Alabama 43rd Infantry Regiment

HISTORICAL NOTES:
The Alabama 43rd Infantry Regiment was organized at Mobile, Alabama, in May, 1862, and immediately moved to Tennessee. The men were recruited in the counties of Marengo, Greene, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Jefferson, and Mobile. It served for a time under the command of General Leadbetter, then transferred to Gracie's Brigade. The regiment spent the winter of 1862-1863 at Cumberland Gap, fought at Chickamauga , and after the Knoxville Campaign served in Virginia. It continuted the fight at Drewry's Bluff and in the Petersburg siege north of the James River. During the last month of the war it was placed in Moody's Brigade and was active in various conflicts around Appomattox . At Cumberland Gap the unit had about 600 effectives, reported 16 killed and 83 wounded at Chickamauga, lost many at Sayler's Creek , and surrendered with 15 officers and 113 men. OFFICERS:
Colonels Archibald Gracie, Jr. and Young M. Moody; Lieutenant Colonel John J. Jolly; and Majors T.M. Barbour, Robert D. Hart, and William J. Mims. ASSIGNMENTS:

command of General Leadbetter

Gracie's Brigade

Moody's Brigade

SERVICE:

Chickamauga

Knoxville

Petersburg Siege

Sayler's Creek

Appomattox

ROSTER:
The roster of this regiment contains the names of 1833 men.

Company A - Marengo County

Company B - Marengo County

Company C - Greene County

Company D - Tuscaloosa County

Company E - Marengo County

Company F - Mobile County

Company G - Jefferson County

Company H - Walker County and Tuscaloosa County

Company I - Tuscaloosa County and Walker County

Company K - Tuscaloosa County and Walker County

Source:
Brewer, William Brief Historical Sketches of Military Organizations Raised in Alabama During the Civil War
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Rigdon, John C. A Guide to Alabama Civil War Research, Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 2011.