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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
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. | ||
Company G - many men from Hancock County<ref name="history">[http://archive.org/stream/historyofhancock00brow#page/339/mode/1up] | Company A - many men from Crawford County<ref name="Crawford">[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924012523464#page/n521/mode/1up] | ||
''The History of Hancock County, Ohio''</ref> | ''History of Crawford County, Ohio, page 509''</ref> | ||
Company G - many men from Hancock County<ref name="history">[http://archive.org/stream/historyofhancock00brow#page/339/mode/1up]fckLR''The History of Hancock County, Ohio''</ref> | |||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,162 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0012RC Roster]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,162 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0012RC Roster]. | ||