43rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry

Brief History
The 43rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry mustered in September 28, 1861, to February 1, 1862 at Mount Vernon, Ohio. They were mustered out July 13, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky.

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


 * Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War, 43rd Ohio Infantry
 * The Civil War Archive section, 43rd Regiment Infantry, (accessed 30 August 2012).

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. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part II Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, 43rd Ohio Infantry.

Company A - Many men from Belmont County - see Company Roster

Company B - Many men from Morrow County - see Company Roster

Company C - Many men from Jefferson County with some men from Knox County - see Company Roster

Company D -Many men from Belmont County - see Company Roster

Company E - Many men from Franklin County. - see Company Roster

Company F - Some men from Knox County - see Company Roster

Company G - Many men from Jefferson County with some men from Knox County - see Company Roster

Company H - see Roster

Company I - Many men from Fairfield County and Lorain County - see Company Roster

Company K - Many men from Knox County - see Company Roster

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,904 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * 43rd Ohio Regiment Infantry, Civil War Index, which includes history, battles, and roster with name, rank, age, date entered service, period of service and remarks.


 * 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 ‘Ohio 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.


 * Ohio in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Ohio, 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.


 * Fuller, John Wallace. Our Kirby Smith : a paper read before the Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, March 2, 1887. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993),


 * Lybarger, Edwin L. Leaves from my diary. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993),


 * Smith, Charles H.The history of Fuller's Ohio brigade, 1861-1865 : its great march, with roster, portraits, battle maps, and biographies. (Washington [District of Columbia] : Filmed by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1988)