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11th Illinois Infantry (3 years)
in the American Civil War
Online Books:
11th Illinois Infantry (3
years) Soldier Roster - Report of the Adjutant
General of the State of Illinois, Volume 1, Revised by Brigadier General J.N.
Reece, Adjutant General, 1900
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| Regimental History |
| Eleventh Illinois Infantry (Three Years' Service). — Cols.,
William H. L. Wallace, Thomas E. G. Ransom, Garrett Nevins, James H.
Coates ; Lieut.- Cols., J. Warren Filler, Thomas E. G. Ransom, Garrett
Nevins, James H. Coates, Lloyd D. Waddell, Nathaniel C. Kenyon; Majs.,
Thomas E. G. Ransom, Garrett Nevins, Smith D. Atkins, James H. Coates,
Lloyd D. Waddell, George C. McKee, Samuel O. Lewis. Upon the remuster of
this regiment for the three years' service on July 13, 1861, the
enrollment was 288, but during the months of August, September, October
and November, it was recruited to an aggregate of 801. In the meantime
it was doing garrison and field duty, and participating in the
expeditions toward New Madrid, Charleston, Mo., to Bloomfield, Mo., via
Commerce, returning via Cape Girardeau. On Jan. 7 and 8, 1862, it joined
an expedition to Charleston, Mo., skirmishing with a portion of the
command of Jeff. Thompson, and from Jan. 13 to 20 took part in the
reconnoissance of Columbus, Ky., under Gen. Grant. Jan. 25 to 28 it was
in the movement to Sikestown, Mo. On Feb. 2, the regiment embarked on
transports for Fort Henry and participated in the campaign against that
place. At Fort Donelson it was heavily engaged with the enemy for 5
hours and out of about 500 engaged lost 329 killed, wounded and missing,
of whom 72 were killed and 182 wounded. It participated in the battle of
Shiloh, losing 27 killed and wounded out of 150 engaged. It partook in
the movement on and siege of Corinth, marched thence to Jackson, Tenn.,
at which place it made headquarters until Aug. 2, in the meantime
participating in two engagements early in July toward Trenton, Tenn.,
and later to Lexington, Tenn. From Nov. 24, 1862, to Jan. 12, 1863, the
regiment participated in the campaign in northern Mississippi, marching
via Tallahatchie, where the regiment was engaged in a sharp skirmish;
thence to Abbeville ; then 7 miles below Oxford ; thence to Holly
Springs, Moscow and Memphis, Tenn. On April 26 the regiment moved with
the column via Richmond, Perkins' landing, Grand Gulf, Raymond and the
Black river to the rear of Vicksburg, arriving before the works on May
18. It engaged in assaults on the enemy's works and was in the advance
in the siege until the surrender, losing in the siege and assault 1
field officer killed, 3 line officers wounded and 40 men killed and
wounded. The regiment made its headquarters at Vicksburg until July 29,
1864, in the meantime engaging in the expedition up the Yazoo river to
Greenwood, Miss., having a skirmish at Liverpool heights, losing 4
killed and 9 wounded. It was in action at Yazoo City, losing 1 line
officer killed, 8 men killed, 24 wounded and 12 missing; was then on the
expedition to Yazoo City, Benton and Vaughn's station, Miss., taking
prominent part in three important skirmishes; was next with an
expedition to Jackson, Miss., under Maj.-Gen. Slocum, during which it
was engaged with the enemy three times. From March 17 to April 12, 1865,
the regiment was engaged in the operations against Mobile, Ala.,
marching from Fort Morgan, participating in the investment and final
capture of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely, and in the assault on the
latter. On April 12 it marched into and took possession of the city of
Mobile, staying there until May 27 and then embarked on transport and
moved via Lake Pontchartrain to New Orleans. It was mustered out at
Baton Rouge, La., July 14, 1865, and left for Springfield, Ill., for
payment and final discharge. Its loss during the service in killed in
battle and died of wounds amounted to 149. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 3
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