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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. | ||
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<br> | Company A - enrolled in Story County, Dallas County, and Polk County | ||
Company B - enrolled in Polk County | |||
Company C - enrolled in Polk County | |||
Company D - enrolled in Wayne County | |||
Company E - enrolled in Pottawattamie County, Polk County, &c. | |||
Company F - enrolled in Page County and other counties | |||
Company G - enrolled in Jasper County | |||
Company H - enrolled in Madison County | |||
Company I - enrolled in Cass County | |||
Company K - enrolled in Marshall County | |||
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Information about the companies and their counties comes from Iowa. Adjutant General's Office, ''Report of the Adjutant General and Acting Quartermaster General of the State of Iowa'', (Des Moines [Iowa]: F.W. Palmer, 1863), pages 820-849. {{FHL|322680|item|disp=FHL book 977.7 M25ag}}. <br> | |||
Rosters are also listed in this book. <br> | |||
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