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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. | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2761 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0007RI01]. <br> | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2761 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0007RI01 Roster]. <br> | ||
Company A - Captain O.J. Crane | Company A - Captain O.J. Crane | ||
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Company C - Captain Giles W. Shurtliff | Company C - Captain Giles W. Shurtliff | ||
Company D - Captain John N. Dyer - many men from [[ | Company D - Captain John N. Dyer - many men from [[Geauga County, Ohio|Geauga County]] and [[Lake County, Ohio|Lake County]]<ref>Albert G. Riddle, ''History of Geauga and Lake Counties, Ohio: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Pioneers and Most Prominent Men'', (Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, 1973), page 48.</ref> | ||
Company E - Captain John W. Sprague | Company E - Captain John W. Sprague | ||
Company F - Captain D. B. Clayton - many men from [[ | Company F - Captain D. B. Clayton - many men from [[Geauga County, Ohio|Geauga County]] and [[Lake County, Ohio|Lake County]]<ref>Albert G. Riddle, ''History of Geauga and Lake Counties, Ohio: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Pioneers and Most Prominent Men'', (Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, 1973), page 49.</ref> <br> | ||
Company G - Captain F. A. Seymour | Company G - Captain F. A. Seymour | ||
Company H - Captain Joel F. Asper - many men from [[ | Company H - Captain Joel F. Asper - many men from [[Geauga County, Ohio|Geauga County]] and [[Lake County, Ohio|Lake County]]<ref>Albert G. Riddle, ''History of Geauga and Lake Counties, Ohio: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Pioneers and Most Prominent Men'', (Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic, 1973), page 48.</ref> | ||
Company I - Captain W. R. Sterling | Company I - Captain W. R. Sterling | ||
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The information about the captains is from ''The Seventh Regiment: A Record'', by Major George L. Wood, (New York: James Miller, 1865), page 23. [http://archive.org/stream/seventhregimentr00woodgeo#page/n6/mode/1up Internet Archive]. | The information about the captains is from ''The Seventh Regiment: A Record'', by Major George L. Wood, (New York: James Miller, 1865), page 23. [http://archive.org/stream/seventhregimentr00woodgeo#page/n6/mode/1up Internet Archive]. | ||
County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part I Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw7.html 7th Ohio Infantry] .<br> | County listing from Steve Ward's Buckeyes All, Part I Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw7.html 7th Ohio Infantry] .<br> | ||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||