Virginia 11th Cavalry Regiment

Historical Notes:
The Virginia 11th Cavalry Regiment was organized in February 1863, by consolidating the 17th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, one company from the 24th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, and two companies of the 5th Regiment Virginia Cavalry.

They participated in most all of the succeeding battles in Virginia and accompanied Early on his raid into West Virginia. Just before Appomattox they were cut off from the main army and were not present for the surrender. They subsequently disbanded. Officers:
Colonels:
Oliver R. Funsten
Lunsford L. Lomax
Lieutenant Colonel
Matt D. Ball
Majors
William H. Harness
Edward H. McDonald
Assignments:
December 1862-May 1863: Jones' Cavalry Brigade, Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia
May-September 1863: Jones' Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of Northern Virginia
September 1863: Jones' Brigade, Hampton's Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
September 1863-July 1864: Lomax's Brigade, Fitz, Lee's Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
August 1864-February 1865: Lomax's-Payne's Brigade, Fitz, Lee's-Rosser's Cavalry Division, Valley District, Department of Northern Virginia
February-April 1865: Payne's Brigade, Fitz, Lee's Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Battles:
•Jones' and Imboden's West Virginia Raid (April 20-May 1, 1863)
•Greenland Gap, West Virginia (April 25, 1863)
•Fairmont, West Virginia (April 29, 1863)
•Brandy Station (June 9, 1863)
•Millville (June 21, 1863)
•Hanover, Pennsylvania (June 30, 1863)
•Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863)
•Funkstown, Maryland (July 7, 1863)
•Williamsport (July 5, 1863)
•White Post (August 11, 1863)
•Bristoe Campaign (October 1863)
•Auburn (August 13, 1863)
•Mine Run Campaign (November-December 1863)
•The Wilderness (May 5-6, 1864)
•Spotsylvania Court House (May 8-21, 1864)
•Yellow Tavern (May 11, 1864)
•North Anna (May 23-26, 1864)
•Cold Harbor (June 1-3, 1864)
•Trevilian Station (June 11-12, 1864)
•Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
•Ream's Station (June 29, 1864)
•3rd Winchester (September 19, 1864)
•Weyer's Cave (September 26-27, 1864)
•Cedar Creek (October 19, 1864)
•New Creek (October 28, 1864)
•Five Forks (April 1, 1865)
•High Bridge (April 7, 1865)
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 1774 men.

Company A (The Wildcat Company) - Berkeley County, some from Morgan, Jefferson and Frederick County

Company B (The Hardy Rangers) - Hardy County

Company C (The Brock's Gap Sharpshooters or The Brock's Gap Rifles) - Rockingham County

Company D (Captain Edward H. McDonald) - Hampshire County

Company E (Potomac Mounted Riflemen or Valley Mounted Riflemen) - Shenandoah and Rockbridge County

Company F (The Bath Grays) - Bath County, Virginia and Pocahontas County, West Virginia

Company G (The Bath Guards) - Bath County

Company H ( Captain A. M. Pierce) - Frederick County and Winchester

Company I (Fairfax Cavalry or chesterfield Troop) - Fairfax County

Company K (Captain O. R. Weems) - Clarke 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.

U. S. Government Printing Office. Official Records of the American Civil War Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.

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.
Rigdon, John C. - Editor Civil War Soldiers Service Records - Virginia. 2012. Davenport, IA Eastern Digital Resources.

Rigdon, John C. - Editor Virginia Civil War Soldiers Index. 1996. Davenport, IA Eastern Digital Resources.

Confederate Military History, Extended Edition. Vol. 4: Virginia. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998. 1295 p. E484C65.1987v4. Contains numerous, scattered references to Virginia units.