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The 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the
The 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Confederate Army
The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting ...
during the American Civil War.
Service
The 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment was mustered in atLynchburg, Virginia
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, on June 17, 1861. Some of the companies making up the regiment had been already in service for several months at the time of mustering. Wilcox's Brigade website The regiment surrendered at Appomattox Court House Appomattox Court House could refer to:
* The village of Appomattox Court House, now the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, in central Virginia (U.S.), where Confederate army commander Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union commander Ulyss ...
. The colors of the 11th Alabama Infantry were captured at the Battle of Antietam by the 57th New York Volunteers and was later one of 19 captured rebel flags stored in General McClellan's tent before being delivered to the U.S. War Department in October 1862.
Total strength and casualties
The 11th mustered 1192 men during its existence. The regiment suffered approximately 270 killed in action or mortally wounded and 200 men who died of disease, for a total of approximately 470 fatalities. An additional 170 men were discharged from the regiment and 80 were transferred to other units.Commanders
* ColonelSydenham Moore
Sydenham Moore (May 25, 1817 – August 20, 1862) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.
Early life
Born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, Moore pursued classical studies.
He attended the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa 1833-1836.
He stud ...
* Colonel John C. C. Sanders
* Colonel George Edward Tayloe
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See also
* Alabama Civil War Confederate Units * Alabama in the American Civil WarNotes
References
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