55th Ohio Infantry

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
Organized at Norwalk, Ohio, September to December, 1861. Mustered in January 25, 1862. Ordered to Grafton, W. Va., January 25. Attached to Schenck's Brigade, Railroad District, West Virginia, to March, 1862. Railroad District, Dept. of the Mountains, to April, 1862. Schenck's Brigade, Dept. of the Mountains, to June, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1863, and Army of the Cumberland, to April, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland and Army of Georgia, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.--Moved from Grafton to New Creek, W. Va., February 3, 1862. Expedition to Romney February 6. Expedition to Moorefield February 12-16. Action at Moorefield February 12. Moved to Grafton February 19, and duty there until March 31. Moved to Green Spring River March 31, thence to Romney April 10. Ordered to Join Milroy at Monterey. Battle of McDowell May 8. March to the Shenandoah Valley May 26-29. Near Franklin May 26. Harrisonburg June 6. Battle of Cross Keys June 8. At Middletown until July 7, and at Sperryville until August 8. Reconnaissance to Madison Court House July 16-19. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9 (Reserve). Slaughter Mountain August 10. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Catlett's Station August 22. Battles of Bull Run August 28-30. Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until December. Reconnaissance to Bristoe Station and Warrenton Junction September 25-28. Moved to Fredericksburg December 12-16. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth until April. 
* April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
** May 1-5, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
* June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
** July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
** Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. 
* At Catlett's Station, Va., July 25 to September 24. 
* Movement to Bridgeport, Ala., September 24-October 3.
* Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29.
* Battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn., October 28-29. 
* November 23-27, 1863 - The Chattanooga/Ringgold Campaign
** Orchard Knob November 23.
** Tunnel Hill November 24-25.
** Mission Ridge November 25.
* March to relief of Knoxville, Tenn., November 28-December 17.
* Duty in Lookout Valley until May, 1864. 
* May 1-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
** May 8-11, 1864 - Demonstration against Rocky Faced Ridge, Georgia
** Buzzard's Roost Gap May 8-9. 
** May 14-May 15, 1864 - Battle of Resaca, Georgia
** Cassville May 19. 
** Advance on Dallas May 22-25. 
** Action at New Hope Church May 25. 
** May 25-June 5, 1864 - Operations in Bartow County, Georgia
** Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. 
** Pine Hill June 11-14. 
** Lost Mountain June 15-17. 
** Gilgal or Golgotha Church June 15. 
** Muddy Creek June 17. 
** Noyes Creek June 19. 
** Cassville June 20. 
** Kolb's Farm June 22. 
** Assault on Kenesaw June 27. 
** Ruffs Station July 4. 
** Chattahoochie River July 5-17. 
** Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. 
** July 22-August 25, 1864 - Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
** Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26-September 2. 
** Farmer's Ferry August 27. 
** September 2-November 15 - Occupation of Atlanta, Georgia (detachment)
* November 15-December 21, 1864 - The Savannah Campaign
** December 10-21, 1864 - Siege of Savannah, Georgia
* January 1-April 26, 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
** Lawtonville, S.C., February 2. 
** North Edisto River February 12-13. 
** Reconnaissance on Goldsboro Road, near Fayetteville, N. C., March 14. 
** Taylor's Hole Creek, Aversyboro, March 16. 
** Battle of Bentonville March 19-21. 
** Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. 
** Advance on Raleigh April 10-14. 
** Occupation of Raleigh April 14. 
** Bennett's House April 26. 
*** Surrender of Johnston and his army. 
* March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 19. 
* Grand Review May 24. 
* Moved to Louisville, Ky., June 10, and duty there until July. 
* Mustered out July 11, 1865.
== Regimental Roster ==
== Regiment Statistical Information ==
Source 	Casualties	Remarks
Dyer 	
* 7 Officers and 136 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded 
* 119 enlisted men killed by disease
* Total 262	None
Fox 	
* Fox lists this unit as:
** 188th on the list of units with losses based on duration of the entire term of service of the unit (18th of the Ohio troops)	
WotRWiki Statistics	
* troops killed
** Includes troops mortally wounded
** Includes troops killed by disease
** All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances	
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 703, 704, 705, 707, 715, 719, 721, 723, 827, 834, 866, 905, 916, 1522-1523)
* (Page 13)
55
55
55
55
55
55
55
55
55
55
55
55
55
55
55
55
55
55
55
55