11th Rhode Island Infantry Regiment

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The 11th Rhode Island Infantry Regiment lost 8 men to disease during the Civil War.

1862
August Recruiting began in response for President Lincon’s request for 300,000 nine months men. Most of the regiment was recruited in Providence, but Companies B & F were recruited in Pawtucket, Central Falls and Smithfield.
October 1 Organized at Camp Stevens in Providence, Rhode Island  and mustered in for nine months service under the command of Colonel Edwin Metcalf, Lieutenant Colonel J. Talbot Pitman, and Major Nathan F. Moss.

Organization of the Regiment
  • Company A – Captain James H. Allen, Captain William H. Ayer
  • Company B – Captain Charles W. Thrasher
  • Company C – Captain Charles H. Parkhurst
  • Company D – Captain Thomas W. Gorton
  • Company E – Captain Hopkins B. Cady, Captain Albert C. Haward, Captain William A. James
  • Company F – Captain Edward Taft
  • Company G – Captain Amos G. Thomas
  • Company H – Captain Nathan F. Moss, Captain Joel Metcalf, Jr.
  • Company I – Captain Joseph H. Kendrick
  • Company K – Captain William A. Mowry
October 6 Left Rhode island for Washington, D.C. Attached to Military District of Washington for duty at East Capital Hill, Fort Ethan Allen and Miner’s Hill, Defences of Washington
November 11 Colonel Edwin Metcalf transferred to command of the 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery. Lieutenant Colonel J. Talbot Pittman took command of the regiment.
December Attached to District of Alexandria, Defences of Washington, 22nd Army Corps
December 27 Horatio RogersMajor Horatio Rogers of the 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery was promoted to colonel in command of the 11th Rhode Island Infantry.
1863
January 14 Guard duty at Convalescent Camp
January 31 Colonel Rogers was transferred to command of the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry Regiment.
February 11 Lieutenant Colonel George E. Church of the 7th Rhode Island Infantry Regiment was transferred to become colonel of the 11th Rhode Island.
April Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 7th Corps, Dept. of Virginia
April 15-19 Moved to Norfolk, then to Suffolk
April 19-May 4

Siege of Suffolk
May 16-27
Expedition to destroy Norfolk & Petersburg Railroad and Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad
June Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Corps, Dept. of Virginia. Colonel Church took command of the brigade as senior colonel.
June 12-18 Expedition to Blackwater
June 19 Moved to Norfolk
June 22 To Yorktown, and to Williamsburg
July 2 Left Yorktown for Rhode Island
July 13 The 11th Rhode Island Infantry mustered out