The 65th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, nicknamed the "Second Scotch Regiment" was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment mustered into service in May 1862 and was captured at the

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. After being paroled and exchanged, the regiment was sent to Kentucky and assigned to the XXIII Corps. The regiment participated in the Knoxville campaign, the Atlanta campaign, the

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, and the Carolinas campaign. The soldiers were mustered out in July 1865.

Service

The 65th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Douglas at Chicago, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on May 1, 1862. Sent to western Virginia, it formed part of the Harper's Ferry garrison that surrendered to the Army of Northern Virginia in September 1862. Franklin battle 1630

After being paroled, the regiment was moved to Kentucky as part of the XXIII Corps and participated in the November–December 1863 Siege of Knoxville. In the spring of 1864, it joined in the Atlanta Campaign and March to the Sea. When the Confederates under General

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headed north into Tennessee late in the year, the 65th was part of Col.

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's brigade,

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's 3rd Division sent after him, joining in the battles at Franklin and Nashville.United States. (1895). Official records of the Union and Confederate navies in the war of the rebellion: Series 1., Vol 47, Part 1 Reports. Washington, D.C: GPO. Its final assignment was duty in North Carolina. The regiment was discharged from service on July 26, 1865. BattleOfFranklin

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 1 officers and 30 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 97 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 129 fatalities.

Commanders

* Colonel Daniel Cameron, Jr. * Colonel William Scott Stewarthttp://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/065-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls

Notes

References

The Civil War Archive
Units and formations of the Union Army from Illinois 1862 establishments in Illinois Military units and formations established in 1862 Military units and formations disestablished in 1865

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