July 23, 1861
J.W. Keller, Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he wished to join Colonel Piatt's Zouave regiment, and that he had been in United States service for three months and belonged to Company C, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Militia (Bucyrus Light Infantry); and requesting that Buckingham certify his account so that he could leave money with his dependent family. Bears penciled notation reading "A matter belonging to the U.S. Can do nothing."
2 pp. [Series 147-2: 120]

[July 23, 1861]
Samuel Knox, Auditor of Harrison County, Ohio, Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if it was Buckingham's intention to enforce or execute the act to enroll the militia of the state passed on April 12, 1861, stating that he was asking because the law was received too late to have the assessors enroll the militia at the time they were assessing the property and that consequently nothing had been done in reference to the matter.
1 p. [Series 147-2: 111]

July 23, 1861
Robert Lytle, Captain, Athens, Athens County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he and his men were posted on the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad from Athens west as far as the Scioto bridge five miles from Chillicothe, that his men's term of service had expired and that they were determined to go home chiefly because of the scarcity of provisions and the lack of money, that a "goodly" number of his men would go into the three years' service if they were paid off and mustered out of the three months' service, and that a "goodly" number of railroad workers and local residents did not deem it necessary to have guards posted so far west as they were; and requesting that they be relieved immediately, paid off, and receive an honorable discharge.
2 pp. [Series 147-2: 132]

July 23, 1861
J.J. Manor, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that John ? was desirous of getting up a company of infantry and wished to obtain an order for that purpose.
1 p. [Series 147-2: 124]

July 23, 1861
M.M. Murphy, Ripley, Brown County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that they had received telegraphic news of the "terrible" defeat at Manassas Gap, and that he expected there would be a call for more troops; requesting authority to raise a company for the war; and providing references.
1 p. [Series 147-2: 215]

July 23, 1861
Jacob Peetrey, London, Madison County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if an infantry company would be accepted if ready in two weeks.
1 p. [Series 147-2: 86]

July 23, 1861
N. Phillips, Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had been trying to raise a cavalry company, had spent considerable time and money, and had failed to raise the requisite number, that most of the men who would go were not able to buy their horses, and that he could raise a company of 80-95 men in 2-3 weeks if the government furnished some or all of the horses and he received assurance that the company would be accepted.
2 pp. [Series 147-2: 145]

July 23, 1861
William S. Pierson, New Haven, Connecticut. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was in New Haven to attend a meeting of his college classmates, that he had written Governor Dennison recommending Captain Bolinger to be an officer in the artillery at the urging of some prominent military gentlemen, that Captain Bolinger had stated that he would go if he could have the command of two guns and that 25 men would go with him, that these terms had been made clear in dispatches, and that Captain Bolinger and his men lost confidence that they would be fairly dealt with when they arrived in Columbus and the terms were not met. Pierson was mayor of Sandusky, Ohio.
3 pp. [Series 147-2: 212]

July 23, 1861
A.W. Plummer, Captain of the Adelphi Home Guards, Adelphi, Ross County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if the government defrayed all expenses in keeping volunteers until a requisite number of men were enrolled, and stating that a company of good men could be raised in Adelphi if they could get aid from the government and legal authority. Bears pencilled notation reading "State pays no expenses until company is ordered to rendezvous, nor order given for forming companies unless on a pledge to have one ready by a given time."
1 p. [Series 147-2: 131]

July 23, 1861
H.H. Poppleton, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that following his interview with Buckingham he had informed his men that they had no prospect of being accepted and that several of them had enlisted in Company I being raised in Elyria to complete the 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that the great difficulty in raising a cavalry company of the requisite number was in providing horses, that horses could doubtless be furnished provided the government would take the risk and pay for the use of them, that he understood that the cavalry company from Cincinnati received $22.00 per month, exclusive of clothing, and also received fifty cents per day for the use of their horses with the government taking the risk, that under the same conditions he thought he could raise a company in ten days or two weeks time, and that if horses were furnished he would have no trouble raising the company in 10-12 days after receipt of an order. Bears penciled notation reading "We have no authority to proceed in any other manner than as directed in the order from Washington."
2 pp. [Series 147-2: 113]

July 23, 1861
Alexander Porter, New London, Huron County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that he wanted to form a company for three years' service if there was any prospect of getting recruiting orders and the company being accepted, and including the names of references.
1 p. [Series 147-2: 106]

July 23, 1861
B.S. Porter, John Smith, Green Spring, Seneca County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that they would raise a company for three years' service if Buckingham sent a blank muster roll, and that they thought a company could be raised in and about Green Spring of the finest men Ohio had turned out.
1 p. [Series 147-2: 121]

July 23, 1861
R. Rice. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that they were not versed in military law, and that as a Notary Public, he administered the oath to the officers and signed the certificates.
1 p. [Series 147-2: 158]

July 23, 1861
Matthias Ridenour, Hamer, Paulding County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter requesting an order to raise a company of volunteers for three years' service.
1 p. [Series 147-2: 190]

July 23, 1861
E.P. Scammon, Colonel, 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if there were any haversacks in Columbus which could be spared for the two regiments preparing to march.
1 p. [Series 147-2: 158]

July 23, 1861
James W. Shaw, Cridersville, Auglaize County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that his company was uniforming, asking if the company could be accepted immediately when full, stating that two or three of the men would not drill, and asking what could be done with them.
2 pp. [Series 147-2: 216]

July 23, 1861
L.A. Sheldon, Brigadier General, 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, Ohio Volunteer Militia, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the recent disaster in Virginia [Union defeat at First Manassas] had given impetus to the patriotic feeling in Lorain County, that he had been requested to tender an artillery company consisting of 24 men for three years' service, that they had no gun or arms of any kind, that they desired an order to enlist the company and elect officers, and that they would be ready to go to camp within 48 hours of receiving the necessary papers if they could get a gun or be annexed to a battery. Bears penciled notation reading "If they will combine with other squads and go into election for officers and abide the result they can come."
2 pp. [Series 147-2: 111]

July 23, 1861
James Sowery, Captain, West Milton, Union County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had formed a company of light infantry of seventy-five men to act as home guards, and that they had been drilling for some time, asking for information regarding drawing arms and organizing the company to be held in readiness at Buckingham's orders, and stating that he had served several years in the English army and through the Mexican War.
1 p. [Series 147-2: 136]

July 23, 1861
Edward Spear, Jr., Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. To Honorable W.T. Bascom, Columbus, Ohio. Letter asking Bascom to inform Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham that he had formed a company of artillery consisting of40 men, that he could fill the company to the full number if accepted and assurance was given of being ordered into service soon, and that he had a good group of men who were anxious to assist their country in her "day of trouble."
1 p. [Series 147-2: 107]

July 23, 1861
J.C. Thompson, South Bloomfield, Pickaway County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that two volunteers from the South Bloomfield area home on furlough from Camp Dennison had been taken sick with measles and were unable to join their company when it left camp for Virginia, that they were now fully recovered and anxious to get to their unit which was the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that they were not able to pay their fare and wished assistance to get back; asking what course they should pursue, if a pass could be furnished to them, and where they should apply; and stating that the news of yesterday [the Union defeat at First Manassas] gave "us the blues." Bears penciled notation reading "Must pay their own way."
1 p. [Series 147-2: 163]

July 23, 1861
Robert H. Thompson, Assistant Commissary Sergeant, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had received Buckingham's communication informing him of the change in his commission, and that he would change his bond as soon as he could find time to get to Columbus.
1 p. [Series 147-2: 154]

July 23, 1861
Hosea Townsend, Greenwich Station, Huron County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter asking if he could get into service by recruiting a company of men, and stating that he would report a company shortly after receiving a commission and assurance of the company's acceptance.
1 p. [Series 147-2: 110]

July 23, 1861
Morris E. Tyler, 1st Lieutenant, Company F,1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Division, Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that they received their commissions the day before and immediately took the oath required; asking about their prospects of getting into active service; stating that they would have to recruit some to fill up their ranks to one hundred men, that quite a number of their men had gone into three years' service, that with short notice they could be ready to assist in maintaining the laws and preserving the Constitution, and that they wished to be informed immediately if there was a chance to get transferred from the Militia of the Reserve into active service; asking when they could get guns for drill purposes; and stating that they were for avenging the death of every Union soldier at Manassas Junction, that they were true to their country which they loved so well, and that they wanted a hand in the fight.
3 pp. [Series 147-2: 118]

[July 23?, 1861]
J.W. Vance, et. al. To Governor William Dennison. Letter recommending P.L. Cooper to be appointed to a Lieutenancy in the service.
1 p. [Series 147-2: 153]

July 23, 1861
John H. Young, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter requesting that the bearer [C.W.T.F. Morrison] be given an order to raise a company in Champaign County for service in the 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry or some other regiment at Camp Chase.
1 p. [Series 147-2: 150]

July 24, 1861
E. J. Blount, Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if the state was accepting any new companies for active service, and stating that he would like to have an order for a company of 75 or 80 men for 1 or 3 years' service.
1 p. [Series 147-2: 218]

July 24, 1861
J.H. Booker, Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was trying to raise a cavalry company in Senecaville, and that they currently had forty-one members; asking if they could get sabers and pistols as soon as organized; and stating that they were looking every day for their country to be invaded and wanted something to "ware" with, that they wished to be able to make a stand in case of emergency, and that they could raise one hundred men if equipments were supplied.
1 p. [Series 147-2: 213]

July 24, 1861
Henry Camp, Alliance, Stark County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C. P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he could raise a company consisting of forty three months' men who would re-enlist for the duration of the war provided they were discharged and paid off, that the balance required to fill up the company could be gotten from a company which had been drilling for about three months, that he thought the company would compare favorably with any company then at Camp Chase, that they would be under lasting obligations if they could fight for the "Glorious Stars & Stripes of our dear country," and that the calamity which had befallen the army at Bull Run had fired every patriotic heart in the country; and providing references.
3 pp. [Series 147-2: 134]

July 24, 1861
T.J. Carlin, Captain, Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that his company of light artillery were fully uniformed with the exception of shoulder plates, asking how shoulder plates could be obtained, stating that they were bound to have a hand in the fight, and reminding Buckingham that he had promised that his company would receive the first call if Ohio sent additional artillery into the field.
2 pp. [Series 147-2: 125]

July 24, 1861
R.A. Constable, Brigadier General, Headquarters, 3rd Brigade, 7th Division, Ohio Volunteer Militia, Athens, Athens County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting information regarding the terms upon which horses were taken into the service when men joined a cavalry company and found their own horses, which equipments were furnished by the government and which the men were expected to furnish, and the pay of cavalry per month.
1 p. [Series 147-2: 133]

July 24, [1861]
P.L. Cooper, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting that Buckingham use his influence to get him a position.
1 p. [Series 147-2: 149]

July 24, 1861
T.J. Cram, Captain, Grafton, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had been detailed by the War Department to muster in such three months' volunteers who had been serving in western Virginia as elected to enter the three years' service, and that he understood Ohio's three months' regiments would be mustered out in Columbus and reorganized there for three years' service; and asking that he be apprised as soon as there were sufficient numbers for companies so that he could come to Columbus and perform his duties as specified by the War Department.
1 p. [Series 147-2: 175]

July 24, 1861
M.A. Dougherty, Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that a company of reserve militia had failed to join with the men raised by E.T. Hooker, and requesting that Hooker be given an extension for enrolling his company to the full complement.
1 p. [Series 147-2: 217]