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55th North Carolina Infantry Regiment: Statistics*
- Organized on May 1 1862
- Mustered out on Apr 9 1865
Available
statistics for total numbers of men listed as:
- Enlisted or commissioned: 1258
- Drafted: 63
- Transferred in:
25
- Killed or died of wounds: 157
- Died of disease: 146
- Prisoner of war: 516
- Died while prisoner of war:
114
- Disabled: 46
- Missing: 13
- Deserted: 24
- Discharged: 73
- Transferred out: 36
* Information obtained through: Confederate Military History, Extended
Edition (19 Volumes); The Union Army (9 Volumes); Walter Clark, Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions From North
Carolina in the Great War 1861-1865 (5 Volumes); North Carolina Troops 1861-1865: A Roster (15 Volumes); Official Records
of the Union and Confederate Armies.
Advance to:
Recommended Reading:
55th North Carolina in the Civil War: A History And
Roster. Description: Drawing on letters, memoirs, diaries
and recollections, it depicts the Civil War through the eyes of the soldiers, enhancing modern-day understanding of what it
was like to fight for the Confederate States of America.
While providing information on the battles in which the 55th North Carolina took part (including
the little known Suffolk campaign), the main focus of the
work is the everyday life of the men—the ever-present influence of politics and religion as well as the effects of disease
and combat. Appendices provide a breakdown of the companies in the regiment; the regimental roster; a list of men who died
of disease; and a record of the men from the 55th who were killed in battle. Contemporary photographs are also included.
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