Description
Book Synopsis The 11th Missouri Infantry distinguished itself as just the type of regiment the Union needed in the Civil War. Hard as nails and loyal to a fault, the men of the Eagle Brigade would follow their commanders into hell if they ordered. They battled two Confederate regiments at Iuka, turned the tide at Battery Robinett at Corinth, assaulted the impossible Stockade Redan at Vicksburg as whole ranks of soldiers were cut down, and broke Hood''s line at Nashville. Although the 11th Missouri ranks among the 300 top regiments of the Civil War, little of its history has been formally recorded. This study provides a detailed account of the regiment''s four-and-a-half years of outstanding service and a roster.
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments ix
Preface 1
1. Organizing the 11th Missouri Infantry and Battle of Fredericktown 5
2. Point Pleasant and Siege of Corinth 35
3. Battle of Iuka 61
4. Battle of Corinth 81
5. Siege of Vicksburg 104
6. End of the 11th Missouri and Reorganization 140
7. Abbeville, Pursuit of Price, and Battle of Nashville 170
8. Battle of Spanish Fort and Occupation in Alabama 204
9. Postwar Biographical Information 230
Appendix A: 11th Missouri Volunteer Infantry Roster 243
Appendix B: 11th Missouri Veteran Volunteer Infantry Roster 271
Appendix C: Wartime Letters of Men of the 11th Missouri Infantry 299
Notes 321
Bibliography 329
Index 333
