11th Illinois Cavalry Regiment

11th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
Illinois flag
ActiveDecember 20, 1861, to September 30, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchCavalry
EngagementsBattle of Shiloh
Battle of Corinth
Battle of Lexington
Battle of Egypt Station

The 11th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was raised by orator Robert Green Ingersoll, who became its first colonel, and Basile D. Weeks.