September 28, 1861
William E. Gilmore, Camp Worthington. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had appointed Rev. Benjamin St. James Fry of the M.E. Church as Chaplain of the 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; requesting that Buckingham issue Fry's commission, and that Buckingham allow the Ashland Company under Captain Bushnell, which was stopped at Camp Chase by Buckingham's order while en route for Camp Worthington, to continue on and join him; and stating that no less than three companies raised by his recruiting officers had been enticed away from his regiment by improper means, that his refusal to grant recruiting permits to men who were proved incompetent for command in Virginia had made them bitterly active in preventing him from filling up, that the appointment of field officers for a regiment to be raised in Clermont County and Brown County took from him two companies nearly filled up, that the appointment of Captain Appler to a Colonelcy took two more, that under these circumstances he felt anxious to get such companies from abroad as he could provided always that he did not interfere with the rights of other regimental commanders, that he understood in Captain Bushnell's case that it was fixed that they would not go into the 16th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for which they were originally intended, that he had endeavored to avoid troubling the Adjutant General's department with many or long communications and especially grumbling ones, that an old "humbug" by the name of Beach was fussing about impracticable schemes for impossible regiments and no doubt was writing all sorts of stuff to the Governor constantly, that Beach suffered chronically with the "cacoethes scribendi", that Beach thought it necessary first and foremost to create all possible hindrances and tell all possible lies about the 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that Beach had no adherents but George Reed, a disgraced and suspended Captain in the 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service).
4 pp. [Series 147-10: 57]

September 28, 1861
F.H. Graham, Middlebourne, Guernsey County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Buckingham's order of September 12, authorizing him to enlist a company of infantry, required him to report on September 28, that he had spent about two weeks with very flattering prospects at first, but rather adverse prospects of late, that some of the good citizens from the area had been out to Camp Chase on a visit and reported, upon their return, that the soldiers in camp did not get half enough to eat and were not well used, that this report, coming as it did from reliable men, militated very much against recruiting, that the report was being counteracted by reports from soldiers themselves who were in camp, that the near approach of the election was very unfavorable to recruiting, that he thought political excitement was too much engrossing the public mind in his part of the State, that he had about forty men engaged, but thought that it was not safe to count on more than about thirty who would be certain to go into the service immediately after the election, that he had not done anything that week on account of family affliction, but intended to renew his efforts the following week, that he was very anxious to enter the service and was willing to forego the honor of commanding a company for the sake of serving his country, and that he was perfectly willing, should he fail in raising a company, to unite with some other.
3 pp. [Series 147-10: 101]

September 28, 1861
S.A. Greer, Woodland, Darke County, Ohio. To Dear Sir. Letter stating that Esquire Kemper of Loramies, Shelby County, Ohio and himself wanted to raise a company of volunteers; requesting the necessary papers to raise said company; and stating that they could have a company in 10 days.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 70]

September 28, 1861
William Laurence, et. al., Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio. To General [Ormsby M.] Mitchel, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Letter signed by five individuals; and stating that John B. Myers of Bellefontaine wanted to raise an artillery company and for Mitchel to procure him the proper order or authority from the War Department, that they recommended this be done believing that Myers was a man of good morals and character, that Myers was an active, energetic man of sufficient business qualifications and capacity to accomplish the object he proposed and to render efficient service, that a few years before, Myers had belonged to an artillery company in Richland County, that Myers had been in business in Bellefontaine for several years in a foundry stove and tin store, etc., and that they considered Myers' fidelity, patriotism, and devotion to the Union cause to be unquestionable.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 181]

September 28, 1861
O[rmsby] M. Mitchel, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter requesting a Lieutenant's appointment for his brother, a veteran of the War of 1812.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 123]

September 28, 1861
J.B. Myers, Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio. To General O[rmsby] M. Mitchel, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Letter enclosing letter dated September 28, 1861, from William Lawrence, et. al. (see 207- 10: 181); requesting the necessary papers and instructions for getting up an artillery company; stating that he would have the company in camp within twenty days with "A No. 1" men; requesting a Captain's commission; and stating that he had fixed up his business and wanted to be at work.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 180]

September 28, 1861
Edwin Potter, Greenville, Darke County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he had learned that Dennison was authorized to commission and muster into service one Lieutenant as the nucleus for the formation of a company and as the recruiting officer thereof, that he believed they had arrived at a period of their country's history when each and every patriot capable of bearing arms should enlist in the service to maintain constitutional liberty, that he was applying for a commission as one of the said Lieutenants, believing that a full company could be enlisted in Darke County in a short time, and that he had held the position of 1st Sergeant in Company C, 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) at Camp Dennison; and providing references.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 42]

September 28, 1861
Samuel T. Prentice, Lenox, Ashtabula County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that there were many able bodied men between the ages of 25 and 40 in Lenox and the surrounding area who wanted to serve their country by helping to fight its battles in a company, that a number of these men had already enrolled for such a company, that all they lacked was authority and a head to make the matter efficient, that they had learned Dennison would commission a Lieutenant as a recruiting officer once the organization of a company had commenced, that they wanted a reasonable amount of time to form a company, and that if their company could not be formed within the specified time, they would attach themselves to any other company as ordered.
2 pp. [Series 147-10: 97]

September 28, 1861
Emmon H. Price, 1st Lieutenant, Company C, and Quartermaster, 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Gauley, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had not received his commission; and requesting that it be forwarded at the earliest opportunity.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 182]

September 28, 1861
Byron H. Robb, Parkman, Geauga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had learned that there was much trouble at present filling up the regiments already organized in his part of the State, that they had a company of cavalry which would organize into a company of infantry and report in readiness to fill out any regiment where most needed, that he was a Lieutenant in the cavalry company, and that if he was given authority to raise a company of infantry in Geauga County, he would have the company in readiness in a few days.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 114]

September 28, 1861
John Shade, 1st Lieutenant, George Shade, 2nd Lieutenant, and David Williams, 3rd Lieutenant, Law and Collection Office of John D. Foye, Mount Gilead, Morrow County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that there appeared to be some misunderstanding in reference to their cavalry company as to the time they should leave for the field of battle, that Captain Andrews said they were accepted and ordered to leave in three weeks, that Andrews said he reported them to headquarters, that Andrews had shown them some letters, but there was nothing definite in the letters, that they wanted to know what they should do as they stood in readiness for action, that there were fifty-eight men in their company, that if they received an order, they could fill up in a very short time, and that their company was an old, organized one, being in discipline for over five years.
2 pp. [Series 147-10: 46]

[September 28?, 1861]
Sister Kate, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To My Dear Brother. Letter stating that Eduard J. Cousus wanted the appointment of Lieutenant to serve as Quartermaster in a regiment; requesting that her brother ask the Governor for the appointment; and stating that Cousus was competent having been in service since May, and that Cousus was chosen from the ranks and made Chief Clerk of the Commissary Department.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 87]

September 28, 1861
G.S. Smith, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting his appointment as Adjutant of the 16th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that he did not receive Buckingham's letter of August 23; and asking if it contained his commission.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 16]

September 28, 1861
Rev. W.E. Stevens, Clarington, Monroe County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that under the authority received on September 13, 40 men had been enrolled, that 7 of these men in a squad of 20 men previously recruited for the company had been decoyed into Camp Carlile, Virginia through the influence of Fredrick Koehler, a merchant from Woodsfield and John Dakin of Cameron, Adams Township, Monroe County, that he went to Wheeling and had an interview with Governor [Francis Harrison] Pierpont of Virginia, that Pierpont said the men should not be received, that he proceeded to Camp Carlile and upon making Pierpont's wishes known, the Captain of the company into which the men were to be mustered had him placed under arrest, that the Colonel in command of the camp was absent and there was no alternative but to submit, that before leaving, the Colonel assured him that he had not been informed of the facts in the case, that he was forced to leave without obtaining redress, that the men were sworn in by a justice of the peace and the preamble and oath were as found in the certificate of organization furnished for the volunteer militia of Ohio, that he did not know what effect this would have on the remainder of their company, and that he hoped to have fifty or sixty men by October 4; requesting an order to rendezvous in Camp Putnam at Marietta; and stating that if they were permitted to go into camp, they could fill up at less expense.
2 pp. [Series 147-10: 81]

September 28, 1861
Caleb Swain, 1st Lieutenant, Roseville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter asking if there was any prospect of the Militia of the Reserve receiving arms; and stating that if there was no prospect of getting arms, it would be useless for them to make any further progress, and that they thought 100 men could be raised if they received arms.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 45]

September 28, 1861
B.A. Thomas, Somerset, Perry County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had received an order from headquarters to recruit a company for the 46th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he had been successful, and that he hoped Buckingham would grant him an extension.
2 pp. [Series 147-10: 108]

September 28, 1861
B. Turner, Huron, Erie County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had received an order from Colonel E.B. Tyler to recruit 30 good men to fill up the losses of Company E, 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that at a time when recruits were scarcely to be had as volunteers, it was necessary to hold all that could be had; asking if there was a fund set apart to meet the necessary expenses in traveling about for men and for subsisting the same until the complement was made up; and stating that he had already been at some expense particularly as to telegraph dispatches.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 208]

[September 28?, 1861]
M[arcus] A. Westcott, Captain, Company A, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, et. al. To Governor William Dennison. Letter signed by twenty-one commissioned officers of the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and recommending Sergeant Thomas H. Hunt of the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry as being fully capable of discharging the duties of a Lieutenant with credit to himself and honor to his country.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 119]

September 29, 1861
N.K. Brown, Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter requesting an order to recruit and take into camp a company from Van Wert County; and stating that Captain J.D. Clark's men had come back from Camp Mordecai Bartley and refused to go with Clark again, that some of these men had gone into Captain Gilliland's company while others had gone into a cavalry company at Cleveland, that other returning men would go with him into Camp Lyon at Worthington, and that he thought a company could be filled by October 3.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 96]

September 29, 1861
M[elvin] Clarke, Lieutenant Colonel, 36th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Parkersburgh, [Virginia]. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that R.L. Nye had reported himself with a commission as Lieutenant in the 36th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that since the Lieutenancies of the regiment were full, he wanted to say a word or two regarding B.D. Fearing, Acting Adjutant of the regiment, that B.D. Fearing was the son of Henry Fearing of Harmar, one of the wealthiest and most influential citizens of Washington County, that B.D. Fearing was a graduate of Marietta College and had served in the 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), that B.D. Fearing had an active and disciplined mind and great industry, and profited far more by his three months' service than most volunteers, that without expectation of reward or any connection with the 36th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, B.D. Fearing had given himself body and soul to the work of Acting Adjutant, that B.D. Fearing was energetic, faithful, and courteous in his bearing towards officers and men, and had won the hearts of the regiment, that it was unanimously resolved by the Captains that B.D. Fearing could not be taken from the regiment without decided injury, that therefore he had asked Governor William Dennison to commission B.D. Fearing as Lieutenant instead of Nye, but this was not done, that B.D. Fearing had been with the 36th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for two months working night and day, and had accompanied the regiment to Summerville, that for all he had done, B.D. Fearing was entitled to no pay, that B.D. Fearing had gone through a march of 200 miles lasting three weeks, including scouting and other duty, without tent or blanket, that although Nye was a young man of great worth, morally and intellectually, he would have a decidedly embarrassing position to fill if he attempted to act as Adjutant, that it would be better for both young men and much better for the 36th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry if Nye could be transferred to another regiment, and that B.D. Fearing had shown a love of the service, a competency for military duty, and a disinterested patriotism which pointed him out as one of the young men of Ohio whose services ought not to be dispensed with.
3 pp. [Series 147-10: 133]

September 29, 1861
W.P.N. Fitzgerald, New York, New York. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had already written accepting the appointment of Colonel of Ohio volunteers, that it was understood between General Winfield Scott, Governor William Dennison, and General [Ormsby M.] Mitchel, that the latter was to have a brigade, that he and Mitchel had an understanding that he should take command of a regiment of that brigade, that therefore he could say nothing about selecting a regiment as that was left with Mitchel, that his "little" wife could part with him much easier if she knew he was to be with Mitchel, and that the telegraphs and mails appeared to be very unreliable.
2 pp. [Series 147-10: 93]

September [29?], 1861
Samuel Harbeson, Marion, Marion County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had previously written with regard to raising a company, that as the three months' men had not been paid, it was impossible to do anything at the time, that the men were now paid off through his exertions, that many officers who had commanded three months' men were turning their quest for commissions in the three years' service into a political concern, that while some of these officers were writing for commissions through other men, he was writing on his own responsibility, that they could not raise a company until after the election, that he had no party feeling in the matter, and thought they ought to focus only on duty to their country, that it was fair week in Marion County, that officers in uniform could raise volunteers more easily than other men, and that this was the reason why he wanted to be sworn in as a recruiting officer.
3 pp. [Series 147-10: 96]

September 29, 1861
Joseph S. Hill, et. al., Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter signed by nineteen residents of Cincinnati; requesting that Dennison appoint and commission Captain John H. Carter of the "Governor's Guard" as 2nd Lieutenant for the purpose of enabling him to recruit more readily, and provide Carter with the necessary papers and passes; and stating that Carter's knowledge in military affairs justly entitled him to a high position in the U.S. Army.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 117]

September 29, 1861
William H. Lytle, Colonel, 10th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that there was a vacancy in the office of 2nd Lieutenant in Company C of his regiment, that Thomas J. Kelly had been nominated to fill the vacancy by a large majority of the company, that Kelly was severely wounded during the action at Carnifex Ferry, that a ball had struck Kelly in the chin, shattering his jaw and narrowly escaping the carotid artery, that Kelly had conducted himself with the utmost gallantry during the entire affair, and that having acted as Orderly Sergeant for four months, Kelly was intimately acquainted with the internal economy of the company and the duties of the position referred to; requesting that the Governor issue Kelly his commission without delay; and stating that Kelly had left camp for the military hospital at Cincinnati, and that other aspirants might "meanly' attempt to deprive Kelly of his just reward.
3 pp. [Series 147-10: 52]

September 29, [1861]
O[rmsby] M. Mitchel, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Dear General. Letter regarding appointments and individuals seeking positions; asking when the new system of recruiting could get under way; stating that he had many applications for appointment and was compelled to put them off every day; and asking if there was any law for the organization of companies of sappers and miners.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 89]

September 29, 1861
J[oshua] V. Robinson, Jr., Major, 33rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Morrow, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General Rodney Mason. Letter regarding companies of the 33rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that they had eight companies in camp and that six of these companies were full, that they had five hundred Greenwood muskets, clothing except overcoats, blankets, and tents, that five of their companies were pretty well drilled, and that all of the men were learning rapidly.
3 pp. [Series 147-10: 67]

September 29, 1861
D. Taylor, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that there was a very strong desire to raise another regiment in northwestern Ohio, and that he was well satisfied that such a regiment could be raised in a short time; recommending six individuals to be appointed as 2nd Lieutenants with authority to recruit companies; requesting that notices of appointments for these individuals be made out and handed to S.H. Steedman of Napoleon who was at Columbus; and stating that Steedman would deliver them without delay to the proper parties and by this means, the gentlemen named would get to work much sooner than if the notices of their appointments were trusted to the mails, that James G. Haley wanted to recruit a company in Putnam County and Mercer County, and that Haley was a gentleman of ability and well known in northwestern Ohio.
2 pp. [Series 147-10: 88]

September 29, 1861
Mrs. Mary Ann Ward, Sonora, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that Captain Ward was very ill at present, that he had been out in the country towns recruiting, that she could not give an account of the number of recruits which he had, that he had been kicked by a mule and was not able to attend to his business at present, that she was in hopes he would soon be able to assist his country, that he intended to go to Columbus as soon as he recovered, and that she did not know what to say about his recruits since he was away from home and not able to write himself.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 199]

September 29, 1861
Charles Whittlesey, Colonel, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cincinnati, Hamilton County. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that General [Ormsby M.] Mitchel very much desired to have a company of sappers and miners in his department, and that Michael Kelley of Cincinnati could at once enlist such a company consisting of good, reliable, sober mechanics; proposing that members of such a company be paid 25 cents a day extra and made part of the engineer force; and stating that the officers of such a company should be selected and not elected, and that he saw some difficulty in supplying such a company with tools.
2 pp. [Series 147-10: 91]

September 29, 1861
James C. Williams, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting his appointment as 2nd Lieutenant in the 45th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 21]

September 29, 1861
William D. Wood, Rio Grande, Gallia County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had united his recruits with Captain [Maschil] Manring's company for the 56th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he had twenty names on his list and was doing his utmost to get more, that it was very slow work, that there were a great many men locally who ought to go, and that he was afraid these men would not go unless they were drafted.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 107]

September 30, 1861
C. Anthony, et. al., Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter signed by nine residents of Clark County; stating that they were acquainted with John J. Patton; recommending Patton as a man of excellent moral character, good business habits and capacity, and well qualified for the position of 2nd Lieutenant; and stating that Patton had commanded a company of volunteer militia for about five years.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 167]

September 30, 1861
J.P. Bruck, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter recommending John Krucker, a Private in the Guthrie Gray Regiment, for promotion to some military office; and stating that Krucker was a young man of good character and an energetic businessman.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 97]

September 30, 1861
R[alph] P. Buckland, Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had concluded to accept the appointment of Lieutenant Colonel of a new regiment to be rendezvoused at Fremont, and that he had been urged to this by the leading men of Sandusky County who pledged him their best exertions in getting up the regiment; requesting the order and all necessary papers to enable him to act without delay; and stating that he was not prepared to name a Quartermaster or Lieutenants that morning, but would do so in a day or so, and that he did not think it advisable to authorize another regiment in the neighborhood or Congressional District until his regiment was on a sure foundation.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 136]