September 9, 1861
Sam[uel] J. Henderson, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that under authority vested in Colonel W.G. Sherwin of Cincinnati to raise an artillery regiment, he was authorized to raise a company for said regiment, that he progressed rapidly and could have raised 150 men within ten days if Colonel Sherwin's authority had not ceased, and that he was anxious to finish what he began; requesting authority to continue to raise an artillery company; and stating that he was one of the three months' men who had finished his term, that he had served with officers whose minds were not disciplined by military history or any other history, that "order" and "system" were two by words of his, that he applied for authority without any recommendations, and that military matters, tactics, logistics, and strategy had been familiar themes with him for years.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 64]
September 9, 1861
J[ohn] M. Hodge, Quartermaster, 51st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Meigs, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter written to ascertain if George B. Black's time to raise a cavalry company could be extended a few days longer; and stating that Black claimed to have 65 men, that Black was very confident he could fill up his company soon, and that they were doing "gloriously" at Camp Meigs.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 109]
September 9, 1861
C.P. Johnson, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To H.S. Miller. Letter stating that he had applied to Governor William Dennison for the position as Quartermaster of a regiment and had received no reply; requesting that Miller mention the matter to Dennison; and stating that he would like the position as Adjutant of the 53rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 82]
September 9, 1861
J.K. Jones, London, Madison County, Ohio. To Colonel [Rodney] Mason. Letter stating that some of his friends had asked Governor William Dennison to give him a commission of some sort; requesting that Mason use his influence to secure the commission; and stating that he was naturally ambitious and consequently, the higher the position the better he would be satisfied, that a commission as Major would suit him better than a Captain's commission, that a commission as Captain would suit him better than a Lieutenant's commission, that a commission as Lieutenant would be preferable to nothing at all, that he was very anxious to be again in active service, that he must be in the fight somewhere, and that if he could not get a commission, he would have to be satisfied going as a Private.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 88]
September 9, 1861
J[ohn] Mills Kendrick, Lieutenant and Adjutant, 33rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Morrow, near Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter explaining variations in reports of the number of men mustered; and stating that it was his understanding that if a detachment of a company greater than 50 was mustered regularly by the U.S. mustering officer, recruits could afterwards be mustered into the company individually, that the oath was to be administered by a notary public or justice of the peace, and that care was to be taken to forward a roll of such recruits to the Adjutant General's office at Columbus, that according to Lieutenant [R.B.] Hull, a detachment of a company numbering 60 men could be mustered, that he inferred from orders received from the Adjutant General's office that a number as small as 50 might be mustered, that according to Hull, after a sufficient number of men were gathered or recruited to make the company full, they with Captain and 2nd Lieutenant should be mustered in on another and different muster roll, that it appeared that the mustering of individual recruits in the manner referred to was not valid and that the only part of an incomplete company which was regularly mustered was that portion mustered at the outset by Lieutenant Hull, that there were several companies in camp, of which only detachments had been mustered by Lieutenant Hull, and that if the companies were full when mustered, it was supposed that additional recruits might be mustered without the intervention of the U.S. mustering officer.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 167]
September 9, 1861
S.A. Lane, Office, Summit County Beacon, Akron, Summit County, Ohio. To W[illiam] T. Coggeshall. Letter enclosing an application to Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham for enlisting orders for J.J. Wright, that he did not know if Coggeshall remembered "Jack" or not, and that Wright had been the City Marshal of Akron for several years, was a "plucky" fellow, would make a first rate soldier and officer, and could raise a company in double quick time.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 121]
September 9, 1861
A.W. Loback, Belleville, Richland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had been informed that Buckingham had taken his commission for getting up a company, that the commission was mailed in Columbus on August 12 and he did not receive it until August 22, that he had been unable to do anything until the boys got their pay, that the boys did not feel very good towards [Miller] Moody, that Moody could not get 5 of his old company, that he would take another commission and try to raise a company, that the fair would commence the following week in Richland County, and that he would do his best to recruit while the fair lasted.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 84]
September 9, 1861
John A. McConkey, North Salem, Guernsey County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that his object in writing was to procure an order for getting up a company of three years' volunteers for United States service, and that the prospects were very good at present and likely to be better.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 96]
September 9, 1861
George W. McCook, Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting authorization for J.R.D. Clendenning to recruit a company; and stating that the company would be raised within a few days from the receipt of the order, and that since the men would be raised in a distant part of Jefferson County, it would not interfere with the company he recommended from Steubenville.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 117]
September 9, 1861
George W. McCook, Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting authorization for Benjamin F. Prentis to raise a company for the war; and stating that he had no doubt of Prentis' capacity to promptly raise a company and command it when raised, and that he was surprised by some permits which had been issued locally.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 118]
September 9, 1861
William McCrory, Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he had a brother who belonged to a company which went to Camp Chase some time ago, that he had written several letters to said camp and had not received any answer, that he understood the company had been ordered out but could not ascertain where, and that the company was from Jerome, Union County, Ohio and was called the Jerome Rangers; and asking for the location of the company, if it had left camp, and to which regiment the company was assigned.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 66]
September 9, 1861
Abraham McMahon, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting his appointment as Surgeon of the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 51]
September 9, 1861
John McNutt, Somerset, Perry County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Buckingham had set forth the injuries done by unauthorized parties in recruiting volunteers in his general order issued August 31, that such unauthorized acts were being committed in Somerset by H.S. Harper and John Davis, that there was a young man at Somerset who had authority and his efforts were being "trammeled" by Harper and Davis, that a company could be raised in Somerset if one man recruited all the volunteers, but that two companies could not be enlisted, and that he hoped Buckingham would take some measures to stop the unauthorized activities of Harper and Davis in order to prevent complete demoralization.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 107]
September 9, 1861
J.C. Mercer, Mill Grove, Morgan County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting permission for A[ndrew] M. Hosom to raise a company; and stating that Hosom was in the 17th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) and had served out his time with credit, that Hosom was a good man and a strong friend to the Stars and Stripes, and that he had no doubt Hosom could have a company ready for camp in less than two weeks.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 92]
September 9, 1861
J.H. Miller, Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that J.R.D. Clendening, who held a commission as 2nd Lieutenant, Company A, 1st Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 8th Division, 1st Quota of the Militia of the Reserve dated May 4, 1861, made application for an order to raise a company of infantry for immediate service, that Clendening said he could be ready in five days from receipt of the order, and that Clendening's men would be of the right stripe to defend the Stars and Stripes.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 91]
September 9, 1861
A.C. Paul, Captain, 2nd Kentucky Regiment, 1st Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that it was necessary for him to produce the roll of the Woodward Guards, Company D, 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Volunteers in order for he and the men to draw pay; and requesting that Buckingham send the roll immediately.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 163]
September 9, 1861
John G. Peters, Company G, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, New Creek, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter inquiring as to the possibility of obtaining a commission to enlist and organize a company of infantry in Ohio provided he and another individual furnished recommendations from the officers of the 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry as to moral character, capability, and military knowledge; asking how much time they would be granted for the enlistment of said company; and stating that he was a Private in Company G, but previous to enlisting in the company had held the position of 1st Lieutenant and Captain in an independent rifle company in Ohio, that his proposed companion in the work of raising a company was a Sergeant in the 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that they had both been with the regiment since its arrival in Virginia, and that they thought they could raise a good company if the inducements for doing so were fair.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 104]
September 9, 1861
John H. Philpot, et. al., Summerfield, Noble County, Ohio. To ? Letter signed by fifteen individuals; recommending the bearer, James Riggs, as a suitable person to raise and organize a company of Ohio Volunteer Militia for three years' service; and stating that Riggs was a man of good moral character.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 115]
September 9, 1861
A[braham] Sanders Piatt, Colonel, 34th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter forwarding the roll of Captain Thomas R. Smiley's company (Company K); stating that unanimous votes had been received by Smiley for Captain, Jason Stone for 1st Lieutenant, and John Winget for 2nd Lieutenant; and recommending all three for the offices to which they were elected.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 124]
[September 9?, 1861]
A[braham] Sanders Piatt, Colonel, 34th Regiment, Ohio Volunter Infantry. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting that Lieutenant Colonel Smith be given blank orders for recruiting in the second Zouave regiment.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 124]
September 9, 1861
J.C. Poole, Logan, Hocking County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that C[harles] H. Rippey's company was full and would be in the service in a few days, and that he believed another company could be raised in Hocking County; soliciting the necessary authority to raise a company; and stating that the bearer, C.W. James, would furnish any and all necessary references.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 84]
September 9, 1861
D.A. Porterfield, near New Paris, Preble County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that there were approximately 15 men he could depend on at present, that these men were not willing to go if his time was not extended, that his company would not be divided and thrown into other companies, that he was working night and day to get men to go, that there were two cavalry companies organizing in Preble County and most of the men chose the cavalry, that one of the cavalry companies was in New Paris and the other in Eaton, that he needed his time extended until the first of October, that what he had done would be lost if his time was not extended, that he would try his luck in Indiana or some other state if his time was not extended, and that he would rather work for his own state.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 74]
September 9, 1861
G.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 he was aware that George Rogers had a permit, but did not think it would retard Rogers' progress any by giving a permit to G.H. Terry, that if he found it did and Terry could not raise a company first, he would have Terry held off until Rogers' company was full, and that he intended to help Terry however he could in the matter.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 79]
September 9, 1861
Douglas Putnam, Jr., Wheeling, western Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that his elder brother, Samuel H. Putnam, enlisted in a company of Militia of the Reserve and was sworn in for five years without fully understanding the conditions of the service, that his brother had been guarding the bridges on the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad, that his brother wanted to be transferred to a cavalry company forming in Marietta, and that he was unable to ascertain the number or letter of the company, but knew that it was commanded by Captain Daniels and numbered forty men; requesting that the necessary papers for his brother's transfer be sent to his father, Douglas Putnam, at Marietta; and stating that his brother was currently in the Harmar Greys.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 158]
September 9, 1861
A.T. Ready, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting Buckingham to send him an order for Josiah F. Blickensderffer to raise a company to report at Camp Meigs by September 25; and stating that they were very anxious to fill the 51st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that they had three companies in camp, that Camp Meigs was only opened that morning, and that Blickensderffer was capable and energetic. Together with a P.S. in which Ready suggests that perhaps the order should be sent directly to Blickensderffer at Gnadenhutten, Tuscarawas County.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 120]
September 9, 1861
Henry B. Reeves, Poland, Mahoning County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter returning the authority given him for enlisting a company of infantry for the war because it was impossible to raise the company in the immediate vicinity and he did not have the means to operate in the more distant parts of the county; and stating that before he got his authority, a large number of young men in Poland expressed a desire to enlist, that as soon as these men found the opportunity, they backed down, that he feared retaining his orders would retard recruiting in other places, that he could not get more than 30 men after expecting 60, that if he had the means to pay his expenses, he would go ahead and raise a company without delay, that it cost money to recruit and he did not have the means, that he wished there was a draft, and that he had turned over his few recruits which were transferable to Company B, 19th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Youngstown.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 91]
September 9, 1861
Ambrose M. Robbins, Company B, 19th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Major Coon, the paymaster who paid off Companies B and C of the 19th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) at Warren on August 29, maintained that he was not at liberty to correct any errors on the pay roll or muster roll whether apparent or not, but that an appeal could be made to Buckingham, that he was a member of Company B, 19th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) and was entirely disabled by a hernia which developed on the sixth day after going into camp, but not until one month after his enlistment, that he was examined by the Assistant Surgeon who furnished him with a paper certifying that he was incapable of performing the duties of a soldier because of his condition, that he presented this paper to Lieutenant Colonel [Eliot W.] Hollingsworth, the commanding officer at Camp Jefferson, that Hollingsworth gave him a pass to Cleveland which, although not in conformity with the regulation, was sufficient due to the kindness of railroad employees, that he returned home on June 2, that after his departure from camp, a new Captain was elected who was a stranger to his case, that when the muster roll was made out, the Captain certified that he was discharged upon Surgeon's certificate on June 2, but was liable at anytime, if he should recover, to be ordered back to duty, that he had not been discharged, but rather certified as unfit for duty because of his condition, that he called the Captain's attention to the mistake, that the Captain had certified that he was discharged because it was his understanding that such was the case, that he was not discharged until August 29, that based on law and equity, he believed himself entitled to full pay from April 27 to August 29, that he had received only $19, that he could not see why a man who became disabled in the service and had a disability which was incidental to the service and occasioned by his service was not as justly entitled to the benefits of the regulations as one who rendered efficient service though not disabled, that the good faith of the State and its executives were pledged in this matter, that he looked to Buckingham not so much for a legal consideration of his case as for what in justice and fairness he ought to have, that by his enlistment he incurred an expense of some $35 or $40, that while in service he had acquired an affliction which might last for life, and that all he asked in return was his full pay.
4 pp. [Series 147-7: 165]
September 9, 1861
Charles Sherman, Brigadier General, Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Lieutenant McLeroy of Company A, 1st Brigade, 6th Division, Ohio Volunteer Militia had requested that he ask Buckingham for an order to raise a company for active service, that McLeroy was responsible and could raise a company in about two weeks, that quite a number had signed a paper that day, and that they were disappointed in not getting into Captain Dyer's company, 32nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Camp Dennison; asking if Lindsey's order had been extended; and stating that Lindsey claimed he had until September 20, and that some who had signed Lindsey's paper were not willing to wait.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 65]
September 9, 1861
Samuel M. Smith, Camp Clark, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter accepting the appointment of 2nd Lieutenant in the 44th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 229]
September 9, 1861
W[illiam] E. Standart, Captain, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that since the battery [Battery B, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery] was nearly full, the officers should be appointed; and recommending J[ohn] H. Sypher as 1st Lieutenant, and Norman A. Baldwin and Eb[en] P. Sturges as 2nd Lieutenants. Bears endorsement of James Barnett, Colonel; and note from Standart stating that he was on his way to Camp Dennison with 34 men.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 116]
September 9, 1861
S.B. Sturges, Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter introducing the bearer, Colonel G. McFall; and stating that McFall was visiting Columbus at the request of Colonel Jno. S. Fulton, who wanted McFall connected with his staff, and that he believed McFall possessed military genius.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 168]
September 9, 1861
Herman Suabedissen, 1st Sergeant, 1st Regiment, 2nd Brigade, Ohio Reserve Militia, Mount Ephraim, Noble County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that they had tried at various times to procure arms for their company, but had not met with any success, that having heard men were needed for the defense of the State, they as a company of Militia of the Reserve were offering their services, that they had a complete set of men in their company and were ready to serve the State at all times, that they had been drilling all summer and thought they were justly entitled to and ought to receive arms to make them efficient and ready to go into active service whenever required, that they heard a company was forming in Barnesville for a similar purpose and had been promised arms as soon as organized, and that they hoped their request would not be overlooked.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 78]
September 9, 1861
William H. Trimble, Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Captain [Richard L.] Parker, to whom Buckingham gave an order to raise a company for three years' service, had just conferred with him, that Parker's whole heart was with the regiment, but he was driven by "peculiar influences" into an unpleasant position from which he hoped to relieve himself and his company, that if there was a probability of the regiment being needed for service, Parker thought the company would prefer remaining with the regiment and that an informal election would satisfy two aspirants for office who had been industrious in their efforts to drive the company and Parker into their present position, that if the regiment remained in camp until Governor William Dennison and Buckingham were satisfied that there would be no probable call for its services, he expected that three full companies for three years' service could be formed from the regiment with Captain Parker's being one, that the regiment could still be kept in existence as a rallying point for all willing to be converted into soldiers, that Dennison seemed anxious for him to convert the regiment into the U.S. service for one year, that the officers feared they would be regarded "invidiously" by United States officers and soldiers and therefore shrunk from placing themselves in such a position, that he was impressed with the simplicity and effectiveness of Buckingham's plan for organizing a State military force, that he thought Dennison and Buckingham could effect a rapid organization of a State force to be paid by the State, and that Captain Enos Nichols wanted authority to organize a cavalry company in Highland County; recommending that Nichols be given such authority; stating that his Quartermaster could furnish rations for 15 cents; requesting timely notice when Dennison wanted his regiment dismissed from camp; and stating that he had issued an order against drunkenness, profane swearing, and gambling, and another order prohibiting citizens visiting camp to tamper with the soldiers, that there had been an incident of the latter earlier in the day, that Captain Parker wanted to know if he could remain with the regiment after receiving an order to raise a company for three years' service, that Parker's company belonged to the regiment and was on drill with it in camp at the time Buckingham's order was issued and for two days thereafter and dispersed for a day to prepare for the move to Camp Dennison, that when the order to move was countermanded, it gave the "plotters" a chance to carry a scheme that had not previously been successful, and that if there was no probability of the regiment being needed for active service, he would encourage Parker's company to go into the three years' service. Trimble was Colonel of the 1st Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, Ohio Reserve Militia. He subsequently was Colonel of the 60th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (one year's service) which was organized for the defense of the border counties of Ohio.
3 pp. [Series 147-7: 159]