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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
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 2,213 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UWI0018RI Roster]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,213 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UWI0018RI Roster]. | ||
<br> The following company links are to rosters taken from [https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/n5/mode/2up Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers]<ref>Wisconsin. ''Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 Volume II''. (Madison: Democrat Printing Co., State Printers, 1886)</ref>, found on the [http://archive.org/index.php Internet Archives] web site. The rosters show the men who served in each regiment, their residences, dates of enlistment and mustering out, and other remarks. <br> | |||
Company A - [https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/84/mode/1up Roster] page 84. | |||
Company B - [https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/87/mode/1up Roster] page 87. | |||
Company C - [https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/90/mode/1up Roster] page 90. | |||
Company D - [https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/93/mode/1up Roster] page 93. | |||
Company E - [https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/95/mode/1up Roster] page 95. | |||
Company F - [https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/98/mode/1up Roster] page 98. | |||
Company G - [https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/100/mode/1up Roster] page 100. | |||
Company H - [https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/103/mode/1up Roster] page 103. | |||
Company I - [https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/106/mode/1up Roster] page 106. | |||
Company K - [https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/108/mode/1up Roster] page 108. | |||
Unassigned Recruits - [https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/111/mode/1up Roster] page 111. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||