Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah

First Sergeant W T Davis, 11th Alabama Infantry, Company I
Eleventh Alabama Infantry
Mustered in Confederate service for the war 28 and 30 June and 2 July, 1861, dated 11 June, 1861. Arrived at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 22 July, 1861. Did not participate in the first battle of Manassas
COLONEL S MOORE
S Moore was appointed colonel, 11th Alabama Infantry, on 11 June, 1861.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL S F HALE
S F Hale was appointed lieutenant colonel, 11th Alabama Infantry, on 11 June, 1861.
MAJOR A GRACIE, JR.
Captain A Grace, Jr., 3rd Alabama Infantry, Company E, was appointed captain, 11th Alabama Infantry, on 12 July, 1861.
- Company A Marengo Rifles: CAPT. Y M MOODY
The company was accepted in Confederate service at Linden, Marengo County, Alabama, on 4 May, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 30 June, 1861, dated 11 June, 1861. - Company B Greene County Greys: CAPT. G W FIELDS
The company was accepted in Confederate service Eutaw, Greene County, Alabama, on 27 May, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 30 June, 1861, dated 11 June, 1861. - Company C Confederate Guards: CAPT. J C C SANDERS
The company was accepted in Confederate service at Clinton, Greene County, Alabama, on 26 April, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 28 June, 1861, dated 11 June, 1861. - Company D Canebrake Legion, Company B: CAPT. G E TAYLOe
The company was accepted in Confederate service at Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama, on 15 May, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 30 June, 1861, dated 11 June, 1861. - Company E Washington Sharpshooters/ Yancey Rifles: CAPT. R J FLETCHER
The company was accepted in Confederate service at St Stephens, Washington County, Alabama, on 11 June, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 30 June, 1861, dated 11 June, 1861. - Company F Bibb Greys: CAPT. J L DAVIDSON
The company was accepted in Confederate service at Centreville, Bibb County, Alabama, on 23 April, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 30 June, 1861, dated 11 June, 1861. - Company G North Port Rifles: CAPT. J MCMATH
The company was accepted in Confederate service at Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, on 11 June, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, halff a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 30 June, 1861, dated 11 June, 1861.
- Company H Pickens County Guards: CAPT. R CHAPMAN, Jr.,
The company was accepted in Confederate service at Carrollton, Pickens County, Alabama, on 11 June, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 30 June, 1861, dated 11 June, 1861. - Company I Fayette & Pickens Rifles: CAPT. G TRAWeeK
The company was accepted and mustered in Confederate service at Fayette Courthouse, Fayette County, Alabama, on 11 June, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 2 July, 1861, dated 11 June, 1861. - Company K Independent Volunteers: CAPT. H TALBIRD
The company was accepted in Confederate service at Marion, Perry County, Alabama, on 1 June, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 30 June, 1861, dated 11 June, 1861. Captain H Tailbird's, 11th Alabama Infantry, Company K, resignation was accepted by Special Orders No.116, Paragraph VII, Adjutant & Inspectors General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 6 August, 1861, and First Lieutenant M M England, 11th Alabama Infantry, Company K, was appointed captain, 11th Alabama Infantry, Company K, on 20 August, 1861.
Sources
"The Yancey Rifles, a company of volunteers formed in Washington county, Alabama, left Mobile on the 24th ult., for Virginia."
Daily Exchange (Baltimore, Maryland), 8 July, 1861
"P. S. Judge Moore's Regiment is ordered and gone to Winchester. Capt. Van de Graff's Company fronm Gainesville is at Manassas Junction."
Alabama Beacon (Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama), 26 July, 1861 - Farr's X Roads, near Fairfax C. H., 15 July, 1861
"Rev. H. Talbird, D. D., President of Harvard College, Alabama,one of the most distinguished Baptist clergyman of that State, has been for several days in this city as Captain of a company."
Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 16 July, 1861 - Fighting preachers
Books/ Manuscripts
The Eleventh Alabama Volunteer Regiment in the Civil War, by Ronald G Griffin
"The brigade that I subsequently commanded was organised in the valley near Winchester, as the different regiments reported their arrival, the 9th Alabama being the last regiment assigned to it. It was composed at first as follows: 9th Alabama, 10th Alabama, 11th Alabama, 19th Mississippi and the 38th Virginia - five - regiments. E K Smith, or Edmund Kirby Smith was the first brigade commander."
Transactions of the Alabama historical society 1898-99, Volume 3: Chapter XI, Wilcox's brigade, by General C M Wilcox, edited by Thomas M Owen
General Edmund Kirby Smith C.S.A., by Joseph H Parks
Alabama, her history, resources, war record, and public men from 1540 to 1872, by W Brewer
Notes
The 11th Alabama Infantry was accepted in Confederate service for the war on 11 June, 1861, and was ordered to rendezvous at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 21 June, 1861.
Clinton & Eutaw, Greene County, to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, Companies B & C, 19-20 June, 1861: The Confederate Guards was stationed at Newbern, Hale County, Alabama, on 18 June, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Alabama & Mississippi Rivers Railroad to Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, on 19 June, 1861. The company was accompanied by Colonel S Moore and Lieutenant Colonel S F Hale, 11th Alabama Infantry, and arrived at Selma, Dallas County, via Uniontown, Perry County, Alabama, on 19 June, 1861. The Greene County Greys was stationed at Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, the same day and the Confederate Guards and the Greene County Greys were ordered to proceed by the steamer Faney on the Alabama River to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, at 10 PM on 19 June, 1861, and were accompanied Colonel S Moore and Lieutenant Colonel S F Hale, 11th Alabama Infantry. The Confederate Guards and the Greene County Greys arrived at the Alabama State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, at the rear of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, at 2 PM on 20 June, 1861.
Demopolis, Marengo County, to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, Company D, 19-21 June, 1861: The Canebrake Legion, Company B, was stationed five miles east of Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama, on 18 June, 1861, and was ordered to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 19 June, 1861. The company arrived by the Alabama & Mississippi Rivers Railroad at Selma, Dallas County, via Uniontown, Perry County, Alabama, in the evening on 20 June, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the steamer Duke on the Alabama River to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, in the evening on 21 June, 1861. The Canebrake Legion, Company B, was accompanied by the Marengo Rifles and arrived at the Alabama State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, at the rear of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 22 June, 1861.
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, Company G, 16-22 June, 1861: The Tuscaloosa Rifles was ordered to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 16 June, 1861, and arrived at Randolph via Centreville, Bibb County, Alabama, on 17 June, 1861. The company arrived by the Alabama & Tennessee River Railroad at Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, in the evening on 19 June, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the steamer Duke on the Alabama River to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 21 June, 1861. The Tuscaloosa Rifles arrived at the Alabama State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, at the rear of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 22 June, 1861.
Linden, Marengo County, to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, Company A, 20-22 June, 1861: The Marengo Rifles was ordered to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, at 4.30 AM on 20 June, 1861, and arrived at Dayton, Marengo County, Alabama, at 10 AM the same day. The company was ordered to Uniontown, Perry County, Alabama, at 5 PM on 20 June, 1861, and arrived in the evening the same day. The Marengo Rifles was ordered to proceed by the Alabama & Mississippi Rivers Railroad to Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, on 21 June, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the steamer Duke on the Alabama River to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, in the evening on 21 June, 1861. The Marengo Rifles was accompanied by the Canebrake Legion, Company B, and arrived at the Alabama State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, at the rear of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 22 June, 1861.
Pickens County, to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, Company H, 18-23 June, 1861: The Pickens County Guards (108) was ordered to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 18 June, 1861, and arrived at Brooksville, Noxubee County, Mississippi, the same day. The company was ordered to proceed by the Mobile & Ohio Railroad to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 19 June, 1861, and arrived on 20 June, 1861. The Pickens County Guards was ordered to proceed by steamer to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, the same day and arrived on the Alabama River at the Alabama State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, at the rear of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 23 June, 1861.
Note: Captain R Chapman, Jr., Pickens County Guards, was stationed at Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 26 June, 1861, and arrived at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 2 July, 1861.
Fayette Courthouse, Pickens County, to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, Company I, 18-25 June, 1861: The Fayette & Pickens Rifles was ordered to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 18 June, 1861, and arrived at Palmetto, Pickens County, Alabama, the same day. The company was ordered to Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, on 19 June, 1861, and arrived via Millport, Lamar County, Alabama, at 10 PM on 20 June, 1861. The Fayette and Pickens Rifles was ordered to proceed by the Mobile & Ohio railroad to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, at 2 PM on 21 June, 1861, and arrived at 6 AM on 22 June, 1861. The company was ordered to proceed by the steamer Coquette to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, at 4 PM the same day and arrived on the Alabama River at the Alabama State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, at the rear of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, in the afternoon on 25 June, 1861.
Centreville, Bibb County, to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, Company F, 21-25 June, 1861: The Bibb Greys was ordered to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 21 June, 1861, and arrived by steamer on the Alabama River at the Alabama State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, at the rear of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, via Randolph, Bibb County, and Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, on 25 June, 1861.
St Stephens, Washington County, Alabama, to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, Company E, 21-28 June, 1861: The Washington Sharpshooters/ Yancey Rifles was ordered to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 21 June, 1861, and arrived by the steamer Rescue on the Mobile River in the morning on 22 June, 1861. The company was ordered to proceed by the Mobile & Ohio Railroad to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 24 June, 1861, and arrived by the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 28 June, 1861.
Note: The Washington Sharpshooters/ Yancey Rifles arrived at St Stephens Landing, Washington County, Alabama, on 21 June, 1861.
Marion, Perry County, Alabama, to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, Company K, 21-28 June, 1861: The Independent Volunteers was ordered to proceed by the Cahaba, Marion & Greensboro Railroad to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 21 June, 1861, and arrived by the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, in the morning on 28 June, 1861.
Note: The 11th Alabama Infantry, Companies B and C, arrived at the Alabama State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, at the rear of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 20 June, 1861; Company D on 21 June, 1861; Companies A and G on 22 June, 1861; Company H on 23 June, 1861; and Companies F and I on 25 June, 1861.
Alabama State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, at the rear of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, Companies B & C, 21-25 June, 1861: The Confederate Guards and the Greene County Greys were ordered to proceed by the Montgomery & West Point Railroad to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 June, 1861, and arrived by the Western & Atlantic Railroad at Dalton, Whitfield County, via Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, at 2 AM on 22 June, 1861. The companies arrived by the East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad at Knoxville, Knox County, via Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, in the afternoon the same day and arrived by the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad at Lynchburg via Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, at 5 PM on 25 June, 1861.
Alabama State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, at the rear of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, Company D, 24-27 June, 1861: The Canebrake Legion, Company B, was ordered to proceed by the Montgomery & West Point Railroad to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 24 June, 1861, and arrived by the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad via Atlanta and Dalton, Fulton County, Georgia; Knoxville, Knox County; Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; and Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, on 27 June, 1861.
Alabama State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, at the rear of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, Companies A, F, G, & H, 25-28 June, 1861: The Marengo Rifles, the Bibb Greys, the Tuscaloosa Rifles, and the Pickens County Guards were ordered to proceed by the Montgomery & West Point Railroad to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 25 June, 1861, and arrived by the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad via Atlanta and Dalton, Fulton County, Georgia; Knoxville, Knox County; Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; and Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, on 28 June, 1861.
Alabama State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, at the rear of the Montgomery & West Point Railroad, north of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, Company I, 25 June-1 July, 1861: The Fayette and Pickens Rifles were ordered to proceed by the Montgomery & West Point Railroad to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, at 8 PM 25 June, 1861, and arrived by the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad via Atlanta and Dalton, Fulton County, Georgia; Knoxville, Knox County; Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; and Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, on 1 July, 1861.
Note: The 11th Alabama Infantry, Companies B and C, arrived by the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 25 June, 1861; Company D on 27 June, 1861; Companies A, E, F, G, H, and K on 28 June, 1861; and Company I on 1 July, 1861.
Mustered for the war, Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, 28 June-2 July, 1861, dated 11 June, 1861: The 11th Alabama Infantry, Company C, was mustered in Confederate service for the war at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Major & Assistant Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, on 28 June, 1861, dated 11 June, 1861; Companies, A, B, D, E, F, G, H, and K in the morning on 30 June, 1861, dated 11 June, 1861; and Company I on 2 July, 1861, dated 11 June, 1861.
Note: H L Clay was appointed major, adjutant general's department, Confederate States Army, on 16 March, 1861, and was assigned to Lieutenant Colonel E K Smith, cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.34, Paragraph II, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 24 April, 1861. Major & Assistant Adjutant General H L Clay, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 24 June, 1861 (See the Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah).
Lynchburg to Richmond, 4/6-5/6 July, 1861
The 11th Alabama Infantry, Companies A, B, C, F, I, and K, were ordered to proceed by the Southside Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the evening on 4 July, 1861, and arrived by the Richmond & Danville Railroad via Burkeville Junction, Nottoway County, Virginia, in the morning on 5 July, 1861.
Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Companies D, E, G, & H , 6 July, 1861: The 11th Alabama Infantry, Companies D, E, G, and H, were ordered to proceed Southside Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the morning on 6 July, 1861.
Note: The 11th Alabama Infantry was stationed at Camp Clay, on the James River, east of the Reservoir/ Water Works and Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, between 5 and 12 July, 1861.
Richmond to Winchester, 12-14 July, 1861
The 11th Alabama Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Virginia Central Railroad to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.218, Paragraph IV, Headquarters, Virginia Forces, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, at 6 PM on 12 July, 1861, dated 11 July, 1861, and arrived by the Manassas Gap Railroad at Strasburg, Shenandoah County, via Gordonsville, Orange County, and Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 11 AM on 14 July, 1861. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Valley Turnpike to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 1 PM the same day and arrived in the evening on 14 July, 1861.
Note: The 11th Alabama Infantry was assigned to the Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Brigadier General E K Smith, Confederates States Army, on 15 July, 1861.
Earthworks, half a mile north of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, 15-17 July, 1861: The 11th Alabama Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg Turnpike to the earthworks, half a mile north of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 4 PM on 15 July, 1861, and arrived at Apple Pie Ridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in afternoon on 17 July, 1861.
Note: The 11th Alabama Infantry was stationed at Apple Pie Ridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in the morning on 18 July, 1861.
March to Manassas Junction, 18-22 July, 1861
The 11th Alabama Infantry was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.1, Headquarters, Army of the Shenandoah, Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 3 PM on 18 July, 1861.
Apple Pie Ridge, half a mile northwest of Winchester, Frederick County, to Berry's Ferry, on the Shenandoah River, three & a half miles southeast of Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, 18-19 July, 1861: The 11th Alabama Infantry arrived by the Millwood Turnpike at Berry's Ferry, on the Shenandoah River, three and a half miles southeast of Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, at 12 AM on 19 July, 1861.
Berry's Ferry, on the Shenandoah River, three & a half miles southeast of Millwood, Clarke County, to Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, 19 July, 1861: The 11th Alabama Infantry was ordered across the Shenandoah River at Berry's Ferry, three and a half miles southeast of Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, at 6 AM on 19 July, 1861, and arrived at Piedmont Station via Paris, Fauquier County, Virginia, at 1 PM the same day.
Note: Brigadier General E K Smith, Confederates States Army, assumed command of the Fourth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, at Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861 (See the Fourth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah).
Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 22 July, 1861: The 11th Alabama Infantry arrived by the Manassas Gap Railroad at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 22 July, 1861.
Note: Colonel J H Forney, 10th Alabama Infantry, was temporarily assigned to command the Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, and all troops stationed at Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, by General Orders No.1, Headquarters, Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861 (See the 10th Alabama Infantry).
Manassas Junction to F Lewis' Farm, 22 July, 1861
The 11th Alabama Infantry was ordered to F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, at 12 PM on 22 July, 1861.
Note: The 11th Alabama Infantry was stationed at and in the vicinity of F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, between 22 July and 10 August, 1861.
F Lewis' Farm to Broad Run & Little Rocky Run, 10 August-21 September, 1861
The 11th Alabama Infantry was ordered to Broad Run, half a mile northwest of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad and one and a half miles northeast of Bristoe Station, Prince William County, Virginia, on 10 August, 1861.
Note: The 11th Alabama Infantry was stationed at Broad Run, half a mile northwest of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad and one and a half miles northeast of Bristoe Station, and Prince William County, Virginia, between 10 August and 21 September, 1861.
Broad Run, half a mile northwest of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad & one & a half miles northeast of Bristoe Station, Prince William County, to Little Rocky Run, one & a half miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 21 September, 1861: The 11th Alabama Infantry was stationed at Little Rocky Run, one and a half miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 21 September and 16 October, 1861.
Ravensworth, south of the old Braddock Road, one mile east of Accotink Creek, Fairfax County, Virginia, 10-15 October, 1861: The 11th Alabama Infantry was ordered to Ravensworth, south of the old Braddock Road, one mile east of Accotink Creek, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 10 October, 1861, and arrived at Little Rocky Run, one and a half miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 11 PM on 15 October, 1861.
Note: The 19th Mississippi Infantry was stationed at Ravensworth, south of the old Braddock Road, one mile east of Accotink Creek, between 8 and 11 October, 1861, and the 9th Alabama Infantry arrived at Ravensworth, south of the old Braddock Road, one mile east of Accotink Creek, on 15 October, 1861.
Withdrawal to Cub Run, 16 October, 1861
The 11th Alabama Infantry was ordered to the Suspension Bridge, on Cub Run, one mile west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 2 AM on 16 October, 1861.
Note: Acting Brigadier General & Colonel C M Wilcox, 9th Alabama Infantry, was assigned to command the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, by Special Orders No.462, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 26 October, 1861.
Surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, 9 April, 1865: The 11th Alabama Infantry surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, on 9 April, 1865.
Brigadier General E K Smith, Confederate States Army, Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, 17 June, 1861: Captain E K Smith, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, surrendered at Camp Colorado, Jim Ned Creek, Texas, to Colonel H E McCulloch, Provisional Army of Texas, on 22 February, 1861, and and was ordered to Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, on 26 February, 1861. He arrived at Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, on 1 March, 1861, and resigned at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 3 March, 1861. Captain E K Smith, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was appointed major, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 31 January, 1861, and his resignation was accepted on 6 April, 1861. Major E K Smith, 2nd United States Cavalry, was appointed lieutenant colonel, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 20 April, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel E K Smith, cavalry, Confederate States Army, was ordered to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.34, Paragraph I, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 24 April, 1861, and to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on the 22 May, 1861. He was accompanied by Brigadier General J E Johnston, Confederate States Army, and Major W H C Whiting, corps engineers, Confederate States Army, and was appointed brigadier general, Confederates States Army, at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 17 June, 1861. Brgadier General E K Smith, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command the Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 15 July, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).
Note: Major H L Clay, assistant adjutant general, Confederates States Army, was ordered to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, and assigned to mustering duty by Special Orders No.34, Paragraph II, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 24 April, 1861. Major E K Smith, 2nd United States Cavalry, was appointed major, artillery, Confederates States Army, at St Augustine, St Johns County, Florida, on 5 April, 1861, and a return shows Brgadier General E K Smith, Confederate States Army, as assistant adjutant general to General J E Johnston, Confederate States Army, on 30 June, 1861.
Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, 25 September, 1861: Major General G W Smith, Confederate States Army, was assigned to the command of the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, by General Orders No.31, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 25 September, 1861.
The 11th Alabama Infantry was assigned to the Third Brigade, Third Division, Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia, under the command of Brigadier General C M Wilcox, Confederate states Army, by General Orders No.15, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 22 October, 1861.
Orders of Battle
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