| 63rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
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| Active | April 10, 1862 to July 13, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Siege of Vicksburg, Battle of Bentonville |
The 63rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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63rd Regiment Illinois was organized at Anna, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on April 10, 1862.
The regiment was discharged from service on July 13, 1865.
The regiment suffered 2 officers and 66 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 137 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 206 fatalities.[1]