46th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History
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.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * 46th Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
 * 46th Indiana Infantry Regiment at Wikipedia.

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.

Companies and general counties of enlistment:
 * 46th Regiment Indiana Infantry Rosters at Ranger95.
 * Company A - men from Carroll County
 * Company B - men from Cass County
 * Company C - men from Cass and Carroll Counties
 * Company D - men from Cass County
 * Company E - men from White County
 * Company F - men from Carroll, White and Cass Counties
 * Company G - men from White County
 * Company H - men from Pulaski and Cass Counties
 * Company I - men from Wabash and Cass Counties
 * Company K - men from Fulton and Pulaski Counties

Other Sources

 * Indiana State Digital Archives for Civil War can be searched by soldier's name.


 * 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 ‘Indiana 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.


 * 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.


 * 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.


 * 46th Indiana Infantry Monument.


 * History of the Forty-sixth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, September 1861 - September 1865. Compiled by Thomas H. Bringhurst. Logansport, Ind. : Wilson, Humphreys, 1888. Online at:  - images; Internet Archive;.


 * The Diary of John K. Benefiel for the year 1864 : a Civil War soldier, 46th Reg. Indiana Vol., reflecting the experiences of a Pulaski County, Indiana soldier. Troutdale, Oregon : Mrs. R.Q. McKinney, 1972. (*).