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54th Regiment, Virginia Infantry

54th Infantry Regiment was organized in October, 1861. It was soon ordered to Kentucky and took an active part in the engagement at Middle Creek. Later the unit was assigned to Trigg's, Reynolds', Brown's and Reynolds' Consolidated, and Palmer's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It participated in many battles of the army from Chickamauga to Atlanta, endured Hood's winter operations, and fought in North Carolina. On April 9, 1865, it merged into the 54th Battalion Virginia Infantry. This regiment sustained 47 casualties at Chickamauga, totalled 390 men and 329 arms in December, 1863, andhad 128 present in December, 1864 and 212 in January, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Robert C. Trigg; Lieutenant Colonels Henry A. Edmundson, William B. Shelor, and John J. Wade; and Majors John S. Deyerle, Austin Harman, and James C. Taylor.

Bassham, Nathaniel A.
Co I Private Private

Buck, Edwin A. J.
Co E Private Private
aka Buck, E. J. A.

Clark, George W.
Co F Private Private

Haden, Richard B.
Co C Private Private

Larch, Daniel
Co K Private Private

Lawson, Madison
Co K Private Private

Mabry, Samuel
Co G Private Private

Murray, William M.
Co E Private Corporal
aka Murrey, William M.

Pratt, James W.
Co D Private Private

Richardson, Haden
Co K Private Private

Slasher, George A.
Co B Private Corporal

Weeks, Archibald F.
Co D Private Private

Williams, Mathew
Co A Private Private

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