NC 55th Regiment Co. C Original Muster In Roll. This has a couple of Crotts in the list. Item #: GP1. First at Bethel, Farthest at Gettysburg and Chickamauga, Last at Appomattox. Original muster roll for Co. C of the NC 55th with signatures of all officers and soldiers including Thomas D. Falls who is documented as being one of the famous three for whom North Carolina claims Farthest at Gettysburg along with Captain E. Fletcher Satterfield of Co. H and Sergeant J.A. Whitley, Co. E of the 55th. The Gettysburg National Park Commission has substantiated this fact by marking the location where these soldiers went farther on July 3rd during Picketts Charge than any other Confederate. Jeffrey M. Girvan in his new book The 55th North Carolina in the Civil War states, The argument over which regiment and which state went the farthest at Gettysburg clouds the real story. What must be known, but unfortunately has been overlooked is the fact that the 55th North Carolina fought courageously during the three-day battle in Pennsylvania. After being bruised and battered on July 1, the regiment was still able to go the distance under heavy Federal fire on the final day of battle. The 55th was one of the first regiments to be engaged at Gettysburg and one of the last to leave the battlefield on July 3. .The date of the muster roll is May 31st, 1862. The guys were being mustered in at Camp Mangum by A.S. Calloway. The roll records their name, rank, where born, their age, occupation, height to within 1/4 inch, when, where and by whom they enrolled and remarks such as substitute and absent sick. The majority of the men were from Cleveland County, NC but some were also from Mecklenburg, Lincoln, Rutherford and Gaston Counties.� Each person on the roll signed in the Oath column swearing the following: I do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the State of North Carolina and to the Constitutional powers and authorities which are, or may be established for the government thereof and maintain and defend the constitution of the said State and I do further swear that I will obey the orders of the Governor of the said State, and the orders of the officers that are, or may be set over me according to the rules and discipline of war. So help me God. The two sided roll has signatures and information of 97 officers and privates with Co. C. It is in fair condition with 95% of information easily readable. There are fold splits and dis-colorings that do not majorly effect content. A brief history behind each of the signatures on the roll follows:. .Dickson Falls - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 29 year old farmer, enlisted as a Captain, resigned on 11/22/1862. Edward D. Dixon - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 29 year old farmer, enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant, wounded and taken POW at Gettysburg, confined at Fort Delaware, DE and Johnsons Island, OH, promoted to Captain on 11/22/1862. Philip Ramseur Elam - Born in Rutherford County, NC, 29 year old minister, enlisted as 2nd Lieutenant, Wounded and taken POW at Gettysburg, Confined at Ft. Delaware, DE and Point Lookout, MD, Hospitalized in Richmond, VA, Wounded at Globe Tavern, VA. William Quinn - Born in York District, SC 25 year old farmer, enlisted as a 3rd Lieutenant, Died on 1/12/1863. Aaron R. Beam - Wounded in the Battle of the Wilderness, promoted to 1st Sergeant on 3/29/1862. Thomas Dickson Falls - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 19 year old clerk, Enlisted as a Sergeant, Wounded and taken POW at Gettysburg, Confined at Ft. Delaware and Johnsons Island, OH, promoted to 3rd Lieutenant on 3/12/1863. William Lawson Brown - Born in York District, SC, 19 year old farmer, Enlisted as a sergeant, Wounded and taken POW at Gettyburg, Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, VA. Samuel William Oates - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 31 year old farmer, enlisted as a Sergeant, Wounded at Gettysburg, Hospitalized at Richmond, VA. Edward F.M. Lewis - Born in Lincoln county, NC, 33 year old farmer, Enlisted as a Sergeant, Hospitalized in Richmond, VA, Wounded at Globe Tavern, VA, Demoted to Corporal. Newton J. Long - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 36 year old farmer, Enlisted as a Corporal, Discharged for overage. John P. Womack - Born in Rutherford County, NC, 22 year old farmer, Enlisted as a Corporal, Wounded and taken POW at Gettysburg, Died 2 days later. John D. Boggs - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 27 year old farmer, Enlisted as a Corporal, Wounded and taken POW at Gettysburg, Promoted to Sergeant, Died at Harts Island, NY as a POW of smallpox. James C. Crowder - Born in Rutherford County, NC, 37 year old farmer, Enlisted as a Corporal, Discharged for overage. Joshua C. Beam - Born in Cleaveland County, NC, 18 year old farmer, private, Taken POW at Gettysburg, Confined at Ft. Delaware, DE and Point Lookout, MD whr4e he died of chronic diarrhea in 1864. Perry Barrett - 16 year old substitute enlistee, Private, Discharged for minority on 7/1/1862. James W. Brown - Born in Cleaveland County, NC, 15 year old farmer, Private, Wounded and taken POW at Gettysburg. George Barrett - Born in Rutherford County, NC, 18 year old farmer, Private, Wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, Taken POW and confined at Point Lookout, MD, Survived the War. M. Rufus Beam - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 23 year old farmer, Private, Hospitalized on 8/25/1864, Promoted to musician, Surrendered at Appomattox. Lawson H. Camp - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 30 year old farmer, Private, Hospitalized in 1863 at Richmond, Taken POW and confined at Point Lookout, MD, Survived the War. Martin Cornwell - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 29 year old farmer, Private, Hospitalized at Richmond, VA in 1864, Taken POW and confined at Point Lookout, Survived the War. Joseph P. Crowder - Born in Rutherford County, NC, 35 year old farmer, Private, Discharged for overage in 1862.George F. Crowder - Born in Cleaveland County, NC, 18 year old farmer, Private, Taken POW at Gettysburg, Confined at Ft. Delaware, DE and Point Lookout, MD, Survived the War. John Buncombe Crowder. C. Sylvester Cobb - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 17 year old farmer, Private, Killed at the Battle of the Wilderness. Joseph Crotts - Born in Rutherford County, NC, 25 year old farmer, Private, Hospitalized at Petersburg in 1863, Taken POW at Gettysburg, Confined at ft. Delaware, DE where he died of typhoid fever in 1863. John Crotts - Resident of Cleaveland County, NC, 18 year old farmer, Private, Died of Pneumonia in 1863 in Petersburg, VA. George P. Carpenter - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 28 year old farmer, Private. Robert C. Carpenter - Resident of Cleaveland County, NC, 18 year old farmer, Private. Peter Z. Carpenter - Resident of Cleaveland County, NC, 19 year old farmer, Private, Taken POW at Gettysburg, Confined at Ft. Delaware, DE, Survived the War. David G. Carpenter - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 32 year old farmer, Private, Hospitalized in 1864 at Richmond, VA and in Farmville, VA, Died in 1865. John B. Carroll - Resident of Cleaveland County, NC, 18 year old farmer, Private, Hospitalized at Petersburg, VA in 1863, Taken POW at Falling Waters, MD, Hospitalized in Washington, DC, Died of disease as a POW at Point Lookout, MD. John M. Costner - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 28 year old, Private, Died of Pneumonia in 1862 at Petersburg, VA. A. Crowel Digh - Born in Cleaveland County, NC, 20 year old farmer, Taken POW at Gettysburg, Confined at Ft. Delaware, DE and Point Lookout, MD where he died of disease on 10/23/1863. James R. Eaker - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 28 year old farmer, Private, Hospitalized in 1864 at Richmond, VA.David W. Elliott - Born in Cleaveland County, NC, 18 year old farmer, Private, Wounded and taken POW at Gettysburg. John William Eskridge - Born in Rutherford County, NC, Private, Taken POW at Gettysburg. Aaron L. Froneberger - Born in Gaston County, NC, 18 year old farmer, Private, Hospitalized at Petersburg in 1862, Wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, Taken POW and confined at Point Lookout, MD, Survived the War. Albert G. Gant - Resident of Cleaveland County, NC, 20 year old, Private, Hospitalized in Richmond, VA in 1863, Promoted to Sergeant, Surrendered at Appomattox. Drury W. Goodson - Resident of Cleaveland County, NC, 18 year old farmer, Private, Died of typhoid fever at Charlottesville, VA. Simeon C. Gold - Born in Halifax County, VA, 20 year old farmer, Private, wounded and taken POW at Gettysburg, Died the next day. John T. Gladden - Born in Rutherford County, NC, 26 year old blacksmith, Private, Killed at Gettysburg. Farington Griffin - Resident of Cleaveland County, NC, 23 year old, Private, Hospitalized in 1862 at Petersburg,�in 1863 at Charlottesville, VA, in 1864 at Farmville, VA and in 1865 at Richmond, VA, Taken POW in 1865. Doctor F. Harmon - Born in Cleaveland County, NC, 21 year old farmer, Private, Taken POW at Gettysburg and confined at Ft. Delaware, DE where he died of� chronic diarrhea. George W. Harden - Born in Cleaveland County, NC, 18 year old farmer, Private, Taken POW at Gettysburg, Became Galvanized Yankee in 1863. Eusibius Sidney Hendrick - Resident of Cleaveland County, NC, 19 year old farmer, Private, Taken POW at Gettysburg, Confined at Ft. Delaware, DE and Point Lookout, MD where he died of acute rheumatism in 1863. Peter A. Hasting - Born in Rutherford County, NC, 24 year old Carpenter, Private, Survived the War. Jeremiah Heavener - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 18 year old farmer, Private, Taken POW at Gettysburg, Confined at Ft. Delaware, DE where he died on 10/5/1863. Levi C. Huffstetler - Born in Gaston County, NC, 20 year old farmer, Private, Wounded and taken Pow at Gettysburg, Hospitalized in 1863 at Richmond, VA, Transferred into Veteran Reserve Corps in 1865. Martin Jones - Born in Rutherford County, NC, 25 year old farmer, Private. Joseph J. Kistler - Resident of Cleaveland County, NC, 20 year old, Private, Hospitalized in 1863 at Farmville, VA, Confined in 1864 at Castle Thunder Prison in Richmond, Va, Taken POW in 1865 and confined at Harts Island, NY, Survived the War. Jacob Cline Lackey - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 35 year old farmer, Private, Hospitalized in 1864 at Richmond, VA, Taken POW at confined at Point Lookout, MD, Survived the War. Christopher Lewis -�Born in Cleaveland County, NC, 17 year old farmer, Private, Discharged for minority on 7/1/1862. Thomas Long - Born in Chester District, SC, 21 year old farmer, Private, Taken Pow at Gettsburg, Confined at Ft. Delaware, DE and Point Lookout, MD where he died on 1/6/1864. Marcus D. Lowrance - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 18 year old farmer, Private, Died of typhoid fever in 1862 at Goldsboro, NC. James P. Martin - Born in Cleaveland County, NC, 20 year old farmer, Private, Taken POW at Falling Waters, MD and confined at Point Lookout, MD, Became Galvanized Yankee on 2/25/1864. Thomas W. Martin - Private, Wounded at Gettysburg, Taken POW and confined at Ft. Delaware, DE from where he was paroled, Wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, Wounded at Globe Tavern, VA, Taken POW at Sutherlands Station, VA and confined at Harts Island, NY, Survived the War. Reuben Harris Martin - Private, Taken POW at Gettysburg, Confined at Ft. Delaware, DE and Point Lookout, MD from where he was paroled, Wounded at Globe Tavern, VA in 1854, Taken POW at Sutherlands Station, VA and confined at Point Lookout, MD, Survived the WAR. Jacob C. Mooney -�Born in Rutherford County, NC, 30 year old farmer, Private, Hospitaled in 1864 in Richmond, VA, Wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness, Taken POW in 1865 and confined at Point Lookout, MD, Survived the War. Peter C. Mooney - Born in Rutherford County, NC, 27 year old farmer, Private, Died of typhoid fever in Petersburg, VA in 1862.Abraham Mooney, Sr. - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 24 year old farmer, Private, Taken POW in 1865 and confined at Point Lookout, MD, Survived the War. Lewis McDonald - Born in Rutherford County, NC, 28 year old farmer, Private, Promoted to Corporal, Surrendered at Appomattox. Simpson T. Moore - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 35 year old carriage maker, Private. Archibald Moss - Resident of Cleaveland County, NC, 17 year old farmer, Private. James Moss - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 24 year old farmer, Private, Hospitalized in 1863 at Farmville, VA, Wounded at Gettysburg, Detached as a teamster in 1862. Isaac R. Oates - Born in Lincoln County, 30 year old farmer, Private, Discharged for disability on 6/15/1862. William W. Patterson - Resident of Cleaveland County, NC, 21 year old farmer, Private, Wounded at Gettysburg, Hospitalized in 1864 at Charlottesville, VA, Lynchburg, VA and Richmond, VA, Killed in 1864 at Burgess Mill, VA. John Henry Peeler -�Born in Rutherford Coutny, NC, 34 year old farmer, Private, Transvered to Co. F 34th NC Infantry. Samuel L. Putnam -� Private, Discharged for disability on 7/1/1862. John Thomas Ramsour - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 20 year old farmer, Private, Died of typhoid fever in 1863 at Petersburg, VA. Newton Roach - Born in Rutherford County, NC, 20 year old farmer, Private, Taken POW at Falling Waters, MD in 1863 and confined at Old Capitol Prison in Washington, DC and at Point Lookout, MD.� Became Galvanized Yankee in 1864. James P. Roach - Born in Rutherford Coutny, NC, 22 year old farmer, Private, Wounded and taken POW at Washington, NC in 1862, Died 3 days later. Thomas Randall - Born in Rutherford County, NC, 23 year old , Private, Killed at the Battle of the Wilderness. Daniel Sellers - Born in Cleaveland County, NC, 28 year old farmer, Private, Discharged for disability on 12/1/1862. George W. Sparrow - Born in Mecklenburg County, NC, 24 year old farmer, Private, Hospitalized at Petersburg, VA in 1863, Promoted to Corporal in 1862, Died of disease in 1863 at Mount Jackson, VA. Thomas A. Sparrow - Private, Taken POW at Gettysburg, Confined at Ft. McHenry, MD and Point Lookout, MD, Hospitalized at Richmond, VA, Died of chronic diarrhea in 1864. Monroe M. Simmons - Resident of Cleaveland county, NC, 17 year old farmer, Private, Taken POW at Gettysburg, PA, confined at Ft. Delaware, DE and Point Lookout, MD. Henry Shitle - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 26 year old farmer, Private, Taken POW at Gettysburg, Confined at Ft. Delaware, DE and Point Lookout, MD. Marcus C. Smith - Resident of Cleaveland County, NC, 16 year old farmer, Private, Killed at Gettysburg. James W. Spangler, Born in Cleaveland County, NC, 17 year old farmer, Private, Taken POW at Gettysburg, Confined at Ft. Delaware, DE, Survived the War. Crawford Spurlin - Born in Rutherford County, NC, 27 year old tanner, Private, Taken POW at Gettysburg, PA, Confined at Ft. Delaware, DE and Point Lookout, MD, Hospitalized at Point Lookout. Alfred H. Sweezy - Born in Rutherford Coutny, NC, 30 year old farmer, Private, Promoted to Musician on 7/1/1862. Samuel W. Torance - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 24 year old farmer, Private, Discharged for disability on 12/1/1862 at Raleigh, NC, Died 1/4/64. William R. Vandyke - Born in Cleaveland County, NC, 20 year old farmer, Private, Taken POW at Gettysburg, Confined at Ft. Delaware, DE and Point Lookout, MD where he died in 1864 of smallpox. Abram Weaver - Born in Gaston County, NC, 20 year old farmer, Private, Taken POW at Gettysburg, PA, Confined at Ft. Delaware, DE and Point Lookout, MD, Reported missing at the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864. Brison W. Weaver - Born in Rutherford County, NC, 32 year old farmer, Private, Killed on 9/6/1862 at Washington, NC. Burrel M. White - Born in Cleaveland County, NC, 20 year old farmer, Private, Died on 6/11/1864. Joseph Whistenant - Born in Cleaveland County, NC, 18 year old farmer, Private, Hospitalized in 1863 at Farmville, VA, Surrendered at Appomattox. Calbin Whistenant - Resident of Cleaveland County, NC, 16 yar old farmer, Private, Discharged for minority on 7/1/1862 but later died of chronic dysentery. Henry White - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 24 year old farmer, Private, Wounded and taken POW at Gettysburg, Died one month later of wounds. James L. White - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 18 yar old farmer, Private, Killed at Gettysburg. Alexander Williams - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 23 year old farmer, Private, Promoted to Corporal in 1862, Died of typhoid fever in 1862 at Raleigh, NC. Doctor F. Williams - Born in Lincoln County, NC, 35 year old farmer, Private, Discharged for overage in 1862. Moses A. Wilson - Born in Rutherford, NC, 26 year old farmer, Private, Taken POW at Williamsport, MD, Confined at Ft. Delaware, DE and Point Lookout, MD, Hospitalized at Richmond, VA, Died of chronic diarrhea in 1865 at Salisbury, NC. Phillip Dobins Wilson - Born in Rutherford County, NC, 22 year old farmer, Private, Hospitalized in Richmond, VA in 1863, Taken POW in 1865 and confined at Point Lookout, MD, Survived the War.
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