October 28, 1861
G.B. Arnold, Chesterville, Morrow County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was writing on behalf of the bearer, Caleb Ayres of Chesterville, that Ayres had been recruiting men locally, ostensibly for the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that by some "hocus pocus" game on the part of others, part of the men who were enlisted had been taken to St. Louis to be put in a regiment being raised by Colonel Morton, that Ayres was acting in good faith and intended the men to go into the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Ayres was still inclined to furnish the men he now had (approximately 30) for that regiment, that if any way could be arranged by which Buckingham could aid Ayres in his purpose, it would be gratifying to the local citizens generally and would serve to defeat a plot laid by others to divert these men from the object of their enlistment, that if Ayres could be furnished with a commission as Lieutenant to raise a company, the probability was that he would succeed in a few more days with what men he had, and that Ayres was an energetic man, a good recruiter, and would make a faithful officer.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 107]

October 28, 1861
W.H. Baldwin, Blanchester, Clinton County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter introducing H.M. Stephenson, one of the gentlemen who was recommended by the Clinton County Military Committee for appointment as Lieutenant; and stating that Mr. Reed, the other man recommended, would be up in a day or two.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 76]

October 28, 1861
James Barnett, Colonel Commanding, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, Headquarters, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking what disposition would be made with Lieutenant Houghton; stating that Houghton was not now assigned to any battery, that Captain [Warren P.] Edgarton's company had intimated their preference for Houghton in place of Lieutenant [Stephen W.] Dorsey, and that Dorsey might recruit for the regiment if furnished with the proper papers; and requesting authority for Dorsey to recruit in northern Ohio.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 151]

October 28, 1861
W.F. Bartlett, Member of the [Morrow] County [Military] Committee, Chesterville, Morrow County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if Lieutenant R.B. Kinsell's company had been transferred from the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to Colonel T. Morten's rifle regiment; stating that Kinsell had left with part of his men for St. Louis, and had left Calep Ayers locally to recruit, that Ayers was a good man and a successful recruiter, that it was by Ayers' influence mainly that the men were induced to enlist, that the change in regiments had caused the men to be suspicious that all things were not right, and men held back until the matter was made straight, and that Captain E. Hyatt presented his order to look after the company in question and assist in filling it up; and asking for which regiment the company was being recruited.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 99]

October 28, 1861
W.F. Bartlett, Member of the [Morrow] County [Military] Committee, Chesterville, Morrow County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if Lieutenant R.B. Kinsell's company had been transferred from the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to the 81st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that Kinsell had taken part of his men and gone to St. Louis, that Calep Ayers had been engaged with Kinsell in recruiting and was still recruiting locally, that Ayers had a number of men and was getting men as fast as any individual could do locally, that Ayers was a good hand at the business and it was mainly through his influence that the greater part of the men were induced to enlist, that a few days before, a report had come out that the company was transferred to the 81st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that this had caused a suspicious feeling with the men and had worked up to such a pitch that men would not enlist for fear of some "gouge game", that with an official statement from Buckingham, setting forth the position of the company, he could reconcile the matter so that Ayers could continue recruiting, that Ayers could get a number of additional men and was confident he could raise a full company by having the time extended, and that Ayers had been working and spending his own money for some twenty days in getting men, with no assurance of any position.
2 pp. [Series 147-15: 106]

October 28, 1861
James L. Bates, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was informed that John C. Groom, one of the attorneys of Columbus, was an applicant for a Colonel's commission, that Groom served in the Mexican War with much credit, that he had no doubt Groom would fill the position of Colonel to the satisfaction of the State and Federal Government, that Groom had the advantage over many others of having been in actual service, and that Groom was a gentleman of good habits and good standing, and worthy of the appointment.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 98]

October 28, 1861
Lewis D. Campbell, Colonel, 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Hamilton, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had written to the Governor a few days ago regarding individuals who were recruiting for the 60th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for one year's service in Kentucky in the same counties in which they were authorized to recruit the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for three years' service wherever they might be ordered, that the recruiting officers for the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry reported to him that they were still being met with that kind of competition which rendered their efforts of no avail, and that it was obvious that unless the one year's recruiting officers were ordered from the field, the three years' recruiting officers might as well withdraw; suggesting that a special order be issued from the Adjutant General's Department, and published in the Cincinnati papers, positively prohibiting recruits taken for less than three years; and stating that nothing short of such a publication would remedy the difficulty.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 63]

October 28, 1861
Lewis D. Campbell, Camp Hamilton, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating his opposition to any attempt to unite the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that the transfer of the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, or any part of it, would excite bad feeling and paralyze the efforts of those who had undertaken to recruit the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that all they asked was to be allowed to proceed with the organization of their regiment without any aid whatever from the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that even the rumor that a transfer of the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was contemplated had a discouraging effect upon their most active recruiting officers, and that the plan of those who thought it best to keep up the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry might be to fill it up as an Irish regiment.
2 pp. [Series 147-15: 63]

October 28, 1861
A.N. Cozad, McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing a recommendation from the county [military] committee; and stating that he wanted to know the result of his application at Buckingham's earliest convenience as he had from 35 to 40 men, and that he desired to go into the 56th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 163]

October 28, 1861
William Loomis DeBeck, Captain, Company K, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that the bearer, John L. Utley, a resident of Oberlin, Ohio, came highly recommended as a man of superior education and of the very best moral character, that he thought Utley would make a competent 2nd Lieutenant for his battery, and that Utley agreed to recruit 30 men; and requesting that Utley be given a Recruiting Lieutenant's commission.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 76]

October 28, 1861
Jacob S. Earhart, Chairman, and S.A. Burnass, Secretary, [County Military Committee of Meigs County], Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that they considered Lieutenant John Brechtle an efficient and valuable officer for a company of artillery, and believed that he would be able speedily to enlist the men for a full battery of artillery in Meigs County; and requesting that Dennison extend Brechtle's commission for that purpose.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 206]

October 28, 1861
Gustave Fahrion, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that Dennison had very generously given him the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, reserving the privilege to recall the appointment providing he did not raise the full number of men, that upon accepting the conditions in the appointment, he left his situation in the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad office, that he got his mother to raise some money for him by mortgaging her house, that he then went to work in good earnest, opening an office in Cleveland and hiring a man to attend it as he was constantly off in the country looking up men, that they had no assistance from the military committee whatever, that none of the recruiting officers had gotten their full number of men, that only one of the five recruiting officers got more men than he did, that he spent all he was worth and borrowed more, and he would not even now hesitate to enter the ranks if that would not drive his mother from her home, and that in from two to three weeks, he would come up to any Lieutenant in the regiment in regard to drill; requesting a continuation of his commission either in the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry or the 45th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that when the proper time came, he would show Dennison that he had placed the sword in trustworthy hands.
3 pp. [Series 147-15: 119]

October 28, 1861
Edson Goit, Chairman, et. al., Military Committee in and for Hancock County, Ohio, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that they had just learned with profound regret that the commission of Lieutenant John M. Palmer of the 65th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had been revoked for not daily reporting the number of his recruits, that to their knowledge, Palmer's labors had been most arduous, that Palmer had spared neither time nor money to organize a state of things in Hancock County and in Putnam County by which organizations to prevent recruiting had been broken up and to prepare to get into the field a full proportion for the service from those counties, that Palmer had a large number of men now ready to enlist with him who no other man could get, that Palmer was doing great good for the cause, and that Palmer's failure to report resulted from the arduous duties he had to perform as a district committeeman together with other severe labors; recommending that the revocation of Palmer's commission be cancelled or that a new commission be issued to him, and that Palmer's time for enlisting be extended from ten to twenty days; and stating that Palmer's withdrawl from the field at that time as a recruiting officer would be of much detriment to the cause and would lose to the service one or two hundred men who only Palmer could bring into the field. Together with a note from James A. Bope, Secretary, Military Committee in and for Hancock County, Ohio, stating that he had been with Palmer on several occasions when out recruiting, that Palmer had a very large field to go over through Hancock County and Putnam County, that Palmer was frequently in places and conditions when and where it was utterly impossible to make his reports, that he was personally cognizant of Palmer's labors and success, that he knew Palmer to be arduous and faithful, that Palmer had made and was making arrangements to get men who no other person could get, and that Palmer could within a short time have more men recruited than any other man in Hancock County. Together with a note from Joseph B. Rothchild, Postmaster, Findlay, Ohio, certifying that Palmer had mailed at the Findlay post office at least three letters addressed to Buckingham on different and successive days.
3 pp. [Series 147-15: 74]

October 28, 1861
Edson Goit, Chairman, et. al., Military Committee, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter recommending the bearer, Val. Dornbaugh, as a suitable person for the post of 2nd Lieutenant in the recruiting service; and stating that Dornbaugh was a young man of intelligence, energy, and influence, and would be able to raise a company, and that in as much as there were gentlemen recruiting in Hancock County for regiments and brigades in other parts of Ohio and even in other states, they requested that Dornbaugh be given an appointment without limiting him to any particular county or counties.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 140]

October 28, 1861
W.L. Groesbeck, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that Charles W. Karr had been recommended for a 2nd Lieutenancy by one of the district or county [military] committees of Hamilton County, and that Karr was also strongly recommended by Mr. Chidlaw, Chaplain of his brother's regiment.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 239]

October 28, 1861
S. Hawk, et. al., [Military Committee for Vinton County], McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that they recommended A.N. Cozad as a suitable person to be commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant, believing if any person could raise a company in Vinton County, Cozad was the man.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 160]

October 28, 1861
J[esse] Hildebrand, Colonel, 77th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter recommending that Andrew Smith be appointed as a Lieutenant and recruiting officer for the 77th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in place of John B. Dutton.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 132]

October 28, 1861
S. Humphreville, Chairman, and S.B. Woodward, Secretary, Military Committee for Medina County, Medina, Medina County, Ohio. To ? Abstract from the proceedings of said committee, stating that the committee recommended the appointment of Robert McDowell as an assistant to J.C. Goodrich to aid him in recruiting a company of volunteers from Medina County.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 144]

October 28, 1861
George P. Ladd, 1st Lieutenant and Quartermaster, 2nd Battalion, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter accepting his appointment as 1st Lieutenant in the 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 86]

October 28, 1861
M[ortimer] D. Leggett, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting that the necessary instructions for organizing the 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry be sent by the bearer, Lieutenant Jewett; and stating that he received the order (Special Order No. 890) giving him the proper authority, but accompanied by no directions.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 70]

October 28, 1861
M[ortimer] D. Leggett, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter requesting the appointment of Lieutenant John Jewett as Adjutant of the 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 112]

October 28, 1861
W[illiam] R. Lloyd, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Camp Hutchins, Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter recommending the appointment of William H. Bettes of Randolph, Portage County as Lieutenant in the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry; and stating that the promotion of Lieutenant William Stedman to Major in the regiment made it important that a suitable person to recruit for the completion of the company from Portage County be immediately appointed. Bears the endorsement of William Stedman.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 123]

October 28, 1861
Robert Long, President, A. Baker, Secretary, Military Committee of Holmes County, Millersburgh, Holmes County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter recommending the appointment of M.M. Spiegle as Quartermaster of the 45th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 157]

October 28, 1861
D.W.C. Loudon, Member, District [Military] Committee, et. al., Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that Captain Taylor's company in the 47th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had only 46 men, and that the bearer, S.J. Murray, wanted to be commissioned as a Lieutenant in said company so that he could recruit enough men to fill it up; and recommending that Murray be granted a commission.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 143]

October 28, 1861
Augustus McCarty, McConnelsville, Morgan County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he received Buckingham's letter informing him that his commission was revoked for not reporting, which he could not do because he had no authority to swear in recruits, that he had a number of men agree to enlist with him and had been waiting for an order from Buckingham for him to proceed to headquarters to be mustered in, and that this was the reason he had made no report as it was not worthwhile to report promises.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 170]

October 28, 1861
S.J. McGroarty, Colonel, 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that the bearer, Stephen Hayes of Dayton, could bring from thirty to forty men immediately, that he was anxious to have Hayes with him, that Hayes was an old soldier, having seen service in the British Army and in the United States, that he would be pleased if the Adjutant General gave Hayes an appointment as 2nd Lieutenant for recruiting purposes for the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that Hayes wanted to recruit in Montgomery County and adjoining counties, with Dayton as his headquarters.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 116]

October 28, 1861
S.J. McGroarty, Colonel, 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that the bearer, William H. Bucke, wanted an appointment as a 2nd Lieutenant to recruit for the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Bucke had control of men otherwise not easily induced to enlist, and that Bucke wanted to recruit in Montgomery County and adjoining counties, with Dayton as his headquarters.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 116]

October 28, 1861
David McIntosh, et. al., Military Committee of Portage County, Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter approving the recommendation of William H. Bettes of Portage County as a 2nd Lieutenant to recruit for the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry; and stating that Bettes was a gentleman well qualified for the position.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 218]

October 28, 1861
N[athaniel] C. McLean, Colonel, 75th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that he could purchase some 28 or 30 Greenwood muskets, all in good order and ready for service, at $12.00 per musket, that the guns were made in the year 1835, and that he had borrowed some 16 muskets to guard the camp and needed more; asking if the Governor would buy the guns and let him have them at the camp; and stating that otherwise, he ran the risk of being deprived of them at any moment, and that he would take the muskets as part of the arms for the regiment.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 130]

October 28, 1861
A[ndrew] Mahaffey, 2nd Lieutenant, 70th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Decatur, Brown County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that they held a meeting at their recruiting station on October 26 and came to the conclusion that they could not raise a company for the service, that some of their men, who would have gone into the service if they had succeeded in raising a company, would not enter the service, that about fifteen others would be mustered into other companies of the same regiment as they preferred, that the Governor could revoke his commission or not, and that he would continue to labor for the common cause until he received notice from the Adjutant General's department to the contrary.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 169]

October 28, 1861
W.H. Martin, Lieutenant Colonel, 75th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp John McLean, Lockland, Hamilton County, Ohio. To the Military Committee of Montgomery County, Ohio. Letter stating that he wished to attach to his regiment as 2nd Lieutenant, Sergeant Morris Karr who was now in Company E, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Camp Corwin near Dayton, and that he recommended Karr as a worthy man for the position. Bears a note from D.A. Haynes, Chairman, and E.S. Young, Secretary, Montgomery County Military Committee, stating that they had examined Karr's credentials and qualifications, and recommended his appointment as Recruiting Lieutenant for the 75th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
2 pp. [Series 147-15: 118]

October 28, 1861
W[illiam] Mungen, Lieutenant Colonel, 57th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Vance, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that the bearer, V. Dornbaugh, was an old personal friend, and a man of energy and intelligence, that Dornbaugh would undoubtedly be able to raise a company very shortly, that Dornbaugh would make a good officer, and that Dornbaugh's appointment as 2nd Lieutenant would undoubtedly be beneficial.
1 p. [Series 147-15: 140]