According to Wikipedia the 46th Indiana Infantry mustered in for a three year enlistment on December 11, 1861 and mustered out September 4, 1865.
https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UIN0046RI According to ups.gov, the above link, Battle Unit Details, Union Indiana Volunteers, 46th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Lost 264 soldiers. 4 Officers and 66 Enlisted were killed and mortally wounded, 3 Officers and 191 Enlisted died by disease.
"United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6H8-RZG : 12 December 2014), Hamilton J Cline, 1907-1933
"United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KD5Q-HT6 : 3 April 2015), Hamilton J Cline, 1876.
Find A Grave: Memorial #102859007
"Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QKZ7-KFWT : 28 September 2015), H J Cline and Clarinda Lichliter, 28 Nov 1880; citing Marriage, Buchanan, Missouri, United States Clarinda Leichter is Hamilton's second wife.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHVF-45L : 9 November 2014), Hamilton J Cline, Harrison, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States; citing family 513. This census on Family Search lists Hamilton by himself. It looks likes corrections on the census with house numbers. But the whole family is grouped with #513. Also the census states all children born in Ohio, the transcription states Indiana. When he is listed on the 1930 census with Jessie (Cline) and William Reed it states Indiana. 1860 and 1910 census states Indiana.
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M66Q-XMG In household of Levi and Mahala Cline
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFPT-YS8 : Hamilton J Cline, Washington, Doniphan, Kansas, United States. Shows Hamilton is 34 years old, widow, daughter Mary is 2 months old.
"Kansas, Marriages, 1811-1911," database, FamilySearch (Actually Birth Certificate) (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWFW-CB7 : 28 January 2016), Clarinda Lichliter Cline in entry for Cline, Adams Township, Nemaha, Kansas, United States; citing Birth, 10 May 1886, Adams Township, Nemaha, Kansas, United States (Has to be Permelia's Birth certificate)(This states Hamilton is born in Ohio)
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC4M-3M7 : accessed 1 January 2017), Hamilton J Cline in household of William M Reed, Afton, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States; Lists Hamilton as father to head of household-should be father-in-law. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=102859007&PIpi=73138893
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