September 30, 1861
W[illiam] H. Gibson, Colonel, 49th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Muldraugh Hill, Kentucky. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that he was in receipt of the commissions for the staff and company officers of the 49th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that he would see to their qualification, of which the Adjutant General would be duly notified.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 9]

September 30, 1861
Charles C. Heyl, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting his appointment to a position in the 43rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 155]

September 30, 1861
John Hutchins for Wade & Hutchins, Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that there was a full company of cavalry at Salem which was anxious to come into their additional regiment of cavalry recently authorized by Dennison, that there had been an informal election of company officers which resulted in the selection of Charles H. Cornwell as Captain, John H. Cryer as 1st Lieutenant, and J.H. Leeman as 2nd Lieutenant, and that he had but little acquaintance with these men
1 p. [Series 147-11: 5]

September 30, 1861
Elias R. Monfort, Company A, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting an appointment as 2nd Lieutenant; and stating that he hoped the appointment would be as desired by Colonel N[athaniel] C. McLean of Cincinnati to enlist for his regiment[75th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry].
1 p. [Series 147-11: 200]

September 30, 1861
Isaac Paist, Ingoldsby, Halsted & Co. Hardware, 46 Warren St., New York, New York. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that he had not heard anything yet regarding an appointment, that their business in New York City was about played out, and that if Governor William Dennison was going to do anything for him he would like to know it pretty soon; asking Mason to meet with Dennison and let him know at once if he would get an appointment; stating that he would like to receive his appointment in New York City as he could get his outfit much better and cheaper there than in Ohio; and asking Mason to write him and say what he would need as an outfit and something about his duties, etc., should Dennison appoint him Major or Lieutenant Colonel in one of the cavalry regiments.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 97]

October 1, 1861
B.S. Cowen, St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he had just read Dennison's order dated September 27, relative to recruiting in Ohio, and that if Dennison thought he could serve the State to advantage under said order, it would give him pleasure to do so. Bears note from Dennison reading "Add Mr. Cowen to Committee of his district".
1 p. [Series 147-11: 9]

October 1, 1861
J.P. Garesche, Assistant Adjutant General, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D.C. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that on September 23, the publishers of the "Revised Army Regulations", Messrs. Lippincott and Company of Philadelphia, were directed to forward to Governor William Dennison two hundred and fifty copies of that book, that Infantry Tactics and the other books and blanks for twenty regiments had been put up and turned over to the Quartermaster for transportation, and that an additional supply would be forwarded together with Artillery and Cavalry Tactics.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 27]

October 1, 1861
James C. Hall, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that Warren Russel of Toledo wanted to obtain authority to raise a company for the proposed new regiment with a view of ultimately becoming Captain, that he had known Russel for several years, that Russel was a man of energy and good judgement who had the influence and character which would command the services of a good and substantial set of men, and that Russel was a thorough businessman and had all the elements of character necessary to make a first rate Captain.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 15]

October 1, 1861
Nathan Hollister, M.F. Hunter, and Jno. A. Davenport, Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that they had learned of a vacancy occurring in Company E, 25th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry by the promotion of the 2nd Lieutenant of that company; recommending Nathaniel Manning, presently Sergeant Major in the 25th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, to fill the vacancy; stating that they felt some confidence in asking for this appointment since Monroe County had been among the foremost in sending men into the field and they had asked for nothing heretofore, that Manning was as well qualified for the position as anyone in the regiment, and that Manning was a young man of correct habits, liberal education, and fine physical constitution, who had been striving to make himself acquainted with military matters since the war commenced; assuring Dennison that by appointing Manning, the interest of the country would be advanced and that Dennison would have no cause to regret it; and stating that Manning could obtain the recommendation of the field officers of the regiment.
2 pp. [Series 147-11: 19]

October 1, 1861
John B. Neil, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting his appointment as 1st Lieutenant in the 46th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 152]

October 1, 1861
D[aniel] H. Rucker, Colonel and Quartermaster, Depot Quartermaster's Office, Washington, D.C. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he had forwarded two boxes of books and blanks, and was enclosing an express receipt for the same.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 25]

October 1, 1861
George D. Ruggles, Assistant Adjutant General, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D.C. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter acknowledging receipt of Mason's letter enclosing one from Colonel [Jacob] Ammen, 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, regarding 2nd Lieutenant J.R. Still; and stating that Governor William Dennison's request was granted, and that Dennison was authorized to appoint Still a Captain in the same regiment or to any other office provided there was a vacancy.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 29]

October 1, 1861
M[ichael] C. Ryan, Colonel, 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Clement D. Smith was raising a company for the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Smith was in every way qualified for the place and was the kind of man wanted, that Smith's company was not yet full, that Smith wanted a recruiting commission as Lieutenant, that they had no county committee, and that the permit was issued about two weeks before.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 52]

October 1, 1861
M[ichael] C. Ryan, Colonel, 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that John Carr had a commission or permit to raise a company for the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and wanted a 2nd Lieutenant's commission issued to John Kean, and that Kean was a man of good moral character and well qualified for the place.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 54]

October 1, 1861
W[illiam] S. Smith, Colonel, Gauley Bridge, Virginia. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that it was the unanimous wish of his regiment [13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry] that Major J[oseph] G. Hawkins should be promoted to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Lieutenant Colonel [Columbus B.] Mason, that at a meeting of the company officers of his regiment, two thirds of those present voted that Ben[jamin] P. Runkle, the third Captain by rank, should be promoted to fill the vacancy created by the promotion of Hawkins, that he joined most heartily in the wishes thus expressed, that he believed both of the officers named for the vacant positions were eminently qualified, and that this belief was based on his observation of their daily conduct in actual service. Bears a note dated October 5, 1861, from Dennison stating that the above promotions would be made when notice was received from the War Department of the resignation of Lieutenant Colonel Mason.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 68]

October 1, 1861
E.B. Tyler, Colonel Commanding Post, et. al., Camp at Gauley Bridge, Virginia. To Governor William Dennison. Letter signed by seven individuals; stating that they were raising a gun battery by order of Brigadier General [William S.] Rosecrans, commanding the army in western Virginia, to be attached to the 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; requesting that Dennison issue a commission as Lieutenant in that battery to Ezra H. Witter to act as Quartermaster and Commissary; and stating that they were well acquainted with Witter who had been with their regiment as Secretary ever since its formation in April.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 203]

October 1, 1861
W.H. West, Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that R. Crockett was anxiously waiting for a reply to his application for a commission as Lieutenant or permission to raise a company if a commission could not be granted.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 219]

October 2, 1861
H.S. Burt, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting the necessary blanks for a recruiting office which he had opened at Marietta that day by direction of Colonel W. Craig, 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 22]

October 2, 1861
H.S. Cheney, Groveport, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that ill health compelled him to decline acceptance of the appointment as Assistant Surgeon in the 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 131]

October 2, 1861
M.F. DeLano, Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio. To Dear Sir. Letter regarding an explosive projectile invented by himself a number of years before; stating that a full description of the projectile was published in the daily Sandusky Register of July 18, that since the publication of the article, he had made some efforts to get the projectile before government authorities, that the parties he contacted in Washington informed him that it was impossible to get the projectile before the proper authorities without an in person application which he was not at present able to make, that he was willing to give the projectile to the Government in her hour of need hoping that his invention might do its share in destroying the enemy, that he could not take the field as an infantry soldier as he was not able to travel on foot for very long at a time, that in April, he told John Sherman that he would raise a company or regiment of artillery or cavalry if he received authority, and that Sherman had told him there was no requisition for either; and asking what his chances were now of getting authority to raise a regiment of artillery or cavalry for service. Together with a pencil sketch of the projectile, and a newspaper clipping describing the projectile.
6 pp. [Series 147-11: 49]

October 2, 1861
John B. Eckman, Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he wanted the appointment of 2nd Lieutenant in his district under the military district plan of the Adjutant General, that he already had a company of Ohio Volunteer Militia partly raised, that with said appointment, he would have his company filled in a very short time, and that Dennison could judge as to his moral character from the accompanying recommendations of local citizens.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 24]

October 2, 1861
A.C. Fenner, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he sent an application for a Lieutenancy some days before to the Adjutant General's Department, that he sent only the name of Judge Haynes thinking this would be sufficient for his purpose, and that having taught in Dayton for ten years and being a principal of one of Dayton's district schools, he had no hesitation in saying that he could produce strong letters from all the good Union men of Dayton; requesting to be notified if his application was hanging on account of failure to present names and endorsers; and stating that he had written rather than visiting because he thought it would take up less of Buckingham's valuable time.
2 pp. [Series 147-11: 22]

October 2, 1861
William H. Glass, Chairman of the Military Committee, City Council of Cincinnati, et. al., Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter signed by seven individuals; stating that they respectfully recommended the appointment of A.A. Eyster as Lieutenant of a company to be attached to the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, believing him to be in every way competent for the position; and requesting that Eyster be granted authority to recruit for said company and sign certificates of transportation for recruits to Camp Dennison. Bears the endorsement of A.E. Jones, Lieutenant Colonel, Commanding City Barracks.
2 pp. [Series 147-11: 90]

October 2, 1861
W[illiam] S. Groesbeck, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that the bearer, Samuel Herman, wanted a Lieutenancy in a company in the volunteer service, that Herman told him he had been drilling men since Spring, that he thought Herman was well qualified for the post he sought, that he had known Herman for several years and had always regarded him as an active, energetic, earnest man, and that Herman would satisfy Dennison that he was qualified for a Lieutenancy in a company.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 84]

October 2, 1861
A[lexander] L. Haskins, per order of Colonel Craig, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the bearer, Louis Smith, wanted a commission as Lieutenant to recruit a company for the 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Smith was an active and energetic German, and proposed getting up a German company as there was no recruiting now going on among them, and that the prospects were that Smith could raise the requisite number of men in a short time.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 40]

October 2, 1861
Jno. Haynes, et. al., Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Patterson Hirst of Dresden in Muskingum County, who held an order to recruit a company of volunteers, had forty men enlisted, that Hirst's authority expired that day or the next by limitation, that Hirst wanted to fill the company and believed he could do so, that the undersigned fully concurred in Hirst's belief, that they were not aware of the appointment of the District Military Committee to date and desired very much that Hirst proceed without interruption in filling the company, that if Hirst could not do so under the former system, they sincerely desired that he might be commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant under the order of September 27, that they believed Hirst fully competent having had three and one half years experience in the regular service, that Hirst was a man of intelligence and good moral character, that the undersigned would do all in their power to assist the completion of said company, that if nothing else could be done, they wanted a committee as soon as possible and, if proper, the appointment of Hirst as a member of that committee, and that it was very desirable for them to have Hirst's immediate efforts because they assumed he could recruit successfully. Bears an endorsement of C.W. Potwin.
2 pp. [Series 147-11: 23]

October 2, 1861
W[illiam] B. Hazen, Colonel, 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Wood, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter transmitting requisitions for the remaining portions of the battery, and a requisition for 1,200 forage caps for the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which he could get sooner, better, and at a cost no greater than they were furnished by the Quartermaster Department; and stating that he wanted authority to contract for the ordnance and caps, and to be provided by Captain [John H.] Dickerson with the horses.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 14]

October 2, 1861
Philip Kershner, Major, Camp Tiffin, Wayne County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was often asked how companies were placed in regiments, whether their position was governed by the date of their roll or by virtue of their being sworn in first, and whether the best Captains were selected to hold the honorable positions in the regiment; and requesting answers to these questions.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 31]

October 2, 1861
P[eter] Kinney, Colonel, 56th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter calling Buckingham's attention to the certificates of appointments he left when in Columbus; reminding Buckingham that he had given him the names on a little strip of paper signed by Governor William Dennison; stating that the list included the names of W[illiam] H. Raynor for Lieutenant Colonel, S[ampson] E. Varner for Major, and H[enry E.] Jones for Adjutant, that he had made inquiries and determined that the Quartermaster proposed by Dennison would not consent to the appointment, that he knew Dennison would not urge this appointment to so responsible an office if he knew all the circumstances, that to have good success in getting up a regiment, a great deal depended on having a good set of officers who the men were acquainted with, that he had about three hundred men ready for camp, but did not have the first piece of camp equipage, and that his requisition had been filed in the Quartermaster's Department in Cincinnati for some time, but he could get nothing; and asking how he should proceed in order to be supplied.
2 pp. [Series 147-11: 56]

October 2, 1861
H.W. Ransom, Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he wanted the appointment of 2nd Lieutenant under the district plan adopted by the Adjutant General, that he had a company of Ohio Volunteer Militia partly raised, that if he had the appointment, he could fill the company in a short time, and that he had some military experience in the way of independent companies. Bears a recommendation signed by three individuals.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 26]

October 2, 1861
Paul F. Rohrbacher, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting the appointment as 1st Lieutenant in the 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 151]

October 2, 1861
William Stedman, John W. Clunch, and J.A. Ambler, Alliance, Stark County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that the bearer, A.L. Jones, was a suitable person to raise recruits for the service and wanted a commission for that purpose, and that they had no hesitation in recommending Jones as competent and energetic.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 32]

October 2, 1861
Avery L. Wallar, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Buckingham was no doubt familiar with the obstacles which prevented the admission of the artillery from Zanesville, that his preference for that arm of the service had in some measure defeated his purpose of serving in the army again, that his preference would no longer control him in that respect, that if compatible with the interests of the great cause of defending their country in the dark hour of her peril, he wanted a commission as 1st Lieutenant, that with said commission, he would go into the infantry service immediately, that he was exceedingly anxious to be in active service and would, if necessary, "besiege" Buckingham with letters and friends, and that he had more confidence in Buckingham's unbiased, good sense and judgement in the matter than in interested friends; providing references; and stating that he was willing to join any regiment now in the field or forming.
2 pp. [Series 147-11: 76]

October 2, 1861
Thomas M. Ward, 1st Lieutenant, 14th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), Ottokee, Fulton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was unable to fill up his company within the time specified in Buckingham's letter of instruction and agreeable with Buckingham's advice, he turned his men (68) over to Colonel [James B.] Steadman for his regiment, and that this completely shut him out and made him a supplicant at Buckingham's office for favor; soliciting the position of instructor of cavalry tactics in any of the regiments now organizing in Ohio; stating that with Buckingham's authority, he would proceed to enlist a company of infantry; and providing references.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 94]

October 2, 1861
H.B. Wilson, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, Headquarters, Camp Clark, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had a band consisting of 24 musicians who were not mustered in, but who were constantly on the ground for duty; and asking if he could muster them into Captain Bell's company and then immediately detail them for a band, and if Bell could afterwards be permitted to recruit his company up to the maximum (101 men) in addition to those thus detailed.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 75]

October 3, 1861
Larz Anderson, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter recommending his young friend, Julius Dexter of Cincinnati, for the office of 2nd Lieutenant; and stating that Dexter was a young gentleman of fine intellect and attainments, being a graduate of Harvard University, and that Dexter had a decidedly military turn.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 48]

October 3, 1861
George W. Andrews, Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was willing to serve in any capacity where he could be of benefit to the public interest in this "trying time", and that he accepted the appointment as a member of the Military Committee for his Congressional District.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 81]