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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
| − | The 11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry (Bethel Regiment) was organized at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in March, 1862. It lost over half of the 617 at Gettysburg, reported 15 casualties at Bristoe. It surrendered 8 officers and 74 men.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | + | The 11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry (Bethel Regiment) was organized at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in March, 1862. It lost over half of the 617 at Gettysburg, reported 15 casualties at Bristoe. It surrendered Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Viginia, on 9 April 1862, 8 officers and 74 men.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> |
=== 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 2656 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CNC0011RI Roster]. | ||
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 | + | Company A - many men from [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg]] and [[Gaston County, North Carolina|Gaston]] Counties |
| − | + | Company B - many men from [[Burke County, North Carolina|Burke]], [[Wilkes County, North Carolina|Wilkes]] and [[Caldwell County, North Carolina|Caldwell]] Counties | |
| − | <br> | + | Company C - many men from [[Bertie County, North Carolina|Bertie County]] |
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| + | Company D - many men from [[Burke County, North Carolina|Burke County]] | ||
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| + | Company E - many men from [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg]] and [[Iredell County, North Carolina|Iredell]] Counties | ||
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| + | Company F - many men from [[Chowan County, North Carolina|Chowan]], [[Perquimans County, North Carolina|Perquimans]] and [[Hertford County, North Carolina|Hertford]] Counties | ||
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| + | Company G - many men from [[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange]] and [[Chatham County, North Carolina|Chatham]] Counties | ||
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| + | Company H - many men from [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]] | ||
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| + | Company I - many men from [[Lincoln County, North Carolina|Lincoln]] and [[Gaston County, North Carolina|Gaston]] Counties | ||
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| + | Company K - many men from [[Buncombe County, North Carolina|Buncombe County]]<ref name="ncgenweb">[http://www.ncgenweb.us/catawba/military/NCMilOrg/company.htm A Guide to Military Organizations and Installations North Carolina 1861-1865], (accessed 24 March 2011)</ref> | ||
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| + | The information about the companies comes from [http://www.ncgenweb.us/catawba/military/NCMilOrg/company.htm A Guide to Military Organizations and Installations North Carolina 1861-1865]<br><br>Information about the companies and their rosters are in Manarin and Jordan, ''North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster''.<ref name="null">Manarin, Louis H., and Weymouth T. Jordan. ''North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster.'' Vol 5. Raleigh, N.C.: State Dept. of Archives and History, 1966. {{FHL|147534|item|disp=FHL book975.6 M2nc Vol. 5}}</ref><br><br> | ||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
| − | National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ 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> | + | *[[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 ‘North Carolina in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> |
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| + | *National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ 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> | ||
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| + | *[[North Carolina in the Civil War|North Carolina in the Civil War]] describes many sources, specifically for North Carolina, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | ||
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| + | *[[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. <br> | ||
| − | John Wheeler Moore. [http://www.archive.org/stream/rosternorthcaro00moorgoog#page/n16/mode/2up Roster of North Carolina Troops in the War between the States. ](Raleigh: Ash & Gatling, State printers, 1882). Internet Archive | + | John Wheeler Moore. [http://www.archive.org/stream/rosternorthcaro00moorgoog#page/n16/mode/2up Roster of North Carolina Troops in the War between the States. ](Raleigh: Ash & Gatling, State printers, 1882). Internet Archive |
=== References === | === References === | ||
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Contents |
Brief History
The 11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry (Bethel Regiment) was organized at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in March, 1862. It lost over half of the 617 at Gettysburg, reported 15 casualties at Bristoe. It surrendered Surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Viginia, on 9 April 1862, 8 officers and 74 men.[1]
Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2656 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.
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 - many men from Mecklenburg and Gaston Counties
Company B - many men from Burke, Wilkes and Caldwell Counties
Company C - many men from Bertie County
Company D - many men from Burke County
Company E - many men from Mecklenburg and Iredell Counties
Company F - many men from Chowan, Perquimans and Hertford Counties
Company G - many men from Orange and Chatham Counties
Company H - many men from Mecklenburg County
Company I - many men from Lincoln and Gaston Counties
Company K - many men from Buncombe County[2]
The information about the companies comes from A Guide to Military Organizations and Installations North Carolina 1861-1865
Information about the companies and their rosters are in Manarin and Jordan, North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster.[3]
Other Sources
- 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 ‘North Carolina 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.
- North Carolina in the Civil War describes many sources, specifically for North Carolina, 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.
John Wheeler Moore. Roster of North Carolina Troops in the War between the States. (Raleigh: Ash & Gatling, State printers, 1882). Internet Archive
References
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
- ↑ A Guide to Military Organizations and Installations North Carolina 1861-1865, (accessed 24 March 2011)
- ↑ Manarin, Louis H., and Weymouth T. Jordan. North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster. Vol 5. Raleigh, N.C.: State Dept. of Archives and History, 1966. FHL book975.6 M2nc Vol. 5
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