43rd New York Infantry Regiment
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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 on 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.
| 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 | |
Recruiting areas edit
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 edit
- Colonel Francis Laurens Vinton[2]
- Colonel Benjamin F. Baker[3]
- Colonel Charles A. Milliken
Battle record edit
- 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 edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ "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.