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=== Brief History | === Brief History === | ||
43rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry was assembled at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in March, 1862. It surrendered on April 9, 1865, | 43rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry was assembled at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in March, 1862. It surrendered on April 9, 1865, with 9 officers and 164 men. <ref> National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 24 January 2018).</ref> | ||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2290 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CNC0043RI Roster]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2290 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=CNC0043RI Roster]. | ||
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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. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | 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. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | ||
Company A - "The Duplin Rifles" - many men from [[Duplin County, North Carolina|Duplin County]] | Company A - "The Duplin Rifles" - many men from [[Duplin County, North Carolina|Duplin County]]. | ||
Company B - "Union Farmers" - many men from [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]] | Company B - "Union Farmers" - many men from [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]] | ||
Company C - many men from [[Wilson County, North Carolina|Wilson County ]] | Company C - many men from [[Wilson County, North Carolina|Wilson County]]. | ||
Company D - many men from [[Halifax County, North Carolina|Halifax County]] | Company D - many men from [[Halifax County, North Carolina|Halifax County]]. | ||
Company E - "Edgecombe Boys" - many men from [[Edgecombe County, North Carolina|Edgecombe County]] | Company E - "Edgecombe Boys" - many men from [[Edgecombe County, North Carolina|Edgecombe County]]. | ||
Company F - many men from [[Halifax County, North Carolina|Halifax County]] | Company F - many men from [[Halifax County, North Carolina|Halifax County]] | ||
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Company G - "Warren Defenders" - many men from [[Warren County, North Carolina|Warren County]] | Company G - "Warren Defenders" - many men from [[Warren County, North Carolina|Warren County]] | ||
Company H - | Company H - "Fisher Light Infantry" - many men from [[Anson County, North Carolina|Anson County]] | ||
Company I - "Anson Regulators" - many men from [[Anson County, North Carolina|Anson County ]] | Company I - "Anson Regulators" - many men from [[Anson County, North Carolina|Anson County ]] | ||
Company K - | Company K - "Anson Independent" - many men from [[Anson County, North Carolina|Anson County]] <ref name="digital.ncdcr"> [http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/p15012coll8CISOPTR=53;REC=3 Sketch of the Forty-Third Regiment North Carolina Troops, prepared in 1895 by officers and men who were participants in its movements], (accessed 9 March 2011). </ref> | ||
The above information about the companies comes from [http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/p15012coll8&CISOPTR=53&REC=3 SKETCH OF THE FORTY-THIRD REGIMENT NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS, PREPARED IN 1895 BY OFFICERS AND MEN WHO WERE PARTICIPANTS IN ITS MOVEMENTS | The above information about the companies comes from [http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/p15012coll8&CISOPTR=53&REC=3 SKETCH OF THE FORTY-THIRD REGIMENT NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS, PREPARED IN 1895 BY OFFICERS AND MEN WHO WERE PARTICIPANTS IN ITS MOVEMENTS]<br>Information about the companies and their rosters are in Manarin and Jordan, ''North Carolina Troops 1861-1865: a roster''. <ref> Manarin, Louis H., and Weymouth T. Jordan. ''North Carolina Troops 1861-1865: a roster.'' Vol. 10. Raleigh, N.C. : State Dept. of Archives and History, 1966. {{FHL|147534|item|disp=FHL book975.6 M2nc Vol. 10}} </ref> | ||
=== Other Sources | === Other Sources === | ||
*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|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 ‘North Carolina in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below). | *[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|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 ‘North Carolina in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below). | ||
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*[[North Carolina in the Civil War|North Carolina in the Civil War]] describes many sources, specifically for North Carolina, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. | *[[North Carolina in the Civil War|North Carolina in the Civil War]] describes many sources, specifically for North Carolina, 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|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. | *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|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. | ||
*Kenan, Thomas S. (Thomas Stephen). ''Sketch of the Forty-Third Regiment, North Carolina troops.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990), {{FHL|774118|item|disp=FHL fiche 6082586}} | *Kenan, Thomas S. (Thomas Stephen). ''Sketch of the Forty-Third Regiment, North Carolina troops.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990), {{FHL|774118|item|disp=FHL fiche 6082586}} | ||
*Walter Clark. ''Histories of the several regiments and battalions from North Carolina in the Great War, 1861-'65 ( Nash Brothers, Book and Job Printers, Goldsboro, N.C., 1901). [http://www.archive.org/stream/historiesofsever03clar#page/n9/mode/2up Internet Archive.]'' | *Walter Clark. ''Histories of the several regiments and battalions from North Carolina in the Great War, 1861-'65 (Nash Brothers, Book and Job Printers, Goldsboro, N.C., 1901). [http://www.archive.org/stream/historiesofsever03clar#page/n9/mode/2up Internet Archive.]'' | ||
=== References | === References === | ||
[[Category:North_Carolina_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:North_Carolina_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||
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