CONFEDERATE ALABAMA TROOPS
46th Regiment, Alabama Infantry
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46th Infantry Regiment, organized at Loachapoka, Alabama, in May, 1862, contained men
from Randolph, Pike, Blount, Coosa, Macon, Montgomery, and Henry counties. Sent to East
Tennessee, it sustained several casualties in the fight at Tazewell. After serving in the Kentucky
Campaign, the unit was assigned to General Tracey's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and
East Louisiana. A number of men were disabled at Port Gibson and about half were captured
at Champion's Hill, including all
its field officers. The remaining men were captured at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863. Exchanged and
reorganized, the 46th was attached to General Pettus' Brigade and continued the fight with the
Army of Tennessee. It was active at Chattanooga and Atlanta, moved with Hood to Tennessee,
and saw action at Kinston and Bentonville. The regiment lost 15
killed and 45 wounded at Vicksburg and 1 killed and 14 wounded at Chattanooga. It totalled 367
men and 266 arms in December, 1863, had 174 present in January, 1865, and surrendered with no
more than 75 in April. Colonel M.L. Woods, Lieutenant Colonel Osceola Kyle, and Majors
George E. Brewer and J.M. Handley were in command.
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