11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry

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Brief History
Organized at Lafayette, Kokomo and Indianapolis, Indiana, November 10, 1863, to April 2, 1864. March to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, September 1-11, and there mustered out September 19, 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.


 * Officer and Non-Commissioned Office - see Roster
 * Company A - many men from Tippecanoe County - see Roster on page 216
 * Company B - many men from Jay, Greene, and Pulaski counties - see Roster on page 217
 * Company C - many men from Switzerland, Adams, Allen, and Wells counties - see Rosteron page 219
 * Company D - many men from Vigo County - see Rosteron page 220
 * Company E - many men from Howard County - see Rosteron page 222
 * Company F- many men from Parke and Howard counties - see Roster on page 223
 * Company G - many men from Sullivan, Clark, and Howard counties - see Rosteron page 225
 * Company H - many men from Boone and Tippecanoe counties - see Roster on page 226
 * Company I - many men from Tippecanoe, White, and Clark counties - see Rosteron page 228
 * Company K - many men from Warren, Fountain, Daviess, and Montgomery counties - see Rosteron page 229
 * Company L - many men from Wabash County - see Rosteron page 231
 * Company M - many men from Carroll, Montgomery, and Clinton counties - see Roster on page 233
 * Unassigned Recuits - see Roster on page 234

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 126th Indiana Regimen / 11th Indiana Cavalry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 29 Jan 2011)

Other Sources
WEBSITES


 * Indiana State Digital Achives for Civil Warcan be searched by soldier's name (accessed 16 Aug 2011)


 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 13 Dec 2010) can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.


 * The Civil War Archive. (accessed 13 Dec 2010) Brief history of the 11th Regiments, Indiana Cavalry.


 * Wikipedia(accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry.


 * Union Army Regimental History Index (accessed 14 Dec 2010) Index Of Regimental Histories: Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, and other units, states Alabama to Indiana