July 29, 1861
John Wallace, Captain, Company A, Ohio Militia of the Reserve, Morning Sun, Preble County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that their company felt like they had "played soldier" long enough and wanted to get into service, and asking what he should do with his state commission.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 60]

[July 30?, 1861]
G[eorge] W. Anderson, Colonel, 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), et. al. To Governor William Dennison and the Board of Medical Examiners, Columbus, Ohio. Letter signed by the commissioned officers and 1st Sergeants of the 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) recommending the application of their Assistant Surgeon, John N. Mowry, M.D. for the appointment of Surgeon in the army.
2 pp. [Series 147-3: 11]

July 30, 1861
James Barnett, Colonel, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he thought that one or two batteries of artillery could be immediately recruited in Cleveland and one in Geneva, and recommending three individuals to be appointed as recruiting officers.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 101]

[July 30?, 1861]
Samuel Beatty, Colonel, 19th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, et. al. To Governor William Dennison. Letter recommending Andrew Jackson Konkle, Captain of Company K, 19th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry as a suitable person to organize and take command of a battery of artillery.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 10]

July 30, 1861
J. Belknap, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting employment.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 13]

July 30, 1861
E.M. Buckingham, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter from Buckingham's cousin introducing W.G. Boggs of Springfield as someone who was always ready to work, and stating that he prayed that there would be no more such "awful mistakes" as were made on July 21 [Union defeat at First Manassas (Bull Run)].
1 p. [Series 147-3: 44]

July 30, 1861
John A. Corwin, late Captain, Company K, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison .Letter stating that the furloughs of seventy-one of his men had not been signed or countersigned, that these men had left Camp Dennison on June 15 with the consent and under the orders of the officers in command of the brigade and regiment and that he had supposed they each had a written furlough, that none of the company had been on duty since June 20, that nearly all were subject to call, but no call had been made, that while their time had expired they had not been mustered out of service and no one had received any pay, that the report of their auditor as to the appropriation of their military fund had induced him not to make any application for compensation for the company until now, and that each of the men was entitled to an honorable discharge as well as to his pay.
2 pp. [Series 147-3: 14]

[July 30?, 1861]
John H. Deardoff, Brigadier General, Headquarters, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Ohio Volunteers, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. To Dear Sir. Letter stating that Captain Perry Stewart's company was fully uniformed, desired arms, and were ready for inspection.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 43]

July 30, 1861
T.U. Forshee, West Canaan, Madison County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he had been attacked with bilious fever on his way home from Camp Chase and had been unable to organize his company, that he wished an extension of time allotted him from August 5 to August 12 or 15, and that he could take a company of cavalry to Camp Chase by August 20 and have them ready for service thirty days sooner than any cavalry company currently in camp; and asking why men posted in cavalry tactics should not have precedence over those who were "perfectly ignorant" of their duty.
3 pp. [Series 147-3: 147]

July 30, 1861
A.W. Gilbert, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting the appointment of Lieutenant Colonel of the 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 91]

July 30, 1861
A.W. Gilbert, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter accepting the commission of Lieutenant Colonel of the 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry with "diffidence" as to his skill and capacity to fill, on so short notice, a military position of such character.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 81]

July 30, 1861
Michael S. Gunckel, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison .Letter asking if a raised company would be accepted "without doubt," and stating that during the Mexican War, he had gone to the trouble and expense of raising a company which was not mustered into service.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 9]

July 30, 1861
W.S. Harlan, Rural Dale, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that they would like to raise a company of volunteers for three years' service, and requesting the necessary papers.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 97]

July 30, 1861
W.S. Harlan, Rural Dale, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Enos T. Hall. Letter stating that he had asked the Adjutant General to send the necessary papers for raising a company for three years' service and used Hall as a reference, that twenty-five men had already offered their names, and that he could not tell how he would succeed.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 96]

July 30, 1861
Charles W. Hill, Brigadier General, Brigade Headquarters, Grafton, Virginia. To Governor William Dennison. Letter recommending Lieutenant Colonel J[ohn] W[allace] Fuller, Assistant Adjutant General on his staff, as a candidate for a Colonelcy of one of the Ohio regiments currently being or about to be organized; and stating that Fuller was a man of decided military "proclivities," of considerable experience, good business qualifications, correct in habits, example and association, a good tactician, very energetic, and well informed.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 82]

July 30, 1861
Edwin Huntington, Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had no doubt that one or two companies could be raised in the vicinity of Painesville within three or four weeks if he received an order along with instructions.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 38]

July 30, 1861
I.A. Hutchinson, General Ticket Agent, Pittsburgh, Columbus & Cincinnati Railroad, General Ticket Office, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter regarding a company ready to leave Cadiz that day for Columbus; stating that the Pittsburgh, Columbus & Cincinnati Railroad could not transport any troops for the State unless notice was received from the Adjutant General's Department that the troops had been ordered to Columbus; requesting that the Adjutant General give such notice when he ordered any companies via the Pittsburgh, Columbus & Cincinnati Railroad; and asking if they should bring in the Cadiz company.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 47]

July 30, 1861
J.C. Johnston, Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that horses were scarce in the area owing to the fact that many had been bought up for the army, that he could report a company in three days if horses were furnished by the Government, and that the majority of their fighting men were minus a horse.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 7]

July 30, 1861
C[hristopher] Keary, 2nd Lieutenant, Company B, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that thirty-nine men from Company B, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) had been sent home from Camp Dennison on furlough, that their furlough had run out, that these men were in a quandary as to what they should do, and that some of them wished to join another company for three years' service after they had received their pay and were mustered out of three months' service.
2 pp. [Series 147-3: 13]

July 30, 1861
T.D. McClelland, 1st Lieutenant, Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P .Buckingham. Letter stating that he had written on Wednesday last regarding the Sandusky Rover Guards (Company A, Militia of the Reserve) who had resolved to recruit up their ranks to the requisite number and tender their services to the Government; asking how soon they would be ordered into camp after reporting the full number of men, if the present officers' commissions would be transferred into the regular service, and if the three months' men reenlisting with the reorganized Sandusky Rover Guards would be entitled to a $30.00 bounty; and stating that the reorganized Sandusky Rover Guards could get "quite a number" of three months' men provided that these men were certain they would get their back pay before leaving Ohio so that they could leave it with their friends.
2 pp. [Series 147-3: 3]

July 30, 1861
A. McFarland, Tribune Office, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter regarding J.V. Robinson, Jr. of Portsmouth and Captain George B. Bailey, Company G, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) who were seeking appointment as Major of the regiment O.F. Moore was authorized to raise; attesting to Robinson's character and abilities; and stating that while he felt a deep interest in Robinson he would do nothing to injure Bailey.
4 pp. [Series 147-3: 81]

July 30, 1861
J.J. Manor, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the 14th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) contemplated reenlisting, but that some would not reenlist and new men would have to be taken in their stead, and that there were two individuals engaged in raising companies.
2 pp. [Series 147-3: 33]

July 30, 1861
M.M. Murphy, Ripley, Brown County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that if he met with success, he would leave with a company on August 8 and be in Columbus on August 9; and requesting information regarding the lowest and highest numbers of men that would be received as a company.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 119]

July 30, [1861]
O[liver] F. Murphy, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting a clerk's position in one of the departments at Buckingham's disposal; stating that his health was not "robust" enough to perform the laborious duties of a soldier, and that he had served as Deputy in both the Clerk of Court's and Auditor's offices in Mount Vernon. Together with two recommendations.
3 pp. [Series 147-3: 131]

July 30, 1861
Edward F. Noyes, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison .Letter accepting his appointment as Major of the 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 118]

July 30, 1860[1]
C.W. Potwin, Painesville, Lake County, Ohio .To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter recommending Alphonso H. Brooks; stating that Brooks was a teacher, had read carefully and practically all the military works available and seemed to have a mental adaptation to military service, had a strong voice for giving command, was possessed of coolness and courage, and desired the position of Adjutant of a regiment.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 95]

July 30, 1861
J.V. Robinson, Jr., Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison .Letter regarding his candidacy for Major in the regiment to be raised in Portsmouth; stating that he would be willing to leave the question to the people of Scioto County and adjoining counties as to whether Captain [George B.] Bailey of Company G, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) or himself should receive the appointment.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 84]

July 30, 1861
James Rowe, Major General, Headquarters, 5th Division, Ohio Volunteer Militia, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter introducing E.W. Libly and W.B. Doherty who were seeking an order to raise a company of infantry for three years or during the war.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 105]

July 30, 1861
Arch. J. Sampson, Laceysville, Harrison County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting a free pass to Camp Dennison, Camp Chase or some other camp so that he could drill and prepare himself for service; stating that once he understood the drill, he would do his best to get up a company for U.S. service, that he was 22 years of age, a graduate of Mt. Union College, W.C.T. in the Independent Order of Good Templars, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, that he did not want the pass unless it was given with the assurance that he would be sent home on a free pass once he understood drill, and that he would pay for his own rations while in camp if desired. Bears penciled notation reading "Have no authority."
1 p. [Series 147-3: 39]

July 30, 1861
Gustavus Shale, Petersburgh, Mahoning County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter informing Buckingham that an election had been held as ordered; forwarding their poll book; requesting their commissions so that they could be legally organized; asking if there was a chance of acceptance when their company was full; requesting a copy of the volunteer manual; and stating that he understood that a code of regulations for the government and discipline of the Militia of the Reserve was to be issued.
3 pp. [Series 147-3: 41]

July 30, 1861
Charles A. Smith, Rochester, New York. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that he had served in Company C, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and received a furlough because of ill health, that he had not received any pay for his service, and that he had reenlisted in Company G, 26th Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry; and requesting an immediate response concerning pay.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 22]

[July 30?, 1861]
Sarah Sprague, West Jefferson, Madison County, Ohio. To Dear Sir. Letter stating that circumstances prevented her from paying him at present, that she was keeping a toll gate at $5.00 a month, that she would do her best to get him money, and that it was not her intention to be dishonest as to the fare.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 118]

July 30, 1861
H. Timothy Willcox, Captain, Townsend, Sandusky County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he could not set the exact time for bringing ninety men to Columbus since some of his men had gotten tired of waiting for a call on the Reserve Militia and joined a corps which was being organized independent of state authorities, that he was "vigorously" at work repairing his losses, and that if he failed to fill his company he would join some other company, but did not like the idea of putting his trust in a man [William H.? Gibson] who had once betrayed the same.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 69]

[July 30?, 1861]
CJW [Crafts J. Wright?]. To ? Letter asking on what date the term of service of the companies of the 1st and 2nd Regiments, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) began; and stating that the true date "certainly and legally" must be that of acceptance by the Governor, and that most of the troops in the 1st and 2nd Regiments, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) would disband from fear of the officers.
2 pp. [Series 147-3: 145]

July 30, 1861
Jonathan H. Young, Captain, U.S.A., Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Dear Sir. Letter regarding three months' men from Lake County; stating that approximately 40 of these men belonging to Company D, 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had returned home on furlough until the expiration of their term of service or until further orders, that their time had expired, that they wanted to know how and when they would be mustered out of service and paid, and that some of them wanted to reenlist; and asking if they could appoint an attorney to draw their pay and receive their discharge.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 37]

July 31, 1861
Jesse Baldwin, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking when, where, how and by whom were the Tod Artillery to be paid, when, where and how the three months' men sent home on furlough were to be paid and discharged from U.S. service, and if a company of cavalry from Mahoning County would be accepted for three years' service.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 112]

July 31, 1861
C.D. Brooks, Captain, Monroe Guards, Samsonville, Jackson County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that his company would have been fairly organized long since if the Brigade Major had not pocketed the roll and poll book for two months instead of sending it to the Adjutant General's Department, that there was "a nest of rank secessionists" in the neighborhood who were bold and becoming bolder every day as they learned of Union reverses, that about twelve miles away there was a company of approximately ninety men drilling regularly calling themselves peace makers who openly proclaimed their devotion to Jefferson Davis and the South and who had gone so far as to put up a secession flag, that he had been unable to obtain arms even though they were surrounded by disunionists, that it was well known in southern Ohio that Jackson County was full of secessionists, and that without arms neither their property or lives would be safe.
3 pp. [Series 147-3: 120]

July 31, 1861
H.C. Cherrington, Thurman, Gallia County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he could report ninety men in ten days or two weeks at the longest, that two other companies had been forming in Gallia County and the surrounding area, and that this competition accounted for the delay.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 93]

July 31, 1861
J.H. Clarke, A.U.S., Camp Carrington, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had been informed that a company from the 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had been ordered to Camp Carrington for the purpose of guarding stores, that this company apparently misunderstood the order since it went through Camp Carrington without stopping and joined its regiment in western Virginia, and that they were still paying $6.00 per night for guards to watch the stores.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 73]

July 31, 1861
George W. Culver, Belle Vernon, Wyandot County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General. Letter stating that he had forgotten to retain a duplicate of the roll with the names of the Belle Vernon company and requesting a copy, and stating that they would hold their election on August 10.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 146]