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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
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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. | ||
Company A | Company A - Many men from [[Van Wert County, Ohio Genealogy|Van Wert County]]<ref>''History of Van Wert and Mercer Counties, Ohio: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers'' (Mt. Vernon, Indiana: Windmill Publications, 1991). </ref> | ||
Company B - many men from [[Hancock County, Ohio Genealogy|Hancock County]]<ref name="history">[http://archive.org/stream/historyofhancock00brow#page/337/mode/1up]''The History of Hancock County, Ohio.''</ref> - see [http://archive.org/stream/historyofhancock00spay#page/254/mode/1up Roster] | Company B - many men from [[Hancock County, Ohio Genealogy|Hancock County]]<ref name="history">[http://archive.org/stream/historyofhancock00brow#page/337/mode/1up]''The History of Hancock County, Ohio.''</ref> - see [http://archive.org/stream/historyofhancock00spay#page/254/mode/1up Roster] | ||
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Company F | Company F | ||
Company G - many men from [[Hancock County, Ohio Genealogy|Hancock County]]<ref name="book">[http://archive.org/stream/historyofhancock00brow#page/336/mode/1up] | Company G - many men from [[Hancock County, Ohio Genealogy|Hancock County]]<ref name="book">[http://archive.org/stream/historyofhancock00brow#page/336/mode/1up]''The History of Hancock County, Ohio''</ref> - see [http://archive.org/stream/historyofhancock00spay#page/256/mode/1up Roster] | ||
Company H - Many men from [[Shelby County, Ohio Genealogy|Shelby County]]<ref name=":0">A.B.C. Hitchcock, ''History of Shelby County, Ohio and Representative Citizens'' (Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, 1973).</ref> | Company H - Many men from [[Shelby County, Ohio Genealogy|Shelby County]]<ref name=":0">A.B.C. Hitchcock, ''History of Shelby County, Ohio and Representative Citizens'' (Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, 1973).</ref> | ||
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Company I | Company I | ||
Company K - | Company K - Many men from [[Auglaize County, Ohio Genealogy|Auglaize County]]<ref name=":1" /> | ||
This regiment has two companies from [[Allen County, Ohio Genealogy|Allen County]], one each from | This regiment has two companies from [[Allen County, Ohio Genealogy|Allen County]], one each from [[Mercer County, Ohio Genealogy|Mercer County]], and [[Putnam County, Ohio Genealogy|Putnam County]].<ref name=":1">History of Western Ohio and Auglaize County, page 533.</ref> | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,544 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0099RI Roster]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,544 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0099RI Roster]. | ||
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*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases. | *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases. | ||
*Early, Jacob. ''Letters home : the personal side of the American Civil War.'' (Roseburg, Oregon : R.A. Driver, c1992), {{ | *Early, Jacob. ''Letters home : the personal side of the American Civil War.'' (Roseburg, Oregon : R.A. Driver, c1992), {{FSC|956170|item|disp=FS Catalog book 921.73 Ea76L}}. | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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