September 9, 1861
M[oses] B. Walker, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the bearer, H.N. Free, had two brothers [John W. Free and William H. Free] who were Captains in the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that both Captains were gallant and competent officers, that H.N. Free wanted a warrant to raise another company in Perry County, and that he thought H.N. Free could do it easily; and recommending H.N. Free.
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September 9, 1861
Thomas M. Ward, Lieutenant, Company H, 14th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting an extension of ten days to fill up his company; and stating that when he visited Governor William Dennison on September 7 to present a secession flag, he neglected to ask Buckingham for the extension.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 76]
September 9, 1861
William Ward, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he intended to petition for authorization to recruit and go with a company against southern rebels, that he could offer recommendations and references of the best character from Muskingum County, that he was not a West Point graduate, but was well informed in military tactics, that he wanted to be placed where he could do his country the most good, that had he been a West Point graduate, he would have been in his country's service four months earlier, and that he was willing to spend the last dollar for the government under its present or any other administration and his life if it was the Lord's will; and asking how to proceed, if he must come to Columbus, and if he had to recruit at his own expense.
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September 9, 1861
J.M. Welch, Captain, Company C, 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Wool, Athens County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he and his company had been mustered into the 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Camp Wool; and requesting a copy of the army regulations.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 123]
September 9, 1861
M. Welker, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter requesting that Mason send Captain Eli W. Botsford of Wooster an order to raise a company in Wayne County; and stating that Botsford was just the man to raise a company, that Botsford was in the Mexican War, that Botsford currently had about 30 names and could fill a company, that Botsford was well qualified for the purpose, had good habits, and was reliable, and that he believed two of the orders issued for Wayne County had expired.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 61]
September 9, 1861
Jno. J. Williams, Marion, Marion County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he had just received Dennison's message of September 2 asking how many uniformed independent or Home Guard companies were in Marion County, the number of men and arms in each, and the name and residence of Captains, that he knew of no independent or Home Guards uniformed, organized and armed in Marion County, and that he understood there were several fractions of companies but no organizations under the law.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 67]
September 9, 1861
J.J. Wright, Akron, Summit County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he wanted authority to enlist and organize a company of infantry from Summit County to serve during the war in one of the regiments currently being raised in Ohio. Includes the names of eight references.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 147]
September 9, 1861
Robert Youart, Camp Clark, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter accepting an appointment as 1st Lieutenant in the 44th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 224]
September 9, 1861
From a member of a company of Zouaves, Canton, Stark County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter informing Dennison that they had a company of Zouaves at Canton; and stating that their commanding officer, Captain Jay, would tender his service with the company if he was called upon, but would not ask for a commission, that they had about 25 men in the company who would go, and that he was confident a company could be raised in less than two weeks time.
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September 10, 1861
C.C. Blakemore, Private, Company A, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was a member of Captain [John H.] Robinson's company (Company A), 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry and had received a certificate of disability previous to discharge, that while away on furlough, he was arrested and ordered to take off his clothes which he could not do then, that he returned to camp that night and gave up his clothes at the same time, that he did not have enough citizen's clothes to put on, but did not need much except for blankets on account of his illness, and that he drew no rations for himself or horse and was entitled to no medical treatment from the Government and could not stand the expenses much longer; requesting an interview with Buckingham in order to explain his case; stating that if he could not get an interview, he would have to conclude that "military might makes right"; asking for an investigation of the matter; and stating that if he was in error, he was ready to suffer for it.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 57]
September 10, 1861
Charles Doubleday, Colonel, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that Rev. Gaylord B. Hawkins of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and a regular ordained minister, had that day been appointed Chaplain of the 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry on the vote of field officers and company commanders on duty with the regiment; and requesting that Hawkins' commission be forwarded.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 155]
September 10, 1861
J.H. Fessenden, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter requesting a commission as 2nd Lieutenant with power to raise a company of rifles for active service; and citing Manning F. Force as a reference.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 94]
September 10, 1861
L. French, Attorney-at-Law, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter certifying that the bearer, Eugene Armstrong, was a citizen and native of Hamilton County; and stating that Armstrong was a highly intelligent and upright young man and in every way worthy of confidence, that Armstrong belonged to an old and highly respected family, and that he had no doubt Armstrong would succeed in any enterprise of a military nature.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 128]
September 10, 1861
J[ohn] S. Fulton, Colonel, 16th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter recommending the appointment of Gaylord McFall of Mansfield as Adjutant to the 16th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that McFall was an intimate friend, in every way fully competent to discharge the duties of Adjutant, and a person who could render great service in the filling up of the regiment, that McFall was the kind of person he could fully rely on while in active service, and that the other officers of the 16th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry all spoke in the highest terms of McFall. Bears note dated September 11, 1861, from T.W. Bartley stating that he had known McFall for many years and had no hesitation in recommending his appointment as Adjutant, that McFall was a gentleman of high bearing, and good business habits and capacity, and that McFall would discharge his duties well if in the military service of the country.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 130]
September 10, 1861
Henry L. Harper, Captain, Company D, Militia of the Reserve, Somerset, Perry County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that he commanded Company D in the 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, 7th Division, First Quota of the Militia of the Reserve and wanted to place himself and his command in actual service; requesting an order so that he could be of more use to his country than he was or would be as the commander of a Militia of the Reserve company; stating that there were individuals in Somerset and Perry County who were getting up companies for three years' service and who were totally incompetent with neither the ability or influence to fill a company, and that these individuals claimed to be acting under the Adjutant General's order; requesting that the Adjutant General not grant any additional permits until those having them either got up their companies or failed; and stating that he was certain those with permits would fail since they were not the kind to accomplish much, that most of them, until very recently, had opposed the war and were only scared into raising companies by the fear of a draft, that as a consequence volunteering was going slowly, that this was one of the plans of those with permits to prevent the army from being filled, that his command currently numbered 75 men, that he was satisfied his influence would bring most of those men into sevice, that he believed 50 additional men could be raised outside of his organization, and that he served his country during the Mexican War and wanted one more opportunity to render service.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 153]
September 10, 1861
Archibald Houston. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was unable to complete the organization of his company as authorized by Buckingham's order of August 26, that he had transferred 16 of his men who were anxious to go immediately into active service to Captain [William A.] Smith's company [D] in the 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that others who were enlisted by him were now in the service, and that therefore the State would lose nothing by his effort.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 85]
September 10, 1861
Andrew Huber, Captain, Company F, 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd (?) Division, First Quota, Militia of the Reserve, Greenville, Darke County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had seen Governor William Dennison's proclamation dated August 29 calling for additional men; asking if the First Quota, Militia of the Reserve would be called out for active service; stating that some of their men enlisted in the U.S. service and were in camp at Columbus under Captain Smily, that if those men did not have the right to leave the company, he wanted them discharged, and that their company would be ready for service in three or four weeks or as soon as Buckingham called for them; and asking if they would be accepted with 55 men.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 71]
September 10, 1861
Oscar L. Jackson, Logan, Hocking County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was recruiting under letter of authority from Buckingham dated August 29 requiring him to report on September 15, that he was waiting on Lieutenant Rippy to fill his company and was now getting along fine, and that he feared he would not be full in time to reach camp by the date required; and asking that the time be extended 10 or 15 days. Together with a reference signed by four individuals; and stating that Jackson was a man of business habits and good moral character.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 128]
September 10, 1861
C.H.B. Kellogg, Tontogany, Wood County, Ohio. To Adjutant General H.B. Carrington. Letter stating that he wished to serve his country in some capacity, that he had offered to enlist as a Private, but was rejected because of his age (48), that he was a physician by profession and had seen some of the world, that he weighed 240 pounds and was active, strong and healthy, that he would serve in almost any capacity in this time of his country's need, that some of his friends thought he would do very well as a Captain, but he knew next to nothing of military matters, and that he was a first rate shot with the rifle; asking if Carrington would give him authority to recruit for any of the regiments or if he, with others, would be allowed to raise a regiment of men from 45 to 55 years of age; and stating that he knew a great number of that age who were anxious to enlist, that he was skilled at speech making, but this skill would be of little use without the authority to enlist men when their patriotic blood was warmed by a speech, and that he could give plenty of acceptable references if required.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 148]
September 10, 1861
A[nson] G[eorge] McCook, Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General Rod[ney] Mason. Letter stating that although numerous applications had been made by residents of Jefferson County for authority to raise companies, he thought there was room for more, that they were proverbially a slow people up in the hills and were just now waking up to the fact that there was the need for action, and that he knew that some who had received permission could not succeed; requesting that Mason send authority to Lt. William A. Owesney; and stating that Owesney served in Virginia through the three months' campaign and was eminently well qualified for the position of Captain, and that he was sure Owesney would succeed and fill any position with honor to himself and credit to the Republic.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 113]
September 10, 1861
C[alvin] D. McDonald, Mt. Blanchard, Hancock County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was anxious to try and raise a company of volunteers from that part of the state to serve for three years or during the war, that four companies had already been raised in Hancock County, that he thought there was material for more, and that through the solicitations of his friends, he concluded to make the attempt.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 197]
September 10, 1861
O.P. Mossgrove, Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that he thought there were more individuals attempting to raise companies locally than would succeed, that those recruiting in Steubenville were not popular, that he did not think the three individuals together could raise a company, and that he believed Jefferson County could easily raise 3 or 4 more companies if necessary.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 96]
September 10, 1861
W. Mungen, et. al., Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter signed by eight individuals; stating that they were personally acquainted with Ephraim C. Wells; requesting that Wells be given an order to raise an infantry company; and stating that the 21st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry would be full in a few days and all of the companies for it were now on hand or nearly so, that as a result, Wells could not get into the 21st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Wells was with that regiment in the three months' service and acquitted himself with honor, that Wells was a man of good moral character and respectability, and that Wells' personal influence would enable him to raise a company on ground already gone over by recruiting officers and from among Hancock County's most substantial men.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 207]
September 10, 1861
S.A. Nash, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had applied for the position of Quartermaster, and that he received Buckingham's offer of the position of Adjutant in the 19th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; declining the offer; and withdrawing his application.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 161]
September 10, 1861
H. Oldom, Captain of the Preble Guards, Camden, Preble County, Ohio. To Quartermaster General D.L. Wood. Letter asking if authority could be gotten for a resident of Camden, F.F. Raikes, to raise a rifle company to be mustered into any regiment under Major General [John C.] Fremont; and stating that Raikes had the confidence of the citizens of Preble County, that it would be difficult to find anyone in that part of Preble County who could more generally command respect among young men than Raikes, that Raikes was about 40 years of age, healthy, active, and of irreproachable character, that Raikes had, from the commencement of the struggle, taken an active interest in military preparations, and that he was confident it would be doing the country's cause a good service to confer authority upon Raikes.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 134]
September 10, [1861]
S.W. Phelps, Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter offering his services together with 100 or 150 men whenever he was wanted in artillery; and stating that he was 36 years old, and that he did not consider himself competent for the position of Major General, but was a man of business experience.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 125]
September 10, 1861
A[braham] Sanders Piatt, Colonel, 34th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the companies forming for the 54th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry wanted the forms for recruiting, to enable the men to bring in their squads; and requesting that Buckingham forward a few of the forms to Camp Dennison.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 93]
September 10, 1861
William Robinson, Bridgeport, Belmont County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General [Rodney] Mason. Letter stating that they had about 45 men; and asking if they were to elect officers before they went into camp, when they were to come to Columbus, where they were to report, where and when they should hold their election, if they should have blank rolls in regard to elections, and if the Adjutant General's Department paid the expenses of recruiting.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 95]
September 10, 1861
George D. Stone, and Joseph Hall, Wintersville, Jefferson County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the signees wanted to obtain an order to raise a volunteer company for the war, that they expected to raise this company in Cross Creek and Island Creek Townships, Jefferson County, from among the members of three or four companies of Militia of the Reserve, that these companies contained the material for as good a soldiers as there were in the State, and that they expected to open a recruiting office in Wintersville.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 100]
September 10, 1861
N[oah] H. Swayne, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting Buckingham to tell the bearer whether an enlisted minor could be discharged other than by habeas corpus.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 85]
September 10, 1861
William H. Trimble, Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the authority given to individuals in Highland County to raise companies for the three years' service had created a very unpleasant and unjust situation, that his company officers had labored to build up companies and make soldiers and now saw them drawn away by outsiders and sworn into the U.S. service, that three of his Captains, besides Captain [Richard L.] Parker, had been anxious to form companies for three years' service, but felt honorably bound to remain with the regiment and aid in sustaining it while there was a prospect of its being called into service, that these Captains were fine officers and he wanted authority for each of them to raise a company, that the moment he received notice from Buckingham that the public interest required his regiment to be dismissed from camp or did not need them remaining in camp, he wanted the three Captains to have the privilege of raising their companies out of the regiment, that Captain Parker ought to have pursued such a course, and not having done so resulted in an infinite amount of mischief to the regiment by creating a situation where men and officers in camp under authority of Governor William Dennison and subject to his order quit the service of the State without consulting their superior officers, that the names of the Captains he recommended were Samuel Amen, Cary A. Pope, and [John L.] Hill, and that if Buckingham felt it unnecessary to keep the regiment in camp, he thought it best to dismiss the men to their homes the first of next week. Trimble was Colonel of the 1st Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, Ohio Reserve Militia.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 208]
September 10, 1861
A.C. Voris, Akron, Summit County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that if Buckingham sent him general authority to enlist infantry volunteers from Summit County, he would do what he could for the cause locally, that young men from Summit County who had previously taken hold of the matter generally met with poor encouragement, that he felt "mortified" at the tardiness of area residents and was determined to stir them up to a sense of their duty to the State and would go into service himself, and that he thought by earnest effort, the contingent from Summit County could be filled up in a few days; and citing Governor William Dennison as a reference.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 122]
September 10, 1861
Jno. J. Williams, Marion, Marion County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that the greatest difficulty in organizing and drilling companies of volunteers in Marion County was that men who were most active in the cause and had devoted the greatest portion of time were comparatively poor individuals who had worked under all the embarrassments of being thus situated, that in quite a number of instances, these men had gone so far as to raise nearly full companies, but owing to the expense of keeping the recruits on their hands, had been compelled to disband thus producing lukewarmness and indifference in the cause, that he thought if a temporary camp or recruiting establishment was established in Marion, several companies might be enrolled in a reasonable time, that he did not believe the expense of keeping men at such a camp would be more than at some other camps in the State and perhaps would be less, that he had a great desire that his State should not appear to be behind in any manner in furnishing not only men but also means in suppressing the existing rebellion, that he had assisted in sending two infantry companies and one cavalry company from Marion County, that unless something like the plan he proposed was adopted, further recruiting would be expensive and quite uncertain, that there was a very efficient and worthy man who had seen service and would be willing to enter into the business of recruiting upon receipt of assurances that he could provide for his family after relinquishing his mechanical business, and that he refrained from giving the man's name at present.
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