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NEW YORK ELEVENTH INFANTRY (Two Years)

Eleventh Infantry.-Cols., E. Elmer Ellsworth, Noah L. Farnham, Charles McK. Loeser; Lieut.-Cols., Noah L. Farnham, John A. Cregier, Spencer H. Stafford, Joseph E. McFarland; Majs., John A. Cregier, Charles McK. Loeser, Alexander McC. Stetson. This regiment, the 1st Fire Zouaves, was recruited in New York city and left for Washington, 1,200 strong, April 29, 1861. At Washington it was mustered into the U. S. service on May 7, for a two years' term and was quartered at the capitol until May 9, when it was sent to Camp Lincoln. On May 24, it was ordered to Camp Ellsworth, Alexandria, Va., where it became a part of Gen. Willcox's brigade. At the battle of Bull Run, July 21, it was with the 2nd brigade, 2nd division, Army of Northeastern Virginia, and engaged with severe loss. In September, it returned to New York for the purpose of reorganization; performed guard duty at Bedloe's island and returned to Fortress Monroe the same month, going into camp at Newport News. Efforts to reorganize the regiment proved futile and it returned to New York May 7, 1862, and was there mustered out on June 2. Other succeeding attempts to reorganize were likewise unsuccessful and the men enlisted for that purpose were assigned to the 17th N. Y. During its term of service the regiment suffered the loss of 51 members by death from wounds and 15 from accident or disease. Source: The Union Army, Vol. 2, p. 56 NEW YORK ELEVENTH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY. Ellsworth Zouaves; First Fire Zouaves; First Regiment New York Zouaves; U. S. National Guards. (Two Years) This regiment, Col. E. Elmer Ellsworth, was recruited and organized in New York city, accepted by the State April 20, 1861, and mustered in the service of the United States, at Washington, D. C., for two years, May 7, 1861. It was composed of members of the fire department of New York city, and left the State April 29, 1861. It served at Washington, D. C., from May 2, 1861; at and near Alexandria, Va., and in General Willcox's Brigade, from May 23, 1861; in the 2d Brigade, 2d Division, Army of Northeastern Virginia, from July 16, 1861; in New York harbor and Westchester county, from September, 1861; at Newport News, Va., from October, 1861; at New York city from May 7, 1862, where commanded by Lieut.-Col. Joseph E. MacFarland, it was honorably discharged and mustered out June 2, 1862. Source: Phisterer, p. 1,861 ELEVENTH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY. Reorganizing; J. T. Brady Light Infantry. Colonel James C. Burke received authority, May 18, 1863, to reorganize the original 11th Infantry, as a three years' regiment. June 27, 1863, Col. Henry F. O'Brian succeeded Colonel Burke. In the draft riots in New York city in July, 1863, Colonel O'Brian was most brutally murdered by the mob, and July 27, 1863, Col. Augustus B. Sage was appointed in his place. The efforts to recruit the regiment met with no success, and October 1, 1863, the reorganization was discontinued and the men, then enlisted, transferred to the 17th Veteran Infantry. The regiment or rather parts of it took part in suppressing the draft riot in New York city, July, 1863, where 1 officer was killed.

Source: Phisterer, p. 1,872

New York 11th Infantry (Union)

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