Illinois 46th Infantry (Union)
1861-12-28
Organized - Illinois 46th Infantry - Illinois
1862-02-06
Battle - Fort Henry - Stewart County, Tennessee; Henry County, Tennessee; Calloway County, Kentucky
Beginning in the autumn of 1861, a variety of voices in the Union command structure began speculating on the possibility of seizing Forts Henry and Donelson to open a water route into the Confederate heartland. On January 30, 1862, Brig. Gen. Ulysses Grant received the long-anticipated word that he and Flag Officer Andrew Foote would lead a joint expedition against the twin forts. The two divisions of infantry under Grant numbered some 15,000 men and were accompanied by Foote's flotilla of ironclad and tim…READ MORE
1862-02-11
Battle - Fort Donelson - Fort Donelson, Tennessee
Early in the war, Union commanders realized control of the major rivers would be the key to success in the Western Theater.READ MORE
1862-04-06
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel John A. Davis, and Lieutenant Colonel John J. Jones
ColonelJohn A. Davis
Lieutenant ColonelJohn J. Jones
1862-04-06
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel James C. Veatch
ColonelJames C. Veatch
1862-04-06
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Stephen A. Hurlbut
Brigadier GeneralStephen A. Hurlbut
1862-04-06
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel John A. Davis
ColonelJohn A. Davis
1862-04-06
Battle - Shiloh - Hardin County, Tennessee
1862-04-29
Battle - Siege of Corinth - Corinth, Mississippi
Union forces had captured the railroad junction and important transportation center at Corinth, Mississippi in the spring of 1862 after their victory at Shiloh. After the Battle of Iuka in September, Maj. Gen. Sterling Price's Confederate Army of the West marched to Ripley, Mississippi where it joined Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn's Army of West Tennessee. Van Dorn took command of the combined force numbering about 22,000 men. The Rebels marched southeast toward Corinth, hoping to recapture it and then sweep int…READ MORE
1863-05-18
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Benjamin Dornblaser
ColonelBenjamin Dornblaser
1863-05-18
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Cyrus Hall
ColonelCyrus Hall
1863-05-18
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Jacob G. Lauman
Brigadier GeneralJacob G. Lauman
1863-05-18
Battle - Vicksburg - Vicksburg, Mississippi
In mid-May, 1863, after six months of unsuccessful attempts, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee finally converged on Vicksburg, defended by a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton. Capture of the Mississippi River town was critical to Union control of the strategic river. Vicksburg was located on a high river bluff defended with artillery, and Pemberton's men had constructed a series of fortifications in an 8-mile arc surrounding the city on the landward side. After crossing the…READ MORE
1866-01-20
Mustered Out - Illinois 46th Infantry - Illinois
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