11th Florida Infantry Regiment

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11th Florida Infantry Regiment
Flag of Florida (1861).svg
ActiveJune 1864 April 10, 1865
CountryFlag of the Confederate States of America (1865).svg  Confederate States of America
AllegianceFlag of Florida (1861).svg Florida
BranchBattle flag of the Confederate States of America.svg  Confederate States Army
RoleInfantry
Part of Army of Northern Virginia
Engagements American Civil War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Col. Theodore W. Brevard Jr.
Col. Theodore W. Brevard Jr. Brevard, Theodore, Commander, 11th Florida Infantry, Civil War, Tallahassee, Florida.jpg
Col. Theodore W. Brevard Jr.

The 11th Florida Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment from Florida that served in the Confederate States Army from 1864 to 1865.

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The 11th Infantry Regiment was organized in June 1864 by consolidating part of the 2nd and the 4th Florida Infantry Battalions. Many of the men serving in the regiment were recruited in Hendry, Jackson, and Bradford counties.

The 11th Infantry was placed in the Florida Brigade alongside the 2nd, 5th, 8th, 9th, and 10th Florida Infantry Regiments under command of General Finegan. [1]

In the last year of war the Florida Brigade fought at Cold Harbor in June 1864 and Petersburg during the winter. The Florida Brigade retreated with the Army of Northern Virginia and surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865. By the time of surrender, the regiments were the size of modern-day platoons or companies. The 2nd, 5th, and 8th surrendered 68, 53, and 32 men respectively. The 9th, 10th, and 11th surrendered 124, 162, and 23. Most of the 11th had been cut off in the Army’s retreat and had previously surrendered. [2] The 11th Infantry Regimennt surrendered 4 officers and 19 men. The field officers were Colonel Theodore W. Brevard Jr., Lieutenant Colonel James F. McClellan, and Major John H. Gee. [3]

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1864-1865

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References

  1. Hawk, Robert. Florida's Army: Militia/State Troops/National Guard 1565-1985. Englewood, FL: Pineapple Press Inc. 1986. Pg 98.
  2. Hawk, Robert. Florida's Army: Militia/State Troops/National Guard 1565-1985. Englewood, FL: Pineapple Press Inc. 1986. Pg 100.
  3. http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Archived 2010-12-03 at the Wayback Machine National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System