REGIMENTAL
FLAG OF THE KY 55TH
On Display at the KY Military History Museum
Frankfort, Kentucky (The
white spots are where the flag is worn and torn) Photo
courtesy of Scottie Slayback
Often
referred to as the "Bloody fifty-fifth"
it was organized in November of 1864 and lost a
total of seven enlisted men who were killed and
mortally wounded, two officers and twenty-nine
enlisted men by disease.
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Photo from
Collection of Brad L. Pruden.
Taken by Lexington, KY photographer W. R. Phipps
ca. 1864-1865. Photo
found in 1988 Vol of "Military Images
Magazine" by researcher Scottie Slayback
According
to the legend printed on the base drum - Haley's
Coronet Band - 55th KY Vol Infantry. Unknown if
the band members actually "mounted up"
and served with the regiment or were merely used
for recruiting.
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