The 43rd Georgia Volunteer Infantry was an Infantry

Infantry

Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...

 Regiment

Regiment

A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...

 of the Confederate States Army

Confederate States Army

The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...

 during the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

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History

The regiment was first organized during the spring of 1862 with men recruited from Banks, Cherokee, Forsyth, Hall, Jackson, and Pickens counties. They were mustered into Confederate Service at Camp McDonald near Big Shanty, GA, March 10, 1862 to April 10, 1862.

The field officers during the war were Brig. Gen. Seth Maxwell Barton and Brig. Gen. Marcellus Augustus Stovall

Marcellus Augustus Stovall

Marcellus Augustus Stovall was an American soldier and merchant. He served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and later he resumed business and civil interests.-Early life and career:...

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Companies

A Company (Cherokee Van Guards) was formed in Cherokee County, Georgia.

B Company was formed in Cherokee County, Georgia.

C Company (Pickens Volunteers) was formed in Pickens County, Georgia.

D Company (Middle Rivers Volunteers) was formed in Banks County, Georgia.

E Company (Kellogg Rifles) was formed in Forsyth County, Georgia.

F Company (Hall Light Guards) was formed in Hall County, Georgia.

G Company (Rebel Guards) was formed in Jackson County, Georgia.

H Company (Jackson County Blues) was formed in Jackson County, Georgia.

I Company (Zillicoffer Guards) was formed in Forsyth County, Georgia.

K Company (Brown’s Boys) was formed in Hall County, Georgia.

L Company was formed in Pickens County, Georgia.