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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. | ||
Company A - Many men from Mt. Vernon, Knox County and Morrow County | |||
Company B - Many men from Shelby County | Company B - Many men from Shelby County | ||
Company C - Many men from County | Company C - Many men from County | ||
Company D - Many men from Delaware County | Company D - Many men from Delaware County | ||
Company E - Many men from Morrow County and Frederickton, Knox County | Company E - Many men from Morrow County and Frederickton, Knox County | ||
Company F - Many men from Shelby County | Company F - Many men from Shelby County | ||
Company G - Many men from Knox County and Delaware County | Company G - Many men from Knox County and Delaware County | ||
Company H - Many men from Knox County and Trumbull County | Company H - Many men from Knox County and Trumbull County | ||
Company I - Many men from Mahoning County and Monroe County | Company I - Many men from Mahoning County and Monroe County | ||
Company K - Many men from Sidney, Shelby County | Company K - Many men from Sidney, Shelby County | ||
County listing from Steve Ward's ''Buckeyes All'' , Part II Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw20.html 20th Ohio Infantry] . <br> <br> | County listing from Steve Ward's ''Buckeyes All'' , Part II Revised, is given on Larry Stevens' Ohio in the Civil War web page, [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cw20.html 20th Ohio Infantry] . <br> <br> | ||