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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
This Unit was organized at Davenport September 28 to October 18. 1861. They mustered out July 15, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [ | This Unit was organized at Davenport September 28 to October 18. 1861. They mustered out July 15, 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 Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/uniainf2.htm#11thinf 11th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 21 June 2012).<br> | |||
*The Wikipedia article, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_Iowa_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment 11th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment], (accessed 21 June 2012).<br> | |||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,850 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UIA0011RI Roster].This Unit is listed as 'UIA0011RI'.<br> | |||
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. | 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. | ||
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Company A - enrolled in Muscatine County | Company A - enrolled in Muscatine County | ||
Company B - enrolled in Harlin County, Marshall County and Iowa County | Company B - enrolled in Harlin County, [[Marshall County, Iowa Genealogy|Marshall County]]<ref>Nettie Sanford, ed., ''History of Marshall County, Iowa,'' (Clinton, Iowa: Leslie, McAllaster, 1867), page 14. {{FSC|177273|item|disp=FS Library Book 977.755 H2}}</ref> and Iowa County | ||
Company C - enrolled in Louisa County | Company C - enrolled in Louisa County | ||
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Company K - enrolled in Linn County | Company K - enrolled in Linn County | ||
<br> | Information about the companies and their counties comes from Iowa. Adjutant General's Office, ''Report of the Adjutant General and Acting Quartermaster General of the State of Iowa'', (Des Moines [Iowa]: F.W. Palmer, 1863), pages 404-438. {{FSC|322680|item|disp=FS Catalog book 977.7 M25ag}}. <br> | ||
Rosters are also listed in this book. <br> | |||
=== Regimental History and Roster === | |||
*''Downing's civil war diary.'' By Alexander G. Downing . Des Moines: The Historical Dept. of Iowa, 1916. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/downingscivilwar00down/page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive] | |||
=== Other Sources === | |||
*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Iowa 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. <br> | |||
*[[Iowa in the Civil War|Iowa in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Iowa, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | |||
*[[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. | |||
= | *Smith, C. A. ''Recollections of prison life at Andersonville, Ga., and Florence, S. C.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), {{FSC|672716|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6084512}} | ||
=== References | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Iowa_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Iowa_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:35, 18 April 2024
Brief History[edit | edit source]
This Unit was organized at Davenport September 28 to October 18. 1861. They mustered out July 15, 1865.[1]
For more information on the history of this unit see:
- The Civil War Archive section, 11th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 21 June 2012).
- The Wikipedia article, 11th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment, (accessed 21 June 2012).
Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,850 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.This Unit is listed as 'UIA0011RI'.
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.
Company A - enrolled in Muscatine County
Company B - enrolled in Harlin County, Marshall County[2] and Iowa County
Company C - enrolled in Louisa County
Company D - enrolled in Muscatine County
Company E - enrolled in Cedar County
Company F - enrolled in Washington County
Company G - enrolled in Henry County
Company H - enrolled in Muscatine County
Company I - enrolled in Muscatine County
Company K - enrolled in Linn County
Information about the companies and their counties comes from Iowa. Adjutant General's Office, Report of the Adjutant General and Acting Quartermaster General of the State of Iowa, (Des Moines [Iowa]: F.W. Palmer, 1863), pages 404-438. FS Catalog book 977.7 M25ag.
Rosters are also listed in this book.
Regimental History and Roster[edit | edit source]
- Downing's civil war diary. By Alexander G. Downing . Des Moines: The Historical Dept. of Iowa, 1916. Online at: Internet Archive
Other Sources[edit | edit source]
- Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Iowa 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.
- Iowa in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Iowa, 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.
- Smith, C. A. Recollections of prison life at Andersonville, Ga., and Florence, S. C. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), FS Library fiche 6084512
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
- ↑ Nettie Sanford, ed., History of Marshall County, Iowa, (Clinton, Iowa: Leslie, McAllaster, 1867), page 14. FS Library Book 977.755 H2