August 22, 1861
O. Bennet, Major Commanding, Headquarters, Camp Putnam, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that when in Columbus, he was informed that a bundle of blank company morning reports had been sent for use of the camp, that upon inquiry he found that the bundle had not been received, and that he had been compelled to use those blank reports sent for railroad guard and would soon be entirely out; requesting that three hundred blank company morning reports and forty blank consolidated morning field reports be sent immediately by express; and stating that he had telegraphed Buckingham the day before in reference to a mustering- in officer, that in order to retain the men it was necessary that they be mustered into the U.S. service as soon as possible, that desertion was becoming too frequent for the good of the regiment, that the drill of companies was the order of the day and was rigidly enforced to the satisfaction of all, and that the officers in command reported the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad to be in favorable condition.
2 pp. [Series 147-5: 58]

[August 22?, 1861]
Jno. R. Chamberlin, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting more time to fill his company; and stating that he was not particular about entering the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that many were recruiting without authority and would soon fail, that companies could then be better filled, and that he would go into camp and subsist his men until his company was filled.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 138]

August 22, 1861
M[elvin] Clarke, Lieutenant Colonel, 36th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Putnam, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Captain [John] Beckley's company came in full, that Captain Earhart's company had lost men, that Earhart was out recruiting and would fill his company that week, that Buckingham had designated Earhart's company as "A," that Earhart's company was hardly fit for that place being filled thus far with "heavy" men, that Captain [Hiram F.] Devol's company was composed of lighter, more active and better drilled men, and that Captain [William H.G.] Adney's company would in merit stand next.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 113]

August 22, 1861
M[elvin] Clarke, Headquarters, 36th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Putnam, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter providing the names of nine individuals who wished to be transferred from Company K of the 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) to the 36th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 108]

August 22, 1861
Samuel Craxton, Jr., South Charleston, Clark County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he wished to enter the army as an engineer and was prepared for that part of the service both theoretically and practically, that he had been a student at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio for several years, that he had been across the Western plains and had spent a considerable amount of time in the Rocky Mountains, that he had enlisted for the war in Springfield, Illinois with the Chicago Dragoons, that 80 members of this unit were subsequently discharged since they could not be used at the time, that he was single, 25 years of age, strong and healthy, and that he could get a number of students for the service from Antioch, Wittenberg and Delaware Colleges; and asking where their services were needed if not in Ohio.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 75]

August 22, 1861
L.C. Davis, Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Rev. B[enjamin] F. Heskitt of Newcomerstown felt it his duty to enter the service, that Heskitt had the offer of one hundred men to join him, that Heskitt desired the necessary papers to organize a company of infantry, and that Heskitt wanted to know if his company would be accepted.
2 pp. [Series 147-5: 6]

August 22, 1861
M. Dent, A.W. Plummer, T.W. Spencer, Adelphi, Ross County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that they could not raise a company within the time mentioned in Special Order No. 627 which required them to report by August 23, that they made considerable effort, but were disappointed by men they supposed would assist, and that they still felt willing to proceed provided their company would be accepted when full.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 104]

August 22, 1861
Samuel Emery, John Gilman, Maumee City, Lucas County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that they wanted to enlist a company of infantry for the war, and that they believed they could get the requisite number of men in a very short time if Buckingham gave them the authority to raise a company.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 81]

August 22, 1861
Thomas H. Ford, Colonel Commanding, Headquarters, 32nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Buckingham. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was glad to know that companies not yet full could be mustered into service, that he had three full companies and four that were not full, numbering from fifty up to eighty men, that no unfilled company would be mustered into service unless it was relatively certain that the company would fill up, that he hoped Buckingham would send a mustering officer to Camp Buckingham without delay, that a mustering officer would aid him greatly in filling up immediately, that if his order to rendezvous at Columbus had not been countermanded and he had not been ordered to encamp his regiment at Camp Buckingham, he would have already been full, that he could not subsist his troops at Camp Buckingham and was compelled to countermand his orders to Captains and Recruiting Officers at the different points which produced confusion and general delay, that his regiment would be filled up by the early part of the following week with a "superior" group of men compared with any that had been recruited elsewhere in the State, and that they had no cooking pans, plates, knives and forks even though a requisition had been made on the Government one week or more ago; and asking why the articles had not been furnished.
2 pp. [Series 147-5: 77]

August 22, 1861
W.H. Gibson, Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio. To "My Dear Sir." Letter requesting clarification of Section 10 of the Act of Congress dated July 19, 1861, regarding officers of companies and regiments; and stating that he now thought it probable that one or two of the officers on his staff should not be appointed or commissioned.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 78]

August 22, 1861
George D. Hadley, Captain, Company D, 3rd Regiment, Reserve Militia, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that his company had been stationed on the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad for the past two months, that his men had petitioned him several times to find out what pay they were to receive and when they would receive it, that he had been unable to get any satisfactory information on the subject, that it would be a great satisfaction to the men and would make the officers feel a great deal easier and save them considerable trouble if they knew the exact position they occupied, that his company was composed principally of mechanics, that they were nearly all married men with families depending on them for a livelihood, and that some of his men now had a chance for employment at Resor's Foundry in Cincinnati and they supposed that under their enrollment they were not expected to neglect the interest of the farm or workshop; and asking what pay the Reserve Militia received while in the service of the State, when and how often they received their pay, if he could discharge members of his company or give indefinite furloughs without applying to Buckingham, and if, in case of discharging some, he could recruit up to the number he had when called out.
2 pp. [Series 147-5: 82]

August 22, 1861
Ben J. Horton, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had been unable as yet to raise a company; and asking if the time would be extended and for how long.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 83]

August 22, 1861
L.M. Hubby, Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati Railroad Co., Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that the enlistment of men was retarded by the fact that there were no provisions for paying their expenses until they arrived in camp, that by the present rules men could not be moved to camp at the expense of the State in squads of less than fifty, that most of the enlistments were in small towns where few could be raised without much delay, that men refused to come forward who would otherwise do so "cheerfully" because they were poor and could not afford to pay expenses while waiting for the requisite compliment to be raised, that in his opinion, if an order was issued to move men to camp as fast as they enlisted, the ranks would be filled more expeditiously than at present, that efforts were being made to raise a German regiment from Cleveland and towns in the vicinity, and that a few citizens had subscribed $1500 to cover such expenses as were incurred before the regiment arrived in camp.
2 pp. [Series 147-5: 65,66]

August 22, 1861
G.J. Keen, Clerk, Headquarters, 49th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that by order of Colonel William H. Gibson, he was enclosing the roll of Company B, 49th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry enlisted by Captain B.S. Porter.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 59]

August 22, 1861
I. Mills Kendrick, Headquarters, 33rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Morrow, near Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that their Quartermaster, Lieutenant [Ezekiel] Colburn, had arrived more than a week ago, that it was evident that Colburn was exactly the man for the position, that a better appointment could not have been made, that it did not seem right for Lieutenant Colburn to hold the rank of 2nd Lieutenant when a Regimental Quartermaster could rank as high as a 1st Lieutenant, that Colonel [Joshua W.] Sill was of the same opinion, that he was perfectly willing to accept the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, that Colburn's services were vastly more valuable to the regiment than his own, and that Colburn was a much older and far more experienced man than himself.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 61]

August 22, 1861
S.S. L'Hommedieu, Jr., 1st Lieutenant, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting his appointment as 1st Lieutenant in the 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 46]

August 22, 1861
George W. McCook, Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Thomas Gilmore wished to raise an artillery company for service, that Gilmore had raised 70 men, but disbanded because he understood that artillery would not be accepted, that Gilmore thought he could raise a new company in ten days, and that, having spent money on the disbanded company, Gilmore wanted to know what he could rely upon and how many men were required before he could go into camp.
2 pp. [Series 147-5: 83]

August 22, 1861
R.W.P. Muse, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had just been notified to call his company together for payment on August 30, that he was surprised their pay day had been put off so long, but that it was better late than never, that he could not get many members of his old company to re-enlist until paid off and discharged, and that Buckingham had given him until August 30 to raise his new company; requesting an extension of a week or ten days; and stating that with such an extension, he could doubtless get from one- half to three-fourths of his old company to re-enlist, that it would save time to get men who were well drilled, that he currently had 25 good men on his new rolls with the promise of 43 of his old company when paid off, that if his old company had been paid off that week as originally promised, he could have reported a full company before Buckingham's deadline, that he was happy to inform Buckingham that the gentlemen who persuaded his Lieutenant to get permission to raise a company in Zanesville would fail in their attempts to damage him, that his application for a field appointment was on file in Buckingham's department, that he had seen hard service and thought he had some claims for a fair hearing, and that he would do all he could for the cause of his country.
3 pp. [Series 147-5: 80]

[August 22?, 1861]
J[ulius] A. Penn, Major, 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service). To ? Letter stating that Marcellus A. Holter, late the 1st Sergeant of Company E, 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), would discharge the duties and responsibilities of a Captain, that M[arquis] A. Goff, 2nd Sergeant of the same company would discharge the duties of 1st Lieutenant if appointed, and that these men were deserving of promotion for faithful and efficient services rendered.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 84]

August 22, 1861
Edward H. Phelps, Paymaster General, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter tendering his resignation as Paymaster General of Ohio in order to accept an appointment as Lieutenant Colonel of the 38th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 69]

August 22, 1861
Nathan A. Reed, Pastor, Market St. Baptist Church, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Sir. Letter requesting information concerning the payment of the three months' men; and stating that a number of these men had re-enlisted or were about to re-enlist and did not know what to do about their pay, and that certain "opposers" of the Government were doing what they could to prevent men from enlisting and to block the wheels of what they termed an "unholy" war.
2 pp. [Series 147-5: 137]

August 22, 1861
J[oshua] W. Sill, Colonel, [33rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry], Camp Morrow, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter suggesting that Quartermaster [Ezekiel] Colburn be appointed 1st Lieutenant instead of 2nd Lieutenant; and stating that Colburn was fully entitled to such a position by his business qualifications and the thorough manner in which he had discharged his duties thus far, that the additional compensation would be a matter of some importance to Colburn since he had been in a more lucrative position and was a family man, and that Colonel [Oscar F.] Moore and Major [Joshua V.] Robinson shared his feelings regarding Colburn to the fullest extent.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 180]

August 22, 1861
Samuel W. Spencer, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter regarding his request for an appointment to active service; stating that if such an appointment was not possible, he would take an appointment as Camp Quartermaster or Commissary per Buckingham's promise; and asking if a Commissary was needed for Camp Goddard.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 76]

August 22, 1861
Jesse Stubbs, West Elkton, Preble County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that Lieutenant Gans from Preble County was trying to raise a company for three years' service and wanted to be promoted to a Captaincy if it was the choice of the company, and that he learned from the three months' men that Gans had transacted much of their company's business, did the drilling and gave good satisfaction.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 159]

August 22, 1861
W[illiam] R. Wallace, 1st Lieutenant, Company H, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), Alliance, Stark County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if it would be possible to have the men from Company H, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) mustered out and paid when the company from Salem was paid since the Paymaster would come through Alliance from Canton; and stating that the men from Company H, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) would re-enlist in a company forming for the 19th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry after being paid and discharged.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 105]

August 22, 1861
H.B. Wilson, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Governor William Dennison had written to Abraham Lincoln saying he would be glad to hear of Wilson's success in obtaining an appointment to raise a regiment for the U.S. service, that he was to raise the regiment for service in Missouri where he was thoroughly acquainted with the country, that he had letters from others of influence in Ohio strongly recommending his appointment, that after the battle of First Manassas (Bull Run) he was impressed with the sad result arising from the appointment of incompetent and inexperienced officers, that he had determined not to seek an appointment and assume such responsibility, that General [John C.] Fremont had convinced him to try and raise the regiment, that he now had 400 men ready to go and could raise a full regiment in 20 days with the necessary authority, and that it seemed strange for the Governor to make some appointments while the President made others.
3 pp. [Series 147-5: 130]

August 23, 1861
Douglas P. Adams, Homer, Licking County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter proposing to raise a company of sharpshooters; stating that this company would be composed of single men between the ages of 18 and 25 who were experienced marksmen; and requesting authority.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 158]

August 23, 1861
Chambers Baird, Ripley, Brown County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that General John G. Marshall visited Ripley the day before and said he had 3,000 good men enrolled in his brigade and was very anxious to have them accepted for the war, that Marshall would guarantee at least 2,000 men for immediate service, that they were raising another company of drilled men in Ripley and vicinity and had more than 50 enrolled, that a good and true unconditional Union man from Mason County, Kentucky called on him that morning and requested that he ask Dennison for 100 muskets, that these arms were for a company of enrolled men who were all willing to take the oath and enter U.S. service as soon as a break was made in Kentucky by the secessionists, that many members of the company were Germans and were the right kind of men, that if arms could be had, he would see to it that they got into the right hands, that the Confederate army was recruiting in Maysville, Kentucky, only 10 miles from Ripley, that some residents of Ripley and vicinity felt if there were good and well armed men on the other side of the river it would be a great advantage in case of an attack in Kentucky, and that there were approximately 35 three months' men in Ripley and vicinity who were very "clamorous" to know when they would be paid off.
4 pp. [Series 147-5: 139]

August 23, 1861
Joshua H. Bates, Brigadier General, Headquarters, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter enclosing a report of the troops at Camp Dennison.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 63]

August 23, 1861
J.B. Brandt, Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he wanted the position of Chaplain in one of the Ohio regiments, that he had been a Private in the 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), that he had served in that capacity because he thought three months would put down the rebellion, that he was an English Lutheran and had been educated at Wittenberg College in Springfield, that during his time in college, he was a member of Dr. E.M. Buckingham's family, and that Dr. E.M. Buckingham very kindly assisted him in procuring an education in the absence of means of his own.
2 pp. [Series 147-5: 107]

August 23, 1861
T.C. Cory, Wellerville, Crawford County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter written on behalf of several of the Plymouth Morning Guards under Captain Beakman who were sworn into service and ordered to Camp Taylor where they remained for six weeks before being disbanded by their Captain; and stating that these men had not received their pay and wanted him to collect for them.
2 pp. [Series 147-5: 160]

August 23, 1861
M.E. Cully, Newark, Licking County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting a pass for transporting men from Coshocton to Newark and any other necessary instructions; and stating that he had 52 men sworn in and hoped to report by August 30 if the Democratic office seekers would hold off.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 233]

August 23, 1861
Manning F. Force, Major, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he arrived the previous evening to report to Charles Whittlesey as ordered, that he found neither officers nor men, and that Colonel McCook was to lay out a camp for his regiment on one side of the ground selected so that two other regiments might encamp there.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 74]

August 23, 1861
William E. Gilmore, Colonel, 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. To Quartermaster General of Ohio. Letter introducing Alexander C. Maitland, 1st Lieutenant, Company A, 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), who wanted to raise a company for three years' service.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 81]

August 23, 1861
Captain Graves, Medina, Medina County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that there were several young men at Medina who wished to enroll their names for three years' service or during the war, but were unable to because they had not been discharged from three months' service; asking what the Government was going to do with these men; and stating that he wished some way could be found to pay these men, and that several of these men belonged to the 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) and served under Captain [Wilber F.] Pierce in Company K.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 119]

August 23, 1861
J.W. Higby, Bourneville, Ross County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had a very good prospect of raising a company for the war, that he wanted authority before he went further, and that he thought the company would be ready to go into camp in two weeks.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 138]

August 23, 1861
Joseph L. Kessinger, Athens, Athens County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter acknowledging receipt of a notice of the appointment of James L. Kessinger as Lieutenant of the 40th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; enclosing the same as his name was Joseph L. Kessinger; and requesting that the appointment be changed if it was intended for him.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 80]

August 23, 1861
Lieutenant James A. Laizure, Quartermaster, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Weston, Virginia. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he had been Lieutenant and Quartermaster of the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the three months' service and continued in said office after the regiment was mustered into the three years' service by the Colonel; requesting a commission as 1st Lieutenant and Quartermaster of said regiment in the three years' service to date from August 1, 1861; and stating that John A. Bingham of Cadiz, Ohio could attest to his character and ability.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 226]

August 23, 1861
James H. Lutgen, Stockport, Morgan County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he was trying to get up a company of volunteers for the three years' service, that he had 76 men on the roll, that most of these men were the very best of marksmen, that many of his men were out of work since joining the company and said he must pay their board or they would be forced to leave the company since they had no money to pay their own board, that he was informed that Dennison had permitted smaller companies than his to go into camp with the privilege of recruiting afterwards, that if he was permitted to assemble his men in Stockport for a few days and their board was paid, he could fill up the company, that like Dennison, he had many enemies in the "Demo sessionists Ranks," that these enemies had beset him on all sides with the object that his company not be raised, that Morgan County was without doubt the worst "secession hole" in the State, that he did not know what the end of troubles in the area would be, that threats were made regarding tearing down the National flag and hoisting the Secessionist flag in its place, that there was an ex-member of the Ohio Legislature (William Beswick) "prowling" around the country in the guise of a delinquent tax-gatherer circulating all manner of false reports concerning the government and army and discouraging men from volunteering whenever he could, that this was the third try for him to get up a company, that he had spent a great deal of money and time and did not want to fail again, and that he had the gratification of standing at the head of a large company of "Wideawakes" during the last fall and State elections and the secessionists had not forgotten the produced effect; citing William T. Bascom (Dennison's private secretary) as a reference; and requesting an order for holding an election in his company.
4 pp. [Series 147-5: 105]