11th Cavalry Regiment was organized near Athens, Georgia, in November, 1864, by consolidating the newly formed 30th Georgia Cavalry Battalion and four companies raised under the authority of the War Department where the conscript act could not be enforced. The unit was assigned to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and served in M.W. Hannon's. Colonel Andrew Young, Lieutenant Colonel H.W. Barclay, and Major Madison Bell were its commanders.
They were at Regiment strength by the end of july, 1864. They stayed with Hannon until wars end. They fought around Savannah but lost no men there, the battle with the greatest loss for the 11th was Waynesbourgh. The Feb. '65 Report only counted the men in Hannon's Camp, only thing is the 11th was spread wide. The 11th had men in N.E. Ga., Burke county and Akins,S.C.. Most of the men surrendered in Towns along the Ga.-S.C. boarder.
from Nov. 64 'til April 65 they were either on the move or skirmishing with Sherman's Army. Aug. 64 Co.'s B&D encounter the enemy at Hog Mtn., Ga and, capture about 30 men, but five of their own are captured and Capt, Crawford is KIA. Oct. 64 make camp in Palmetto, south of Atlanta to protect the railroad lines.Nov. 9th Col. Young with a force of 1000 men attack enemy pickets on the East Point Rd. 10 miles from Jonesboro. Nov. 16th Lovejoy Station, Nov. 18th Forsyth, Nov.25th Ball's Ferry, Dec. 4 Waynesbourgh, Dec.64-Jan. 65 camp at Springfield, Ga. and in constant contact with US forces,Feb.65-Apl. 65 Akins, S.C., Now under Gen. Young's command, still in constant contact with US forces. April 15-19 1865 Fight around Stateburg, S.C., April 19th in the last battle in S.C. and maybe the last one east of the Mississippi, Potter's 157th N.Y. Inf., 25th Ohio Inf. and 4th Mass. Cav. crossed Beech Creek and drove the 53rd Ala. and 11th Ga. Cav. from their position. Gen. Young took his men back to Augusta to Surrender.