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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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* Officer and Non-Commissioned Office - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/officers/40th_in_infantry_officers.pdf Roster] | * Officer and Non-Commissioned Office - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/officers/40th_in_infantry_officers.pdf Roster] | ||
*Company A - many men from [ | *Company A - many men from [[Tippecanoe_County,_Indiana|Tippecanoe County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/40th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 251 | ||
*Company B - many men from [ | *Company B - many men from [[Miami_County,_Indiana|Miami County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/40th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 253 | ||
*Company C - many men from [ | *Company C - many men from [[Tippecanoe_County,_Indiana|Tippecanoe,]] [[Vigo_County,_Indiana|Vigo]], [[Montgomery_County,_Indiana|Montgomery]], and [[Clinton_County,_Indiana|Clinton ]]counties - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/40th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 255 | ||
*Company D - many men from [ | *Company D - many men from [[Tippecanoe_County,_Indiana|Tippecanoe County ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/40th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster ]on page 257 | ||
*Company E - many men from [ | *Company E - many men from [[Fountain_County,_Indiana|Fountain]], [[Clinton_County,_Indiana|Clinton]], and [[Benton_County,_Indiana|Benton]] counties - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/40th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 259 | ||
*Company F- many men from [ | *Company F- many men from [[Boone_County,_Indiana|Boone Country ]]- see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/40th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 261 | ||
*Company F - many men from [ | *Company F - many men from [[Boone_County,_Indiana|Boone County ]]- see [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~inboone/military/civwar-co-f.htm Roster ] from [[Boone_County,_Indiana|Boone]] county Genealogy Web | ||
*Company G -many men from [ | *Company G -many men from [[Tippecanoe_County,_Indiana|Tippecanoe]], [[Bartholomew_County,_Indiana|Batholomew]], and [[Marion_County,_Indiana|Marion]] counties - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/40th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 264 | ||
*Company H - many men from [ | *Company H - many men from [[Tippecanoe_County,_Indiana|Tippecanoe]], [[Montgomery_County,_Indiana|Montgomery]], and [[Hendricks_County,_Indiana|Hendricks]] counties - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/40th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 266 | ||
*Company I - many men from [ | *Company I - many men from [[Fountain_County,_Indiana|Fountain]], [[Warren_County,_Indiana|Warren]], and [[Tippecanoe_County,_Indiana|Tippecanoe]] counties - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/40th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 268 | ||
*Company K - many men [ | *Company K - many men [[Boone_County,_Indiana|Boone]] and [[Tippecanoe_County,_Indiana|Tippecanoe]] counties - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/40th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 269 | ||
*Unassigned Recruits - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/40th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 271<br><br>The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 40th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/40th_in_infantry.html web site]. (accessed 21 Jan 2011) | *Unassigned Recruits - see [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/soldiers/40th_in_infantry_soldiers.pdf Roster] on page 271<br><br>The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 40th Regimen, Indiana Infantry on CIVIL WAR INDEX [http://www.civilwarindex.com/armyin/40th_in_infantry.html web site]. (accessed 21 Jan 2011) | ||
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*Companies C, E, G, H, and I - many men from [[ | *Companies C, E, G, H, and I - many men from [[Montgomery County, Indiana|Montgomery County]] <ref>"Montgomery County In The War Of The Rebellion" in Beckwith, H. W., P. S. Kennedy, and Thomas Fleming Davidson. 1970. ''History of Fountain County, together with historic notes on the Wabash Valley: gleaned from early authors, old maps and manuscripts, private and official correspondence, and other authentic sources''. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic), (second book, page 66-70, Regiment, Companies, Roll of Officers and then Enlisted Men.)977.247 H2b FHL US/CAN Book {{FHL|161313|item|FHL Collection}} [http://www.worldcat.org/title/history-of-fountain-county-together-with-historic-notes-on-the-wabash-valley-gleaned-from-early-authors-old-maps-and-manuscripts-private-and-official-correspondence-and-other-authentic-sources/oclc/12587721&amp;amp;referer=brief_results other libraries][http://www.archive.org/details/historyoffountai00beck INTERNET ARCHIVE]</ref> | ||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||