11th West Virginia Infantry Soldiers buried at the Andersonville Prison
496 Cemetery Road
Andersonville, Macon County, Georgia
National Cemetery, Georgia
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"May these soldiers who served faithfully for the preservation of our country,
who died so, in the horrors of the Andersonville prison,
remain in our hearts and memories forever.
May they rest in peace now, on the sacred ground of America's tribute to
these young soldiers, and,
May they grace the kingdom of God, eternally."
.............John C. Dawson


 
Lot  Rank Name Co. Regt  Died Capt. @ Date Grv Cause
1705 Priv  Bates, Franklin E F 11 West Va. Inf  Jun 07, 1864 Battle of Bulltown -
Suttonville, WV		 10/12/1863 1705 Diarrhea - Captured at Suttonville, WV 12 OCT,1863 and died while a prisoner. SUV Grave Registration
b. Jul 20, 1826
Find-A-Grave # 42133776
756 Priv Bennett, Laban J. C 11 West Va. Inf Apr 27, 1864

756 Dysentery
2649 Priv Geho, Emanuel (*) C 11 West Va. Inf Jun 29, 1864

2649 Bronchitis
Find-A-Grave # 51155181
942
 Priv
 Ayers, Salem V.
 C
 11 West Va. Inf 
 May 7, 1864

942
 Captured and died of diarrhea while a prisoner. SUV Grave Registration
Find-A-Grave # 42023005
12153 Priv  Hickman, Enoch B 11 West Va. Inf  Nov 24, 1864

12153 Scorbutus
Find-A-Grave # 19364419

Sgt McConaughey, D. F 11 West Va. Inf  Apr 28, 1864


Diarrhea
2574 Priv Smith, George W.  F 11 West Va. Inf  



6473 Priv Sprouse, Wesley  F 11 West Va. Inf  Aug 22, 1864 Braxton, Co. WV
 9/8/1863
 16473 Diarrhea
b. Oct 10, 1840 (Lewis Co.)
Find-A-Grave # 41774898
5727 Priv Sprouse, Oliver F 11 West Va. Inf Aug 15, 1864 Braxton, Co. WV
 9/8/1863
 15727 Scorbutus
b. Aug 16, 1844
Find-A-Grave #51144298
680 Priv Sprague, George B. F 11 West Va. Inf Apr 23, 1864 Braxton, Co. WV
 9/8/1863
 		680 Diarrhea
b. 1823 Jefferson County, Ohio
945 Priv Wilson, Walter F 11 West Va. Inf May 07, 1864 Braxton, Co. WV
9/8/1863
 945 Diarrhea

(*) In the Andersonville Records, the subject was also spelled "M. Greshoe", the "M" could be Manny for Emanuel.

Deaths in the Unknown Plots
Within the Unknowns: Rank Name Co. Regt. Cause






Other Soldiers of the 11th WV who were known at Andersonville

Code # 
Rank
Name
Co.
Regt
Remarks
Status
54481
Priv
 Johnson W.H.
B 
 11th West Va. Inf Exchanged Aug 9, 1864
Survived
53759
Priv
 Hickman, Enoch 
B
 11th West Va. Inf 5 Squad, 5 Mess Exchanged 11/23/1864
Died before exchange (see above) 
57410
Priv
 O'Neill, James
D
 11th West Va. Inf Sent to Millen: Nov 11, 1864
Survived
57614
Cpl
 Paris, J.
G
 11th West Va. Inf Exchanged April 1, 1865 
Survived 
51946
Priv
 Davis, James
G
 11th West Va. Inf Sent to Millen, GA. Nov 1864
Survived

Tombstones


Private Wesley Sprouse - Company F
 Private Franklin Bates - Company F