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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 46th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in October 16, 1861, to January 28, 1862 at Worthington, Ohio. | The 46th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in October 16, 1861, to January 28, 1862 at Worthington, Franklin County, Ohio. They were mustered out July 22, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky. <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><br> | ||
<br> | For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | ||
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unohinf4.htm#46th 46th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 30 August 2012).<br> | |||
*Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw46.html 46th Ohio Infantry]<br> | |||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === 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. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.<br> | ||
Company A - Some men from Van Wert County<ref name=":1">''History of Van Wert and Mercer Counties, Ohio: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers'' (Mt. Vernon, Indiana: Windmill Publications, 1991). </ref>. see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/357/mode/1up Roster] | |||
< | Company B - Many men from [[Franklin County, Ohio Genealogy|Franklin County]].<ref name=":0">William Brothers, ''History of Franklin and Pickaway Counties, Ohio'' (Indiana: Unigraphic, 1974). p. 119.</ref> - see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/360/mode/1up Roster] | ||
< | Company C - Many men from [[Fairfield County, Ohio Genealogy|Fairfield County]] <ref>[http://archive.org/stream/historyoffairfie00mill#page/400/mode/1up]''History of Fairfield County, Ohio'' page 401</ref> and [[Franklin County, Ohio Genealogy|Franklin County]].<ref name=":0" /> - see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/363/mode/1up Roster] | ||
< | Company D - see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/365/mode/1up Roster] | ||
Company E - see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/368/mode/1up Roster] | |||
Company F - Many men from [[Fairfield County, Ohio Genealogy|Fairfield County]] <ref>[http://archive.org/stream/historyoffairfie00mill#page/400/mode/1up]''History of Fairfield County, Ohio'' page 401</ref> - see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/371/mode/1up Roster] | |||
Company G - Many men from [[Franklin County, Ohio Genealogy|Franklin County]]<ref name=":0" /> and [[Licking County, Ohio Genealogy|Licking County]]<ref>E. M. P. Brister, ''Centennial history of the City of Newark and Licking County, Ohio (''Defiance, Ohio: Hubbard Company for the Licking County Genealogical Society, 1982). p. 214.</ref>- see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/374/mode/1up Roster] | |||
Company H - Many men from [[Franklin County, Ohio Genealogy|Franklin County]].<ref>William Brothers, ''History of Franklin and Pickaway Counties, Ohio'' (Indiana: Unigraphic, 1974). p. 121.</ref> - see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/377/mode/1up Roster] | |||
Company I - see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/380/mode/1up Roster] | |||
Company K - Many men from [[Van Wert County, Ohio Genealogy|Van Wert County]]<ref name=":1" />. see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/384/mode/1up Roster] | |||
Fairfield County information from online site[http://www.fairfieldgenealogy.org/research/faircivil.html ''Fairfield County in the Civil War''] | |||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,931 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0046RI Roster]. | |||
=== Regimental History and Roster === | |||
*''Brief history of the 46th Ohio Volunteers.'' By Thomas Worthington. Washingtons.n.: n.p., 1878. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/briefhistoryof4600wort/page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive] | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
National Park Service, [ | *46th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyoh/rosters/46th_oh_infantry_roster.pdf Civil War Index], which includes history, battles, and roster with name, rank, age, date entered service, period of service and remarks.<br> | ||
*[[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 ‘Ohio 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> | |||
*[[Ohio in the Civil War|Ohio in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Ohio, 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> | |||
*Bering, John A. ''History of the Forty-Eighth Ohio Vet. Vol. Inf. : giving a complete account of the regiment from its organization at Camp Dennison, O. in October, 1861 to the close of the war and its final muster out, May 10, 1866 : including all its marches, camps, battles, battle-scenes, skirmishes, sieges ... Also, an account of ... the escape and re-capture of Major J.A. Bering and Lieut. W.J. Strofe'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993) {{FSC|685451|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6118204}}<br> | |||
*Worthington, T. (Thomas). ''Brief history of the 46th Ohio Volunteers.'' (Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Historical Society, 1988) {{FSC|588636|item|disp=FS Library Film 1688766 Item 7}}and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993) {{FSC|685414|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6118200}} and ''Colonel T. Worthington's brief record of his civil and military service during the Civil War'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993) {{FSC|685418|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6118201}} and ''Ballads of the rebellion : with a sketch of his service in the Civil War, and evidence of treachery by Union commanders at Shiloh : only to be obtained by a court-martial, after all efforts for an inquiry had failed, August, 1862.'' {{FSC|685354|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6118199}} and ''Shiloh, or, the Tennessee campaign of 1862 : written especially for the Army of the Tennessee in 1862.'' {{FSC|685443|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6118202}} (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), | |||
=== References === | === References === | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Ohio_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:34, 28 May 2024
Brief History
The 46th Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in October 16, 1861, to January 28, 1862 at Worthington, Franklin County, Ohio. They were mustered out July 22, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky. [1]
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
- The Civil War Archive section, 46th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 30 August 2012).
- Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 46th Ohio Infantry
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.
Company A - Some men from Van Wert County[2]. see Company Roster
Company B - Many men from Franklin County.[3] - see Company Roster
Company C - Many men from Fairfield County [4] and Franklin County.[3] - see Company Roster
Company D - see Company Roster
Company E - see Company Roster
Company F - Many men from Fairfield County [5] - see Company Roster
Company G - Many men from Franklin County[3] and Licking County[6]- see Company Roster
Company H - Many men from Franklin County.[7] - see Company Roster
Company I - see Company Roster
Company K - Many men from Van Wert County[2]. see Company Roster
Fairfield County information from online siteFairfield County in the Civil War
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,931 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.
Regimental History and Roster
- Brief history of the 46th Ohio Volunteers. By Thomas Worthington. Washingtons.n.: n.p., 1878. Online at: Internet Archive
Other Sources
- 46th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Civil War Index, which includes history, battles, and roster with name, rank, age, date entered service, period of service and remarks.
- 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 ‘Ohio in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).
- National Park Service, 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.
- Ohio in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Ohio, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
- 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.
- Bering, John A. History of the Forty-Eighth Ohio Vet. Vol. Inf. : giving a complete account of the regiment from its organization at Camp Dennison, O. in October, 1861 to the close of the war and its final muster out, May 10, 1866 : including all its marches, camps, battles, battle-scenes, skirmishes, sieges ... Also, an account of ... the escape and re-capture of Major J.A. Bering and Lieut. W.J. Strofe (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993) FS Library Fiche 6118204
- Worthington, T. (Thomas). Brief history of the 46th Ohio Volunteers. (Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Historical Society, 1988) FS Library Film 1688766 Item 7and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993) FS Library Fiche 6118200 and Colonel T. Worthington's brief record of his civil and military service during the Civil War (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993) FS Library Fiche 6118201 and Ballads of the rebellion : with a sketch of his service in the Civil War, and evidence of treachery by Union commanders at Shiloh : only to be obtained by a court-martial, after all efforts for an inquiry had failed, August, 1862. FS Library fiche 6118199 and Shiloh, or, the Tennessee campaign of 1862 : written especially for the Army of the Tennessee in 1862. FS Library fiche 6118202 (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993),
References
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 History of Van Wert and Mercer Counties, Ohio: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers (Mt. Vernon, Indiana: Windmill Publications, 1991).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 William Brothers, History of Franklin and Pickaway Counties, Ohio (Indiana: Unigraphic, 1974). p. 119.
- ↑ [1]History of Fairfield County, Ohio page 401
- ↑ [2]History of Fairfield County, Ohio page 401
- ↑ E. M. P. Brister, Centennial history of the City of Newark and Licking County, Ohio (Defiance, Ohio: Hubbard Company for the Licking County Genealogical Society, 1982). p. 214.
- ↑ William Brothers, History of Franklin and Pickaway Counties, Ohio (Indiana: Unigraphic, 1974). p. 121.