October 21, 1861
W[arren] P. Edgarton, Captain, Battery E, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that if they were to choose between Daniel W. Houghton and S[tephen] W. Dorsey as Lieutenants, he much preferred Houghton.
2 pp. [Series 147-14: 229]
October 21, 1861
A[ndrew] Gardner, Jr., Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General [Rodney] Mason. Letter stating that his friend, Jno. B. Myers of Bellefontaine, was unsuccessful in attempting to see Mason or Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham with reference to getting an order to raise a full company of artillery, that Myers wanted him to visit Mason and/or Buckingham, that this was not in his power if he was to do justice to his company at Camp Chase, that Myers wanted to raise a company in the 8th Congressional District, that if Mason could not grant the request, perhaps he could give Myers an order as Lieutenant to raise 40 men to go into a battery, that Myers was an energetic Union Democrat and had considerable experience in a gun squad at Mansfield, Ohio, that Myers was a practical mechanic, and that Myers had letters from the Military Committee of Logan County.
2 pp. [Series 147-14: 132]
October 21, 1861
Isaac S. Gardner, Chairman, et. al., [Military Committee of Logan County], Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that the committee had commenced an active and vigorous system of recruiting volunteers pursuant to instructions, that assuming they at least had a general power over recruiting, they divided Logan County into three divisions and recommended Lieutenants in each, that the committee recommended Mr. McColloch and he was refused a permit on the grounds that sufficient appointments were out already, that there was only one permit granted in Logan County under the committee's recommendation and they knew of no reason why their recommendation of McColloch should be treated in such a manner, that they had been exceedingly careful to make no more recommendations except to such as would be likely to raise a company or at least 30 men or more, that their system of recruiting relied upon residents of Logan County, that they were informed that permits were issued every day to non-residents for recruiting in Logan County, that this was in direct conflict with the committee's operations and in defiance of the printed instructions received, and that the committee wanted to do its duty successfully, but if it was to be superseded in the way specified, all operations would fail; requesting that McColloch be appointed as recommended since they believed him to be competent, qualified, and able to raise a goodly number of recruits, and that all appointments of non-resident Lieutenants to operate in Logan County be withdrawn; and stating that they had appointments and speakers for each township in Logan County and desired that someone with the committee's recommendation should be present for recruiting purposes.
2 pp. [Series 147-14: 98]
October 21, 1861
Llewellyn Gwynne, Headquarters, Ohio Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter regarding his application for a battalion Adjutancy in the 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry; and stating that he was very anxious to get into active service.
1 p. [Series 147-14: 21]
October 21, 1861
H.G. Harris, President, and E. Stillings, Secretary, Hardin County Military Committee, Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter recommending D. Thomson for the position of Captain, and the extension of Thomson's commission for recruiting.
1 p. [Series 147-14: 102]
October 21, 1861
Isaac N. Hathaway, Lieutenant Colonel, 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Oliver. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that Major Bond informed him that he was not in the service of the government for want of having been sworn in when at Columbus to accept his commission, that he had been so busy since returning to give other matters attention except the formation of the regiment which had progressed to his entire satisfaction thus far, that when at Columbus to accept his commission, Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham had informed him that no further action would be required until the regiment was formed and mustered into service and that his commission would be handed to him at that time, that the Colonel had arrived with a commission, and that he should have his commission.
1 p. [Series 147-14: 104]
October 21, 1861
J.S. Hawk, Chairman, et. al., {Military] Committee [of Vinton County], McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the Military Committee of Vinton County recommended Archibald Norris as a suitable person to receive a Lieutenant's commission for the purpose of recruiting a company for the war.
1 p. [Series 147-14: 131]
October 21, 1861
S. Humphreville, Chairman, and S.B. Woodward, Secretary, [Medina County Military Committee], Medina, Medina County, Ohio. To ? Letter stating that Joshua C. Goodrich had made application to the Military Committee of Medina County for a certificate to procure an appointment as Lieutenant to recruit a company in Medina County, that the committee recommended Goodrich as a man of good moral character and of such attainments as would fit him for the command of a company in the field, that the committee believed Goodrich could recruit a company in Medina County, and that the committee pledged to aid him in so doing.
2 pp. [Series 147-14: 111]
October 21, 1861
John Hutchins, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Lieutenants John E. Wyatt and Elias Shepard, stationed at Brecksville and Newburgh, Ohio, wanted more time to fill up their companies; and requesting that they be granted additional time.
1 p. [Series 147-14: 178]
October 21, 1861
John Hutchins, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that they were in need of an officer to superintend their camp, that he was going to Washington on October 22, hoping to get the Secretary of War's consent to have Lieutenant Owens appointed Colonel, that he would write Dennison from Washington, that no Lieutenant Colonel had made an appearance, that as Major, he recommended Richard B. Treat who had been on General [Jacob D.] Cox's staff, that Treat was his nephew, and that Dennison should satisfy himself as to Treat's fitness. Bears C.R. Hunt's endorsement of Treat.
1 p. [Series 147-14: 175]
October 21, 1861
A.M. Jackson, Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was anxious to raise a regiment for Kentucky if he could obtain the authority, and that he could furnish ample testimonials as to his ability to raise the regiment and as to his character.
1 p. [Series 147-14: 9]
October 21, 1861
Dwight Jarvis, Massillon, Stark County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter regarding the appointment of a Major for the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry currently in western Virginia.
1 p. [Series 147-14: 78]
October 21, 1861
Kent Jarvis, Massillon, Stark County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter regarding the appointment of a Major for the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-14: 77]
October 21, 1861
M[ortimer] D. Leggett, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he was more fully impressed with [John C.] Douglass' qualifications for the post of Quartermaster the more he inquired about him, that he would be glad to see Douglass appointed and hoped his Congressional District might be saved for the 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that the tide was up, that the 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was already popular although not a man had been recruited, that he greatly feared they were losing much and the 62nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was gaining but very little by the 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry waiting, that he believed the two regiments would conflict but little by going into the field together, that he deeply regretted the difficulty into which the 62nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was thrown by the conduct of Judge Marsh, but better now than after Marsh should get into the field, that he had great confidence that the proposed new organization of the 62nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry would be a very great improvement upon the old one, that Colonel [Francis B.] Pond was an excellent man and would win the esteem of his men and make a gallant officer, that the difficulty with Marsh had retarded recruiting for the 62nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Marsh had deceived him by erroneously reporting the number recruited for the 62nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that Marsh had told him ten days before that the 62nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had 8 full companies and the other two nearly full.
2 pp. [Series 147-14: 24]
October 21, 1861
Daniel Lewis, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter asking if Dennison had received a certificate of the election of John Lewis for 1st Lieutenant in Company D, 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry now in western Virginia, and if Dennison had sent Lewis his commission; and stating that Lewis wanted a uniform and sword as soon as it was certain that his commission was or would be sent.
1 p. [Series 147-14: 223]
October 21, 1861
H[enry] F. Liggett, 1st Leutenant, 59th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Ripley, Brown County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting his appointment as 1st Lieutenant in the 59th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-14: 54]
October 21, 1861
F[rederick] W. Lister, Camp Dick Robinson, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had not received his commission as Major of the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that the Paymaster had appeared in camp and was now engaged in preparing muster rolls, and that he and Lieutenant Colonel [Frederick C.] Jones were in a helpless state about the rolls as they had nothing to show but a telegram; and requesting that the necessary documents be forwarded by express.
1 p. [Series 147-14: 170]
October 21, 1861
W[illiam] R. Lloyd, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Camp Hutchins, Trumbull County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had arrived at Camp Hutchins for the organization of the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, that the absence of the Quartermaster prevented him from giving any accurate statement as to the condition of the camp, its numbers, equipage, or its wants, and that he would communicate said information without delay.
1 p. [Series 147-14: 14]
October 21, 1861
George W. McCook, Chairman, [Military Committee], Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Captain [Benjamin F.] Prentiss' company, numbering 70 men, would start on October 24 to join the 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, but would expect an order to move from Buckingham and the place of their destination, that recruiting for the company had been much slower than anticipated, that he had told Prentiss' men they must be ready to leave on October 24, and that he understood there were blankets at Dayton for Prentiss' men.
1 p. [Series 147-14: 10]
October 21, 1861
George W. McNeil, one of the [County] Military Committee, Akron, Summit County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter complaining about the activities of [John] Sherman's recruiting officers; and stating that they had created dissatisfaction on the part of the commander of a company raised for the 29th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and convinced said commander and company to petition for inclusion in one of John Sherman's regiments.
1 p. [Series 147-14: 32]
October 21, 1861
O[rmsby] M. Mitchel, Brigadier General Commanding, Headquarters, Department of the Ohio, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he could now place Lieutenant John DeWitt Whiting in Company B, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that Colonel [Charles] Whittlesey had already applied to have Whiting transferred from the 45th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; requesting that the transfer be made as early as convenient; and stating that Whiting was now on ordnance duty inspecting shot and shell.
1 p. [Series 147-14: 11]
October 21, 1861
M.G. Mitchell, Chairman, and C. Morris, Secretary, Miami [County] Military Committee, Troy, Miami County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter reporting on the number of men recruited by each of six Recruiting Lieutenants; and recommending that the commissions of six Lieutenants be extended to November 10.
1 p. [Series 147-14: 101]
[October 21?, 1861]
F.W. Pelton, Captain, et. al. To ? Letter certifying that they were personally acquainted with P.C. Schneider and knew him to be a man of good moral character, temperate habits, and energy and industry; stating that Schneider was well competent to discharge the duties of a Major in the infantry, and that Schneider possessed military knowledge and skill; and recommending Schneider to the consideration of the military committee and the proper appointing power.
1 p. [Series 147-14: 95]
[October 21?, 1861]
C.W. Potwin. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that Marsh was "delirious" with drink, that it was all important that Dennison act promptly, and that the regiment [62nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry] would go to pieces unless the remedy was applied at once; suggesting the promotion of Lieutenant Colonel [Francis B.] Pond and Major [Clemens F.] Steel[e], and the names of A.C. Ross or William H. Ball for Major; and stating that either Ross or Ball would make excellent officers, and that the name of Waldo B. Guthrie occurred to him at the moment.
1 p. [Series 147-14: 91]
[October 21?, 1861]
H[anniah] D. Pugh, Captain, Company E, 47th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Cross Lanes, Virginia. Letter stating that an election was held to fill the vacancy created by the death of 1st Lieutenant Horace A. Egbert, that John R. Craig received sixty votes and H.A. King received two votes, and that John R. Craig, receiving the greatest number of votes, was declared elected. Together with a letter from L[yman] S. Elliott, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding Post, to Governor William Dennison; certifying that John R. Craig was duly elected as 1st Lieutenant of Company E, 47th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that Craig was well qualified and the proper man for 1st Lieutenant, and that Craig was 24 years of age and a resident of Cincinnati, Ohio.
1 p. [Series 147-14: 84]
October 21, 1861
Douglas Putnam, Harmar, Washington County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that his son, Benjamin P. Putnam, wanted the appointment of Quartermaster in one of the Ohio regiments as yet partially organized, that his son was 30 years of age, had been on a farm in Iowa for a few years, and could arrange his matters to leave at short notice, that he could vouch for his son's integrity, correct habits, and accurate, methodical business capacity, that he would soon forward a recommendation on his son's behalf from the Washington County Military Committee, that his other two sons were in the service, with one in the pay department and the other a Private in a cavalry company, and that if there was a vacancy in the regiments to be formed in Chillicothe or Athens, either would suit his son.
1 p. [Series 147-14: 81]
October 21, 1861
A.C. Ross, President, and A.P. Blocksom, Secretary, Military Committee of Muskingum County, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter certifying that the Military Committee of Muskingum County had investigated the qualifications of Hillis Tally in view of his application for the appointment of 2nd Lieutenant, and unanimously recommended him as a competent person of good moral character and one likely to raise a company. Bears a note from M[ortimer] D. Leggett requesting the appointment of Tally as recruiting officer for the 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry with authority to recruit in Muskingum County and Morgan County.
2 pp. [Series 147-14: 118]
October 21, 1861
A.C. Ross, President, and A.P. Blocksom, Secretary, Military Committee [of Muskingum County], Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter certifying that the Military Committee of Muskingum County in view of the application of Lieutenant Colonel [Francis B.] Pond for a commission as Colonel of the 62nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, of Major [Clemens F.] Steele for Lieutenant Colonel, and William H. Ball for Major of the same regiment, unanimously recommended them for those positions respectively as highly competent and to be of good moral character.
1 p. [Series 147-14: 91]
October 21, 1861
A.C. Ross, President, and A.P. Blocksom, Secretary, Military Committee of Muskingum County, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter stating that the Military Committee of Muskingum County discussed the propriety of keeping the 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry out of the recruiting field until the 62nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry should be filled and were decidedly of the opinion that the interests of the recruiting service demanded that both regiments should be permitted to recruit immediately, that it was already known, and had been for some time, that the 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry would recruit just as soon as the 62nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was filled, that comsequently, those who preferred the 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry would wait until it commenced recruiting and hence, the 62nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was but little benefitted by postponing action upon the part of the 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that the season for recruiting was much better now than it would be after cold weather set in, that many who readily enlisted now and went into camp would be very slow to leave comfortable homes after the stormy season began, that the interest now felt in the organization of the 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was high and would greatly aid in enlisting men, that tardiness in beginning action might, and probably would, lose much of this interest, and that the committee recommended that recruiting officers of the 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry be commissioned and set to work as soon as possible.
2 pp. [Series 147-14: 22]
October 21, 1861
George D. Ruggles, Assistant Adjutant General, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D.C. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter stating that vacancies existed in the 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in consequence of the deaths of Captain John F. Schulte, Company K, and Lieutenant William H. Robinson, Company G.
1 p. [Series 147-14: 198]
October 21, 1861
C.K. Smith, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Copy of a letter stating that he had played a role in helping to form a powerful Union sentiment, that he hoped to be more serviceable, but to be effectively so, he must have a position and prospect of money, that he had no images of military renown to offer, that his resources lay solely in himself, that he knew to charge a foe and to maintain a post, and he possessed a "bosom" which was a stranger to fear, that no man could doubt his sincerity and loyalty to the Constitution and the Union, that he had three sons in the army, two at a majority of years and one a stripling of nineteen, that the former were doing good service in western Virginia and the latter was recruiting, that he wished to be enrolled in the service himself, that his experience, observation, and practice would enable him to discipline and treat soldiers with good temper, good manners, and with reason and humanity, that when a young man, he was at military school for two years, was somewhat familiar with the tactics of the old authors, and looked into the more modern, that in literature, as in life, if a man did not make new acquaintances as he advanced, he would soon find himself alone, that he could favorably compare his knowledge of the military service with the majority of those in the volunteer service, that his health and physical manhood were as good as any time in life and he hoped to endure to the final triumph of constitutional and civil liberty over the "brigandage" of Southern rebels, that he was willing to be offered up if need be as a sacrifice on the altar of his country, that politically and otherwise he would neither dishonor himself, his friends, his country, or the public service, that he was ready, willing, and anxious when the noble Union was "writhing" under the agonies and pangs of dissolution to try all things and do all things in the cause of his country which may become a man, that he wished to be a Judge Advocate or a Lieutenant Colonel in any regiment, and that he hoped the people would be wise and that God would save the American Republic. Bears a note from Smith to Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham.
3 pp. [Series 147-14: 87]
October 21, 1861
T[imothy] R. Stanley, Colonel, 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he was conscious of having improved himself as well as his regiment and felt assured that he was much better prepared to command than when he left Virginia, that he had a good, efficient corps of company officers and no better men could be paraded, that Dennison had given him the right man in the person of Lieutenant Colonel [Josiah] Given, but he was sick, that he did not wish Given's place filled by anyone else, that he had no complaint to make of Major [Charles H.] Grosvenor, but suggested for Dennison's careful consideration that it would be better for Grosvenor and infinitely so for the service that he should be placed with some Colonel who had a military education thereby giving Grosvenor time and opportunity for improvement, that he would further suggest that Dennison give him a first class military man in Grosvenor's place, that he had Alexander Von Schrader of Cincinnati with him for five days the previous week and Von Schrader would be at Camp Dennison again that morning drilling officers and men, that Von Schrader had been 17 years in European service, and had entered a military school when he was 14 years of age, that Von Schrader was a thorough and severe disciplinarian, a good scholar, and a gentleman, that Von Schrader was no "beer drinking smoking dutchman", that Von Schrader had been in the United States eight or nine years and had been for some time past conductor of a street railroad car, that Von Schrader was not expecting any such appointment as Major, but was well qualified for it, that if he had Von Schrader in that position, he would go into Kentucky with full confidence that the 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry would be surpassed by no other in deportment, discipline, drill, or efficiency, that without boasting, he could say that with himself at the head, Lieutenant Colonel Given, Major Von Schrader, Quartermaster [Nelson H.] Van Vorhes, and Adjutant [John C.] Neal, they would be efficient in every respect, that if Lieutenant Colonel Given were now able to be with them, he would not be so anxious about the matter, and that Major Grosvenor had not been successful either in learning his duties or in securing the confidence of the officers of the regiment.
3 pp. [Series 147-14: 92]