11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

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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.

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 - primarily from Mecklenburg County and Gaston County

Company B - primarily from Burke County, Wilkes County and Caldwell County

Company C - primarily from Bertie County

Company D - primarily from Burke County

Company E - primarily from MecklenburgCounty and Iredell County

Company F - primarily from Chowan County, Perquimans County and Hertford County

Company G - primarily from Orange County and Chatham County

Company H - primarily from Mecklenburg County

Company I - primarily from Lincoln County and Gaston County

Company K - primarily from Buncombe County

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.

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. [http://www.archive.org/stream/rosternorthcaro00moorgoog#page/n16/mode/2up Roster of North Carolina Troops in the War between the States. ](Raleigh: Ash &amp; Gatling, State printers, 1882). Internet Archive