43rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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| 43rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
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 Illinois state flag |
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| Active | October 12, 1861 to November 30, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Shiloh Siege of Vicksburg |
The 43rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, known as the "Koerner Regiment", was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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[edit] Service
The 43rd Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on October 12, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on November 30, 1865.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 8 officers and 75 enlistedmen who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 161 enlistedmen who died of disease, for a total of 246 fatalities.[1]
[edit] Commanders
- Colonel Julius Raith - Mortally wounded at Shiloh, died on April 9, 1862.
- Colonel Adolph Englemann - Mustered out on December 31, 1864.
- Lieutenant Colonel Adolph Dengler - mustered out with the regiment.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unilinf4.htm#43rd The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
- ^ http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcivilw/f&s/043-fs.htm Illinois in the Civil War website after Illinois Adjutant General's muster rolls
