Michael J. Ragsdale
Residence Banks County GA;
Enlisted on 3/4/1862 as a 2nd Lieutenant.
On 3/4/1862 he was commissioned into "D" Co. GA 43rd Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as:
* POW 7/4/1863 Vicksburg, MS
* Paroled 7/7/1863 Vicksburg, MS (No further record)
Promotions:
* Capt 5/15/1862
[American CW Research Database]
Michael J. Ragsdale volunteered as a 2nd Lieutenant in Company D, 43rd Georgia Infantry regiment on March 4, 1862 in Homer, Banks County, Georgia for a period of 3 years, promoted Captain May 19, 1862, captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 4, 1863, paroled July 7, recorded on June 30, 1864 as commanding Company D, no further records [Compiled Service Records]
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Charles T. Ragsdale
Residence Banks County GA;
Enlisted on 3/4/1862 as a Private.
On 3/4/1862 he mustered into "D" Co. GA 43rd Infantry
He died on 4/24/1862 at Chattanooga, TN
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43rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry
43rd Infantry Regiment, organized at Big Shanty, Georgia, in April, 1862, contained men from Cherokee, Pickens, Cobb, Hall, Forsyth, Jefferson, and Jackson counties. The unit moved to Tennessee, then Mississippi where it placed under the command of General Barton in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. It took an active part in the conflicts at Chickasaw Bayou and Champion's Hill, and was captured when Vicksburg fell. After being exchanged, the 43rd was assigned to General Stovall's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. It was prominent in the numerous campaigns of the army from Missionary Ridge to Nashville, and ended the war in North Carolina. In December, 1863, it totalled 283 men and 251 arms, and in November, 1864, there were 130 fit for duty. On April 26, 1865, the unit surrendered. Its commanding officers were Colonels Hiram P. Bell, Skidmore Harris, and Henry C. Kellogg, and Major William C. Lester.