[Note:  1st Lt. (later captain) William R. McCrary of Co. I temporarily commanded Co. D after the Battle of Franklin, TN]

Captain Jackson M. Gilbert -- captured Vicksburg; missed Franklin and probably Nashville due to being absent
sick; returned to service for Carolinas Campaign; surrendered NC at war's end (as Captain, Co. K, 14th Consolidated MS Infantry)

Captain Thomas B. Thompson -- organized and served as first captain of Co. D; absent sick 11/62-2/63; resigned 2/2/63

1st Lieutenant William H. Berryhill -- captured Vicksburg; on detached service during Atlanta Campaign as officer in Adams? Brigade
Pioneer Corps; killed Nashville while in command of company

1st Lieutenant Samuel Deloach -- resigned as unfit for duty 3/20/63

2nd Lieutenant Green D. Castles -- only served briefly with regiment; did not serve at Iuka or Corinth; resigned commission 11/12/62 on Surgeon's Certificate as unfit for duty (sciatic nerve & hernias)

2nd Lieutenant Wesley Collins -- captured Vicksburg; 30 day furlough from Army of Tennessee 11/3/64 (wounded at Decatur); paroled Columbus, MS, at war's end

2nd Lieutenant James W.C.[E.] Spencer -- only absent (sick) once during entire career with regiment; captured Vicksburg; killed 11/30/64 Franklin, TN (?He fell near the enemies [sic] works, shot through the stomach.?)

Orderly Sergeant -- Weymon R. Holland -- deserted 12/15/62

1st Sergeant Tress T. (?T.T.?) Smith -- write wonderful, all-too-brief account of his experiences in the 43rd [q.v.] for his children; captured Vicksburg; paroled Greensboro, NC, at war's end

2nd Sergeant John H. Elkins -- captured Vicksburg; AWOL at official muster 4/64; further service unclear

2nd Sergeant Soloman H. Gore -- deserted 12/5/62

2nd Sergeant Silas W. Oswalt -- captured Vicksburg; present at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

3rd Sergeant Robert D. Capps -- wounded (date & place not stated; possibly wounded at Decatur, AL); detailed for non-field duty 11/7/64; in hospital Meridian 2/9/65 for treatment of wound; further service unclear

3rd Sergeant John W. Gilbert -- captured Vicksburg; present at last official muster 8/64; paroled at Columbus, MS, at war's end

3rd Sergeant George W. Monts -- captured Vicksburg; wounded Franklin (foot wound); further service unclear

3rd Sergeant John A. Morris -- discharged 8/9/62 on surgeon's certificate of disability (place not stated) (occupation:  engineer)

4th Sergeant Andrew J. Wilson -- absent sick, absent sick at hospital, or AWOL most of career with regiment; captured Vicksburg; AWOL at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

5th Sergeant Thomas Richardson -- captured Corinth, MS; captured Vicksburg; on detached service 7/63-8/64 working on engineer's government contract at Columbus, MS (making cooking utensils at least part of that time); further service unclear  (occupation:  engineer)

1st Corporal Augustus H. Branch -- captured Vicksburg; AWOL at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

1st Corporal Francis M. Lamb -- captured Vicksburg; AWOL at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

1st Corporal William C. Lamb -- enlisted 10/12/63 Greensboro, MS; possibly wounded at Franklin or Nashville; /10/65 at St Mary's Hospital, West Point, MS (diarrhea); 3/28/65 at Way Hospital, Meridian (wounded & furloughed); further service unclear

2nd Corporal Leroy M. Lewis -- deserted 7/7/62; captured 11/6/63 Corinth District, MS; took Oath of Allegiance to U.S. 11/16/63 at Corinth proper; probably went to Corinth specifically to take Oath of Allegiance, as he had been a filthy deserter for over a year

2nd Corporal James M. Randall -- enlisted 9/8/62 Guntown, MS; claimed on 1900 pension application to have been wounded 10/4/62 at Corinth, MS (?wounded in left knee? - wound not verified); captured Vicksburg; present at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear  (occupation in 1900: farmer)  (aged 20 years at enlistment)

2nd Corporal Laban B. Self -- deserted 5/10/63

3rd Corporal John P. Dumas -- deserted 9/2/62

3rd Corporal George B. Stanford -- captured Vicksburg; present at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

4th Corporal Joseph B. Adair -- detached service (hospital) [unfit for duty]

4th Corporal James E. Caldwell -- captured Vicksburg; present with regiment at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

5th Sergeant Wesley M. Arnold -- deserted 4/25/63

Private David Anglin -- captured Vicksburg; mortally wounded 11/30/64 Franklin, TN (exact death date not known)

Private Jasper N. Arnold -- dropped from roll; was never with company

Private Zach W. Arnold -- deserted 4/23/64

Private William Ayers -- captured Bolivar Co., MS, 7/22/64; died Camp Morton, IL, POW camp 3/7/65

Private Stephen W. Bennett -- captured Corinth; was regimental sutler; surrendered NC at war's end (as a private in Co. I, 14th Consolidated MS Infantry)

Private George W. Berryhill -- on special duty with regiment at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

Private James H. Bingham -- captured Vicksburg; AWOL since 11/9/63 at last official muster 8/64; claimed in 1903 pension application to have joined Duff's Battalion before exchanged from Vicksburg; further service unclear (occupation in 1905: farmer)  (aged 31 at enlistment)

Private George M. Branch -- deserted 7/1/62

Private Thomas L. Brown -- medical discharge 7/5/62 (chronic rheumatism at age 27!)

Private Richard D. Burson -- enlisted but refused to come to regiment; deserted to join Orr?s (Federal) Regiment

Private John J. Carroll, Jr. -- missing after Corinth; according to pension application, wounded ca. 6/15/63 Vicksburg (?leg injured by explosion of shell - can't us it at times - I have never been a sound man since?); captured Vicksburg; AWOL at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear (occupation in 1918:  farmer) (aged 25 years at enlistment)

Private Thomas H. Carroll -- AWOL at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear  (occupation on 1916 pension application:  farmer)

Private James Clegg -- court martialed for AWOL around 10/63; hospitalized with wound to left arm on 1/6/65 at St. Mary's Hospital, West Point, MS; probably wounded at Nashville, TN; further service unclear

Private Oliver Clegg -- captured 5/17/64 at Calhoun, GA; POW 5/27/64 Rock Island, IL; died 9/19/64 as a POW at Rock Island, IL

Private Robert P. Cochran -- on extra duty as wagoneer 9-12/62; captured Vicksburg; wounded in foot at Franklin; further service unclear

Private Greenberry B. Cook -- wounded in hand Franklin, TN; captured Nashville; POW Camp Douglas, IL 12/22/64; released from there at war's end Private John Crowley -- missing after Corinth; captured Vicksburg; AWOL at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

Private William N. Crowley -- AWOL or absent sick most of war; AWOL at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

Private John F. Dunlap -- served served several times in 1863 on extra duty as assistant regimental commissary and regimental commissary; captured Vicksburg; deserted and took Oath of Allegiance to US at Memphis, TN, 3/22/64; listed as ?deserter from Rebel Army?

Private William H. Farmer -- captured Vicksburg; captured Nashville; POW Camp Douglas, IL; released from there at war's end

Private Benjamin F. Ferguson -- died 7/2/62; no further data

Private J. W. Frankling -- listed as among Confederate prisoners delivered off Mobile Harbor 8/4/63; no other documents exist showing him as a member of the 43rd; his inclusion as a member of the 43rd is surely a clerical error Private Thomas B. Gilbert -- enlisted 2/24/64 Columbus, MS, by Capt. Gilbert; paroled Meridian, MS, at war's end

Private Franklin E. Greenlee -- claimed on pension application to have been wounded at Vicksburg (?flesh wound on the head?); captured Vicksburg; AWOL at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear, though he claimed on pension application to have joined the 8th MS Battalion of Cavalry in 8/64 because he had been left sick in hospital when the regiment left MS for service in GA

Private John P. Haws -- listed as having been captured at Corinth 11/6/63 (not at Battle of Corinth more than a year earlier); probably simply went to Corinth to desert, as this despicable traitor enlisted in U.S. Army 11/16/63

Private George W. Hicks -- enlisted 10/25/63 Greensboro, MS; dropped 8/64 by order Col. Harrison because Hicks belonged to a GA cavalry regiment

Private Archibald Holmes -- enlisted 10/14/63 Greensboro, MS; surrendered NC at war's end (as a private in Co. K, 14th Consolidated MS Infantry)

Private Ancel Huckabaa [Huckabee]-- AWOL almost entire career with regiment; AWOL at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

Private John M. Huckabaa [Huckabee] -- captured Corinth; wounded 6/17/63 Vicksburg, ?being shot across the back of the neck with a minnie ball?; captured Vicksburg;     AWOL at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

Private John E. Huffman -- absent sick or AWOL most of career with regiment; present  at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

Private Henry W. Johnson -- died 6/28/62 (place & cause not stated)

Private William L. Johnson -- enlisted 9/5/63 Bellefontaine, MS; present at official muster 4/64, where it was noted that he was ?extremely deaf -- can't hear commands?; may have been discharged due to deafness; further service unclear

Private Daniel S. Jones -- captured Vicksburg; surrendered NC at war's end (as a private in Co. K, 14th Consolidated MS Infantry)  (occupation in 1900: farmer)  (aged 26 years at enlistment)

Private John B. Jones -- captured Vicksburg; present at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

Private Jacob S. Klutts -- absent sick at hospital or AWOL virtually entire career with regiment; captured Nashville; POW 12/22/64 Camp Douglas, IL; released from there at war's end

Private Enoch H. Lamb -- captured Vicksburg; present at last official muster 8/64; captured 12/30/64 Choctaw County, MS; Tennessee Campaign service unclear; POW 1/17/65 Alton, IL; exchanged 3/6/65 Boulware & Cox?s Wharf, VA; 3/8/65 at Jackson Hospital, Richmond, VA (debilitas); 3/10/65 at 3rd Division General Hospital, Camp Winder, Richmond, VA; further service unclear

Private Ezekial Lamb -- absent sick and AWOL much of career with regiment; present at last official muster 8/64; captured Nashville; POW 12/20/64 Camp Douglas, IL; released from there at war's end

Private George W. Lamb -- medically discharged 8/9/62 (place not stated) (spinal meningitis)

Private Green G. Lamb -- missing after Corinth; died 10/23/62 (cause & place not stated)

Private John J. Lamb -- captured Vicksburg; captured 7/22/64 Bolivar County, MS; POW 8/12/64 Camp Morton, IN; forwarded 3/4/65 for exchange to City Point, VA; surrendered NC at war's end (as a private in Co. K, 14th Consolidated MS Infantry)

Private Joshua J. Lamb -- AWOL about half of career with regiment; captured Corinth; paroled 10/13/62 Bolivar, TN; present at last official muster 8/64; 2/15-3/8/65 at Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, GA (diarrhea); further service unclear

Private Nicholas W. Lamb -- rejected for service by inspecting surgeon

Private Redan J. Lollar -- AWOL almost entire career with regiment; AWOL at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

Private Hiram W. Marks -- absent sick at hospital or AWOL almost entire career with regiment; on detached service 11-12/64 with Co. F, 1st Regt. Troops & Defenses, Macon, GA, stationed at Camp Hughes, GA, but noted as being absent on duty as a provost guard at Americus, GA; further service unclear

Private James Calvin McAllister -- absent sick or AWOL almost entire career with regiment; captured Vicksburg; 12/31/63 in arrest for AWOL; AWOL at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

Private Benjamin F. McCain -- enlisted 8/10/62 Gainesville, AL; absent sick, absent sick in hospital, or AWOL most of career with regiment; captured Nashville; POW 12/23/64 Camp Douglas, IL; died there 1/15/65 of frostbite and diarrhea

Private Jesse E. McCain -- enlisted 9/21/63 Columbus, MS; AWOL at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

Private Gregor McIntosh -- absent sick, absent sick at hospital, or AWOL almost entire career with regiment; missing after Corinth; captured Vicksburg; AWOL at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

Private Alexander C. McVey -- enlisted 9/18/63 Greensboro, MS; surrendered NC at war's end (as a private in Co. K, 14th Consolidated MS Infantry)

Private Duncan Moore -- enlisted 8/10/62 Greensboro, MS; captured Vicksburg; present at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

Private Robert M. Moore -- died 6/29/62 (place and cause not stated)

Private William R. Moore -- captured Corinth; deserted 5/10/63

Private Ferdinand M. Morris -- discharged 7/29/62 on surgeon's certificate of disability (chronic rheumatism) (place not stated)

Private Thomas L. Morris -- AWOL almost entire career with regiment; missing after Corinth, MS; noted as AWOL and a deserter at last official muster 8/64; appears 4/24/65 [sic] as a ?rebel deserter at Provost Marshall General's Office, Washington, D.C.,? where he was given transportation to Memphis, TN; if these records are correct, then Morris rejoined the 43rd for active field service after 8/64 and even made the long journey to NC for further fighting in 1865 before ultimately deserting and making his way to Washington

Private William J. Morris -- died 9/12/62 (place and cause not stated)

Private Joseph H.A.() Murphrey -- discharged 9/5/62 on surgeon's certificate of disability (ventral hernia) (which is all the more interesting considering Murphrey's occupation: physician)

Private John Glen Neal -- missing after Corinth; captured Vicksburg; wounded Franklin, TN (thigh); died next day

Private Bennett J. Noble -- rejected for service by inspecting surgeon

Private James A. Norris -- captured Corinth; captured Vicksburg; absent on detached service (detached service not specified)  at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

Private John L. Norwood -- rejected for service by inspecting surgeon

Private John M. Norwood -- enlisted 8/10/62 Bellefontaine, MS; absent sick, absent sick at hospital, and AWOL much of career with regiment; captured Vicksburg; wounded Franklin, TN (slightly in arm); captured Nashville; POW 12/23/64 Camp Douglas, IL; died there 2/21/65 (chronic diarrhea)

Private James Outz -- wounded 6/20/63 Vicksburg; captured Vicksburg; AWOL at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

Private James M. Pepper -- absent sick, absent sick at hospital, and AWOL almost entire career with regiment; AWOL at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

Private James H. Pierce -- died 6/29/62 (almost certainly of disease)

Private Newton F. Ray -- absent sick or AWOL virtually entire career with regiment; AWOL at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

Private William A. Ray -- absent sick or AWOL virtually entire career with regiment; missing after Corinth; AWOL at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

Private Robert F. Read -- died 6/29/62 (place and cause not stated)

Private L.B. Sealy -- known only from widow's pension applications; she claims he served for six months beginning 3 or 4/62 and says he was discharged at ?Iuca? [Iuka, MS]; she claims he later joined Capt. Bookter's Company; she also correctly names five company and regimental officers; while all this militates for Sealy having been a member of the regiment, he surely would have appeared on official, early regimental documents had he actually served in the 43rd; he never served with the 43rd

Private Albert A. Spencer -- discharged 7/25/62 (chronic hepatitis & ?badly joined clavicle which prevents him carring [sic] a gun?)  (occupation:  farmer) (aged 22 years) [Note:  This noble soldier did not let his affliction keep him from service.  Unfit for infantry, he re-enlisted into the 5th MS Cavalry, serving until eventually wounded at Spring Hill, TN, 11/29/64 on the eve of Franklin!]

Private Wiley C. Suggs -- wounded & captured Corinth, MS; absent on last official muster on which he appears 2/63; further service unclear

Private Francis M. Swindle -- captured Vicksburg; present at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

Private Arthur W. Tenhet -- rejected for service by inspecting surgeon (after just six weeks service, according to his 1910 pension application); according to same pension application, he re-enlisted in Ames Battalion just five days after his discharge from the 43rd, but was also rejected for service in that unit due to an unspecified ?physical disability?  (aged 32 at enlistment)

Private Charles T. Tenhet -- discharged 8/17/62 Gainesville, AL, on surgeon's certificate of disability (chronic hepatitis & injured left leg)  (occupation: farmer)  (aged 29 years)

Private John N. Thompson -- wounded Corinth, MS; captured Vicksburg; AWOL at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

Private Lewis Thompson -- missing after Corinth, MS; killed 11/30/64 Franklin, TN

Private Barnabas 'Barnie' H. Vance -- died 9/19/62 (place and cause not stated in compiled service record, but widow's 1900 pension application says he died 9/19/62 at Iuka, same date as battle there; the 43rd was not directly engaged in the battle, but came up in a supporting role just as darkness was falling; Vance might have been killed by a stray bullet, as we know that stray bullets were flying over the heads of the regiment; of course, he might simply have died in hospital of disease)

Private James A. Vance -- enlisted 10/8/63 at Greensboro, MS; mortally wounded 11/30/64 Franklin, TN; died shortly thereafter

Private Gideon Watson -- wounded Corinth, MS (gunshot wound in the thigh); 11/63-8/64 absent on detached service in hospitals at Lauderdale Springs, MS, and Montgomery, AL, as nurse and guard; 11-12/63 patient at Lauderdale Springs, MS, hospital; absent on detached service as hospital nurse at Lauderdale Springs, MS, at last official muster 8/64; further service unclear

Private Joseph Watson -- died 7/6/62 (place and cause not specified)

Private James A. Wheatley -- died 8/4/62 (place and cause not stated)

Private Robert F. White -- died 6/28/62 (place and cause not specified)

Private William R. Wilson -- discharged 7/29/62 on surgeon's certificate of disability (chronic rheumatism) (occupation: mechanic)  (aged 29 years) [Note:  This brave soldier's 1905 pension application reaffirms preceding data.  However, Wilson did not let rheumatism keep him from re-enlisting into W.L. Duff's Battalion of Cavalry and continuing to resist the invading Northerners.]

Private W.W. Wooten -- ?mustered into Confederate Service by Capt. Ford in Choctaw Co. [MS] but refused to come; must be considered a deserter
  
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