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.
After being paroled, the regiment was moved to Kentucky as part of the XXIII Corps and participated in the November 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 John Hood headed north into Tennessee late in the year, the 65th was part of the force sent after him, joining in the battles at Franklin and Nashville. Its final assignment was duty in North Carolina.
The regiment was discharged from service on July 26, 1865.
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