About — The 46th Pennsylvania Volunteers

This sketch by Alfred Waud is the closest thing there is to a battlefield photo of the men of the 46th in action. It shows the situation on the morning of September 17, 1862 at Antietam. Written in the center top margin, “Lt. Col. Knipe” shows the a… — This sketch by Alfred Waud is the closest thing there is to a battlefield photo of the men of the 46th in action. It shows the situation on the morning of September 17, 1862 at Antietam. Written in the center top margin, “Lt. Col. Knipe” shows the approximate location of the 46th Pennsylvania, where the smoke is the highest, and the attack of Ripley’s Confederate Brigade is reaching its apex. *Image courtesy Library of Congress*

This site is home to the descendants and friends of the men who fought with the 46th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry and with its successor organization, the 46th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry. More than 1,800 names of men who served appear in the regimental records. Welcome to our camp! Learn who they were, what they stood for and what they did. Share your stories about the men who fought to save the Union of states, and the democracy it stands for.