The Civil War in the East

65th Illinois Infantry Regiment "Scotch Regiment"

 

The 65th Illinois Infantry Regiment lost during service 1 officer and 30 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 97 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

1862

 

Organized at Camp Douglas, Chicago, Ill.

May 1

Mustered in. Ordered to Martinsburg, W. Va. Attached to Railroad District, Mountain Department.

July

Duty at Martinsburg, W. Va., attached to Railroad District, 8th Army Corps, Middle Department

September 7

Action at Darkesville

September 11-12

Moved to Harper's Ferry

September 12-15

Siege of Harper's Ferry

September 15

Surrender of Harper's Ferry

September 16

Paroled and sent to Annapolis, Md., thence to Chicago, Ill.

September-April

Duty at Chicago, Ill.

1863

April

Declared exchanged and ordered to Kentucky.

April-August

Duty in Eastern and Central Kentucky. Attached to District of Central and Eastern Kentucky, Dept. of Ohio

June

Attached to 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 23rd Army Corps, Dept. Ohio

July 3-11

Expedition from Beaver Creek, Ky., to Southwest Virginia, Pound Gap Expedition

July 5

Action at Pond Creek

August 16-October 17

Burnside's Campaign in East Tennessee. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 23rd Army Corps

November 17-December 5

Siege of Knoxville

1864

January 16-17

Operations about Dandridge

January-May

At Knoxville and operations in East Tennessee

June 4-September 8

Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign

June 10-July 2

Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain

June 15-17

Lost Mountain

June 17

Muddy Creek

June 19

Noyes Creek

June 22

Cheyney's Farm

June 26-27

Olley's Farm

June 27

Assault on Kenesaw

June 2-5

On line of Nickajack Creek

July 5-17

On line of the Chattahoochie

July 8

Isham's Ford

July 22-August 25

Siege of Atlanta

August 5-7

Utoy Creek

August 25-30

Flank movement on Jonesboro

1864

August 31

Rough and Ready

August 31-September 1

Battle of Jonesboro

September 2-6

LoveJoy Station

September 29-November 3

Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama

November and December

Nashville Campaign

November 24-28

Columbia, Duck River

November 30

Franklin

December 15-16

Battle of Nashville

December 17-28

Pursui of Hood to the Tennessee River

December 29

At Clifton, Tenn.

1865

January 15-February 7

Movement to Washington, then to Fort Fisher, N. C. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 23rd Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina

February 10-13

Cape Fear Entrenchments

February 11

Sugar Loaf Battery

February 18

Fort Anderson

February 19

Capture of Fort Anderson

February 19-20

Town Creek

February 22

Capture of Wilmington

March 6-21

Advance on Goldsboro

March 21

Occupation of Goldsboro

April 10-14

Advance on Raleigh

April 14

Occupation of Raleigh

April 26

Bennett's House, Surrender of Lee and his Army

April-July

At Greensboro, N. C.

July 13

Mustered out

July 26

Discharged at Chicago, Ill.