September 30, 1861
William Wheeler, Summerfield, Noble County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter suggesting the propriety of paying one month's wages in advance to recruits for the army on being mustered into service; and stating that in Noble County there were a great many men who were anxious to go to the war, but for the fact that they could not leave their families, that if some arrangement could be made by which families were provided for, they could raise any amount of volunteers in Noble County, that many of their poorer class were not in a condition to leave their families a sufficiency of support for even one month, that if the soldier received a month's wages in advance, he could be certain that he was leaving his family safe from starvation for a little while, that their County Commissioners were prompt in levying the tax provided for the support of the families of volunteers, but this tax did not amount to anything when divided among a great many, that they were not rich in Noble County and the pressure of the times rested very heavily on them, but they were willing and anxious to fight for their country, and that if families were provided for, they could raise almost a regiment in Noble County.
3 pp. [Series 147-10: 100]

[September 30?, 1861]
Tilman H. Wiggins, Shelby, Richland County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he had received orders from Lieutenant Colonel [George H.] Safford of the 55th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to raise one company of infantry, that there were twenty-four men in Colonel [Louis] Zahm's cavalry regiment [3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry] who wished to go into his company if they could be transferred, that the men had not been mustered into service by a U.S. mustering officer, but were simply sworn in before a justice of the peace before coming to camp, and that he had not solicited these men to join his company, but they were dissatisfied with the regiment and with their officers and knew him and would like to go with him; and requesting authority to transfer these men if it met with Dennison's approval.
2 pp. [Series 147-10: 66]

September 30, 1861
George Wilhelm, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that for some time he had been recruiting a company for the 56th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and found the plan of enlisting very expensive, that as soon as they enlisted one and administered the oath to him, some other recruiting officer got him, that often the recruit would draw his needs and wants from multiple recruiters and there was no means of redress, that recruits had no regard for their oath, that if they could use the U.S. recruiting order, or had some order issued that would hold a man when he was sworn in, it would be very beneficial to everyone in his part of Ohio, and that he had been Captain of Company G, 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service).
1 p. [Series 147-10: 69]

September 30, 1861
James T. Worthington, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he had one hundred genuine English Enfield rifles with sabre bayonets together with seventy belts, cartridge boxes, etc., for sale, that the rifles were imported from England some three months before for an independent military company in Cincinnati, were perfect in every respect, and entirely new, that the company was forced to sell the rifles due to the lack of means to complete the payment for them, and that such rifles cost $35.00 per unit in Cincinnati; asking if Dennison wished to purchase the rifles and what price he would pay for them; and stating that Kentucky wanted the rifles, but he preferred offering them to Ohio first.
2 pp. [Series 147-10: 99]

September 30, 1861
Thomas Worthington, Colonel, 46th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter recommending John B. Neil of Franklin County, Ohio for the appointment of Adjutant of the 46th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 94]

September, 1861
George A. Benedict, editor, Herald, et. al., Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter signed by fifteen individuals; stating that they had learned of a vacancy created by the death of Captain John F. Schutte, lately commanding Company K of the 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, who died gallantly in a recent engagement with the rebel enemy on the Gauley River in western Virginia; requesting that Peter R. Kaufmann of Cleveland be appointed to fill the vacancy; and stating that Kaufmann and Schutte served together in the same company during the Mexican War, that the men in Company K were chiefly from Cleveland and nearly all old companions of Kaufmann, that William R. Creighton, the Lieutenant Colonel of the 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was an old friend of Kaufmann, that the undersigned knew Kaufmann to be a man of established, irreproachable, moral character, with good habits and natural talents improved by a liberal education, that Kaufmann had practical military experience of the soldier's life and duties, that Company K needed replenishing by from 20 to 30 men, a portion of which Kaufmann already had on hand by his own recruiting, and that Kaufmann had the fairest prospect of very speedily recruiting the remainder.
2 pp. [Series 147-10: 163]

October 1, 1861
D. Anderson, North Jackson, Mahoning County, Ohio. To R.W. Tayler. Letter stating that he had never asked for anything from his political friends, that he wanted an appointment in the army even though it would be at a sacrifice of his business, and that he thought it was his duty to go into the army; and asking if Tayler would get him an appointment in some position which he could fill with honor and credit.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 194]

October 1, 1861
O. Bennet, Major, Camp Wool, Athens, Athens County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was informed that Captain W. Craig, Quartermaster U.S.A. at Marietta, had been appointed as Colonel of the 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and ordered to rendezvous at Camp Putnam; requesting that Buckingham name him to the Governor as an applicant for the position of Lieutenant Colonel; and stating that he could provide references. Bears the endorsement of W. Craig.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 195]

October 1, 1861
E.M. Buckingham, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham (cousin). Letter stating that the bearer, Jno. B. Brandt, was in all respects trustworthy, that Brandt had experience as a Private in Company F, 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three month's service), and found it impossible to stay out of the service, and that Brandt would be pleased to find some position a little above that of a common soldier.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 147]

October 1, 1861
Henry Cope, Wellsville, Columbiana County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had failed to raise a company of infantry by voluntary enlistment, and that the order should be cancelled.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 152]

[October 1?, 1861]
Benjamin Eggleston. To Governor William Dennison. Letter introducing the bearer, M.H.A. Atkin; and stating that Atkin was a young merchant and a member of their Chamber of Commerce who was willing to leave his family and business at the call of his country, that Atkin was desirous of obtaining an Adjutant's commission, and that he considered Atkin shrewd, energetic, and well fitted for the office.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 112]

October 1, 1861
Amos Glover, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that he had sent his roll of men and their choice for commissioned officers some time before, but had heard nothing; requesting his certificate of appointment; and inquiring as to the fate of his roll.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 146]

October 1, 1861
Bishop Hall, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was induced by requests from many friends to raise a company for three years or during the war, and that he was confident of his ability to do so; and providing references.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 142]

October 1, 1861
A.L. Harris, office, Coshocton Age, Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he wanted to serve on the [Congressional] District Committee as per Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham's order.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 146]

October 1, 1861
A[lexander] L. Haskins, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the bearer, D.P. Bosworth, Jr., wanted to obtain a commission as Lieutenant to recruit a company for the 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Bosworth was a young man of intelligence, courage, exemplary habits, and unusual energy of character, and had the requisite qualifications to make an efficient officer, and that they were anxious to have Bosworth in the regiment. Bears an endorsement of W.R. Putnam.
2 pp. [Series 147-10: 170]

October 1, 1861
Charles W. Hill, Brigadier General, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the enclosed bill for advertising was right if the rate of charging was right, and that he was enclosing the bill for settlement.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 199]

October 1, 1861
P. Hirst, Dresden, Muskingum County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that he had 40 men enrolled at the present time, that he had not commenced immediately upon receipt of his order since Captain Mills did not raise a full company as soon as anticipated and he had engaged in helping Mills, and that in 10 or 15 days, he could have another good company in camp from Dresden; and requesting an extension.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 154]

October 1, 1861
Edward A. Kelly, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter requesting an appointment as a Lieutenant or some position with a regiment, and that he was capable of taking charge of a company; and providing references.
3 pp. [Series 147-10: 162]

October 1, 1861
J.J. Kirk, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that he found recruiting much more difficult than anticipated and, under the circumstances, was giving up the attempt at present, that he could not afford to travel in order to raise recruits, and that it had come to his attention that the Governor had the power to commission a 1st Lieutenant so as to draw pay from the time said Lieutenant went to work; requesting such a commission; and stating that with such a commission, he would do all he could to raise as many men as possible, and that he could furnish letters of recommendation from most local men of standing.
2 pp. [Series 147-10: 143]

October 1, 1861
Lewis Kreagle, Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that if Dennison wanted additional soldiers, he could get up a company locally, that he wanted to get up a German company, and that he had served in Germany for seven years and knew something about military affairs.
2 pp. [Series 147-10: 145]

October 1, 1861
A.B. Leaman, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if it was necessary for him to come to Columbus to be mustered into the service upon the receipt of his appointment as Lieutenant; requesting that the appointment be sent as soon as possible; stating that his current lack of power to muster the men into service as soon as they enlisted stood in the way of recruiting; asking if an arrangement could be made enabling him to uniform the men as fast as they mustered in; and stating that he had the names of 40 men, most of whom he thought would muster in.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 144]

October 1, 1861
Thaddeus Lemert, Newark, Licking County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that they had about 40 men, that the time given for raising their company expired on October 5, and that with a ten day extension, he thought a full company could be made up.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 102]

October 1, 1861
Howard Mathews, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter introducing his friend, M.H.A. Atkins, who sought the appointment of Adjutant; and stating that Atkins had a military education and possessed business qualifications of a high order, and that he had no doubt Atkins would discharge the duties of the position with ability. Bears the endorsement of Enoch T. Carson.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 113]

October 1, 1861
N.H. McLean, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Ohio, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he was instructed by General O[rmsby] M. Mitchel to request that for a few days, until Mitchel could obtain regular reports from the several commanders of Ohio troops serving and organizing in the Department of the Ohio showing the condition and strength of the forces, Dennison supply Mitchel with copies of the field returns from the office of the Adjutant General.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 127]

October 1, 1861
O[rmsby] M. Mitchel, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter enclosing a statement from Captain [John H.] Dickerson; stating that there seemed to be no use depending on Washington for anything, that it would require at least half a million dollars to restore the credit of Dickerson and even such an amount would not remedy the present difficulties and embarrassments, that their troops in Virginia were suffering, that their troops in Cincinnati were compelled to take the field without overcoats and without uniform frock coats for which no provision had been made, that he was quite confident the falling back at Washington was the letting loose of an avalanche on their troops in the Cincinnati area, that the events before Washington and in the west were but parts of a general plan involving the occupation of Kentucky and the capture of Louisville and Cincinnati, and that he judged others by himself and such a general plan would certainly be his policy if he were Jefferson Davis; requesting that Dennison forward to Camp Dennison what regiments were armed, and that Dennison advise him as to the extent to which they could hope for arms just now; stating that they must have a larger supply of ammunition at Cincinnati for small arms and the amount for the heavy ordnance ought to increase ten fold, that he was not in the smallest degree frightened and was never more cool or good natured, that he intended to take the field with the Ohio troops the moment he could advance them and be certain his absence from the Cincinnati area would not do more harm than his presence in the field would do good, and that he wanted from Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham a statement of the regiments on which they could hope to rely for reinforcements; asking if [Anson George] McCook's regiment could enter the field; and inquiring as to the whereabouts of [W.P.N.] Fitzgerald.
3 pp. [Series 147-10: 132]

October 1, 1861
James P.W. Neill, 1st Lieutenant, 18th [U.S.] Infantry, Mustering Officer, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had mustered into service seven companies of the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that the balance would be ready very soon.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 139]

October 1, 1861
J.H. Phillips, et. al., Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter signed by three individuals; stating that the 59th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was seeking an individual who could fluently speak and write both English and German to serve as an attache for the Colonel; recommending John Barlow, the son of Theodore Barlow, a prominent businessman and staunch Union man in Dayton, for the position; and stating that John Barlow was an estimable youth with a fine business capacity, good habits, patriotic feeling, and a sense of duty.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 107]

October 1, 1861
William E. Polyblank, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that with extreme regret he was informing Buckingham of his failure to recruit a company, that he was not the only one who was unsuccessful, that Captain Hampson of the Cleveland Grays could not fill his company to over 40 and it was feared they would have to disband, that many others locally were in the same situation, that all his labor had not been in vain, and that most of his recruits would go into Camp Wood, and some had gone already.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 115]

October 1, 1861
M.R. Shalters, Alliance Agricultural Works, Fisher, Shalters and Company, manufacturers of Fisher's Wrought Iron Mower, wheat drills, corn mills, plows, cultivators, etc., Alliance, Stark County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that his time was expired as far as recruiting was concerned, that his recruiting activities had been hampered by the death of a friend, that he had brought some twenty men all told to Camp Ford and at different times, that these men had been distributed in different companies, that when he started, he was under the impression that he could get in the 19th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that the Colonel had no room for additional companies, that the men he had still wanted to enter the 19th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, so he let them go, that ever since, he had been hard at work to induce others to go, that there were from 4 to 5 men recruiting locally for the past two weeks, but there were plenty more who could go if they only were induced to go, that he thought the last order would do well, and that he wished to enter the service and would do so in some position or other.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 151]

October 1, 1861
John Sherman, Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter recommending Gilbert E. Winters as Recruiting Lieutenant for the 65th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with recruiting stations in Marion, Marion County, Ohio and Galion, Crawford County, Ohio.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 179]

October 1, 1861
John Sherman, Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that there was a difference of opinion locally among those who ought to know as to the organization of the battery of artillery authorized by Buckingham, and that he understood it was to be a six gun battery with one Captain, four Lieutenants and an aggregate of 150 men; asking if he was correct; stating that he hoped to get Captain Dye of the U.S. Army as the commander and could easily make a good battery; requesting information regarding the organization and number of a battery; and stating that he needed the information so that he might act understandingly in the matter.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 131]

October 1, 1861
E[dward] Siber, Colonel, 37th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Brown, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that in accordance with the unanimous wish of the officers of the 37th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he recommended Captain L[ouis] V[on] Blessingh for the vacant place as Lieutenant Colonel; and requesting permission to appoint Adolph Gerwig as Chaplain, Andrew Huber as 2nd Lieutenant with a commission to recruit for the vacant Company K, and Theodor Vogus as a Lieutenant and Quartermaster.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 121]

October 1, 1861
George Skidmore, Headquarters, 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Wool, Athens, Athens County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter requesting to be discharged from Company C, 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Bears a note from T[imothy] R. Stanley, Colonel, 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry stating that Skidmore was elected 2nd Lieutenant in his company and he could not recommend him, and that Skidmore wanted to be released from service; and supporting Skidmore's request to be discharged.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 198]

October 1, 1861
William Van Doren, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter enclosing letters recommending that he be appointed as a Lieutenant to be commissioned under the new law of recruiting; and stating that if Dennison needed an instructor in any of the camps, he would prefer that to a commission at the present time, that Dayton was full of recruiting offices for the 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that it would be "ungenerous" to commence until the regiment received marching orders.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 177]

October 1, 1861
Charles Whittlesey, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the appointment of Lieutenant Boardsly had been made out and delivered to him; and asking if Boardsly could have a place as Lieutenant in some of the Knox County volunteers in the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 146]

October 1, 1861
George Wilson, Lima, Allen County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that he had a few good men, but was not able to give the precise number since he had men out recruiting who had not reported to him, that he wanted a three week extension, and that it was thought best that they should make no special effort until those companies in the process of organizing were fully formed so as not to retard or hinder the filling of their ranks as speedily as possible.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 184]