The 11th Missouri Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War : a history and roster / Dennis W. Belcher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Belcher, Dennis W., 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army. Missouri Infantry Regiment, 11th (1861-1866).

United States.

Soldiers.

History.

Regimental histories.

Missouri--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.

Missouri.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.

Soldiers--Missouri--Registers.

Soldiers--Missouri--Correspondence.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Registers.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

Genre:

Registers (Lists)

Correspondence.

Directories.

Personal correspondence.

Physical Description:

x, 336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2011]

Summary:

"The 11th Missouri Infantry distinguished itself as just the type of regiment the Union needed in the Civil War. The men of the "Eagle Brigade" would follow their commanders "into hell if they ordered." This study provides a detailed account of the regiment's four-and-a-half years of outstanding service and a roster"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Organizing the 11th Missouri Infantry and Battle of Fredericktown

Point Pleasant and Siege of Corinth

Battle of Iuka

Battle of Corinth

Battle of Vicksburg

End of the 11th Missouri and reorganization

Abbeville, pursuit of Price, and Battle of Nashville

Battle of Spanish Fort and occupation in Alabama

Post war biographical information

Appendix A: 11th Missouri Volunteer Infantry roster

Appendix B: 11th Missouri veteran volunteer infantry roster

Appendix C: Wartime letters of men of the 11th Missouri Infantry.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786448821

0786448822

OCLC:

692291443