October 2, 1861
Albert Andrews, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he had seen in that morning's Cincinnati Gazette a letter from Columbus in regard to raising companies, that he was a member of the Gymnasium Light Guard, an independent company from Cincinnati armed with English Enfield rifles with sabre bayonets, that the previous evening, they resolved to recruit the company to one hundred men and enlist for the war, that the only difficulty arising was the lack of a commissioned Lieutenant in the company to take the matter in hand, that he had no doubt a company could be raised, that he was submitting his name and claims for a Lieutenant's commission, and that he would guarantee a company of picked men in a very short time; and providing references.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 187]
October 2, 1861
G. Warwick Armstrong, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he had seen by order of the War Department that Dennison was invested with the power to appoint Lieutenants as recruiting officers; requesting such an appointment; stating that he had been in the service for the past four months, that at the first call he raised a company, but was forced to disband because Ohio had her number of troops, that he went to Virginia as a Private, and that he was born and raised in Cincinnati and felt it was his duty to do something more for his flag and country; and providing references.
2 pp. [Series 147-10: 207]
October 2, 1861
G. Arthur, Auditor of Muskingum County, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that Asa C. Cassidy of Zanesville wanted to recruit a company of volunteers for the war if he could procure the necessary authority, that Cassidy served as 2nd Lieutenant in the three months' service with credit, that he had known Cassidy from boyhood and could cheerfully and cordially recommend his application, and that he believed that Cassidy would enlist the right kind of men, would do it promptly, and as an officer would prove faithful and efficient.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 168]
October 2, 1861
Joseph C. Brand, John H. Young, and James Taylor, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter recommending George B. Frye, Jr. of Piqua, Miami County, Ohio as a young gentleman of good moral character with very considerable military experience from actual service as a three months' volunteer; and stating that Frye's headquarters would be at Piqua, and that Frye would canvass the adjoining counties north and west if he could get the appointment of 2nd Lieutenant.
2 pp. [Series 147-10: 200]
October 2, 1861
Joseph C. Brand, Probate Office, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Robert Murdock of Urbana was visiting Columbus to request a commission as 2nd Lieutenant, that Murdock had an extensive acquaintance in Van Wert County and Mercer County where he proposed going to raise a company for the 66th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that this appointment would not interfere with the ten Lieutenants previously granted, that they believed Murdock would succeed in raising a company as he had a very good military education for drilling, etc., and that Murdock was of good moral character and would no doubt make a good officer.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 186]
October 2, 1861
Joseph C. Brand, and John H. Young, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the bearer, Franklin Chance, upon their request consented to take a Lieutenancy to recruit a company, that they believed Chance to be a very suitable young man to undertake the task and would no doubt be successful, and that Chance recruited for the 66th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 187]
[October 2?, 1861]
H. Carey, Jr., et. al. To Governor William Dennison. Letter from thirty- eight citizens of Greene County recommending the appointment of Alexander S. Ballard of Jamestown, Greene County, Ohio as a Lieutenant Colonel to raise a regiment to be placed in Camp Lowe at Xenia.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 172]
October 2, 1861
J.W. Carlin, Celina, Mercer County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if the 16th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was full, and if they could be allowed to report at the camp of rendezvous of that regiment.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 174]
October 2, 1861
S. Craighead, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that William H. Callender of Dayton was anxious to be appointed a Lieutenant for the purpose of recruiting a company for the war, that he had known Callender for a number of years and took pleasure in saying that he was a young gentleman of integrity, intelligence, and activity, that for some years, Callender had been connected with the Dayton Light Guard, that Callender had a partiality for arms, and that Callender would no doubt recruit a good many men. Bears endorsements of D.A. Haynes, Ed A. Parrott, William F. Comly, and J.W. Phillips.
2 pp. [Series 147-10: 186]
October 2, 1861
J[onathan] Cranor, Colonel, and J[oseph] L. Kessinger, 40th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter recommending Clement Snodgrass of Darke County, Ohio as a man well qualified to perform the duties of a 2nd Lieutenant in the recruiting service in Ohio; and stating that Snodgrass was an honest, active, sober, and able young man.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 109]
October 2, 1861
J[onathan] Cranor, Colonel, 40th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, J[oseph] L. Kessinger, and Horace Wilson, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter recommending John F. Mahon of Athens County, Ohio as a man well qualified to perform the duties of a 2nd Lieutenant in the recruiting service in Ohio; and stating that Mahon was an honest, active, and able young man.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 108]
October 2, 1861
John M. Deardorff, et. al., Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter signed by ten individuals; recommending Eli Keiser as a suitable person to receive a Lieutenant's commission to assist in raising a company for the 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that Keiser would have advantages for recruiting that few others had in Clark County.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 154]
October 2, 1861
J.H. Dye, Lieutenant Colonel, Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter introducing Robert Murdock as a suitable person to receive an appointment as 2nd Lieutenant in the 66th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that the recruiting service would be promoted if Murdock received the appointment, that Murdock would make an active and efficient officer, and that the recommendation of Murdock was made according to the understanding which existed between he and Buckingham for appointments in the 66th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 191]
October 2, 1861
E. Fassett, Union, Montgomery County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that Dennison would confer a special favor by appointing John Fassett as a Lieutenant in one of the Ohio regiments, that John Fassett had served as a Private in the 17th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) and consequently understood the duties of a soldier, and that John Fassett was well educated, of good habits, and was in all respects worthy of the place.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 116]
October 2, 1861
J.H. Finfrock, Recorder's Office, Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that Captain [William] Pinney and William Nessler of the 46th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry were at Van Wert recruiting, that Pinney and Nessler claimed to have an order to draft and maintained that unless the men turned out, they would enforce the order, that there were almost enough men to form one more company, that there were already two companies from the area in the field, that one of these companies was in the 46th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and the other was in the 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Captain J.D. Clark had an order to raise a company for the 16th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Pinney and Nessler, through misrepresentation, were interfering with other recruiters, that 20 men had been sent to camp under Nessler and by some false proceeding, these men were mustered into Pinney's company, that by giving the matter his attention, the Adjutant General would gain one company for the good cause, and that 80 of the 100 men would remain at home if they were lied to and subjected to misrepresentations.
3 pp. [Series 147-10: 149]
October 2, 1861
J.W. Fouts, Beverly, Washington County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that under a commission dated September 21, issued by Buckingham's office, he had enlisted 40 men whose names were enrolled, that he had some 10 others who would be going into the company, that he could safely report 50, and thought he could fill the company in a week or ten days, that he thought it would be an advantage to the company for him to have a commission under the general order of September 27, that they wished to go into the 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Camp Putnam, that if Colonel Craig could muster him in, he could muster his men in immediately saving time and expense, and that he did not know who the members of Washington County's military committee were; and citing William T. Bascom as a reference.
3 pp. [Series 147-10: 174]
October 2, [1861]
William H. Hall, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that recruiting was slow in Cincinnati since there were so many recruiting offices in the city, that he had worked hard for a week and got five recruits, that he was in a situation and did not want to give it up under the present circumstances, that he had seen Buckingham's order and thought he would make application for a commission as 2nd Lieutenant, that he could provide additional references, and that he was well known in the commercial part of Cincinnati.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 158]
October 2, 1861
Sol J. Houck, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that he had just applied to J[ohn] Sherman for a commission and referred him to Mason; and asking if he was right in doing so.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 176]
October 2, 1861
Henry Jackson, North Lewisburg, Champaign County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that in looking over Buckingham's last recruiting order, he thought that with the aid of the district military committee a company could be raised; requesting authority; providing references; and stating that the district military committee was not yet known in their county.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 208]
October 2, 1861
John H. James, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that his young friend, Robert Murdock, wanted an appointment in the army; recommending Murdock for the place of Lieutenant, either 1st or 2nd; and stating that Murdock was a graduate of Urbana Junior College and a most exemplary young man.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 189]
October 2, 1861
J.H. Lee, Big Prairie, Holmes County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that if Dennison wanted anyone to recruit for cavalry or infantry companies, he was at Dennison's service.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 144]
October 2, 1861
L.J. Lemert, et. al., Dresden, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter signed by five individuals; regarding P. Hirst's efforts to raise a company; and stating that Hirst had held meetings in various parts of Muskingum County and Coshocton County arousing the people by public speeches and private appeals to their patriotism, that they hoped Buckingham would make no order in favor of any other party in the area which would embarrass Hirst in filling up his company, and that Hirst was a popular speaker and was unremitting in his exertions to arouse the patriotism of the people.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 155]
October 2, 1861
R.G. McLean, Ohio State Board of Agriculture, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that after a conversation with Major Edie, he had concluded to accept a commission, and that according to Edie, there was no doubt but that he could be transferred from regiment to regiment upon the recommendation of Dennison and the Adjutant General; and requesting such recommendation to the War Department.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 129]
[October 2?, 1861]
John G. McWhirk, Clerk of Courts, et. al. To Governor William Dennison. Letter signed by forty-six citizens of Greene County; stating that a regiment of volunteers for the war could probably be raised in Greene County if a camp was established and officers appointed for the same; and requesting that such a camp be established and that suitable officers be appointed for a regiment to be raised in Greene County, and that said camp when established be known as Camp Lowe.
2 pp. [Series 147-10: 171]
October 2, 1861
J.F. Morse, Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that some weeks since, seeing that their loyal Union men were being cruelly slaughtered in unequal contests with the rebels, he determined to attempt the enlistment of a company of volunteers for the 29th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he had obtained the signatures of about sixty volunteers to their enlistment roll, that persons recruiting for the cavalry and artillery service, by a variety of discreditable devices, succeeded in re-enlisting a considerable number of those first enlisted by himself, that to put a stop to this, he gathered up a part of the volunteers remaining and went to Camp Giddings, and on September 28 they were mustered into U.S. service, that some of his remaining volunteers held off until they could be assured that the company would be filled up, that he had just seen the order issued by the Adjutant General's office for the regulation of the recruiting service, that he did not yet know who was appointed as the military committee for his congressional district, and that he was mustered into the service as a Lieutenant, and wanted to be authorized under the order of September 27 to fill up his company to the full number.
3 pp. [Series 147-10: 170]
[October 2?, 1861]
Henry C. Noble, et. al. To Governor William Dennison. Letter signed by four citizens of Columbus; recommending John Cool for an appointment as 2nd Lieutenant, under the new order of the Adjutant General, to recruit a company; and stating that Cool was a man of good habits and fit for military service. Bears a note from William Dennison stating that Assistant Adjutant General [Rodney] Mason would appoint.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 185]
October 2, 1861
T[homas] C. Platt, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter soliciting the appointment of 2nd Lieutenant in the Ohio volunteers for the term of three years or during the war. Bears recommendation signed by three Columbus residents; and stating that Platt had the advantage of some experience, having been 2nd Lieutenant in Company B, 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service).
2 pp. [Series 147-10: 157]
October 2, 1861
John Pollock, Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General Rodney Mason. Letter stating that he had seen a circular from Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham which somewhat changed the program of raising companies, that he had yet to learn who the members of the district and county military committees were, that from observations in Logan County, he knew something about the scramble for office, that some companies had been broken down by disappointed candidates, that he did not like that kind of scramble and was not willing to engage in it, and that he thought a company could be gotten up better when it was known who the head would be; and requesting any information regarding the district and county military committees.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 159]
October 2, 1861
Stilla Powell, Editor, Hardin County Republican, Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter accepting the appointment which Dennison had offered.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 150]
October 2, 1861
F.F. Raikes, Camden, Preble County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that people in his part of Preble County had taken rather a "supine" position upon the volunteering matter, that they felt somewhat at rest upon the subject in the consolation that Preble County had already done quite well in sending off volunteers, that he consequently had found it somewhat difficult to enlist their aid in the volunteering matter, that he could now say confidently that the best men and talent Preble County afforded were enlisted in the cause, that for the past week he and Dr. J.M. Christie, who was in the three months' service, had been laboring arduously day and night holding meetings and working in the best manner possible to arouse the people on the subject, that they were hopeful a company might be raised in a few days, that they could not organize so as to hold the men they had without a Captain or Lieutenant to swear them in and form a visible nucleus around which to rally, and that he proposed the 1st and 2nd Lieutenants be appointed immediately; recommending Clarkson C. Whitson for 1st Lieutenant and Dr. J.M. Christie for 2nd Lieutenant; and stating that these men did not feel willing to furnish means and spend the amount of time and labor necessary to raise a company without having some assurance of these positions, that they all felt confident a full company could be formed in three or four weeks, that they were all ready to work when it was known they had a sure thing of positions to stand on, and that they wanted subsistence privilege to establish a camp at Camden until their company was full.
2 pp. [Series 147-10: 156]
October 2, 1861
John Sherman, Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting the appointment of Colonel of the 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; regarding other appointments; asking if he could employ regimental hands separately or if they must be detailed from the companies; and stating that in some cases he had recommended two Recruiting Lieutenants for a company where the recruiting stations were some distance apart in order to facilitate the formation of the company.
2 pp. [Series 147-10: 178]
October 2, 1861
Samuel H. Steedman, Lieutenant Colonel, 68th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter recommending John Rowe as Lieutenant to recruit a company for the 68th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 183]
October 2, 1861
E.W. Steele, President, and Jno G. McWhirk, Secretary. To ? Letter stating that at a meeting of the citizens of Xenia held at the court house on Tuesday, October 2, 1861, it was unanimously resolved that this meeting recommend to the Adjutant General of Ohio the names of John B. Allen and Casper L. Merrick as suitable persons to be appointed members of the district military committee for Greene County under the late order issued by the Adjutant General's office.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 179]
October 2, 1861
William Stoms, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that the bearer, James Suter, was seeking the appointment of Lieutenant, that he had known Suter for some time and believed him in every respect qualified for the position, that Suter's morals and habits were of an "unexceptionable" character, and that Suter's military experience had been acquired from being long a member of various independent companies in Cincinnati.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 190]
October 2, 1861
L.C. Thayer, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that their battery of artillery was commanded by officers who had seen service in Virginia, that they could be ready for actual service in a very short time if they were clothed and armed, that Captain [John H.] Dickerson had stated he could furnish the clothing in ten days after receiving an order from the Governor, that they had relied upon getting the clothing for artillery from Cincinnati, and that the men were impatient for the fight; asking if clothing could be forwarded at once; and stating that they would receive with pleasure an order to move in one hour of the receipt of uniforms.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 197]
October 2, 1861
Oliver Withrow, Washington, Guernsey County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter requesting an appointment as Recruiting Lieutenant in the cavalry department; stating that he had some experience; and providing references.
1 p. [Series 147-10: 149]
October 2, 1861
F.M. Wright, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that Robert Murdock of Urbana would be making application for the post of 2nd Lieutenant in the recruiting service, that Murdock was a young man of intelligence and unsurpassed morals, and that Murdock had paid some attention to military drill in the absence of a military education.
2 pp. [Series 147-10: 188]