43rd New York Infantry
Regimental History and Service Record
"Albany And Yates' Rifles"
Organized at Albany, N.Y., August and September, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., September 21, 1861. Attached to Hancock's Brigade, W. F. Smith's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Army Corps, to February, 1863. Light Division, 6th Army Corps, to May, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to July, 1864, Army of the Shenandoah to December, 1864, and Army of the Potomac to June, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., until March, 1862. Expedition to Vienna and Flint Hill February 22, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15.
- Moved to Alexandria March 16, thence to Fortress Monroe, Va.
- March 17-September 2, 1862 -
The Peninsula Campaign
- Advance on Yorktown April 4-5.
- April 5-May 4, 1862 -
Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
- May 5, 1862 -
Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
- Duty at White House until May 18.
- Picket duty near Richmond until June.
- June 25-July 1, 1862 -
The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
- At Harrison's Landing until August 16.
- Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centreville August 16-28.
- In works at Centreville August 28-31, and cover Pope's retreat to Fairfax Court House September 1.
- September 3-20, 1862 -
The Maryland Campaign
- September 10-11, 1862 -
Skirmishes at Sugarloaf Mountain, Maryland
- September 14, 1862 -
Battle of South Mountain, Maryland
(Crampton's Pass)[1] - September 17, 1862 -
Battle of Antietam, Maryland
- September 10-11, 1862 -
- Duty at Hagerstown, Md., until October 30.
- Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19.
- Battle of Fredericksburg, Va.. December 12-15.
- "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863.
- At Falmouth until April.
- April 27-May 6, 1863 -
The Chancellorsville Campaign
- Operations about Franklin's Crossing April 29-May 2.
- Battle of Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg, May 3.
- Salem Heights May 3-4.
- Banks' Ford May 4.
- Operation at Franklin's Crossing June 5-13.
- June 11-August 1, 1863 -
The Gettysburg Campaign
[2]- July 1-3, 1863 -
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- July 1-3, 1863 -
Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. Duty on line of the Rappahannock until October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Duty near Brandy Station until May, 1864.
- May 4-June 12, 1864 -
The Overland Campaign
- May 5-7, 1864 -
Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
- May 8-21, 1864 -
Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
- May 22-26, 1864 -
Operations on Line of the North Anna River, Virginia
- May 26-28, 1864 -
Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
- May 28-31, 1864 -
Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
- June 1-12, 1864 -
Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
- May 5-7, 1864 -
- Before Petersburg June 17-18.
- Siege of Petersburg June 17 to July 6.
- Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad, June 22-23.
- Moved to Washington, D.C., June 6-9.
- July 12, 1864 -
Action at Fort Stevens, District of Columbia
Pursuit of Early July 14-22. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28. Gilbert's Ford, Opequan Creek, September 13. Battle of Winchester September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty in the Shenandoah Valley until December. Moved to Petersburg December 13-16. Siege of Petersburg December 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Fort Fisher, Petersburg, March 25, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Sailor's Creek April 6. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Moved to Danville, Va., April 23-27, and duty there until May 18. Moved to Richmond, thence to Washington, D.C., May 18-June 2. Corps Review June 8. Mustered out June 27, 1865.
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Regiment Statistical Information
- Regiment lost during service 13 Officers and 110 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 120 Enlisted men by disease, Total 244.
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Notes
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 760, 761, 827, 897, 898, 902, 903, 904, 905, 932, 933, 934, 936, 938, 940, 941, 990, 1420)
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