11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment II

11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment Law's Brigade Hood’s Division Jackson’s Corps Lee's Army of Northern Virginia C.S.A. Dedicated 2016 In their honor The men who carried this position were soldiers indeed Stonewall Jackson on this field June 28, 1862 (side) Nearing 6:00 P.M. on June 27, 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee sensed a critical situation in his stalled attack at Gaines’ Mill and ordered the last charge against the Federal line of General Porter’s V Corps above Boatswain’s Creek. Lee sent forward Gen. Whiting’s Division, consisting of Gen. Hood’s Texas Brigade and Col. Law’s Third Brigade. To the left of Gen. Longstreet s position. The 11th Mississippi, attached to Law’s Brigade, pushed toward the ravine without firing and, with fixed bayonets, toward Gen. Morell’s First Division on the upward slope. A soldier in Co. K. 11th Mississippi recalled, “the famous yell was raised that sent terror to Yankee hearts, and a charge began that broke every line in front of the Confederates.” The Union line collapsed 11th Mississippi Monument (side) image. Click for full size. By Bernard Fisher, August 27, 2016 2. 11th Mississippi Monument (side) when the Rebels stopped and fired point blank into the exhausted Federals, who retreated up the slope toward the plateau near the river. Whiting’s soldiers on the high ground then captured the better part of two Union regiments and fourteen pieces of artillery near the Watt House. The following evening, President Jefferson Davis visited the quarters of the 11th Mississippi and congratulated them on their victory, paying high compliments to their conspicuous gallantry. (rear) Companies of the 11th Mississippi A. University Greys University of Mississippi B. Coahoma Invincibles Friars Point C. Prairie Rifles Okolona D. Neshoba Rifles Philadelphia E. Prairie Guards Crawfordsville F. Noxubee Rifles Macon G. Lamar Rifles Oxford H. Chickasaw Guards Houston I. Van Dorn Reserves Aberdeen K. Carroll County Rifles Carrollton (side) Men of the 11th Mississippi who were killed or died of wounds in this action Pvt. Henry Anthony, Co. A Pvt. Daniel O’Leary, Co. A 3rd Cpl. Robert Irvin, Co. B 2nd Lt. Thomas F. Nealy, Co. B Pvt. Lucius B. Smith, Co. B Pvt. George Matthews, Co. C Pvt. Henry L. Shannon, Co. C Pvt. James P. Wright, Co. C Pvt. Leonidas W. Burnside, Co. D Pvt. Bright R. 11th Mississippi Monument (rear) image. Click for full size. By Bernard Fisher, August 27, 2016 3. 11th Mississippi Monument (rear) Ham, Co. D Pvt. George W. Johnson, Jr., Co. D Pvt. Allen J. Lowry, Co. D Pvt. Wiley M. Warren, Co. D Pvt. James E. Halbert, Co. E Pvt. William J. Norwood, Co. E Pvt. John C. Brown, Co. F 5th Sgt. Andrew V. Connor, Co. F Pvt. Levi B. Windham, Co. F 5th Sgt. William E. Duncan, Co. G 1st Sgt. James R. Goodwin, Co. G Pvt. Jesse E. Hardgrove, Co. G Pvt. David B. Paine, Co. G Pvt. John F. Cockrell, Co. H Pvt. William K. Cook, Co. H Pvt. Jack J. Dulaney, Co. H Pvt. John Hellenthal, Co. H Pvt. Samuel H. Irby, Co. H Pvt. Robert T. Johnson, Co. H Pvt. Walter M. McBee, Co. H Pvt. George L. Reid, Co. H Pvt. Patrick H. Sims, Co. H Pvt. Charles J. Wilson, Co. H Pvt. Alexander D. Pope, Co. I Pvt. Joseph L. Davis, Co. K Pvt. James H. Gillespie, Co. K Pvt. Joseph S. Hoover, Co. K Pvt. William F. Julien, Co. K Pvt. Donald McDonald, Co. K Pvt. Newton A. McMath, Co. K Pvt. Ambrose M. Moore, Co. K Pvt. Thomas T. Moore, Co. K Capt. Pleasant A. Peebles, Co. K 1st Sgt. William W. Pennypacker, Co. K Pvt. Isham Pittman, Co. K Pvt. James H. Young, Co. K Erected 2016. 11th Mississippi Monument (side): Marker is in Mechanicsville, Virginia, in Hanover County. Marker is on Watt House Road (Virginia Route 718) 0.2 miles south of Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6372 Watt House Road, Mechanicsville VA 23111, United States of America.