African American Civil War Veterans

55th Massachusetts Regiment

• Butler, Lemuel /"Priv. Co. H. 55th Mass. Inf. / 1844 - 1886"
  Burial location: Midland Cemetery, Swatara Township, Dauphin County
  Notes: NPS records M589 roll 14. Butler enlisted from Harrisburg on June 6, 1863 at age 19, his occupation given as "teamster."

• Carson, James, 55th Massachusetts, Company G. Died January 1, 1919, at age 75
  Burial location: Lebanon Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin County
  Notes: Born circa 1844.

• Cuff, William D., 55th Massachusetts, Company H
  Burial location:  Zion Union Cemetery, Mercersburg, Franklin County
  Notes:  Born/enlisted from Mercersburg (Christopher Frisby research)
   
• Galloway, Henry J., 55th Massachusetts, Company H
  Burial location:  North Queen Street Cemetery, Shippensburg
  Notes:  NPS records show rank in, private; rank out, private. Film no. M589, roll 31.
   
• Lee, William T. / "Co. D. 55 Mass"
  Burial location: Lincoln Cemetery, Penbrook, Dauphin County
  notes: Also listed as being in company H. Born May 20, 1840, died 1898. Lee enlisted from Harrisburg on June 6, 1863 at age 21, his occupation given as "waiter."

• Shirk, James H., 55th Massachusetts, Company H
  Burial location:  North Queen Street Cemetery, Shippensburg
  Notes:  NPS records show rank in, private; rank out, private. Film no. M589, roll 78.
   
• Stoner, John, 55th Massachusetts, Company H. Died December 3, 1908 at age 71.
  Burial location: Lebanon Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin County
  Notes: Born circa 1847.

Notes

Samuel P. Bates, History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1868.
National Park Service, "Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System," https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm
Christopher Frisby, correspondence with Afrolumens Project, 3 February 2007.
1870 Census of the United States,

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