46th Ohio Infantry The 46th Ohio Volunteer Infantry ( or 46th Regt . OVI ) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War . The 46th was rather different from most Infantry regiments in the civil war , as they were armed not with muzzleloading rifle - muskets , but with Spencer repeating rifles . Service . The 46th Ohio Infantry was organized in Worthington , Ohio October 16 , 1861 through January 28 , 1862 and mustered in for three years service under the command of Colonel Thomas Worthington . The regiment was attached to District of Paducah , Kentucky , to March 1862 . 1st Brigade , 5th Division , Army of the Tennessee , to May 1862 . 2nd Brigade , 5th Division , Army of the Tennessee , to July 1862 . 2nd Brigade , 5th Division , District of Memphis , Tennessee , to November 1862 . 2nd Brigade , 5th Division , Right Wing , XIII Corps , Department of the Tennessee , November 1862 . 1st Brigade , 1st Division , District of Memphis , Tennessee , XIII Corps , to December 1862 . 1st Brigade , 1st Division , XVII Corps , to January 1863 . 1st Brigade , 1st Division , XVI Corps , to March 1863 . 2nd Brigade , 1st Division , XVI Corps , to July 1863 . 2nd Brigade , 4th Division , XVI Corps , to September 1864 . 2nd Brigade , 1st Division , XV Corps , to July 1865 . The 46th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at Louisville , Kentucky on July 22 , 1865 . Detailed service . At Camp Chase , Ohio , until February 18 , 1862 . Ordered to Paducah , Ky . , February 18 . Moved to Savannah , Tenn . , March 6 – 10 , 1862 . Expedition to Yellow Creek , Miss . , and occupation of Pittsburg Landing , Tenn . , March 14 – 17 . Battle of Shiloh , Tenn . , April 6 – 7 . Duty at Pittsburg Landing until April 27 . Advance on and siege of Corinth , Miss . , April 29 - May 30 . March to Memphis , Tenn . , via LaGrange , 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 . Siege of Vicksburg , Miss . , June 11 - July 4 . 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 . Moved to Memphis , then marched to Chattanooga , Tenn . , September 25 - November 20 . Operations on Memphis & Charleston Railroad in Alabama October 20 – 29 . Paint Rock , Ala . , November 20 . Chattanooga - Ringgold Campaign November 23 – 27 . Tunnel Hill November 23 – 24 . Missionary 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 . Atlanta Campaign May 1 - September 8 . Demonstrations on Resaca May 8 – 13 . Near Resaca May 13 . Battle of Resaca May 14 – 15 . Advance on Dallas May 18 – 25 . Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas , New Hope Church , and Allatoona Hills May 25 - June 5 . Operations about Marietta and against Kennesaw Mountain June 10 - July 2 . Assault on Kennesaw June 27 . Nickajack Creek July 2 – 5 . Chattahoochie River July 6 – 17 . Battle of Atlanta July 22 . Siege of Atlanta July 22 - August 25 . Ezra Chapel , Hood ' s 2nd Sortie , July 28 . Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25 – 30 . Battle of Jonesboro August 31 - September 1 . Lovejoy ' s Station September 2 – 6 . Operations against Hood in northern Georgia and northern Alabama September 29 - November 3 . Rome October 17 . March to the sea November 15 - December 10 . Griswoldsville November 22 . Siege of Savannah December 10 – 21 . Campaign of the Carolinas January to April 1865 . 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 of the Armies May 24 . Moved to Louisville , Ky . , June , and duty there until July . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 290 men during service ; 10 officers and 124 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 7 officers and 149 enlisted men died of disease .