August 25, 1861
L[ewis] F. Daugherty, Camp Hamilton. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting his appointment as 1st Lieutenant of Company A, 35th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 229]

August 25, 1861
A[mos] K. Fifield, Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting his appointment as Surgeon of the 29th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 150]

August 25, 1861
John S. Foster, Captain, 4th Independent Company, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Camp Benton, Missouri. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he had not received his muster roll, and that without the muster roll his men would not get their pay for the previous two months; and requesting Dennison's assistance.
2 pp. [Series 147-5: 244]

August 25, 1861
John Grace, 1st Lieutenant, Company C, 34th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Lucas, Clermont County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had accepted the office tendered him, and had reported to Colonel A[braham] S[anders] Piatt on August 15 for duty at Camp Lucas.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 149]

August 25, 1861
Benjamin F. Hawkes, Lieutenant, Headquarters, District of Grafton, Grafton, Virginia. To Colonel George S. Mygatt. Letter stating that since accepting a 2nd Lieutenant's commission in the 25th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry he had to do the duties of a large number of the higher officers as well as drill them and the men, and that he had been detached from his company and regiment to act as officer of the pickets and then as Post Adjutant and Provost Marshall; requesting a position more worthy of his military talents and suited to his desires; stating that he was currently doing the duty of Assistant Adjutant General; and providing references.
2 pp. [Series 147-5: 176]

August 25, 1861
John Hess, Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he was a German who served as Lieutenant and Captain under General [Franz] Sigel during the 1848 German revolutions, and that he had raised a cavalry company consisting largely of men who had seen service; and asking if his company would be accepted.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 140]

August 25, 1861
John M. Higgins, Camp Morrow, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting an appointment.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 153]

August 25, 1861
Charles W. Hill, Brigadier General Commanding, Headquarters, Ohio Volunteers, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that 2nd Sergeant Henry Ahrendt of Company D and twenty-two men of the 27th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry were assembled in camp and ready to go forward and join their regiment, that he saw no prospect of increasing the number, and that if Buckingham sent instructions regarding when to have these men at the depot in Columbus, he would send them with three days cooked rations.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 114]

August 25, 1861
A.E. Jones, Headquarters, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Ohio Volunteer Militia, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter acknowledging receipt of a proposition by Dennison; and stating that the proposition had been laid before the officers and accepted unanimously, that the required number of companies would be filled and ready for camp at once, that he had recommended to the officers that they throw aside the present regimental organization and hold a new election of officers giving all a fair chance, that the officers agreed to do so with the exception of one or two field officers who thought that the proposal to hold a new election was a personal move on his part, that he had assured these field officers that there was no basis for their concern, that current prospects were good for going to camp around August 28, that the companies which were on guard duty on the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad positively refused to enroll themselves until they were paid, that two of these companies had reconsidered the matter and were at work getting ready, that the companies commanded by Captains Muller and Bruckner would not enlist in Ohio until paid, that these companies were ready and anxious to go, but would enlist in some other state unless paid, that these companies were among the best he had, that if Dennison could designate some day soon on which the men would be paid, he thought it might satisfy them, that Captain Hotel was very anxious for the acceptance of his artillery company, that Hotel had sixty-five men drilled and said he could fill his company as soon as ordered into camp, that Hotel was well qualified and a reliable man, that the regiment would be quartered at Cincinnati until the requisite number was obtained, and that he hoped Dennison would find it convenient to take a look at the regiment's quarters as he thought they might be made very serviceable to the State.
2 pp. [Series 147-5: 127]

August [25?], 1861
Theo[dore] Jones, Lieutenant Colonel, et. al., Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Colonel Hugh Ewing. Letter recommending the appointment of Rev. Henry Lange to the post of Chaplain in the 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Bears note of Hugh Ewing, Colonel, appointing Rev. Henry Lange as Chaplain of the 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 228]

August 25, 1861
R.Y. Lannius, Eaton, Preble County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that they could do nothing locally for the men from the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) who had not been paid, that he had sixty-one men on his roll when word reached them regarding the removal of Colonel [Thomas] Morton as commander of the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), and that the men came to him and took their names off the roll swearing they would do nothing until mustered out and paid off; requesting that Companies C and D of the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) in Preble County be paid; and stating that once these men were paid, they could raise a company for service some place.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 172]

August 25, 1861
Thomas Lawler, 2nd Lieutenant, Company C, 34th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Lucas, Clermont County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had accepted the office tendered him and had reported to Colonel A[braham] S[anders] Piatt on August 15 for duty at Camp Lucas.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 151]

August 25, 1861
J.V. Robinson, Jr., Camp Morrow, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he wanted Dennison to thoroughly understand all the circumstances connected with Captain [Charles C.] Ayleshire taking the position of Company A in the 33rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he had no personal interest in the matter and only wanted justice and to ensure the prompt and best organization of the regiment, that he had no acquaintance with Ayleshire and that it made no difference to him if Ayleshire or another individual occupied the position in question, that the situation placed other regimental officers in great difficulty and might lead to the confusion of the camp, that [Samuel A.] Curry had received notice from Buckingham of his appointment as Captain of Company A, that when the question apparently concerned only Curry and Ayleshire and when it was understood that Ayleshire's company would be full as soon or nearly as soon as Curry's company, Curry agreed that Ayleshire's company should have the first position, that in the very much changed condition of affairs, Curry felt that he was released from any arrangement to surrender his claims, that Captain [Ephraim J.] Ellis' company had selected officers and that Ellis claimed the position of Company B, that Captain [William H.] Douglas had one hundred and six men and would hold an election for officers on August 26, that Douglas expected the position of Company C, that two other Captains were using every effort to fill up their companies and had good prospects of early success, that these officers and their men were not willing to give way to Captain Ayleshire who did not have a man in camp, that Captain [James H.M.] Montgomery of Gallia County, where Ayleshire's company was to be formed, had arrived with thirty-nine men and was endeavoring to connect with other officers who had partial companies, that Lieutenant [Junius] Gates, who served with Ayleshire in the 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) was with Captain Montgomery and confidently expressed the opinion that Ayleshire would not raise a company in Gallia County and that few of his three months' men upon whom he relied would re-enlist with him, and that to place Captain Ayleshire in the position spoken of would have a disastrous effect upon the organization of the regiment.
4 pp. [Series 147-5: 185]

August 25, 1861
William Robinson, Bridgeport, Belmont County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he could raise a company at Bridgeport; asking how many men constituted a company, the amount of the bounty, whether they were entitled to a land warrant, and if they would be paid from the date of enlistment; requesting authority to enlist a company, blanks for names, and the oath of enlistment; and stating that most of his men were three months' men, that if these men were paid off, a company could be raised in three or four weeks, that they wanted to form a Zouave or rifle company, that some of the men wanted to serve in Virginia, but he thought they would soon get over it, and that the 1st Virginia Regiment told some hard tales about their treatment.
2 pp. [Series 147-5: 158]

August 25, 1861
George Singer, Camp Morrow, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting an appointment.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 150]

August 26, 1861
D.L. Abbot, Leader, Belle Centre Band, Belle Centre, Logan County, Ohio. To Sir. Letter asking if there were any regiments wanting a brass band; and stating that their band wanted to go into service if they could get a fair offer, that they were filling their band to the war standard, and that they had an offer from Colonel [John] Groesbeck.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 184]

August 26, 1861
Harvy Adair, Blanchester, Clinton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that they wished to organize a company at Blanchester; and requesting some blank muster rolls and instructions on how to proceed according to law.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 154]

August 26, 1861
John H. Bainter, Dresden, Muskingum County, Ohio. To the Colonel of the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Letter stating that he had received a commission from Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham to enlist a company and report by August 30, and that he had not been able to get his men together; and requesting an extension.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 161]

August 26, 1861
James Barnett, George Worthington and Company, dealers in hardware iron and nails, Superior and Water Streets, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter recommending J.H. Sypher for the position of Lieutenant; and citing Sypher's intelligence, industry and practical knowledge of artillery practice.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 166]

August 26, 1861
L[ewis] P. Buckley, Major, Akron, Summit County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was to have reported himself at Columbus on August 27; requesting to be excused on account of his health; and stating that for the last fifteen years he had been troubled with the piles and had been afflicted more than usual for the last three weeks, that he regretted being unable to comply with Buckingham's order since he wanted to see Lieutenant [Henry G.] Stratton and his companions honorably acquitted, that Stratton and his companions acted under the belief that they had a right to take property from the enemy although they denied taking anything from the person who accused them, that he trusted they would be exonerated when the facts were known, that he did not feel disposed to censure Generals [George B.] McClellan and [William S.] Rosecrans since they could not have done otherwise and done their duty, that Lieutenant Stratton acted in violation of McClellan's proclamation which forbid molesting the property of friend or foe, that Stratton and his companions maintained that they had not seen McClellan's proclamation, that the officers of the 19th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) thought it too severe to order Captain [Norman A.] Barrett's whole company to Columbus when they thought only part of the company was guilty and they therefore interceded with McClellan to have the order revoked, that the example set in sending Lieutenant Stratton home had a salutary effect upon the troops and showed the inhabitants who were not in arms that the troops came not to molest them or rob them of their property, that if some of the Indiana troops had been sent home, it would have been meeting out justice to the guilty since these troops were a "marauding" lot, that he did not wish to implicate all of the Indiana troops, that he had accepted the Colonelcy of the 29th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he felt the responsibility and his physical inability, and that an officer commanding a regiment should have strength as well as other qualifications.
3 pp. [Series 147-5: 235]

August 26, 1861
Lewis H. Burkett, Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he wanted to organize a company of infantry for immediate service; and requesting an enrollment list and the necessary instructions.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 144]

August 26, 1861
J[ohn] M. Connell, Colonel, 17th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Goddard, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To General. Letter stating that he understood that efforts were being made by officers to fill up their regiments by electioneering with recruiting officers already assigned to other regiments and endeavoring to induce men to join regiments other than those to which their companies were originally assigned, that in many instances there might be prejudices either just or informed on the part of men and officers which would make a transfer desirable and an advantage to the service, that in most cases the encouragement of such a practice would work great injury, that he was not aware of what the practice had been and wanted to know whether such transfers should be made only upon receiving the consent of the commanding officer of the regiment from which the transfer of a recruited company may be made, that in one or two instances he had been offered companies already recruited for other regiments and had declined to secure them for his regiment, that he knew of one or two instances where overtures had been made to recruiting officers for his regiment by officers of other regiments who encouraged their transfer through promises of better positions and particular districts of the country to which they would be assigned for duty, that it was the desire of every commanding officer of a regiment who wanted to do his country prompt and good service to get his regiment full at the earliest possible moment and move to the front, that he would be glad if the General could send him companies not yet assigned to particular regiments, that he had no blank recruiting orders, and that some of the orders for the 17th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry were in the hands of men who were declining future service.
4 pp. [Series 147-5: 183]

August 26, 1861
John S. Covert, Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that they had a cavalry company numbering about 60 men and that their numbers were rapidly increasing, that they wished to enter United States service provided Buckingham accepted them and furnished horses, arms, etc., that in four weeks he could deliver one hundred boys at any given point, and that the boys had drilled for three months and would go to Virginia if not accepted in Ohio; and requesting that he be informed as to the least number of men which would be accepted.
2 pp. [Series 147-5: 141]

August 26, 1861
W[aldo] C. Daniels, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting his appointment as Surgeon of the 14th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; enclosing a certificate of his legal qualifications; and stating that he had reported to Colonel James B. Steadman at Camp Oliver, Toledo, Ohio.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 188]

August 26, 1861
George T. Earheart, 1st Sergeant, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking what was to be done with the three months' men; and stating that for the country's good, he was very anxious to have them mustered out of the service, that if the three months' men were free to act, he could muster most of them into the three years' service under Colonel [Ferdinand] Van Deveer of the 35th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry currently forming at Hamilton, that he had the better part of a company in camp and could fill up if the three months' men were mustered out and paid off, that their detached muster roll was left at the Paymaster's office the previous week, that they had been attached to the 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) under Colonel I[saac] H. Marrow and served in Company F under Captain W[illiam] C. Rossman, and that he had been Orderly Sergeant of the company and was the senior officer in command of the three months' men at home.
2 pp. [Series 147-5: 183]

August 26, 1861
L.S. Elliott, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting his appointment as Lieutenant Colonel; and stating that he had reported to Colonel F[rederick] Poschner and was currently in command of Regiment Post No. 47 at Camp Dennison.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 152]

August 26, 1861
W[illiam] H. Gibson, Colonel, 49th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Noble, Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if any officers of a regiment were elected; stating that some of his men had an idea that under the act of July 19, 1861, they had a right to elect the field and staff officers, and that this was not his understanding; and requesting a note from Buckingham to place the matter at rest for the two or three "discontented minds."
1 p. [Series 147-5: 173]

August 26, 1861
W[illiam] H. Gibson, Colonel, 49th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Noble, Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that on August 27, they would commence using manuscript blanks for their daily reports; requesting a supply of blanks for the use of the camp; and stating that owing to the failure in obtaining camp equipage, his regiment would not be complete until September.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 131]

August 26, 1861
W[illiam] H. Gibson, Camp Noble, Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if there was an order empowering mustering officers to muster in squads as fast as recruited and encamped.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 131]

August 26, 1861
J.R. Giddings, E.B. Woodbury, Abner Kellogg, and Thomas Clark, Major, Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that Major [Lewis P.] Buckley had told them that his health was so far improved that he would now accept the office of Colonel of the 29th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and requesting that Dennison tender Buckley a commission for that office. Bears note from Thomas Clark, Major Commanding Camp Giddings stating that he had just seen Major Buckley and that his health was much improved, that Buckley had consented to be Colonel of the 29th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry when discharged from the 19th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), and that he hoped Buckley would be appointed and allowed to report for duty at Camp Giddings before the mustering in of the regiment.
2 pp. [Series 147-5: 136]

August 26, 1861
H[enry] H. Giesy, Captain, Company A, 17th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that his company had been mustered out of three months' service on August 15, but no discharges were given since they did not have the blanks, that his men were anxious to have their discharges, and that he had promised to write Buckingham and get blanks in order to gratify his men; requesting that Buckingham change his recruiting order to a regiment other than the 17th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that his company would no doubt be full by the following week, and that unless his recruiting order was changed, he would be obliged to go to Camp Goddard and join the 17th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
2 pp. [Series 147-5: 156]

August 26, 1861
Samuel F. Gray, Camp Noble, Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting his appointment as 1st Lieutenant, Company A, 49th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 151]

August 26, 1861
John A. Hardy, Union City, Darke County, Ohio. To A.P. Russell, Secretary of State. Letter requesting that Russell use his influence with Governor William Dennison to procure him a commission as Captain or Lieutenant; stating that he wanted a Captain's commission for the purpose of raising a company for the war, that he wanted to raise the company in Shelby County since his wife's people lived in that county, that a company of three months' men had offered him command, but sickness prevented him from accepting, that he had been operated on for his disease (piles) and was now well and hearty, and that he thought his service in the regular army qualified him for command of a company; providing references; and stating that he had been employed for the last three years by the Bellefontaine Railroad.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 203]

August 26, 1861
L[eonard] A. Harris, Colonel, 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing the morning report of his command which consisted of two hundred and sixty-three men; and stating that he would have about six hundred men in camp that week.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 164]

August 26, 1861
William H. Harrison, Texas, Henry County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had enlisted in Company G of the 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) and had been sent home on furlough from Camp Dennison until mustered out of service or until he received further orders, and that he wished to re-enlist; and asking if he could consider himself discharged and, if so, where or when he would get his pay.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 147]

August 26, 1861
W.H. Hayward, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter declining his appointment as Lieutenant Colonel of the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry due to difficulties in arranging his business affairs.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 187]

[August 26?, 1861]
Henry L. Hitchcock, President, Western Reserve College [Hudson, Summit County, Ohio], et. al. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that the students of Western Reserve College had organized an independent company of light infantry numbering 62 members who during the past three months had uniformed themselves and acquired a very commendable proficiency in such military drill as could be attained without arms, and that it appeared to the 18 signees to be of the utmost importance that a military spirit be fostered in institutions of learning to such a degree that educated men might have a knowledge of the principles of military science which would fit them when called to enter the service of their country; and requesting that 60 stands of arms be put under the control of the faculty of Western Reserve College for the use of the Western Reserve Cadets.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 142]

August 26, 1861
Warren Hollister, Jonathan N. Patton, 2nd Lieutenant, and W[illiam] R. Ford, 36th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Putnam, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting their appointments as Captain, 1st and 2nd Lieutenants of Company E in the 36th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that they had reported to Lieutenant Colonel [Melvin] Clark at Camp Putnam.
1 p. [Series 147-5: 231]