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-''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] &nbsp; [[Pennsylvania Military Records|Pennsylvania Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Pennsylvania in the Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]46th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry''
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 === Brief History  ===
-test <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>
+This regiment was organized at Harrisburg October 31, 1861. It mustered out July 16, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>
+For more information on the history of the 46th Pennsylvania Infantry, see the following:
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/46th_Pennsylvania_Infantry_Regiment 46th Pennsylvania Infantry] at Wikipedia
+*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unpainf2.htm#46th 46th Regiment Infantry] at The Civil War Archive
 === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
-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. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.
+Field and Staff Officers - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/46th/46thofficers.html Roster]
+Regimental Band - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/46th/46thband.html Roster]
+Company A - Many men were recruited at Lewistown, Mifflin County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/46th/46thcoa.html Roster]
+Company B - Many men were recruited at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/46th/46thcob.html Roster]
+Company C - Many men were recruited in Lehigh County and Northampton County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/46th/46thcoc.html Roster ]
+Company D - Many men were recruited in Dauphin County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/46th/46thcod.html Roster]
+Company E - Many men were recruited in Reading, Berks County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/46th/46thcoe.html Roster]
+Company F - Many men were recruited in Allegheny County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/46th/46thcof.html Roster]
+Company G - Many men were recruited in Potter County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/46th/46thcog.html Roster]
+Company H - Many men were recruited in Potter County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/46th/46thcoh.html Roster]
+Company I - Many men were recruited in Luzerne County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/46th/46thcoi.html Roster]
+Company K - Many men were recruited in Northumberland County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/46th/46thcok.html Roster]
+Unassigned men - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/46th/46thunassigned.html Roster]
+<br>
+The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 3,645 men on its roster for this unit.
+===  Other Sources  ===
+*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Pennsylvania in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<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>
+*[[Pennsylvania in the Civil War|Pennsylvania in the Civil War]] describes many sources, specifically for Pennsylvania, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br>
-<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>
-<br>
+*[http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/46th/46thorg.htm PaRoots] gives a history of this regiment including organization and battles. It has a [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/paregimentsnew1.html roster] for each company.
-=== Other Sources  ===
+*Harmon, George D. "The Military Experience of James A. Pfeifer, 1861-1865," ''North Carolina Historical Review, XXXII ''(1955): pages 385-409, 544-572. {{FSC|1295812|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.6 B2h v. 32}}
-National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ 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>
+*Pennsylvania. Adjutant General's Office. ''Descriptive books of Pennsylvania regiments, 1861-1864.'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979), {{FSC|19976|item|disp=FS Library film 1032842 Item 8}}
 === References  ===
 <references />
 [[Category:Pennsylvania_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]