11th Indiana Infantry Regiment

11th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry "11th Indiana Zouaves" Flag of 11th Indiana Infantry Regiment.png 100 National color of the regiment April 25 – August 2, 1861August 31, 1861 – July 26, 1865 United States 1865 23px Union Union Army Infantry Zouaves Regiment Wallace's Zouaves American Civil War *Raid on Romney (1861) Battle of Fort Henry Battle of Fort Donelson Battle of Shiloh Siege of Corinth Helena Expedition Battle of Port Gibson Battle of Champion Hill Siege of Vicksburg Jackson expedition Battle of Bayou Bourbeux Third Battle of Winchester Battle of Fisher's Hill Battle of Cedar Creek Lew Wallace Colonel George F. McGinnis Colonel Daniel Macauley Colonel Indiana U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861–1865 10th Indiana Infantry Regiment 12th Indiana Infantry Regiment thumb|A drawing of Union army corporal and 11th Indiana Zouave The 11th Indiana Zouaves (officially, "11th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry") was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. thumb|11th Indiana Infantry Monument at Vicksburg National Military Park Service 3 Month The 11th Indiana was enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana, to serve 90 days, with Lew Wallace as its colonel and George McGinnis as lieutenant colonel. The regiment was sent to western Virginia and saw only minimal action during a raid on the town of Romney. It then returned to Indianapolis to be mustered out as its enlistment had expired.History - Indiana Infantry (Part 1) The initial organization of the regiment for 3-months service is as follows:Edward A. Leary Indianapolis: The Story of a City The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. 1971 Indianapolis and New York 94–98 112940Indiana. Adjutant General's Office. cn http://archive.org/details/reportofadjutant02indi Report of the Adjutant General of the state of Indiana .. Terrell William H. H. 1865 Indianapolis, A.H. Connor [etc.] State Printer Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center1861-05-10 [Article] https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82015672/1861-05-10/ed-1/?q=fort+harrison+guard+zouaves 2025-08-19 The Evansville daily journal 3 english 2381-3210 8809870 +CompanyEarliest MonikerPrimary Place of RecruitmentEarliest CaptainACity GreysIndianapolis and Marion CountyRobert Sanford FosterBZouave Guards or Fahnestock ZouavesMarion CountyJohn FahnestockCFort Harrison Guard ZouavesTerre Haute and Vigo CountyJesse E. HamillDVigo GuardsTerre Haute and Vigo CountyJabez SmithEIndianapolis ZouavezIndianapolis and Marion CountyDeWitt Clinton RuggFRumsey Guards and Wallace GuardsTippecanoe County and Tipton CountyEdward Test WallaceGNational Guards or Kokomo RiflesVigo County and Montgomery CountyHenry Montgomery CarrHIndependent ZouavesIndianapolis and Marion CountyWilliam J.H. RobinsonIMontgomery GuardsMontgomery CountyLew WallaceKZouave Guards and Ladoga BluesIndianapolis and Marion CountyGeorge Francis McGinnis 3 Year The 11th Indiana was reorganized in Indianapolis with Wallace and McGinnis returning as colonel and lieutenant colonel. Wallace trained the 11th Indiana in Zouave tactics and the regiment became known as Wallace's Zouaves. The uniform consisted of a grey jacket with red trimming, a grey kepi with red braiding, a dark blue zouave vest, and grey pantaloons. Later they received a new uniform consisting of a black zouave jacket with skyblue trimming, a red kepi with a dark blue band, and sky blue pantaloons. The regiment was sent to Paducah, Kentucky and from there joined Ulysses S. Grant's expedition against Fort Henry. Before they went into action, Wallace was promoted to brigadier general and McGinnis became the regiment's colonel. McGinnis led the regiment at Fort Henry, Fort Donelson and Shiloh. After Shiloh, McGinnis was promoted to brigadier general and Daniel Macauley became regimental colonel. Macauley led the regiment during the Vicksburg Campaign and the subsequent siege of Vicksburg. After the fall of Vicksburg, the 11th Indiana was transferred for duty in the Department of the Gulf. In July, 1864 the regiment was ordered to Washington, DC and joined Philip Sheridan's Army of the Shenandoah. With Macauley in command the regiment fought at the battles of Opequon, Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek. It remained on garrison duty in the Shenandoah Valley until it was mustered out on July 26, 1865.11th Regiment Infantry "Wallace's Zouaves" (3 Years) Legacy The USL franchise, Indy Eleven, was named specifically for the 11th Indiana Infantry.About Indy Eleven https://www.indyeleven.com/about-indy-eleven/ Indy Eleven See also American Civil War Indiana List of Indiana Civil War regiments Indiana in the Civil War Notes/References/Sources Notes 50em References Sources 60em Dyer Frederick Henry Frederick H. Dyer A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Dyer Pub. Co. Des Moines, IA 1908 B01BUFJ76Q https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OBkNAQAAMAAJ/page/1122/mode/1up?view=theater PDF August 8, 2015 1122 Federal Publishing Company Military Affairs and Regimental Histories of New Jersey, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan Federal Publishing Company The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States, 1861–65 – Records of the Regiments in the Union army – Cyclopedia of battles – Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers. III 1908 Madison, WI https://archive.org/details/unionarmyhistory03madi/page/114/mode/1up 694018100 PDF 114–115 Durham Thomas Wise Patrick Jeffrey L. Three years with Wallace's Zouaves : the Civil War memoirs of Thomas Wise Durham Mercer University Press Macon, GA 2003 978-0-86554-822-0 52271733 https://books.google.com/books?id=-z4cbK6tZKQC limited January 6, 2024 Terrell William Henry Harrison Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana A.H. Connor State Printer Indiana Adjutant General Reports II 1865 Indianapolis, IN 75–86 en https://archive.org/details/reportofadjutant02indi/page/75/mode/2up?view=theater August 11, 2018 558004259 pdf Indiana Battle Flag Inventory Indiana War Memorial May 4, 2021 https://www.in.gov/iwm/battle-flag-collection/indiana-battle-flag-inventory/ Indiana War Memorial, '' Indiana Battle Flag Inventory (2021) January 6, 2024 External links The Civil War Archive - Indiana Units Civil War - Indiana Category:Military units and formations established in 1861 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1861 Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Indiana Category:1861 establishments in Indiana Category:1865 disestablishments in Indiana