11th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate

Brief History
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System gives the following as the history for this regiment: 11th Infantry Regiment [also called 2nd Regiment], formerly Burns' 8th Regiment, was organized during the winter of 1863-1864. It disbanded early in 1865.

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 - Captain James Phillips, Captain John L. Gibson, Captain Casper Headrick - enrolled Jasper County, Missouri

Company B - Captain Joseph G. Peevey (Peacey), Captain William McBride - enrolled Crawford County, Missouri

Company C - Captain John S. Herriford, Captain William Trower - enrolled Barry County, Missouri

Company D - Captain Elbert S. Feaster - enrolled Cedar County, Missouri

Company E - Captain William M. Lowe, Captain James McKill, Captain James P. Massey - enrolled McDonald County, Missouri

Company F - Captain David C. Howard - enrolled McDonald County, Missouri

Company G - Captain Morris W. Mitchell - enrolled Barry County, Missouri

Company H - Captain Jackson Cooper, Captain Benjamin F. Davis, Captain John P. Quesenberry - enrolled Ft. Smith, Arkansas

Company I - Captain Amos S. Bradley - enrolled Barry County, Missouri

Company K - Captain Bennett G. Johnson - enrolled Jasper County, Missouri

The information about the companies is from Kenneth E. Weant's, Civil War Records, Missouri Confederate Infantry: 8th through the 11th Regiments plus 8th and 9th Battalions and Clark's Infantry Regiment, Volume 2, (Arlington, Texas : K.E. Weant, c2009), pages 110-128. Partial rosters are also included in this book.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,479 men on its roster for this unit. Roster

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Missouri 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.


 * Missouri in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Missouri, 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.