46th Regiment, Illinois Infantry

United States     U.S. Military      Illinois      Illinois Military      Illinois in the Civil War      46th Regiment, Illinois Infantry

Brief History
The 46th Regiment, Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois December 28, 1861, It mustered out at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, January 20, 1866, and discharged at Springfield, Illinois, February 1, 1866

Companies in this Regiment with County 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.

The following counties of origin are taken from the Adjutant General's Report, found on the Illinois Civil War Rosters web site. Roster pages are from the same report found on the Internet Archives web site. The rosters show the men who served in each regiment, their residences, dates of enlistment and mustering out, and other remarks.

Company A - many men from Stephenson County - Stephenson County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 364-368.

Company B - many men from Stephenson County - Stephenson County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 368-371.

Company C - many men from Stephenson County - Stephenson County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 371-375.

Company D - many men from Lee County - Lee County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 375-375.

New Company D - many men from Stephenson County - Stephenson County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 376-378.

Company E - many men from Whiteside and Ogle counties- Whiteside and Ogle county web sites - Roster, vol. 3, pages 378-382.

Company F - many men from Clay County - Clay County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 382-386.

Company G - many men from Stephenson County - Stephenson County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 386-389.

Company H - many men from DeWitt and Ogle counties - DeWitt and Ogle county web sites - Roster, vol. 3, pages 389-392.

Company I - many men from Lee, Ogle and Will counties - Lee, Ogle and Will county web sites - Roster, vol. 3, pages 393-396.

Company K - many men from Stephenson County - Stephenson County web site - Roster, vol. 3, pages 396-399.

Unassigned Recruits - Roster, vol. 3, pages 399-400.

Other Sources
WEB SITES


 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 30 Dec. 2010) can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.


 * Illinois Civil War Rosters from the Adjutant General's Report, 46th Regiment (accessed 10 May 2011) includes rosters of all the regiments and information on the different companies in each regiment.


 * Illinois State Archives - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database (accessed 14 June 2011). Search by residence, unit, regiment, company or soldier.


 * The ILGenWeb Civil War Scrapbook, (accessed 9 Aug 2011) contains links to various documents such as personal letters, military papers, articles, histories, obituaries, biographies, etc. Documents are listed by regiment, then by the soldier and his company.

BOOKS