United States Regiments & Batteries > U.S. Regulars
The 11th United States Infantry Regiment lost 8 officers and 117 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 86 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.
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1861
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| May 4 | Authorized by direction of the President |
| July 29 | Confirmed by Act of Congress |
| August-September | Organized at Fort Independence, Boston Harbor under Major DeLancey Floyd-Jones (West Point Class of 1846) |
| October 10 | 1st Battalion ordered to Perryville, Md. |
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1862
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| March | Ordered to Washington, D.C. Attached to Sykes’ Regular Infantry, Reserve Brigade, Army Potomac |
| March | Moved to Virginia Peninsula |
| April 5-May 4 | Siege of Yorktown |
| May | Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps |
| June 25-July 1 | Seven days before Richmond |
| June 26 | Battle of Mechanicsville |
| June 27 | Gaines’ Mill |
| June 30 | Turkey Bridge |
| July 1 | Malvern Hill |
| July 4 | Major Floyd-Jones breveted lieutenant colonel for meritorious service in the Peninsula Campaign |
| July-August | At Harrison’s Landing |
| August 16-28 | Movement to Fortress Monroe, then to Centerville |
| August 28-September 2 | Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia |
| August 29 | Battle of Groveton |
| August 30 |
Second Battle of Bull Run |
| September 6-22 | Maryland Campaign. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps |
| September 16-17 |
Battle of AntietamCommanded by |
| September 19-20 |
Shepherdstown Ford |
| October | At Sharpsburg, Md., |
| October 29-November 19 | Movement to Falmouth, Va. |
| December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
| January 20-24 | “Mud March” |
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1863
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| April 27-May 6 | Chancellorsville Campaign |
| May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
| June 11-July 24 | Gettysburg Campaign |
| July 1-3 |
Battle of GettysburgMajor Floyd-Jones commanded six companies on the field (B, C, D, E, F & G). He was breveted colonel for gallant and meritorious service in the battle. From the monument on Houck’s Ridge at Gettysburg: July 2. Arrived in the morning with the Brigade and took position on the right of the Twelfth Corps. Afterwards moved to the left and at 5 p.m. the Brigade formed line on the right of Little Round Top and advanced across Plum Run and to the crest of the rocky wooded hill in front under a fire of sharpshooters on the left and faced to the left with the Wheatfield on the right and rear. The Confederates having opened fire on the right flank and advancing through the Wheatfield in the rear the Regiment with the Brigade was withdrawn under a heavy fire of musketry and artillery and formed in line at the right of Little Round Top. July 3. Remained in same position. Present 25 officers and 281 men. Casualties: killed 8 officers and 16 men; wounded 7 officers and 85 men; missing 9 men. |
| July 5-24 | Pursuit of Lee |
| August 15 | Major Floyd-Jones was promoted to lieutenant colonel and given command of the 19th United States Infantry Regiment. |
| August 21-September 14 | On special duty at New York |
| October 9-22 | Rejoined army, Bristoe Campaign |
| November 7-8 | Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
| November 26-December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
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1864
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| March | Attached to 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps |
| April | Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps |
| May 4-June 12 | Rapidan Campaign |
| May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
| May 8-21 |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House |
| May 22-26 | North Anna River |
| May 26-28 | On line of the Pamunkey |
| May 28-31 | Totopotomoy |
| June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor |
| June | Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps |
| June 1-3 | Bethesda Church |
| June 16-18 | Before Petersburg |
| June 16- November 2 |
Siege of Petersburg |
| July 30 | Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve) |
| August 18-21 | Weldon Railroad |
| September 29-October 2 | Poplar Springs Church, Peeble’s Farm |
| October 27-28 | Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run |
| November 2 | Moved to Fort Hamilton, N.Y. Harbor |
| November 18 | To Baltimore, Md. |
| December 5 | To Annapolis, Md. Duty at Camp Parole, Annapolis, Md. assigned to 8th Army Corps, Middle Department |
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1865
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| January 26 | Ordered to City Point, Va., and camp near Gen. Grant’s Headquarters. Provost duty attached to Headquarters Army of the Potomac |
| May | At Richmond. Va. attached to Dept. of Virginia until October |