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65th United States Colored Regiment Infantry.

Organized March 11, 1864, from 2nd Missouri Colored Infantry.

Attached to Dept. of Missouri to June, 1864.

Provisional Brigade, District of Morganza, La., Dept. of the Gulf, to September, 1864.

2nd Brigade, 1st Division, United States Colored Troops, District of Morganza, Dept. of the Gulf, to February, 1865.

1st Brigade, 1st Division, United States Colored Troops, District of Morganza, La., Dept. of the Gulf, to May, 1865.

Northern District of Louisiana and Dept. of the Gulf to January, 1867.


Service.

Garrison duty at Morganza, La., till May, 1865.

Ordered to Port Hudson, La.

Garrison duty there and at Baton Rouge and in Northern District of Louisiana till January, 1867.

Mustered out January 8, 1867.

Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 749 Enlisted men by disease.

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