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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. | ||
County | Field and Staff Officers [http://archive.org/stream/recordonehundred00wildrich#page/322/mode/2up Roster] | ||
Company A - Many men from [[Monroe_County,_Ohio|Monroe County]]; see [http://archive.org/stream/recordonehundred00wildrich#page/322/mode/2up Roster]<br> | |||
Company B - Many men from [[Meigs_County,_Ohio|Meigs County]]; see [http://archive.org/stream/recordonehundred00wildrich#page/326/mode/2up Roster]<br> | |||
Company C - Many men from [[Monroe_County,_Ohio|Monroe County]]; see [http://archive.org/stream/recordonehundred00wildrich#page/330/mode/2up Roster]<br> | |||
Company D - Many men from [[Monroe_County,_Ohio|Monroe County]]; see [http://archive.org/stream/recordonehundred00wildrich#page/336/mode/2up Roster]<br> | |||
Company E - Many men from [[Monroe_County,_Ohio|Monroe County]]; see [http://archive.org/stream/recordonehundred00wildrich#page/340/mode/2up Roster]<br> | |||
Company F - Many men from [[Monroe_County,_Ohio|Monroe County]]; see [http://archive.org/stream/recordonehundred00wildrich#page/344/mode/2up Roster]<br> | |||
Company G - Many men from [[Meigs_County,_Ohio|Meigs County]]; see [http://archive.org/stream/recordonehundred00wildrich#page/350/mode/2up Roster]<br> | |||
Company H - Many men from [[Noble_County,_Ohio|Noble County]]; see [http://archive.org/stream/recordonehundred00wildrich#page/352/mode/2up Roster]<br> | |||
Company I - Many men from [[Athens_County,_Ohio|Athens County]]; see [http://archive.org/stream/recordonehundred00wildrich#page/358/mode/2up Roster]<br> | |||
Company K - Many men from [[Athens_County,_Ohio|Athens County]]; see [http://archive.org/stream/recordonehundred00wildrich#page/362/mode/2up Roster]<br> | |||
The above information about counties is from ''Record of the One Hundred and Sixteenth Regiment, Ohio Infantry Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion'', by Thomas F. Wildes, (Sandusky, Ohio: I.F. Mack and Bro., 1884). [http://archive.org/stream/recordonehundred00wildrich#page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archvies]. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||