43rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry

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43rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry

Brief History

This unit was organized at Terre Haute, Indiana, and mustered in September 27, 1861. It was reassigned to guard duty at Camp Morton guarding Confederate prisoners till June, 1865. The regiment mustered out June 14, 1865.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:

• 43rd Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
• 43rd Indiana Infantry Regiment at Wikipedia.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin

Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived, though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Companies and general counties of enlistment:

• Company A - men from Clay County
• Company B - men from Putnam County
• Company C - men from Greene County
• Company D - men from Vigo County
• Company E - men from Sullivan County
• Company F - men from Lawrence County
• Company G - no cities or counties given
• Company H - men from Putnam County
• Company I - men from Vermillion County
• Company K - men from Parke County

Regimental History and Roster

• The Forty-Third Regiment of Indiana Volunteers : an historic sketch of its career and services. By William Edward McLean. Terre Haute, Ind. : C.W. Brown, printer and binder, 1903. Online at: Internet Archive
• Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 2, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1865. 43rd Indiana Infantry Officer Roster. Online at: Internet Archive.
• Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 5, by W.H.H. Terrell, Adjutant General, Indiana, 1866. 43rd Indiana Infantry Soldier Roster. Online at: Internet Archive.

Other Sources

• Indiana State Digital Archives for Civil War can be searched by soldier's name.

• Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Indiana in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).
  

• National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
  

• Indiana in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Indiana, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
  

• United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans' censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
  

• "Reminiscences of the Civil War: Escape from Fort Tyler Prison", by Horace B. Little, Indiana Magazine of History, 13, no. 1 (March 1917): 42-50, Home: Hendricks County (Danville) 1865, Jefferson County (Danville), 43rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. K. Online at: PDF article.

• The Forty-Third Regiment of Indiana Volunteers: An Historic Sketch of Its Career and Services. By William Edward McLean. Terre Haute, Ind: C.W. Brown, 1903. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Allen County Public Library.