Company G of the 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Civil War

The 54th Massachusetts voluntary infantry was Massachusetts' first all black regiment during the Civil War. The colonel, captains and lieutenants were white, with black infantry being promoted as high as sergeant major.

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Company G Privates • Corporals  •  Sergeants

Company G Privates

Private James Anderson (1830 - ) WIA at Fort Wagner
Wikitree (geneaology) of James Anderson

Private John Anderson (1845 - )
Wikitree (geneaology) of John Anderson

Private Lewis Anderson of Kentucky (1833 - 7 August 1863) WIA at Fort Wagner, DOW
WikiTree (geneaology) of Lewis Anderson
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Private Charles G. Atkins (1842 - )
WikiTree (geneaology) of Charles G. Atkins

Private John Batson (1843 - )
WikiTree (geneaology) of John Batson

Private Robert Henry Battles (1825 - )
WikiTree (geneaology) of Robert Henry Battles

Private Charles Body (1835 - ) MIA at Fort Wagner
WikiTree (geneaology) of Charles Body

Private William Cain of Ohio (10 August 1845 - 6 August 1920)
WikiTree (genealogy) of William Cain
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Private Charles Clark of Massachusetts (1845 - 21 July 1863) WIA at Fort Wagner, DOW
WikiTree (geneaology) of Charles Clark

Private Thomas Clark (1836 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Thomas Clark

Private James Cleveland of Cincinnati, OH (1845 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of James Cleveland

Private James Coleman of Adrian, MI (1843 - 29 March 1879) WIA at Fort Wagner
WikiTree (geneaology) of James Coleman

Private John Coleman (1844 - ) WIA at Fort Wagner
WikiTree (genealogy) of John Coleman

Private William Cook (1841 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of William Cook

Private George Cooper (1840 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of George Cooper

Private Aaron Cummings (1841 - ) WIA at Olustee
WikiTree (geneaology) of Aaron Cummings

Private William A. Cunningham (1843 - )
WikiTree (geneaology) of William A. Cunningham

Private Josephus Curry of Washington, PA (1843 - 18 July 1863) KIA at Fort Wagner
WikiTree (geneaology) of Josephus Curry

Private James Danridge (1838 - )
WikiTree (geneaology) of James Danridge

Private Anthony David of Jackson, LA (1837 - 25 March 1864) WIA at Fort Wagner, DOW
WikiTree (geneaology) of Anthony David

Private Solomon Day (1837 - )
WikiTree (geneaology) of Solomon Day

Private Charles M. Demus (1845 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Charles M. Demus

Private Samuel Duncan (1841 - ) WIA at Honey Hill
WikiTree (genealogy) of Samuel Duncan

Private George Ellender (1830 - ) WIA at Fort Wagner, WIA at Olustee
WikiTree (genealogy) of George Ellender

Private Henry Ellis of Cincinnati, OH (1845 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Henry Ellis

Private George Evans (1841 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of George Evans

Private Richard Evans (1829 - ) WIA at Fort Wagner
WikiTree (genealogy) of Richard Evans

Private William Fowlis (1843 - 11 October 1863)
WikiTree (genealogy) of William Fowlis

Private Stephen Franklin (1823 - ) WIA at Honey Hill
WikiTree (genealogy) of Stephen Franklin

Private William Garrison of Pennsylvania (1838 - ) WIA at Fort Wagner
WikiTree (genealogy) of William Garrison

Private John Goodwin (1838 - 3 September 1863)
WikiTree (genealogy) of John Goodwin

Private Romeo Grimes (1829 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Romeo Grimes

Private Benjamin Grimmidge of Canada (1845 - 15 November 1863) WIA at Fort Wagner, DOW
WikiTree (genealogy) of Benjamin Grimmidge

Private William Haines (1844 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Williams Haines

Private Alfred Hamilton (1845 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Alfred Hamilton

Private Cornelius Harding (1822 - 1894)
WikiTree (genealogy) of Cornelius Harding

Private Hill Harris (1837 - 30 January 1922) WIA at Honey Hill, POW
WikiTree (genealogy) of Hill Harris

Private George Hart (1842 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of George Hart

Private James Hazzard of Woodstock, VT (1843 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of James Hazzard

Private Chester Bromily Hoke of New York (1846 - 1913)
WikiTree (geneaology) of Chester Bromily Hoke

Private Joseph R. Holmes (1842 - ) WIA in Fort Wagner
WikiTree (genealogy) of Joseph Holmes

Private Leander L. Howard (1843 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Leander Howard

Private Henry P. Jackson (1831 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Henry Jackson

Private Horace Jackson of Glens Falls, NY (1834 - 5 September 1905) WIA at Olustee
WikiTree (genealogy) of Horace Jackson

Private Edward Johnson (1830 - ) WIA at Olustee, POW
WikiTree (genealogy) of Edward Johnson

Private Wheeler Johnson (1837 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Wheeler Johnson

Private William Jones (1846 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of William Jones

Private Amos King (1820 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Amos King

Private Henry King (1826 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Henry King

Private Oliver W. King (1849 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Oliver King

Private Norman Knox of New York (1843 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Norman Knox

Private Thomas Lawrence of Xenia, OH (1845 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Thomas Lawrence

Private Benjamin F. Lee (1844 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Benjamin Lee
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Private Joseph Lee (1842 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Joseph Lee

Private Charles Lloyd (1843 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Charles Lloyd

Private William Martin (1844 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of William Martin

Private John Miller (1825 - 20 February 1864) KIA at Olustee
WikiTree (genealogy) of John Miller

Private Theodore Miller (1844 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Theodore Miller

Private William Myers (1841 - ) MIA at Fort Wagner
WikiTree (genealogy) of William Myers

Private Harrison Nichols (1837 - ) MIA at Fort Wagner
WikiTree (genealogy) of Harrison Nichols

Private William H. Niles (1842 - 5 March 1864)
WikiTree (genealogy) of William Niles

Private John Oaky (18?? - 22 July 1909)
WikiTree (genealogy) of John Oaky

Private William Parritt (1843 - 14 January 1864)
WikiTree (genealogy) of William Parritt

Private Benjamin Patten (1840 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Benjamin Patten

Private Alexander Patterson (1835 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Alexander Patterson

Private Nelson Payne (1840 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Nelson Payne

Private Amara A. Peters (1842 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Amara Peters

Private Marshall Porter (1845 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Marshall Porter

Private David Price (1837 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of David Price

Private Jason Prince (1839 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Jason Prince

Private William Raymour (also Ramer) of Pennsylvania (1844 - )
WikiTree (geneaology) of William Ramer

Private George Reynolds (1843 - ) WIA at Honey Hill
WikiTree (genealogy) of George Reynolds

Private Charles Robinson (1845 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Charles Robinson

Private William Robinson of Michigan (1845 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of William Robinson

Private William Robinson of New York (1844 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of William Robinson

Private Daniel Ross (1844 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Daniel Ross

Private William Rutledge (1829 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of William Rutledge

Private Stephen Henry Scisco of Mendon, MA (22 January 1841 - 21 March 1905)
WikiTree (genealogy) of Stephen Scisco
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Private Alfred B. Seaman (1838 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Alfred Seaman

Private John Shorter (1847 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of John Shorter

Private Henry Simpson (1842 - 10 July 1911)
WikiTree (genealogy) of Henry Simpson

Private Louis L. Simpson (1841 - ) WIA at Honey Hill
WikiTree (genealogy) of Lewis Simpson

Private Isaac Smith (1844 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Isaac Smith

Private Isaac Smith (1833 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Isaac Smith

Private John Soward (1833 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of John Soward

Private Charles Stanton of Glens Falls, NY (1842 - 25 February 1865) WIA at Fort Wagner, POW
WikiTree (genealogy) of Charles Stanton

Private John Stevens of Pontiac, MI (1840 - ) MIA at Fort Wagner
WikiTree (genealogy) of John Stevens

Private George H. Stewart (1828 - ) POW
WikiTree (genealogy) of George Stewart

Private George F. Storms (1840 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of George Stormes

Private Jacob Talbot (1845 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Jacob Talbot

Private Martin Tillman (1841 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Martin Tillman

Private Abraham Tripp (1841 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Abraham Tripp

Harriet Tubman (1822 - 10 March 1913)

Private William H. Tyler of Henry County, KY (1840 - ) MIA at Fort Wagner
WikiTree (genealogy) of William Tyler

Private William Underwood of Mason County, KY (1838 - ) MIA at Fort Wagner
WikiTree (genealogy) of William Underwood

Private James Walker (1838 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of James Walker

Private Albert Gilbert Wall (1843 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Albert Gilbert Wall

Private Augustus Ward (1844 - 23 April 1896)
WikiTree (genealogy) of Augustus Ward

Private William Washington (1845 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of William Washington

Private Sylvester Webber (1842 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Sylvester Webber

Private Charles Whetburne (1841 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Charles Whetburne

Private Charles A. Williams (1842 - ) WIA at Fort Wagner
WikiTree (genealogy) of Charles Williams

Private James H. Williams (1844 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of James Williams

Private John W. Williams (1839 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of John Williams

Private William Wise (1842 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of William Wise

Private Thomas Younger (1844 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Thomas Younger

Company G Corporals

Corporal John W. Allen (1840 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of John Allen

Corporal John A. Bouldon of Cleveland, OH (August 1834 - 12 July 1908) WIA at Fort Wagner
WikiTree (genealogy) of John Bouldon

Corporal William Ellis of Cincinnati, OH (1839 - 10 August 1863) WIA at Fort Wagner, DOW
WikiTree (genealogy) of William Ellis

Corporal Chauncy Hawton (1843 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Chauncy Hawton

Corporal John Hedgepath (1840 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of John Hedgepath

Corporal Jeremiah Milliman (1840 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Jeremiah Milliman

Corporal John Sims (1827 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of John Sims

Corporal Samuel Smith (1843 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Samuel Smith

Corporal James H. Titus (1840 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of James Titus

Corporal David H. Van Allen (1840 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of David Van Allen

Company G Sergeants

Sergeant John L. Barker (1835 - ) WIA at Fort Wagner, WIA at Olustee, WIA at Honey Hill
WikiTree (genealogy) of John Barker

Sergeant Henry J. Carter (1836 - ) WIA at Honey Hill
WikiTree (genealogy) of Henry Carter

Sergeant Shedrick Conaway of Cleveland, OH (1844 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Shedrick Conaway

Sergeant Thomas A. Johnson of Michigan (1824 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of Thomas Johnson

Sergeant John Wall of Oberlin, OH (1843 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) of John Wall (brother of Captain O.S.B. Wall and brother-in-law of John Mercer Quarles Langston!)

Sergeant Samuel Winnie (1836 - ) WIA at Fort Wagner
WikiTree (genealogy) of Samuel Winnie

Company G 1st Sergeants

1st Sergeant Fielding C. Brown of Ohio (20 January 1840 -18 September 1911)
WikiTree (genealogy) of Fielding Brown

1st Sergeant John Morgan (1839 - ) WIA
WikiTree (genealogy) of John Morgan

Company G Sergeant Majors

Sergeant Major John H. Wilson (1840 - 1919) WIA at Fort Wagner
WikiTree (genealogy) of John Wilson

Company G 2nd Lieutenants

2nd Lieutenant Frederick Hedge Webster (2 August 1843 - 25 January 1865)
WikiTree (genealogy) profile of Frederick Webster

Company G 1st Lieutenants

1st Lieutenant David Reid (1829 - 30 November 1864) KIA at Honey Hill
WikiTree (genealogy) profile of David Reid

Company G Captains

Captain Thomas Larkin Appleton (14 October 1841 - )
WikiTree (genealogy) profile of Thomas Appleton

Captain Orin E. Smith (1840 - ) WIA at Fort Wagner
Captain Lewis Reed


Bibliography

Emilio, Luis Fenollosa History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865 Boston: The Boston Book Company, 1894

DOW Died of Wounds
KIA Killed in Action
MIA Missing in Action
POW Prisoner of War
WIA Wounded In Action