11th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry (3 months, 1861)

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Brief History
This regiment was organized at Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, April 26, 1861. It mustered out August 1, 1861.

For more information on the history of the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, see the following:


 * The Wikipedia article, 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, (accessed 20 September, 2011)

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.

The Eleventh Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry (3 months, 1861) was recruited in: 

Company A- many men from Williamsport, Lycoming County

Company B- many men from Lock Haven, Clinton County

Company C- many men from Mill Hall, Clinton County

Company D- many men from - many men from Williamsport, Lycoming County

Company E- many men from Pittston, Luzerne County

Company F- many men from Sunbury, Northumberland County

Company G- many men from Muncy, Lycoming County

Company H- many men from Danville, Montour County

Company I- many men from Greenburg, Westmoreland County

Company K- many men from Greenburg, Westmoreland County

The data is from Bates' .Internet Archives

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 849 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. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Pennsylvania 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.


 * Pennsylvania in the Civil War describes many sources, specifically for Pennsylvania, 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.


 * PaRoots gives a history of this regiment and a roster for each company.


 * 11th Pennsylvania volunteers Co.K describes this company and their battles. Includes photo of surviving members of the company.