11th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry (Bethel Regiment)

Historical Notes:
The North Carolina 11th Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in March, 1862. The nucleus of this unit was made up of men who saw prior service in the 1st (Bethel) North Carolina Regiment. Its members were from the counties of Mecklenburg, Burke, Bertie, Chowan, Orange, Lincoln, and Buncombe. Assigned to the Department of North Carolina, it fought at White Hall, then moved to Virginia. Here the unit was placed in General Pettigrew's, Kirkland's, and MacRae's Brigade , Army of Northern Virginia. It fought on many battlefields from Gettysburg to Cold Harbor , endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches, and saw action around Appomattox . It lost over half of the 617 at Gettysburg , reported 15 casualties at Bristoe, and surrendered 8 officers and 74 men. Officers:
Colonels:
Collett Leventhorpe
William J. Martin
Lieutenant Colonels:
Francis W. Bird
William A. Owens
Major
Egbert A. Ross. Assignments:
Department of North Carolina
General Pettigrew's, Kirkland's, and MacRae's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. Battles:
New Bern (March 14, 1862)
Seven Days Battles (June 25-July 1, 1862)
Malvern Cliff (June 30, 1862)
Malvern Hill (July 1, 1862)
Harpers Ferry (September 12-15, 1862)
Antietam (September 17, 1862)
Fredericksburg (December 13, 1862)
Gum Swamp (May 22, 1863)
South Anna Bridge (July 4, 1863)
Bristoe Campaign (October-November 1863)
Bristoe Station (October 14, 1863)
Mine Run Campaign (November-December 1863)
The Wilderness (May 5-6, 1864)
Spotsylvania Court House (May 8-21, 1864)
North Anna (May 22-26, 1864)
Cold Harbor (June 1-3, 1864)
Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
Globe Tavernn (August 18-21, 1864)
Reams' Station (August 25, 1864)
Jones' Farm (September 30, 1864)
Squirrel Level Road (September 30, 1864)
Harman Road (October 2, 1864)
Hatcher's Run (February 5-7, 1865)
Petersburg Final Assualt (April 2, 1865)
Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 2629 men.

Company A - Edgecombe Guards - Mecklenburg and Gaston Counties

Company B - Hornets News Rifles - Burke, Wilkes and Caldwell Counties

Company C - Charlotte Greys - Bertie County

Company D - Orange Light Infantry - Burke County

Company E - Buncombe Riflemen - Mecklenburg and Iredell Counties

Company F - Lafayette Light Infantry - Chowan, Perquimans and Hertford Counties

Company G - Burke Rifles - Orange and Chatham Counties

Company H - Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry - Mecklenburg County

Company I - Enfield Blues - Lincoln and Gaston Counties

Company K - Southern Stars - Buncombe County

Bibliography for Research:
Crute, Joseph Units of the Confederate States Army Midlothian, VA: Derwent Books, 1987. Concise summary of the units service.

Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies...Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, The Confederate Units and the Indian Units. Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 1995. (2 photocopied pages). E547S53.

Southern Historical Society The Southern Historical Society Papers. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998.

Brock, R. A. The Appomattox Roster. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998.
Originally published as Volume 15 of the Southern Historical Society Papers in 1887 by The Society, Richmond, VA. This book contains 56,000 names of men who surrendered at Appomattox. It shows the mans unit of service and some additional notes.
U. S. Government Printing Office. Official Records of the American Civil War Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.