The 46th Iowa Infantry Regiment was an

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that served in the Union Army during the

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. It was among scores of regiments that were raised in the summer of 1864 as

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, an effort to augment existing manpower for an all-out push to end the war within 100 days.

Service

The 46th Iowa Infantry was organized at

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, and mustered in for one-hundred days Federal service on June 10, 1864, as part of a plan to raise short term regiments for service as rear area garrison duty to release veteran troops for Sherman's Atlanta Campaign. The 46th Iowa garrisoned strategic points on the

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. The regiment was mustered out at Davenport on September 23, 1864.

Total strength and casualties

A total of 918 men served in the 46th Iowa at one time or another during its existence.http://iagenweb.org/civilwar/books/logan/mil714.htm Iowa Genweb Iowa in the Civil War Project after Logan, Guy E., Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion, Vol. 1 It suffered 6 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 25 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 31 fatalities.Logan, "Roster"

Commanders

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David B. Henderson, (future ten-term congressman and

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from 1899 to 1902)

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The Civil War Archive
Units and formations of the Union army from Iowa Military units and formations established in 1864 1864 establishments in Iowa Military units and formations disestablished in 1864 1864 disestablishments in Iowa

Service

Total strength and casualties

Commanders

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