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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. | ||
Company A - Many men from Portage County<ref name="Portage">[http://archive.org/stream/historyofportage00warn#page/382/mode/1up] | |||
''History of Portage County Ohio'' page</ref> | |||
Company F - Many men from Portage County<ref name="Portage">[http://archive.org/stream/historyofportage00warn#page/382/mode/1up] | |||
''History of Portage County'' page 383</ref> | |||
Company G - Many men from Cuyahoga County<ref name="Cuyahoga">[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n136/mode/1up]fckLR''History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio'' page 115</ref> | Company G - Many men from Cuyahoga County<ref name="Cuyahoga">[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924010461790#page/n136/mode/1up]fckLR''History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio'' page 115</ref> | ||
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/cw42.html 42nd Ohio Infantry].<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/cw42.html 42nd Ohio Infantry].<br> | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,761 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0042RI Roster]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,761 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UOH0042RI Roster]. | ||