Company A, 11th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment Records,

Scope and Content Note

The records of Company A, 11th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment consist of the forms, lists, and reports that the officers in the company submitted to higher authorities throughout the war. The majority of the documents come from the last two years of the war, when the company was under the leadership of Captain Luther Park. The collection includes numerous muster rolls for the company from throughout the war. These rolls include valuable information for individual soldiers within the company, including date and place of enlistment, pay received, and remarks about their service history. Also included are numerous lists and reports about supplies used by the company during the war. The clothing, camp, and garrison, ordnance and ordnance stores, and quartermaster's stores forms give a good idea of the types of clothing, weapons, and other items the soldiers were supplied with and used on a daily basis. There are some scattered orders and circulars pertaining to the 11th Wisconsin Infantry. In addition, the collection contains scattered papers relating to soldiers being admitted or discharged from Union hospitals and being given furloughs or leaves of absence.