October 5, 1861
Willard Warner, Newark, Licking County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the bearer, T. Lemert, had enlisted 45 men under an order from Buckingham and arrived at Newark that morning, that they had advised Lemert and his men to remain until October 8, to be subsisted by local citizens, and that Lemert's men were all anxious to go into Colonel Wood's regiment; and requesting that Lemert be commissioned as a Recruiting Lieutenant in order to swear in his men, and that Buckingham assign Lemert to Colonel Wood's regiment.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 85]
October 5, 1861
H.R. Wyenandt, New Richmond, Clermont County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that he would be pleased to receive a Lieutenant's commission to raise a company of cavalry.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 202]
[October? 6?, 1861]
William Beckett; Z.W. Selby, Probate Judge of Butler County, Ohio; A.A. Phillips, Sheriff of Butler County, Ohio; H.H. Wallace, Auditor of Butler County, Ohio; and M.C. Ryan, Colonel, 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. To ? Letter stating that Captain Joseph H. Brigham had some seventy-six men already mustered into the service in the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Brigham was a man of "unexceptional" moral character, was in the three months' service, and was a man in every way qualified to take command of a company and do good service, that Brigham deserved a recruiting commission, and that it could not be given to a better man.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 100]
October 6, 1861
N.B. Colburn, New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that L.F. Drake, Chaplain of the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and Captain William Free of the same regiment, while in Camp Chase, informed him that they had made application to have him appointed to one of the Congressional District Recruiting Committees of Ohio, that he saw by the previous day's newspaper that E.S. Colburn of New Lexington was appointed, that he supposed this might be a mistake, that E.S. Colburn was his brother, the postmaster, and editor of the Perry County Weekly, and that his brother was a good man, but not inclined toward military affairs.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 171]
October 6, 1861
Joel A. Dewey, Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he was under obligation to the authorities for his appointment as 2nd Lieutenant in the 58th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and would report forthwith, that immediately upon the news of the loss to the 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Senator James Monroe and Professor Peck requested him to go about recruiting for Company C of said regiment, that he was successful in enlisting 20 stalwart men who he would turn over to Colonel [Erastus B.] Tyler of the 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that his labor had been considerable; asking if Dennison could credit the 20 men to his required number and thereby assist him in permanently securing his present commission; stating that Colonel [Valentine] Bausenwein had recommended him for appointment as Adjutant of the 58th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and asking how and when his commission for that post would reach him.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 172]
October 6, 1861
E. Foster, Bryan, Williams County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter recommending Janus H. Long as a young man in every way qualified to recruit a company in the area; and stating that Long was a Sergeant in Company C, 14th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), served in Virginia, and acquitted himself gallantly. Bears an endorsement of Long signed by nine individuals.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 120]
October 6, 1861
P[eter] Kinney, Colonel, 56th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting that Thomas Brown be appointed as recruiting officer for the 56th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 219]
October 6, 1861
C. Parmenter, Editor, Republican paper, Lima, Allen County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that the bearer was his 2nd Lieutenant in Virginia, that he knew him to be an excellent officer, true and faithful, that the bearer had the recommendation of their military committee, and that he wished him success.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 149]
October 6, 1861
M[ichael] C. Ryan, Colonel, 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, et. al. To ? Letter signed by five individuals; and stating that Captain Dwyer was raising a company for the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and had already recruited about 75 men, that Dwyer was of good moral character, a tried soldier, and in every way qualified for his place, and that Dwyer wanted a recruiting commission.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 99]
[October? 6?, 1861]
M[ichael] C. Ryan, Colonel, 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; John McElwee, Clerk, Butler County Court of Common Pleas; Jacob Troutman, ex-Postmaster of Hamilton, Ohio; E.H. Gaston, Treasurer, Butler County, Ohio; and William Beckett. To ? Letter stating that they had been long acquainted with Robert Cullen who was currently raising a company for the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Cullen was a man of "unexceptionable" moral character, had a good military education, had seen service, and was in every way qualified to be Captain of a company, that Cullen wanted a recruiting commission, that such a commission could not be given to any person who would make a better Captain, and that Cullen had been six years in the service and could command a regiment if necessary.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 98]
October 6, 1861
Crafts J. Wright, Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri. To My Dear Sir. Letter stating that his wife was with him and had concluded to go home to Columbus to try and make some arrangement which would enable him to fill up his regiment with Ohio recruits, that his regiment would have long since been full had not the order been issued which deterred troops from coming to Missouri, that three companies accepted by him had started, but were stopped on the way, that enough companies had been offered and accepted to fill up his regiment, but were deterred from coming for fear of trouble and completed their arrangements by going elsewhere, that these companies never came and were assigned to other regiments, that in consequence of this he wanted enough men assigned him by the Governor to make his regimental organization complete and wanted these men to come at once, that until this was done, he could do nothing as to command, that the Governor's offer of companies gave encouragement, but the Governor's order had embarrassed and troubled him, that the loss of troops made him inefficient, that they were sadly in need of troops, that Missouri was lost if they did not get more troops, that there was danger in Missouri, that if he could be allowed to have companies enough to fill his regiment with Ohio men, he would at once release the Missouri companies and they could go to fill up Missouri regiments, that this would be received locally as a token of good will and have a beneficial effect all round, that if his regiment was complete, Ohio would then have three in Missouri, that as he was the oldest man and the only West Point graduate from Ohio in Missouri, he did not think he could be charged with egotism if he said that it would be well to have the Ohio troops arranged under one brigade or that he should be assigned to such a brigade as Brigadier General, that this brigade would consist of the regiments commanded by John Groesbeck, John Fuller, and himself, as well as the cavalry and artillery companies from Ohio, that overcoats and dress coats had not yet been distributed to his regiment, that he had anxiety about arms, that Governor William Dennison said he could not supply them, that General [John C.] Fremont was having the Austrian arms rifled by Greenwood, that they could get such arms and have the Governor exchange them for better ones at some future time, and that his wife, being truly an Ohio woman, had a strong and earnest wish that his should be a regiment from her own State.
4 pp. [Series 147-11: 189]
[October? 6?, 1861]
Crafts J. Wright, Colonel, [St. Louis, Missouri]. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that it would be very agreeable to him and to all the officers in his command to be an Ohio regiment, that they only needed three full companies to make an entire command, that it was always his intent to make such an application and to have the credit given to Ohio whenever the organization was complete, that the men shared his wish to be so recognized, that a finer body of men was never assembled nor one better calculated to do credit, that when he came to St. Louis, he did so to command what was understood to be a Missouri regiment, that ready parties so represented it to the General and he believed it, that until some time after his arrival at St. Louis, the truth was not known, that he was asked and authorized to make up the regiment with Ohio men and had no idea of any difficulty nor that there would be any trouble, that to his surprise, 20 companies were offered him, that most of the companies were restrained from coming, but this was not known until the offers had been reported and his calculations and the calculations from headquarters were made, that the non-arrival of the companies had disappointed all and chagrined many, that his regiment had been kept out of the field in consequence, that this delay had not resulted injuriously to discipline as the men had been drilling, that if Dennison could assign him three full companies or allow them to come, they would be an Ohio regiment, that they had all the uniforms and equipage, and would have arms, that the details of this arrangement could readily be worked out afterwards, that when the three full companies arrived, he would then report his regiment as an Ohio regiment and make the formal request, that his field officers were all, but one, Ohio men and if the companies were sent, he would replace the one non-Ohio field officer with a good Ohio man, that by sending the three companies and allowing the small fragments necessary to make up the full complement, the minimum number of companies would be filled, that he had no doubt this arrangement would be received with much satisfaction by General [John C.] Fremont and be considered as a manifestation of good will, that there had been much done generally to induce many to believe that good will did not exist, that the Western Department needed all the aid it could have, that the West was depending on success in Missouri and to ensure it, they required substantially more than they had gotten, that there were fragments of companies at St. Louis not likely to fill up either into regiments or companies, that the Geffroy Guards of Cincinnati, Ohio had 25 men, that [Andrew] Hickenlooper of Cincinnati had an artillery company of 120 men not equipped, that Colonel Morton had about 350 men in one full company and three fragments of companies, that Morton was from Eaton, Ohio, or thereabouts, that his command currently reported 777 men, that it was a matter to be regretted that so many troops were kept out of the field in such times of emergency, doing no good to themselves waiting for the officers instead of being assigned at once to companies, formed into regiments, and made ready for the field, that in the North there must be 10,000 men thus kept in waiting, that Dennison could best say when Colonel Morton could get ready for the field or what disposition should be made of his men, that he did not wish to interfere with Morton, that if Morton and McBean's men were united, they might be available, but as it was they were not, and that if the three companies were sent to him, he could provide for them, attach them to his regiment, and have his regiment ready in a week.
5 pp. [Series 147-11: 190]
October 7, 1861
I[saac] J. Allen, Office of the Ohio State Journal, No. 19, East State Street, Hurtt, Allen & Company, Publishers and Proprietors, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that Mr. Kean had met with some disappointment concerning his position as 2nd Lieutenant which seemed to have been on account of some misunderstanding on the part of Colonel Ryan, that since then, Kean had received a recommendation from the Honorable William Groesbeck for assignment to another regiment, that he could only add his recommendation to Groesbeck's, that Kean was a very active and efficient man and would succeed well, that Kean had the confidence of the citizens in Cincinnati and especially of those who would be most likely to enter the service, that he hoped it might be found quite consistent to transfer Kean, and that Kean desired a post in the 48th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
2 pp. [Series 147-11: 106]
October 7, 1861
J. Allen, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if the 2nd Lieutenants now being appointed for the recruiting service would be permitted to recruit out of the county where they resided at the date of their appointment.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 113]
October 7, 1861
Isaac N. Ayres, Lieutenant, Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that an individual named Myers was starting that day from Upper Sandusky to Columbus for the purpose of obtaining a commission to recruit a company in Wyandot County for some regiment, that he had been commissioned to recruit in Wyandot County for the 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, had gone to great expense to raise men, and would succeed if he was not unjustly interfered with, that he did not want Myers to be allowed to recruit locally because it would retard him and their interests would be conflicting, that provided Myers was not granted a commission to recruit in Wyandot County, he could go on and fill up his roll of enlistment, that if Buckingham wanted the new system of recruiting to work with success, he must protect the Lieutenant already commissioned in Wyandot County, and that if he was not protected, he might not succeed.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 173]
October 7, 1861
J.H. Bainter, Dresden, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that there were some young men locally who wished to go in the company that Captain A.B. Moore of Newark got up; asking if Mason could get these men into said company, and if Mason would take cavalry after October 8; stating that a volunteer wanted a pass and furlough; and asking who should be contacted for said pass and furlough.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 192]
October 7, 1861
William Beckett, Israel Williams, and John William Sohn, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. To ? Letter stating that the undersigned members of the District Recruiting Committee of Butler County, Ohio concurred in the recommendation of George F. Elliott.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 226]
October 7, 1861
L.V. Bierce, Akron, Summit County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the committee for his Congressional District had not yet organized, that the committee would organize on October 9, that if the committee was organized, he had no doubt of a unanimous recommendation of Lieutenant Colonel Saunders as a suitable person for a commission in the Ohio Volunteer Militia, and that all he could do now was unofficially give Saunders his fullest recommendation.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 201]
October 7, 1861
Joseph C. Brand, James H. Dye, Lieutenant Colonel, John H. Young, and Ichabod Corwin, Probate Office, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Charles Fulton, an attorney and one of the best stump speakers in the State, had concluded to go into the service, that hearing of their regiment [66th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry] and having been raised in Champaign County, Fulton preferred going with them, that Fulton was engaged to stump Champaign County for them and would serve as a Recruiting Lieutenant, that since some of the Lieutenants already appointed would most likely fail, it was desirable to secure Fulton's services, that their prospects were good and brightening every hour, and that their commissioners were now in extra session and would make them a liberal appropriation; and requesting that Fulton be granted a Lieutenancy with an enlarged territory.
2 pp. [Series 147-11: 134]
October 7, 1861
Joseph C. Brand, J[ames] H. Dye, Lieutenant Colonel, and John H. Young, Probate Office, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Captain Palmer was transferred from Camp Hamilton to the 66th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry with a commission as Lieutenant and a recruiting territory in Champaign County, that Palmer was subsequently re-transferred to Camp Hamilton, but his recruiting territory was not changed, that Palmer therefore continued to recruit actively in Champaign County, that they thought Palmer should in justice be assigned to their regiment as his men were all from Champaign County and he was still taking men that they ought to have, that Palmer's headquarters was in the yard of the Champaign County courthouse, and that Palmer and his men greatly preferred being with the 66th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
2 pp. [Series 147-11: 184]
October 7, 1861
R. Buchanan, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that Lieutenant Meader would be found competent and meritorious in every respect. Also bears the signatures of A[lfred] G.W. Carter, W[illiam] S. Groesbeck, and A[lphonso] Taft.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 110]
October 7, 1861
R[alph] P. Buckland, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, [72nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry], Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he desired the appointment of J.H. Blinn as a Lieutenant for the 72nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that Blinn was a man of good character and capable of commanding a company.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 179]
October 7, 1861
W.C. Butterfield, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that when he applied for the appointment of 2nd Lieutenant, he thought that at least thirty men could be raised from the district he was assigned to, that he found the towns along the line of the Dayton and Michigan Railroad had been thoroughly cleaned out, that it was far more difficult to obtain volunteers than he expected, that if Buckingham could not assign him to a position which was not dependent upon his success in recruiting thirty men, he would have to resign the appointment, that he would like to continue on in the good cause, but thirty men could not be raised around his part of the country in fifteen or even thirty days, and that he had only one man sworn into the service; and asking what he should do with his one recruit, and if he should transfer said individual to some other recruiting officer.
2 pp. [Series 147-11: 139]
October 7, 1861
Lewis D. Campbell, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter recommending George F. Elliott of Butler County as a suitable person to receive the conditional appointment of 2nd Lieutenant for the purpose of recruiting for the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 226]
October 7, 1861
Lewis D. Campbell, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter recommending Robert Clements of Butler County as a proper person to receive the conditional appointment of 2nd Lieutenant for the purpose of recruiting for the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 225]
October 7, 1861
Dr. William Carson, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter recommending and requesting the appointment of his brother, Erskine Carson, to a 2nd Lieutenancy in the 73rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that his brother had experience in drilling, and was a young man of business habits with "unexceptionable" morals, that he thought his brother would make a conscientious and useful officer, that his brother was currently residing in Chillicothe, and that Lewis Whiteman would endorse all he had said about his brother.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 198]
October 7, 1861
Ichabod Corwin, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter introducing Charles E. Fulton; stating that Fulton was in every way a gentleman and, to the gratification of every one locally, had consented to raise a company for the 66th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that Fulton bore a letter signed by the Lieutenant Colonel, Mr. Young, and himself because the county committee was not yet appointed and it was desirable to let Fulton begin at once; and requesting that Mason expedite the matter, and let Fulton's territory be as extensive as he desired.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 136]
October 7, 1861
G[eorge] W. Cosley, Woodstock, Champaign County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter requesting a few Zouave uniforms; asking at what age he could enlist sound, able-bodied men, and if he or any commissioned officer had the right to appoint recruiters and have them sworn in; stating that, if permissible, he could appoint one of his men to recruit for him at Woodstock while he went to some other place, that Lieutenant M.R. Wright had appointed a man locally to recruit for him, that this man did no good and only was an injury to the cause, that he could do well locally if he did not have too much opposition, and that all he wanted was a fair chance; asking how many recruiting officers were commissioned for his district; and stating that there were probably too many recruiting officers in the area, that he could get 15 or 20 men in his township, and that he was sending his letter by the Baggage Master.
3 pp. [Series 147-11: 201]
October 7, 1861
A.C. Fenner, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had received a circular from Buckingham informing him that he could have a conditional commission by coming to Columbus, that men would not enlist readily under single Lieutenants, and that as soon as he found suitable parties who would unite with him and could obtain the proper vouchers, he would call upon Buckingham for the commission.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 127]
October 7, 1861
F.M. Freeman, La Grange, Lorain County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that under the old system of recruiting, he had enlisted eight recruits, and failing to fill out a company, he turned them over to a company in the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he had received Buckingham's letter dated October 3, regarding the new system of recruiting, that he was 32 years of age and had served for fifteen months during the Mexican War, that he could supply proof of his moral character and would accept a commission as 2nd Lieutenant, that Lorain County had sent six or seven companies and men were rather hard to get, and that additional men could go without drafting.
2 pp. [Series 147-11: 169]
October 7, 1861
George B. Frye, Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter listing the companies raised in Miami County; and stating that about 1,300 men, out of a county population of approximately 30,000, were in service.
3 pp. [Series 147-11: 213]
October 7, 1861 J[ames] A. Garfield, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that the bearer, James H. Long, was a Sergeant in Captain [Benjamin H.] Fisher's company [C], 14th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), that Fisher was his relative, and that Long was worthy of an appointment as 2nd Lieutenant for recruiting.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 118]
October 7, [1861]
W.H. Hall, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had made an application for a commission as 2nd Lieutenant under Buckingham's last order, but received no answer, that he had been to all of the expense necessary at present and did not want to give up, that he wanted to know if there was any probability of his receiving a commission and if he had to go to Columbus to get it, that he felt qualified and competent to receive a commission, and that he was trained in the Tactics of 1812 by a "dashing" Zouave.
1 p. [Series 147-11: 168]
October 7, 1861
John E. Hanna, McConnelsville, Morgan County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he learned on October 5 of his appointment to the District Committee and had not as yet consulted with the other committee members, that he had nominated General James Cornelius, John B. Stone, William P. Sprague, James M. Gaylord, and Fredrick W. Wood as a committee for Morgan County, and notified the other members of the District Committee, that Andrew Fouts had requested a recommendation for a 2nd Lieutenant's commission, that he was with Fouts in Camp Anderson and had known him since childhood, that Fouts was a man of good moral character and well qualified to command a volunteer company, and that Fouts would be an efficient man in raising a company.
2 pp. [Series 147-11: 228]