The Fourth Alabama Painting by Don Troiani

Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah

Private D C Farmer, Company F, 11th Mississippi Infantry, pre-civil war daguerreotype

Private D C Farmer, Company F, 11th Mississippi Infantry, pre-civil war daguerreotype

Eleventh Mississippi Infantry

Mustered in Confederate service for one year 13 May, 1861. Companies A and K arrived at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 20 July, 1861, and eight companies 21 July, 1861. Companies A and K stationed at Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861

COLONEL W H MOORE
Captain W H Moore, 11th Mississippi Infantry, Company I, was appointed colonel, 11th Mississippi Infantry, at Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, on 4 May, 1861, and the 11th Mississippi Infantry, Companies B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I, under the command of Colonel W H Moore, were stationed at Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL P F LIDDELL
Captain P F Liddell, 11th Mississippi Infantry, Company I, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 11th Mississippi Infantry, at Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, on 4 May, 1861, and was assigned to command the 11th Mississippi Infantry, Companies A and K, at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861.

MAJOR S F BUTLER
S F Butler was appointed major, 11th Mississippi Infantry, at Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, on 5 May, 1861.

Company A University Greys: CAPT. W B LOWRY
The company was mustered in state service at Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi, for one year on 7 February, 1861, and was accepted in Confederate service for one year on 26 April, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 13 May, 1861.
Company B Coahoma Invincibles: CAPT. S N DELANEY
The company was mustered in state service for one year at Friar's Point, Coahoma County, Mississippi, by Brigadier General J L Alcorn, Third Brigade, Army of Mississippi, on 16 February, 1861, and was accepted in Confederate service for one year on 27 April, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 13 May, 1861.
Company C Prairie Rifles/ Riflemen: CAPT. J B WILLIAMS
The company was mustered in state service for one year at Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, by Major & Aide de Camp W W Humphries, (Brigadier General C Clark, Second Brigade, Army of Mississippi), on 2 March, 1861, and was accepted in Confederate service for one year on 25 April, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 13 May, 1861.
Company D Neshoba Rifles: CAPT. A H FRANKLIN
The company was mustered in state service for one year at Philadelphia, Neshoba County, Mississippi, by Captain J M Bradley, Winston Guards, on 23 April, 1861, and was accepted in Confederate service for one year on 24 April, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 13 May, 1861.
Company E Prairie Guards: CAPT. J T W HAIRSTON
The company was mustered in state service for one year at Crawfordsville, Lowndes County, Mississippi, by Major W W Humphries, Aide de Camp to Brigadier General C Clark, Second Brigade, Army of Mississippi, on 15 February, 1861, and was accepted in Confederate service for one year on 26 April, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 13 May, 1861.
Company F Noxubee Rifles: CAPT. G T WieR
The company was accepted in state service at Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi, on 24 February, 1861, and was accepted in Confederate service for one year on 25 April, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 13 May, 1861.
Company G Lamar Rifles: CAPT. F M GREEN
The company was mustered in state service for one year at Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi, on 23 February, 1861, and was accepted in Confederate service for one year on 26 April, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 13 May, 1861.
Company H Chickasaw Guards: CAPT. W F TUCKER
The company was mustered in state service at Houston, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, by Captain J B Williams, Prairie Rifles/ Riflemen, on 19 March, 1861, and was accepted in Confederate service for one year on 25 April, 1861. The company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 13 May, 1861.
Company I Van Dorn Reserves: CAPT. R O REYNOLDS
The company was mustered in state service for one year, under the command of Captain W H Moore, at Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi, by Major W W Humphries, Aide de Camp to Brigadier General C Clark, Second Brigade, Army of Mississippi, on 20 February, 1861, and was accepted in Confederate service for one year on 27 April, 1861. Captain W H Moore and First Lieutenant R O Reynolds, 11th Mississippi, Company I, were appointed colonel, 11th Mississippi, and captain, 11th Mississippi, Company I, respectively, at Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, on 4 May, 1861, and the company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 13 May, 1861.
Company K Carroll Rifles: CAPT. R W WILLIAMSON
The company was accepted in state service, under the command of Captain P F Liddell, at Carrollton, Carroll County, Mississippi, by Captain J R Davis, Madison Rifles, on 26 February, 1861, and was accepted in Confederate service for one year on 29 April, 1861. Captain P F Liddell and Second Sergeant R W Williamson, 11th Mississippi Infantry, Company K, were appointed lieutenant colonel, 11th Mississippi Infantry, and captain, 11th Mississippi Infantry, Company K, respectively, on 4 May, 1861, and the company was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 13 May, 1861.

Organistion of 11th Mississippi Infantry* at first battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel P F Liddell;Company A, University Greys, Captain W B Lowry; Company B, Winston Guards, Captain J M Bradley

*11th Mississippi Infantry, Companies B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I, under the command of Colonel W H Moore, were stationed at Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861

Seizure of Warrington Navy Yard & United States Marine Barracks, 12 January 1861

Major General W H Chase, Florida Militia
Captain V M Randolph, United States Navy, resigned on 10 January, 1861, dated 14 January, 1861, and was assigned to command the troops stationed at the Warrington Navy Yard and United States Marine Barracks, east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, on 12 January, 1861.

Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, to Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, 2nd Alabama Volunteers (264), 5 companies, 9-11 January, 1861: The 2nd Alabama Volunteer Corps (264), Companies A, B, C, D, and E, under the command of Colonel T C Lomax and Major S Marks, was ordered to proceed by the Alabama & Florida Railroad to Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, at 7 PM on 9 January, 1861, and arrived at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, at 9 PM on 11 January, 1861.

Note: The 2nd Alabama Militia/ Volunteers, under the command of Colonel T C Lomax, was ordered to rendezvous at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 8 January, 1861.

Organisation of 2nd Alabama Militia/ Volunteers (264), 9 January, 1861: Colonel T C Lomax, Major S Marks; Montgomery True Blues, Captain W G Andrews; Wetumpka Light Guards, Captain J Q Loomis; Tuskegee Light Infantry, Captain R Mays; Metropolitan Guards, Second Lieutenant I W Whiting; Independent Rifles, Captain R C Farris

Garrison at Warrington Navy Yard & United States Marine Barracks, east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, 12 January, 1861: Captain J Armstrong, United States Navy; United States Marines Corps (34), Captain J Watson

Seizure of Warrington Navy Yard & United States Marine Barracks, east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, 12 January, 1861: Five companies of the 2nd Alabama Militia/ Volunteers, the Pensacola Rifle Rangers, the Pensacola Guards, and the Pensacola/ Warrington Artillery, under the command of Colonel T C Lomax, 2nd Alabama Volunteers, were ordered to seize the Warrington Navy Yard and United States Marine Barracks, east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, at 11 AM on 12 January, 1861 (See the United States Marine Corps).

Note: Captain J Armstrong, United States Navy, surrendered the Warrington Navy Yard and United States Marine Barracks, east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, at 1.30 PM on 12 January, 1861, and Captain J Watson, United States Marine Corps, was ordered to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 13 January, 1861.

Organisation of toops during seizure of Warrington Navy Yard & United States Marine Barracks, east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, 12 January, 1861: Colonel T C Lomax, 2nd Alabama Militia/ Volunteers; 2nd Alabama Militia/ Volunteers, Montgomery True Blues, Captain W G Andrews; Wetumpka Light Guards, Captain J Q Loomis; Tuskegee Light Infantry, Captain R Mays; Metropolitan Guards, Second Lieutenant I W Whiting; Independent Rifles, Captain R C Farris; Florida Militia, Pensacola Guards, Captain A H Bright; Pensacola Rifle Rangers, Captain E A Perry; Pensacola/ Warrington Artillery, Captain W T Morrill

Second Alabama Militia/ Volunteers

Independent Rifles, 11 January-11 February, 1861: Captain R C Farris
The Independent Rifles arrived by the Alabama & Florida Railroad at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, at 9 PM on 11 January, 1861, and was stationed at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, between 11 January and 11 February, 1861. The company was ordered to proceed by the Alabama & Florida Railroad to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 11 February, 1861, and was accompanied by the Auburn Guards. The Independent Rifles arrived at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, in the evening on 12 February, 1861.

Montgomery True Blues, 11 January-17/18 February, 1861: Captain W G Andrews
The Montgomery True Blues arrived by the Alabama & Florida Railroad at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, at 9 PM on 11 January, 1861, and was stationed at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, between 11 January and 17/18 February, 1861. A detachment of the Montgomery True Blues was ordered to proceed by the Alabama & Florida Railroad to Mount Vernon Arsenal, Mount Vernon, Washington County, Alabama, on 17 February, 1861, and a detachment to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 18 February, 1861. The company arrived at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, in the evening on 19 February, 1861 (See the 12th Alabama Infantry).

Tuskegee Light Infantry, 11 January-17 February, 1861: Captain R Mays
The Tuskegee Light infantry arrived by the Alabama & Florida Railroad at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, at 9 PM on 11 January, 1861, and was stationed at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, between 11 January and 17 February, 1861. The company was ordered to proceed by the steamer Dick Keyes to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 17 February, 1861, and arrived by the steamer Southern Republic on the Alabama River at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, in the morning on 21 February, 1861 (See the 4th Alabama Infantry).

Wetumpka Light Guards, 11 January-17 February, 1861: Captain J Q Loomis
The Wetumpka Light Guards arrived by the Alabama & Florida Railroad at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, at 9 PM on 11 January, 1861, and was stationed at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, between 11 January and 17 February, 1861. The company was ordered to proceed by the steamer Dick Keyes to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 17 February, 1861, and arrived by the steamer Southern Republic on the Alabama River at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, in the morning on 21 February, 1861 (See the 4th Alabama Infantry).

Metroploitan Guards, 11 January-17 February, 1861: Captain J G Winter
The Metropolitan Guards under the command of Second Lieutenant J W Whiting, arrived by the Alabama & Florida Railroad at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, at 9 PM on 11 January, 1861, and was stationed at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, between 11 January and 17 February, 1861. The company was ordered to proceed by the steamer Dick Keyes to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 17 February, 1861, and arrived by the steamer Southern Republic on the Alabama River at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, in the morning on 21 February, 1861 (See the 4th Alabama Infantry).

Garrison at Warrington Navy Yard & United States Marine Barracks

The Pensacola Guards, the Pensacola Rifle Rangers, the Greenville Guards, and the Pensacola/ Warrington Artillery, under the command of Captain V M Randolph, formerly of the United States Navy, were stationed at the Warrington Navy Yard and United States Marine Barracks, east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, on 12 January, 1861.

Garrison at Warrington Navy Yard & United States Marine Barracks, east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, 26 January, 1861: Floriada Militia, Pensacola Guards (47), Captain A H Bright; Pensacola Rifle Rangers (56/80), Captain E A Perry; Pensacola/ Warrington Artillery (93), Captain W T Morrill; Alabama Militia; Greenville Guards (80), Captain T G Pou

Conecuh Guards, 16-18 January, 1861: Captain E W Martin
The Conecuh Guards (56) arrived at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, in the evening on 16 January, 1861, and was stationed at the Warrington Navy Yard and United States Marine Barracks, east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, between 16 and 18 January, 1861.

Greenville Guards, 20/22 January-14 February, 1861: Captain T G Pou
The Greenville Guards (90) arrived by the Alabama & Florida Railroad at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, on 20/22 January, 1861, and was assigned to garrison duty at the Warrington Navy Yard and United States Marine Barracks, east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, between 20/22 January and 14 February, 1861. The company was ordered to proceed by the Alabama & Florida Railroad to Butler County, Alabama, in the evening on 14 February, 1861.

Garrison at Fort San Carlos de Barrancas & United States Military/ Barrancas Barracks

Five companies of the 2nd Alabama Militia/ Volunteers, under the command of Colonel T C Lomax, were stationed at Fort San Carlos de Barrancas, one and a half miles west of Warrington, and the United States Military/ Barrancas Barracks, one and a half miles west of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, on 12 January, 1861.

Garrison at United States Military/ Barrancas Barracks, one mile west of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, 26 January, 1861: Colonel T C Lomax, Lieutenant Colonel C A Battle, Major S Marks, 2nd Alabama Volunteer Corps; 2nd Alabama Militia/ Volunteers (295), Tuskegee Light Infantry (53), Captain W G Swanson; Metropolitan Guards (47), Second Lieutenant J Whiting; Independent Rifles (42), Captain R C Farris; Auburn Guards (43), Captain G W Dixon, Jr.; Tuskegee/ Alabama Zouaves (59), Captain E M Law; Unattached, Hayneville Guards (51), Captain J J Willingham

Note: Lowndesboro Guards, under the command of Captain W L Moon, was stationed at the United States Military/ Barrancas Barracks, one and a half miles west of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, on 16 January, 1861.

Garrison at Fort San Carlos de Barrancas, one & a half miles west of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, 26 January, 1861: 2nd Alabama Militia/ Volunteers (67), Montgomery True Blues, Captain W G Andrews

Garrison at Fort Fort McRea, Perdido Key, Escambia County, Florida, 26 January, 1861: 2nd Alabama Militia/ Volunteers (60), Wetumpka Light Guards, Captain J Q Loomis

Auburn Guards, 17 January-11 February, 1861: Captain G W Dixon, Jr.
The Auburn Guards (42) was ordered to Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, at 10 AM on 14 January, 1861, and arrived by the Alabama & Florida Railroad in the evening on 17 January, 1861. The company arrived by the steamer Ewing at the Warrington Navy Yard and United States Marine Barracks, east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, at 12 PM on 19 January, 1861, and was stationed at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, between 17 January and 17 February, 1861. The Auburn Guards was ordered to proceed by the Alabama & Florida Railroad to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 11 February, 1861, and was accompanied by the Independent Rifles. The company arrived at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, in the evening on 12 February, 1861.

Tuskegee/ Alabama Zouaves, 17 January-17 February, 1861: Captain E M Law
The Tuskegee/ Alabama Zouaves (49) was ordered to procced by the Tuskegee Railroad Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, in the evening on 14 January, 1861, and arrived by the Alabama & Florida Railroad in the evening on 17 January, 1861. The company arrived by the steamer Ewing at the Warrington Navy Yard and United States Marine Barracks, east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, at 12 PM on 19 January, 1861, and was stationed at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, between 17 January and 17 February, 1861. The Tuskegee/ Alabama Zouaves was ordered to proceed by the steamer Dick Keyes to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 17 February, 1861, and arrived by the steamer Southern Republic on the Alabama River at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, in the morning on 21 February, 1861 (See the 4th Alabama Infantry).

Hayneville Guards, 13-26 January, 1861: Captain J J Willingham
The Hayneville Guards arrived at Fort San Carlos de Barrancas, one and a half miles west of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, in the morning on 13 January, 1861, and was ordered to Hayneville, Lowndes County, Alabama, on 26 January, 1861 (See the 6th Alabama Infantry).

Note: The Metropolitan Guards, the Tuskegee Light Infantry, the Wetumpka Light Guards, and the Tuskegee/ Alabama Zouaves, under the command of Colonel T C Lomax, 2nd Alabama Militia/ Volunteers, were ordered to proceed by the steamer Dick Keyes to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 17 February, 1861, and the Red Eagles was ordered to Fort San Carlos de Barrancas, one and a half miles west of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, on 13 March, 1861 (See the 5th Alabama Infantry).

Abert's Mississippi & Alabama Militia/ Volunteers

The Chickasaw Guards, the Columbus Riflemen, the Enterprise Guards, the Lauderdale Rifles, the Lowndes Southrons, the Prairie Guards, the Noxubee Rifles, and the Quitman Light Infantry were ordered to rendezvous at Enterprise, Clarke County, Mississippi, on 11 January, 1861.

Note: Abert's Mississippi & Alabama Militia/ Volunteers was organised at Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, on 17 January, 1861.

Enterprise, Clarke County, Mississippi, to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, 14 January, 1861: The Enterprise Guards, the Columbus Riflemen, the Lowndes Southrons, and the Quitman Light Infantry, under the command of Colonel C H Abert, Mississippi Volunteers, arrived by the Mobile & Ohio Railroad at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, in the evening on 14 January, 1861.

Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, to Warrington Navy Yard, east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, 14-15 January, 1861: The Enterprise Guards, the Columbus Riflemen, the Lauderdale Rifles, the Lowndes Southrons, the Quitman Light Infantry, the Alabama/ Mobile Light Dragoons, and the South Alabama Rangers, under the command of Colonel C H Abert, Mississippi Militia/ Volunteers, were ordered to proceed the steamer Oregon to Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, at 11 PM on 14 January, 1861, and arrived at the Warrington Navy Yard, east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, in the evening on 15 January, 1861.

Note: The Lauderdale Rifles was stationed at Fort Morgan, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, opposite Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, between 13 and 14 January, 1861, and the Alabama/ Mobile Light Dragoons and the South Alabama Rangers were stationed at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, in the evening on 14 January, 1861 (See the 5th Alabama Infantry).

Steamer Oregon (450): Colonel C H Abert, Mississippi Militia/ Volunteers; Mississippi Militia/ Volunteers, Enterprise Guards, Captain J W O'Ferrall; Columbus Riflemen, First Lieutenant W R Baldwin; Lauderdale Rifles, Captain C Rea; Lowndes Southrons, Captain W B Wade; Quitman Light Infantry, Captain J L Duck; Alabama Militia/ Volunteers, Alabama/ Mobile Light Dragoons, Captain T O'Hara; South Alabama Rangers, First Lieutenant F H Ripley

Note: The Alabama/ Mobile Light Dragoons, under the command of Captain T O'Hara, was stationed at Fort McRea, Perdido Key, Escambia County, Florida, on 18 February, 1861 (See the 12th Alabama Infantry).

Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, to Warrington Navy Yard, east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, 19 January, 1861: The Chickasaw Guards, the Noxubee Rifles, and the Prairie Guards arrived by the steamer Oregon at the Warrington Navy Yard, east of Warrington, Perdido Key, Escambia County, Florida, at 2 PM on 19 January, 1861.

Note: The Chickasaw Guards, the Noxubee Rifles, and the Prairie Guards arrived by the Mobile & Ohio Railroad at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, in the evening on 15 January, 1861.

Steamer Oregon: Acting Lieutenant Colonel & Captain G T Weir, Noxubee Rifles; Honourable J S Evans, aide de camp to Governor J Pettus, Mississippi; Chickasaw Guards (55), Captain W F Tucker; Noxubee Rifles (84), First Lieutenant J H Rivers; Prairie Guards (63), Captain J T W Hairston

Organisation of Abert's Mississippi & Alabama Militia/ Volunteers, 19 January, 1861: Colonel C H Abert, Lieutenant Colonel W B Wade; Major S F Butler; Mississippi Militia/ Volunteers, Chickasaw Guards( 51), Captain W F Tucker; Columbus Riflemen (65), Captain W R Baldwin; Lowndes Southrons (75), Captain G H Lipscomb; Prairie Guards (63), Captain J T W Hairston; Noxubee Rifles, Captain G T Weir; Enterprise Guards (56), Captain J W O'Ferrall; Quitman Light Infantry (44), Captain J L Duck; Lauderdale Rifles (53), Captain C Rea; Alabama Militia/ Volunteers, Alabama/ Mobile Light Dragoons, Captain T O'Hara; South Alabama Rangers, Captain W S Taylor

Note: Note: Abert's Mississippi & Alabama Volunteers was stationed at the United States Marine Hospital, half a mile west of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, on 19 January, 1861.

Warrington Navy Yard, east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, Abert's Mississippi & Alabama Volunteers (210), 5 companies, 4 February, 1861: The Chickasaw Guards, the Lauderdale Rifles, the Prairie Guards, the Noxubee Rifles, and the Quitman Light Infantry, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W B Wade and Major S F Butler, Abert's Mississippi & Alabama Volunteers, were ordered to proceed by the steamer Dick Keyes to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, at 10.30 AM on 4 February, 1861, and arrived at 6 PM the same day.

Note: The Chickasaw Guards, the Lauderdale Rifles, the Prairie Guards, the Noxubee Rifles, and the Quitman Light Infantry were stationed at Battle House, on Royal Street, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, in the evening on 4 February, 1861.

Warrington Navy Yard, east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, Abert's Mississippi & Alabama Volunteers, 3 companies, 6 February, 1861: The Columbus Riflemen, the Enterprise Guards, and the Lowndes Southrons arrived by the steamer Dick Keyes at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, in the evening on 6 February, 1861.

Special Orders No.1, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 1 March, 1861: Brigadier General B Bragg, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command all the troops in and in the vicinity of Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, by Special Orders No.1, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 1 March, 1861, and assumed command on 11 March, 1861.

Note: Brigadier General B Bragg, Confederate States Army, set up headquarters at Fort San Carlos de Barrancas, one and a half miles west of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, on 11 March, 1861.

Mustered for 12 months, United States Military/ Barrancas Barracks, east of Fort San Carlos de Barrancas, one & a half miles west of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, 1st Alabama Infantry, 27 March, 1861, dated 17 January-23 March: Colonel H D Clayton, Lieutenant Colonel I G W Steedman, Major J N Williams; Company A, Eufaula Pioneers, Captain J W Clark; Company B, Eufaula Rifles, Captain A Baker; Company C, Perote Guards, Captain G W Dawson; Company D, Red Eagles, Captain B L Posey; Company E, Rough and Ready Pioneers, Captain A H Owens; Company F, Tallapoosa Rifles, Captain J D Meadows; Company G, Alabama Rifles, Captain J H Johnson; Company H, Guards of Sunny South, Captain J D Conyers; Company I, Clayton Guards, Captain J W Mabrey; Company K, Wilton True Blues, Captain D W Ramsey

Sources

"The Van Dorn Reserves, of Aberdeen, have been mustered into service, and are armed with Colt's five-shooting rifles."

Memphis Daily Appeal (Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee), 5 March, 1861 - The Mississippi items

"Our county can now boast of four fine companies, regularly mustered into 'the service of the State for twelve months' The prairie Riflemen and the rangers; Gordon's splendid cavalry company, of Okolona; the Guards, of Houston, and the Spartan Band, of Sparta, in all about 350 of the picked men of our gallant county."

Memphis Daily Appeal (Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee), 27 April, 1861 - The Military of Chickasaw

"On Tuesday last, the 'Coahoma Invincibles' passed through this place en route for their encampment at Corinth."

Memphis Daily Appeal (Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee), 5 May, 1861 - Presentation of flag to the Coahoma Invincibles

"The following is extracted from a letter written by a member of the Mississippi 11th regiment, at Camp Davis, near Lynchburg, Va., to a friend at home."

Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia), 20 May, 1861 - Virginia hospitality

"The Western trains yesterday brought in about eleven hundred troops from Mississippi - the whole composing the Eleventh Regiment of that State - under command of Col. Moore. The following companies compose the Regiment - Lamar Rifles, Capt. Green; University Grays, Capt. Lowrey; Van Dorn Reserves, Capt. Reynolds; Prairie Guards, Capt. Hairston; Prairie Rifles Capt. Williams; Coahoma Invincibles, Capt. Delany; Chickasaw Guards, Captain Tucker; Carroll Rifles, Capt. Williamson; Noxubee Rifles, Capt. Weir; Nishobee Riflemen, Capt. Franklin, and the Spartan Band, Capt. Mallard."

Lynchburg Republican (Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia), 11 May, 1861 - Arrival of more troops

"The 2d and 11th Mississippi Regiments left Lynchburg yesterday via the Orange and Alexandria Road, for Harper's Ferry."

Richmond Daily Whig (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 20 May, 1861 - Off for Harper's Ferry

"Another Mississippi regiment arrived here yesterday."

Staunton Spectator (Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia), 25 May, 1861 - Affairs at Harpers Ferry, 21 May, 1861

"10 P. M. - Orders have been issued to nearly all the regiments encamped in the neigbourhood, to move up, and occupy the places immediately behind the redoubts and breastworks north of the town. The whole town for hours past, has been resonant with the tramp of armed men, all moving up 'to the front,' and all eagerly expectant of a great fight, probably tomorrow, certainly the next day. Col. Mott's Nineteenth Mississippi regiment has been assigned to duty in the principal redoub, the key to the whole position, immediately in front of the town, on the right of the Harper's Ferry railroad. Col. Falkner's and Col. Moore's 2d and 11th Mississippi regiments are to the left, and the Tennessee and Alabama regiments are in the centre. The Virginia regiments are immediately in the rear of Col. Mott, and will defend our entrenchments to the right."

Memphis Daily Appeal (Memphis, Shelby County, Tenneessee), 26 July, 1861 - Winchester, Va., 15 July

Books/ Manuscripts

The University Greys, Company A, Eleventh Mississippi Regiment, Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865, by Maud Morrow Brown

Supplement to the Official Records: Part II, Record of Events, Volume 33, Serial No.45: Record of events for the Eleventh Mississippi Infantry, February 1861-March 1865, edited by James B. Hewett

The Coahoma Invincibles: The Confederate Veteran, Volume XXXI, Nashville, Tenn., January-December, 1923, pp420-422, by C. C. Chambers, Phoenix, Ariz.

"Apparently it departed shortly before or after Smith's engine, and carried the First Kentucky, the remainder of the Eleventh Mississippi, and probably the First Tennessee. They started out all right, but unexpectedly the engine suffered a collision - with what no one specified - and the cars could go no farther."

Battle at Bull Run: A history of the first major campaign of the Civil War, by W. C. Davis

Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society (1898), Volume IX, edited by Franklin L. Riley

Military history of Mississippi, 1803-1898, taken from the official and statistical register of the State of Mississippi, 1908, by Dunbar Rowland

Notes

The 11th Mississippi Infantry was accepted in Confederate service for one year between 24 and 29 April, 1861, and Companies F and I, were mustered in state service for one year on 25 April, 1861; Companies A, E, and G, on 26 April, 1861; and Company B on 27 April, 1861; and Company H on 28 April, 1861; Company K on 29 April, 1861; and Company K on 30 April, 1861.

State Service, Pensacola, Companies E, F, & H, 19 January-4 February, 1861

The Chickasaw Guards, the Prairie Guards, and the Noxubee Rifles were ordered to rendezvous at Enterprise, Clarke County, Mississippi, on 11 January, 1861, and were assigned to Abert's Mississippi & Alabama Militia/ Volunteers on 17 January, 1861.

Garrison duty at United States Marine Hospital, half a mile west of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, Companies E, F, & H, 19 January-4 February, 1861: The Prairie Guards, the Noxubee Rifles, and the Chickasaw Guards, under the command of Acting Lieutenant Colonel & Captain G T Weir, Noxubee Rifles, arrived by the steamer Oregon at the Warrington Navy Yard, east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, at 2 PM on 19 January, 1861, and were assigned to garrison duty at the United States Marine Hospital, half a mile west of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, between 19 January and 4 February, 1861.

Steamer Oregon: Acting Lieutenant Colonel & Captain G T Weir, Noxubee Rifles; Honourable J S Evans, aide de camp to Governor J Pettus, Mississippi; Abert's Mississippi & Alabama Militia/ Volunteers, Chickasaw Guards (55), Captain W F Tucker; Noxubee Rifles (84), First Lieutenant J H Rivers; Prairie Guards (63), Captain J T W Hairston

United States Marine Hospital, half a mile west of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, Companies E, F, & H, 4 February, 1861: The Prairie Guards, the Noxubee Rifles, and the Chickasaw Guards, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W B Wade, Abert's Mississippi & Alabama Militia/ Volunteers, were ordered to proceed by the steamer Dick Keyes to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, at 10.30 AM on 4 February, 1861, and were accompanied by the Lauderdale Rifles, the Quitman Light Infantry, and Major S F Butler, Abert's Mississippi & Alabama Militia/ Volunteers. The Prairie Guards, the Noxubee Rifles, and the Chickasaw Guards arrived at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, at 6 PM on 4 February, 1861.

Steamer Dick Keyes (210): Lieutenant Colonel W B Wade, Major S F Butler, Abert's Mississippi & Alabama Militia/ Volunteers; Abert's Mississippi & Alabama Militia/ Volunteers, Chickasaw Guards, Captain W F Tucker; Lauderdale Rifles, Captain C Rea; Noxubee Rifles, Captain G T Weir; Prairie Guards, Captain J T W Hairston; Quitman Light Infantry, Captain J L Duck

Note: The Chickasaw Guards, the Prairie Guards, and the Noxubee Rifles were stationed at Battle House, on Royal Street, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, in the evening on 4 February, 1861.

The 11th Mississippi Infantry was accepted in Confederate service for one year at Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, on 4 May, 1861.

Note: The Neshoba Rifles was ordered to Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, on 28 April, 1861; the Prairie Rifles/ Riflemen, the Noxubee Rifles, the Prairie Guards, and the Van Dorn Ressrves on 30 April, 1861; and the Chickasaw Guards on 1 May, 1861.

Oxford, Lafayette County, to Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, Companies A & G, 1 May, 1861: The University Greys and the Lamar Rifles, under the command of Senior Captain F M Green, Lamar Rifles, were ordered to proceed by the Mississippi Central Railroad to Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, by Special Orders No.1, Headquarters, Fourth Brigade, Mississippi Volunteers, Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi, at 5 AM on 1 May, 1861.

Note: The Coahoma Invincibles arrived by the Mississippi & Tennessee Railroad at Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, on 30 April, 1861, and the 11th Mississippi Infantry was stationed at Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, on 6 May, 1861.

Corinth to Lynchburg, 6-10 May, 1861

The 11th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Memphis & Charleston Railroad to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 6 May 1861, and arrived by the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, via Knoxville, Knox County, and Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, on 10 May, 1861.

Note: The 11th Mississippi Infantry was stationed at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, between 10 and 17 May, 1861.

Mustered for one year, Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, 13 May, 1861: The 11th Mississippi Infantry was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 13 May, 1861.

Note: H L Clay was appointed major, adjutant general's department, Confederate States Army, on 16 March, 1861, and was assigned to Lieutenant Colonel E K Smith, cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.34, Paragraph II, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 24 April, 1861. Major & Assistant Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 24 June, 1861 (See the Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah).

Lynchburg to Harpers Ferry, 17-19 May, 1861

The 11th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 17 May, 1861, and arrived at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, via Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, in the morning on 18 May, 1861. The regiment arrived by the Winchester & Potomac Railroad at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, via Strasburg, Shenandoah County, and Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in the morning on 19 May, 1861.

Note: The 2nd Mississippi Infantry, Companies B, E, G, H, and K, and the 11th Mississippi Infantry were stationed at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 10.30 AM on 18 May, 1861 (See the 2nd Mississippi Infantry).

General Orders No.23, Division Headquarters, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 30 April, 1861: Colonel T J Jackson, Virginia Volunteers, was assigned to command the troops at and in the vicinity of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, by General Orders No.23, Division Headquarters, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 30 April, 1861, and assumed command on 1 May, 1861.

Note: Major General K Harper, Fifth Division, Virginia Militia, was relieved from duty at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, by General Orders No.23, Division Headquarters, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 30 April, 1861, and Colonel T J Jackson, Virginia Volunteers, was stationed at the Wager House Hotel, on Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, between 28 April and 7 May, 1861.

Harpers Ferry to Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, 21 & 22 May, 1861: The 11th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 21 May, 1861, and at 12 PM on 22 May, 1861.

Note: Colonel T J Jackson, Virginia Volunteers, was stationed at the United States Armory Superintendent's House, on Camp Hill, opposite Jackson Street, between South Cliff and Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 8 May, 1861.

Report of inspection made at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, by Lieutenant Colonel & Assistant Adjutant General G Deas, Confederate States Army, 23 May, 1861: 2nd Virginia Infantry, Colonel J W Allen; 4th Virginia Infantry, Colonel J F Preston; 5th Virginia Infantry, Colonel K Harper; 10th Virginia Infantry, Colonel S B Gibbons; 13th Virginia Infantry, Colonel A P Hill; 2nd Mississippi Infantry, Colonel W C Falkner; 11th Mississippi Infantry, Colonel W H Moore; 4th Alabama Infantry, Colonel E J Jones; 1st Maryland Infantry, Companies A, B, C (1st), D, F (1st), G, H (1st), I (1st), Captain G H Steuart, cavalry, Confederate States Army; 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel H B Duncan; 2nd Kentucky Battalion Sharpshooters, Acting Major & Captain J D Pope; 1st Virginia Cavalry, Companies A, B, C, D (1st), E, F, G (1st), H, Lieutenant Colonel J E B Stuart; 1st Rockbridge Artillery, Captain W N Pendelton; Wise Artillery, Captain E G Alburtis; Staunton Artillery, Captain J D Imboden; Newtown Artillery, Captain G A Groves; Loudoun Artillery, Captain A L Rogers; Naval batteries, Second Lieutenant C M Fauntleroy, Confederate States Navy

Note: The 1st Maryland Infantry, Companies A and B; the Letcher Brock's Gap Rifles; a section of the Staunton Artillery; the Loudoun Artillery; and the 1st Virginia Cavalry, Companies G (1st) and H, under the command of Captain T Ashby, 1st Virginia Cavalry, Company G (1st), were stationed at the Covered/ Leesburg Bridge, on the Potomac River, opposite Point of Rocks, and Potomac Furnace, half a mile south of Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, on 23 May, 1861.

Arrival at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, Brigadier General J E Johnston, Confederate States, 23 May, 1861: Brigadier General J E Johnston, Confederate States, arrived by the Winchester & Potomac Railroad at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 23 May, 1861, and was accompanied by Lieutenant Colonel E K Smith, cavalry, Confederate States Army, and Major W H C Whiting, corps engineers, Confederate States Army.

Note: Brigadier General J E Johnston, Confederate States, set up headquarters at the United States Armory Superintendent's House, on Camp Hill, opposite Jackson Street, between South Cliff and Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 23 May, 1861, and assumed command of the troops at and in the vicinity of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 24 May, 1861.

Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, 21/22 May-15 June, 1861: The 11th Mississippi Infantry was stationed at Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, between 21/22 May and 15 June, 1861, and a Naval Battery (two 32 pounders and five 24 pounders), under the command of Second Lieutenant C M Fauntleroy, Confederate States Navy, was stationed at the north end of Bolivar Heights/ Furnance Ridge, west of Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 14 June, 1861.

Evacuation of Harpers Ferry, 15 June, 1861

The 11th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Smithfield, Charlestown & Harpers Ferry Turnpike to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 6.30 AM on 15 June, 1861, and arrived at Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the afternoon the same day. The regiment arrived by the Berryville & Charleston Turnpike at Camp Johnston, F P Frame's, on the North Fork of Bull Skin Run, three and a half miles southwest of Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the evening on 15 June, 1861.

Guard duty at the Potomac River, north of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 14 June, 1861: Detachments of the 2nd Mississippi Infantry, the 11th Mississippi Infantry, and the 4th Alabama Infantry were assigned to guard duty at the Potomac River, north of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 14 June, 1861.

Note: The sick of the 11th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Winchester & Potomac Railroad to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 1 AM on 14 June, 1861.

Advance to Bunker Hill, 16 June, 1861

The 11th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 9 AM on 16 June, 1861, and arrived at Mill Creek, a quarter of a mile north of Bunker Hill, via Smithfield/ Middleway, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the afternoon the same day.

Organisation of Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, 17 June, 1861: Acting Brigadier General & Colonel W C Falkner, 2nd Mississippi Infantry; 2nd Mississippi Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel B B Boone; 11th Mississippi Infantry, Colonel W H Moore; 1st Maryland Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel G H Steuart; 1st Tennessee Infantry, Colonel P Turney

Note: Acting Brigadier General & Colonel W C Falkner, 2nd Mississippi Infantry, was assigned to command the 2nd Mississippi Infantry, the 11th Mississippi Infantry, the 1st Maryland Infantry, and the 1st Tennessee Infantry, at Mill Creek, a quarter of a mile north of Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 17 June, 1861.

Bunker Hill to Winchester, 17-19 June, 1861

The 11th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg Turnpike to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 1 PM on 17 June, 1861, and was stationed at Carter's farm, one mile southwest of Stephenson's Station, Frederick County, Virginia, between 17 and 19 June, 1861.

Thirty-first (Frederick County), Fifty-first (Frederick County), & One Hundred & Twenty-second (Clarke County), Virginia Militia, at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, 18-20 June, 1861: The 31st Virginia Militia (Frederick County), the 51st Virginia Militia (Frederick County), and the 122nd Virginia Militia (Clarke County), Companies A and D (1st), were stationed at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, between 18 and 20 June, 1861 (See the Virginia Militia).

Note: The 2nd Mississippi Infantry, the 11th Mississippi Infantry, the 1st Tennessee Infantry, and the 1st Maryland Infantry, under the command of Brigadier General B E Bee, Confederate States Army, were stationed at Camp Bee/ Shenandoah, on Apple Pie Ridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 24 June, 1861.

Carter's farm, one mile southwest of Stephenson's Station, to Apple Pie Ridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, 19 June, 1861: The 11th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in the morning on 19 June, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Bee/ Shenandoah, on Apple Pie Ridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, between 19 June and 2 July, 1861.

Note: The 4th Alabama Infantry arrived at Camp Bee/ Shenandoah, on Apple Pie Ridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 26 June, 1861, and the 2nd Mississippi Infantry, the 11th Mississippi Infantry, the 1st Tennessee Infantry, the 4th Alabama Infantry, and the Staunton Artillery, under the command of Brigadier General B E Bee, Confederate States Army, were stationed at Camp Bee/ Shenandoah, on Apple Pie Ridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 30 June, 1861.

Advance to Darkesville, 2-3 July, 1861

The 11th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg Turnpike to Darkesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 2 PM on 2 July, 1861, and arrived at Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 8/9 PM the same day.

Note: The 5th Virginia Infantry and one six pounder smoothbore of the 1st Rockbridge Artillery, under the command of Colonel T J Jackson, Provisional Army Virginia, were engaged in a skirmish between W Hills and W Porterfield's farm, one mile northeast of Hainesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the morning 2 July, 1861 (See the First Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah).

Bunker Hill to Darkesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, 3 July, 1861: The 11th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to Darkesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 1.30/2 AM on 3 July, 1861, and arrived at 5 AM the same day.

Note: The 11th Mississippi Infantry was stationed west of the Martinsburg Turnpike, south of Darkesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, between 3 and 7 July, 1861.

Withdrawal to Winchester, 7 July, 1861

The 11th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 11 AM on 7 July, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Bee/ Shenandoah, on Apple Pie Ridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, between 7 and 15 July, 1861.

Note: The 11th Mississippi Infantry arrived at Camp Bee/ Shenandoah, on Apple Pie Ridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 8 PM on 7 July, 1861.

Earthworks, half a mile north of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, 15-17 July, 1861: The 11th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg Turnpike to the earthworks, half a mile north of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 4 PM on 15 July, 1861, and arrived at Camp Bee/ Shenandoah, on Apple Pie Ridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in afternoon on 17 July, 1861.

Note: The 11th Mississippi Infantry was stationed at Camp Bee/ Shenandoah, on Apple Pie Ridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in the morning on 18 July, 1861.

March to Manassas Junction, 18-20/21 July, 1861

The 11th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.1, Headquarters, Army of the Shenandoah, Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 5 PM on 18 July, 1861.

Note: The Third and Fourth Brigades, Army of Shenandoah, and the 1st Virginia Cavalry were assigned to Brigadier General B E Bee, Confederate States Army, Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in the morning on 18 July, 1861.

Apple Pie Ridge, half a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, to Berry's Ferry, on the Shenandoah River, three & a half miles southeast of Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, 19 July, 1861: The 11th Mississippi Infantry arrived at Berry's Ferry, on the Shenandoah River, three and a half miles southeast of Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, at 5 PM on 19 July, 1861.

Berry's Ferry, on the Shenandoah River, three & a half miles southeast of Millwood, Clarke County, to Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, 19 July, 1861: The 11th Mississippi Infantry was ordered across the Shenandoah River at Berry's Ferry, three and a half miles southeast of Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, at 2 PM on 19 July, 1861, and arrived at Paris, Fauquier County, Virginia, in the afternoon the same day. The regiment arrived at Piedmont Station via Upperville, Fauquier County, Virginia, at 8 PM on 19 July, 1861.

Rendezvous at Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, 19 July, 1861: The Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Brigadier General B E Bee, Confederate States Army, was ordered to rendezvous at Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, by First Lieutenant & Volunteer Aide de Camp B Randolph, Confederate States Navy, two miles east of Paris, Fauquier County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 19 July, 1861.

Note: The Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Brigadier General B E Bee, Confederate States Army, was ordered to march directly to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by General J E Johnston, Confederate States Army, on 19 July, 1861.

Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, Companies A & F, 20 July, 1861: The 11th Mississippi Infantry, Companies A and F, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel P F Liddell, were ordered to proceed by the Manassas Gap Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 20 July, 1861, and were accompanied by General J E Johnston and Brigadier General B E Bee, Confederate States Army. Companies A and K arrived at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 9/9.30 AM on 20 July, 1861.

Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, to Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, Companies A & F, 20 July, 1861: The 11th Mississippi Infantry, Companies A and F, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel P F Liddell, were ordered to McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, at 11 AM on 20 July, 1861, and were stationed at Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, between 20 and 21 July, 1861.

Piedmont, Fauquier County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, Companies B, C, D, E, G, H, I, & K, 21 July, 1861: The 11th Mississippi Infantry, Companies B, C, D, E, G, H, I, and K, under the command of Colonel W H Moore, were ordered to proceed by the Manassas Gap Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861, and were accompanied by the 1st Tennessee Infantry. Companies B, C, D, E, G, H, I, and K arrived at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 5 PM on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 11th Mississippi Infantry, Companies B, C, D, E, G, H, I, and K, were delayed by a collision at Gainesville, Prince William County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 21 July, 1861.

Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one miles south of McLean's Ford, McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 11th Mississippi Infantry, Companies B, C, D, E, G, H, I, and K, were stationed at Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the evening on 21 July, 1861.

First battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861

The 11th Mississippi Infantry, Companies A and F, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel P F Liddell, were stationed at rear of McLean's and Blackburn's Ford's, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 11th Mississippi Infantry, Companies A and F, were ordered southwest of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, at 7 AM on 21 July, 1861.

Advance to Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 11th Mississippi Infantry, Companies A and F, were ordered to Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 11th Mississippi Infantry, Companies A and F, were stationed east of I Henry's/ Spring Hill, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, at 9 AM on 21 July, 1861.

Advance to Matthew's Hill, one mile southeast of Sudley Spring, Prince William County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 11th Mississippi Infantry, Companies A and F, were ordered northeast of H P Matthew's, one mile northeast of Groveton, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 11th Mississippi Infantry, Companies A and F, were assigned as support to one 6 pounder smoothbore of the Lynchburg Artillery, under the command of First Lieutenant G S Davidson, north of the Warrenton Turnpike and three quarters of a mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861 (See the Lynchburg Artillery).

Withdrawal to rear J Robinson's, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 11th Mississippi Infantry, Companies A and F, were ordered to withdraw to the rear of J Robinson's, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Advance to Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 11th Mississippi Infantry, Companies A and K, were ordered southeast of I Henry's/ Spring Hill, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 11th Mississippi Infantry, Companies A and K, were assigned to the 49th Virginia Infantry at Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861 (See the 49th Virginia Infantry).

Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 11th Mississippi Infantry, Companies A and F, arrived at Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, evening on 21 July, 1861.

Return of casualties in the 11th Mississippi Infantry, Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, at the first battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Killed 7, wounded 21, total 28

McLean's Ford to F Lewis' Farm, 23 July, 1861

The 11th Mississippi Infantry was stationed at Camp Walker, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, one mile south of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the evening on 21 July, 1861, and was ordered to F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 23 July, 1861.

Note: The 11th Mississippi Infantry was stationed at and in the vicinity of F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, between 23 and 25/26 July, 1861.

F Lewis' Farm to Stone Bridge & Broad Run, 25 July-18 September, 1861

The 11th Mississippi Infantry arrived at Camp Bee, one and a half miles northwest of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the evening on 25 July, 1861.

Note: The 11th Mississippi Infantry was stationed at Camp Bee, one and a half miles northwest of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, between 25 July and 3 August, 1861.

Camp Bee, one & a half miles northwest of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, to Broad Run, half a mile north of Bristoe Station, Prince William County, Virginia, 3 August, 1861: The 11th Mississippi Infantry was ordered to Bristoe Station, Prince William County, Virginia, at 7 AM on 3 August, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Jones, on Broad Run, half a mile north of Bristoe Station, Prince William County, Virginia, between 3 August and 18 September, 1861.

Broad Run to Dumfries, 18 September, 1861

The 11th Mississippi Infantry arrived at Powell's Run, two and a half miles northwest of Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, on 18 September, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Law, one mile west of Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, between 20 September and 25 October, 1861.

Reorganised at Yorktown, York County, Virginia, April 1862: The 11th Mississippi Infantry was reorganised at Yorktown, York County, Virginia, in April 1862.

Surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, 9 April, 1865: The 11th Mississippi Infantry surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, on 9 April, 1865.

Brigadier General B E Bee, Confederate States Army, Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, 17 June, 1861: Captain B E Bee, 10th United States Infantry, Company D, resigned on 3 March, 1861, and was appointed lieutenant colonel, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 4 May, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel B E Bee, infantry, Confederate States Army, was appointed brigadier general, Confederate States Army, at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 17 June, 1861, and was mortally wounded in the stomach at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861. Brigadier General B E Bee, Confederate States Army, died, one mile northeast of Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 22 July, 1861.

Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, 25 September, 1861: Major General G W Smith, Confederate States Army, was assigned to the command of the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, by General Orders No.31, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 25 September, 1861.

The 11th Mississippi Infantry was assigned to the Second Brigade, First Division, Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia, under the command of Brigadier General W H C Whiting, Confederate States Army, by General Orders No.15, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 22 October, 1861.

Reports

Supplement to the Official Records, Volume 1, REPORTS TO ADDENDUM: Series I, Volume 2, pp185-189
Major H C Whiting, Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, dated Camp Bee, on the Bull Run River, 1 August, 1861

Supplement to the Official Records, Volume 1, REPORTS TO ADDENDUM: Series I, Volume 2, pp191-193
Adjutant General & Brigadier General S R Gist (South Carolina), Major R A Howard (Texas), and Captain A Vander Horst (South Carolina), aides to Brigadier General B E Bee, Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah