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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.

			Men in this regiment were from Butler County, Fairfield County, Darke County, Harrison County, Montgomery County, and Preble County.<ref>Bert S. Bartlow, ''Centennial history of Butler County, Ohio'' (Indianapolis, Ind.: B.F. Bowen & Co, 1905) p. 159.</ref>