11th Regiment, Maine Infantry

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Brief History
The 11th Regiment, Maine Infantry was organized and mustered in November 12 1861. They mustered out February 2, 1866, at City Point, Virginia.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * The Civil War Archive section, 11th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 30 May 2012).
 * The Wikipedia article, 11th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment, (accessed 6 July 2012).

11th Regiment, Maine Infantrytimeline from organization to discharge.

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.

11th Regiment Maine Infantry Company Rosters A - L

11th Regiment Maine Infantry Company Rosters M - Z

11th Regiment Maine Infantry Register of Officers (incomplete)

Company A

Company B

Company C

Company D

Company E

Company F

Company G

Company H

Company I

Company K

Other Sources
Books


 * Maxfield, Albert; Brady, Rober.Roster and stitistical record of Company D, of the Eleventh Regiment, Maine Infantry Volunteers : with a sketch of its services in the War of the Rebellion and


 * The story of one regiment: the Eleventh Maine Infantry Volunteers in the war of the rebellion Internet Archive American Libraries


 * Brady, Robert and Hill, J. A. The story of one regiment : the Eleventh Maine Infantry Volunteers in the war of the rebellion. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991)

Web Sites


 * 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 ‘Maine 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.


 * Maine in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Maine, 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.
 * Civil War In The East- Historical Timeline of the 11th Maine Infantry Regiment