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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.  


[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2465 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0001RI01 Roster].
[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2465 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0001RI01 Roster].  


<br> Company A - Lancaster Guards


Company A - Lancaster Guards
Company B - Lafayette Guards - Many men from Dayton, [[Montgomery_County,_Ohio|Montgomery County]]
 
Company B - Lafayette Guards - Many men from Dayton  


Company C - Dayton Light Guards  
Company C - Dayton Light Guards  
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Company E - Cleveland Grays  
Company E - Cleveland Grays  


Company F - Hibernian Guards - Many men from Cleveland  
Company F - Hibernian Guards - Many men from Cleveland, [[Cuyahoga_County,_Ohio|Cuyahoga County]]


Company G - Portsmouth Guards  
Company G - Portsmouth Guards  
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Company I - Mansfield Guards  
Company I - Mansfield Guards  


Company K - Jackson Guards - Many men from Hamilton County  
Company K - Jackson Guards - Many men from [[Hamilton_County,_Ohio|Hamilton County]]


<br> The following link has county info found in: ''The Military History of Ohio'' , by Hiram H. Hardesty<ref>''The Military History of Ohio: its Border Annals, its Part in the Indian War, in the War of 1812, in the Mexican War, and in the War of the Rebellion,'', (New York, New York : H. H. Hardesty, 1887), {{FHL|75046|item|disp=FHL Large Q book 977.1 M2ha}}</ref>, and is shown on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War page for the [http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw1.html 1st Ohio Infantry]. <br>
<br> The following link has county info found in: ''The Military History of Ohio'' , by Hiram H. Hardesty<ref>''The Military History of Ohio: its Border Annals, its Part in the Indian War, in the War of 1812, in the Mexican War, and in the War of the Rebellion,'', (New York, New York : H. H. Hardesty, 1887), {{FHL|75046|item|disp=FHL Large Q book 977.1 M2ha}}</ref>, and is shown on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War page for the [http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw1.html 1st Ohio Infantry]. <br>
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