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*[[Union Army]] | *[[Union Army]] | ||
*[[Utah Territorial Army]]|battles=[[American Civil War]] | *[[Utah Territorial Army]]|battles=[[American Civil War]] | ||
*[[Trans-Rocky Mountains Theater]]|size=1,000|anniversaries=1 July ([[Emancipation Day (Utah)|Emancipation Day]])}} | *[[Trans-Rocky Mountains Theater]]|size=1,000|anniversaries=1 July ([[Emancipation Day (Utah)|Emancipation Day]])}}The '''55th Utah Volunteer Infantry Regiment''' was one of the final regiments under the [[24 Brigade Plan]]. The 55th would see major action during the [[American Civil War]] with major battle honors including the [[Battle of Logan (1862)|Logan]], [[Battle of Eden Station|Eden Station]], [[Battle of Wildwood|Wildwood]], [[Battle of Salt Lake|Salt Lake]], [[First Battle of Pine Valley|First Pine Valley]], [[Battle of Muddy Creek|Muddy Creek]], [[Battle of the Great Salt Lake|Great Salt Lake]] and the [[First Battle of Fort McElmo|First]] and [[Second Battle of Fort McElmo|Second Battles of Fort McElmo]]. The 55th was the first all freedman's regiment and first African-American unit to see combat. | ||