11th United States Infantry

The 11th U.S. Infantry’s monument is located on Ayres Avenue on “Day’s Hill” near the Wheatfield.

The 11th contained 6 companies (B-G). It was enlisted in Suffolk County, Massachusetts from the counties of Marion (Indiana), Des Moines (Iowa), and St. Lawrence (New York). The regiment was formed in 1861 at Fort Independence in Boston.

The commander at Gettysburg was Maj. Delancey Floyd-Jones (1826-1902), an 1846 graduate of West Point.

11th United States Infantry

5th Corps, 2nd Division, 2nd Brigade

354; 19 killed, 92 wounded, 9 missing

Monument: Ayres Avenue

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