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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 5339 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0001RAL1].


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.  
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*Battery M - [http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/1lam.html History].<br>Mustered in: December 3, 1861 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. <br>Mustered out: December 17, 1864 at Mustered out (Non-Veterans) at Camp Dennison, Ohio. <br>Consolidated with Battery "I," 1st Ohio Light Artillery, April 11, 1865.<br>
*Battery M - [http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/1lam.html History].<br>Mustered in: December 3, 1861 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. <br>Mustered out: December 17, 1864 at Mustered out (Non-Veterans) at Camp Dennison, Ohio. <br>Consolidated with Battery "I," 1st Ohio Light Artillery, April 11, 1865.<br>


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=== Other Sources  ===
=== Other Sources  ===