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United States U.S. Military Tennessee Tennessee Military Tennessee in the Civil War 11th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry === Brief History ===

The 11th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry was organized at large May to October, 1863. They mustered out by consolidation with 9th Tennessee Cavalry January 9, 1865. ^[1]

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]

Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Other Sources[edit | edit source]

Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Tennessee in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).

National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.

Tennessee in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Tennessee, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.

United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).

[1] National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).

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+The 11th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry was organized at large May to October, 1863. They mustered out by consolidation with 9th Tennessee Cavalry January 9, 1865.  <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>
-=== Brief History  ===
-th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry was organized at large May to October, 1863. It mustered out by consolidation with 9th Tennessee Cavalry January 9, 1865. <ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>
-For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br>
-The Wikipedia Article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_Regiment_Tennessee_Volunteer_Cavalry 11th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry], (accessed 28 November 2012).<br>
-The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/untncav.htm#11thcav 11th Regiment Cavalry], (accessed 28 November 2012).<br>
 === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
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 Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.
-=== Regimental History and Roster  ===
+<br>
-*''Morgan's cavalry.'' By Basil Wilson Duke, . New York and Washington: Neale Pub. Co., 1906. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/cu31924030921542/page/74/mode/2up Internet Archive]
+<br>
 === Other Sources  ===
-*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Tennessee in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).
+*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in&nbsp;'Tennessee in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below). <br>
-*National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
+*National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br>
 *[[Tennessee in the Civil War|Tennessee in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Tennessee, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
 *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
-*Wright, General Marcus J., ''Tennessee in the War 1861-1865'', (Ambrose Lee Publishing Company, Williamsbridge, New York City, 1908), Online book at [https://www.archive.org/stream/tennesseeinwar1800wrig#page/156/mode/1up Internet Archive]. Roster of the volunteer force in the United States army from Tennessee. Roster of officers is given as it stood on the day of the muster out. Cavalry 11th Regiment begins on page 156.
-*Tennesseans in the Civil War, [http://www.tngenweb.org/civilwar/usacav/usa11cav.html 11th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment USA], (accessed 29 Jan 2012).  A brief history, field officers, captains and companies.
-*Wikipedia, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_Regiment_Tennessee_Volunteer_Cavalry 11th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry], (accessed 29 Jan 2012).  Service, commanders and references.
-*[http://people.wku.edu/tonya.archey/11thTNCAVPage.htm 11th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, USA], (accessed 29 Jan 2012).  Roster with notes.
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