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The 55th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. In May 1861, Major William N. Ward raised a unit known as 'Essex and Middlesex Battalion,' one company of which, the 'Essex Sharp Shooters' had been in existence since the summer of 1860 as a volunteer company. It received the formal designation '55th Virginia Infantry' in September 1861 when Colonel Francis M. Mallory took command. It eventually became part of A.P. Hill's Light Division. In total, 1,321 men appeared on the muster rolls; of these, 1,181 saw active service with the regiment. Of the latter, 108 were killed in action and 198 died of disease. The regiment was made up of 12 companies from Essex, Middlesex, Lancaster, Spotsylvania, and Westmoreland counties,

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  • The 55th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. In May 1861, Major William N. Ward raised a unit known as 'Essex and Middlesex Battalion,' one company of which, the 'Essex Sharp Shooters' had been in existence since the summer of 1860 as a volunteer company. It received the formal designation '55th Virginia Infantry' in September 1861 when Colonel Francis M. Mallory took command. It eventually became part of A.P. Hill's Light Division. In total, 1,321 men appeared on the muster rolls; of these, 1,181 saw active service with the regiment. Of the latter, 108 were killed in action and 198 died of disease. The regiment was made up of 12 companies from Essex, Middlesex, Lancaster, Spotsylvania, and Westmoreland counties, although never more than 11 companies served together at one time. Some of the battles the 55th Virginia engaged in included the Seven Days Battles, Second Battle of Manassas, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, as well as the defense of Richmond and Petersburg. Its field officers were Colonels and Francis Mallory; Lieutenant Colonels Robert H. Archer and Evan Rice; and Majors Thomas M. Burke, Robert B. Fauntleroy, Charles N. Lawson, Andrew D. Saunders, and William N. Ward. (en)
  • Cinquante-cinquième régiment d'infanterie de volontaires de Virginie Cet article est une ébauche concernant la guerre de Sécession et les forces armées des États-Unis. Vous pouvez partager vos connaissances en l’améliorant (comment ?) selon les recommandations des projets correspondants. Le 55th Virginia Infantry (cinquante-cinquième régiment d'infanterie de volontaires de Virginie) est un régiment d'infanterie de l'armée des États confédérés pendant la guerre de Sécession. (fr)
  • 55-й Вирджинский добровольческий пехотный полк (55th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment) был пехотным полком, набранным в штате Виргиния, в его прибрежной части, для службы в армии Конфедерации во время Гражданской войны в США. Он сражался в составе Северовирджинской армии, и участвовал почти во всех сражениях на Восточном Театре, в том числе в атаке Пикетта под Гетисбергом. (ru)
  • 55-й вірджинський добровольчий піхотний полк (англ. 55th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment) був піхотним полком, набраними в штаті Вірджинія, в його прибережній частині, для служби в армії Конфедерації під час Громадянської війни в США. Він бився в складі Північновірджинської армії, і брав участь майже у всіх боях на Східному Театрі, в тому числі в атаці Пікетта під Геттісбургом. (uk)
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  • Flag of Virginia, 1861 (en)
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  • September 1861 – April 1865 (en)
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  • Cinquante-cinquième régiment d'infanterie de volontaires de Virginie Cet article est une ébauche concernant la guerre de Sécession et les forces armées des États-Unis. Vous pouvez partager vos connaissances en l’améliorant (comment ?) selon les recommandations des projets correspondants. Le 55th Virginia Infantry (cinquante-cinquième régiment d'infanterie de volontaires de Virginie) est un régiment d'infanterie de l'armée des États confédérés pendant la guerre de Sécession. (fr)
  • 55-й Вирджинский добровольческий пехотный полк (55th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment) был пехотным полком, набранным в штате Виргиния, в его прибрежной части, для службы в армии Конфедерации во время Гражданской войны в США. Он сражался в составе Северовирджинской армии, и участвовал почти во всех сражениях на Восточном Театре, в том числе в атаке Пикетта под Гетисбергом. (ru)
  • 55-й вірджинський добровольчий піхотний полк (англ. 55th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment) був піхотним полком, набраними в штаті Вірджинія, в його прибережній частині, для служби в армії Конфедерації під час Громадянської війни в США. Він бився в складі Північновірджинської армії, і брав участь майже у всіх боях на Східному Театрі, в тому числі в атаці Пікетта під Геттісбургом. (uk)
  • The 55th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. In May 1861, Major William N. Ward raised a unit known as 'Essex and Middlesex Battalion,' one company of which, the 'Essex Sharp Shooters' had been in existence since the summer of 1860 as a volunteer company. It received the formal designation '55th Virginia Infantry' in September 1861 when Colonel Francis M. Mallory took command. It eventually became part of A.P. Hill's Light Division. In total, 1,321 men appeared on the muster rolls; of these, 1,181 saw active service with the regiment. Of the latter, 108 were killed in action and 198 died of disease. The regiment was made up of 12 companies from Essex, Middlesex, Lancaster, Spotsylvania, and Westmoreland counties, (en)
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  • 55th Virginia Infantry Regiment (en)
  • 55th Virginia Infantry (fr)
  • 55-й Вирджинский пехотный полк (ru)
  • 55-й вірджинський піхотний полк (uk)
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