64th REGIMENT INFANTRY ("YATES' SHARP- SHOOTERS")
Dyer's Regimental History

from A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, vol. III, Regimental Histories
by Frederick H. Dyer [1908]

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64th REGIMENT INFANTRY ("YATES' SHARP- SHOOTERS")

• Organized at Camp Butler, Ill., as a Battalion of 4 Companies, December, 1861.
• Two more Companies mustered in December 31, 1861.
• Moved to Quincy, Ill., January 10, 1862,
• thence to Cairo, Ill., February 15, and
• to New Madrid, Mo., March 4, 1862.

• Attached to Army of Mississippi, unassigned, to April, 1862.
• 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of Mississippi, to May 1862.
• Unattached, Army of Mississippi, to November, 1862.
• Unattached, District of Corinth, 13th Army Corps (Old) Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862.
• Unattached, District of Corinth, 17th Army Corps, to January, 1863.
• Unattached, District of Corinth 16th Army Corps, to March, 1863.
• Unattached, 2nd Division, 16th Army Corps, to November, 1863.
• Fuller's Brigade, 2nd Division, 16th Army Corps, to March, 1864.
• 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 16th Army Corps, to September, 1864.
• 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 17th Army Corps, to July, 1865.

• Operations against New Madrid, Mo., and Island No. 10, Mississippi River, March 4-April 8, 1862.
  • Action at New Madrid March 12.
  • Capture of New Madrid March 14.
  • Capture of Island No. 10 April 8.
• Expedition to Fort Pillow, Tenn., April 13-17.
• Moved to Hamburg Landing, Tenn., April 17-22.
• Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30.
  • Action at Farmington, Miss., May 3.
  • Reconnoissance toward Corinth May 8.
  • Action at Farmington May 9.
• Pursuit to Booneville May 31-June 12.
  • Tuscumbia Creek May 31-June 1.
  • Reconnoissance toward Baldwyn June 3.
• At Big Springs and on guard duty at Headquarters of General Rosecrans, Commanding Army Mississippi till November 27.
  • Reconnoissance to Iuka and skirmish September 16.
  • Battle of Iuka September 19.
  • Battle of Corinth, Miss., October 3-4
  • Pursuit to the Hatchie River October 5-12.
  • On Outpost duty at Glendale, Miss. November 27, 1862, to November 4, 1863.
  • Moved to Iuka, thence to Pulaski Tenn., November 4-11 and
• duty there till January, 1861, and at Decatur, Ala. till May.
• Veterans on furlough January 15 to March 17, 1864.
• Four new Companles, "G," "H," "I" and "K," organized February and March, 1864.
• Moved to Decatur, Ala., March 17-23.
• Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1-September 8,
  • Demonstrations on Resaca May 8-13.
  • Near Resaca May 13.
  • Battle of Resaca May 14-15.
  • Advance on Dallas May 18-25.
  • Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and
  • battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5.
    • Near New Hope Church June 5.
  • Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
    • Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
  • Nickajack Creek July 2-5.
  • Ruff's Mills July 3-4.
  • Chattahoochie River July 6-17.
  • Nance's Creek July 17.
  • Decatur July 19-22.
  • Battle of Atlanta July 22.
  • Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25.
  • Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30.
  • Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1.
  • Lovejoy Station September 2-6.
• Reconnoissance to Fairburn October 1-3.
• Pursuit of Hood into Alabama October 4-29.
  • Snake Creek Gap October 15-16.
• March to the sea November 15-December 10.
  • Montieth Swamp December 9.
• Siege of Savannah December 10-21.
• Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865.
  • Reconnoissance to Salkehatchie River, S. C., January 20.
  • Salkehatchie Swamps February 1-5.
  • Rivers' and Broxton's Bridges, Salkehatchie River, February 2.
  • Rivers' Bridge February 3.
  • South Edisto River February 9.
  • North Edisto River February 11-12.
  • Columbia February 15-17.
  • Juniper Creek near Cheraw, March 2.
  • Cheraw March 3-4.
  • Battle of Bentonville, N. C., March 20-21.
  • Occupation of Goldsboro March 24.
  • Advance on Raleigh April 10-14.
  • Occupation of Raleigh April 14.
  • Bennett's House April 26.
  • Surrender of Johnston and his army.
• March to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 19.
• Grand Review May 24.
• Moved to Louisville, Ky., June 6.
• Mustered out July 11 and
• discharged at Chicago, Ill., July 18, 1865.

Regiment lost during service

• 6 Officers and 106 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and
• 2 Officers and 131 Enlisted men by disease.
• Total 242.

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