63rd REGIMENT INFANTRY
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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63rd REGIMENT INFANTRY.

• Organized at Camp Dubois, Anna, Ill., and
• mustered in April 10, 1862.
• Moved to Cairo, Ill., April 27, 1862.

• Attached to District of Cairo, Ill., till September, 1862.
• 4th Brigade, 1st Division, District of Jackson, Tenn., to November, 1862.
• 4th Brigade, 3rd Division, Right Wing 13th Army Corps (Old) Dept. of the Tennessee to December, 1862.
• 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 17th Army Corps, to January, 1863.
• District of Memphis Tenn., 16th Army Corps, to March, 1863.
• 4th Brigade District of Memphis, 5th Division, 16th Army Corps, to May, 1863.
• Detached Brigade, District of Northeast Louisiana, to June, 1863.
• 2nd Brigade, 6th Division, 17th Army Corps, to July, 1863.
• 1st Brigade, 7th Division, 17th Army Corps, to September, 1863.
• 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 17th Army Corps, to December, 1863.
• 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 15th Army Corps, to April, 1865.
• 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 15th Army Corps, to July, 1865.

• Duty at Cairo, Ill., till July 12, 1862.
• Moved to Columbus, Ky.,
• thence to Jackson, Tenn. August 4, and
• duty there till November 10.
• Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign November 10, 1862, to January 10, 1863.
• Reconnoissance from LaGrange November 8-9, 1862.
• Duty at LaGrange, Tenn., till May 10, 1863.
  • Burning of Hopewell February 19, 1863 (Cos. "C," "D " "E," "F").
• Moved to Vicksburg, Miss. May 10-17.
• Siege of Vicksburg May 21-July 4.
• Expedition from Young's Point, La., to Richmond, La., June 14-16.
  • Action at Richmond June 15.
• Post duty at Vicksburg, Miss., July 5 to September 12.
• Moved to Helena, Ark., September 12,
• thence to Memphis, and march to Chattanooga, Tenn., September 28-November 20.
  • Operations on Memphis and Charleston R. R. in Alabama October 20-29.
• Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27.
  • Tunnel Hill November 24-25.
  • Mission Ridge November 25.
  • Pursuit to Ringgold, Ga. November 26-27.
• Moved to Bridgeport, Ala., December 3,
• thence to Huntsville, Ala., December 21-26, and
• duty there till May, 1864.
• Regiment veteranize January 1 1864.
• Veterans on furlough April 3-May 21.
• Moved to Triune, Tennessee River, May 23
• thence to Huntsville June 15, and
• to Kingston June 23
• Railroad guard duty between Chattanooga and Atlanta till November 11.
• March to the sea November 15-December 10.
• Siege of Savannah December 10-21.
• Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865.
  • Salkehatchie Swamp, S. C., February 2-5.
  • South Edisto River February 9.
  • North Edisto River February 11-12.
  • Columbia February 15-17.
  • West's Cross Roads, S. C., February 25.
  • Lynch's Creek February 25-26.
  • 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 3-6.
• Mustered out July 13, 1865.

Regiment lost during service

• 5 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and
• 4 Officers and 135 Enlisted men by disease.
• Total 144.

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