Regimental Casualty Analysis
56th GA Infantry
Organized: on 5/15/62
Mustered Out: 4/9/65
#
Date
Place
Killed
Wounded
POW
Missing
33
08/11/63
Perryville, KY
1
0
0
0
34
09/10/63
Knoxville, TN
0
1
0
0
35
09/19/63
Chickamauga, GA
0
0
1
0
36
09/20/63
Chickamauga, GA
0
1
0
0
37
11/15/63
Missionary Ridge, TN
0
1
1
0
38
11/19/63
Missionary Ridge, TN
1
0
0
0
39
11/25/63
Missionary Ridge, TN
7
15
6
1
40
11/26/63
Chickamauga, GA
0
0
1
0
41
02/25/64
Rocky Face Ridge, GA
1
1
1
0
42
05/09/64
Crow Valley, GA
1
0
0
0
43
05/12/64
Spotsylvania Court House, VA
0
1
0
0
44
05/13/64
Resaca, GA
0
0
1
0
45
05/14/64
Resaca, GA
0
0
3
0
46
05/15/64
Resaca, GA
1
0
5
0
47
05/16/64
Resaca, GA
0
1
1
0
48
05/18/64
Dalton, GA
0
0
1
0
49
05/19/64
Resaca, GA
0
0
1
0
50
05/22/64
Resaca, GA
0
0
1
0
51
05/25/64
New Hope Church, GA
0
3
0
0
52
05/31/64
Kingston, GA
0
0
0
1
53
06/15/64
Kenesaw Mountain, GA
0
1
0
0
54
06/16/64
Nashville, TN
0
0
1
0
55
06/22/64
Kenesaw Mountain, GA
0
1
0
0
56
06/22/64
Marietta, GA
0
2
1
0
57
06/22/64
New Hope Church, GA
0
1
0
0
58
06/22/64
Powder Springs, GA
0
1
0
0
59
06/27/64
New Hope Church, GA
0
1
0
0
60
07/03/64
Chattahoochee River, GA
0
0
1
0
61
07/03/64
Marietta, GA
0
0
1
0
62
07/05/64
Marietta, GA
0
0
1
0
63
07/06/64
Marietta, GA
0
0
2
0
64
07/09/64
Marietta, GA
0
0
1
0
65
07/10/64
Fulton County, GA
0
0
1
0
66
07/20/64
Atlanta, GA
1
0
0
0
67
07/20/64
Peach Tree Creek, GA
0
1
0
0
68
07/21/64
Chattahoochee River, GA
2
0
0
0
69
07/21/64
Peach Tree Creek, GA
0
1
0
0
70
07/22/64
Atlanta, GA
5
10
2
0
71
08/22/64
Lithonia, GA
0
0
1
0
72
08/31/64
Jonesboro, GA
1
10
2
0
73
09/01/64
Clayton County, GA
0
0
1
0
74
09/01/64
Jonesboro, GA
0
1
2
0
75
09/02/64
Morris Station, GA
0
0
1
0
76
09/03/64
Morris Station, GA
0
0
1
0
77
09/04/64
Jonesboro, GA
0
0
1
0
78
09/06/64
Atlanta, GA
0
0
1
0
79
09/15/64
KY
0
0
1
0
80
09/16/64
Jonesboro, GA
0
0
1
0
81
09/22/64
Jonesboro, GA
0
0
1
0
82
09/22/64
Roswell, GA
0
0
1
0
83
11/30/64
Franklin, TN
2
0
0
0
84
12/13/64
Nashville, TN
0
0
1
0
85
12/15/64
Nashville, TN
0
0
3
0
86
12/16/64
Nashville, TN
1
0
45
0
87
12/17/64
Franklin, TN
0
0
3
0
88
03/18/65
Bentonville, NC
1
3
1
0
89
03/19/65
Bentonville, NC
0
1
0
0
90
04/06/65
Sailor's Creek, VA
0
0
1
0
91
04/15/65
Bentonville, NC
0
0
1
0
92
04/26/65
Bentonville, NC
0
1
0
0
93
05/08/65
Athens, GA
0
0
2
0
Elijah Green, Private, Company G, 56th Georgia Infantry, volunteered May 3, 1862 at Union Hill, Georgia by Capt. J. M. Steetman for 3 years, captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 4, 1863, paroled July 8, present and furloughed at Enterprise, Mississippi July 23, 1863, receipted for an issue of clothing in the 2nd quarter of 1864, no further records
M266: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia
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56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
56th Infantry Regiment [also called 55th Regiment] was organized during the late spring of 1862. Some of the men were from Carroll, Chattahoochee, and Dooly counties. The unit served at Cumberland Gap, then moved to Mississippi. Here it was assigned to T.H. Taylor's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and after fighting at Champion Hill was captured at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863. Exchanged and assigned to General Cummings' Brigade, the 56th was involved in the operations of the Army of Tennessee from Chattanooga to Bentonville. It reported 74 casualties at Chattanooga, totalled 434 men and 277 casualties in December, 1863, and during January, 1865, when it was consolidated with Glenn's 36th Regiment, 232 were present. Few surrendered in April. The field officers were Colonel E.P. Watkins, Lieutenant Colonel J.T. Slaughter, and Majors James P. Bewster and M.L. Pool.
http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/regiments.cfm
See also:
http://history-sites.com/cgi-bin/bbs53x/gacwmb/webbbs_config.pl?read=11474