August 17, 1861
Fredr. Dieker, Dieker House, St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Captain S.R. Mott, late of the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), was enlisting a company of volunteers for the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Mott was sending some of his men (new recruits) from the country to board with Dieker until he filled his company, that Mott had told him the State of Ohio would pay 30 cents a day for subsistence, and that he had seen a general order in the Ohio Statesman for August 17 stating that the State would not pay any subsistence until after men left the place of rendezvous; and asking if subsistence at the rate of 30 cents a day ("little enough at a hotel") would be paid or not.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 196]

August 17, 1861
William H. Gibson, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he had been authorized by the War Department to organize a regiment for the war; and suggesting Captain A.M. Blackman, late of the 21st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), for Lieutenant Colonel, Levi Drake of Putnam County for Major, Van R. Conrad for Lieutenant, with a view of making him Adjutant, Henry A, Spayth for Lieutenant, with a view of making him Regimental Quartermaster, William H. Park, M.D. for Surgeon's Mate, and Robert Thrift, M.D. for Surgeon.
2 pp. [Series 147-4: 214]

August 17, 1861
Eli Hickcox, Greenville, Darke County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if a company would be accepted for the war if he could raise it in 15 days; stating that he served in a New York regiment during the Mexican War; and citing references.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 221]

August 17, 1861
Barton S. Kyle, Clerk's Office, Troy, Miami County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that an election for Brigadier General was being held that day in Miami County by order of Major General [Joseph W.] Frizell who was currently in Virginia acting as Lieutenant Colonel of the 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that the law required the poll book of said election to be returned to the Major General, and that they were at a loss to know what course to pursue since the Major General was absent.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 187]

[August 17?, 1861]
D.W. McClury. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that on April 27, he had received from Colonel Marrow the appointment of Quartermaster of the 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) and at once entered upon the duties of that office, receiving and receipting for stores and issuing the same, that the muster roll of the regiment was made out and received with his name as Quartermaster, that for three months, he acted solely with Colonel Marrow's authority, having received no commission nor other confirmation of appointment, that his term of service had expired and he had received no pay, and that he was fearful that as matters now stood, he might not be able legally to draw any pay; and requesting Dennison's aid.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 215]

August 17, 1861
Ezra McConnell, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting his appointment as Second Lieutenant of Company B, 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 227]

August 17, 1861
Arnold McMahan, Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was authorized to organize a company of men for the 21st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry currently forming at Camp Vance near Findlay; and requesting such orders and papers as were required for that purpose.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 188]

August 17, 1861
John Orr, Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the subsistence contract for Camp McArthur had been awarded to him on August 13; asking when it was likely the camp would be established; and stating that fears were entertained by many that there might not be a camp established at Steubenville, that there was, on the part of the business community, a universal feeling in favor of having a camp at Steubenville, that he assumed Buckingham knew of the great amount of recruiting going on in Jefferson and adjoining counties, and that it would be an easy matter to obtain a memorial signed by nine-tenths of Steubenville's leading men praying for the speedy establishment of Camp McArthur.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 191]

August 17, 1861
A[braham] Sanders Piatt, Colonel, 34th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Lucas, Clermont County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had forwarded the name of George H. Hart for First Lieutenant to serve as Quartermaster of his regiment; and requesting certificates for the same since they were about to come in contact with the contractor for supplies.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 206]

August 17, 1861
S. Shelabarger, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. To Dear Sir. Letter asking if there was any way provided by the government to pay the board, etc., of troops enrolled for enlistment after they were brought together in filling up companies and before they were actually mustered in at camp, how few would be received at camp and mustered into service, if it was true that a German company being formed at Springfield would not be received, and if there was any difficulty in receiving companies or parts of companies at any moment; stating that they were trying to recruit a regiment in the Clark County area; and requesting a Colonel of such reputation and experience as would justly command the confidence of the people.
2 pp. [Series 147-4: 224]

August 17, 1861
Thomas M. Ward, Lieutenant, Ohio Volunteers, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter acknowledging receipt of Buckingham's order of August 14, authorizing him to enlist a company of infantry; and stating that he would immediately proceed to comply with Buckingham's instructions, that he would at all times be ready to render his services to his country, respond to her call with promptness, meet her enemies with boldness, and do battle in her defense, and that, if carried into the "vortex" of death, it could be said that he fell with his front toward the enemy.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 203]

August 17, 1861
W[ashington] W. Woodward, Lieutenant, Company C, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had received Buckingham's order to raise a company of infantry and would commence work at once, that he would have received Buckingham's order sooner had he not been confined to his room in Sidney for several days with neuralgia brought on by protracted colds caught while in Virginia, that all or most of the officers from the three months' regiments were getting ready for recruiting work and consequently the territory was considerably divided, and that he was not conversant with the laws as to the inducements offered to volunteers in the way of bounties, etc.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 193]

August 17, [1861]
Crafts J. Wright. To ? Letter asking if there was any regiment now ready which O.L. Ransom could have; stating that the newspapers had said Governor William Dennison went to Illinois and New York for regiments; asking if there were any unemployed men from West Point, or who had seen service, who were fit for a position as Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Captain or Lieutenant; requesting their names and post office addresses; and stating that he might have a place for them in present service with [John C.] Fremont, and that he did not like to go out of state for such individuals.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 220]

August 18, 1861
G.B. Black, Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that they had raised a cavalry company in Tuscarawas County; asking if the government would furnish them with horses and equipments; and stating that they were all good horsemen and had some experience in cavalry drill, and that they would be ready in a few days to report at headquarters.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 222]

August 18, 1861
James McDonald, Adjutant General's Office. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had called at Buckingham's office that morning to report his misfortune in failing to fill up his company, that he had succeeded in getting a large number to volunteer in other companies so that the expense was not all lost to the state, that he was "mortified," but had done the best he could, and that he had recruited one hundred men, but could not hold them.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 158]

August 18, 1861
William H. Trimble, Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had written to Governor William Dennison at the request of a number of their "Union loving" citizens; suggesting that if the officering of the new regiments had not been completed, Captain and former Judge [James] Sloane of the 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, who fought bravely at the battle on the Kanawha [Scarey Creek] and was wounded, would be a worthy recipient of favor on the part of the Governor; stating that Sloane's friends from both parties would be glad to see him elevated to the position of Major or Lieutenant Colonel of a regiment, that Sloane had lashed his Democratic friends in two public speeches for their opposition to the government, that Sloane was a man of much more than ordinary intellectual ability and was cool and daring enough to make either a good soldier or officer, that the appointment of such men as Sloane, when worthy, would tend to weaken the force of the Democratic opposition, that Colonel [John H.] Allen had expressed his gratitude to Dennison and Buckingham for their good opinion of him, that when Allen had consulted his family, they were very much opposed to his going, since he would be compelled to leave them without even a home, that he supposed Allen was entirely dependent on his salary as a teacher for a living, that he had hoped to furnish a company for active service to be made up entirely and officered from his regiment (the Highland Reserve Regiment), that before he could communicate with his companies, enlisting officers from Greenfield in Highland County and from Adams County had drawn off over 60 of his men, and that he anticipated a company would be formed for service at the time of their encampment on September 1; providing the names of three of his officers; and requesting commissions for three other officers.
4 pp. [Series 147-4: 196]

August 19, 1861
Seth A. Bathwell, Hartford, Trumbull County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that his company would join the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry on August 22, and that his company had been formed on an order issued to Emerson Opdycke on July 24.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 223]

August 19, 1861
J[ohn] M. Connell, Colonel, 17th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Lieutenant [Henry C.] Knoop of Company B, 17th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) wanted to recruit a company for three years for the reorganized regiment and believed that he could succeed in a short time, and that Knoop was a worthy and competent officer.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 198]

August 19, 1861
G.V. Dieterich, Canton, Stark County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had been called upon by several of their patriotic ladies for the means to purchase material for the sick department or hospital belonging to the 4th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry currently somewhere in Maryland, that he had made an inquiry as to the necessity for contributing at that time, that he had been told that the company (F) commanded by Captain James Wallace from Canton needed sheets, shirts and other conveniences adapted to the wants of the sick and that immediate steps should be taken to secure them, that he had at once replied that others along with himself had already contributed liberally in supplying the company's various wants, and that he thought the government would supply all of the specified requisites if they were made known to the proper department.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 232]

August 19, 1861
Charles W. Hill, Brigadier General Commanding, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting that the proof of his General Order No. 3 and the table of hours of service for correction be sent by the bearer.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 210]

August 19, 1861
Charles W. Hill, Brigadier General Commanding, Headquarters, Ohio Volunteers for U.S. Service, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that William Jamison had just reported with a warrant appointing him sutler of Camp Chase, that Mr. Carpenter, the current sutler, had an earlier appointment, that both appointments emanated from the War Department, that he supposed there was no doubt that the last appointment superseded the first, and that he would immediately recognize Jamison unless he was informed that his supposition was wrong.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 212]

August 19, 1861
Roswell Marsh, Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting letters of authority to enlist a company of infantry to serve the United States for three years or during the war as a part of the quota assigned to Ohio for the suppression of the rebellion; stating that his age was above that receivable in the ranks, that he was a native of Vermont and hardened by her winters, and that his constitution was unimpaired; and asking permission to serve his country.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 225]

August 19, 1861
J[esse] S. Norton, Colonel, 21st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that there was a cavalry company formed in Wood County and nearly ready to go into service, and that the officers and men were desirous of being assigned to his regiment; and asking what arrangements had been made or were likely to be made in reference to cavalry being attached to regiments currently being raised by the State.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 233]

August 19, 1861
Milton P. Peirce, Berea, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had just been informed by a Cleveland recruiting officer that Buckingham had issued a general order regulating the organization of camps, that two points in the order affected him, namely that transportation orders were issued only for fifty or more men at a time and that companies took rank according to receipt of rolls, that he was herewith sending the roll for his company even though it might be too late to get the position promised by J[oshua] R. Giddings, that upon Giddings' return from Washington, he had offered to join the 29th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry with a company of riflemen selected from all parts of the Western Reserve if they could be Company A, that Giddings had replied affirmatively, that he had commenced reorganizing his company of sharpshooters, that he had arranged with Giddings to come into camp as soon as they were notified that the camp was in readiness, that Giddings had said they would forward transportation orders, that it now seemed such orders must come from Buckingham, that it was impossible for him to tell at which particular railroad station different men would have to be transported from since they were coming from all parts of the Western Reserve, that many of his men could go directly to Jefferson without expense to the State, that some of his men would have to take the cars at Norwalk and perhaps further west, that it was understood that their reorganization should be completed after going into camp by a re-election of officers, that they had no Lieutenants since their first was discarded as "incompetent" and the second had gone for the war in another company, that he had been elected Captain on April 20, that the return was made to Brigade Headquarters by orders from there, and that Buckingham had informed him that he was entitled to a commission and ought to have it to facilitate his pay although he had not been mustered into service; asking if his commission would date back to April 20, and if he was entitled to the promised position in Giddings' regiment; and stating that a commission would frequently be of service to him in recruiting, and that when they went into camp, he would take his chances with the rest for re-election.
2 pp. [Series 147-4: 194]

August 19, 1861
Milton P. Peirce, Berea, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was well aware that the State was "hard up" and it was for that reason that he receipted his pay duplicates, as made out by the Paymaster General over six weeks ago, and sent them to Columbus requesting that Union Loan Bonds be sent him for the amount or, if they were only issued in even hundreds, to send two $100 bonds to one of the banks at Cleveland and that he would pay the difference in cash, that if he was sent a single bond, it would help him a great deal, that he had, at his own expense, enlisted nearly two hundred men who were or had been in actual service, that he had expended more than the amount due him from the State without receiving a dime in return, that he had been unjustly kept out of service except for camp duty, that he had now reorganized his original company (the Buckeye Rifle Guards) so far as filling up the ranks was concerned, and was enlisting all he could for the 29th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he was embarrassed for want of means, and that he thought the State ought to at least pay him his dues since he had expended the same for the common cause without any further aspirations than to command his own company.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 195]

August 19, 1861
Warren Russell, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he wanted to enter military service, but that his age (49) excluded him from the ranks, and that his habits of business would make a position in the Paymaster's Department "most desirable," although he was not averse to any duty which the service might require.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 231]

August 19, 1861
Harry M. Smith, Battalion Headquarters, Harmar, Washington County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had forwarded consolidated morning reports of the companies doing duty on the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad from August 9-15, and that the reports had been ready to be forwarded on August 16, but Major [O.] Bennet was not present to sign them. Letter written for W.T. Logan, Adjutant.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 204]

August 19, 1861
J. Vertessy, late Captain of the Hungarian Army, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he could report a company for three years' service in twenty days if authorized.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 221]

August 19, 1861
B.F. Wade, John Hutchins, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that they were authorized to raise a regiment of cavalry and a battery of artillery, that their companies were nearly ready, that they had notified U.S. Adjutant General [Lorenzo] Thomas and requested that he send an officer to muster the companies into service, and that they wanted a temporary arrangement to subsist the men; asking if that could be done at Cleveland; stating that when the companies were raised, they were to be officered under the laws of Ohio and would constitute a part of Ohio's volunteer force; requesting that S.C. Thayer of Cleveland be appointed Quartermaster of the regiment; and stating that they wanted an experienced and good military man for Colonel.
2 pp. [Series 147-4: 185]

August 19, 1861
Durbin Ward, American House, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter accepting his appointment as Major of the 17th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 228]

August 20, 1861
Eugene Armstrong, Milford, Clermont County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter asking if a company not full would be permitted to go into camp and if so, what was the lowest number which would be received, and if any engineer corps were forming and where. Bears note reading "Companies are sometimes admitted when there is a good prospect of their being filled."
1 p. [Series 147-4: 234]

August 20, 1861
Eli J. Blount, Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting an order to recruit an infantry company at Hillsboro; stating that Lieutenant [Benjamin R.A.] Jones of Company K, 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), who had seen service in the Mexican War, was acting with him, and that they had assurances which caused them to say that they could get up a good company in a few days; and requesting muster rolls and necessary instructions if an order was granted.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 235]

August 20, 1861
Charles Whittlesey, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting his appointment as Colonel of the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that he hoped to be consulted in reference to his Adjutant, Regimental Quartermaster, and Commissary.
1 p. [Series 147-4: 226]