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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 - <br> | Company A - <br> | ||
Company B - <br> | Company B - <br> | ||
Company C - <br> | Company C - <br> | ||
Company D - <br> | Company D - <br> | ||
Company E - <br> | Company E - <br> | ||
Company F - <br> | Company F - <br> | ||
Company G - <br> | Company G - <br> | ||
Company H - 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. Reprint of original published: Philadelphia: Williams Bros., 1878), page 51. {{FHL|95700|item|disp=FHL Q book 977.133 H2wiL}}</ref><br> | Company H - 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. Reprint of original published: Philadelphia: Williams Bros., 1878), page 51. {{FHL|95700|item|disp=FHL Q book 977.133 H2wiL}}</ref><br> | ||
Company I - <br> | Company I - <br> | ||
Company K - <br> | Company K - Many men from [[Union_County,_Ohio|Union County]]<ref>''The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county its townships, towns ... military record'', (Chicago: W.H. Beers: 1883), page 446. Digital version: [http://archive.org/stream/historyofunionco00dura#page/n7/mode/2up Internet Archive], accessed 4 December 2012.</ref><br> | ||
<br> A county listing from Steve Ward's ''Buckeyes All'', Part III Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw54.html 54th Ohio Infantry]. | |||
A county listing from Steve Ward's ''Buckeyes All'', Part III Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw54.html 54th Ohio Infantry]. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||