11th REGIMENT CAVALRY.
Dyer's Regimental History

from A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, vol. III, Regimental Histories
by Frederick H. Dyer [1908]

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11th REGIMENT CAVALRY.

• Organized at Peoria, Ill., and
• mustered in December 20, 1861.
• Duty at Peoria till February, 1862.
• Moved to Benton Barracks, Mo., February 22-March 3, and
• duty there till March 28.
• Moved to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn, March 25-April 1.

• (1st Battalion to Crump's Landing and joined Lew Wallace's 3rd Division, Army Tennessee.)

• Attached to 3rd Division, Army Tennessee, to July, 1862.
• 6th Division, Army Tennessee, to July, 1862 (2nd and 3rd Battalions).
• District of Memphis, Tenn., to September, 1862, and
• District of Jackson, Tenn., to November, 1862 (1st Battalion).
• District of Corinth, Miss., to September, 1862, and
• District of Jackson, Tenn., to November, 1862 (2nd and 3rd Battalions)
• Cavalry Brigade, District of Jackson, Left Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862
• Cavalry Brigade, District of Jackson, 16th Army Corps, to March. 1863.
• Mizner's Cavalry Brigade, 3rd Division, 16th Army Corps, to June, 1863.
• 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 16th Army Corps, to August, 1863.
• Winslow's Cavalry Brigade, 15th Army Corps, to December, 1863.
• Winslow's Cavalry Brigade, 17th Army Corps, and District of Vicksburg, Miss., to December, 1864.
• 3rd Brigade, Cavalry Division, District of West Tennessee, to June, 1865.
• 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, District of West Tennessee, to September, 1865.

SERVICE.-

• Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7, 1862.
• Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30.
  • Purdy April 29.
• Pursuit to Booneville May 30-June 12.
• Coldwater Station, Miss., June 21 (3rd Battalion).
• Salisbury, Tenn, August 11.
• Bolivar, Tenn., August 30.
• Davis Bridge, Hatchie River, Tenn., September 25.
• Battle of Corinth, Miss., October 3-4.
• Pursuit to Hatchie River October 5-12.
• Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign November, 1862, to January, 1863.
• Lexington, Tenn., December 18, 1862.
• Salem Cemetery, near Jackson, Tenn.. December 19.
• Huntington, Tenn., December 29-30.
• Parker's Cross Roads, Red Mound, December 30-31.
• Near Yorkville, Tenn., January 28, 1863.
• Dyersburg January 30.
• Operations in Northwest Mississippi June 15-25.
  • Near Holly Springs, Miss., June 16-17.
  • Hudsonville and on Helena Road, Miss., June 21.
• Bolivar, Tenn., July 10.
• Expedition from Memphis, Tenn., to Grenada, Miss., August 12-23.
  • Grenada August 17.
• Expedition from LaGrange to Toone Station September 11-16.
• Ordered to Vicksburg, Miss., and duty in that District till December, 1864.
  • Expedition from Big Black River to Yazoo City, Miss., September 27-October 1, 1863.
    • Brownsville September 28.
    • Morris Ford, near Benton, September 29.
  • Expedition to Canton October 14-20.
    • Canton Road near Brownsville October 15-16.
    • Near Clinton and Vernon Roads October 16.
    • Bogue Chitto Creek, October 17.
    • Robinson's Mills, near Livingston, October 17.
    • Livingston Road, near Clinton, October 18
  • Near Natchez, Miss., December 7.
• Meridian Campaign February 3-March 2, 1864.
  • Champion's Hill February 4.
  • Jackson February 5.
  • Hillsborough February 6.
  • Brandon February 7.
  • Morton February 8.
  • Meridian February 9-13.
  • Hillsborough February 10.
  • Meridian February 13-14.
  • Canton February 29 (Detachment).
  • Brownsville March 3.
• Expedition from Vicksburg to Yazoo City May 4-21.
  • (Detachment) Benton May 7 and 9.
• Expedition from Vicksburg to Pearl River July 2-10
  • Clinton July, 5.
  • Clinton and Jackson July 7.
• Expedition from Vicksburg to Rodney and Fayette September 29-October 3 (Detachment).
• Expedition from Natchez to Woodville October 4-11 (Detachment).
  • Woodville October 5-6.
• Operations in Issaqueena and Washington Counties October 24-31.
• Expedition from Vicksburg to Gaines Landing, Ark., and Bayou Macon, La., November 6-8.
• Expedition from Vicksburg to Yazoo City November 23-December 4.
• Moved to Memphis, Tenn., December.
• Grierson's Raid on Mobile & Ohio R. R. December 21, 1864, to Janary 15, 1865.
  • Franklin Creek December 21-22.
  • Egypt Station December 28, 1864.
  • Franklin Jannary 2, 1865.
• Expedition from Memphis to Marion, Ark., January 19-22.
  • Marion, Ark., January 20-21, 1865,
• Duty on Memphis & Charleston R. R. between Memphis and Grand Junction,
• Headquarters at LaGrange, Tenn., January to September, 1865.
  • Expedition from Memphis to Brownsville, Miss., April 23-26.
• Mustered out September 30, 1865.

Company "G" served detached as Headquarters Guard, 17th Army Corps, and participated in following:

• Movements on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30, 1863.
• Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18-July 4.
  • Messenger's Ferry, Big Black River, May 29-30 and July 4.
• Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 5-10.
• Siege of Jackson July 10-17.
• In Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign June 8 to September 8, 1864.
  • About Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
  • Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
  • Chattahoochie River July 3-17.
  • Battle of Atlanta July 29.
  • Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25.
  • Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30.
  • Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1.
• March to the sea November 15-December 10.
  • Little Ogeechee River December 4.
  • Station No. 6, Georgia Central R. R., December 4.
• Siege of Savannah December 10-21.

Regiment lost during service

• 2 Officers and 32 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and
• 8 Officers and 237 Enlisted men by disease.
• Total 279.

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