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=== Brief History  ===
=== Brief History  ===


The 123rd Regiment was organized at Monroeville, Ohio, and mustered in September 24, 1862.&nbsp; It had&nbsp;duty in the Department of Virginia&nbsp;until June and&nbsp;mustered out June 12, 1865. <ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010). &amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;gt;</ref>  
The 123rd Regiment was organized at Monroeville, Ohio, and mustered in September 24, 1862.&nbsp; It had&nbsp;duty in the Department of Virginia&nbsp;until June and&nbsp;mustered out June 12, 1865. <ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010). &amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;gt;</ref>  


*Keyes, Charles M., ed.&nbsp; ''The Military History of the 123d Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry. ''Sandusky, Ohio: Register Steam Press, 1874. 196 p. [http://books.google.com/books?id=m5dBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA5&dq=intitle:Military+intitle:History+intitle:of+intitle:Ohio&hl=en&ei=j6D5TNeQC4i8sQONm_msCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-preview-link&resnum=6&ved=0CD0QuwUwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books]. {{FHL|718592|item}} fiche 6118273 (3 fiche).
*Keyes, Charles M., ed.&nbsp; ''The Military History of the 123d Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry. ''Sandusky, Ohio: Register Steam Press, 1874. 196 p. [http://books.google.com/books?id=m5dBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA5&dq=intitle:Military+intitle:History+intitle:of+intitle:Ohio&hl=en&ei=j6D5TNeQC4i8sQONm_msCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-preview-link&resnum=6&ved=0CD0QuwUwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books]. {{FHL|718592|item}} fiche 6118273 (3 fiche).
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Men often enlisted in&nbsp; a company recruited in the counties where they lived&nbsp;though not always.&nbsp;After many battles,&nbsp;companies might&nbsp;be combined because so many men were killed or wounded.&nbsp; However if you are unsure which company your ancestor&nbsp; was in, try the company recruited in his county first.<br>  
Men often enlisted in&nbsp; a company recruited in the counties where they lived&nbsp;though not always.&nbsp;After many battles,&nbsp;companies might&nbsp;be combined because so many men were killed or wounded.&nbsp; However if you are unsure which company your ancestor&nbsp; was in, try the company recruited in his county first.<br>  


Companies by County:<br>Company A - had many men from [[Wyandot County, Ohio#Military|Wyandot County]].
County listing from&nbsp; C.M. Keyes' The Military History of the 123d Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and is on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page for the [http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw123.html 123rd Ohio Infantry].&nbsp; (also see Keyes above).<br>  
 
Company&nbsp;B - had many men from&nbsp;[[Huron County, Ohio#Military|Huron County]].  
 
Company&nbsp;C - had many men from&nbsp;[[Huron County, Ohio#Military|Huron County]].
 
Company&nbsp;D - had many men from&nbsp;[[Seneca County, Ohio#Military|Seneca County]].
 
Company&nbsp;E - had many men from&nbsp;[[Huron County, Ohio#Military|Huron County]].
 
Company&nbsp;F - had many men from [[Wyandot County, Ohio#Military|Wyandot County]].  
 
Company&nbsp;G - had many men from&nbsp;[[Erie County, Ohio#Military|Erie County]].  
 
Company&nbsp;H - had many men from&nbsp;[[Crawford County, Ohio#Military|Crawford County]].  
 
Company&nbsp;I - had many men from&nbsp;[[Seneca County, Ohio#Military|Seneca County]].  
 
Company&nbsp;K - had many men from&nbsp;[[Erie County, Ohio#Military|Erie&nbsp;County]] and [[Seneca County, Ohio#Military|Seneca&nbsp;County]].
 
The above information is from ''The military history of the 123d Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry'', edited by Charles M. Keyes (see above).<br>  


=== Other Sources  ===
=== Other Sources  ===