43rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment

43rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry
New York state flag
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

43rd New York Infantry Monument, Gettysburg Battlefield.

The 43rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment 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 Volunteer Infantry Regiment 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

• Colonel Francis L. Vinton^[2]
• Colonel Benjamin F. Baker^[3]
• Colonel Charles A. Milliken

Battle Record

1. Lee's Mill
2. Williamsburg
3. Seven Days Battles (After the Seven Days Battles, the regiment was consolidated into one battalion)
4. Antietam
5. Chancellorsville
6. Deep Run
7. Gettysburg
8. Rappahannock Station
9. Locust Grove
10. Auburn
11. Mine Run
12. Wilderness
13. Spotsylvania Courthouse
14. Cedar Creek
15. Cold Harbor
16. Petersburg
17. Sailor's Creek
18. 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

1. "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.
2. Promoted to Brigadier General
3. Resigned
4. "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.