46th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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Brief History

Organized at Logansport, Indiana, and mustered in December 11, 1861. Return to Lexington and garrison duty there till September, 1865. Moved to Louisville, Kentucky, and there mustered out September 4, 1865.

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.

• Officer and Non-Commissioned Office - see Roster
• Company A - many men from Carroll County - see Roster on page 412
• Company B - many men from Cass County - see Roster on page 414
• Company C - many men from Cass and Carroll counties - see Roster on page 416
• Company D - many men from Cass County - see Roster on page 417
• Company E - many men from White County - see Roster on page 419
• Company F- many men from Carroll,  White and Cass counties - see Roster on page 421 
• Company G - many men from White County - see Roster on page 422
• Company H - many men from Pulaski and Cass counties - see Roster on page 423
• Company I - Many men from Wabash and Cass counties - see Roster on page 425
• Company K - many men from Fulton and Pulaski counties - see Roster on page 427
• Unassigned Recruits - see Roster on page 428

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 46th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX web site. (accessed 21 Jan 2011)

Other Sources

WEBSITES

• Indiana State Digital Achives for Civil War can be searched by soldier's name (accessed 16 Aug 2011)
  

• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 13 Dec 2010) can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.
  

• The Civil War Archive. (accessed 13 Dec 2010)  Brief history of the 46th Regiments, Indiana Infantry.
  

• Wikipedia (accessed 13 Dec 2010) article on the 46th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.
  

• Union Army Regimental History Index (accessed 14 Dec 2010) Index Of Regimental Histories: Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, and other units, states Alabama to Indiana
  

• 46th Indiana Infantry Monument  (accessed 04 Jan 2011) is Located on Union Avenue 100 yards south og Fort Garrott.
  

BOOK

• Bringhurst, Thomas H. Main Author),History of the Forty-sixth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, September 1861 - September 1865 (Washington (Wilson, Humphrey & Co. Logansport ,Ind 1888)  (accessed 04 Jan 2011) FHL US/Can Film 1550181FHL1550208  Google Books.  other libraries
  

• Indiana infantry. 1888. History of the Forty-sixth regiment Indiana volunteer infantry, September, 1861-September, 1865. (Logansport, Ind: Press of Wilson, Humphreys & co.].)  other library   INTERNER ARCHIVE

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