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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> | ||
The following | The following company links are to rosters taken from [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. Volume I''. (Madison: Democrat Printing Company, State Printers, 1886)</ref>, found on the [http://archive.org/index.php Internet Archives] web site. The rosters show the men who served in each regiment, their residences, dates of enlistment and mustering out, and other remarks. <br> | ||
Company A - No residences were listed for the enlisted men. The captains were from various counties, a small number from Fond du lac. - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/2/mode/2up Roster], page 3 . | Company A - No residences were listed for the enlisted men. The captains were from various counties, a small number from Fond du lac. - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/2/mode/2up Roster], page 3 . | ||
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Company F - many men from [[Sauk County, Wisconsin|Sauk County]], [[Kenosha County, Wisconsin|Kenosha County]], [[Waukesha County, Wisconsin|Waukesha County]], [[Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin|Fond du Lac County]] and counties from the SE portion of Wisconsin - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/22/mode/2up Roster], page 22. | Company F - many men from [[Sauk County, Wisconsin|Sauk County]], [[Kenosha County, Wisconsin|Kenosha County]], [[Waukesha County, Wisconsin|Waukesha County]], [[Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin|Fond du Lac County]] and counties from the SE portion of Wisconsin - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/22/mode/2up Roster], page 22. | ||
Company G - many men from [[Outagamie County, Wisconsin|Outagamie County]], [[ | Company G - many men from [[Outagamie County, Wisconsin|Outagamie County]], [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane County]] and various other counties in the SE area of Wisconsin - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/24/mode/2up Roster], page 25.<br> | ||
Company H - many men from [[Vernon County, Wisconsin|Vernon County]] and other counties from the Southern half of Wisconsin - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/28/mode/2up Roster], page 29.<br> | Company H - many men from [[Vernon County, Wisconsin|Vernon County]] and other counties from the Southern half of Wisconsin - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/28/mode/2up Roster], page 29.<br> | ||