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11th North Carolina Infantry

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Muster In: Organized on March 31, 18621
Muster Out: April 9, 18652

Commander(s):
Colonel William J. Martin
William J. Martin 11th NC3

Captain James M. Young
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William L. Grier
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Captain William J. Kerr
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Commander 5
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First Offensive Order of Battle: MacRae’s Brigade | Heth’s Division | Third Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army4

  • Commander: Colonel William J. Martin (at least June 12-14, 1864)5
  • Unit Strength: ~382 officers and men PFD (June 5, 1864)6
  • Weapons:

Second Offensive Order of Battle: MacRae’s Brigade | Heth’s Division | Third Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army7

  • Commander: Colonel William J. Martin8
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons:

Third Offensive Order of Battle: MacRae’s Brigade | Heth’s Division | Third Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army9

  • Commander: Colonel William J. Martin (at least July 23, 1864)10,11
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons:
  • Note: All of MacRae’s Brigade, including this regiment, seems to have been at Stony Creek Station during the latter part of July 1864 and possibly into early August 1864.12

Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: MacRae’s Brigade | Heth’s Division | Third Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army13

  • Commander: Colonel William J. Martin (at least August 9 & 14 & 16 & 21 & 24-25, 1864)(slightly wounded on August 25, 1864 when grazed by a ball, but did not relinquish command)14,15,16,17
  • Unit Strength:
    • 386 officers and men PFD (August 14, 1864)18
    • 393 officers and men PFD (August 16, 1864)19
    • ~370 officers and men PFD (August 24, 1864)20
  • Weapons: Springfield and/or Enfield Rifles21

Fifth Offensive Order of Battle: MacRae’s Brigade | Heth’s Division | Third Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army22,23

  • Commander:
    • Colonel William J. Martin (at least early September & September 20 & 29-30, 1864)(wounded in the left thigh on September 30 by artillery fire after fighting was over)24,25,26,27,28
    • Captain William L. Grier (at least September 30-October 2, 1864)(took command after Martin’s wounding)29,30,31,32
  • Unit Strength:
    • 353 officers and men PFD (September 29, 1864)33
    • 385 officers and men PFD (September 30, 1864)34
  • Weapons: .58 caliber (presumably mix of Springfields and Enfields)(September 30, 1864)35

Sixth Offensive Order of Battle: MacRae’s Brigade | Heth’s Division | Third Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army36

  • Commander:
    • Colonel William J. Martin (October 1864?, not positive he was there yet, may not have gotten back until March 1, 1865)37
    • Captain William L. Grier (at least October 29, 1864)38
  • Unit Strength: 421 officers and men PFD (October 27, 1864)39
  • Weapons:

Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: MacRae’s Brigade | Heth’s Division | Third Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army40,41

  • Commander:
    • Captain William L. Grier (at least November 1, 1864) (might have taken a medical leave of absence in late November or early December and might have never returned, or might have commanded again in late December 1864)42
    • Captain James M. Young (November 1864)43
    • Captain William L. Grier (December 1864)44,45
    • Captain James M. Young (at least December 3, 1864) (took command in late November or early December when Grier took a medical leave of absence) (took his own leave of absence sometime later in December 1864)46,47
  • Unit Strength:
    • 302 officers and men PFD (November 1, 1864)48
    • 379 officers and men PFD (December 1, 1864)49
  • Weapons:

Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: MacRae’s Brigade | Heth’s Division | Third Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army50,51,52,53,54

  • Commander:
    • Captain James M. Young (At least January 1, 1865)55
    • Colonel William J. Martin (January 1865)56
    • Captain William J. Kerr (at least January 23 & 27, 1865)57,58,59,60
    • Captain James M. Young (at least February 1 & 5-6, 1865)61,62
  • Unit Strength:
    • 442 officers and men PFD (January 1, 1865)63
    • 439 officers and men PFD (February 1, 1865)64
  • Weapons:

Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: MacRae’s Brigade | Heth’s Division | Third Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army65,66

  • Commander: Colonel Martin (at least March 1 and April 1 & 2, 1865) (returned to regiment on March 1 (or April 1?), 1865)67,68,69,70
  • Unit Strength:
    • 369 officers and men PFD (March 1, 1865)71
    • 292 officers and men PFD (April 1, 1865)72
  • Weapons:

Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles73:

  • Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
  • Globe Tavern (August 18-21)74,75
  • Reams’ Station (August 25, 1864)76,77
  • Jones’ Farm OR Pegram’s Farm (September 30, 1864)78,79
  • Squirrel Level Road (September 30, 1864)
  • Pegram’s Farm OR Squirrel Level Road (October 1, 1864)80,81
  • Harman Road (October 2, 1864)82,83
  • Skirmish Northwest of Pegram House (October 4, 1864)84
  • Boydton Plank Road (October 27, 1864)85,86
  • Hatcher’s Run (February 5-7, 1865)87,88
  • Petersburg Final Assault (April 2, 1865)89,90
  • Sutherland’s Station (April 2, 1865)91,92
  • Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)

Bibliography:

Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:

Sources:

  1. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: North Carolina by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 98-99 ↩
  2. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: North Carolina by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 98-99 ↩
  3. Clark, Walter. Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in the Great War 1861-’65, Volume 1 (Nash Brothers: 1901), p. 582-583: There is an illustration showing the field officers of the 11th North Carolina between pages 582 and 583 in this famous reference work. ↩
  4. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 112 ↩
  5. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, p. 158 ↩
  6. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, p. 157: The 11th Nc had 405 men PFD on June 1, 1864, and suffered a total of 23 casualties from June 1-3, 1864. They were not involved in any more serious fighting at Cold Harbor, manning earthworks away from the fighting and eventually being sent to picket the Chickahominy River near Bottom’s Bridge on June 9, 1864. This strength should be close to correct for the start of the Petersburg Campaign. ↩
  7. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 112 ↩
  8. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 112 ↩
  9. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 121 ↩
  10. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, p. 161 ↩
  11. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 121: Indicates Martin was the commander in March with no specific date. ↩
  12. Clark, Walter. Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in the Great War 1861-’65, Volume 3 (Nash Brothers: 1901), pp. 29-34: “During the latter part of July, 1864, the (44th NC) regiment left Petersburg for Stoney Creek, and whilst on the march Colonel William MacRae, of the Fifteenth North Carolina Regiment, joined the brigade and assumed command under orders. This gallant officer was promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General in November, 1864, and from that time never left the brigade, of which the Forty-fourth was a part, until the last day at Appomattox. From Stoney Creek the regiment returned to Petersburg.” ↩
  13. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 131 ↩
  14. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, pp. 163-164, 167 ↩
  15. Confederate Inspection Report 17-P-17: Kirkland’s Brigade, August 16, 1864; Inspection Reports and Related Records Received By the Inspection Branch in the Confederate Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M935, Roll 10: Inspection Reports P-12 – 39-P-24); War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
  16. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 131 ↩
  17. Chapman, Craig S. More Terrible Than Victory: North Carolina’s Bloody Bethel Regiment, 1861-65. Brassey’s, 1998, pp. 218-219, 228 ↩
  18. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, p. 164 ↩
  19. Confederate Inspection Report 17-P-17: Kirkland’s Brigade, August 16, 1864; Inspection Reports and Related Records Received By the Inspection Branch in the Confederate Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M935, Roll 10: Inspection Reports P-12 – 39-P-24); War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
  20. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, p. 167 ↩
  21. Confederate Inspection Report 17-P-17: Kirkland’s Brigade, August 16, 1864; Inspection Reports and Related Records Received By the Inspection Branch in the Confederate Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M935, Roll 10: Inspection Reports P-12 – 39-P-24); War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
  22. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 139 ↩
  23. Sommers, Richard J. “Grant’s Fifth Offensive at Petersburg: A Study in Strategy, Tactics, and Generalship.  The Battle of Poplar Spring Church, the First Battle of the Darbytown Road, the Second Battle of the Squirrel Level Road, the Second Battle of the Darbytown Road (Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia).” Doctoral Thesis. Rice University, 1970. Print. p. 1312. ↩
  24. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 139 ↩
  25. Confederate Inspection Report 18-P-24: MacRae’s Brigade, September 30, 1864; Inspection Reports and Related Records Received By the Inspection Branch in the Confederate Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M935, Roll 10: Inspection Reports P-12 – 39-P-24); War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
  26. Lawing, Carolyn & Mike Lawing, Editors. My Dearest Friend: The Civil War Correspondence of Cornelia McGimsey and Lewis Warlick. Carolina Academic Press, 2000, p. 181 ↩
  27. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, pp. 175, 179: This source indicates Martin was wounded in the thigh on the evening of September 29. ↩
  28. Chapman, Craig S. More Terrible Than Victory: North Carolina’s Bloody Bethel Regiment, 1861-65. Brassey’s, 1998, p. 245 ↩
  29. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, pp. 179, 181 ↩
  30. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 139 ↩
  31. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 148: Shows on one listed as Martin’s replacement. When did Martin return from his wounding? Looks like April 1, 1865. ↩
  32. Chapman, Craig S. More Terrible Than Victory: North Carolina’s Bloody Bethel Regiment, 1861-65. Brassey’s, 1998, pp. 245, 248 ↩
  33. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, p. 175 ↩
  34. Confederate Inspection Report 18-P-24: MacRae’s Brigade, September 30, 1864; Inspection Reports and Related Records Received By the Inspection Branch in the Confederate Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M935, Roll 10: Inspection Reports P-12 – 39-P-24); War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
  35. Confederate Inspection Report 18-P-24: MacRae’s Brigade, September 30, 1864; Inspection Reports and Related Records Received By the Inspection Branch in the Confederate Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M935, Roll 10: Inspection Reports P-12 – 39-P-24); War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
  36. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 148 ↩
  37. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 148: When did Martin return from his September 30 wounding? Sibley indicates Martin was present in October 1864, but Venner’s book on the 11th North Carolina indicates Martin did not return until March 1, 1865. I tend to side with Venner given his thorough study of the 11th North Carolina. ↩
  38. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, p. 187 ↩
  39. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, p. 183 ↩
  40. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 156 ↩
  41. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 165 ↩
  42. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, pp. 190, 192: Venner indicates Grier took the leave of absence and never returned. ↩
  43. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 156 ↩
  44. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 165 ↩
  45. Chapman, Craig S. More Terrible Than Victory: North Carolina’s Bloody Bethel Regiment, 1861-65. Brassey’s, 1998, pp. 268-269: Chapman writes that Grier commanded at times in late December 1864. ↩
  46. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, pp. 192-193 ↩
  47. Chapman, Craig S. More Terrible Than Victory: North Carolina’s Bloody Bethel Regiment, 1861-65. Brassey’s, 1998, pp. 268-269 ↩
  48. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, p. 190 ↩
  49. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, p. 192 ↩
  50. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 174 ↩
  51. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 1173: “Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General R. E. Lee, January 31, 1865”; This list contains many commanders who were not there.  They were the “official” commanders but may have been gone on leave.  I have used none of the leaders from this list as a result. ↩
  52. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 1182: “Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia, General R. E. Lee, C. S. Army, commanding, January 31, 1865”; This order of battle was based off of inspection reports from January 26-31, 1865, and the leaders should be accurate for this time frame. ↩
  53. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 184 ↩
  54. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 1271: “Organization of the Infantry and Cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia, General R. E. Lee, C. S. Army, commanding, February 28, 1865”; This order of battle was based off of inspection reports from February 28, 1865.  However, leaders listed are from January.  I’ve chosen to ignore the leaders and just use this source for the organization of the order of battle. ↩
  55. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, pp. 193, 195-197 ↩
  56. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 174 ↩
  57. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 174 ↩
  58. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 1182: “Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia, General R. E. Lee, C. S. Army, commanding, January 31, 1865”; This order of battle was based off of inspection reports from January 26-31, 1865, and the leaders should be accurate for this time frame. ↩
  59. Lawing, Carolyn & Mike Lawing, Editors. My Dearest Friend: The Civil War Correspondence of Cornelia McGimsey and Lewis Warlick. Carolina Academic Press, 2000, p. 199 ↩
  60. Chapman, Craig S. More Terrible Than Victory: North Carolina’s Bloody Bethel Regiment, 1861-65. Brassey’s, 1998, pp. 268-269 ↩
  61. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 184 ↩
  62. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, pp. 193, 195-197 ↩
  63. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, p. 193 ↩
  64. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, p. 195 ↩
  65. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 193 ↩
  66. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 202 ↩
  67. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, pp. 200, 203-204: Venner indicates Martin returned on March 1, 1865, but see Chapman for an alternate return date of April 1, 1865. ↩
  68. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 193 ↩
  69. Chapman, Craig S. More Terrible Than Victory: North Carolina’s Bloody Bethel Regiment, 1861-65. Brassey’s, 1998, pp. 286-287: Chapman writes that Martin had been appointed to some bureaucratic post in Richmond but came to share the fate of his men in the last battles, returning on the night of April 1. ↩
  70. The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 202: This source shows no commander could be identified, but see Venner’s book on the 11th North Carolina, which identifies Colonel Martin as the commander. ↩
  71. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, p. 200 ↩
  72. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, p. 203 ↩
  73. Compendium of the Confederate Armies: North Carolina by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 98-99 ↩
  74. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, pp. 165-166 ↩
  75. Chapman, Craig S. More Terrible Than Victory: North Carolina’s Bloody Bethel Regiment, 1861-65. Brassey’s, 1998, pp. 216-221 ↩
  76. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, pp. 167-173: MAP on p. 170. ↩
  77. Chapman, Craig S. More Terrible Than Victory: North Carolina’s Bloody Bethel Regiment, 1861-65. Brassey’s, 1998, pp. 223-233: MAP on p. 227. ↩
  78. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, pp. 176-179: MAP on p. 178. ↩
  79. Chapman, Craig S. More Terrible Than Victory: North Carolina’s Bloody Bethel Regiment, 1861-65. Brassey’s, 1998, pp. 240-245: MAP on p. 242. ↩
  80. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, p. 180-181 ↩
  81. Chapman, Craig S. More Terrible Than Victory: North Carolina’s Bloody Bethel Regiment, 1861-65. Brassey’s, 1998, pp. 245-247 ↩
  82. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, p. 181-182 ↩
  83. Chapman, Craig S. More Terrible Than Victory: North Carolina’s Bloody Bethel Regiment, 1861-65. Brassey’s, 1998, pp. 247-250 ↩
  84. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), pp. 75-76. ↩
  85. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, pp. 183-189 ↩
  86. Chapman, Craig S. More Terrible Than Victory: North Carolina’s Bloody Bethel Regiment, 1861-65. Brassey’s, 1998, pp. 254-263: MAPS on pp. 253, 257. ↩
  87. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, pp. 196-198: MAP on p. 198. ↩
  88. Chapman, Craig S. More Terrible Than Victory: North Carolina’s Bloody Bethel Regiment, 1861-65. Brassey’s, 1998, pp. 271-275 ↩
  89. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, pp. 205-209 ↩
  90. Chapman, Craig S. More Terrible Than Victory: North Carolina’s Bloody Bethel Regiment, 1861-65. Brassey’s, 1998, pp. 287-296: MAP p. 289. ↩
  91. Venner, William T. The 11th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster. McFarland, 2015, pp. 209-213 ↩
  92. Chapman, Craig S. More Terrible Than Victory: North Carolina’s Bloody Bethel Regiment, 1861-65. Brassey’s, 1998, pp. 296-297 ↩

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