Download or read book Historical Sketch and Roster of the Tennessee 46th Infantry Regiment written by John C. Rigdon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04-22 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tennessee 46th Infantry Regiment was organized at Paris, Tennessee November 29, 1861; reorganized September, 1862; field consolidation with 55th (Brown's) Regiment January, 1863; remnant formed part of Fourth Consolidated Tennessee Infantry Regiment. The Regiment was commanded by Colonel Anderson Searcy. The 46th was captured at Island #10 and involved in the Siege of Vicksburg. Later it participated in the Atlanta Campaign, Franklin, Nashville, and the Carolina's Campaign. The Tennessee Regiments in Quarles' Brigade were not accounted for in the final reorganization of Johnston's Army on April 9, 1865, but a comparison of the names on the muster rolls shows that the remnant of the 46th Regiment was paroled at Greensboro, North Carolina May 1, 1865 as part of the Fourth Consolidated Tennessee Infantry. Companies Of The Tennessee 46th Infantry Regiment All of these companies were evidently formed in Henry County, Tennessee.