October 14, 1861
John Sherman, Colonel Commanding, Camp Buckingham, near Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had not been able to comply with Buckingham's General Order Number 57, regarding daily reports, because some of the Lieutenants recruiting for him did not report to him at all, but rather reported to Buckingham, that others who he supposed were appointed had not been appointed, that there were a few recruiters with whom he had as yet had no correspondence, that he had no blank forms, that the number of recruits as of October 11 was 416 men sworn in, that recruiting was progressing satisfactorily and he was confident of filling the force within 20 days, that Camp Buckingham was now ready, that Camp Buckingham was one of the most beautiful camping grounds he had ever seen, that he would not, however, order any recruits into camp until they had such clothing as would enable them to endure a cold night with comfort, that he had made arrangements for blankets, comforts, and mittens, and that if the proper authorities at Columbus would but furnish uniforms and overcoats as fast as the Lieutenants made requisitions, they would soon form the camp; requesting such regimental books and blanks as he might need; stating that he had made provisions for money for wood, straw, and other necessary incidentals, that his chief want was members of the staff, that he was not familiar with the forms of requisitions and did not have time to study them, and that he hoped in a day or two to get one or two officers from Washington; asking if Buckingham knew Louis Mackgraf of Dayton, and if Mackgraf was competent to command a battery of artillery; requesting any information about arms and equipments, including when and where they might be obtained; stating that he had the promise of artillery equipments from Washington; enclosing a copy of a circular issued by him, and asking if it was approved; stating that he was frequently applied to by unorganized companies under the old system, and that he supposed he was at liberty to make arrangements with these companies at pleasure for his force; and asking that the time allowed the Lieutenants recruiting for him be extended ten days to avoid an abrupt termination of their service.
3 pp. [Series 147-13: 50]

October 14, 1861
E. Smith, et. al., Military Committee, Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that five companies of men had already been raised in Shelby County under old citizens as officers, that upon the committee's recommendation, one company was now recruiting under Lieutenant Seneca Hale, a Shelby County resident for many years, that their policy had been to have but one company recruited in Shelby County at a time, that Captain John A. Hardy had an order to recruit in Shelby County, Darke County, and Mercer County, but was recruiting entirely in Shelby County, that Hardy was not a citizen of Shelby County, or at least had been in the county only since he commenced recruiting, that they thought Hardy ought to be confined to Mercer County and Darke County, where few recruits had yet been raised, and that it would be difficult to raise the 100 men in Shelby County to fill Hale's company, especially if others were permitted to recruit in the county.
2 pp. [Series 147-13: 175]

October 14, 1861
Orland Smith, Colonel, 73rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter introducing J.M. Wisehart of Frankfort, Ross County, who wanted a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the 73rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that should Buckingham see fit to make the appointment, it would unquestionably be well bestowed.
1 p. [Series 147-13: 65]

October 14, 1861
Orland Smith, Colonel, 73rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was advised that Mr. Metcalf of Athens County would be recommended for a 2nd Lieutenancy in the 73rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that Metcalf's appointment would be profitable to the service and satisfactory to him.
1 p. [Series 147-13: 130]

October 14, 1861
Orland Smith, Colonel, 73rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was advised that John Kenney would be recommended by the [Military] Committee of Athens County for a 2nd Lieutenancy in the 73rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that Kenney's appointment would be gratifying to him and profitable to the service.
1 p. [Series 147-13: 130]

October 14, 1861
George Stackhouse, et. al., Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter signed by nine citizens of Cincinnati; recommending Henry F. Hyman, who had been placed by the City of Cincinnati at the Orphans Asylum on Elm Street for the purpose of raising a light artillery company; and stating that Hyman had already enlisted and sworn in seventy-eight men who were now, since his battery was taken to Louisville, Kentucky, guarding the fortifications around Cincinnati under Hyman's directions, that Hyman had drilled them some and was well able to command any company, that Hyman had served over ten years in the regular army and was the Orderly Sergeant in Major Ringgold's company for more than six years, that Hyman had also served during the Mexican War under General [Winfield] Scott from the taking of Vera Cruz to the taking of Mexico City, and that the battery was given up by the City of Cincinnati and Hyman wanted a commission.
1 p. [Series 147-13: 117]

October 14, 1861
J.J. Steiner, et. al., Office of Military Committee of Seneca County, Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter signed by the members of the Military Committee for Seneca County; certifying that Benjamin Brundage of Seneca County, an applicant for a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the service of the Ohio Volunteer Militia, was a man of good moral character and of such attainments as would fit him for the command of a company in the field; and stating that they believed Brundage could recruit a company in Seneca County, and that the committee pledged to aid him in so doing.
1 p. [Series 147-13: 114]

October 14, 1861
J.J. Steiner, C. Foster, J.M. Zahm, G.M. Ogden, and Leander Stem, Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter signed by members of the military committee for Seneca County; certifying that William Rode, an applicant for a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the Ohio volunteer service, was a man of good moral character and of such attainments as would fit him for the command of a company in the field; and stating that they believed Rode could recruit a company in Seneca County, and that they pledged themselves to aid in so doing.
1 p. [Series 147-13: 110]

October 14, 1861
J.D. Taylor, Secretary, Guernsey County Military Committee, Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking what the word "company" meant in their instructions not to recommend anyone as a suitable person for a recruiting officer unless they were satisfied that he could recruit a "company"; stating that currently there were more good men in Guernsey County, commissioned and wanting to be commissioned, than could raise full companies, that there were good men locally who fully met the requisitions necessary to entitle them to a 2nd Lieutenancy so far as all else was concerned except their prospect for raising a full company, that they could not certify that they believed these men could raise full companies, that they were of the opinion that these men could raise at least 30 men each, that if they refused to recommend these men or if these men did not get commissions to raise their companies, the recruits raised by these men would be lost, that these recruits would not go unless their own Captains went along, that some of the squads, of which they had several, were home guards with some raised by persons having orders whose time had expired, and that they wanted to know what to do; and asking if they could combine companies containing not less than 30 men, raised by 2nd Lieutenants under the late order, before the companies left home, and if those men sworn in prior to the present system, and who did not go, were liable to prosecution.
3 pp. [Series 147-13: 33]

October 14, 1861
A.C. Voris, Akron, Summit County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the bearer, Jonas Schoonover, was the person appointed by Buckingham to fill Voris' place as Recruiting Lieutenant for the 29th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that he hoped Schoonover would be mustered in immediately to go on with the work; and requesting that Medina County be added to Schoonover's recruiting district.
1 p. [Series 147-13: 63]

October 14, 1861
John W. Weakley, Doctor of Divinity, Minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that through the newspapers, he saw his name announced as having received the appointment of Chaplain of the 75th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he had been acting as Chaplain and still would, that Colonel N[athaniel] C. McLean directed him to write and get a commission, and that he would be mustered in at Cincinnati if Mason was willing.
2 pp. [Series 147-13: 118]

October 14, 1861
Lewis H. Webster, Lieutenant, Recruiting Office, New Albany, Franklin(?) County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had the honor to report that upon receipt of his appointment, he immediately arranged a series of meetings at the best selected localities, that he had awakened quite a military interest locally, that enough men for a company had already promised to enlist, but refused to be sworn in until they were certain of receiving rifles, that these men were much prejudiced against muskets, that a general belief that inferior arms would be furnished was one of the main reasons so few men had enlisted locally, that if a sample rifle was furnished, say long range or Enfield, a full company or more of picked men could be enlisted in fifteen days, that he organized, in each township, a society called the Devoted Band whereby he secured concert of action among the friends of the Union and an advance of about two months pay to the family of the volunteer plus the provision of ample means in case of sickness, that this made the soldier feel that he had an organized band of true friends left at home to rely upon when far away and saved him any anxiety or fear of distress in his family, that the soldier would therefore be more contented and reliable, that he opened his recruiting office on October 12, and that since the mail was semiweekly, he would have some inconvenience in reporting once in three days.
4 pp. [Series 147-13: 27]

October 14, 1861
J.N. Wilson, et. al., Military Committee of Licking County, Newark, Licking County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that they recommended that James Stewart of Jacksontown, Licking County, Ohio be appointed as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Bears a note dated October 15, 1861, from W.B. Woods, Member of District [Military] Committee, stating that Messrs. Davis and Buckingham, members of the [Military] Committee of Licking County, were not present at the meeting of the committee when the above recommendation was signed and they were now absent from Licking County.
2 pp. [Series 147-13: 44]

October 14, 1861
Theron S. Winship, Camp Giddings, Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he desired that his appointment as Quartermaster of the 29th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry be cancelled, that during the early part of September he enlisted a company, went to camp on September 16, and was unanimously elected 1st Lieutenant of said company, that with the recommendation of Colonel L[ewis] P. Buckley and Major Thomas Clark, he received an appointment on September 19 as Regimental Quartermaster of the 29th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that the dissatisfaction created in the company by his withdrawal was such that it seemed to be a duty for him to return and take the original position of 1st Lieutenant of said company, and that Colonel Buckley was acquainted with the feeling in the company in relation to his withdrawal and advised him that this was the only course to maintain said company's efficiency. Bears the endorsement of Lewis P. Buckley, Colonel, 29th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, stating that the duties of Quartermaster would be handled by Major Clark for a few days.
2 pp. [Series 147-13: 199]

October 14, 1861
S.N. Yeoman, Chairman, et. al., County Military Committee for Fayette County, Washington, Fayette County, Ohio. To ? Letter certifying that Michael Herbert, a resident of Fayette County, was a man of good moral character having such attainments as would fit him for the command of a company in the field; stating that they believed Herbert could recruit a company in Fayette County, and that they pledged themselves to aid him in so doing; and suggesting that Herbert be authorized to recruit for the regiment now forming at Camp Lowe in Xenia, Greene County, Ohio.
1 p. [Series 147-13: 59]

October 14, 1861
Lewis R. Zahm, Camp Worcester, Monroeville, Huron County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting his appointment as 1st Lieutenant in the 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry.
1 p. [Series 147-13: 192]

October 14, 1861
?, St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the committee of the northern division of Belmont County, organized on October 12, was at work in earnest and would report soon; suggesting that Buckingham immediately authorize the purchase of all the flannel suitable for soldiers' shirts and drawers, and all the yarn suitable for socks; and stating that these articles of clothing were to be made up in the neighborhood where materials were obtained, that gray and red flannel were available locally, that 3/4 wide gray flannel was retailing at 45 cents per yard, and red flannel at 25 cents per yard, that flannel by the piece could probably be obtained at a lower price for a small advance on cost, that the committee of the northern division of Belmont County had appointed 17 merchants in the villages of the district under their charge to receive and forward articles obtained, that the committee would appoint the directors and teachers of the different school districts to solicit aid in this matter, the articles by them procured to be delivered to the merchants appointed to receive and forward, that he could think of no other plan equal to this to bring the matter before the whole people, that the directors and teachers of the different school districts could perform this service by personal calls or district meetings, that there was now a prospect that they would raise in Belmont County two or three hundred men in a few weeks, that Kennon and Clark of the northern division of Belmont County, and Taylor, Smith and Danford of the southern division of Belmont County were applicants for Lieutenancies, that they were good men for the place, and that it was very important for them to be commissioned soon and at work without delay.
3 pp. [Series 147-13: 12]

October 15, 1861
Thomas Acton, et. al., Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To J[onathan] Cranor, Colonel, 40th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Letter signed by six Captains from the 40th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; recommending the appointment of the Rev. Samuel A. Brewster as Chaplain of the regiment. Bears a note from Jonathan Cranor, Colonel, 40th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; notifying Brewster that he was appointed Chaplain of the regiment.
1 p. [Series 147-13: 122]

October 15, 1861
P. Ambos, President, et. al., Franklin County Military Committee, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter recommending Stacy Taylor, Jr. for appointment under the late order.
1 p. [Series 147-13: 185]

October 15, 1861
W.H. Baldwin, Chairman, Committee of 7th Congressional District, Blanchester, Clinton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that they had organized most of their county [military] committees, that they had a large force at work collecting blankets and other necessaries for the soldiers in Virginia, that the Clinton County Military Committee would forward its recommendations for the appointment of three Recruiting Lieutenants, and that it was desirable for these recommendations to be acted upon soon so that Lieutenants could be present at meetings to receive recruits.
2 pp. [Series 147-13: 103]

October 15, 1861
James Barnett, Colonel Commanding, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that on the nomination of the company commanders, he had appointed Thomas H. Oakley as Chaplain of the regiment, that Oakley was a regularly ordained minister of the Methodist denomination, and that he wanted to transfer Lieutenant T[homas] M. Bartlett to Captain [James F.] Huntington's battery.
1 p. [Series 147-13: 194]

October 15, 1861
R[alph] P. Buckland, Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that last week he had forwarded a recommendation for the appointment of N.L. Sargent of Bellevue as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 72nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Sargent had not yet received a response and was anxious to get to work, and that he had no doubt that Sargent would raise a company; and requesting that Sargent's appointment be forwarded.
1 p. [Series 147-13: 100]

October 15, 1861
B.F. Bukley, Regniers Mills, Washington County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter accepting his appointment as an Assistant Surgeon of the 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that he would report to Colonel [John] Sherman at Camp Buckingham.
1 p. [Series 147-13: 193]

October 15, 1861
E.V. Cherry, Lieutenant Colonel, C[rafts] J. Wright's Regiment, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that should Colonel William E. Gilmore accept the position of Lieutenant Colonel in Colonel C[rafts] J. Wright's regiment, transportation would be furnished to him on applying to Captain J.A. Lynch, Quartermaster for the Western Division at Cincinnati, and that should Gilmore wish to see anyone connected with Wright's regiment, he could see Gilmore at either Cincinnati or Chillicothe; and requesting, if Gilmore accepted the position of Lieutenant Colonel, that Buckingham so telegraph Wright care of Brigadier General [Samuel Ryan] Curtis at Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri.
1 p. [Series 147-13: 83]

October 15, 1861
Lucien H. Culver, Secretary, District Military Committee, 11th Congressional District, Logan, Hocking County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that their committee had gotten to work, but found many difficulties in the way, and that there were so many persons holding or claiming to hold recruiting commissions that the recruiting service was distracted; requesting copies of such recent orders as should be communicated to the county committees, and full information as to the powers of their committee over those now holding permits for recruiting; asking if they had any power to purchase blankets, socks, etc., which met the regulations, when parties were not able or willing to donate said articles; requesting a statement of those holding commissions to recruit in the 11th Congressional District, and asking over what territory their authority extended and when their commissions would expire; and stating that their committee wanted to work thoroughly and earnestly, but lacked information.
2 pp. [Series 147-13: 204]

October 15, 1861
Rodney Foos, Office of Secretary of Clinton County Military Committee, Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that as Secretary of the Clinton County Military Committee, he had been ordered to forward the enclosed recommendation with the request that if the same met with the approval of the proper officers, that the commissions of H.M. Stephenson and William Reed be forwarded by October 19, as there would be two meetings held at different points in the county on that day for the purpose of obtaining recruits, that they were daily receiving blankets, socks, mittens, etc., that he thought they would soon be able to forward from 300 to 500 blankets, and that they had about 100 blankets now in the coloring process.
1 p. [Series 147-13: 176]

October 15, 1861
Isaac S. Gardner, Chairman, and J.B. McLaughlin, Secretary, Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that the Military Committee for Logan County had recommended D.N. Strayer for a 2nd Lieutenancy in the recruiting service of Logan County, that Strayer was a man of good moral character and qualified for the service, that a portion of Strayer's company was collected together, and that Strayer had been disappointed once or twice already and his men could not be held together much longer.
1 p. [Series 147-13: 109]

October 15, 1861
J.S. Hawk, et. al., McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio. To ? Letter signed by members of the Recruiting Committee for Vinton County appointed by the citizens thereof; recommending Alexander Pearce as a suitable person to recruit a military company in Vinton County; certifying that Pearce was a man of good moral character and qualified to command a company in the field; and stating that they believed Pearce could recruit a company in Vinton County, and that they pledged to aid him in so doing. Together with a letter signed by members of the Recruiting Committee for Vinton County appointed by the Congressional District Committee; stating that the news of their appointment did not reach them until after the other committee had been appointed by the citizens of Vinton County; and endorsing the recommendation of Alexander Pearce.
1 p. [Series 147-13: 91]

October 15, 1861
John Howard, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that most of the lot of blankets were bought on October 14 by their citizens for the 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and given to the regiment, that over six hundred blankets were delivered to the regiment and the amount donated on October 15 would be above one thousand, that there were blankets remaining in the store of Darst and Herchelrode, with 28 pair weighing 3 1/2 pounds at $2.25 each, 95 pair weighing 3 1/2 pounds at $2.50 each, 10 pair weighing 6 pounds at $4.50 each, and 10 pair weighing 6 pounds at $3.50 each, that this was the last of the stock of which he wrote on October 13, and that the rest of the blankets had been purchased by citizens for the soldiers and would nearly all find their way into the army.
2 pp. [Series 147-13: 98]

October 15, 1861
Alex F. Hume, N.C. McFarland, and Henry Beardsley, Military Committee for Butler County, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter certifying that they believed that A.J. Daugherty of Hamilton, Butler County was a suitable person to be commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant to recruit for the U.S. service under the regulations of the Military Department of the State; and requesting that Daugherty be issued such a commission.
1 p. [Series 147-13: 89]

October 15, 1861
Joseph Jewett, et. al., [Military Committee for Athens County], Athens, Athens County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter recommending the appointment of William S. Metcalf as a Recruiting Lieutenant for the 73rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry with authority to recruit in Athens County, Hocking County, and Meigs County; and stating that they were personally acquainted with Metcalf, that his qualifications filled the standard required by the September 27 circular from the Adjutant General, that the committee pledged their aid to Metcalf, and that they believed Metcalf could raise a company in his district.
1 p. [Series 147-13: 127]

October 15, 1861
Joseph Jewett, et. al., [Military Committee for Athens County], Athens, Athens County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter recommending the appointment of John Kinney as a Recruiting Lieutenant for the 73rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry with authority to recruit in Athens County, Meigs County, and Washington County; and stating that they were personally acquainted with Kinney, that his qualifications were such as to comply with the requirements of the September 27 circular from the Adjutant General, that the committee pledged their aid to Kinney, and that they believed Kinney could raise a company.
1 p. [Series 147-13: 129]

October 15, 1861
Joseph Jewett, et. al., [Military Committee for Athens County], Athens, Athens County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter recommending the appointment of E.G. Morrison as a Recruiting Lieutenant for the 53rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that Morrison had been a resident of Athens for several years and was thoroughly known by the committee, that Morrison's qualifications as to moral character, and his education, habits, and attainments were such as fit him to command a company in the field, that the committee would assist Morrison in the work of recruiting, and that they believed Morrison could raise a company.
1 p. [Series 147-13: 165]