September 10, 186[1]
George Washington Wright, Dresden, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter requesting a commission to raise a company in Cleveland; and stating that he had served for three months, that he was a sailor and one whom other sailors wanted to serve under, that he thought he could do as much as anybody currently in the field, that his grandfather served all through the Revolutionary War and his father served through the War of 1812, that he was willing to spend and be spent in his country's service, that he wanted to go in the way which would do the most good for his country, that upon returning home from service, he contracted the billious fever, that his illness had prevented him from contacting Dennison sooner, that he had recovered sufficiently to get right to work upon receiving a commission, and that it was a time when every man who could do anything for his country should work diligently.
3 pp. [Series 147-7: 95]
September 11, 1861
Major Charles Ankele, et. al., Headquarters, 37th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Brown, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter signed by eighteen officers of the 37th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; recommending Edward Siber; and requesting that Siber be appointed Colonel of the regiment.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 154]
September 11, 1861
F.T. Antrim, Germantown, Montgomery County, Ohio. To H.S. Miller. Letter stating that he could not enlist a company of 50 as a quota for admission to camp without operating directly against other companies currently organizing in Montgomery County, that he made an effort to raise a company, that what volunteers he got, he turned over to other companies, and that he had raised about 25 good men, most of whom were now in camp.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 177]
September 11, 1861
Eugene Armstrong, Milford, Clermont County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had received Buckingham's instructions that he must comply with the General Order, and that he would have done so had he seen the order before he wrote; and requesting authority to enlist a company immediately.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 137]
September 11, 1861
Darius Cadwell, Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting information regarding the mode of organizing a regimental band; stating that the law of Congress authorized a band of 26 musicians to each regiment; asking if the regimental band was separate and independent of the field or company musicians, or if it was composed of the drummers and fifers of the companies and others to make up the 26, how the regimental band was raised if independent of the company musicians, who appointed the 2 band leaders with the rank of Lieutenant, who designated which band members should receive the pay of Sergeants, Corporals, etc. of "engineer soldiers", and if Colonel [Lewis P.] Buckley of the 29th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had issued an order to anyone to raise a regimental band; and stating that they wished a band organized for the 29th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 198]
September 11, 1861
Cushman Cunningham, 1st Lieutenant, Company C, 16th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting an extension of time on his order until October 10; and stating that there were two companies in process of organization in Wayne County and he had been assisting in filling one of them, and that since this company was nearly full, he thought another company could be raised.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 132]
September 11, 1861
A.A. Doremus, Lima, Allen County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter requesting a job as teamster and carpenter; and stating that he had no recommendation as teamster since it was a position he had never asked for, that he had handled horses more or less since he was eight years of age, and that if he could not get a job as a teamster, he would like a place in Captain H. Stotts' cavalry company.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 175]
September 11, 1861
Charles Doubleday, Colonel, 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Headquarters, Camp Wade, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he wanted Edmund Ward of Cleveland appointed a 1st Lieutenant in the 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, that Ward had served for five years in the 2nd Regiment, U.S. Dragoons and held the position of Orderly Sergeant for two of those years, that he thought Ward was fully competent to hold and sustain any position in the regiment, that they had no other man in the regiment who was thoroughly conversant with cavalry drill, that it would greatly benefit the regiment if Ward received the appointment, and that there were no vacant places in companies else Ward could receive a company election.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 166]
September 11, 1861
J.C. Douglass, et. al., Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter signed by four individuals; and stating that Francis H. Graham of Middletown, Guernsey County wanted a permit to raise a company of infantry, that Graham was the right kind of man, and that they thought Graham would succeed.
1 p. [Series 147-76: 135]
September 11, 1861
George W. Dunbar, Mt. Gilead, Morrow County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was locked up in Mt. Gilead for the crime of selling a stolen horse and did not deny the charge, that he had been bound over until court, that he was a poor man, but honest, that he was ashamed and would never do anything wrong again, that he had a wife and child and a nice little home in South Bloomfield, that he wanted to enlist in the first company which went from Mt. Vernon the previous Spring, but his wife had been sick and he could not leave, that after their child was born, his wife would not allow him to go, and that his wife now wished she had given him her blessings; asking if Buckingham could find some way to get him out of jail and into the army where he could gain credit again and do honors to his country and himself, his family and his God; stating the circumstances of his case including how he made restitution for the crime, that his case was indicative of the way in which many a poor man had been ruined, and that if Buckingham got him out of jail, he would go anywhere to serve his country in her great hour of need; and citing Walter Smith of Mt. Vernon, who attended his trial, as a reference.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 178]
September 11, 1861
William Edwards, Roseville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that he had seen service in the British army and also in the 17th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), that he was detailed on secret service by Brigadier General [William S.] Rosecrans, and that Rosecrans recommended him to F[rancis] H[arrison] Pierpoint of western Virginia for secret service; forwarding Rosecrans' recommendation for him to raise a company; and stating that Rosecrans wanted him back if the attempt to raise a company was unsuccessful, that he also had a recommendation from Pierpoint, that Mr. Walpole of Roseville had a commission and wanted to transfer it to him if the Adjutant General approved, that he thought he could raise a company immediately, and that he had been a citizen of Ohio for nearly ten years.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 129]
September 11, 1861
Franklin Ernst, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that his appointment did not note where he should report, that the mustering officer instructed him to return the appointment to Buckingham and have inserted that he should report to the headquarters of the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he had been fulfilling his duties as Quartermaster of the regiment since his appointment, and that he would be sworn in upon receipt of a completed appointment.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 157]
September 11, 1861
A.C. Fenner, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had concluded at present not to attempt the enlistment of a company, that some 15 recruiting offices were currently open in Dayton and several of the companies were only half full, that if the prospect was more encouraging at some future time, he would open an office, and that he was very anxious to serve the Government, but thought he could do more good in school than in recruiting a company of 40 or 50 men and having to unite with some other company.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 127]
September 11, 1861
M. French, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter referring to an article in that morning's Cincinnati Commercial announcing that Buckingham was about to implement a new plan for recruiting; stating that he wanted a hand in this matter when he could make himself useful to his country and state, that his age rendered him unfit for the service as a common soldier or he would have long since been in the army doing what he could for his country in her time of trial, and that he had lived in Cincinnati for 23 years and was known to most prominent residents including merchants and lawyers; providing references; and stating that he wanted to be one of the committee of five from his Congressional district, and that if he was not one of the committee, he would like to have some authority to act as a recruiting officer or agent.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 130]
September 11, 1861
James P. Fyffe, Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter reporting on recruiting permits issued in Adams County, Brown County, and Clermont County; and stating that he had learned that officers of other regiments in the region of Camp Dennison and Cincinnati were offering inducements to the companies being raised in Clermont County under his permits to go into their regiments, and that he was at a loss to know how to proceed in this case.
3 pp. [Series 147-7: 168]
September 11, 1861
John D. Gennett, Versailles, Darke County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had been busy recruiting, that he had 51 sworn men and part of a list containing 24 men who were not sworn, that the list of 24 contained nearly all of their three months' men who went under Captain Ashmede of Bellefontaine, that these men had said they would go with him as soon as they got their pay for three months' service, that the country boys failed to understand why there were not more town boys on the list, that he had covered only half the territory he intended to canvass, that he had a fair prospect of raising a company locally, notwithstanding the efforts of others who were trying to recruit in the area, that a Captain had informed him that if he went into camp with less than a full company he would be ruined and that he would never get a full company since those in camp would recruit out of his company as fast as he could recruit, that he concluded to wait until he had 83 men so that he could hold his company, that he was a poor man with a wife and four children to support, that he was now spending and expected to spend his last dollar by the time he had raised a company, that he had determined with the help of God to do his best to raise a company, that he did not want to recruit for other men who were as able to work night and day as he did, that he was going to be in the army whether he raised a company or not, that a common soldier's wages would be insufficient for he and his family, that if he failed to raise a company, he would come to camp and try to get in the regimental band since he had long been accustomed to playing in bands, that his recruits had unanimously elected him Captain, and that he could not move the boys a single mile from Versailles without giving them the assurance that they would not be separated.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 196]
September 11, 1861
Steele Glenn, Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had received the order to raise a company of infantry and was doing what he could, that he had 31 names, but there was a regiment of State Militia quartered in Hillsboro which had taken the greater part of the men in Highland County who would have been willing to volunteer in the United States service, and that there were a number of men in the regiment who would volunteer in the U.S. service if they could get out of State service; and asking if these men could leave State service for United States service.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 172]
September 11, 1861
E.G. Johnson, La Grange, Lorain County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Francis M. Freeman of La Grange wanted to recruit an infantry company for the war, and that Freeman served in the Mexican War and had the experience necessary to drill raw troops; requesting an order for Freeman to recruit a company if not contrary to the public good; and stating that he thought Freeman could raise a full company in a few days.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 136]
September 11, 1861
J.M. Landburgh, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that the bearer, Nathaniel Hillhouse, was making application to Governor William Dennison for permission to raise a cavalry company for State service during the war, that he had long been acquainted with Hillhouse who was born and raised in Chillicothe, and that he knew Hillhouse to be well qualified to take charge of a company; and requesting that Mason use his influence and see Dennison to obtain an order for Hillhouse.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 143]
[September 11?, 1861]
J.C. Lee, D.F. DeWolf, and G.H. Safford. To Governor William Dennison. Letter requesting authority to enlist or organize a regiment of infantry; and stating that their camp would be located at Norwalk, Ohio, that the officers would be Safford as Lieutenant Colonel, Lee as Major, and DeWolf as Adjutant, that to their knowledge, no regiment of infantry was currently being raised to the West short of Toledo or to the East short of Cleveland and that Norwalk was about midway between them, that there was no order out for a regiment to the North or South with which they would interfere, that they did not take into consideration the regiment being formed at Monroeville since it was a cavalry regiment, that the regiment lately organized at Tiffin, of which Gibson was Colonel, had gone into camp, that the excitement currently prevailing in Tiffin and Seneca County upon the subject of the war would make it much easier to enlist men, and that the opportunity to re-enlist several three months' men who had been or would be paid off at Norwalk should not be neglected.
3 pp. [Series 147-7: 195]
September 11, 1861
James H. Lutgen, Stockport, Morgan County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he resided on the Muskingum River, ten miles below McConnelsville, in the town of Windsor, that about the middle of August, he wrote to Governor William Dennison and informed him that he had approximately 76 volunteers engaged for the three years' service, that on September 1, he received from Buckingham a letter authorizing him to enlist a company of infantry and report to the commanding officer of the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Camp Chase on August 29, that it was impossible for him to obey the order as the time was past before he received it, that he had been informed that transportation on the Muskingum River would be stopped for about two weeks in consequence of repairs having to be made on the public works, that he then published by handbills throughout the vicinity of the company that they would meet on Saturday, September 14, at Windsor to make arrangements to march, that he had just seen an organizational order (General Order Number 51) that all letters heretofore issued would be considered as cancelled on the expiration of the time to which they were limited, that because of this order, he was paralized as to moving the company, and that he had to encounter all the slang and difficulties the secessionists could possibly invent or do to break up the company; providing examples of how the sympathizers of the rebels, who passed for Union men and talked treason, attempted to break up his company; and stating that he had spent much time and money to get up a company, that the two men authorized to raise companies at McConnelsville would be in Stockport on September 14 and intended to do all they could to get men out of his company and thereby break up the company or discourage further enlistment, that he had never gone near their place of enlistment or in any way interfered with their enlistment, and that if Buckingham thought it proper to renew his letter of enlistment, he would do his best.
3 pp. [Series 147-7: 206]
September 11, 1861
R[ichard] W. McClain, Major Commanding, 51st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Meigs, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting 50 blanks for morning field reports and 500 blanks for morning company reports, and a few copies of the published regulations governing the camps in Ohio.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 150]
September 11, 1861
Ira M. McFarlan, Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. To General. Letter requesting authority to organize a company for the war.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 127]
September 11, 1861
T.C. Mitchell, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that he had no expectation that his company would be detailed as an independent organization; requesting Mason's word that his company would be armed with a reliable rifle; stating that with such an assurance, he could report a full company in a few days; and requesting a reply by return mail so that his men could be sworn in or return to their daily avocations.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 110]
September 11, 1861
J[ames] C. Peck, et. al., Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To ? Letter stating that the undersigned members of Companies A, C, and D, 40th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry from Madison County had voted for Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment; and containing the results of that election.
5 pp. [Series 147-7: 209]
September 11, 1861
John Pfisterer, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that some time since he had written to Buckingham relative to a claim for boarding men enlisted at Toledo for the 2nd Kentucky Regiment and had received no reply; and requesting a reply.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 173]
[September 11?, 1861]
A[braham] Sanders Piatt, Colonel, 34th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the bearer, T[homas] Kilby Smith, Lieutenant Colonel of the 54th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, wanted authority from Buckingham or Governor William Dennison to enable him to provide for the companies currently in camp under his control by appointment, and that Quartermaster [John H.] Dickerson refused to supply without specific orders from Dennison or Buckingham.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 180]
September 11, 1861
A.T. Ready, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting that Buckingham send Ross A. Blair authority to raise a company of infantry to report at Camp Meigs by October 1; stating that Blair was a good man, and that he had no doubt Blair could raise a company on short notice; and requesting that Blair be given more time if possible since Tuscarawas County had been well raked for men.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 152]
September 11, 1861
James W. Ripley, Brigadier General, Ordnance Office, Washington, D.C. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that in answer to Dennison's telegram respecting the horse equipments of Morris & Company, he was ordered to concentrate all obtainable horse equipments at Washington for the immediate supply of troops arriving there.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 187]
September 11, 1861
J. Scott, Star Office, Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he understood that the 2nd Lieutenancy in Company F, 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry would be made vacant by promotion, that Company F was from Lebanon, and that there was a young gentleman named M.B. Graham in the company; recommending Graham for the vacancy; and stating that Graham was well drilled and couragious, and had made his mark in more than one instance since he had been in the service, and that he had no doubt that Graham's appointment would give entire satisfaction to the company and the community of Lebanon.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 179]
September 11, 1861
J[oseph] T. Smith, Camp Wade, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had received a telegram that morning assigning him to the 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he was confused since he had been appointed to the 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry on September 2, that he had accepted said appointment as Assistant Surgeon, reported himself as directed to Lieutenant Colonel R.W. Ratliff at Camp Wade, and had been on duty ever since, and that he was very anxious to remain in the 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. Together with statement from R.W. Ratliff certifying that Dr. J.T. Smith, Assistant Surgeon, did report to him as stated.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 162]
September 11, 1861
Thomas Kilby Smith, Lieutenant Colonel, 54th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting his appointment as Lieutenant Colonel of the 54th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 190]
September 11, 1861
Thomas Kilby Smith, Lieutenant Colonel, 54th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting the immediate assignment of a Surgeon to the 54th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that the measles had broken out and a number of the men required immediate medical attention, and that the assignment of a Surgeon and Assistant Surgeon was imperative; requesting the appointment of a 1st Lieutenant with the requisite qualifications for service in the Quartermaster's Department; and recommending John H. Piatt of Cincinnati for the post.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 192]
September 11, 1861
William Smith, Attica, Seneca County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that at the request of the local citizenry, he was writing for a Captain's commission to raise a company of volunteers, that he had at all times since the war commenced been exerting his influence in getting men to go, but that there were a great many who would not go unless he went himself, that he felt a deep interest in the welfare of the country and was now willing to sacrifice all for the good of the country, that men who had already gone from the area were considerably scattered, with 10 in the 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 23 in the 14th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and 11 in the 49th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that they no longer wished to go in that way; and requesting the oath of allegiance to the U.S. army.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 146]
September 11, 1861
Rev. W.C. Stevens, Clarington, Monroe County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that in pursuance of General Order Number 50, he was informing Buckingham that they had a company organizing currently, that this company numbered upwards of sixty men, and that they expected to reach the maximum number within fourteen days; requesting a dispatch accepting their company; and providing references.
1 p. [Series 147-7: 211]
September 11, 1861
Alfred Taylor, Camp Wade, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that on August 27, he received a commission as Surgeon in the 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, that he had written signifying that he would enter immediately upon the duties of the post, but preferred to await the action of the regimental staff before the assignment was regarded as permanent, and that he was now enclosing his unconditional acceptance. Together with a letter dated September 11, 1861, from Charles Doubleday, Colonel, 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Headquarters, Camp Wade, to Alfred Taylor, informing Taylor that the staff officers of the regiment had signified their consent to have him detailed by the Government as Regimental Surgeon.
2 pp. [Series 147-7: 156, 157]