CONFEDERATE GEORGIA TROOPS
43rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry
- Overview:
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43rd Infantry Regiment, organized at Big Shanty, Georgia, in April, 1862, contained men
from Cherokee, Pickens, Cobb, Hall, Forsyth, Jefferson, and Jackson counties. The unit moved
to Tennessee, then Mississippi where it placed under the command of General Barton in the
Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It took an active part in the conflicts at Chickasaw Bayou and Champion's Hill, and was captured when
Vicksburg fell. After being
exchanged, the 43rd was assigned to General Stovall's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It was
prominent in the numerous campaigns of the army from Missionary Ridge to Nashville, and ended the war in North
Carolina. In December, 1863, it totalled 283 men and 251 arms, and in November, 1864, there
were 130 fit for duty. On April 26, 1865, the unit surrendered. Its commanding officers were
Colonels Hiram P. Bell, Skidmore Harris, and Henry C. Kellogg, and Major William C.
Lester.
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