55th Alabama. John Norwood, Captain, General Buckner in command. When this Company took up its duties, I was left at home sick with chills. I joined my Company some time later at Fort Donalson, Tennessee. While going there the first of the war, I saw a dead man all covered with ice and snow. Our first battle was fought at Fort Donelson. There we surrendered to the enemy and were taken as prisoners to Camp Douglas, Chicago, Ill. I remained in prison for several months, spent the greater part of that time in the hospital. Please let me stress the fact of our good treatment while prisoners. We were given the best of medical attention and plenty to eat-not much pie or cake, of course, but plenty of substantial food. After being exchanged we took a gunboat for Vicksburg Miss. And there we reorganized. I was elected third Lieutenant and placed in command under Joseph E. Johnson, Commander in Chief, Loring being General. Our first battle was fought at Baker Creek, near Vicksburg: thence to Jackson, Miss. No regular pitched battle was fought there but several of our men were killed by sharp shooters. Very well do I remember how we stripped a fifty-acre field of corn, near Jackson, Miss. Some ate the corn raw and others roasted it. We moved on from there to Resaca, Ga. There we had light fighting as we marched on to Atlanta. Just before the battle of Peachtree Creek, command was taken from Gen. Johnson and given to Gen. Hood. I was placed in command of Company I, 55th Alabama, in the absence of Captain Sisk. I went into battle as Junior Officer in command and came out uninjured and in full command of the regiment. This battle was the greatest slaughter that I witnessed during the entire war. Many of my most intimate friends were shot down by my side, but through Divine Providence I came through safely. After the battle the few that were left alive assembled near Atlanta with Gen. Hood still in command. We marched enroute to Nashville, Tenn., but before reaching there we met the enemy at Franklin, Tenn., where the next greatest slaughter I witnessed took place. In this battle, my position happened to be on the extreme right where there was but little fighting; the main slaughter took place on my left. Then I pressed forward near the enemy's line to a bordock hedge which was impassable and there I remained until the last of my company had fallen back and left me all alone. Well, I am not going to tell you that I WALKED away from the enemy while bullets were flying thick and fast at me. The only reason I can give you as to my escape was that the bullets and I were going in the same direction and through the aid of a large oak tree I made my escape. I have often wanted to inscribe these words on the old oak: 'Woodsman, spare this tree, touch not a bough, while in danger, it protected me, and I'll protect it now.' Afterwards, we assembled and marched to Nashville and remained there for several days without any fighting which gave the enemy time to reinforce down the river below Nashville. They came in on us at our rear, which forced us to retreat and started us on our long journey to Bentonville, North Carolina. There we had a hard fight and were successful in driving the enemy back. There I was in command of the pickets and scores of men were killed. After this battle, the Army was reorganized and made into full companies, and I was placed in command of my Company. Shortly afterwards, we surrendered at Greensboro, N.C. under Robert E. Lee. Six months after the surrender I came to Scottsboro, Alabama and married Elizabeth Jones, in 1865, and since that time my life has been very ordinary- my chief service being the rearing of five daughters and three sons. In providing for their various needs, I was busy and happy. On Jan. 26th next, I will be ninety-three (93) years old; have been a member of the Baptist church for more than fifty years; and am a firm believer in God. I long for the time to come when 'they shall beat their swords into plow shares and their spears into pruning hooks, and neither shall they learn war any more. A.L. Wheeler 1930

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My 2nd cousin Thomas Porter Hansard (1845-1862) was a Confederate soldier and enlisted as a private in Co. J 55th Alabama Cherokee County Volunteers 13 Jan 1862 at Goshen, Alabama. After being in a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, and he was sent home and died 18 March 1862.

Not a relative but found marker in Pinecrest Memorial Park, Mena, Polk County, Arkansas and wanted to add him to his group.