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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.<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 C - many men from Crawford County<ref name="Crawford">[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924012523464#page/n520/mode/1up]
Company C - many men from Crawford County<ref name="Crawford">[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924012523464#page/n520/mode/1up]fckLR''History of Crawford County, Ohio, page 507''</ref>  
''History of Crawford County, Ohio, page 507''</ref>


County listing from Steve Ward's ''Buckeyes All'', Part V Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw197.html 197th Ohio Infantry]. <br>
County listing from Steve Ward's ''Buckeyes All'', Part V Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw197.html 197th Ohio Infantry]. <br>
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,578 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0197RI Roster].


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