11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment Flag – Stars and Bars Flags Sewn Cotton 3 x 5 ft.

The 11th Mississippi Flag was used by the South During the Civil War.

Size: 3×5 feet Sewn Cotton

The 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment was an infantry formation of the Confederate States Army which fought in numerous battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.

Established in May 1861 at Corinth, Mississippi, the 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment was later mustered into service at Lynchburg, Virginia. Notably, Company A—dubbed the “University Greys”—was made up almost entirely of students from the University of Mississippi, so much so that the school’s enrollment dropped to levels that forced its closure for the duration of the war. In April 1862, the regiment’s strength was recorded at 504 men.[1]

Initially, the unit saw combat at the Battle of First Manassas under General Barnard Elliott Bee before becoming part of the Army of Northern Virginia.

A monument honoring the 11th Mississippi stands at Gettysburg.

In 1862 in Virginia, the regiment fought in several major battles, including Seven Pines, the Seven Days Battles near Richmond, and Second Manassas under the leadership of General William H.C. Whiting. At Antietam in Maryland, the 11th experienced fierce fighting, during which Colonel Philip F. Liddell and Major T.S. Evans were killed, Lieutenant Colonel Samuel F. Butler was wounded, and the regimental flag fell into enemy hands.

Later that year, the regiment was placed under General Joseph R. Davis’s command and sent north as part of the Gettysburg Campaign in the summer of 1863. On the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, the 11th charged at Cemetery Ridge under heavy fire. As they retreated south, they also engaged at Bristoe Station and Mine Run before settling into winter quarters in Virginia.

In 1864, the 11th Mississippi participated in the Battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, and Cold Harbor. After relocating to Petersburg, Virginia, the regiment became part of the Confederate forces defending the city during its prolonged siege until the Union breakthrough in early April 1865. Ultimately, most of the surviving members were captured, and the regiment was disbanded by its final commander, Lieutenant Colonel George W. Shannon.