Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 221, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1911 — Another Survivor of the 46th Regiment Lives in Jasper Co. [ARTICLE]

Another Survivor of the 46th Regiment Lives in Jasper Co.

The Republican recently published that James Passon, of this city, was the only survivor of the 46th Indiana infantry now living in Jasper county. Mr. Passon was himself of this opinion. The regiment was raised largely from Cass and Pulaski counties. The Republican has since learned, however, that there is another survivor in the county and one who has been in the county for a number of years. It is Joseph L. Chamberlin, of Carpenter township, whose postoffice address is Goodland. Mr. Chamberlin served for almost two years as a private and then was promoted to the position of corporal and from that to captain and on the last march of the old veteran regiment he was in command of the regiment. Mr. Chamberlin was in 45 engagements during the war and has the distinction of being the first union soldier to enter Ft Pillow, Tenn. He settled in Jasper county in 1878 but during the war times his family lived in Monon. We are always glad to hear from old soldiers and if there are other members of the 46th living in Jasper county we shall be glad to hear from them.