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The Forty-third regiment United States Colored Troops
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"The First Battalion of the 43rd Regiment U.S.C.T., was composed of Companies A,B,C,D,E, and F, was recruited and organized, March 4, 1864, at Camp William Penn, Philadelphia, and left camp, April 18, under Command of Lieut. Col., H. Seymour Hall. A Company G was later added on July 30, 1864"--Page 70. "The Brigade was finally discharged at Philadelphia, Nov. 30, 1865. It's casualties in service were, officers killed three, wounded eleven, and three discharged by reason of wounds ; and men killed, died of wounds and disease, three hundred and six, and mission one hundred and ninety-six"--Page 84.
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