11th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment

11th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Flag of Massachusetts.svg 220 June 13, 1861–July 14, 1865 United States of America 1861 Union Union Army Infantry 1,932 In 1863: 1st Brigade (Carr's), 2nd Division (Humphreys's), III Corps, Army of the Potomac "The Boston Volunteers" American Civil War Manassas Campaign Battle of Bull Run Peninsula Campaign Siege of Yorktown Battle of Williamsburg Battle of Seven Pines Seven Days Battles Battle of Oak Grove Battle of Savage's Station Battle of White Oak Swamp Battle of Glendale Battle of Malvern Hill Northern Virginia Campaign Battle of Second Bull Run Fredericksburg Campaign Battle of Fredericksburg Chancellorsville campaign Battle of Chancellorsville Gettysburg campaign Battle of Gettysburg Overland Campaign Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of Cold Harbor Appomattox Campaign Battle of Appomattox Court House Col. William E. Blaisdell 90px|alt= III Corps (2nd Division) badge Massachusetts U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 10th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment 12th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment The 11th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Organized in Boston in May 1861, the 11th Massachusetts Infantry was made up mostly of men from Boston, but also from Charlestown and Dorchester. The leading force behind the formation of the regiment was its first colonel, George Clark Jr., who had been an officer in the Massachusetts state militia. The regiment was known as the "Boston Volunteers."Bowen 1889 207 Arriving in Washington, D.C. in June, the 11th Massachusetts Infantry was one of only three Massachusetts regiments to participate in the First Battle of Bull Run. The regiment spent the early fall of 1861 helping to build fortifications around Washington. In October, the 11th was stationed at Bud's Ferry in Indian Head, Maryland where they remained on picket duty for the winter of 1861–1862. The 11th Massachusetts Infantry saw its first combat during the Peninsular Campaign in the spring of 1862. They were heavily engaged during the Second Battle of Bull Run, participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg, and suffered severe casualties at the Battle of Chancellorsville and the Battle of Gettysburg. See also American Civil War Massachusetts in the Civil War List of Massachusetts Civil War units References Citations 40em Sources 60em Massachusetts in the War, 1861–1865 Bowen James L. 1889 Springfield, Massachusetts Clark W. Bryan & Co 1986476 https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_K0tLhkfW1wwC A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Dyer Frederick H. 1908 Des Moines Dyer Publishing Co. 247098372 https://archive.org/details/08697590.3359.emory.edu A History of Massachusetts in the Civil War Schouler William William Schouler 1868 Boston E.P. Dutton & Co 2662693 https://archive.org/details/ahistorymassach01schogoog Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Massachusetts Category:1861 establishments in Massachusetts Category:Military units and formations established in 1861 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865