46th Ohio Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Worthington, Ohio, October 16, 1861, to January 28, 1862. At Camp Chase, Ohio, until February 18, 1862. Ordered to Paducah, Ky., February 18. Attached to District of Paducah, Ky., to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to May, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, Army Tennessee, to July, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, District of Memphis, Tenn., to November, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, Right Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, November, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, District of Memphis, Tenn., 13th Army Corps, to December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 17th Army Corps, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 16th Army Corps, to March, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 16th Army Corps, to July, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 16th Army Corps, to September, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division. 15th Army Corps, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.--

• Moved to Savannah, Tenn., March 6-10, 1862.
• March 14-17, 1862 - Expedition from Savannah to Yellow Creek, Mississippi and Occupation of Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee
• April 6-7, 1862 - Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
• Duty at Pittsburg Landing until April 27.

Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. March to Memphis, Tenn., via La-Grange, Grand Junction and Holly Springs June 1-July 2. Guard duty along Memphis & Charleston Railroad and provost duty at Memphis, Tenn., until November. Affair at Randolph September 25. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign. Operations on the Mississippi Central Railroad November, 1862, to January 10, 1863. Guard duty along Memphis & Charleston Railroad, and scout duty in Northern Mississippi until June 8. Ordered to Vicksburg, Miss., June 8.

• May 18-July 4, 1863 - Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
• Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4-10.
• Bolton's Ferry July 4-6.
• Siege of Jackson July 10-17.
• Camp at Big Black until September 25.
• September 26-November 20, 1863 - Expedition from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Chattanooga, Tennessee
• Operations on Memphis & Charleston Railroad in Alabama October 20-29.
• Paint Rock, Ala., November 20.
• November 23-27, 1863 - The Chattanooga/Ringgold Campaign
  • Tunnel Hill November 23-24.
  • Mission Ridge November 25.
  • Pursuit to Graysville November 26-27.
• March to relief of Knoxville, Tenn., November 28-December 8.
• Duty at Scottsboro, Ala., December 31, 1863, to May 1, 1864.
• May 1-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
  • May 8-13, 1864 - Demonstration on Resaca, Georgia
    • May 13, 1864 - Combat at Resaca, Georgia
  • May 14-May 15, 1864 - Battle of Resaca, Georgia
  • Advance on Dallas May 18-25.
  • May 25-June 5, 1864 - Operations in Bartow County, Georgia
  • Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
  • Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
  • Nickajack Creek July 2-5.
  • Chattahoochie River July 6-17.
  • July 22, 1864 - Battle of Atlanta, Georgia
  • July 22-August 25, 1864 - Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
  • Ezra Chapel, Hood's 2nd Sortie, July 28.
  • Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30.
  • Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1.
  • Lovejoy Station September 2-6.
  • Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama September 29-November 3.
  • Rome October 17.
• November 15-December 21, 1864 - The Savannah Campaign
  • Griswoldsville November 22.
  • December 10-21, 1864 - Siege of Savannah, Georgia
• January 1-April 26, 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
  • Reconnaissance to Salkehatchie River, S.C., January 25.
  • Salkehatchie Swamp February 2-5.
  • South Edisto River February 9.
  • North Edisto River February 11-12.
  • Congaree and Savannah Creeks February 15.
  • Columbia February 16-17.
  • Battle of Bentonville, N. C., March 20-21.
  • Mill Creek March 22.
  • Occupation of Goldsboro March 24.
  • Advance on Raleigh April 10-14.
  • Occupation of Raleigh April 14.
  • Bennett's House April 26.
    • Surrender of Johnston and his army.
• March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 20.
• Grand Review May 24.
• Moved to Louisville, Ky., June, and duty there until July.
• Mustered out July 22, 1865.

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Regiment Statistical Information

• Regiment lost during service 10 Officers and 124 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 7 Officers and 149 Enlisted men by disease. Total 290.

Regiment Casualty Comparisons by Source

Source	Casualties	Remarks
Dyer	10 Officers and 124 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded 7 Officers and 149 enlisted men killed by disease Total 290	None
Fox	Fox lists this unit as: 108th on the list of units with losses based on duration of the entire term of service of the unit (8th of the Ohio troops)	This feature is not yet available. Check back soon for updates!
WotRWiki Statistics	0 troops killed Includes 0 troops mortally wounded Includes 0 troops killed by disease All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances	This feature is not yet available. Check back soon for updates!

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 703, 705, 707, 715, 721, 723, 735, 779, 783, 834, 846, 866, 1518)
• Fox, William F. 1840-1909. Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the Extent and Nature of the Mortuary Losses in the Union Regiments, With Full and Exhaustive Statistics Compiled From the Official Records on File in the State Military Bureaus and at Washington. Albany: Albany Pub. Co., 1889. (Page 13)