11th Missouri Cavalry

Regimental History and Service Record

• Also referred to as:
  • the 6th Missouri Cavalry
  • (Thompson's) 6th Missouri Cavalry

• Early 1862 - Originally organized as the 6th Missouri Cavalry (q.v.)
• December 1862 - Re-designated as the 11th Missouri Cavalry
• December 31, 1862-January 25, 1863 - Marmaduke's Expedition into Missouri
• January 8, 1863 - Springfield
• January 11, 1863 - Hartville
• April 17-May 2, 1863 - Marmaduke's Expedition into Missouri
• July 4, 1863 - Helena
• August 27, 1863 - Skirmish near Bayou Metro
• September 10, 1863 - Little Rock
• September 22-October 26, 1863 - Shelby's Raid in Arkansas and Missouri
• March-May 1864 - The Camden Expedition
  • April 25, 1864 - Marks' Mills
• August-October 1864 - Price's Missouri Raid
• May 26, 1865 - Surrendered by General E. Kirby Smith commanding the Trans-Mississippi Department

DESIGNATIONS

• December 1862-September 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / Marmaduke's Cavalry Division / Shelby's Brigade
• September 1864 - Trans-Mississippi Department / Army of Missouri / Shelby's Cavalry Division / Shelby's Brigade
• September 1864-May 1865 - Trans-Mississippi Department / District of Arkansas / 1st Missouri Cavalry Division / 1st Missouri Cavalry Brigade

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: Gideon W. Thompson (Colonel)
• Jeremiah C. Cravens (Major)
• James C. Hooper (Lieutenant Colonel)
• George W. Nichols (Major)
• Moses W. Smith (Major, Colonel)

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Legacy

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Sources

• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, the Confederate Units, and the Indian Units. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 97, 101)