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.
Recruiting areas The 43rd New York Infantry was recruited in the following areas: 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 Laurens Vinton Colonel Benjamin F. Baker Colonel Charles A. Milliken
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.
See also List of New York Civil War regiments
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