43rd New York Infantry Regiment

43rd New York Infantry Regiment
ActiveSeptember 21, 1861, to June 27, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
Nickname(s)Albany And Yates' Rifles; Vinton Rifles[1]
Engagements
43rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment at Camp Griffin, Virginia
43rd New York Infantry Monument, Gettysburg Battlefield.

The 43rd New York Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. The 43rd New York was mustered in on September 21, 1861, and mustered out June 27, 1865. It was recruited largely in the Albany and New York City areas,[1] fought in many engagements and took heavy casualties.