11th Indiana Infantry Regiment

11th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry "11th Indiana Zouaves"
Flag of the Indian, 19th Century^{[note 1]}
Active	April 25 – August 2, 1861 August 31, 1861 – July 26, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Union Army
Type	Infantry Zouaves
Size	Regiment
Nickname(s)	Wallace's Zouaves
Engagements	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
Commanders
Colonel	Lew Wallace
Colonel	George F. McGinnis
Colonel	Daniel Macauley

Military unit

Indiana U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861–1865

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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

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Legacy

The USL franchise, Indy Eleven, was named specifically for the 11th Indiana Infantry.^[4]

Notes/References/Sources

Notes

^ Although nit official until the 1890s, this general design was used by several Indiana regiments for their state colors.^[1]

References

^ Indiana War Memorial, Indiana Battle Flag Inventory (2021).
^ History - Indiana Infantry (Part 1)
^ 11th Regiment Infantry "Wallace's Zouaves" (3 Years)
^ "About Indy Eleven". Indy Eleven.

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.