43rd Regiment Indiana Infantry

43rd Regiment Indiana Infantry
Active	22 September 1861 to 14 June 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	Battle of New Madrid Battle of Island No. 10 Battle of Memphis Yazoo Pass Expedition Battle of Helena Battle of Bayou Fourche Camden Expedition Battle of Elkin's Ferry Battle of Prairie D'Ane Battle of Marks' Mills Battle of Jenkins' Ferry

The 43rd Regiment of Indiana Infantry was a volunteer infantry unit from the U.S. state of Indiana that served in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War in the Western Theater. Though deployed at different times in support of Federal operations in Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi, the majority of its combat service took place in Arkansas. During the ill-fated Camden Expedition (part of Nathaniel Banks' Red River Campaign), it formed a lead element of the Third Brigade of the Third Division of the Union VII Corps, under the command of Major General Frederick Steele. A sizable portion of the regiment was killed or captured at the Battle of Marks' Mills on 25 April 1864; the prisoners were sent south to Camp Ford in Tyler, Texas, where eleven of them perished. The remaining elements were transferred northward, and ended their wartime service guarding Confederate prisoners-of-war at Camp Morton in their own home state.

Due to the relative lack of large-scale engagements in the areas where it was deployed, the 43rd did not fight in many battles, nor did it suffer large combat losses during the war. A total of two officers and 41 enlisted men are recorded as having been killed or mortally wounded during the conflict, while five officers and 200 men perished due to disease. In addition, 121 were recorded as deserting, while 285 were unaccounted for.

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