11th Alabama Infantry Regiment
11th Alabama Infantry Regiment
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Active | June 17, 1861, to April 1865 |
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Branch | Infantry |
Engagements | Battle of Chancellorsville Gettysburg Siege of Petersburg |
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11th Alabama Infantry flag
The 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
Service[]
The 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment was mustered in at Lynchburg, Virginia, on June 17, 1861. Some of the companies making up the regiment had been already in service for several months at the time of mustering.[1] The regiment surrendered at Appomattox Court House.
Total strength and casualties[]
The 11th mustered 1192 men during its existence. The regiment suffered approximately 270 killed in action or mortally wounded and 200 men who died of disease, for a total of approximately 470 fatalities. An additional 170 men were discharged from the regiment and 80 were transferred to other units.[1]
Commanders[]
- Colonel Sydenham Moore
- Colonel John C. C. Sanders
- Colonel
See also[]
- Alabama Civil War Confederate Units
- Alabama in the American Civil War
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-09-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Wilcox's Brigade website
References[]
Categories:
- Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Alabama
- 1861 establishments in Alabama
- Military units and formations established in 1861
- Alabama stubs
- American Civil War unit and formation stubs