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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin<br> === | === [[Outagamie_County,_Wisconsin]]Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin<br> === | ||
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.<br> | 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.<br> | ||
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The following counties of origin are taken from the [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/n9/mode/2up Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers]<ref>Wisconsin. ''Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865''. Madison: Democrat printing co., state printers, 1886.</ref>, found on the [http://archive.org/index.php Internet Archives] web site. The rosters show the men who served in each regiment, their residences, dates of enlistment and mustering out, and other remarks. <br> | The following counties of origin are taken from the [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/n9/mode/2up Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers]<ref>Wisconsin. ''Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865''. Madison: Democrat printing co., state printers, 1886.</ref>, found on the [http://archive.org/index.php Internet Archives] web site. The rosters show the men who served in each regiment, their residences, dates of enlistment and mustering out, and other remarks. <br> | ||
Company A - Many men from [[Monroe County, Wisconsin|Monroe County]], [[Winnebago County, Wisconsin|Winnebago County]], [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane County]] and [[La Crosse County, Wisconsin|La Crosse County]] -- [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/92/mode/2up Roster], page 93.<br> Company B - Many men from [[Winnebago County, Wisconsin|Winnebago County]] and [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/96/mode/2up Roster], page 96.<br> Company C - Many men from [[Green Lake County, Wisconsin|Green Lake County]], [[Marquette County, Wisconsin|Marquette County]], [[Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin|Fond du lac County]] and [[Rock County, Wisconsin|Rock County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/98/mode/2up Roster], page 99.<br>Company D - Many men from [[Waukesha County, Wisconsin|Waukesha County]], [[Jefferson County, Wisconsin|Jefferson County]], [[Richland County, Wisconsin|Richland County]], [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane County]] and [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Milwaukee County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/102/mode/2up Roster], page 102.<br>Company E - Most men from [[Rock County, Wisconsin|Rock County]], many others from [[Columbia County, Wisconsin|Columbia County]] and [[Jefferson County, Wisconsin|Jefferson County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/104/mode/2up Roster], page 105.<br>Company F - Most men from [[Sauk County, Wisconsin|Sauk County]], many from [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane County]] and possibly [[Richland County, Wisconsin|Richland County]] as around 15 men were from the towns of Cazenovia and Excelsior, with no indication of whether their county was Sauk or Richland. [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/108/mode/2up Roster], page 108. <br>Company G - Many men from [[Grant County, Wisconsin|Grant County]], [[Walworth County, Wisconsin|Walworth County]], [[Monroe County, Wisconsin|Monroe County]] and around 15 men from Van Buren, Arkansas, [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/110/mode/2up Roster], page 110.<br>Company H - Many men from [[Portage County, Wisconsin|Portage County]], [[Rock County, Wisconsin|Rock County]], [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane County]], [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Milwaukee County]] and [[Grant County, Wisconsin|Grant County]], [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/112/mode/2up Roster], page 113 .<br>Company I - Many men from | Company A - Many men from [[Monroe County, Wisconsin|Monroe County]], [[Winnebago County, Wisconsin|Winnebago County]], [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane County]] and [[La Crosse County, Wisconsin|La Crosse County]] -- [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/92/mode/2up Roster], page 93.<br> Company B - Many men from [[Winnebago County, Wisconsin|Winnebago County]] and [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/96/mode/2up Roster], page 96.<br> Company C - Many men from [[Green Lake County, Wisconsin|Green Lake County]], [[Marquette County, Wisconsin|Marquette County]], [[Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin|Fond du lac County]] and [[Rock County, Wisconsin|Rock County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/98/mode/2up Roster], page 99.<br>Company D - Many men from [[Waukesha County, Wisconsin|Waukesha County]], [[Jefferson County, Wisconsin|Jefferson County]], [[Richland County, Wisconsin|Richland County]], [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane County]] and [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Milwaukee County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/102/mode/2up Roster], page 102.<br>Company E - Most men from [[Rock County, Wisconsin|Rock County]], many others from [[Columbia County, Wisconsin|Columbia County]] and [[Jefferson County, Wisconsin|Jefferson County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/104/mode/2up Roster], page 105.<br>Company F - Most men from [[Sauk County, Wisconsin|Sauk County]], many from [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane County]] and possibly [[Richland County, Wisconsin|Richland County]] as around 15 men were from the towns of Cazenovia and Excelsior, with no indication of whether their county was Sauk or Richland. [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/108/mode/2up Roster], page 108. <br>Company G - Many men from [[Grant County, Wisconsin|Grant County]], [[Walworth County, Wisconsin|Walworth County]], [[Monroe County, Wisconsin|Monroe County]] and around 15 men from Van Buren, Arkansas, [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/110/mode/2up Roster], page 110.<br>Company H - Many men from [[Portage County, Wisconsin|Portage County]], [[Rock County, Wisconsin|Rock County]], [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane County]], [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Milwaukee County]] and [[Grant County, Wisconsin|Grant County]], [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/112/mode/2up Roster], page 113 .<br>Company I - Many men from [[Outagamie_County,_Wisconsin|Outagamie County]] and [[Oconto_County,_Wisconsin|Oconto County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/116/mode/2up Roster], page 117.<br>Company K - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/120/mode/2up Roster], page 120<br>Company L - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/122/mode/2up Roster], page 123.<br>Company M - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/126/mode/2up Roster], page 126.<br>Unassigned Recruits - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/128/mode/2up Roster], page 129. | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 3,823 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UWI0003RC Roster]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 3,823 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UWI0003RC Roster]. | ||