September 4, 1861
William R. Foster, Camp Morrow, Scioto County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting his appointment as 1st Lieutenant in the 33rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that he had reported himself to Colonel [Joshua W.] Sill.
1 p. [Series 147-6: 177]

September 4, 1861
John Gillen, Reedsville, Clinton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had authority from Colonel [Timothy R.] Stanley of the 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to get up a company of infantry; and requesting a muster roll and election roll.
1 p. [Series 147-6: 180]

September 4, 1861
A.T. Goodman, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if there was any probability or certainty of the pay of the three months' men before those who had re-enlisted left for their respective destinations.
1 p. [Series 147-6: 141]

September 4, 1861
Irving Halsey, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that since his application to Mason's office, he had received orders to assist in recruiting for Colonel [William H.H.] Taylor's cavalry regiment [5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry].
1 p. [Series 147-6: 139]

September 4, 1861
Zenus Hamer, LeBlond & Hamer, Attorneys at Law, Celina, Mercer County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that he received Mason's permit to raise an infantry company on September 2, that he had gotten eighteen recruits on September 3, that he needed an extension from September 20 to October 1, that his partner was sick and unable to attend to any business, that the District Court sat in Celina on September 12, which would take a considerable amount of his time, and that he must arrange his private matters before leaving; providing references; and requesting that no additional permits be issued in Mercer County until he had his company raised.
2 pp. [Series 147-6: 198]

September 4, 1861
Lewis H. Hamilton, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the enclosed order had just been received, and that he was returning the order with a request for an extension until September 30.
1 p. [Series 147-6: 166]

September 4, 1861
L.A. Harris, Colonel Commanding, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Captain Breslin, United States Army, was detailed to muster in Captain Edgerton's company, and that they refused to muster until the arrival of Captain Edgerton.
1 p. [Series 147-6: 131]

September 4, 1861
James C. Kennedy, Farmington, Trumbull County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had been solicited by many of the citizens of Farmington to raise a company for the war, that he had some experience as an officer in the State Militia, that he wanted to raise an infantry company and take an active part in the present struggle, and that he could be ready to report in a few days.
1 p. [Series 147-6: 174]

September 4, 1861
R.S. Lacey, Station 15, Harrison County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if a company of men would be accepted for the term of six or twelve months; stating that he could raise a company of partially drilled men who would go for that length of time, but whose occupations and families did not permit a longer enlistment; and asking if a six or twelve months' company would be accepted for garrisoning or similar duties if the government would not accept such a company for active service, if [William S.] Rosecrans needed men to support him, and if a six or twelve months' company would be needed to protect the southern portion of Ohio or Kentucky.
1 p. [Series 147-6: 179]

September 4, 1861
Hugh Lee, Larue, Marion County, Ohio. To Adjutant General H.B. Carrington. Letter stating that he had been ready in June to furnish the State with a company, but that it could not be accepted, and that since it now appeared the State wanted recruits, he was writing for an order to raise a company of select men to be ready in one month; providing references; and stating that he had the oldest claim in the Larue region and that some of the best men had been waiting for him to raise a company, that he had military experience, and that he felt obligated to rally to the defense of his country.
3 pp. [Series 147-6: 208]

September 4, 1861
Levi Lupton, Malaga, Monroe County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he understood from General Order Number 50 that it was not lawful for any person to enlist men for the army without orders from Buckingham, and that he wanted to try and raise some men for the service; requesting written orders; asking how many men were needed in order to be accepted, and if men under the age of 18 would be accepted; and stating that he had seen that no minors would be accepted without the consent of their parents.
2 pp. [Series 147-6: 163]

September 4, 1861
Roswell Marsh, Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had noticed Buckingham's general order announcing that old warrants for raising companies would expire at the time limited in the warrant and forbidding any enlistments by unauthorized persons, that the enclosed warrant dated August 20 had reached him on the evening of August 22, giving him nine working days in which to fill up a company on ground where four companies were then in the process of forming and had been for three weeks, that these four companies were not all yet full, that under the circumstances, Buckingham should not be surprised that he did not have a company to report at Camp Chase on September 3, that he was not allowed to send forward recruits by detachments or squads, and that he was returning the warrant and accompanying papers.
1 p. [Series 147-6: 148]

September 4, 1861
T.C. Mitchell, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that when he wrote Dennison on August 31, he supposed that telescope sighted rifles would be furnished, that after more mature deliberation and inquiry, he found that a good steel barrel rifle with open sites were better calculated for the service, that such a rifle cost from $30 to $35 each, that he wanted to superintend the manufacture of such rifles for his company, and that the company he was forming was composed of men accustomed to labor and of high moral worth who were good marksmen and mostly former members of home volunteer companies with no disposition to go into service except as sharpshooters.
1 p. [Series 147-6: 132]

[September 4?, 1861]
J.G. Morss, Justice of the Peace, et. al., Limaville, Stark County, Ohio. To ? Letter signed by nine individuals; certifying that they were acquainted with Captain Benoni Teel; and stating that Teel was a man of sober habits and good moral character, and well qualified to take charge of a company of volunteers.
1 p. [Series 147-6: 162]

September 4, 1861
James Murray, Attorney General's Office, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that John O. Frankeberger of Sidney, Ohio wanted permission to raise a company for active service, that he knew Frankeberger well and had known him for many years, that Frankeberger was about 30 years of age and a man of strict integrity and good habits, and that he knew Frankeberger to be in all respects a suitable person to take charge of the duty of raising such a company as well as to command them when raised.
2 pp. [Series 147-6: 100]

[September 4?, 1861]
Samuel J. Oakley, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter asking if Dennison would accept any men for one year's service; and stating that there could be one or two companies of good material raised locally for that term of service.
1 p. [Series 147-6: 160]

September 4, 1861
William E. Polyblank, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was authorized by a company of young men from Cleveland, known as the Liberty Zouaves and organized since the commencement of the war, to petition Buckingham for recruiting papers and blanks since they wished to fill up their ranks for three years' service under the title of Cleveland Fire Zouaves.
1 p. [Series 147-6: 190]

September 4, 1861
C.W. Potwin, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that John J. Walpole, who resided some 15 miles from Zanesville, could raise a good company of 100 men, that Walpole was an A Number 1 man of excellent moral character and habits, and popular, and that Walpole lived in a neighborhood which had not been drained by enlistments and where there was much enthusiasm for the war.
1 p. [Series 147-6: 149]

September 4, 1861
George B. Potwin, Wholesale Grocer & Produce Dealer, Kremlin No. 1, Public Square, Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that George H. Terry of Mt. Vernon wished to get up a company of infantry and wanted a commission as Captain, that Terry currently had 15 or 20 men who were willing to join his company, and that Terry was sober and industrious and would make an efficient officer.
1 p. [Series 147-6: 146]

September 4, 1861
George Rogers, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. To Colonel [Charles] Whittlesey. Letter stating that they were raising another company in Mount Vernon, that they had a promise from Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham that they would be assigned to Whittlesey's regiment [20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry], that they needed most of September to raise the regiment, and that Lieutenant [William] Rogers of Company A, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, could render them valuable services if Whittlesey permitted him to return home for a few days the next week.
1 p. [Series 147-6: 168]

September 4, 1861
W.B. Sunderland, Waller, Ross County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had received Buckingham's letter asking if he could get a company without interfering with other companies being raised in Ross County and saying that if not, he should assist someone who was getting up a company, that his reduced circumstances would not permit him to assist others without any hope of reward other than mere patriotism, that he believed, with the influence of the community around him, he could raise a company of good men, that if Buckingham sent him a commission, he would try, and that if he failed, it would be at his own expense; and asking what would be the least number accepted as a company and the shortest term, and if they could choose their own officers and the regiment to which they were attached.
1 p. [Series 147-6: 172]

September 4, 1861
Benoni Teel, Limaville, Stark County, Ohio. To Hon. Sir. Letter stating that he wanted to help fill up the 19th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that he had 51 uniformed men, but could not say if they would all go.
2 pp. [Series 147-6: 162]

September 4, 1861
William H. Trimble, Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that his men were in camp at Hillsboro for drill, that they could not all even get home to see their families, that in spite of this, they had voted unanimously to march at the order of the Commander-in-Chief, that he had told his men that in light of their patriotic and self sacrificing conduct, he would if possible obtain passes for a few at a time to return from Camp Dennison and arrange their business, that if the State could not consistently furnish transportation or authorize him to do so, he would have to tax his officers to enable some of the men to return and arrange their business and family affairs and hire others to do their planting, that he wanted authority to pass recruits in squads to Camp Dennison, that he expected to fill the regiment to 1,000 men in 10 days, that after the State service was ended, a large portion of the regiment would enter the three years' service, and that the fine appearance of the regiment and their progress in the drill quite astonished the people of "this secession town", showed the result of his labors in a very gratifying manner, and had in three days excited an increased military feeling which already manifested itself in a desire of capable and responsible men to form an artillery company for the regiment and a company of middle aged sharpshooters, some of whom had been practicing all summer; asking if he could receive more than 10 companies into the regiment; and stating that 3 companies had been offered that day, and that his wife took his going into service like a "brave hearted, sensible patriotic woman". The regiment to which Trimble refers was the 60th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (one year's service).
2 pp. [Series 147-6: 150]

September 4, 1861
P.A. Tyler, Captain, Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that D.S. Brown of Upper Sandusky was trying to raise a company, that he was told Brown had no order to do so, that Brown had approximately 40 men, that without proper authority, Brown should not raise a company per Buckingham's orders, and that he felt it his duty to notify Buckingham regarding Brown's activities.
1 p. [Series 147-6: 154]

September 4, 1861
J.M. Woodbridge, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that on September 2, a company of 65 men was mustered into U.S. service at Marietta, Ohio, that this company was the nucleus for the organization of another regiment at Camp Putnam, that many additional men had signified their desire to join some company in Washington and adjoining counties and to enlist for three years, that he had considerable experience in raising recruits, having recruited over 300 men for Colonel [John] Groesbeck's regiment, that his friends had solicited him to act as recruiting officer for Camp Putnam, that he would be happy to do anything in his power to increase the number of men in the army if properly authorized to do so, and that he wished to devote himself to the service of his country during "this emergency" in whatever way he might be the most useful.
2 pp. [Series 147-6: 144]

September 4, 1861
W.W. Woodward, Captain, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had been to Springfield on September 3, and was satisfied to join the regiment forming there, that he had about 60 men and would have a full company in a few days after getting into camp, that he had received Buckingham's letter saying that he could go into any regiment he desired after making an arrangement with the Colonel, that he hoped the arrangement he had made would be satisfactory, that some of his men were poorly clothed and he wanted clothing provided as quickly as possible, that he would have his men under instruction immediately, and that he would go into camp on September 5.
1 p. [Series 147-6: 185]

September 4, 1861
Milton W. Worden, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter accepting his appointment as Captain of Company E, 32nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and notifying Mason that his last name had been misspelled on the notice of appointment.
1 p. [Series 147-6: 180]

September 5, 1861
H. Adare, et. al., Blanchester, Clinton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that upon receipt of Buckingham's order to enlist a company of infantry, they proceeded to do so, and had approximately fifty-six names enrolled and more coming, that they had held an election for officers, that they needed more time if it would not conflict with the rules, and that they feared there were some recruits who would not "hold good"; and asking if they had to send a copy of the roll immediately.
2 pp. [Series 147-6; 209]

September 5, 1861
William B. Bowland, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting his appointment as Captain of Company D, 32nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that he had reported to Colonel Thomas H. Ford for duty.
1 p. [Series 147-6: 195]

September 5, 1861
William O. Collins, Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Thomas McCord of Pike County wanted authority to raise a company for three years' service, that he was satisfied McCord was a fit person, that McCord had already made inquiries and arrangements, and was confident he could obtain the men, that the militia company of which McCord was Captain would mostly enlist at once and that the balance could easily be made up, that Pike County had not done much, that no company had gone from the western part of Pike County and he was not sure if Pike County had yet raised any companies, that Pike County should therefore be encouraged if disposed to make an effort, that McCord was a worthy and sensible man, that McCord was an acting justice of the peace as well as Captain of a Militia of the Reserve company, and that McCord was a strong Democrat, but a stronger Union man.
2 pp. [Series 147-6: 192]

September 5, 1861
H. Curren, Captain, Company E, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, Militia of the Reserve, Staunton, Fayette County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that if he was given a permit, he thought he could raise a company for immediate service; and requesting some copies of "State Tactics".
1 p. [Series 147-6: 174]