11th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Holman's

Brief History
This regiment was organized in February, 1863, 11th Cavalry Regiment was organized in February, 1863, by consolidating Holman's and part of Douglass' Tennessee Cavalry Battalion plus other companies. Serving in Alabama, it surrendered with the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana.

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 Charles McDonald
 * Company B - Captain M.M. Swaim
 * Company C - Captain T.C.H. Miller
 * Company D - Captain John Lytle
 * Company E - Captain Andrew R. Gordon
 * Company F - Captain Phil T. Allin
 * Company G - Captain Jacob T. Martin
 * Company H - Captain Chatham Coffee
 * Company I - Captain Thomas F. Perkins
 * Company K - Captain James W. Rivers
 * Company L - Captain O.F. Bruster, Z. Bramblett

The information about the counties is from Tennesseans in the Civil War, (accessed 18 Nov 2011).

Three Companies, Captained by T. C. H. Miller, Captain M. M. Swim, and Captain Gordon, all from Marshall County

The information above is from Goodspeed's Histories, Vol 8.

Company H (Captain Chatham Coffee) - many men from Coffee and Warren Counties.

The information above is from Goodspeed Histories, Vol. 4.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,557 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 'Tennessee 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.


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


 * Lindsley, John Berrien, The Military Annals of Tennessee – Confederate First Series, Embracing A Review of Military Operations, with Regimental Histories and Memorial Rolls, Compiled from Original and Official Sources, (Nashville: J.M. Lindsley &amp; Co. Publishers; 1886).Online at Internet Archive, (accessed 3 Sep 2011).   A brief history of the Eleventh Tennesse Cavalry begins on pg. 690.


 * 11th (Holman's) Tennessee Cavalry Regiment, Tennesseans in the Civil War, (accessed 19 Nov 2011). Brief history and organization.


 * 11th Cavalry, Giles County, (accessed 19 Nov 2011). Brief history, officers, Roster of Company E.


 * Giles County, Holman's Battalion and the 11th Tn Cavalry, (accessed 26 Feb 2012). A brief history, partial rosters.