October 5, 1861
W.H.H. Bown, Captain Commanding, 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To ? Letter certifying that Ogden Meader was a Lieutenant in Company D, 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that Meader wanted a certificate for the purpose of receiving his authority from the Governor. Bears the endorsement of Thomas Kilby Smith, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 54th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 109]

October 5, 1861
O.P. Brown, Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that M.R. Shuters of Alliance, Ohio wanted a 2nd Lieutenant's commission, and that Shuters was a thoroughly competent businessman and would honor the position if conferred.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 139]

October 5, 1861
J.M. Buckley, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he wanted to go into the service again, that he had served in Company B, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), that perhaps he was overrated by friends and perhaps overestimated his own abilities, but he did think himself fully qualified to take command as Captain of any infantry company, and that he was 27 years old and since age 17 had been in the State militia; providing references; and stating that he was willing to undergo an examination to establish the fact that he was fully qualified, that after this was done, if it should be Buckingham's pleasure to give him a Lieutenant's commission, he would enter the service forthwith, that his height was six feet or more, that he enjoyed good health and always had, and that if recommendations were required, he would get half of Cleveland or as many as may be proper.
2 pp. [Series 147-11: 135]

October 5, 1861
G.M. Bunce, Miami, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he recruited a company of 63 men for three months' service under the call of General Anderson, but did not succeed in getting his men mustered into service for that period of time, that after boarding these men at a hotel in Cincinnati for two days at his own expense, he was compelled to disband and return, and that he now wanted to enlist a company for three years or during the war, but did not feel disposed to make another effort without authority from headquarters; and soliciting the authority to proceed under a late order giving Governors the power to commission Lieutenants with authority to enlist men.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 142]

October 5, 1861
Lewis D. Campbell, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter requesting the appointment of James R. Challen of Hamilton County as Lieutenant Colonel of the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 132]

October 5, 1861
James R. Challen, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter enclosing the letter dated October 5, 1861, from Lewis D. Campbell [207-11: 132]; requesting an answer at Dennison's earliest convenience; and stating that they desired and intended to do their work quickly, that they were late in the field and their best policy would be to operate upon the people on election day, that they would aim and strive to fill the regiment [69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry] in two weeks, that not an hour must be lost, that he would be in Cincinnati until October 8, and that after voting, he would hasten to Hamilton.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 133]

October 5, 1861
James W. Christie, Headquarters, Ohio Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To ? Letter certifying that he had recruited thirty men who were willing to be mustered under authority issued to H.D. John by command of the Assistant Adjutant General and transferred to him.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 79]

October 5, 1861
Isaac L. Crane, Surgeon, 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that under Special Order Number 27, he had been trying to raise a company for the 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and had about 40 men enrolled; asking if it was his duty to hand those men over to whoever may be appointed 2nd Lieutenant under the new arrangement for raising recruits, and if he could hand the men over to a person recruiting for the 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that until John Sherman issued commissions to several men in Ashland County, he was the only person recruiting in Ashland under orders, and that he was ready at any time to do whatever may be considered best for the interest of the country's cause.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 114]

October 5, 1861
John W. Ellis, Ellis, McAlpin & Co., Wholesale Dealers in Dry Goods, No. 108 Pearl Street, North side, & No. 119 Third Street, South side, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that his brother, Charles B. Ellis, had called upon Dennison for military employment and left with the agreement that a commission as Lieutenant would be forwarded, that no such commission had been received, and that his brother's age, education, and experience pecularly fit him for the position of Adjutant of a regiment.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 197]

October 5, 1861
T.B. Fisher, Marion, Marion County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he telegraphed Dennison the previous evening and asked that no additional commissions be granted for raising volunteers in Marion County until Dennison heard from him, that this request was made when it was learned that Dr. J.M. Christian had applied to Dennison for such a commission, that Christian was known to be a member of the Golden Circle and a leader of the society in Marion County, that Christian wanted a commission for one of two reasons, either to go in the army with a company of disloyal men and thus be able to send information to friends in his native State of Virginia, or else to embarrass Mr. Scott and prevent him from raising a company, that Christian was very intemperate and an unsuitable person, even if his loyalty was not questioned, that John Sherman had authorized, or was about to authorize, one or more persons to procure volunteers in Marion County, and that they therefore thought there were a sufficient number engaged in the recruiting business already and that more would embarrass rather than aid their enterprise.
2 pp. [Series 147-11: 118]

October 5, 1861
E. Foster, Bryan, Williams County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter recommending Dr. P[eter] O. Jump of Bryan for commission as a Lieutenant to recruit a company of scouting riflemen; and stating that Jump had been a soldier as well as Assistant Surgeon in the 14th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), and that Jump acquitted himself with gallant bravery. Bears the endorsement of B[enjamin] H. Fisher, Captain of Company C, 14th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service).
1 p. [Series 147-11: 176]

October 5, 1861
H.B. Gilbert, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that at the request of some friends, he had been induced to apply for a 2nd Lieutenant's commission as a recruiting officer, that he wanted to raise a company and go with them, that he wanted to commence recruiting as soon as possible, that men were regularly going into Michigan and joining companies forming there, thereby giving Michigan the credit, and that this was not doing justice to Ohio; and providing a recommendation signed by some of Fulton County's best citizens.
2 pp. [Series 147-11: 198]

October 5, 1861
W[illiam] S. Groesbeck, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that the bearer, J.W. McCord, wanted to obtain a position in the Quartermaster's Department, that McCord would satisfy Dennison of his qualifications for such a position, and that he had seen a letter from Mr. Kilbreth, in whose statements he would rely, showing that the applicant was in character and practice prepared to render service in the Quartermaster's Department; and commending McCord's application to Dennison's favorable notice. Bears a note from Rufus King stating that on satisfactory information, he concurred in Groesbeck's recommendation of McCord.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 129]

October 5, 1861
Henry W. Hope, Paint, Highland County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter requesting a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in accordance with a recent General Order; and stating that he wished to recruit and muster into service a company or part of a company in Paint Township, Highland County. Bears a note signed by Thomas Dugan, and P[eter] Kinney, Colonel, 56th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, recommending Hope as worthy and competent.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 210]

October 5, 1861
Stephen J. Houston, North Star, Darke County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he had seen by the daily papers that recruiting for the army was to be conducted in a different manner hereafter, that there had been little recruiting done in Mercer County and he had been requested to raise a company there using Celina as a recruiting station, and that he thought thirty or forty men could be raised in a few days if he could be authorized to commence immediately; and providing Captain Gennett of the 40th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and any of the county officials of Darke County as references.
2 pp. [Series 147-11: 211]

October 5, 1861
R.C. Hurd, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the bearer, N.L. Williams, had been trying to raise a company of infantry under a permit from the Adjutant General's Department and had succeeded with much labor and the aid of several local citizens in securing about 40 men, that the change which the new system was likely to work among them might possibly defeat Williams in securing the full number required for a company, that most of Williams' men would abandon the service if they could not go with him, that he had advised Williams to go to Columbus at once and procure a 2nd Lieutenant's commission, that Williams was in every way worthy, had labored diligently and faithfully, and was well liked by his men, that there were political considerations why he thought it would be expedient to grant Williams the commission, that it was impossible for Williams to procure the certificate of the county military committee since it was not yet appointed and could not be for several days as the members of the district committee were scattered and most of them were out of reach of the telegraph wire, that the appointment for Millersburg should be Barcroft, not Bancroft, and that A.T. Ready was assigned for the 16th District whereas he lived in New Philadelphia which was in the 15th District.
2 pp. [Series 147-11: 162]

October 5, 1861
R.C. Hurd, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the bearer, Professor George T. Chapman of Kenyon College, visited Columbus to obtain arms with which to equip a company of Kenyon Guards, that arms could not be placed in better hands, and that Chapman would explain the situation of things at Gambier and the most implicit confidence could be placed in all he said.
2 pp. [Series 147-11: 50]

October 5, 1861
John Hutchins, per Wade & Hutchins, Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that Elias Shepard of Newburgh, Cuyahoga County, Ohio was a suitable man to get up a company of cavalry; and requesting that Shepard be given the necessary papers.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 165]

October 5, 1861
Charles A. Junghanns, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing Captain Breslin's certificate showing that he had been mustered into U.S. service; and stating that he was thankful for the honor conferred on him by the appointment, and that he would endeavor to show himself worthy of it by strict attention to the duties of his office and of a soldier.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 127]

October 5, 1861
Robert B. Latta, Lockland Station, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that he had reported himself to Colonel [Nathaniel C.] McLean of the 75th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that McLean informed him that his recruiting officers had all been appointed; requesting that he be transferred to Colonel L[ewis] D. Campbell of the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry if that regiment was not already filled; stating that he had no recruits to report because he could not inform them where they were to go; and requesting a blank furlough.
2 pp. [Series 147-11: 209]

October 5, 1861
William N. Latta, Watkins, Union County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had received authority to enlist a company of infantry, that he went to Frankfort, Ross County, Ohio, but, on reaching that place, found recruiting officers and did not deem it just to recruit there except to help raise the company already begun, that he was then requested by friends of Union County to come to Watkins and enlist a company, that he arrived at Watkins on October 4 and found a good chance for volunteers, that there were no recruiting officers at the 3 adjoining towns, that he hoped Buckingham would renew his commission since the time he was first given expired on October 7, and that with 15 additional days, he could have a company in camp.
2 pp. [Series 147-11: 115]

October 5, 1861
John G. Lowe, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter recommending his friend, Thomas L. More of Montgomery County, for a Lieutenancy under Dennison's recent order for recruiting in Ohio; and stating that More was a gentleman of high character and associated by marriage with one of Montgomery County's most worthy families, and that More had several years of experience as an amateur soldier in the militia. Together with a P.S. stating that he was now advised that the vacancy would probably not occur.
2 pp. [Series 147-11: 61]

October 5, 1861
George W. McCook, Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was sending the bearer, Benjamin F. Prentiss, to be commissioned as 1st or 2nd Lieutenant, that Prentiss currently had 60 men, that at one time, Prentiss had 81 men, that some of Prentiss' men were taken away to Virginia by individuals recruiting for cavalry companies, that these men were taken to Wheeling one night and returned the next day in uniform to disaffect the remainder of Prentiss' men, that Prentiss could have sent his company that week had it not been for the Virginia recruiters, and that in addition to the recruiters from Virginia, there were two officers in the area who were recruiting for other regiments; asking if the committee was appointed for his district; stating that if not, it should be appointed at once, and that he was exerting himself with an eye solely to the public service; asking that no man be appointed Lieutenant in Jefferson County without hearing from him; and stating that he would recommend no man who would not succeed in raising at least the minimum.
2 pp. [Series 147-11: 108]

October 5, 1861
George W. McCook, Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that after October 7, he would put a stop to the "ruinous" mode of recruiting which had prevailed locally, that the committee had been convened for October 10 at Steubenville, that since no name was placed on the committee from Carroll County, he had taken the liberty of inviting Elisha McGuire of Carrollton to be present at the meeting to consult as to that county, that they would be able to speedily send two more companies from Steubenville and still another if he could put an end to the Virginia and Pennsylvania recruiting, and that Harrison County was in a bad condition, but he trusted they may be able to do something there.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 108]

October 5, 1861
R.W. McFarland, Professor of Math, Miami University, et. al., Oxford, Butler County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter signed by thirteen individuals; and stating that they were personally acquainted with C.N. Gibbs who was currently in camp at Hamilton, Ohio, that Gibbs was elected Captain of a company of about 50 men, that Gibbs was in the army through the Mexican War, that Gibbs had seen service, was able and popular, and had, for a long time, been known as an excellent military officer, that Dennison could do the State and country good service by confirming the election of the company, and that Gibbs was considered a competent 2nd Lieutenant.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 101]

October 5, 1861
Robert G. McLean, 2nd Lieutenant, 43rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that after using unremitting personal and public efforts to obtain recruits, he had thus far been unsuccessful, that he could recruit men if he could give them the assurance that he would serve with them in the field as their officer, that he could not do so as he was physically incapacitated for infantry duty on foot, that he did not think he could render such service as would justify remaining in his present capacity, and that should the Adjutant General's Department see fit to continue him in commission as instructor in camp or any other capacity in which he could render essential aid, he would be glad to continue.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 69]

October 5, 1861
Lucius P. Marsh, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that George W. Reed was well qualified for the position of 2nd Lieutenant, that he thought Reed could be successful in recruiting, and that Reed wanted to report to the 62nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Camp Goddard.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 163]

October 5, 1861
O[rmsby] M. Mitchel, Brigadier General, Headquarters, Department of the Ohio, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that his trouble as well as Buckingham's was intolerable, that soldiers going to join their regiments and the sick, wounded, maimed, lame, and discharged soldiers besieged their doors and blocked the entrance, that some were begging for pay, some for transportation, and all had imperfect papers, that every soldier desiring to join his regiment would be promptly sent forward, and that he was doing his best to work out a system to dispose of the discharged and also of those on furlough.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 191]

October 5, 1861
M.G. Mitchell, et. al., Miami County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter signed by the members of the Military Committee; certifying that they had designated John R. Woodward, Ira L. Morris, R.S. Dye, George O. Jones. Julius T. Coleman, Charles H. Kramer, and H.J. McConnell to be appointed Recruiting Lieutenants for Miami County; and recommending their appointments as such.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 107]

October 5, 1861
James P.W. Neill, 1st Lieutenant, 18th U.S. Infantry, Mustering Officer, Monroeville, Huron County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that ten companies of Colonel Lewis Zahm's cavalry regiment had been mustered into U.S. service, that the balance would arrive in a few days, and that the men were without horses and arms.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 70]

October 5, 1861
Jno. O. Neill, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that there had been no committee appointed for his district as yet, that Judge Marsh's regiment was so nearly full that it might not be improper for him to join Marsh in recommending George W. Reed for appointment to the position of 2nd Lieutenant in the 62nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Reed was a valuable man, and that Reed's appointment was very desirable.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 164]

October 5, 1861
James Olds, Mt. Gilead, Morrow County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he could not be at Columbus before the evening of October 8 or the morning of October 9.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 88]

October 5, 1861
Harry Overman, Headquarters, Department of the Ohio, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Sir. Letter accepting his appointment as 2nd Lieutenant in the 45th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 115]

October 5, 1861
Martha M. Putnam, Harmar, Washington County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that she was anxious to obtain a situation as nurse in the Federal Army, and that she was willing to go wherever she might be useful and could work for the country.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 216]

October 5, 1861
C.C. Rogers, Recruiting Officer for Company B, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Hibernian Guards Armory, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the Hibernian Guards, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry were doing their adopted country good service in western Virginia notwithstanding the neglect and uniform bad treatment to which they had been subjected since entering service, that he was fully aware that Buckingham was not wholly to blame in this matter, that it was wrong to keep men who could not understand the English language when it was plainly written in such a responsible position as Captain Myer seemed to hold, that such unfit officers kept good and true Irishmen from entering the service by disgusting them with unwarranted delays and quibbling, that he felt it was unnecessary for Buckingham to return his letter since the whereabouts of any regiment in the service of the State ought to be known to Buckingham or anyone immediately connected with the Adjutant General's Department, and that he wanted to forward recruits in groups of up to 25 men in such numbers and at such times as he might be able to obtain them
3 pp. [Series 147-11: 196]

October 5, 1861
George D. Ruggles, Assistant Adjutant General, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D.C. To Governor William Dennison. Letter reporting the names of officers of the 9th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry who had resigned.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 160]

October 5, 1861
John Sherman, Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter recommending Joseph Failor as Recruiting Lieutenant in Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio for the 65th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 193]

October 5, 1861
John Sherman, Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter recommending the appointment of Henry B. Green of North Bloomfield, Trumbull County, Ohio as Recruiting Lieutenant with authority to recruit throughout Trumbull County and Geauga County.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 163]

October 5, 1861
E[dward] Siber, Colonel, 37th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Sir. Letter stating that the 37th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had been armed on October 4, but unfortunately not completely because there were only a few brown rifled muskets; and requesting about 150 bright rifled muskets.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 183]

October 5, 1861
S[amuel] H. Steedman, Lieutenant Colonel, 68th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Gilead, Wood County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter regarding the appointment of James J. Vorhes as Lieutenant to recruit a company in Gilead; and stating that it would be useless for him to add anything more than to say that Vorhes' experience in the Mexican War and three months' service in the Ohio Volunteers eminently qualified him for the position.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 195]

October 5, 1861
A. Stom, Jr., Cleveland, Painesville & Ashtabula Rail Road Company, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that if it was Buckingham's intention to give him the appointment, he would accept it at the urgent request of other members, although he might find it expedient to resign for want of time to give the service proper attention.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 135]

October 5, 1861
Cyrus H. Strahl, Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he saw by the Ohio State Journal of October 2, an article over the signature of Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham regarding the appointment of 2nd Lieutenants for the purpose of facilitating the business of recruiting, etc., that he believed there had as yet been no committee appointed for his district or county to whom he could make application for a recommendation, that he was therefore addressing Dennison, hoping to secure an appointment and order to recruit in Belmont County, that Belmont County had not sent her quota of men and he believed a company could be enlisted in a short time under the new system, that he had been in the service of the State at Camp Jefferson (now abandoned) since the resignation of Major B.R. Cowen, that he had succeeded Cowen in the office of Assistant Commissary of Subsistence and could procure from Cowen sufficient recommendation as to his character and military acquirements, and that the Commissary General's Department at Columbus could provide information as to his business qualifications.
2 pp. [Series 147-11: 102]