I'm a life-long east Tennessean, but my paternal roots are in the mount counties of western North Carolina. I'm related to these veterans of the 55th, either directly or by marriage :

Andrew W. McGee............ Residence Wilkes County NC; a 33 year-old Farmer. Enlisted on 4/3/1862 at Alexander County, NC as a Private. On 5/31/1862 he mustered as a substitute into 'H' Co. NC 55th Infantry (date and method of discharge not given) He was listed as: * Absent 6/15/1862 (place not stated) (Estimated day) * Hospitalized 8/2/1863 Farmville, VA * Furloughed 11/24/1863 (place not stated) * Hospitalized 6/30/1864 Richmond, VA * Furloughed 8/12/1864 (place not stated) * Hospitalized 9/10/1864 Richmond, VA * Furloughed 9/23/1864 (place not stated) * Hospitalized 11/10/1864 Richmond, VA * Transferred 12/10/1864 (place not stated) (No further record) Other Information: born in Wilkes County.

Thomas L. Maultby...........

Enlisted on 4/10/1862 at Alexander County, NC as a Private.

On 5/31/1862 he mustered into 'H' Co. NC 55th Infantry
He was discharged for disability on 10/31/1863 at Lynchburg, VA

He was listed as:
* Sick 6/15/1862 (place not stated) (Estimated day)

Other Information:
born in Caldwell County, NC
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Thomas C. Isenhour..........Residence Caldwell County NC; a 24 year-old Farmer. Enlisted on 4/3/1862 at Alexander County, NC as a Private. On 5/31/1862 he mustered into 'H' Co. NC 55th Infantry He deserted on 1/26/1865 He was listed as: * Wounded 12/1/1864 Petersburg, VA Other Information: born in Caldwell County, NC.
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William Hall.................... Residence Wilkes County NC; a 38 year-old Baptist Clergyman. Enlisted on 3/28/1862 at Wilkes County, NC as a Private. On 5/15/1862 he mustered into 'B' Co. NC 55th Infantry He was discharged for overage on 5/25/1862
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Andrew W. Earp Residence Wilkes County NC; 34 years old. Enlisted on 3/8/1862 at Wilkes County, NC as a Private. On 5/30/1862 he mustered into 'B' Co. NC 55th Infantry He died of disease as POW on 11/25/1863 at Point Lookout, MD (Died of 'chronic diarrhea') He was listed as: * POW 7/14/1863 Falling Waters, MD * Confined 7/18/1863 Old Capitol Prison, Washington, DC (Estimated day) * Transferred 8/8/1863 Point Lookout,Md.
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Glenn