| 43rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry | |
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 Regimental colors for 43rd Mass Volunteer Infantry | |
| Active | September 12, 1862 – July 30, 1863 |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Part of | In 1863: 1st Brigade, 1st Division, XVIII Corps |
| Nickname(s) | Tiger Regiment |
| Engagements | American Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel | Charles L. Holbrook |
| Insignia | |
| Regimental insignia |  |
| XVIII Corps, 1st Division badge |  |
| Massachusetts U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 | ||||
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The 43rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was a regiment of infantry that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The unit was first formed in September 1862 in response to President Abraham Lincoln's call for 300,000 men to serve for nine months.[1] The nucleus of the regiment was the Second Battalion Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, a unit dating to 1798 known as the Boston Light Infantry and nicknamed the "Tigers." The 43rd Massachusetts therefore became known as the "Tiger Regiment."[2]
The regiment trained at Camp Meigs in Readville, Massachusetts just outside of Boston.[1] They departed Massachusetts on October 24, assigned to Maj. Gen. John G. Foster's Department of North Carolina, later designated as the XVIII Corps.[3] The regiment was stationed in New Bern, North Carolina. In December, the regiment took part in the Goldsboro Expedition. The objective of this maneuver was to disrupt the Confederate supply line along the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad by destroying the Goldsboro Bridge. During this expedition, was lightly engaged in the Battles of Kinston, White Hall and Goldsboro Bridge.[3]
While based in New Bern, the 43rd Massachusetts participated in patrols and reconnaissance expeditions. The unit returned to Boston in July 1863 and was mustered out on July 30, 1863. The regiment lost two men killed in action and 12 by disease.[3]
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Notes
- 1 2 Bowen (1889), p. 624.
- ↑ Rogers (1883), p. 18.
- 1 2 3 Dyer (1908), p. 1264.
References
- Bowen, James L (1889). Massachusetts in the War 1861–1865. Springfield, MA: Clark W Bryer + Co. OCLC 1986476.
- Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q.
- Hall, Charles Winslow (1900). Regiments and Armories of Massachusetts. An Historical Narration of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. With Portraits and Biographies of Officers, Past and Present, etc. Vol. 1. Boston, MA: W.H. Potter & Co. OCLC 559765857.
- Headley, Phineas Camp (1866). Massachusetts in the Rebellion: a Record of the Historical Position of the Commonwealth, and the Services of the Leading Statesmen, the Military, the Colleges, and the People, in the Civil War of 1861-65. Boston, MA: Walker, Fuller & Co. OCLC 8406829.
- Higginson, Thomas Wentworth (State Historian (1896). Massachusetts in the Army and Navy During the War of 1861-65, 8 Volumes. Boston, MA: Wright and Potter Printing Co, State Printers. OCLC 1049652105.
- Nason, George W. (1910). History and Complete Roster of the Massachusetts Regiments, Minute Men of '61. Boston, MA: Smith & McCance. OCLC 57590583.
- Rogers, Edward H. (1883). Reminiscences of military service in the Forty-third Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry, during the great Civil War, 1862-63. Boston, MA: Rand, Avery & Co. OCLC 48707166.
- Schouler, William (1868). A History of Massachusetts in the Civil War. Boston, MA: E.P. Dutton & Co. OCLC 2662693.
- Stevens, Jesse F (1931). Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War, in 8 Volumes. Norwood, MA: Norwood Press. ASIN B000UH94DC.
- War Department, U.S. (1880). The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 857196196.
External links
- 43rd Massachusetts Infantry in square formation in New Bern, N.C., March 12, 1863
- Civil War Index: 43rd Massachusetts Infantry in the Civil War
