43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry - Confederate

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Brief History

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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.


 * Company A
 * Company B
 * Company C
 * Company D
 * Company E
 * Company F
 * Company G
 * Company H
 * Company I
 * Company K
 * Headquarters
 * Unknown Companies
 * Transfers from other companies

Resources

 * Muster Rolls, Etc., 1861-1865. MSS., Fauquier County, Virginia Courthouse (Warrenton, Va.). Copy:.
 * Soldiers of Virginia who fought in her defence in the war between the states, 1861-1865: Muster Rolls: troops of cavalry, companies of artillery, and companies of infantry, organized, recruited or enlisted, in whole or in part, in the city of Lynchburg during the war between the states. MSS, Lynchburg City Courthouse (Lynchburg, Va.). Copy:.

Other Sources

 * Alexander, John Henry. Mosby's Men. New York: The Neale Publishing Co., 1907..


 * Crawford, J. Marshall. Mosby and His Men: A Record of the Adventures of that Renowned Partisan Ranger, John S. Mosby, Colonel C.S.A.: Including the Exploits of Smith, Chapman, Richards, Montjoy, Turner, Russell, Glasscock, and the Men Under Them. New York: G.W. Carleton &amp; Co., 1867..


 * Keen, Hugh C. and Horace Mewborn. 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, Mosby's Command. Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1993..


 * Monteiro, Aristides. War Reminiscences. Richmond, Va.: Everett Waddey, 1890. Digital version at Google Books;.


 * Mosby, John S. Mosby's War Reminiscences and Stuart's Cavalry Campaigns. Boston, Mass.: Geo. A. Jones &amp; Co., 1887. Digital version at Google Books; . 1898 edition:.


 * Mosby, John S. Stuart's Cavalry in the Gettysburg Campaign. New York: Moffat, Yard &amp; Co., 1908..


 * Mosby, John S. and Charles Wells Russell. The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby. Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Co., 1917. Digital version at Google Books;.


 * Munson, John W. Reminiscences of a Mosby Guerilla. New York: Moffat, Yard and Co., 1906. Digital versions at Google Books; Internet Archive;.


 * Rahm, Frank H. Reminiscences of His Capture and Escape from Prison and Adventures within the Federal Lines. Richmond, Va.: D. Murphy, Printer, 1895. Digital version at Internet Archive;.


 * Richards, Adolphus Edwards. Monument Unveiled, September 23, 1899 at Front Royal, Virginia: In Memory of Seven of Mosby's Men Who were Executed After Surrundering. Richmond, Va., 1899?.


 * Scott, John. Partisan Life with Col. John S. Mosby. New York: Harper &amp; Bros., 1867. Digital versions at Google Books; Internet Archive..


 * Scott, John. During the War and After the War. Warrenton, Va.: Caldwell &amp; Frank, 1896. Digital version at Internet Archive;.


 * Williamson, James Joseph. Mosby's Rangers: A Record of the Operations of the Forty-Third Battalion Virginia Cavalry, from Its Organization to the Surrender, from the Diary of a Private, Supplemented and Verified with Official Reports of Federal Officers and Also of Mosby, with Personal Reminiscences, Sketches of Skirmishes, Battles and Bivouacs, Dashing Raids and Daring Adventures, Scenes and Incidents in the History of Mosby's Command Containing Over 200 Illustrations, Including Portraits of Many of Mosby's Men and of Federal Officers with Whom They Came in Contact, Views, Engagements, etc.; Maps of Mosby's Confederacy and Localities in which He Operated; Muster Rolls, Occupation and Present Whereabouts of Surviving Members. New York: R.B. Kenyon, 1896. Digital version at Internet Archive;.


 * Williamson, James Joseph. Prison Life in the Old Capitol and Reminiscences of the Civil War. West Orange, N.J., 1911. Digital versions at Google Books; Internet Archive;.

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