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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. | ||
<br>Company A - men principally from [[Sandusky County, Ohio#Military|Sandusky County]]<br>Company B - many men from [[Wood County, Ohio#Military|Wood County]]<br>Company C - many men from [[Fulton County, Ohio#Military|Fulton County]] and [[Williams County, Ohio#Military|Williams County]]<br>Company D - many men from [[Wood County, Ohio#Military|Wood County]]<br>Company E - many men from [[Defiance County, Ohio#Military|Defiance County]] and [[Lucas County, Ohio#Military|Lucas County]]<br>Company F - many men from [[Fulton County, Ohio#Military|Fulton County]] and [[Defiance County, Ohio#Military|Defiance County]]<br>Company G - men principally from [[Sandusky County, Ohio#Military|Sandusky County]]<br>Company H - many men from [[Lucas County, Ohio#Military|Lucas County]]<br>Company I - greater part of men from [[Wood County, Ohio#Military|Wood County]]<br>Company K - greater part of men from [[Wood County, Ohio#Military|Wood County]] | <br>Companies by County: | ||
Company A - men principally from [[Sandusky County, Ohio#Military|Sandusky County]]<br>Company B - many men from [[Wood County, Ohio#Military|Wood County]]<br>Company C - many men from [[Fulton County, Ohio#Military|Fulton County]] and [[Williams County, Ohio#Military|Williams County]]<br>Company D - many men from [[Wood County, Ohio#Military|Wood County]]<br>Company E - many men from [[Defiance County, Ohio#Military|Defiance County]] and [[Lucas County, Ohio#Military|Lucas County]]<br>Company F - many men from [[Fulton County, Ohio#Military|Fulton County]] and [[Defiance County, Ohio#Military|Defiance County]]<br>Company G - men principally from [[Sandusky County, Ohio#Military|Sandusky County]]<br>Company H - many men from [[Lucas County, Ohio#Military|Lucas County]]<br>Company I - greater part of men from [[Wood County, Ohio#Military|Wood County]]<br>Company K - greater part of men from [[Wood County, Ohio#Military|Wood County]] | |||
County listing from Steve Ward's ''Buckeyes All,'' Part V, Revised, on Larry Stevens site for the [http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw111.html 111th Ohio Infantry] (accessed 16 December 2010) | County listing from Steve Ward's ''Buckeyes All,'' Part V, Revised, on Larry Stevens site for the [http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw111.html 111th Ohio Infantry] (accessed 16 December 2010) | ||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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United States 
U.S. Military Ohio Ohio Military Ohio in the Civil War Ohio Civil War Union Units 66th through 115th 111th Regiment, Ohio Infantry
Brief History[edit | edit source]
The 111th. Regiment was organized at Toledo, Ohio, and mustered in September 5, 1862. It had duty at Salisbury, North Carolina, until June and mustered out June 27, 1865.[1]
For more information about this Regiment and its history, see the Wikipedia article on the 111th Ohio Infantry, that includes a short history of the battles fought by this regiment, movements, and source information.
Companies in this Regiment with Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]
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.
Companies by County:
Company A - men principally from Sandusky County
Company B - many men from Wood County
Company C - many men from Fulton County and Williams County
Company D - many men from Wood County
Company E - many men from Defiance County and Lucas County
Company F - many men from Fulton County and Defiance County
Company G - men principally from Sandusky County
Company H - many men from Lucas County
Company I - greater part of men from Wood County
Company K - greater part of men from Wood County
County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part V, Revised, on Larry Stevens site for the 111th Ohio Infantry (accessed 16 December 2010)
Other Sources[edit | edit source]
- McCord, Henry Jackson. Glory! Glory! Glory!: The Civil War Diaries of Henry Jackson McCord, Captain, Company G, 111th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (Fairfax, VA: Richard Gan Young), 2002.
- Sherwood, Isaac R. Souvenir, One Hundred Eleventh O.V.I.: In Memory of the Old War Days (Toledo, OH: B. F. Wade and Sons Co.), 1907.
- Thurstin, Wesley S. History, One Hundred and Eleventh Regiment O.V.I. (Toledo, OH: Vrooman, Anderson & Bateman, Printers), 1894.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed December 2010).