Union Monuments - New York Infantry

43rd New York Infantry Regiment

The monument to the 43rd New York Infantry Regiment is southeast of Gettysburg on Neil Avenue. see map

The regiment was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Lieutenant Colonel John Wilson. It brought 403 men to the field, losing 2 killed, 2 wounded and 1 missing.

From the front of the monument:

43rd New York Infantry
3d Brig. 2d Div. 6th Corps
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Arrived on field 4 p.m. July 2d 1863.
Held this position from the morning
of July 3d until the close of battle.

From the rear:

The State of New York erected this monument in honor of
The Forty Third Reg't New York Infantry.
Organized at Albany, N.Y. Mustered into the U.S. Service Sept. 22d 1861.
Served with the 6th Corps Army of the Potomac throughout the war
Mustered out June 27th 1865. Bore a part in the engagements of
Yorktown, Willamsburgh, The Seven Days Battle,.
Crampton's Pass, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Marye's Heights,
Salem Heights, Gettysburg, Rappahannock Station, Mine Run,
Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Tolopotomoy,
Cold Harbor, Petersburg 1864, Fort Stevens, Winchester,
Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek, Petersburg 1865, Sailor's Creek,
Appomattox Court House.

See more about the 43rd New York Infantry Regiment during the Civil War