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87th Regiment, Ohio Infantry: Difference between revisions
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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 A - <br> | Company A - See [https://archive.org/details/officialrosterof07ohio Roster]<br> | ||
Company B - <br> | Company B - See [https://archive.org/details/officialrosterof07ohio Roster]<br> | ||
Company C - <br> | Company C - See [https://archive.org/details/officialrosterof07ohio Roster]<br> | ||
Company D - many men from [[Hancock_County,_Ohio|Hancock County]]- see [http://archive.org/stream/historyofhancock00spay#page/251/mode/1up Roster]<br> | Company D - many men from [[Hancock_County,_Ohio|Hancock County]]- see [http://archive.org/stream/historyofhancock00spay#page/251/mode/1up Roster]<br> | ||
Company E - <br> | Company E - See [https://archive.org/details/officialrosterof07ohio Roster]<br> | ||
Company F - Many men from [[Columbiana County, Ohio Genealogy|Columbiana County]]<ref>''History of Columbiana County, Ohio: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers'' (Philadelphia: D.W. Ensign & Co, 1879).</ref><br> | Company F - Many men from [[Columbiana County, Ohio Genealogy|Columbiana County]]<ref>''History of Columbiana County, Ohio: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers'' (Philadelphia: D.W. Ensign & Co, 1879).</ref> See [https://archive.org/details/officialrosterof07ohio Roster]<br> | ||
Company G - <br> | Company G - See [https://archive.org/details/officialrosterof07ohio Roster]<br> | ||
Company H - <br> | Company H - See [https://archive.org/details/officialrosterof07ohio Roster]<br> | ||
Company I - Many men from [[Geauga County, Ohio Genealogy|Geauga County]] and [[Lake County, Ohio Genealogy|Lake County]]<ref>Albert G. Riddle, ''History of Geauga and Lake Counties, Ohio: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Pioneers and Most Prominent Men'', (Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, 1973. Reprint of original published: Philadelphia: Williams Bros., 1878), page 52. {{FHL|95700|item|disp=FHL Q book 977.133 H2wiL}}</ref> and [[Morrow_County,_Ohio|Morrow County]]<ref>Abraham J Baughman, Robert Franklin Bartlett, ''History of Morrow County Ohio'', (Chicago-New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), page 158. [http://archive.org/stream/historymorrowco00bartgoog#page/n190/mode/1up - Internet Archives]</ref><br> | Company I - Many men from [[Geauga County, Ohio Genealogy|Geauga County]] and [[Lake County, Ohio Genealogy|Lake County]]<ref>Albert G. Riddle, ''History of Geauga and Lake Counties, Ohio: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Pioneers and Most Prominent Men'', (Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, 1973. Reprint of original published: Philadelphia: Williams Bros., 1878), page 52. {{FHL|95700|item|disp=FHL Q book 977.133 H2wiL}}</ref> and [[Morrow_County,_Ohio|Morrow County]]<ref>Abraham J Baughman, Robert Franklin Bartlett, ''History of Morrow County Ohio'', (Chicago-New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), page 158. [http://archive.org/stream/historymorrowco00bartgoog#page/n190/mode/1up - Internet Archives]</ref> See [https://archive.org/details/officialrosterof07ohio Roster]<br> | ||
Company K - <br> | Company K - See [https://archive.org/details/officialrosterof07ohio Roster]<br> | ||
<br> The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,309 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0087RI Roster]. | <br> The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,309 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0087RI Roster]. | ||