No flags of the 43rd Ga are known to exist although there is tantalizing evidence that at least one survived. The first regimental flag was made of silk by Mrs. H.W. Newman of Canton who presented it to the regiment. It was captured "in the fight around Vicksburg" and was thrown on a "heap of other standards", but Frank Simmons (Co C) cut it from its staff and hid it. What happened to it is unknown. From Vicksburg to 1864, nothing is known of the flag that was carried.

Beginning in January 1864, a standard rectangular battle flag measuring approximately 35 by 51 inches was issued to the Army of Tennessee. The flag at the right is from the 41st Georgia and a surviving flag of the 42nd Georgia is similar. Not visible are battle honors (names of significant battles) painted in the white strips of the flag. If the 43rd had battle honors on its flag they would have included Baker's Creek and some of the battles in the Atlanta campaign. It might also have 43rd and Geo or Ga in white on the red background. Here's where it gets interesting: According to Warren Campbell (Co F), the color bearer, James L. Sosebee (or possibly Jeremiah Sosebee) did not surrender the flag but kept it until August 18, 1892 when it was presented by Mrs. Newman to the surviving members of the regiment at their reunion. Lt. Colonel Bell received the flag and it was "kept in the Archives of the Association of Veterans, and regarded as its most sacred treasure". What happened to the Archives? Does the flag still exist?