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A nice full standing image of Major John Milton Goodhue.  Goodhue is a Captain in this photo and he is holding his kepi which has an "11" in the infantry horn.  Goodhue was commisioned captain in the 11th US Infantry in May 1861.  He was promoted to major by brevet on March 13, 1865.  The Major lived in Worcester, Massachusetts.  He was wounded at Gettysburg and had his finger amputated.  I have included the Gettysburg after action report stating this.

 

Gettysburg after battle report:

  Report of Maj. De Lancey Floyd-Jones, Eleventh U. S. Infantry.

  Camp near Berlin, Md.,
  July 16, 1863.
  Capt.: In obedience to the circular from brigade headquarters,
  I have the honor to furnish in brief a report of the operations of the
  Eleventh U. S. Infantry at the battle of Gettysburg, on the 2d instant.

  In company with the other battalions of the brigade, we moved
  about 5 p. m. from our resting place, nearly opposite the center of the
  army, to near the Sugar Loaf or Round Top Mountain, a point near
  the left of the line.

  Immediately upon reaching this, we were ordered to advance in
  line of battle, passing from the shelter of a wood across an open field,
  through which ran a heavy morass.  We advanced in good order,
  although exposed to a flank fire from the enemy, and halted immediately
  in front of a piece of woods, where we lay some half hour
  or more.  Our brigade then relieved some troops of the Second
  Corps, for which purpose we advanced into the woods, at the same
  time changing our direction by a wheel to the left.

  After firing a few rounds in the woods, it was discovered that the
  enemy was turning our right flank, and we were ordered to fall back,
  which was done in good order until we reached half way across the
  open field, when we became exposed to a cross-fire of the enemy, the
  effect of which was most deadly upon officers and men.

  Our loss up to this time had been comparatively slight, but in a
  few minutes we lost nearly half of the regiment, and that, too, without
  inflicting the slightest damage upon the enemy.  We finally
  reached the wood, when we were enabled to reform and face the
  enemy.

  Our loss in this engagement was fearful.  Out of 261 enlisted men
  and 25 officers, the regiment lost 106 enlisted men and 10 commissioned
  officers, among the latter some of our best officers.  Capt.
  Thomas O. Barri was wounded early in the retreat, and while being
  kindly assisted to the rear by Lieut. Herbert Kenaston, Eleventh U.
  S. Infantry, both were struck down.  The former lived long enough
  to die in the arms of his companions.  In their loss the regiment
  mourns two gallant officers.  The former had particularly endeared
  himself by his social and amiable qualities.  Second Lieut. Henry
  Rochford, a promising young officer, fell about the same time, mortally
  wounded.

  The following is a list of the officers who still survive their wounds:
  First Lieut. Matthew Elder and Second Lieut. A. J. Barber, legs amputated
  above the knee; Second Lieut. Lemuel Pettee, leg shattered
  above the ankle; Second Lieut. O. H. Nealy, wounded in neck; Capt.
  J. M. Goodhue, finger amputated; Capt. W. G. Edgerton, wounded
  by spent ball (for duty), and Second Lieut. A. A. Harbach, struck in
  thigh, not seriously.

  Where all did so well it is difficult to particularize.  I therefore
  give the names of those officers who participated, in addition to those
  already enumerated: Capts. George Gibson, C. S. Russell, and Caleb
  R. Layton; First Lieuts. E. A. Ellsworth, G. E. Head, I. B. Wright,
  James P. Pratt, Joseph M. Ritner, and F. A. Field, battalion adjutant,
  and Second Lieuts. E. S. Huntington, R. Robins, J. McIntosh,
  Wright Staples, and David Hazzard.  Capt. Gibson joined us
  from detached service in time to take part.

  Respectfully,

  De L. FLOYD-JONES,
  Maj. Eleventh U. S. Infantry, Comdg. Regt.

  Acting Assistant Adjutant-Gen.,
  Second Brigade, Second Division, Fifth Corps.

Source:  Official Records: Series I. Vol. 27. Part I. Reports. Serial No. 43

Civil War

The fourth^[1][2] 11th Infantry was organized on May 4, 1861 by direction of the President.^[8] On May 14, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued an executive order, directing an increase of the regimental organizations of the Regular Army. The 11th Infantry was the first, numerically, of the nine infantry regiments, of three battalions of eight companies each, were of the increase authorized. In G. O. No. 33, A. G. O., series of 1861, in contrast to the original ten regular regiments of infantry, which were organized on the traditional ten-company line. The 11th Infantry was organized at Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, as regimental headquarters, and which remained the 11th's headquarters during the War.^[9] Erasmus D. Keyes was served as colonel of the 11th U.S. Infantry from 14 May 1861 to 6 May 1864.^[1] William S. Ketchum served as colonel of the 11th U.S. Infantry 6 May 1864 to 15 March 1869.^[1]

After six companies had been organized and assigned to the 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, it was ordered to Perryville, Maryland, October 10, 1861, and duty there until March 1862. Ordered to Washington, D.C. Attached to Sykes' Regular Infantry, Reserve Brigade, Army Potomac, to May 1862. The 11th then campaigned September 1863 to November 1864 as part of the 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac and 8th Army Corps, Middle Department, to January 1865.^[8]

The 11th took part in the following: Peninsula Campaign, Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Mechanicsville, Gaines' Mill, Turkey Bridge June 30, Battle of Malvern Hill Malvern Hill, At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centerville August 16–28. Pope's Northern Virginia Campaign, Battle of Groveton August 29, Second Battle of Bull Run, Maryland Campaign, Battle of Antietam, Shepherdstown Ford September 19–20, Battle of Fredericksburg, "Mud March", Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6, Battle of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg Campaign, Battle of Gettysburg, Pursuit of Lee July 5–24. On special duty at New York August 21-September 14. Rejoined army, Bristoe Campaign, Second Battle of Rappahannock Station, Mine Run Campaign, Rapidan Campaign, Battle of the Wilderness, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, North Anna River, Pamunkey May 26–28, Battle of Totopotomoy Creek, Battle of Cold Harbor, Bethesda Church June 1–3, Second Battle of Petersburg, Siege of Petersburg, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Poplar Springs Church, Peeble's Farm, Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run.^[8]

Moved to Fort Hamilton, New York Harbor, November 2, thence to Baltimore, Maryland., November 18, and to Annapolis, Maryland., December 5. Duty at Camp Parole, Annapolis, Md., until January 26, 1865. Ordered to City Point, Virginia., January 26, and camp near Gen. Grant's Headquarters until March 8. Provost duty at Headquarters, Army Potomac, until May, and at Richmond. Va., until October, 1865.^[8]

The regiment lost during the Civil War 8 Officers and 117 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 86 Enlisted men by disease. Total, 213.^[8]

After the surrender, the 11th Infantry with other Regular troops, was sent to Richmond, Va., where it arrived May 3d. It did provost duty in Richmond until the civil government of the city was organized, and at Libby Prison until its use was discontinued. During the summer and fall of 1865 the twenty-four companies of the regiment were organized. In the summer of 1866, the regiment suffered a great mortality from cholera.^[10]