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Henry County, Indiana


ELEVENTH INFANTRY REGIMENT. INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
MUSTERED FOR THREE YEARS.

In the following roster, the name of each officer and man is followed by his post office address at the time of enlistment. In some instances the soldier was not a resident of Henry County at the time of enlistment but moved to that county after the Civil War. In such cases the name of the county from which he enlisted is substituted for the post office address and that is followed by the place of settlement in Henry County. Where the post office address is unknown, the name of the county from which the soldier enlisted follows his name.

COMPANY A.

PRIVATES.
John F. Branham .Henry County. Mustered in March 8, 18G5. Recruit. Mustered out July 26, 1865.
George W. Carr, Marion County. Raysville after the Civil War. Mustered in August 31. 1861. Mustered out August 30, 1864.
Will C. David, Marion County. Knightstown after the Civil War. Mustered in April 1, 1854. Recruit. Mustered out July 26, 1865.
John Dillon, Henry County. Mustered in March 8, 1865. Recruit. Discharged, disability. June 26, 1865.
Benjamin Gordon, Henry County. Mustered in March 20, 1865. Recruit. Mustered out July 26, 1865.
Amos Heaton. Henry County. Mustered in March 8, 1865. Recruit. Mustered out July 26. 1866.
William Magenhart. Henry County. Mustered in March 8, 1865. Recruit. Mustered out July 26, 1865.
Andrew W. Reid, Knightstown. Mustered in April 23, 1863. Recruit. Died at Carrollton, Louisiana, May 24. 1864.
Wayman Sinclair, Henry County. Mustered in March 8, 1865. Recruit. Mustered out July 26, 1865.

COMPANY B.
Joseph B. Cameron. Knightstown. Mustered in April 10, 1863. Recruit. Mustered out July 26, 1865.

COMPANY C.
Willis Snodgrass, Henry County. Mustered in February 24, 1865. Recruit. Mustered out July 26, 1865.

COMPANY D.

PRIVATES.
Cyrus W. Benbow, New Castle. Mustered in August 31, 1861. Discharged, disability, May 26, 1862.
Martin E. Boice, Henry County. Mustered in February 24, 1865. Recruit. Mustered out July 26, 1865.
Elijah M. Hendricks, Cadiz. Mustered in August 31, 1861. Discharged, disability, December 10, 1861.
William Lemberger, New Castle. Mustered in August 31, 1861. Killed at Champion Hills, Mississippi, May 16, 1863.
Marcellus Lytle, New Castle. Mustered in August 31. 1861. Died at Paducah, Kentucky, November 1, 1861.
John Riley, Mechanicsburg. Mustered in October 22, 1862. Recruit. Appointed Sergeant. Mustered out July 26, 1865.
John W. Rogers, New Castle. Mustered in August 31, 1861. Mustered out October 18, 1864.

COMPANY E.

PRIVATES.
Barton Brumfield. Henry County. Mustered in March 3. 1865. Recruit. Mustered out July 26, 1865.
Jesse L. Jackson, Henry County. Mustered in February 16, 1865. Recruit. Mustered out July 26, 1865.
William Bong. Henry County. Mustered in March 2, 1865. Recruit. Mustered out July 26, 1865.
Nathaniel M. Reeves, Henry County. Mustered in March 3. 1865. Recruit. Mustered out June 26, 1865.
David A. Williams. Henry County. Mustered in March 3, 1865. Recruit. Mustered out July 26, 1865.

COMPANY F.

PRIVATES.
David Snyder. Henry County. Mustered in March 29, 1865. Recruit. Mustered out July 26. 1865.
Joshua T. C. Welborn. Knightstown. Mustered in August 31, 1861. Discharged, disability, June 1, 1862.

COMPANY P. (3 months).

CORPORAL.
Benjamin F. Gear, Tipton County. New Lisbon after the Civil War. Mustered in April 25, 1861. Mustered out August 4, 1861.

COMPANY H.

PRIVATES.
Samuel Ensining Jr. Henry County. Mustered in March 27, 1865. Recruit. Mustered out July £6, 1865.
Robert I. Hudelson. Knightstown. Mustered in August 31. 1861. Discharged, disability, June 1, 1862.

COMPANY I.
Washington L. Strohm, Henry County. Mustered in February 24, 1865. Recruit. Mustered out July 26, 1865.

COMPANY K.

PRIVATES.
George W. Farmer, Henry County. Mustered in March 8, 1865. Recruit. Mustered out July 26, 1865.
John A. Hill, Henry County. Mustered in February 24, 1865. Recruit. Appointed Musician. Mustered out September 18, 1865.
Charles R. McMillan. Henry County. Mustered in March 17. 1865. Recruit. Mustered out July 26, 1865.
Charles H. C. Moore. Ogden. Mustered in March 11. 1865. Recruit. Mustered out July 26, 1865.

UNASSIGNED.  PRIVATES.
James Baldwin, Henry County. Mustered in March 18, 1865. Recruit. Unaccounted for.
James Murphey, Henry County. Mustered in March 18, 1865. Recruit. Unaccounted for.
Martin Rigin, Henry County. Mustered in March 28, 1865. Recruit. Unaccounted for.
William Sheehan, Henry County. Mustered in March 18, 1865. Recruit. Unaccounted for.



HISTORY OF THE  ELEVENTH INFANTRY REGIMENT, INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.



The Eleventh was originally a three months' regiment, serving as such from muster in, April 25, 1861, until its muster out, August 2, 1861. It was reorganized at Indianapolis and mustered in for the three years' service, August 31. 1861. with Lew Wallace, as Colonel, and was sent via St. Louis, Missouri, to Paducah, Kentucky. Here Colonel Wallace was promoted Brigadier General (afterwards made a Major General, full rank) and was succeeded as Colonel by Lieutenant Colonel George F. McGinnis
(later in the war made Brigadier General, full rank).

The regiment participated in the attack on Fort Donelson, Tennessee, and was in the battle of Shiloh, April 7, 1862. It took part in the Siege of Corinth, Mississippi, and from there moved to Memphis, Tennessee, and thence by steamer; to Helena, Arkansas, and then to Clarendon. Returning to Helena, it made expeditions to White River, Tallahatchie River, Duvall's Bluff and Yazoo Pass. It arrived at Milliken's Bend, Louisiana, April 14th, and there joined General Grant's Army. It took part in the battles at Port Gibson, Champion Hills and Big Black River, Mississippi, and in the Siege of Vicksburg, until the surrender. July 4, 1863. In August, the regiment moved to New Orleans, thence to Brashear City and thence to Opelousas, Louisiana. February i, 1864, the regiment veteranized and returned home on furlough. Upon the expiration of its furlough, the Eleventh left Indianapolis, reaching New Orleans, May 8th, where it remained until July. Under sealed orders it was moved to Fortress Monroe and thence to Washington, District of Columbia, and then to Harper's Ferry, Virginia. On August 13th, it was at Cedar Creek and on August I5th, at Winchester, Virginia. From this period, it was in almost daily conflict with the enemy until late in October. Leaving the Shenandoah Valley, the regiment marched to Baltimore, Maryland, where it arrived, January 7, 1865, and remained there until its muster out, July 26, 1865. During its term of service, the regiment marched nearly 10,000 miles. Indiana has erected monuments to this regiment at Shiloh and at Vicksburg.

This regiment bore an honorable part in the following engagements :
Fort Henry, Tennessee February 6, 1862.
Fort Donelson, Tennessee February 14-16, 1862.
Shiloh, Tennessee April 6-7, 1862.
Corinth, Mississippi, (Siege of) April 30 to May 30, 1862.
Port Gibson, Mississippi May 1. 1863.
Champion Hills, Mississippi May 16, 1863.
Big Black River, Mississippi May 17, 1 863.
Vicksburg, Mississippi. (Siege of) May 18 to July 4, 1863.
Vicksburg, Mississippi, (General Assault) May 22, 1863.
Jackson, Mississippi, (Siege of) July 9-16, 1863.
Berryville, Virginia September 3-4, 1864.
Opequan, Virginia September 19, 1864.
Fisher's Hill, Virginia September 22, 1864.
Cedar Creek, Virginia October 19, 1864.

Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906


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