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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
11th Infantry Regiment was organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in May, 1861, and mustered into Confederate service at Lynchburg, Virginia. Its companies were recruited into Confederate service at Lynchburg, Virginia. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Neshoba, Yazoo, Monroe, Coahome, Noxubee, Chickasaw, Lowndes, Lamar, Carroll, and Lafayette. The commanders were Colonels F.M. Green, Philip F. Liddell, William H. Moore, and Reuben O. Reynolds; Lieutenant Colonels Samuel F. Butler, William B. Lowry, and George W. Shannon; and Majors T.S. Evans and Alexander H. Franklin. <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 11 January 2011)</ref> | 11th Infantry Regiment was organized at Corinth, Mississippi, in May, 1861, and mustered into Confederate service at Lynchburg, Virginia. Its companies were recruited into Confederate service at Lynchburg, Virginia. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Neshoba, Yazoo, Monroe, Coahome, Noxubee, Chickasaw, Lowndes, Lamar, Carroll, and Lafayette. The commanders were Colonels F.M. Green, Philip F. Liddell, William H. Moore, and Reuben O. Reynolds; Lieutenant Colonels Samuel F. Butler, William B. Lowry, and George W. Shannon; and Majors T.S. Evans and Alexander H. Franklin. <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 11 January 2011)</ref> | ||
*The [http://www.mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/11th_MS_Inf.htm 11th Mississippi Infantry] Internet site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898. <br><br> | *The [http://www.mississippiscv.org/MS_Units/11th_MS_Inf.htm 11th Mississippi Infantry] Internet site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898. <br><br> | ||
*A brief timeline is found on the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~msnoxube/11thMs.html "11th Ms Infantry" ]page of the MSGenWeb Project.<br><br> | *A brief timeline is found on the [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~msnoxube/11thMs.html "11th Ms Infantry" ]page of the MSGenWeb Project.<br><br> | ||
*A picture of the [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:11th_Mississippi_Infantry_Regiment_battle_flag_army.mil-2008-09-10-145530.jpg 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment Battle Flag] can be found on Wikipedia.<br><br> | *A picture of the [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:11th_Mississippi_Infantry_Regiment_battle_flag_army.mil-2008-09-10-145530.jpg 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment Battle Flag] can be found on Wikipedia.<br><br> | ||
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A [http://members.cox.net/rb2307/content/11SUPth_SUP_Mississippi_Infantry_Company_A.htm Regimental Roster] arranged by companies begins with Company A, The University Grays of Lafayette County. Scroll down to view the remaining company rosters. | A [http://members.cox.net/rb2307/content/11SUPth_SUP_Mississippi_Infantry_Company_A.htm Regimental Roster] arranged by companies begins with Company A, The University Grays of Lafayette County. Scroll down to view the remaining company rosters. | ||
Company A - University Greys | Company A - (University Greys);[Cosmopolitan rank and file] - raised in [[Lafayette County, Mississippi#Military|Lafayette County]]<br> | ||
Company B - (Coahoma Invincibles) - raised in [[Coahoma County, Mississippi#Military|Coahoma County]]<br> | |||
Company C - (Prairie Rifles, aka Prairie Rifleman) - raised in [[Chickasaw County, Mississippi#Military|Chickasaw County]]<br> | |||
Company D - (Neshoba Rifles, aka Neshoba Riflemen) - raised in [[Neshoba County, Mississippi#Military|Neshoba County]]<br> | |||
Company E - (Prairie Guards) - raised in [[Lowndes County, Mississippi#Military|Lowndes County]]<br> | |||
Company F - (Noxubee Rifles) - raised in [[Noxubee County, Mississippi#Military|Noxubee County]] See [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~msnoxube/riflenames.html Roster]<br> | |||
Company G - (Lamar Rifles) - raised in [[Lafayette County, Mississippi#Military|Lafayette County]]<br> | |||
Company H - (Chickasaw Guards) - raised in [[Chickasaw County, Mississippi#Military|Chickasaw County]]<br> | |||
Company I - (Van Dorn Reserve) - raised in [[Monroe County, Mississippi#Military|Monroe County]]<br> | |||
Company K - (Carroll County Rifles) - raised in [[Carroll County, Mississippi#Military|Carroll County]] | |||
=== Other Source === | === Other Source === | ||
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*Howell, H. Grady, ''For Dixie Land, I’ll Take My Stand!: A Muster Listing of All Known Mississippi Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines (''Chickasaw Bayou Press, 1998).<br> | *Howell, H. Grady, ''For Dixie Land, I’ll Take My Stand!: A Muster Listing of All Known Mississippi Confederate Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines (''Chickasaw Bayou Press, 1998).<br> | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Mississippi_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Mississippi_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||