64th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 64th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry , nicknamed " Yates ' Sharpshooters " was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 64th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler , Illinois and mustered into Federal service in December 1861 as a battalion of four companies under Lt Colonel D . E . Williams . Two additional companies were raised on December 31 , 1861 under Major Fred W . Matteson . 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 Mississippi , to May 1862 . Unattached , Army 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 1866 . The regiment was discharged from service on July 18 , 1865 . Detailed Service . 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 . Reconnaissance toward Corinth May 8 . Action at Farmington May 9 . Pursuit to Booneville May 31 - June 12 . Tuscumbia Creek May 31 - June 1 . Reconnaissance toward Baldwyn June 3 . At Big Springs and on guard duty at Headquarters of General Rosecrans , Commanding Army Mississippi , until November 27 . Reconnaissance 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 until January 1864 , and at Decatur , Ala . , until May . Veterans on furlough January 15 to March 17 , 1864 . Four new Companies , " G , " " H , " " I " and " K , " organized February and March 1864 by Captain ( subsequently Lt Colonel ) M . W . Manning . 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 . Reconnaissance 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 . Reconnaissance 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 . Total strength and casualties . The regiment suffered 6 officers and 106 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 131 enlisted men who died of disease , for a total of 242 fatalities .