FORTY-SIXTH REGIMENT.

. W.L. Saunders, Colonel. 4. Robt. Preston Troy, Captain, Co. G.
. A.C. MeAll ster, Lieut.-Colonel, 5. J. Kk. Heflin, Captain, Co. E.
. R.A. Bost, Captain, Co. K. 6. O. W. Carr, Captain, Co. G.

Adolphus Theodorus Bost, Captain, Co. K.

 

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FORTY-SIXTH REGIMENT.

By J. M. WADDILL, Seconp Lrevrenant, Company B.

Well may North Carolina be proud of the part taken by
her sons in the war between the States—proud of the large
number of full regiments furnished, and of the promptness
and willingness with which they were kept full, as shot, shell
and saber thinned their ranks; proud of their gallantry on
the battle field, of their patient endurance in camp and on
the march; of their steadiness and reliability under all cir-
cumstances. Truly she has good cause to be proud of her
sons. But of the long list of gallant regiments which march-
ed away from her soil, none shed greater luster on the mother
State than the Forty-sixth (Infantry) the subject of this
sketch.

Others may have been as brave, others as patient and true,
but few, if any, united all these virtues, which, combined
with the perfect harmony prevailing among its officers and
men all through those bloody years, entitle it to a topmost
place in the record of the many faithful ones.

The writer (a boy in the early 60’s) has little more than
memory to rely on in outlining the experiences of his regi-
ment. A third of a century casts a mist of uncertainty about
even these historic events of the long ago, which is his apology
for any errors as to dates, or other inaccuracies which may
appear,

Promoted to the line from the Quartermaster’s Depart-
ment after much of the history of the Forty-sixth was made,
he gives, prior to that event, the story as heard from partici-
pants, not having been an eye-witness of some of the facts nar-
rated.

The many acts of individual gallantry, then so brilliant
and conspicuous, have in large measure, faded from his mem-
ory, leaving but a shadowy recollection of a group of heroes,