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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.<br>
-The following company links are to rosters taken from [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. Volume I''. (Madison: Democrat Printing Company, 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 were taken from [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. Volume I''. (Madison: Democrat Printing Company, 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 [[Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin|Fond du lac County]], [[Calumet County, Wisconsin|Calumet County]] and [[Adams County, Wisconsin|Adams County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/52/mode/2up Roster], page 53.<br> Company B - most men from [[La Crosse County, Wisconsin|La Crosse County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/56/mode/2up Roster], page 56.<br> Company C - most men from [[Grant County, Wisconsin|Grant County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/58/mode/2up Roster], page 59.<br>Company D -&nbsp;many men from [[La Crosse County, Wisconsin|La Crosse County]], [[St. Croix County, Wisconsin|St. Croix County]] and [[Polk County, Wisconsin|Polk County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/62/mode/2up Roster], page 62.<br>Company E - many men from [[Columbia County, Wisconsin|Columbia County]], [[Sauk County, Wisconsin|Sauk County]] and [[Douglas County, Wisconsin|Douglas County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/64/mode/2up Roster], page 65.<br>Company F - many men from [[Richland County, Wisconsin|Richland County]], [[Iowa County, Wisconsin|Iowa County]] and [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane County]]&nbsp; - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/68/mode/2up Roster], page 68.<br>Company G -&nbsp;many men from [[Racine County, Wisconsin|Racine County]], [[Brown County, Wisconsin|Brown County]], [[Kenosha County, Wisconsin|Kenosha County]] and [[Columbia County, Wisconsin|Columbia County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/70/mode/2up Roster], page 71.<br>Company H -&nbsp;many men from [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Milwaukee County]] and [[La Crosse County, Wisconsin|La Crosse County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/74/mode/2up Roster], page 74.<br>Company I -&nbsp;many men from [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Milwaukee County]], [[Green County, Wisconsin|Green County]], [[Chippewa County, Wisconsin|Chippewa County]] and [[Lafayette County, Wisconsin|Lafayette County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/76/mode/2up Roster], page 76.<br>Company K - most men from [[Walworth County, Wisconsin|Walworth County]], some from [[Rock County, Wisconsin|Rock County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/80/mode/2up Roster], page 80.<br>Company L - many men from [[Eau Claire County, Wisconsin|Eau Claire County]], [[La Crosse County, Wisconsin|La Crosse County]], [[Buffalo County, Wisconsin|Buffalo County]], [[Rock County, Wisconsin|Rock County]], [[Pepin County, Wisconsin|Pepin County]], [[Dunn County, Wisconsin|Dunn County]], and [[Grant County, Wisconsin|Grant County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/82/mode/2up Roster], page 82.<br>Company M - most men from [[Rock County, Wisconsin|Rock County]], many from [[Pierce County, Wisconsin|Pierce County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/84/mode/2up Roster], page 85.<br>Unassigned Recruits - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/88/mode/2up Roster], page 89.