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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.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> The First Regiment consisted of volunteer companies in the counties of [[Leavenworth County, Kansas|Leavenworth]], Douglas and Franklin. | 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.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> The First Regiment consisted of volunteer companies in the counties of [[Leavenworth County, Kansas|Leavenworth]], [[Douglas_County,_Kansas|Douglas]] and [[Franklin_County,_Kansas|Franklin]]. | ||
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