In 1863: 1st Brigade (Carr's), 2nd Division (Humphreys's), III Corps, Army of the Potomac
Nickname(s)
"The Boston Volunteers"
Engagements
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
Commanders
Notable commanders
Col. William E. Blaisdell
Insignia
III Corps (2nd Division) badge
Military unit
Massachusetts U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865
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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."[1]
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.
^Bowen (1889), p. 207.
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