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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
.
11th Indiana Infantry Monument at
Vicksburg National Military Park
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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.
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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
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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.
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The
USL
franchise,
Indy Eleven
, was named specifically for the 11th Indiana Infantry.
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Notes
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Although not official until the 1890s, this general design was used by several Indiana regiments for their state colors.
References
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick Henry
(1908).
A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion
(PDF)
.
Des Moines, IA
: Dyer Pub. Co. p. 1122.
ASIN
B01BUFJ76Q
. Retrieved
August 8,
2015
.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
.
- Federal Publishing Company (1908).
Military Affairs and Regimental Histories of New Jersey, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan
(PDF)
. 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. Vol. III.
Madison, WI
: Federal Publishing Company. pp. 114?115.
OCLC
694018100
.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
.
- Durham, Thomas Wise (2003). Patrick, Jeffrey L. (ed.).
Three years with Wallace's Zouaves : the Civil War memoirs of Thomas Wise Durham
. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press.
ISBN
978-0-86554-822-0
.
OCLC
52271733
. Retrieved
January 6,
2024
.
- Terrell, William Henry Harrison (1865).
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana
(pdf)
. Indiana Adjutant General Reports. Vol. II. Indianapolis, IN: A.H. Connor State Printer. pp. 75?86.
OCLC
558004259
. Retrieved
August 11,
2018
.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
.
- "Indiana Battle Flag Inventory"
.
Indiana War Memorial
. May 4, 2021
. Retrieved
January 6,
2024
.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
.
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