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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
This | This unit was organized at Logansport, Indiana, and mustered in December 11, 1861. It returned to Lexington and garrison duty there till September, 1865. They moved to Louisville, Kentucky, and there mustered out September 4, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref><br> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | ||
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Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | ||
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Companies and general counties of enlistment: | Companies and general counties of enlistment: | ||
*Company A - men from [[Carroll County, Indiana Genealogy|Carroll County]] | *Company A - men from [[Carroll County, Indiana Genealogy|Carroll County]] | ||
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*Company I - men from [[Wabash County, Indiana Genealogy|Wabash]] and [[Cass County, Indiana Genealogy|Cass]] Counties | *Company I - men from [[Wabash County, Indiana Genealogy|Wabash]] and [[Cass County, Indiana Genealogy|Cass]] Counties | ||
*Company K - men from [[Fulton County, Indiana Genealogy|Fulton]] and [[Pulaski County, Indiana Genealogy|Pulaski]] Counties | *Company K - men from [[Fulton County, Indiana Genealogy|Fulton]] and [[Pulaski County, Indiana Genealogy|Pulaski]] Counties | ||
=== Regimental History and Roster === | |||
*''History of the Forty-sixth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry : September, 1861-September, 1865.'' By Thomas H. Bringhurst. Logansport, Ind.: Wilson, Humphreys & Co., 1888. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/historyoffortysi00brin Internet Archive]. | |||
*''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana,'' Volume 2, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1865. 46th Indiana Infantry Officer Roster. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/reportofadjutant02indi/page/452/mode/2up Internet Archive]. | |||
*''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana,'' Volume 5, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866. 46th Indiana Infantry Soldier Roster. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/reportindiana05dougrich/page/412/mode/2up?view=theater Internet Archive]. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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*National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br> | *National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br> | ||
*[[Indiana in the Civil War|Indiana in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Indiana, and how to find them | *[[Indiana in the Civil War|Indiana in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Indiana, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | ||
*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | ||