43rd New York Infantry Regiment
43rd New York Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | September 21, 1861, to June 27, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Engagements | Lee's Mill Williamsburg Seven Days Battles Antietam Chancellorsville Deep Run Gettysburg Rappahannock Station Locust Grove Auburn Mine Run Wilderness Spotsylvania Courthouse Cedar Creek Cold Harbor Petersburg Sailor's Creek Appomattox |
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43rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment at Camp Griffin, Virginia
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43rd New York Infantry Monument, Gettysburg Battlefield.
The 43rd New York Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. The 43rd New York was mustered in September 21, 1861, and mustered out June 27, 1865. It was recruited largely in the Albany and New York City areas, fought in many engagements and took heavy casualties.
Recruiting areas[]
The 43rd New York Infantry was recruited in the following areas:[1]
- A Company: Albany
- B Company: Albany
- C Company: Albany and Oneonta
- D Company:Albany
- E Company: Canajoharie
- F Company: Hudson Falls
- G Company: Schenectady
- H Company: New York City
- I Company: New York City
- K Company: Cooperstown
Commanders[]
Battle record[]
- Lee's Mill
- Williamsburg
- Seven Days Battles (After the Seven Days Battles, the regiment was consolidated into one battalion)
- Antietam
- Chancellorsville
- Deep Run
- Gettysburg
- Rappahannock Station
- Locust Grove
- Auburn
- Mine Run
- Wilderness
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
- Cedar Creek
- Cold Harbor
- Petersburg
- Sailor's Creek
- Appomattox
Casualties[]
The 43rd NY suffered 693 casualties: 117 officers and men killed or mortally wounded, 332 wounded and recovered, and 244 missing or captured.[4]
See also[]
- List of New York Civil War regiments
References[]
- ^ "43rd NY Infantry Regiment during the Civil War - NY Military Museum and Veterans Research Center". Dmna.ny.gov. 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ^ Promoted to Brigadier General
- ^ Resigned
- ^ "43rd NY Infantry Regiment's battles and casualties during the Civil War - NY Military Museum and Veterans Research Center". Dmna.ny.gov. 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
Categories:
- Units and formations of the Union Army from New York (state)
- Military units and formations established in 1861
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
- 1861 establishments in New York (state)