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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. | ||
This regiment has two companies from [[ | Company D - many men from Hancock County<ref name="book" /> | ||
Company G - many men from Hancock County<ref name="book" /> | |||
This regiment has two companies from [[Allen County, Ohio|Allen County]], two from [[Shelby County, Ohio|Shelby County]], two from [[Hancock County, Ohio|Hancock County]], one each from [[Auglaize County, Ohio|Auglaize County]], [[Mercer County, Ohio|Mercer County]], [[Putnam County, Ohio|Putnam County]] and [[Van Wert County, Ohio|Van Wert County]].<ref>History of Western Ohio and Auglaize County, page 533.</ref> | |||
County listing 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/cw99.html 99th Ohio Infantry] <br> | County listing 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/cw99.html 99th Ohio Infantry] <br> | ||