[August 2?, 1861]
Larz Anderson. Notes of things to discuss with Governor William Dennison. Anderson states that 2nd Lieutenant Frank S .Schieffer, Company F, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was a "good for nothing, worthless fellow, utterly incompetent;" asks if it was possible to appoint William E. Sheridan, Orderly Sergeant, Company F, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to one of the lieutenancies; and states that Sheridan was an active, energetic and daring man, and that failure to appoint Sheridan would result in the degeneration of the company and, in the event of the death of the Captain, the disorganization of the company.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 136]

August 2, 1861
W.M. Bowen, Logan, Hocking County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that they had enrolled and sworn in nearly their complement of 85 men, but that they could bring 100 men with an extension of 3 or 5 days, that some of the men could not leave their business unless they had such an extension, and that he wanted to bring a company which would do credit to the Country and the State.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 67]

August 2, 1861
H.V.N. Boynton, Hamilton, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting his appointment as Major of the 35th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 113]

[August 2?, 1861]
D.W. Crull, Harrisonville, Scioto County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the order for the election was given by General Peter Kinney of Portsmouth, that after the election he drilled his company two or three times per week in Harrisonville while they awaited further orders, that when Captain McDowell made a call in Harrisonville, all the "substantial" members of his company enlisted and were currently in Groesbeck's regiment, and that he had been left with the "refuse" and no more than 9 or 10 responsible men.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 121]

August 2, 1861
William Elliott, Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he had seen in the Piqua Gazette that General William S. Rosecrans had issued an order for all three months' men on furlough to report themselves at Camp Chase to be mustered out of service and receive their pay, and that there were a large number of such men at Piqua who belonged to the 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) and that one of his sons was among them; and requesting information as to when the men would be mustered out and paid.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 151]

August 2, 1861
William McKendree Heath, Worthington, Franklin County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter requesting the numbers of Captain William W. Reilly's company and regiment currently at Camp Chase.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 105]

August 2, 1861
George V. Kelley, Massillon, Stark County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if those three months' volunteers sent home on furlough would receive any pay for their time which they enlisted.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 113]

August 2, 1861
H.G. Kennett, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, Headquarters, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that a company at Camp Chase had dwindled down to 23 men and disbanded, with some forming other companies and the balance leaving for home, and that they were still awaiting the mustering officer.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 78]

August 2, 1861
William T. Logan, Post Adjutant, Battalion Headquarters, Harmar, Washington County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was sending per express rolls of companies on duty along the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad as well as consolidated morning reports for the month of July, that he found it impossible to consolidate the company reports prior to July 1st, that L. Gwynne, the former Post Adjutant, had not corrected or consolidated the reports up to the time he resigned and an examination revealed that many of them had been misplaced or lost and that the remainder were incorrect, that the reports could not now be corrected since the companies had been ordered home, and that Major Bennett had inaugurated a system through which he hoped to be able to send consolidated reports weekly at least.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 132]

[August 2?, 1861]
C. Morris, et. al. To Governor William Dennison. Letter recommending that Captain E.A. Guthrie of Company B, 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) be promoted to a field officer position when the three months' regiments were reorganized; stating that Guthrie had served in western Virginia, and that the duty he had performed had been arduous and in many respects "onerous."
1 p. [Series 147-3: 150]

August 2, 1861
James Murray, Attorney General's Office, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter requesting the reappointment of Silas Bailey Walker as Major either in the 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry or some other regiment in which a vacancy may exist.
2 pp. [Series 147-3: 75]

August 2, 1861
A.B. Norton, Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he would like to obtain the position of Quartermaster of the 32nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that they were raising a company at Mt. Vernon which was to go into Colonel Thomas H .Ford's regiment. Bears endorsement of Rollin C. Hurd who states that politically speaking, Norton's appointment would be "judicious."
2 pp. [Series 147-3: 165]

August 2, [1861]
J.H. Robinson, Washington, Fayette County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Special Order Number 538 had authorized him to enlist a company of cavalry and stipulated that the men were to find their own horses and were to receive forty cents per day for use and risk, and that they had learned from captains in Highland and Brown Counties that Buckingham was receiving cavalry companies and furnishing them horses; asking why the government would furnish horses to some cavalry companies and require other cavalry companies to find their own horses; requesting an extension of five days in order to report a company of one hundred men; and stating that this would give him some men to spare when they got into camp in case some of the men "stampeded" or panicked, and that the men who were enlisting currently were the very best and wanted a day or so longer to "fix matters" at home. Bears pencilled notation reading "You can have horses if your men are right."
3 pp. [Series 147-3: 119]

August 2, 1861
P.N. Schuyler, Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he had been informed that R. Devereaux of Elmore, Ottawa County, Ohio had nearly organized a full company of men who wished to enlist for three years and that they could be ready to march in five days, and that he hoped Devereaux and his company would be ordered to report for immediate service. Bears endorsement of J.F. Deury.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 128]

August 2, 1861
George B. Senter, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the bearer was Captain Ankele, who was likely to be named as Colonel of the German regiment to be made up in Cleveland, and that his German friends spoke highly of Ankele and said he had seen much service.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 131]

August 2, 1861
Gustavus Shale, Petersburg, Mahoning County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that they did not know how soon they would have their company full, that they were recruiting as fast as possible, that they would report themselves when their company was full, that they had not received their commissions as expected, that they had strictly followed Buckingham's instructions, that they could not expect to get their company full if they did not get their commissions, and that some of their men would withdraw from the company if it was not legally organized before long.
2 pp. [Series 147-3: 115]

August 2, 1861
William H. Trimble, Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter regarding Colonel Jno. H. Allen, stating that he thought Allen had been offered a higher position in Illinois, that Allen thought he was worthy of the position of Brigadier General and he agreed, that he knew of no West Point man who was Allen's equal in intellectual ability and all the attributes of manhood except for Buckingham, and that Allen had seen three years active service and was perfectly fresh in the drill. Trimble goes on to state that he was in a military and political fight at Hillsboro, and that he sometimes felt like deserting and going into the active army of operation.
2 pp. [Series 147-3: 136]

August 2, 1861
J.W.M. Turner, Piketon, Pike County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Franklin Barger wanted a commission to raise a company in Pike County, that no company had been formed in Pike County, and that Barger was a staunch Republican and one of Piketon's best citizens. Bears endorsement of J.D. Hagans, Postmaster.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 85]

August 2, 1861
E.B. Tyler, Colonel, 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Sutton, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting blank reports and pay rolls.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 194]

August 2, 1861
Thomas G. Wood, 1st Lieutenant, Company C, 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), New Richmond, Clermont County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had approximately 45 men who had been in three months' service, that a company was being raised in all parts of Clermont County and that this prevented him from getting additional men, that he wanted to form an artillery company if he could get two pieces of rifle cannon, and that he had some Mexican War experience with cannon.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 121]

August 2, 1861
George B. Wright, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison .Letter acknowledging receipt of the notice of his appointment as 1st Lieutenant, 35th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and thanking Dennison.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 149]

August 3, 1861
John G. Bennett, Waynesfield, Auglaize County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that they wanted an order with authority to get up a company for the war, and that he thought a full company could be reported by the first part of September.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 221]

August 3, 1861
G.P. Blystone, Captain, Wallersville Military, Waynesburg, Stark County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that he had organized a company of infantry over a year ago, that their commissions were received in February and that they had been drilling regularly, and that they had organized under the law of 1856; asking if they were considered one of the reserve companies; and stating that some of the boys were itching for a fight, that they were uniformed and had gone about as far with the drill as possible without arms, and that they would be glad to have any arms not in use.
2 pp. [Series 147-3: 217]

August 3, 1861
C.D. Clarke, Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the dispatches ordering him to take Company A to Columbus via Circleville were not received until Friday, August 2, that the dispatches did not reach him in consequence of Tuesday morning's storm which burned out the telegraph wires at Circleville, that after waiting until Tuesday noon for orders, he went via Zanesville as it was the only way by which he could report on Tuesday as previously ordered, that under the circumstances, he hoped that Buckingham would release him from the charge of disobeying orders, and that he hoped they would be given an opportunity to "wash out the disgrace" which their rejection on Tuesday had put upon them.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 171]

August 3, 1861
W.H. Harlan, Captain, Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. To Sir. Letter stating that William H. Harlan of Steubenville was recruiting an infantry company for three years' service provided the war continued that long, that his company would be filled the following week, that he hoped to become part of Colonel Alexander McDowell McCook's regiment, and that he wanted any instructions necessary to secure acceptance of the company.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 163]

August 3, 1861
C.H. McElroy, Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that owing to the failure of those confidently relied upon in Delaware, he had to abandon raising a company at present.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 161]

August 3, 1861
Charles W. Skinner, West Unity, Williams County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had made application to enlist a company of cavalry and received an order dated April 17, along with information that there had been no call made up to that date for cavalry and instructions to enlist, organize and drill; and asking if they could be accepted for the war now that there had been a call for cavalry, if their elected officers could be retained after being mustered into U.S. service, and if their cavalry company could be attached to or numbered with a regiment of infantry organizing at West Unity.
2 pp. [Series 147-3: 211]

August 3, 1861
David R. Spry, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that his company was formed and would probably join the 33rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; asking if the company would be received as late as August 20th; and stating that the men were busy with the harvest.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 225]

August 3, 1861
Henry Stricker, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter seeking an appointment not lower than First Sergeant in a cavalry unit, and that he had served as a Corporal in the U.S. Dragoons and felt that he was competent to instruct a company or squadron of horsemen in carbine and sabre exercise, etc.; citing George H. Thomas and Fitz-John Porter among his references; and stating that C.D. Woodruff of Toledo was trying to enroll a company of cavalry, but was not the man for it, and that he would mention more officers as references, but some of them such as Robert E. Lee were in the Confederate Army.
2 pp. [Series 147-3: 225]

August 4, 1861
M[elvin] Clarke, Lieutenant Colonel, 36th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Putnam, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter regarding a full company which had arrived at Camp Putnam for the 36th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that the company had elected its officers, but that he understood the nomination to have been "irregular," that the elected officers were the best men in the company for the places, of excellent health and physique, intelligent, and of exceptional habits with one exception, and that Captain John Earhart occasionally drank too much, but had not touched liquor since coming into camp.
2 pp. [Series 147-3: 144]

August 4, 1861
William O. Collins, Hillsborough, Highland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking the manner in which horses were to be furnished for the cavalry company being raised by Captain Buck in Highland County; stating that it would greatly aid matters if the horses could be bought locally when the company was forming, that horses were abundant and cheap in the area, and that they could readily recommend a suitable agent or contractor.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 177]

August 4, 1861
M.V. McCrillis, Sherman, Huron County, Ohio .To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had seen the men who had promised to enlist and that most of them had enlisted under Captain Pratt, that he would be unable to raise a company very soon since most of his potential recruits had already enlisted, that those men who had enlisted were anxious to serve their country and did not want to wait for him to receive a commission, and that there were a number of people recruiting in the area.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 224]

August 4, 1861
O[scar] F. Moore, Lieutenant Colonel, 33rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the artillery companies from Portsmouth and Jackson County had applied for a place in the 33rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that the artillery company from Portsmouth was composed of 50 men, 25 or 30 of whom had considerable drill in the use of a gun, that the artillery company from Jackson County was "nearly entirely raw" and without drill, that there were three cavalry companies partly organized in Scioto and adjoining counties and that he could not say much for the efficiency of these companies without considerable time for drill, and that he hoped to fill up the regiment rapidly; requesting that no more companies be ordered away; stating that two companies raised in Scioto County had been ordered away since the order for the organization of the 33rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Portsmouth was issued, and that they had no camp equipage and that companies might arrive before any was received; and asking how they could subsist those men until the equipage was received.
2 pp. [Series 147-3: 176]

August 4, 1861
J[oshua] V. Robinson, Jr., Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he had received notice of his appointment as Major of the 33rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; thanking Dennison; and stating that "most unworthy" personal feelings and motives had caused certain persons to oppose his appointment.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 135]

August 4, 1861
W.W. Woodward, Lieutenant, Tippecanoe, Harrison County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that there was a fine opportunity for him to raise an excellent company of infantry in the next month or so, that he would keep an eye out for those men who had been in service and get them if possible, and that he could report a company of 80 or 90 men in three weeks or hold them a month longer putting the time in drilling.
2 pp. [Series 147-3: 154]

August 5, 1861
E[benezer] B. Andrews, Major, 36th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Putnam, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing the muster roll of Captain Devol's company now at Camp Putnam; stating that the company had already designated its officers and attesting to the quality of the company; and requesting that Buckingham secure them an experienced Colonel with a thorough military education.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 144]

August 5, 1861
R.N. Barr, Post Surgeon, 1st and 2nd Ohio Brigades, General Hospital, Camp Union, Parkersburg, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that after taking charge of the hospital, he had detailed Dr. Charles E. Wachenschwang, a Private in Company G of the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) as his hospital steward, that Wachenschwang's term of enlistment had expired and that his services would be lost unless Buckingham appointed him as Post Hospital Steward, that Wachenschwang was an accomplished druggist and pharmacist, and that Wachenschwang's services were invaluable since he had no Surgeon's Mate and an average number of over 80 patients.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 222]

August 5, 1861
W[illiam] J. Beers, Versailles, Darke County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison .Letter stating that there were six or eight members of Company A, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) who had been sent home from Camp Dennison on furlough until mustered out of service or until they received further orders, that their term of service had expired, and that they were anxious to know when and where they would be mustered out and receive their pay and discharge. Bears a penciled notation reading "Arrangements are being made and at the proper time you will receive notice through the papers to come to Columbus."
1 p. [Series 147-3: 181]

August 5, 1861
Norman K. Brown, Sergeant, Company E, 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if a company of 83 or 101 men would be accepted, and what length of time he would have to get up such a company; and stating that he would begin the task right away upon receiving authorization.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 158]

August 5, 1861
Lewis P. Buckley, Major, 19th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), Akron, Summit County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that owing to indisposition he would not be able to comply with Buckingham's order to act as a member of a general court martial appointed to meet at Columbus to try Lieutenant Stratton and others, that he was physically prostrated, and that his physician advised him to rest for a few days.
1 p. [Series 147-3: 182]