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40th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (view source)
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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. | ||
Field, Staff, and Band - [http://archive.org/stream/historyoffortiet00beac#page/144/mode/2up Roster]<br> | |||
Company A - Many men from [[ | Company A - Many men from [[Madison County, Ohio|Madison County]].<ref name="Beach">John N. Beach, ''History of the Fortieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry'', (London, Ohio: Shepherd and Craig, 1884), p. 10. [http://archive.org/stream/historyoffortiet00beac#page/n9/mode/2up Internet Archive]. {{FHL|547321|item|disp=FHL film 1688766 Item 3}}</ref> See [http://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/134/mode/2up Roster.]<br> | ||
Company B - Many men from [[ | Company B - Many men from [[Clinton County, Ohio|Clinton County]].<ref name="Beach" /> See [http://www.archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/138/mode/2up Roster.]<br> | ||
Company C - Many men from [[ | Company C - Many men from [[Madison County, Ohio|Madison County]].<ref name="Beach" /> See [http://www.archive.org/stream/officialrosters03commgoog#page/n18/mode/2up Roster.]<br> | ||
Company D - Many men from [[Union County, Ohio|Union County]]<ref>''The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county its townships, towns ... military record'', (Chicago: W.H. Beers: 1883), part IV, page 446. Digital version: [http://archive.org/stream/historyofunionco00dura#page/n7/mode/2up Internet Archive], accessed 4 December 2012.</ref> and Madison County. See [http://www.archive.org/stream/officialrosters03commgoog#page/n24/mode/2up Roster] and another [http://archive.org/stream/historyofunionco00dura#page/n472/mode/1up Roster].<br> | Company D - Many men from [[Union County, Ohio|Union County]]<ref>''The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county its townships, towns ... military record'', (Chicago: W.H. Beers: 1883), part IV, page 446. Digital version: [http://archive.org/stream/historyofunionco00dura#page/n7/mode/2up Internet Archive], accessed 4 December 2012.</ref> and Madison County. See [http://www.archive.org/stream/officialrosters03commgoog#page/n24/mode/2up Roster] and another [http://archive.org/stream/historyofunionco00dura#page/n472/mode/1up Roster].<br> | ||
Company E - Many men from [[ | Company E - Many men from [[Darke County, Ohio|Darke County]].<ref name="Beach" /> See [http://www.archive.org/stream/officialrosters03commgoog#page/n26/mode/2up Roster].<br> | ||
Company F - See [http://www.archive.org/stream/officialrosters03commgoog#page/n28/mode/2up Roster].<br> | Company F - See [http://www.archive.org/stream/officialrosters03commgoog#page/n28/mode/2up Roster].<br> | ||