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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, Ohio|Portage County]]<ref | Company A - Many men from [[Portage County, Ohio|Portage County]]<ref>F. H. Mason, ''The Forty-Second Ohio Infantry : a History of the Organization and Services of that Regiment in the War of the Rebellion : with Biographical Sketches of its Field Officers and a Full Roster of the Regiment'', (Cleveland : Cobb, Andrews & Co., 1876), p.43. Digital version on [https://archive.org/stream/01544920.3386.emory.edu/01544920_3386#page/n53/mode/1up Internet Archive]. Also on {{FHL|685335|item|disp=FHL fiche 6118196}} and {{FHL|547331|item|disp=FHL film 1491094}}</ref> - see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/213/mode/1up Roster] | ||
Company B - Many men from [[ | Company B - Many men from [[Medina County, Ohio|Medina County]]<ref name="Mason p43">F. H. Mason, ''The Forty-Second Ohio Infantry : a History of the Organization and Services of that Regiment in the War of the Rebellion : with Biographical Sketches of its Field Officers and a Full Roster of the Regiment'', (Cleveland : Cobb, Andrews &amp; Co., 1876), p.43. Digital version on [https://archive.org/stream/01544920.3386.emory.edu/01544920_3386#page/n53/mode/1up Internet Archive]. Also on {{FHL|685335|item|disp=FHL fiche 6118196}} and {{FHL|547331|item|disp=FHL film 1491094}}</ref> - see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/215/mode/1up Roster] | ||
Company C - Many men from [[ | Company C - Many men from [[Ashland County, Ohio|Ashland County]]<ref name="Mason p43" /> - see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/219/mode/1up Roster] | ||
Company D - Many men from [[ | Company D - Many men from [[Noble County, Ohio|Noble County]]<ref name="Mason p43" /> - see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/221/mode/1up Roster] | ||
Company E - see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/224/mode/1up Roster] | Company E - see Company [http://archive.org/stream/ohiowarroster04howerich#page/224/mode/1up Roster] | ||