65th Ohio Infantry

65th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Active	October 3, 1861, to January 2, 1866
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	Battle of Shiloh Siege of Corinth Battle of Perryville Battle of Stones River Tullahoma Campaign Battle of Chickamauga Siege of Chattanooga Battle of Missionary Ridge Atlanta Campaign Battle of Rocky Face Ridge Battle of Resaca Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Siege of Atlanta Battle of Jonesboro Battle of Spring Hill Second Battle of Franklin Battle of Nashville

The 65th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or 65th OVI) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

The 65th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Buckingham in Mansfield, Ohio, beginning October 3, 1861, and mustered in for three years service on November 14, 1861, under the command of Colonel Charles Garrison Harker, who was 23 years old at the time. The regiment was recruited in Ashland, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Erie, Guernsey, Hancock, Knox, and Stark counties.

The regiment was attached to 20th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to January 1862. 20th Brigade, 6th Division, Army of the Ohio, to September 1862. 20th Brigade, 6th Division, II Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Left Wing, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, XXI Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, IV Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to June 1865. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, IV Corps, to August 1865. Department of Texas to December 1865.

The 65th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at San Antonio, Texas, on November 30, 1865, and was discharged January 2, 1866.

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