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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.
-The Fifty-Fourth Regiment was recruited in:<br>
+Field and Staff Officers:&nbsp; See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/54th/54thofficers.html Roster]<br>
-Company A: Indiana and Cambria Counties
+Regimental Band - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/54th/54thband.html Roster]
-Company B: Somerset County
+Company A:&nbsp; Many men were recruited in Indiana County and Cambria County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/54th/54thcoa.html Roster]<br>
-Company C: Somerset County
+Company B:&nbsp;Many men were recruited in Somerset County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/54th/54thcob.html Roster]
-Company D: Somerset County
+Company C:&nbsp;Many men were recruited in Somerset County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/54th/54thcoc.html Roster]
-Company E: Cambria&nbsp;County
+Company D:&nbsp;Many men were recruited in Somerset County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/54th/54thcod.html Roster]
-Company F: Harrisburg County
+Company E:&nbsp;Many men were recruited in Cambria&nbsp;County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/54th/54thcod.html Roster]
-Company G: Somerset County
+Company F:&nbsp;Many men were recruited in Harrisburg County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/54th/54thcof.html Roster]
-Company H: Northampton, Cambria and Somerset Counties
+Company G:&nbsp;Many men were recruited in Somerset County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/54th/54thcog.html Roster]
-Company I: Cambria County<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1304437031953_676" />
+Company H:&nbsp;Many men were recruited in Northampton County, Cambria County and Somerset County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/54th/54thcoh.html Roster]
-Company K: Allentown. Lehigh County
+Company I:&nbsp;Many men were recruited in Cambria County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/54th/54thcoi.html Roster]<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1304437031953_676" />
+Company K:&nbsp;Many men were recruited in Allentown, Lehigh County&nbsp; - See[http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/54th/54thcok.html Roster]
+Unassigned men: See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/54th/54thunassigned.html Roster]
 This data is from Bates' ''History of Pennsylvania Volunteers'', Volume 2.
 <br>
 The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 3,009 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UPA0054RI Roster].