United States Regiments & Batteries > Massachusetts
The 11th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment lost 11 officers and 153 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 95 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.
1861
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June 13, | Organized at Readville and mustered in |
June 24 | Left State for Washington, D.C.; attached to Franklin’s Brigade, Heintzelman’s Division, McDowell’s Army of Northeast Virginia |
July 16-21 | Advance on Manassas, Va. |
July 21 |
Battle of Bull Run |
August | Attached to Hooker’s Brigade, Division of the Potomac |
August 10 | Moved to Bladensburg |
October | Attached to 1st Brigade, Hooker’s Division, Army of the Potomac |
October 27 | To Budd’s Ferry and duty in that area |
1862
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March, | Assigned to the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
April 7 | Ordered to Fortress Monroe, Va. |
April 16-May 4 |
Siege of Yorktown, Va. |
April 26 | Affair at Yorktown (Cos. A and G) |
May 5 |
Battle of Williamsburg |
May 31-June 1 |
Battle of Fair Oaks, Seven Pines |
June 25-July 1 |
Seven days before Richmond |
June 25 |
Oak Grove, near Fair Oaks |
June 29 |
Savage Station |
June 30 |
White Oak Swamp and Glendale |
July 1 and August 5 |
Malvern Hill |
August 6 – 15 | At Harrison’s Landing |
August 15-26 | Movement to Fortress Monroe, then to Centreville |
August 26-27 | Bristoe Station |
August 27 | Kettle Run |
August 28 | Catlett’s Station |
August 29 | Groveton |
August 30 |
Second Battle of Bull Run |
September 1 | Chantilly |
September 2 – 13 | Camp near Fort Lyon |
September 14 – October 20 |
Near Fairfax Seminary |
October 21 -November 1 | At Munson’s Hill |
November 2-25 | At Fairfax Station |
November 10-12 | Operations on Orange & Alexandria R. R. |
December | Rappahannock Campaign |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
1863 |
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January 20-24 | “Mud March” |
February 5-7 | Operations at Rappahannock Bridge and Grove Church |
February 8 – April 27 |
At Falmouth |
April 27-May 6 | Chancellorsville Campaign |
May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
June 11-July 24 | Gettysburg Campaign |
June 11 | Left camp about 3 p.m., and marched to Hartwood Church |
June 12 | Proceeded toward Beverly Ford. Arrived at 10 p.m. |
June 14 | Left Beverly Ford at about 8.30 p.m. and proceeded to Warrenton Junction. |
June 15 | Arrived at Warrenton Junction at 8:30 a.m. Marched to Manassas Junction at 1 p.m. and continued to to Centreville Heights. |
June 17 | Arrived at Centreville Heights at 5 p.m. |
June 19 | Marched toward Gum Springs at 1 p.m. Arrived at 8 p.m. and was assigned picket duty. |
June 20 | Relieved from picket duty and rejoined brigade. |
June 25 | Marched to Poolesville, Md., by way of Goose Creek and Edwards Ferry, arriving after midnight. |
June 26 | Marched to Point of Rocks, Md. |
June 27 | March at 8 a.m. for Jefferson, and from there to Burkittsville. |
June 28 | Marched at 8 a.m. to Middletown, and from there to Frederick. Encamped 1 mile outside the town for the night. |
June 29 | Marched at 6 a.m. to Taneytown, arriving at 6 p.m. |
June 30 | Marched to Bridgeport and halted for the night. |
July 1 | Marched at 7 a.m. through Emmitsburg to Gettysburg |
July 2 |
Battle of GettysburgCommanded by Lieutenant Colonel Porter D. Tripp. Arrived on the Gettysburg battlefield at 2 a.m. At 8 a.m. received orders to move to the front to support a line of skirmishers. Ordered into line of battle to withstand a charge led by General Barksdale of Mississippi. Engaged until 8 p.m. having made two distinct charges and helping to repulse the enemy from that point. The regiment was then ordered to fall back to the edge of the woods, |
July 3-4 |
Battle of GettysburgAt 3 p.m. moved at double-quick to the front and lay in line of battle of brigades. At 6 p.m.again fell back to the edge of the woods The regiment brought 364 men to the field and lost 1 officer and 22 enlisted men killed, 7 officers and 89 enlisted men wounded, and 2 officers and 10 enlisted men missing. From the monument along Emmitsburg Road at Gettysburg: Upon this spot stood the 11th Mass. Regt. during the second day battle of Gettysburg July 2, 1863 |
July 5 | Marched 18 miles back through Emmitsburg, and encamped for the night at Mechanicstown. |
July 6 | Marched through Frederick, Md., and encamped about 2 miles outside of the city. |
July 7 | Marched through Fox’s Gap, a mile beyond South Mountain, amd encamped for the night, |
July 23 | Wapping Heights |
July 30-August 1 | Moved to New York |
October 17 | Rejoin Corps at Union Mills |
November 7-8 | Advance to the Rappahannock |
November 7 | Kelly’s Ford |
November 26- December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
November 27 | Payne’s Farm |
December | Duty near Brandy Station |
1864 |
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February 6-7 | Demonstration on the Rapidan |
March | Assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
May | Assigned to the 4th Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps |
May-June | Rapidan Campaign |
June | Assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps |
May 5-7 | Battle of the Wilderness |
May 8-21 | Battle of Spottsylvania Court House |
May 12 | Assault on the Salient at Spottsylvania C. H. |
May 19 |
Harris Farm, Fredericksburg Road |
May 23-26 |
North Anna River |
May 26-28 | Line of the Pamunkey |
May 28-31 | Totopotomoy |
June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor |
June 12 | Old members left front. Veterans and Recruits consolidated to a Battalion of 5 Companies. |
June 16-18 | Before Petersburg |
June 16 | Siege of Petersburg begins |
June 22-23 | Jerusalem Plank Road |
June 24 | Old members mustered out |
July 11 | Veterans and Recruits transferred from 16th Massachusetts Infantry |
July 27-29 | Demonstration on north side of the James |
July 27-28 | Deep Bottom |
July 30 | Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve) |
August 13-20 | Demonstration on north side of the James River |
August 14-18 | Strawberry Plains |
September 29- October 2 |
Peeble’s Farm, Poplar Grove Church |
October 27-28 | Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run |
November 5 | In front of Fort Morton |
December 7-11 | Expedition to Weldon Railroad |
1865
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March 25 | Watkin’s House |
March 31 | Crow’s House |
April 2 | Fall of Petersburg |
April 6 | Sailor’s Creek |
April 7 | High Bridge and Farmville |
April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender of Lee and his army. |
April 11-13 | March to Burkesville and duty there |
May 2-15 | March to Washington, D.C. |
May 23 | Grand Review |
June 14 | Mustered out |