43rd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

Brief History
43rd Infantry Regiment was formed during the summer of 1862 with eleven companies. Some of its members were Kemper and Noxubee Counties. After fighting at Iuka and Corinth, the unit was assigned to General L. Hebert's Brigade, Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and was captured at Vicksburg in July, 1863. Exchanged, it went on to serve under Generals J. Adams and Lowry, Army of Tennessee. The 43rd participated in various conflicts throughout the Atlanta Campaign, then saw action in Tennessee and North Carolina. It reported 13 killed, 56 wounded, and 156 missing at Corinth, had 483 effectives in February, 1863, and during the Vicksburg siege lost 25 killed and 33 wounded. In December, 1863, only 1 officer and 36 men were present. On April 26, 1865, it surrendered. The field officers were Colonels Richard Harrison and William H. Moore, and Lieutenant Colonels James O.Banks, Richard W. Leigh, and Columbus Sykes.

Regiment Companies with the County 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 — (Frank Rodgers Rifles) raised in Monroe County

Company B — (Lowndes Rifleman) raised in Lowndes County

Company C — (Whitfield Guards) raised in Monroe County

Company D — (Capt. Thompson’s Company) raised in Webster County

Company E — (Capt. Smith’s Company) raised in Pontotoc County

Company F — (Capt. Hampton’s Company) raised in Lowndes County

Company G — (Capt. Wiinter’s Company) raised in Monroe County

Company H — (Itawamba Tigers) raised in Itawamba County

Company I — (Capt. Banks’ Company [formerly Company A, 5th Battalion, Mississippi Infantry]) raised in Lowndes County

Company K — (Kemper Fencibles) raised in Kemper County

Company L — (Gholson’s Rebels, aka Gholson’s Pioneers, &amp; aka Lann’s Pioneers) raised in Monroe County

Other Sources

 * 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 ‘Mississippi 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.


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