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11th North Carolina Infantry Regiment: Statistics*
- Organized on May 31 1862
- Mustered out on Apr 9 1865
Available
statistics for total numbers of men listed as:
- Enlisted or commissioned: 1414
- Drafted: 6
- Transferred in:
50
- Killed or died of wounds: 139
- Died of disease: 234
- Prisoner of war: 705
- Died while prisoner of war:
69
- Disabled: 58
- Missing: 6
- Deserted: 47
- Discharged: 39
- Transferred out: 61
* Information obtained through: Confederate Military History, Extended
Edition (19 Volumes); The Union Army (9 Volumes); Walter Clark, Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions From North
Carolina in the Great War 1861-1865 (5 Volumes); North Carolina Troops 1861-1865: A Roster (15 Volumes); Official Records
of the Union and Confederate Armies.
Recommended Reading: More Terrible than Victory:
North Carolina's
Bloody Bethel Regiment, 1861-65
(368 Pages). Description: Craig Chapman presents
the definitive history of the First North Carolina Volunteers / 11th Regiment North Carolina Troops--the legendary Bethel
Regiment. The 1st North Carolina Volunteers struck history as it engaged in the Civil War's first land battle and witnessed
the first soldier killed in the great conflict. Chapman conveys the compelling history of these brave men as they left hearth
and home in defense of their state, beliefs and ideals. Most of the unit's raw, young recruits had never traveled
outside of North Carolina, nor fired a weapon in combat.
"That all changed, and it dramatically changed their lives forever..." After
an enlistment of six months, North Carolina's First Regiment disbanded.
Most of the men then enlisted in the Eleventh NC Regiment, commonly referred to as the Bloody
Bethel Regiment, and fought in the bloodiest battles and campaigns of the Civil War. Continued below...
About
the Author: Craig S. Chapman commands one
of the North Carolina National Guard infantry battalions that traces its lineage to the Eleventh Regiment North Carolina Troops,
the unit that started out as the First North Carolina Volunteers and nicknamed the Bethel Regiment. Chapman resides in Raleigh,
North Carolina.
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