11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

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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 - many men from [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]] and [[Gaston County, North Carolina|Gaston County]]  
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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 County]], [[Wilkes County, North Carolina|Wilkes County]] and [[Caldwell County, North Carolina|Caldwell County]]  
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Company B - many men from [[Burke County, North Carolina|Burke]], [[Wilkes County, North Carolina|Wilkes]] and [[Caldwell County, North Carolina|Caldwell]] Counties
  
Company C - many men from [[Bertie County, North Carolina|Bertie County]]
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Company C - many men from [[Bertie County, North Carolina|Bertie County]]  
  
Company D - many men from [[Burke County, North Carolina|Burke County]]
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Company D - many men from [[Burke County, North Carolina|Burke County]]  
  
Company E - many men from [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]] and [[Iredell County, North Carolina|Iredell County]]  
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Company E - many men from [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg]] and [[Iredell County, North Carolina|Iredell]] Counties
  
Company F - many men from [[Chowan County, North Carolina|Chowan County]], [[Perquimans County, North Carolina|Perquimans County]] and [[Hertford County, North Carolina|Hertford County]]  
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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
  
Company G - many men from [[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange County]] and [[Chatham County, North Carolina|Chatham County]]
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Company G - many men from [[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange]] and [[Chatham County, North Carolina|Chatham]] Counties
  
 
Company H - many men from [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]]  
 
Company H - many men from [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]]  
  
Company I - many men from [[Lincoln County, North Carolina|Lincoln County]]and [[Gaston County, North Carolina|Gaston County]]  
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Company I - many men from [[Lincoln County, North Carolina|Lincoln]] and [[Gaston County, North Carolina|Gaston]] Counties
  
 
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>  
 
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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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

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

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.

John Wheeler Moore. Roster of North Carolina Troops in the War between the States. (Raleigh: Ash & Gatling, State printers, 1882). Internet Archive

References

  1. National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
  2. A Guide to Military Organizations and Installations North Carolina 1861-1865, (accessed 24 March 2011)
  3. 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