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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. | The 4th Regiment consisted of the companies in [[Pottawatomie_County,_Kansas|Pottawatomie]], [[Marshall_County,_Kansas|Marshall]], [[Washington_County,_Kansas|Washington]], [[Republic_County,_Kansas|Republic]], Shirley, [[Shawnee_County,_Kansas|Shawnee]], [[Wabaunsee_County,_Kansas|Wabaunsee]] and [[Osage_County,_Kansas|Osage]] counties. 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. | ||
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=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F673832 Roll of the officers and enlisted men of the Third, Fourth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Kansas Volunteers, 1861.] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F673832 Roll of the officers and enlisted men of the Third, Fourth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Kansas Volunteers, 1861.] | ||
*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Kansas in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below). <br> | *[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Kansas in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below). <br> | ||
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=== References === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Kansas_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Kansas_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||