The 43rd Mississippi on May 22, 1863, manned approximately 400 yards of the siege line, 600 to 1000 yards south of the Stockade Redan. There position does not appear to have been engaged on the Federal assault of that day.

See Map 64 of Warren E. Grabau's Ninety-Eight Days, A Geographer's View of the Vicksburg Campaign, U. of Tenn. Press, 2000.