CONFEDERATE NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS
43rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
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43rd Infantry Regiment was assembled at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in
March, 1862. Its members were from counties in Mecklenburg, Wilson, Halifax, Edgecombe,
Warren, and Anson. During the war the 43rd was assigned to General Daniel's, Hoke's, and
Grimes' Brigade. It fought in the Seven Days' Battles and saw action at Goldsboro, Gettysburg, Plymouth, Drewry's Bluff, and Cold Harbor. The regiment was then
involved in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and the Appomattox Campaign. It was
organized with 1,066 officers and men, lost twenty-six percent of the 572 engaged at Gettysburg, and had 4 killed and 13
wounded at Plymouth. On
April 9, 1865, it surrendered 9 officers and 164 men. The field officers were Colonel Thomas S.
Kenan, Lieutenant Colonel William G. Lewis, and Major Walter J. Boggan.
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