46th Infantry Regiment
From the "History of DeWitt County, Illinois - 1882"
The regiment was organized at Camp Butler, IL, December 28, 1861 by Col John A Davis.
January 4, 1863, the regiment was mustered as a veteran regiment, and returned home on furlough.
Returned again to the field, was mustered out of the U S service January 20, 1866.
Below are the names of those who volunteered from DeWitt County.
FORTY-SIXTH INFANTRY REGIMENT
(THREE YEARS’ SERVICE)
MUSTER ROLL COMPANY A
Recruits
Huddleston, Reuben H - mustered out 1/20/66
MUSTER ROLL COMPANY H
Captains
Hughes, John A - mustered out 12/1/64
Pike, Frederick W - mustered out 1/20/66
Sergeants
McCullough, Ebenezer - discharged 4/4/62, disability
Segner, DeVilla D - discharged 9/1/62, disability
Corporal
Blackburn, Elijah H - discharged 10/9/62, wounds
Cooley, Andrew J - deserted 6/21/62
Hennemway, Samuel D - veteran, sick at muster out of regiment
Cook, Wm. H - discharged 12/5/64 as private, term expired
Musicians
Reynolds, Ed. H - veteran, mustered out 1/20/65 as Serg't
Privates
Bullis, Abram F - discharged 12/23/62, disability
Cook, Monroe - veteran, mustered out 1/20/66
Cook, Lyman H - veteran, mustered out 1/20/66
Chapman, David - discharged 12/5/64, term expired
Dailey, Patrick - died 5/6/62, wounds
Dunn, James - discharged 12/5/64, term expired
Horten, Sylvester - died at Henderson 5/16/62
Hill, Preston K - discharged 12/5/64 as Corp'l, term expired
McGrath, John P - veteran, transferred to V.R.C., discharged
2/20/65 as Serg't, died
McDowell, David - discharged 12/5/64, term expired
Meigher, John - veteran, corp, died at Danvall's Bluff 12/19/64
Newberry, Jas. B - veteran, mustered out 1/20/66 as Serg't
Patterson, Wm. N - veteran, Serg't, deserted 11/17/65
Patterson, James - mustered out 1/20/66 as Serg't
Shommaker, Andrew - discharged 6/16/62, disability
Townsend, Luther - died at Mt. Ver. 8/17/62
Talley, William - veteran, mustered out 1/20/66
Welch, Theron - deserted 5/7/62
Wood, Jacob - mustered out 1/20/66 as Corp'l
Veterans
Reynolds, Edward H - mustered out 1/20/66 as Serg't
Stone, Corydon - "" "" ""
Recruits
Atkins, Woodbury - mustered out 1/20/66 as Corp'l
Carmichael, John - mustered out 10/31/65
Kelcher, Cornelius - mustered out 1/20/66 as Corp'l
Landy, James - "" "" ""
Loveridge, Jerome - died at Vicksburg 1/26/64
Livingston, Huntly - mustered out 1/20/66
Martin, Don V - "" ""
Mahin, Thomas - "" ""
Oyers, Henry - "" ""
Patterson, Ezra G - "" ""
Paige, Scott - "" ""
Seihler, James M - mustered out 11/25/65
MUSTER ROLL COMPANY I
Veterans
Tearney, Edward - absent, sick at muster out of regiment