30,025
edits
added counties
m (Edited copyrighted material and provided link. Thanks. Larry Stevens) |
(added counties) |
||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | ||
County | Company A - many men from Mahoning County<br> | ||
Company B- many men from Geauga County and Trumbull County<br> | |||
Company C - many men from Geauga County and Trumbull County<br> | |||
Company D - many men from Lake County<br> | |||
Company E - many men from Geauga County<br> | |||
Company F - many men from Geauga County and Lake County<br> | |||
Company G - many men from Ashtabula County and Lake County<br> | |||
Company H - many men from Columbiana County and Mahoning County<br> | |||
Company I - many men from Ashland County (North Townships), Geauga County and Trumbull County (South Townships)<br> | |||
Company K - many men from Lake County<br> | |||
County information from Steve Ward's ''Buckeyes All,'' Part V, Revised, is on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web site for the [http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw105.html 105th Ohio Infantry]. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||