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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. |
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| Company A - Many men from [[Portage County, Ohio Genealogy|Portage County]]<ref name="Mason p43" /> - see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/213/mode/1up Roster] | | Company A - Many men from [[Portage County, Ohio Genealogy|Portage County]]<ref name="Mason p43" /> - see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/213/mode/1up Roster] |
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| Company B - Many men from [[Medina County, Ohio Genealogy|Medina County]]<ref name="Mason p43">F. H. Mason, ''The Forty-Second Ohio Infantry : a History of the Organization and Services of that Regiment in the War of the Rebellion : with Biographical Sketches of its Field Officers and a Full Roster of the Regiment'', (Cleveland : Cobb, Andrews &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Co., 1876), p.43. Digital version on [https://archive.org/stream/01544920.3386.emory.edu/01544920_3386#page/n53/mode/1up Internet Archive]. Also on {{FHL|685335|item|disp=FHL fiche 6118196}} and {{FHL|547331|item|disp=FHL film 1491094}}</ref> - see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/215/mode/1up Roster] | | Company B - Many men from [[Medina County, Ohio Genealogy|Medina County]]<ref name="Mason p43">F. H. Mason, ''The Forty-Second Ohio Infantry : a History of the Organization and Services of that Regiment in the War of the Rebellion : with Biographical Sketches of its Field Officers and a Full Roster of the Regiment'', (Cleveland : Cobb, Andrews &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Co., 1876), p.43. Digital version on [https://archive.org/stream/01544920.3386.emory.edu/01544920_3386#page/n53/mode/1up Internet Archive]. Also on {{FHL|685335|item|disp=FHL fiche 6118196}} and {{FHL|547331|item|disp=FHL film 1491094}}</ref> - see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/215/mode/1up Roster] |
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| Company E - Many men from [[Medina County, Ohio Genealogy|Medina County]]<ref name="Mason p279">F. H. Mason, ''The Forty-Second Ohio Infantry : a History of the Organization and Services of that Regiment in the War of the Rebellion : with Biographical Sketches of its Field Officers and a Full Roster of the Regiment'', (Cleveland : Cobb, Andrews &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Co., 1876), p.279. Digital version on [https://archive.org/stream/01544920.3386.emory.edu/01544920_3386#page/n289/mode/1up Internet Archive]. Also on {{FHL|685335|item|disp=FHL fiche 6118196}} and {{FHL|547331|item|disp=FHL film 1491094}}</ref> and [[Lorain County, Ohio Genealogy|Lorain County]]<ref>''History of Lorain County, Ohio: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers'' (Philadelphia: Williams Bros. 1879) p. 94.</ref>- see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/224/mode/1up Roster] | | Company E - Many men from [[Medina County, Ohio Genealogy|Medina County]]<ref name="Mason p279">F. H. Mason, ''The Forty-Second Ohio Infantry : a History of the Organization and Services of that Regiment in the War of the Rebellion : with Biographical Sketches of its Field Officers and a Full Roster of the Regiment'', (Cleveland : Cobb, Andrews &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Co., 1876), p.279. Digital version on [https://archive.org/stream/01544920.3386.emory.edu/01544920_3386#page/n289/mode/1up Internet Archive]. Also on {{FHL|685335|item|disp=FHL fiche 6118196}} and {{FHL|547331|item|disp=FHL film 1491094}}</ref> and [[Lorain County, Ohio Genealogy|Lorain County]]<ref>''History of Lorain County, Ohio: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers'' (Philadelphia: Williams Bros. 1879) p. 94.</ref>- see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/224/mode/1up Roster] |
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| Company F - Many men from [[Portage County, Ohio Genealogy|Portage County]]<ref>F. H. Mason, ''The Forty-Second Ohio Infantry : a History of the Organization and Services of that Regiment in the War of the Rebellion : with Biographical Sketches of its Field Officers and a Full Roster of the Regiment'', (Cleveland : Cobb, Andrews &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Co., 1876), p.282. Digital version on [https://archive.org/stream/01544920.3386.emory.edu/01544920_3386#page/n292/mode/1up Internet Archive]. Also on {{FHL|685335|item|disp=FHL fiche 6118196}} and {{FHL|547331|item|disp=FHL film 1491094}}</ref> - see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/227/mode/1up Roster] | | Company F - Many men from [[Portage County, Ohio Genealogy|Portage County]]<ref>F. H. Mason, ''The Forty-Second Ohio Infantry : a History of the Organization and Services of that Regiment in the War of the Rebellion : with Biographical Sketches of its Field Officers and a Full Roster of the Regiment'', (Cleveland : Cobb, Andrews &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Co., 1876), p.282. Digital version on [https://archive.org/stream/01544920.3386.emory.edu/01544920_3386#page/n292/mode/1up Internet Archive]. Also on {{FHL|685335|item|disp=FHL fiche 6118196}} and {{FHL|547331|item|disp=FHL film 1491094}}</ref> - see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/227/mode/1up Roster] |
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| Company G - Many men from [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio Genealogy|Cuyahoga County]] and [[Medina County, Ohio Genealogy|Medina County]]<ref>F. H. Mason, ''The Forty-Second Ohio Infantry : a History of the Organization and Services of that Regiment in the War of the Rebellion : with Biographical Sketches of its Field Officers and a Full Roster of the Regiment'', (Cleveland : Cobb, Andrews &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Co., 1876), p.287. Digital version on [https://archive.org/stream/01544920.3386.emory.edu/01544920_3386#page/n296/mode/1up Internet Archive]. Also on {{FHL|685335|item|disp=FHL fiche 6118196}} and {{FHL|547331|item|disp=FHL film 1491094}}</ref> - see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/230/mode/1up Roster] | | Company G - Many men from [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio Genealogy|Cuyahoga County]] and [[Medina County, Ohio Genealogy|Medina County]]<ref>F. H. Mason, ''The Forty-Second Ohio Infantry : a History of the Organization and Services of that Regiment in the War of the Rebellion : with Biographical Sketches of its Field Officers and a Full Roster of the Regiment'', (Cleveland : Cobb, Andrews &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Co., 1876), p.287. Digital version on [https://archive.org/stream/01544920.3386.emory.edu/01544920_3386#page/n296/mode/1up Internet Archive]. Also on {{FHL|685335|item|disp=FHL fiche 6118196}} and {{FHL|547331|item|disp=FHL film 1491094}}</ref> - see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/230/mode/1up Roster] |
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| Company H - Organized in [[Ashland County, Ohio Genealogy|Ashland County]]<ref>F. H. Mason, ''The Forty-Second Ohio Infantry : a History of the Organization and Services of that Regiment in the War of the Rebellion : with Biographical Sketches of its Field Officers and a Full Roster of the Regiment'', (Cleveland : Cobb, Andrews &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Co., 1876), p.292. Digital version on [https://archive.org/stream/01544920.3386.emory.edu/01544920_3386#page/n302/mode/1up Internet Archive]. Also on {{FHL|685335|item|disp=FHL fiche 6118196}} and {{FHL|547331|item|disp=FHL film 1491094}}</ref> - see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/234/mode/1up Roster] | | Company H - Organized in [[Ashland County, Ohio Genealogy|Ashland County]]<ref>F. H. Mason, ''The Forty-Second Ohio Infantry : a History of the Organization and Services of that Regiment in the War of the Rebellion : with Biographical Sketches of its Field Officers and a Full Roster of the Regiment'', (Cleveland : Cobb, Andrews &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Co., 1876), p.292. Digital version on [https://archive.org/stream/01544920.3386.emory.edu/01544920_3386#page/n302/mode/1up Internet Archive]. Also on {{FHL|685335|item|disp=FHL fiche 6118196}} and {{FHL|547331|item|disp=FHL film 1491094}}</ref> - see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/234/mode/1up Roster] |
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| *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | | *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> |
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| *Mason, F. H. (Frank Holcomb). ''The Forty-second Ohio infantry, a history of the organization of that regiment in the war of the rebellion : with biographical sketches of its field officers and a full roster of the regiment.'' ( Washington [District of Columbia] : Filmed by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1971) {{FHL|547331|item|disp=FHL Film 1491094}} Digital version on [https://archive.org/stream/01544920.3386.emory.edu/01544920_3386#page/n7/mode/1up Internet Archive] and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), {{FHL|685335|item|disp=FHL fiche 6118196}} | | *Mason, F. H. (Frank Holcomb). ''The Forty-second Ohio infantry, a history of the organization of that regiment in the war of the rebellion : with biographical sketches of its field officers and a full roster of the regiment.'' ( Washington [District of Columbia] : Filmed by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1971) {{FHL|547331|item|disp=FHL Film 1491094}} Digital version on [https://archive.org/stream/01544920.3386.emory.edu/01544920_3386#page/n7/mode/1up Internet Archive] and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), {{FHL|685335|item|disp=FHL fiche 6118196}} |
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| === References === | | === References === |