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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. | ||
Regiment recruited from Cuyahoga, Lorain, and Medina counties.<ref>Philip C. Hayes, ''Journal-history of the Hundred & Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry'', (Bryan, Ohio : [s.n.], 1872), p. 10. Digital version on [https://archive.org/stream/journalhistoryof00haye#page/n21/mode/2up Internet Archive]. Also on {{FHL|718388|item|disp=FHL fiche 6118255}}</ref> | |||
Company A - Many men from Cuyahoga County<ref name="Cuyahoga">[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n152/mode/1up]fckLR''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 132</ref><ref name="Cuyahoga">[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n152/mode/1up]fckLR''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 132</ref><br> | Company A - Many men from Cuyahoga County<ref name="Cuyahoga">[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n152/mode/1up]fckLR''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 132</ref><ref name="Cuyahoga">[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n152/mode/1up]fckLR''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 132</ref><br> | ||
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Company I - Many men from Cuyahoga County<ref name="Cuyahoga">[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n156/mode/1up]fckLR''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 135</ref> | Company I - Many men from Cuyahoga County<ref name="Cuyahoga">[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n156/mode/1up]fckLR''History of Cuyahoga County Ohio'' page 135</ref> | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,553 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0103RI Roster]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,553 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0103RI Roster]. |
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