This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the 43rd New York Infantry, organized by Field & Staff and companies when available. Information is drawn from 19th-century state adjutant general reports, the Official Records, and verified regimental histories.
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For an overview of this regiment’s organization, service, engagements, and casualties, see the regiment summary page.
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Field & Staff
- Colonel Francis L. Vinton
- Colonel Benjamin F. Baker
- Colonel John Wilson
- Colonel Charles A. Milliken
- Lieutenant Colonel Charles H. Pierson
- Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin F. Baker
- Lieutenant Colonel John Wilson
- Lieutenant Colonel John Fryer
- Lieutenant Colonel James D. Visscher
- Lieutenant Colonel Volkert V. Van Patten
- Lieutenant Colonel Charles A. Milliken
- Lieutenant Colonel William H. Terrell
- Major Benjamin F. Baker
- Major John Wilson
- Major John Fryer
- Major William Wallace
- Major John L. Newman
- Major Volkert V. Van Patten
- Major Charles A. Milliken
- Major Samuel Davidson
- Major William Russell
Detailed company-level roster entries are not included in the currently supplied source text.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
- New York State Adjutant General reports
- Dyer’s Compendium
- Fox’s Regimental Losses in the American Civil War
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Volume 2