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The 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was the sister regiment of the renowned Massachusetts 54th Volunteers during the latter half of the American Civil War, formed because of the overflow of volunteer enlistees to the 54th Massachusetts.
Company C, 11th Missouri Volunteer Infantry Regiment: Battle of Nashville, Tenn. Dec 16, 1864: Capture of flag of 34th Alabama Infantry (C.S.A ). Being the first to enter the works, he shot and wounded the enemy color bearer. William E. Simonds: Army: Sergeant Major: 25th Connecticut Infantry Regiment: Irish Bend, Louisiana Apr 14, 1863
On that day, both the 55th and its sister regiment, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, participated in the Battle of Honey Hill in South Carolina. The two units came under heavy fire while crossing a swamp in front of an elevated Confederate position. When the 55th's color bearer was killed, Smith took up the battle flag and ...
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62nd New York Infantry Regiment: May 5, 1864 February 25, 1895 Went out in front of the line under a fierce fire and, in the face of the rapidly advancing enemy, rescued the regimental flag with which the color bearer had fallen. [18]