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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. | 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. | ||
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. | |||
=== Regiment Companies with the County of Origin === | |||
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. | ||
Company A -- University Greys (raised in Lafayette County, MS) [Cosmopolitan rank & file] See Roster | |||
Company B -- Coahoma Invincibles (raised in Coahoma County, MS) | |||
Company C -- Prairie Rifles, aka Prairie Rifleman (raised in Chickasaw County, MS) | |||
Company D -- Neshoba Rifles, aka Neshoba Riflemen (raised in Neshoba County, MS) | |||
Company E -- Prairie Guards (raised in Lowndes County, MS) | |||
Company F -- Noxubee Rifles (raised in Noxubee County, MS) | |||
Company G -- Lamar Rifles (raised in Lafayette County, MS) | |||
Company H -- Chickasaw Guards (raised in Chickasaw County, MS) | |||
Company I -- Van Dorn Reserve (raised in Monroe County, MS) | |||
Company K -- Carroll County Rifles (raised in Carroll County, MS) | |||
=== Source Material === | === Source Material === | ||
*[http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System ]can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment. <br><br> | |||
*Rowland, Dunbar, ''Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898: taken from the Official and statistical register of the State of Mississippi, 1908 (''Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Company). <br><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> | |||
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Brief History[edit | edit source]
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.
The 11th Mississippi Infantry Internet site has a longer history taken from Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898.
Regiment Companies with the County 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.
Company A -- University Greys (raised in Lafayette County, MS) [Cosmopolitan rank & file] See Roster
Company B -- Coahoma Invincibles (raised in Coahoma County, MS)
Company C -- Prairie Rifles, aka Prairie Rifleman (raised in Chickasaw County, MS)
Company D -- Neshoba Rifles, aka Neshoba Riflemen (raised in Neshoba County, MS)
Company E -- Prairie Guards (raised in Lowndes County, MS)
Company F -- Noxubee Rifles (raised in Noxubee County, MS)
Company G -- Lamar Rifles (raised in Lafayette County, MS)
Company H -- Chickasaw Guards (raised in Chickasaw County, MS)
Company I -- Van Dorn Reserve (raised in Monroe County, MS)
Company K -- Carroll County Rifles (raised in Carroll County, MS)
Source Material[edit | edit source]
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.
- Rowland, Dunbar, Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898: taken from the Official and statistical register of the State of Mississippi, 1908 (Spartanburg, South Carolina: Reprint Company).
- 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).