65th Georgia Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• March 1863 - Organized by the increase of Smith's Legion (Georgia) Infantry Battalion
  • ? - Mustered into Confederate Service
• September 19-20, 1863 - Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia
• September-November 1863 - Siege of Chattanooga
• November 23-25, 1863 - Chattanooga
• May-September 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
• July 20, 1864 - Peach Tree Creek
  • July-September 1864 - Atlanta Siege
  • July 22, 1864 - Atlanta
• Fall 1864-April 26, 1865 - Field consolidation with the 8th Georgia Infantry Battalion
• August 31-September 1, 1864 - Jonesboro
• November 30, 1864 - Franklin
• December 15-16, 1864 - Nashville
• February-April 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
  • April 1865 - Additional field consolidated with the 2nd Georgia Sharpshooter Battalion
• Surrendered by General Joseph E. Johnston at Durham Station, Orange County, North Carolina

DESIGNATIONS

• Department of East Tennessee / Maxwell's/Trigg's Brigade (April-July 1863)
• Department of Tennessee / Army of East Tennessee / Trigg's Brigade (July-August 1863)
• Army of Tennessee / Buckner's Corps / Preston's Division / Kelly's Brigade (August-September 1863)
• Army of Tennessee / Longstreet's Corps / Preston's Division / Kelly's Brigade (September-October 1863)
• Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Buckner's Division / Kelly's Brigade (October-November 1863)
• Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Cheatham's Division / Jackson's Brigade (November 1863-February 1864)
• Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Walker's Division / Gist's Brigade (July 1864)
• Army of Tennessee / 1st Corps / Cheatham's Division / Gist's Brigade (July 1864-April 1865)

Regimental Roster

• First Commander: John S. Fain (Colonel)
• Robert H. Moore (Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel)
• Jacob W. Pearcy (Major, Lieutenant Colonel)
• Samuel F. Williams (Major)

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Regiment Statistical Information

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Legacy

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Sources

• Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies. South Carolina and Georgia. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Print. (Pages 278-279, 285)