Alabama 11th Infantry Regiment |
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HISTORICAL NOTES:
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11th Infantry Regiment was formed at Lynchburg, Virginia, in June, 1861, and totalled 972 men. They were from Marengo, Greene, Bibb, Washington, Perry, Clarke, Fayette, Pickens, and Tuscaloosa counties. The unit was assigned to General Wilcox's, Perrin's, Sanders', and W.H. Forney's Brigade, and served in many battles with the Army of Northern Virginia. It was active from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor, took its place in the Petersburg trenches, then saw action in the Appomattox Campaign. The regiment contained 656 effectives in April, 1862, and reported 9 killed and 49 wounded at Seven Pines and 338 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles. It had 39 men disabled in the Maryland Campaign, 8 at Fredericksburg, 82 at Chancellorsville, and 75 at Gettysburg. There were 14 officers and 176 men at the surrender on April 9, 1865.
FIELD OFFICERS:
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Colonels - Sydenham Moore of Greene; mortally wounded at Seven Pines. J.C.C. Sanders of Greene; wounded at Gettysburg; promoted. George E. Tayloe of Marengo.
Lieutenant Colonels - Stephen F. Hale of Greene; killed at Gaines' Mill. George E. Tayloe of Marengo.
Majors - Isham W. Garrott of Perry; resigned. Archibald Gracie of Mobile; resigned. George Fields of Greene; resigned. Richard J. Fletcher of Washington; disabled at Gettysburg; retired.
Adjutants - Holcombe of Marengo; transferred to line. Walter E. Winn of Marengo; transferred to staff duty. R.Y. Ashe of Marengo; killed near Petersburg. C. Watlington of Marengo.
ROSTERS:
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Marengo - Young M. Moody of Marengo; resigned. .... Holcombe; killed at Frazier's farm. John B. Rains.
Greene - George Fields; promoted. William Bratton; killed at Frazier's Farm. George Clark.
Greene - J.C.C. Sanders; wounded at Frazier's Farm. B.T. Higginbotham; wounded at Salem; resigned. R.M. Kennedy; wounded at Petersburg.
Marengo - George E. Tayloe; promoted. John H. Prince.
Washington and Clarke - R.J. Fletcher; promoted. John James; killed at second Cold Harbor.
Bibb - James L. Davidson; resigned. .... Cadell; killed at Petersburg. Zachariah Abney.
Tuskaloosa - James McMath; killed at Frazier's Farm. John B. Hughes; wounded.
Pickens - Reuben Chapman; resigned. M.L. Stewart.
Fayette - .... Trawick; removed. .... Bell; killed at Frazier's Farm. .... Harris; killed at the Crater.
Perry - Henry Talbird; resigned. Mat. M. England; died in the service. Walter C. Y. Parker; mortally wounded at Frazier's Farm. James L. Brazelton; killed at Petersburg. Edward R. Lucas.
REFERENCES:
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REF: http://www.tarleton.edu/~kjones/confeds.html
http://www.archives.state.al.us/referenc/alamilor/mil_org.html
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