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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2465 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0001RI01] | [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2465 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0001RI01] | ||
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. <br> | 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. <br> | ||
Company A - a.k.a. Lancaster Guards | |||
Company B - a.k.a. Lafayette Guards - Many men from Dayton | |||
Company C - a.k.a. Dayton Light Guards | |||
Company D - a.k.a. Montgomery Guards | |||
Company E - a.k.a. Cleveland Grays | |||
Company F - a.k.a. Hibernian Guards - Many men from Cleveland | |||
Company G - a.k.a. Portsmouth Guards | |||
Company H - a.k.a. Zanesville Guards | |||
Company I - a.k.a. Mansfield Guards | |||
Company K - a.k.a Jackson Guards - Many men from Hamilton County | |||
The following link has county info found in: ''The Military History of Ohio'' , by Hiram H. Hardesty<ref>''The Military History of Ohio: its Border Annals, its Part in the Indian War, in the War of 1812, in the Mexican War, and in the War of the Rebellion,'', (New York, New York : H. H. Hardesty, 1887), {{FHL|75046|item|disp=FHL Large Q book 977.1 M2ha}}</ref>, and is shown on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War page for the [http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw1.html 1st Ohio Infantry]. <br> | The following link has county info found in: ''The Military History of Ohio'' , by Hiram H. Hardesty<ref>''The Military History of Ohio: its Border Annals, its Part in the Indian War, in the War of 1812, in the Mexican War, and in the War of the Rebellion,'', (New York, New York : H. H. Hardesty, 1887), {{FHL|75046|item|disp=FHL Large Q book 977.1 M2ha}}</ref>, and is shown on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War page for the [http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw1.html 1st Ohio Infantry]. <br> | ||