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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.<br> | |||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 507 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UWI0004YAL Roster]. | |||
The [http:// | *The [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/n9/mode/2up Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers]<ref>Wisconsin. ''Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865''. Madison: Democrat printing co., state printers, 1886.</ref>, found on the [http://archive.org/index.php Internet Archives] web site, shows the men who served in this battery, their residences, dates of enlistment and mustering out, and other remarks. <br> | ||
2nd Battery - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/214/mode/2up Roster] page 214. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||