CONFEDERATE TENNESSEE TROOPS
46th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry
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46th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Paris, Tennessee, in November, 1861, and
went into camp at Union City during December. Later it moved to Island No. 10 where many of
its members suffered from an outbreak of measles. In March, 1862, it reported 374 present for
duty, but only 160 were armed. Then on April 8, nine of the ten companies were captured. After
being exchanged and reorganized, the unit was assigned to S.B. Maxey's and later Quarles'
Brigade. During January, 1863, it was consolidated with the 55th (Brown's) Regiment. The 46th
went to Port Hudson and to Jackson, then was stationed at Mobile until November, 1863. It now
joined the Army of Tennessee, fought in the Atlanta
Campaign, was with Hood in Tennessee, and
ended the war in North Carolina. The 46th/55th contained 270 men and 230 arms in December,
1863, and lost sixty percent of the 250 engaged at Lickskillet Road on July 28, 1864. It was
reported that Companies D and E entered the Atlanta Campaign with 72 men but after the Battle
of Nashville
had only 1 officer and 2 men. The regiment was included in the surrender on April
26, 1865. Its commanders were Colonels John M. Clark, Jonathan S. Dawson, and R.A. Owens;
Lieutenant Colonels John W. Johnson and Joseph D. Wilson; and Majors James S. Brown and
Sylvester C. Cooper.
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