11th Regiment, Georgia Infantry
11th Infantry Regiment, organized in the spring of 1861, contained men from Hall, Lee, Fannin, Houston, Gilmer, Murray, Walton, and Quitman counties. Sent to Virginia, the unit first served in the Potomac District, then was assigned to General G.T. Anderson's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought in the various campaigns of the army from Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, except when it was with Longstreet at Suffolk, in Georiga, and at Knoxville. The unit did not participate in the Battle of Chickamauga. After taking part in the Petersburg siege south and north of the James River, it was active in the conflicts around Appomattox. It contained 573 effectives in April, 1862, had 140 at Sharpsburg, and lost sixty-five percent of the 310 engaged at Gettysburg. From April 14 to May 6, the regiment sustained 110 casualties, and from August 1 to December 31, 1864, there were 51 disabled. It surrendered with 16 officers and 176 men. The field officers were Colonels George T. Anderson and Francis H. Little; Lieutenant Colonels Theodore L. Guerry and William Luffman; and Majors Charles T. Goode, Henry D. McDaniel, and Western R. Welsh.
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Name: Malachi C Lawrence
Residence: Catoosa County, Georgia
Enlistment Date: 7 Mar 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Georgia
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Georgia 11th Infantry Regiment on 03 Jul 1861.
Mustered out on 01 Jul 1862 at Malvern Hill, VA.
Sources: Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865
American Civil War Soldiers
Name: Malachi Lawrence
Residence: Catoosa County, Georgia
Enlistment Date: 3 Jul 1861
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Georgia
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 3 July 1861.
Enlisted in Company G, 11th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 3 Jul 1861.
Killed Company G, 11th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 1 Jul 1862 at Malvern Hill, VA.