Ohio History Connection

November 18, 1861
J[ames] C. Gribben, 1st Lieutenant, Company A, 57th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Vance, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Buckingham's letter of October 24, requesting him to return his appointment as 2nd Lieutenant, was not received until November 16, that after the appointment was made, he did not accept and had it so noted on the books in the Adjutant General's office by one of Buckingham's clerks, that the oath was not administered to him, that he had at that time and still held the appointment of 1st Lieutenant in Captain A[mericus] V. Rice's company, 57th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that not having accepted the appointment of 2nd Lieutenant, holding at that time the appointment of 1st Lieutenant, he had no papers to return nor reports to make.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 112]

November 18, 1861
W.L. McMillen, Surgeon General of Ohio, Headquarters, Ohio Volunteer Militia, Surgeon General's Office, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that James S. Reeves, McConnelsville, Ohio had been appointed Surgeon of the 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and J.B. Potter, M.D., Winchester, Franklin County, Ohio had been appointed Surgeon of the 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. By order of the Governor.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 155]

November 18, 1861
J.D. Shannon, Ex Quartermaster, 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. To Whom It May Concern. Letter certifying that he had been acquainted with the bearer, Sergeant Morris, since his first connection with the 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that for a time, Morris was engaged as Commissary Sergeant, and that he always found Morris ready and willing to do his duty; and recommending Morris as a high toned gentleman who was in every respect a true soldier.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 71]

November 18, 1861
John Sherman, Colonel Commanding, Sherman's Brigade, Headquarters, Camp Buckingham, near Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had appointed Frank B. Hunt of North Fairfield, Ohio as an assistant recruiting Lieutenant for recruting Lieutenant E.L. Austin of the 65th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry until November 28, and that the original enlistment rolls were in the possession of the Lieutenants and would be sent by them to Buckingham.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 111]

November 18, 1861
Orland Smith, Colonel Commanding, 73rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the bearers, L[uther] M. Buchwalter and J[ohn] J. Throckmorton had been selected by Captain [Samuel H.] Hurst's company as 1st Lieutenant and 2nd Lieutenant respectively; and recommending their appointments.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 113]

November 19, 1861
James Barnett, Colonel Commanding, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, Headquarters, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had issued powers to recruit to Robert T. Parker, Monroe County, and Gottlieb Schaber of Captain [Frederick] Schultz's company, with Parker's time expiring on November 30 and Schaber's time expiring on November 24.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 94]

November 19, 1861
Henry G. Kennett, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 27th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Near Sedalia, [Missouri]. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that they hoped to be ordered back to St. Louis to recuperate, having marched over 460 miles since they left St. Louis, that they found themselves considerably run down, that their clothing was thin and worn out, not having received their new issue yet, that Colonel [John W.] Fuller was taken very ill on their march to Springfield, [Missouri], and they were obliged to leave him there in hopes he would be well enough to leave with General [Franz] Sigel's command, that the regiment had been much complimented by all regulars in the division, that they were put into Acting General [James] Totten's brigade to support his well known battery, and that they were very anxious to have two weeks in some "civilized" place to refit, etc., but if their Country could not spare the time, they were ready to march 500 miles more; thanking Dennison for the interest he had taken in the regiment; stating that the 27th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry would never disgrace her native State, and that nothing had been heard from Dennison regarding vacancies in the regiment; and making recommendations for promotions.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 27]

November 19, 1861
J.W. Overmyer, 2nd Lieutenant, 79th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Somerset, Perry County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that having failed thus far to effect anything as a recruiting officer and seeing no prospect of doing anything within the 20 days allowed him in consequence of there having been a great many recruits raised in their small county already, he was returning his commission, that towards spring, prospects might be a little brighter, and that he would solicit another commission at that time.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 102]

November 19, 1861
Warren Russell, late 2nd Lieutenant, 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and George Worts, late 2nd Lieutenant, 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that they were enclosing the original enlistment roll of recruits enlisted by them for the 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, properly certified by the examining physician and officers administering the oaths, which they believed now made their returns complete, and that they jointly used one enlistment roll as a necessity of circumstances.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 102]

November 19, 1861
Orland Smith, Colonel, 73rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Lieutenant T.W. Higgins had succeeded in enlisting 83 men and wanted to obtain his appointment as Captain, that in the hurry of completing camp arrangements, Higgins had been unable to hold an election for Lieutenants, that he hoped this would not delay Buckingham's action, that they had some 500 men in camp and were receiving accessions daily, and that in view of their increasing numbers, he wanted the companies organized as rapidly as possible.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 109]

November 19, 1861
T[imothy] R. Stanley, Colonel, 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Haycraft, Elisabethtown, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had received Buckingham's list of appointments embracing among others for Company H, Captain A[lexander] Von Schrader, that he had a letter from Von Schrader declining the appointment, that in his estimation, 1st Lieutenant [William L.] Edmiston of Company H had raised himself very much since coming into Kentucky, and that he now unhesitatingly recommended Edmiston; recommending Ebenezer Grosvenor for 1st Lieutenant of Company H; and requesting that appointments be forwarded for William L. Edmiston as Captain, Ebenezer Grosvenor as 1st Lieutenant, and William H. Baird as 2nd Lieutenant of Company H.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 175]

November 20, 1861
J. Cable, Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that in military matters as well as some other matters, it was necessary to be somewhat private, that he abhorred the idea of interfering where it was the right of others to act, that because of his rigid temperance principles, he could not with any degree of allowance look upon the use as a beverage of a single glass of intoxicating liquor by any man, much less a military officer, that he regretted the trick that succeeded in selecting the 1st Lieutenant for Captain [John H.] Finefrock's company in the 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry over a man of correct habits, that he thought another election would restore satisfaction, that the recruiting service locally was "disgraceful," that the previous week, there were 13 recruiting officers in the area, that it was reported that Colonel [Thomas] Worthington was "discipated," that their lady organization was fully up to the work of making and collecting articles for the soldiers, that some of the ladies, however, wished to send their articles directly to the soldiers from the Van Wert area, and that he had told them this was outside the order.
3 pp. [Series 147-19: 159]

November 20, 1861
R.A. Constable, Colonel, 79th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that he had issued an Assistant Lieutenant's commission (No. 167) to Henry Baker of Logan, Hocking County to assist Lieutenant T.M.D. Pilcher of the 79th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Baker's recruiting station would be at Logan, and that Baker was to report by December 15, 1861.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 93]

November 20, 1861
Jno. C. Grannis, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that he regretted Mason had occasion to suspect that his recommendation was in the least untrustworthy, that he fully appreciated Mason's position and the absolute necessity of caution in making appointments, that some five or six years before, he was intimately acquainted with Mr. Loomis, and had met him from time to time since his removal to Cincinnati, that Loomis had enlisted in the spring, and it was the testimony of all who knew him in said capacity that he made a first rate soldier, that Loomis was a man of intelligence and education, and became more rapidly posted in military tactics than most of his comrades, that Loomis had a decided ambition to command a company, that if Loomis were placed in such a position, he would honor it and likely gain a still higher position, that in his younger days, Loomis had sown some wild oats as other young men had done and were doing, but he knew that Loomis had no confirmed habit in that regard and could safely be trusted, that Loomis' sense of honor and right was so great that it could safely be said that he never betrayed a friend or a trust, and that Mason would never regret giving Loomis a command; and providing additional references for Loomis.
3 pp. [Series 147-19: 70]

November 20, 1861
C.R. Hunt, Quartermaster, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Camp Hutchins, Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter recommending Charles B. Bostwick as a suitable man for Battalion Quartermaster in the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry; and stating that Bostwick was a young man fully competent and well qualified to fill the position. Bears the endorsement of John Hutchins.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 103]

November 20, 1861
W.L. McMillen, Surgeon General of Ohio, Surgeon General's Office, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Robert G. McLean, M.D., Lockbourne, Ohio, was appointed Assistant Surgeon of the 81st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry by order of the Governor.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 93]

November 20, 1861
J.H. Tyler, Chairman, and E. Sheffield, Secretary, [Military Committee for Henry County], Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the company recruited in Henry County by James G. Haly held their election for officers at the courthouse in Napoleon on November 16, that Haly, having received the appointment of Quartermaster of the 68th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, declined the office of Captain and recommended the election of Arthur Crockett, that the company proceeded to ballot for officers and elected Arthur Crockett as Captain, Leverett G. Randall as 1st Lieutenant, and Levi Coffman as 2nd Lieutenant, that the poll books of this election had been lost and therefore could not be sent on to the proper authority, that the committee recommended Crockett, Randall, and Coffman as being competent and proper men to fill the positions to which they had been elected and suggested the propriety of having commissions issued to them immediately, that the company recruited by Lewis Y. Richards had elected Abraham Urquhart for their 1st Lieutenant and William F. Williams for their 2nd Lieutenant, that the committee endorsed Urquhart and Williams, that the committee was informed by the field officers of the 68th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry that the regiment was full or nearly so and would sometime since have been in camp had the equipage, etc. arrived sooner, and that the equipage, etc. had come that morning.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 116]

November 21, 1861
Oliver D. Greene, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Ohio, Louisville, Kentucky. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Extract from Special Order No. 6, stating that the resignation of Lieutenant William Cook of Company K, 17th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was hereby accepted to take effect from November 21, 1861, that Cook's resignation was tendered only on account of serious ill health; and that Cook was hereby honorably discharged from the service of the United States. By command of Brigadier General [Don Carlos] Buell.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 95]

November 21, 1861
J.D. Robinson, Post Surgeon, Hospital, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that having concluded to accept the appointment of Brigade Surgeon in the Army of the United States, he was tendering his resignation as Surgeon of the 46th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that in making this resignation, he by no means wished to leave the services of his native State, but hoped to be constantly attached to an Ohio brigade; and thanking Dennison for the many acts of courtesy and kindness shown him during his time of service with the 16th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and the 46th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 181]

November 21, 1861
W[illiam] E. Stevens, Lieutenant, 77th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Tupper, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing the result of the company's election; stating that the enlistment roll would be forwarded as soon as they could ascertain the proper mode of making it out, that under the first order, bearing the date of September 13, he enrolled about 60 men, and that probably 40 of those men were mustered into the service under his recruiting commission; and asking, in making out the forms of enlistment, what course he should take so as to secure pay for his men from the date of enrollment.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 97]

November 22, 1861
[Valentine] Bausenwein, Colonel, 58th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter reporting that Albert Bornstein, one of his recruiting officers, had raised 15 recruits in Dayton for the 58th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he heard that Bornstein intended to sell the recruits to someone in Kentucky, and that he had read Bornstein's advertisements; and asking Buckingham to take proper steps to prevent the sale of the 15 recruits and Bornstein's further recruiting for another regiment.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 76]

November 22, 1861
J[ames] A. Garfield, Colonel, 42nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing a certificate of election of officers for the new company raised by him in Ashland County for the 42nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that the returns were correct, but he could not recommend [Edwin C.] Leach as 1st Lieutenant; requesting that Buckingham shift [William S.] Spencer to 1st Lieutenant, and Leach to 2nd Lieutenant; and stating that Spencer had considerable experience.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 105]

November 22, 1861
George Wilhelm, 1st Lieutenant, 56th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Morrow, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing the muster rolls for his company; and stating that the officers named were the unanimous choice of the company.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 50]

November 23, 1861
W.L. McMillen, Surgeon General of Ohio, Headquarters, Ohio Volunteer Militia, Surgeon General's Office, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that O[liver] W. Nixon, M.D., Cincinnati, Ohio was appointed Surgeon of the 39th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Nixon's appointment was to date from August 20, 1861, that J[ames] C. Marr, M.D., Colebrook, Ashtabula County, Ohio was appointed Assistant Surgeon of the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and that Marr's appointment was to date from November 23, 1861. By order of the Governor.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 110]

November 23, 1861
J[ames] S. Robinson, Major, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing the company roll of Lieutenant [Lemon S.] Powell of the 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that Powell had 83 men enlisted and officers chosen.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 104]

November 23, 1861
R.K. Shaw, 2nd Lieutenant, 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had made no progress since his last report, that he believed this was the uniform statement of the officers appointed to assist in raising the 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that there were causes for this beyond the control of the recruiting officers, that it was no disparagement to the men of the 77th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to say that they of the 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry were their peers in experience and capacity, that he had labored faithfully and constantly for three weeks, but the pressure of prejudice created by the disappointed horse speculators and spread by the men of the 77th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was so great that it had prevented him from making any progress farther than to induce a number of men to come into camp the next week and see for themselves, that nine-tenths of his time had been taken up in disproving and denying the rumors in circulation, that if there was any way of silencing the dishonorable and unsoldierly practice of inputing corruption to a superior fellow officer, Colonel Craig's regiment could be filled in Noble County and Washington County in 29 days, that there would be a reaction within two weeks in favor of Craig's regiment, that one of the best army officers had resigned his position to give the benefit of his military education and experience to an Ohio regiment only to find an unorganized skeleton hanging upon his good name, that it was a current rumor, met locally at every step, that there was soon to be a draft, that if it was consistent with the public service for Buckingham to make his purposes known, he would like an answer upon the point of a draft, that he would be able to enlist some men the following week before his time was up, but not enough to save himself from the sacrifice of time and money, that he had the consolation of knowing that he had procured some men to come into camp, that when in camp, these men joined others because there were squads in camp, that ten men went the next day after one of his meetings and joined the 77th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that he had done some good even though not to himself.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 156]

November 23, 1861
Peter J. Sullivan, Colonel Commanding, 48th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter reporting on the organization of his regiment and the election of certain company officers; and requesting that appointments be made and commissions be issued.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 101]

November 24, 1861
Lewis D. Campbell, 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Hamilton. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the strength of the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was 524 men, sufficient for about six companies of 83 men each, that the reason why reports had not been regularly made was that he had to be absent from camp nearly all the time in the recruiting service, addressing the people, etc., that they had competent drill officers constantly in camp and their men had made good progress, that he had a large hall in which the officers were drilled nightly by a competent person with a view toward keeping them in advance of the Privates, that it was scarcely necessary to explain in detail why the regiment had not filled up more rapidly, that their section of the State had been pretty thoroughly gleaned of all the floating war material before his appointment and they had the competition not only of recruiting officers from other regiments forming in the valley, but also from their new neighbors of Indiana and Kentucky, the latter advancing one month's pay, and likewise of those who were authorized to recruit for one year, that he was humiliated to acknowledge that there were a great number of people in the region who either openly expressed sympathy with the rebels or secretly discouraged volunteering, that he had never labored harder in any political campaign for votes than he had in his efforts to recruit the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that generally, the system of county committees had been of little if any practical advantage, that in some counties where men wished to recruit for the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, the committees actively discouraged their efforts, that the inclemency of the season added to the obstacles mentioned would make recruiting a drag there now, and that by perseverance, they might raise the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to 600 men in a fortnight, but he doubted whether it could be reported full before spring; relating the situations regarding Lieutenant Colonel Challen of the 48th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and Major [Charles L.] Gano of the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that he presumed the Adjutant General's Department would soon consolidate the parts of regiments of Ohio and, at the risk of being deemed impertinent, he would render his opinion that it ought to be done, that if consolidation be the order of course, some official heads must come off, that he would like to go immediately, with the men he had brought together, into the service, but would bow submissively to whatever decree might be deemed best for their suffering country, that he did not embark in the enterprise for personal glory, but as a duty to the Government, that if any order was made affecting the organization of the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he hoped to be apprised of it at an early date, and that in the meantime, he would continue to recruit men and prepare them for the field; and requesting Buckingham's clemency for his breech of instructions to write short letters.
3 pp. [Series 147-19: 12]

November 25, 1861
James Barnett, Colonel, [1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery], Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter introducing W.P. Israel of Lawrence County; and stating that Israel was in every respect a gentleman and worthy of Buckingham's regard.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 94]

November 25, 1861
James Barnett, Colonel Commanding, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, Headquarters, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that he had filled out a blank power to recruit for Lieutenant [Constantine] Schwerer of Company M until December 2, 1861.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 115]

November 25, 1861
Thomas H. Ford, Colonel Commanding, 32nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Beverly, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had appointed Alexander R. Patterson as 1st Lieutenant of Company E, 32nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in place of 1st Lieutenant David N. Stambaugh whose resignation had been tendered and accepted, and that he wanted Patterson commissioned accordingly.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 212]

November 25, 1861
William McLaughlin, Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio. To ? Letter certifying that Gaylord McFall of Mansfield, Ohio was duly elected Captain of Company A, McLaughlin's Squadron of Cavalry on October 28, 1861, that Enoch Smith was duly elected 1st Lieutenant of the same company on October 28, 1861, and that Samuel H. Fisher was duly elected 2nd Lieutenant of the same company on November 4, 1861; and stating that he took great pleasure in recommending these individuals as being in every way competent to discharge the respective offices assigned them, that they had his confidence both as gentlemen and officers, and that he wanted their commissions made out as soon as possible.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 114]

November 25, 1861
W.L. McMillen, Surgeon General of Ohio, Headquarters, Ohio Volunteer Militia, Surgeon General's Office, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that J.B. Rice, M.D., Assistant Surgeon, 10th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was appointed Surgeon of the 72nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and Homer C. Shaw, M.D., Lancaster, Ohio was appointed Assistant Surgeon of the 10th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. By order of the Governor.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 149]

November 25, 1861
W.L. McMillen, Surgeon General of Ohio, Headquarters, Ohio Volunteer Militia, Surgeon General's Office, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that H.P. Anderson, M.D., Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio was appointed Assistant Surgeon of the 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to replace B.F. Berkley whose appointment was cancelled, and that Thomas J. Haynes, M.D., Darby Creek, Madison County, Ohio was appointed Assistant Surgeon of the 62nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to replace Jacob Laisey who had not reported. By order of the Governor.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 150]

November 25, 1861
Silas Moore, Spring Mountain, Coshocton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that on November 14, 1st Lieutenant William Moore of Company I, 51st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was detailed on recruiting service and was required to make a report within ten days from the date of his papers, that the papers he got from Captain Breslin of Cincinnati would not carry him free on the railroad, that Moore went to Columbus and obtained a pass which carried him to Coshocton, that he enlisted 3 men in Coshocton and wrote back to Columbus to have the papers for their transportation forwarded to Coshocton by November 23, but they did not come, that consequently, he left two of the recruits who were waiting for transportation and joined his regiment, and that if Buckingham would send the papers to transport these two recruits, he would see that they were used for the purpose specified and would stand good to the government if they should be used for any other purpose.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 78]

November 25, 1861
John Sherman, Headquarters, Sherman's Brigade, Camp Buckingham, near Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General [Rodney] Mason. Letter stating that Captains [James W.] Forsythe and [Charles G.] Harker would eventually be Colonels of the 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and the 65th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; asking Mason why he did not express his wish sooner; and stating that he understood Mason was to command the Urbana regiment, that they now had 2,106 men enlisted, and that they only waited for arms, some overcoats, and orders.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 52]

November 26, 1861
A[lbert] F. Beach, Captain, Company A, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Huddleston, Virginia. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he was honored by Dennison on October 25 with a commission as Major of the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that for good and sufficient reasons, the commission was recalled, that he never felt any chagrin about or expressed himself unkindly in the matter, that he was not fighting for military preferment, but only from a sense of duty and love of country, and that his enemies had taken advantage of the repeal of his commission to make his position in the regiment an unpleasant one; requesting that Dennison procure his and the company's transfer to another regiment or give him a battery or a Lieutenancy in a battery; and stating that he had served in a battery in Mexico, that his claims upon Dennison were that, at his own expense, he raised the first company from Stark County for both the three months and three years service, that he had deported himself as an officer should during the present campaign both in battle and out of it, that difficulties occurring at Camp Dennison rendered it unsuitable for the good of the service that he should serve under Major [Benjamin P.] Runkle, that he was too much the soldier to disobey orders or set a bad example, and that he did not want military preferment, only to be placed where he might have the heart of a soldier to do soldierly acts. Bears a note dated December 12, 1861, from Dennison.
4 pp. [Series 147-19: 185]

November 26, 1861
E[phraim] C. Dawes, Adjutant, 53rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Diamond, Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing the election roll for 2nd Lieutenant in Captain Messenger's company; stating that at an election held at the same time, the roll of which had been sent, Henry C. Messinger was chosen Captain and Calvin D. Brooks chosen 1st Lieutenant; and requesting that the appointments be sent as soon as possible.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 107]

November 26, 1861
W.H. Lamme, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To W.L. McMillen, M.D., Surgeon General of Ohio. Letter resigning as Surgeon of the 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 92]

November 26, 1861
W.L. McMillen, Surgeon General of Ohio, Headquarters, Ohio Volunteer Militia, Surgeon General's Office, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that T. McEbright, M.D., Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio was appointed Surgeon of the 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to replace W.H. Lamme who had resigned, and that F.M. Rose, M.D., West Rushville, Fairfield County, Ohio was appointed Assistant Surgeon of the 43rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to replace Richardson who declined. By order of the Governor.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 154]

November 26, 1861
James Saffin, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that his son would be at Cincinnati with the Sixth Guthrie Grey Regiment, and that his son had not received his papers; and requesting that duplicate papers be sent.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 107]

November 27, 1861
J[acob] Ammen, Colonel, 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter reporting the arrival of the 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that they would be leaving at 2 P.M. for Louisville, Kentucky, that he had known Henry Y. Graham of Cincinnati for many years and believed him well qualified to fill the office of 2nd Lieutenant, and that he would like to have Graham in that position in the 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 66]

November 27, 1861
R[obert] N. Barr, Summersville, Virginia. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that commissions had not been received for himself as Surgeon and J[ames] H. Whitford as Assistant Surgeon of the 36th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and requesting that the commissions be sent.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 90]

November 27, 1861
B. Bartlett, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To ? Letter stating that he had received an appointment of his son, W.R. Bartlett (a Private in Company B, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry), as an assistant recruiting officer to Lieutenant [Theodore K.] Keckeler of the 75th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that on November 16, he mailed the papers to Captain Hartsuff, Assistant Adjutant General, Department of Western Virginia, Camp Gauley, and that as the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry left Camp Elkwater before letters from Camp Gauley could have reached the regiment, he was requesting the Adjutant General to send duplicates or such papers as would enable W.R. Bartlett to act as assistant recruiting officer for the 75th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 115]

November 27, 1861
F.N. Colwell, Company A, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Keys, Romney, Virginia. To Governor William Dennison. Letter requesting the position of 2nd Lieutenant in Company A, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and providing references.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 66]

November 27, 1861
W.L. McMillen, Surgeon General of Ohio, Headquarters, Ohio Volunteer Militia, Surgeon General's Office, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that W.H. Lamme, M.D., Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio was appointed Surgeon of the 81st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. By order of the Governor.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 152]

November 27, 1861
Charles Whittlesey, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that his certificate of appointment was dated August 19, and accepted on August 20, that he was mustered into service on August 21, that his appointment was without conditions and none were mentioned verbally, that he was subsequently directed to take command of the regiment [20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry], that he had expended several hundred dollars on equipments, plus $250 of his own funds which he considered "stolen" from him, that he had received no pay, and that on November 25, he was advised that his commission was in abeyance until the regiment was filled; providing a history of their organization; stating that the filling of the regiment had been beyond their control, and efforts of his officers in getting recruits had resulted in swelling the numbers of other regiments, and that having other military prospects open to him, he would not have given them up had it been intimated that his commission was subject to contingencies; asking if Buckingham would make some effort to provide a supply of mittens for the Ohio troops who were likely to make a winter campaign; and stating that if a price was fixed and notice given, the ladies and citizens would no doubt send a supply of mittens at once.
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November 27, 1861
Charles H. Yeatman, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter recommending the appointment of Henry Y. Graham, his nephew, as a 1st Lieutenant or 2nd Lieutenant in the 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 67]

November 28, 1861
S[tephen] J. McGroarty, Colonel Commanding, 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that upon taking command of the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he found three hundred men in camp, that of this number, two hundred and twenty-five were transferred to the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and the 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that to recruit these men cost nearly seven hundred dollars which had been paid by friends connected with the regiment, that the transfer retarded the filling up of their regiment, and they had only gotten men by the greatest exertion, that he had been to Toledo and recruited two hundred and fifty men who would all be in camp in two weeks, that they were men of the better class who had been at work making good wages, that they were not willing to leave home until the close of navigation, that most of them had families with whom they wished to leave their wages, that filling up companies now was dull business owing to the number of men who had already gone and the superior advantages offered locally by officers from other States, that he could overcome these difficulties if he was given a fair opportunity, that he was assured by the Bishop of Cleveland and other leading men that he could raise two hundred and fifty men by spending a week there, that first he must have an officer to leave in charge of the camp, that during his absence at Toledo, he was severely injured by being run over by a runaway team and lost ten days confined to his room, that he was now well and doing all he could to stir up the people locally, that on November 27, he went to Oxford, College Corner, and Liberty, and would get about fifty men from those places, that on November 30, he would speak in Dayton, on December 2 at Middletown, on December 3 at Oxford, on December 4 at College Corner, and on December 5 at Circleville where he would meet Archbishop Purcell, that if Buckingham took into account the difficulties against which he had to contend, it would be seen that his prospects were good, that he could now report two hundred and fifty men in Toledo with as many more in camp, one company at Newark, and part of a company at Circleville which they could fill there, and that Father Bulger would go with him to Chillicothe where he said at least fifty men could be obtained; requesting the appointment of M.P. Nolan of Dayton; and stating that he needed someone to take his place when he was absent recruiting, and that it was impossible for one man to recruit and attend to the business of the camp at the same time.
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