September 7, 1861 M.
M. Van Every, Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter inquiring as to Captain J. Caldwell's company of cavalry; asking for a place if there was a regiment forming in Ohio; and stating that if no regiment was forming and Caldwell's company was not accepted, he wished to join a Virginia regiment.
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September 7, 1861
F.M. Welsh, Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General Rodney Mason. Letter requesting an extension since he had some sickness in his family and had not been able to fill his company; and stating that he thought of going to camp with what he had.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 47]
September 7, 1861
W.H. West, Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if authority could be conferred on anyone locally to raise volunteers and swear them into State or U.S. service so as to bind them; stating that he would be pleased if such power was conferred upon himself or any other individual so that volunteers could be secured without the jarring troubles which rival Captains caused among them, and that if someone not aspiring to the command could have the power so conferred it would avoid much demoralization; requesting that a permit and the proper blank rolls be sent to Samuel Moore of Bellefontaine to raise a rifle company, and that a permit be sent to himself to raise a company if necessary; and stating that they had sent forward one company to Camp Corwin on September 7, one to Camp Goddard on September 4, and thought they could raise a few more during the next ten days or two weeks.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 64]
September 7, 1861
S[tephen] C. Writer, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting the appointment of Captain in the 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 38]
September 7, 1861
?, Niles, Trumbull County. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he would be in Columbus soon and perhaps enlist in the army; asking if letters of recommendation from good men who served under him would be helpful in getting a position higher than a Private; and stating that he had a Captain's commission under Governor [Wilson] Shannon and a Colonel's commission under Governor [Thomas] Corwin, and that he was willing to do all he could for his Country.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 43]
September 8, 1861
H[arrison] Smith Cox, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting the appointment of Major in the 53rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 229]
September 8, 1861
Ozro J. Dodds, Captain, Company B, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that in completing his muster out rolls, he accidentally omitted the name of Charles [A.] Wance, who had served the entire time with faithfulness and credit, that since Wance's name was omitted from the muster out roll, it was also omitted from the pay roll, that Wance was in need and he had supplied him from his own pocket, and that the omission cut Wance out of pay and a discharge; asking what steps he should take to get the mistake corrected; and stating that the entire company could certify the facts in Wance's case.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 41]
September 8, 1861
Frederick J. Lock, Captain, Camp Morrow, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting his appointment as Captain in the 33rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 228]
September 8, 1861
Isaac H. Marrow, Colonel Commanding Post, Headquarters, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp at Elk Water. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that some time ago he had sent the result of an election held in Company E, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of 2nd Lieutenant John R. Johnson, that judging it must have been miscarried or lost, he was again sending the result of said election, that Benjamin C.G. Reed was elected unanimously as 2nd Lieutenant of Company E, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry on August 21, that he had been informed of the resignation of 2nd Lieutenant W[ilber] H. Sage of Company B, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Sage had never tendered his resignation to headquarters, that he hoped Dennison would refuse to accept Sage's resignation on the grounds that all officers should tender their resignation through the proper officer, that if such was not done, it would be impossible to keep a strict regimental account against officers thereby having a loose way of doing business, that he hoped Dennison would order Sage back to his regiment, and that if Sage then wished to leave the service of his Country, he should do it in a proper way; and citing the appropriate statute.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 188]
September 8, 1861
Augustus Mayer, Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had seen a notice in the Cincinnati Commercial that it was necessary to get permission to raise a company; requesting that he be given a chance; and stating that he had seen service in Germany in 1849, and had some men with him who also had military experience.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 138]
September 8, 1861
T.C. Mitchell, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter asking Dennison to again call the Adjutant General's attention to his application and papers on file; and stating that his men were beginning to think that the order was not coming, that the press of business had undoubtedly been the cause of delay, and that it was important to have the order soon as he wished to fill his company within the week.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 70]
September 8, 1861
S.B. Sturges, Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Colonel James Barnett had requested him to accept the Lieutenant Colonelcy of his regiment of artillery [1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery] and to report for duty immediately, that he was compelled to inform Barnett of the circumstances which prevented him from accepting, that he had requested a delay which Barnett informed him would depend on Buckingham's decision, that he had intended to see Buckingham the previous morning, but received a telegram that his father was very sick and instructing him to return home immediately, that he found his father lying almost at the point of death, that he would see Buckingham as soon as possible, that if there could be no delay, he wanted some other position as soon as he could get ready to leave, that he preferred being with Barnett because they were friends and had been connected for a long time in military matters, and that if his father died or he was unable to arrange matters at home, he might disappoint Barnett; and asking that Buckingham be governed in the matter by the interests of the regiment and the country.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 99]
September 8, 1861
Benjamin F. Weimer, Freases Store, Stark County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter asking what the law was for Home Guards; stating that he belonged to a company known as the Sugar Creek Union Boys, that the company numbered about 65 or 70 very stout men, that they wanted the right to deal with all secessionists in the area, and that some of these secessionists had said they would spill all their blood for the South; and asking if a person had the right to shoot someone down when he favored the South.
3 pp. [Series 147-7: 94]
September 9, 1861
D.B. Bailey, Vans Valley, Delaware County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that, in accordance with Buckingham's General Order dated August 30, he was informing him that a company was being organized in Trenton Township, Delaware County by E.H. Dent, that Dent was a confessed secessionist, and had declared publicly that states had a right to secede and that in view of said right those states that had seceded were excused for seizing by force, as a necessity, the government property within their boundaries, that Dent had further commented that the rebels were right and the government was wrong and if he could control the destinies of the war, he would give all the victories to the South, that Dent had made these comments to him personally and to others, that Dent intended to organize a company for the purpose of protecting the freedom of speech, that Dent and his men met on September 6 at Vans Valley for the purpose of organizing, but Buckingham's Order Number 50 confused them so they adjourned until September 14, that he had asked Dent why they did not organize as Home Guards and Dent had said they did not wish to be subject to a call for service, that the matter of Dent and his company had caused much excitement in the area, that several citizens had requested him to communicate the facts to Buckingham, that many had proposed dispersing Dent and his company by force on September 14 and he was attempting to dissuade them, that Dent had spoken with a lawyer who advised him that Buckingham's order did not interfere with an independent company, and that he feared unless something happened to stop Dent, there would be trouble in the community.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 103]
September 9, 1861
James Barnett, Colonel, George Worthington and Company, dealers in hardware iron and nails, corner of Superior and Water Streets, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had written to Governor William Dennison requesting the appointment of two Majors for the 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, that these appointments would greatly facilitate the regiment's organization, and that he also wanted the appointment of an Adjutant if there was no objection.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 98]
[September 9?, 1861]
Thomas Beach, et. al. To Governor William Dennison. Letter signed by fifteen individuals; stating that Nathaniel Hillhouse of Ross County wanted authority to raise a company of cavalry for State service during the war; and recommending Hillhouse.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 145]
September 9, 1861
John B. Beardslee, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he wanted the appointment of Adjutant in the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that there would be two companies in that regiment from Knox County, and that a number of his acquaintances were in those companies.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 90]
September 9, 1861
A. Bothwell, Carrollton, Carroll County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had received Buckingham's communication extending the order to September 15, that he cared little about the time and money spent in recruiting, but could not recruit a company without some necessary expenses, that he had seen by Buckingham's late order that no recruiting expenses were paid except for transportation from place of residence, that he might as well quit, that two companies had been recruited in Carroll County based on the comment of the recruiting officers that the Government paid all necessary expenses, that he had part of a company and intended to work for a few more days, that he could not get up a company on his own account, that he had to hire stock to ride 20 or 30 miles per day through the county, that he had to have a place of rendezvous and the volunteers had to be fed at said place, that many expenses which were necessary in recruiting a company had to be paid in some way, and that he was under the impression these expenses were paid by Uncle Sam, but public opinion differed with him.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 105]
September 9, 1861
Annie Butler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. To Governor William Dennison. Letter asking if Peirce Butler of Company D, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) had returned to Ohio; and stating that she had heard no account of Butler since the Battle of First Bull Run (Manassas), that she thought Butler's name might appear on the roll if the volunteers had been paid, that Butler had written her letters ever since he enlisted, that Butler had sent her word that he would have to go to Ohio to get paid and was to return home to Philadelphia, that she was Butler's anxious wife, and that Butler belonged to the Montgomery Guard (Company D), 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service).
1 p. [Series 147-7: 108]
September 9, 1861
David F. Cable, Captain, Company I, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service). To ? Letter certifying that Thompson Hanna was a member of Company I, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) for the full term in western Virginia; attesting to Hanna's good conduct and soldierly bearing; and recommending Hanna.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 193]
September 9, 1861
H. Carey, Jr., Xenia, Greene County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that Colonel [Abraham Sanders] Piatt of the 34th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, whose regiment was full, had his Sergeant recruiting in the area making extravagant promises, that Piatt claimed he had authority to raise a brigade and was getting many men, that Mason's Springfield folks were then taking these men from Greene County very fast, that approximately 100 men had gone into camp from Greene County the previous week, that he was not able to subsist men until 50 could be gotten together, that he therefore feared his order could not be filled, and that he could soon get plenty of three years' men if the Home Guards were called into camp; asking if Piatt had authority to raise a brigade; and stating that if Piatt was able to take men into camp in any number, he would turn over what he got to Piatt.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 72]
September 9, 1861
Alex. Cassil, Monroe Mills, Knox County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that they wanted to raise a company of volunteer militia in the area; requesting the necessary authority; and stating that he would do his utmost to raise a company which Knox County would be proud of.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 102]
September 9, 1861
E.G. Collins, Postmaster, Maxville, Perry County, Ohio, et. al. To ? Letter signed by five citizens of Perry County; certifying that they were acquainted with Samuel Gadd; and stating that Gadd had a good moral character and would be well qualified for raising a company of volunteers for U.S. service.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 93]
September 9, 1861
Jesse Cook, Woodville, Sandusky County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that when he sent for the order to fill a company, he expected to get part of one locally which was already collected together for the 21st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he was not now able to get this partial company, that he had enlisted about 15 men on September 8, and that he would be unable to fill a company by September 20 as specified in his order; and requesting an extension.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 174]
September 9, 1861
A. Cushing, et. al., Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio. To ? Letter signed by fifteen citizens of Gallipolis; and stating that they were personally acquainted with L.H. Hamilton and had every reason to believe that he was a man of good moral character.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 139]
September 9, [1861]
D.W. Ellis, Celina, Mercer County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that at the request of the loyal citizens of Mercer County, the undersigned agreed to solicit information towards raising a company of infantry for three years' service, that this company would be under the command of Captain B. Green and Lieutenant D.W. Ellis who were well drilled men and good citizens of Mercer County, and that there were many men locally who had failed in their attempts to raise companies.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 89]
September 9, 1860[1]
J.A. Field, Marysville, Union County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that circumstances were such that he could not enlist himself to serve his country, but with the necessary papers could get others to do so, that he was aware that several recruiting officers were already in the area, that he did not expect to confine his efforts to Marysville or Union County, that he had been teaching in Delaware, Mt. Vernon, Mt. Gilead, and Marion, and Richland and Huron Counties, and that he thought he could pick up many recruits; and citing Colonel S.D. Harris, editor of the Ohio Cultivator as a reference.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 44]
September 9, 1861
C[harles] Foster, et. al., Fostoria, Seneca County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter signed by twelve individuals; and recommending A.S. Bement of Fostoria as a competent person to raise and command a company of infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 75]
September 9, 1861
J.W. Frazee, Lynchburg, Highland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that on September 13 they were to elect the officers of a Militia of the Reserve company in Lynchburg, that they had 51 men and more coming, that their authority issued from Colonel [William H.] Trimble of Highland County, that he had asked Trimble if the company would be ordered into camp immediately, that Trimble did not know, and that the boys were all anxious to go into camp; asking how many would be entitled to go into camp if a majority of the company desired to enlist for the regular volunteer service for three years; stating that he thought if sufficient encouragement was given, 80 or 100 men might be obtained provided they could go into camp with 40 or 45 men; and asking what the U.S. regulations were on this point.
3 pp. [Series 147-7: 62]
September 9, 1861
Jacob Fry, Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that inasmuch as there was still a demand for volunteers for U.S. service and inasmuch as Ashland County had furnished only a fraction of the men she ought to, he wanted permission from headquarters to make an effort to raise another company of infantry after the company currently being formed was full, and that the work in Ashland County was going very "tardily" in consequence of the disunion sentiment and secession sympathy "lodged in the breasts" of many county residents.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 112]
September 9, 1861
W.E. Gibson, et. al., Williamsburgh, Noble (?) County, Ohio. To ? Letter signed by five citizens of Noble County; and certifying that the bearer, James P. Elliott, a resident of Wayne Township, Noble County, was a man of good moral character and duly qualified to discharge the duty of raising a company of volunteers for U.S. service.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 81]
September 9, 1861
Dr. Gilbert, Catawba, Clark County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that they were raising a company of the hardy sons of Ohio from in and around the village of Catawba, that their company would be composed principally of farmers and men with families, that their company was made up of men of sober and moral habits, and that all they wanted now was proper authority.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 119]
September 9, 1861
Isaac Goon, Marshallsville, Wayne County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter expressing concern over the dangerous situation of their common government; and stating that the divided sectional opinions of the "so-called" Democratic Party in Ohio made things still worse and darker for the Union cause, that those who sympathized with the South, and in fact acted with the Southern power, made the Union cause weaker, that he had long watched the progress of the Government and its forces and was confident that more men and power were needed to put down the traitors who rebelled against their own government without any just cause, that business matters prevented him from leaving home, that he had been in business approximately 10 years for C[yrus] H[all] McCormick in selling a reaping and mowing machine and that this business and his farming could not be closed up without considerable loss, that he was well known in 5 counties and could assist in raising men while at home, that he had served for 17 years in a volunteer company and had commanded the company for most of that time, that some of his tactical skills were honed the previous fall during the Wide Awake parades, that he had spent all the time he could since then studying military tactics, that if references were needed, Dennison should feel at liberty to consult any man in Wayne, Stark, Holmes, Medina or Summit Counties, that he was willing to do all in his power to suppress rebellion whether at home or abroad, that there were many newspapers currently being printed in Ohio which posed a danger to constitutional liberties, including a German newspaper printed in Marshallsville, that these newspapers deserved the same "just" fate as the Day Book in New York City, and that he was ever for the Union until death.
3 pp. [Series 147-7: 170]
September 9, 1861
John S. Green, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that Nathaniel Hillhouse of Ross County wanted authority to raise a company of cavalry in Ross County and adjoining counties, that Hillhouse's business had been chiefly dealing in horses, that no better horseman than Hillhouse could be found in Ohio, that Hillhouse was approximately 33 years of age, robust, athletic, and brave, that Hillhouse was a fine specimen of a dashing, bold dragoon, that Hillhouse was a gentleman of fair education and undoubted integrity, that Hillhouse's services in the department sought would be more valuable to the State than those of any man he knew, and that the public interests would be advanced by Hillhouse's appointment.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 144]
September 9, 1861
Lewis H. Hamilton, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that in compliance with Buckingham's order to report progress as often as once a week, he was reporting that 10 reliable men had been raised, and that enlistments would be slow in consequence of the numbers already gone and impediments thrown in the way of new recruits.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 140]
September 9, 1861
Thompson Hanna, Jr., Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he wanted an appointment in the army, and that he did not have much influence at Columbus and was applying to Buckingham personally; enclosing a letter from Captain Cable under whom he served for three months; stating that he received a college education and had been keeping books in Steubenville for the last two years; and citing references including General Alexander McDowell McCook.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 170]
September 9, 1861
D.B. Hays, Watkins, Union County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was informed that Buckingham needed some Lieutenants to go into the army and was willing to pay $1250 a year, that he was at Buckingham's service, and that he was 30 years of age, 5 feet, 10 inches high, a farmer, and "sound as a trout"; and providing a reference.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 181]