November 28, 1861
O[rmsby] M. Mitchel, Brigadier General, Headquarters, Camp Jenkins. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that after consultation with General [Don Carlos] Buell, he had telegraphed Dennison that the appointments of V. Mitchel, B. Birch, J.C. Williams, and H. Overman were null and void, that to make the appointments good, these individuals must be commissioned to fill vacancies in regiments now organized or the 45th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry could be filled up and perfected from such unattached companies as might be at Dennison's disposal, that he begged Dennison to do everything possible in this matter as he never for one moment discerned that the 45th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an imaginary regiment, that all the work done by these officers was made void, and that this fell very hard on Mr. Ashcraft whose shot and shell were inspected by B. Birch and Mr. Greenwood whose guns were inspected by the same person.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 128]
November 29, 1861
R.A. Constable, Colonel, 79th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Wool, Athens, Athens County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that he had issued a commission to A.W. Thomas to assist Lieutenat Metcalf of the 79th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with his recruiting station at Newport, Washington County, Ohio, that the number of Thomas' commission was 170, and that Thomas was to report on December 14.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 49]
November 29, 1861
C.W. Selfridge, Recruiting Lieutenant, 53rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Berlin Cross Roads, Jackson County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that in consequence of certain circumstances over which he had no control and which were unnecessary for him to explain, he had been defeated in raising even 30 men within the specified time, that he had given up those enlisted to Lieutenant C.K. Crummet in order to fill his company, that he respectfully resigned his commission, and that he was much "mortified" by his failure.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 53]
November 29, 1861
L.R. Taylor, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that between thirty-five and forty-five men had already pledged themselves to go with him if he raised an artillery company, that these men would not go any other way, and that he could soon finish the company if he had any encouragement; asking if Dennison could promise to furnish him with equipments for a mounted battery; and stating that a person who had a thorough knowledge of artillery tactics had promised to go into it and take charge of it.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 31]
November 30, 1861
Theo. C. Bowles, Captain and Acting Quartermaster, General Johnson's Brigade, Headquarters, 3rd Brigade, Camp Nevin, Kentucky. To General. Letter enclosing his certificate of qualification; calling the General's attention to what seemed to be a mistake in the date of his commission as compared with that of other officers in the 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that his certificate of appointment as 1st Lieutenant bore the date of August 14, his mustering certificate bore the date of August 31, and his commission bore the date of September 12, that he received the appointment as Regimental Quartermaster soon after his appointment as Lieutenant, that immediately after being mustered in on August 31, he entered upon the duties of his office as Regimental Quartermaster and, under orders from Colonel [Moses R.] Dickey, proceeded to Cincinnati and Columbus at his own expense to procure clothing, and camp and garrison equipage, that he entered Camp Bartley on September 6 with an outfit for 500 men, and that he found two companies in camp and thereafter was constantly engaged as Quartermaster of the regiment; asking if he would be entitled to pay from the State or any other source for services rendered and money expended from August 31 to the date of his commission; stating that the Paymaster, who had just paid off the 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, granted pay to the field and staff officers only from the time of the regiment being ordered to Kentucky on October 3; and asking if they could look to the State for pay prior to that date.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 172]
November 30, 1861
William B. Castle, Chairman, and F. Nicola, Secretary, [Military Committee for the West Side of Cuyahoga County], Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter recommending Fernando A. Percival for the appointment of recruiting officer to aid Lieutenant George Emerson of Parma in the organization of the 45th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Bears the endorsement of A[lvin] C. Voris, Lieutenant Colonel, 45th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 83]
November 30, 1861
John Ferguson, Major, 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter relating the facts with regard to a band for the 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that said band was organized for the 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and subsequently attached to the 19th U.S. Infantry; demanding the return of their band which had been stolen from them; and stating that to supply the pressing needs of the Country, they willingly went forth into the field "half begotten" and "half born", that by so doing, they should lose nothing, that he wanted no regular army regiment to profit by his labor and have the advantage of his arrangements to the detriment of the volunteer service, that he detested the regular army organization of the Country and despised the commanding capacity of four fifths of the regular army commanders, that slavery and their regular army system were the only two "disgraceful blots" upon their republican institutions, that slavery, through the dictatorial and tyrannical spirit generated by it, was the cause of the rebellion, and that the regular army Captains promoted to Generals and Colonels was the cause of the long list of defeats in their attempts to suppress the rebellion.
4 pp. [Series 147-19: 81]
November 30, 1861
John U. Hiltz, Orderly Sergeant, Company C, 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Huddleson, western Virginia. To Governor William Dennison. Letter regarding his claims for promotion to 2nd Lieutenant; and stating that he had observed a most "outrageous" and "sneaking" trick going on in their company, that Frank M. Slade, the Sergeant next to him in rank and a young lad of 21 years of age without the least experience or judgement, had presented his petition for promotion to some of the boys for their signature, that he went to the Colonel and asked whether this was the way of doing things, that he told the Colonel he wanted a fair and impartial expression from the company, that the Colonel told him to make up a like petition and see the boys, that he was born, raised, and educated in Germany, that he had been in the United States for 14 years, and had taken every opportunity to familiarize himself with the English language, that he considered himself a perfect scholar, that he had taken a great part in politics and had contributed significantly to Dennison's election, especially among the Germans, that he had drilled the company and otherwise done more work in the company than any man in it, that had it not been for him, the Captain would not have a single German in the company, that considering the law of promotion, he was honestly entitled to the position of 2nd Lieutenant, that Colonel [Carr B.] White acknowledged that he had done more for the company than anyone else and was fully entitled to the promotion, that nearly one third of the members of the regiment were Germans, yet out of the thirty-four commissioned officers, not a single one was German, that he was familiar with both the English and German languages and given the regiment's mixture of men, this would be of great assistance on almost every duty to be performed in active service, and that the Germans should have their fair share in promotions since they had contributed more than any other nationality, according to inhabitants, towards crushing out the rebellion.
4 pp. [Series 147-19: 35]
November 30, 1861
Adam Hulshult, et. al., Camp Huddleson, [western Virginia]. To ? Petition for promotion signed by twenty-three members of Company C, 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; acknowledging the abilities of their Orderly Sergeant, John U. Hiltz; and stating that services Hiltz rendered the Country and his untiring efforts to promote the welfare of the company entitled him to a promotion as 2nd Lieutenant of the company.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 35]
November 30, 1861
W[illiam] Mungen, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 57th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Vance, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that there were gentlemen who had never brought a man to the 57th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry or spent a dollar to get it up, who were applicants for the position of Adjutant, that now in the regiment there were three old, experienced, thorough, practical military men who had spent time and money and were looking for something like an Adjutancy, and that while he had not promised anything, the gift not being in his power and control entirely any further than a recommendation, he suggested that one of those three men should be preferred; requesting that no Adjutant be appointed yet; and stating that he wished to use the position to bring men to the regiment, and if the Adjutancy was filled, some three or four influential men would cease laboring for it.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 38]
November 30, 1861
Douglas A. Murray, Lieutenant Colonel, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Headquarters, Camp Worcester, Monroeville, Huron County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that during his short acquaintance with Lieutenant Andrew J. Kendall, he had not noticed any signs of intemperance about him, that Kendall had just now returned and reported for duty, and appeared much affected by his removal from the army, and that he along with many others would recommend Kendall's reappointment in some other regiment.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 126]
November 30, 1861
J[ames] W. Paramore, Major, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Camp Worcester, Monroeville, Huron County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he was fully satisfied with the explanation furnished by Adjutant [Andrew J.] Kendall of his conduct while in camp which caused his removal; and recommending Kendall for a reappointment to any other similar position which might be vacant.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 126]
November 30, [1861]
T.A. Sanders, Camp Huddleston, Virginia. To Dear Brother. Letter regarding an election for 2nd Lieutenant of Company C, 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that he received 33 votes and F. Slade received 24 votes, and that his appointment would require more influence at Columbus than the election results; asking if his brother had any friends in favor with Governor William Dennison and if he would get their signatures and forward them to Columbus as soon as possible; and stating that F. Slade had friends at home working for him and might be able to prevail, that he needed some influence at home himself, and that if there were any expenses accrued by loss of time or anything, he would see them righted as soon as pay day came around.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 75]
November 30, 1861
E. Smith, and John H. Mathews, Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio. To William Allen. Letter stating that B.F. Lefevre of Shelby County was induced to raise a company in Shelby County to go in the Fremont Body Guard or as it was afterwards called, the "Benton Cadets", that Lefevre was induced to abandon his law studies, give up a very advantageous position as a teacher, and spend all his time and a great deal of money, which he could ill afford to spare, in recruiting the company, that Lefevre went out to St. Louis and was elected by the company as 1st Lieutenant, that by some means, the company was officered by men from Cincinnati and the wishes of the company entirely ignored, that Lefevre was induced to raise the company under the solemn promise that he should be the 1st Lieutenant, and consequently there had been "base treachery" somewhere, that Lefevre belonged to a highly respectable and influential family in Shelby County and had a great many warm friends who felt "outraged" at his treatment, and that the "Benton Cadet" regiment was now the 83rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and was to be officered by the Governor of Ohio; and requesting Allen to send a letter to the Governor on Lefevre's behalf. Bears a note from Governor William Dennison.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 184]
November 30, 1861
A[lvin] C. Voris, Lieutenant Colonel, 45th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Charles A. Leiter of Stark County was desirous of procuring an appointment as a recruiting Lieutenant in the 45th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for the territory included in Stark County; requesting Leiter's appointment; and stating that more men should be furnished from Stark County.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 203]
November 30, 1861
William R. Williams, Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that his company, having been satisfied with the manner in which they were treated during their term of service, were very anxious to return and organize as a battery, that twenty-two members of the old company would re-enlist, that they had three to four months of actual service besides two months drill, that since his return home, he had obtained twenty-eight more recruits, that many of these recruits were very excellent mechanics and three of them were hostlers for years, that in Cincinnati, several of his friends were desirous of entering the battery, and that he was fully satisfied he could procure the requisite number to man a battery; and requesting a 2nd Lieutenant's commission for the present or a recruiting order.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 16]
November 30, 1861
Lewis Zahm, Colonel, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Headquarters, Camp Worcester, [Monroeville, Huron County, Ohio]. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that [Andrew J.] Kendall returned for duty that morning and felt very much grieved when learning that his commission had been revoked, that Kendall said that he was rather poor, that Kendall had expended a considerable amount of money in fitting himself out for his position in the 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, that Kendall could provide Dennison with ample testimony of his good behavior in the army, that Kendall wished Dennison would overlook his transgression and give him another appointment, that he trusted Dennison would not have Kendall disgraced, that he was satisfied that a like occurrence would never happen with Kendall again, and that Kendall's reasons for not reporting for duty sooner were sickness and death in his family.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 125]
December 1, 1861
R[alph] P. Buckland, [72nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry], Camp Croghan, Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Lieutenant C[harles] G. Eaton's company had 84 Privates, that he wanted Eaton to be the senior Captain of the regiment, that Eaton was an energetic, persevering man, that several other companies expected to fill up to 83 or more within a day or two, that he wanted Eaton's commission issued first, and that Eaton did not want the Lieutenants elected until his company was filled to near the maximum number.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 49]
December 1, 1861
Nelson L. Lutz, Captain, Company A, 27th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Sedalia, Missouri. To Lieutenant Colonel [Henry G.] Kennett, Commanding, 27th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Letter stating that there being vacant commissions for 2nd Lieutenants in the regiment, he recommended Zeph C. Bryan of his company as competent and worthy of such an appointment. Bears the approval of Kennett addressed to Governor William Dennison. Also bears a note from S[amuel] D. Sturgis, Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers, St. Louis, Missouri, stating that he had seen a great deal of Bryan and most cordially recommended him to the consideration of Governor William Dennison for a commission.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 72]
December 2, 1861
J[acob] Ammen, Colonel Commanding, 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Jenkins. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that James C. Williams had been recommended to him by Brigadier General [Ormsby M.] Mitchel to fill a vacancy in his regiment; requesting that Williams be appointed a 2nd Lieutenant; and stating that he had sent a list of resignations.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 137]
December 2, 1861
J.M. Dana, Captain, Company C, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Jenkins, Kentucky. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that some time ago he wrote requesting the promotion of Silas Pruden to 1st Lieutenant to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Earl Cranston, and also the appointment of 1st Sergeant David Kessinger as 2nd Lieutenant, that he had not received an answer and feared his letter never reached Columbus, that the specified appointments would give satisfaction to his company and himself, and that his health was very poor and he very much needed two Lieutenants.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 61]
December 2, 1861
L[yman] S. Elliott, Lieutenant Colonel, 47th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Cross Lanes, [western Virginia]. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that some time since, he sent the Governor the name of the man, Henry Nichols King, who was duly elected 2nd Lieutenant of Company E, 47th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Camp Dennison, that King had never received his commission, and that King was a good officer and had done his duty promptly with his company up to the present time; requesting that King be commissioned immediately; and stating that he was in command of Camp Cross Lanes with Company D, Company E, Company H, and Company K of the 47th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 43]
December 2, 1861
W[illiam] R. Lloyd, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Camp Hutchins, Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter recommending that the men recruited by Lieutenant Anderson for the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry be transferred to and consolidated with the company being recruited by Lieutenant Richart; and stating that Anderson had resigned his appointment and Richart had been appointed in his place.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 85]
December 2, 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 B.F. Berkley, M.D., Regniers Mills, Washington County, Ohio was transferred from the 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and appointed as Assistant Surgeon in the 68th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. By order of the Governor.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 147]
December 2, 1861
C.H. Sargent, Colonel, 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that E.M. Seals was a suitable and proper person to be granted a commission to recruit a company for the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Bears a note from the Military Committee of the Seventh Subdivision, Hamilton County, Ohio, recommending E.M. Seals of Colerain Township as a suitable person for recruiting officer.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 54]
December 3, 1861
E[phraim] R. Eckley, [Lieutenant Colonel, 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry], Fayette, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that they were situated fourteen miles south of Gauley Bridge on the top of Fayette Mountain at an altitude of 4,000 feet above the Ohio River, that it was a cold region of eternal storms, that the roads were in a manner impassible, and the mountain streams were frequently so swollen that they could not be crossed, that their supplies were in part transported by pack mules, that the 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and part of the 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry were there occupying the houses abandoned by local residents, that they were very much crowded, but sheltered from the storms, that the campaign in western Virginia showed a record of fatality of ten deaths by disease to one killed in battle, that he believed things were done which ought not to have been, that the faithful chroniclers of the campaign's sad events was the ordeal before whom its actors would be tried, that they entered Virginia on August 2 with a full regiment of 1,010 men in good condition, being not only the best regiment in western Virginia, but the best he ever saw, that the regiment consisted of stalwart young men, not recruited from the poorhouses(?) of cities or the decks of steamboats, but collected from the best families in nearly every part of Ohio and wielding a greater moral influence in Ohio than any other three regiments in the service, that many mere Privates were men of wealth and many had held honorable positions in the civil affairs at home, that arriving with such a regiment filled to the maximum number, in two months they were so decimated by disease that on October 1 they had less than five hundred men fit for duty, that from then to the present, they had an average of less than five hundred men fit for duty, that their morning report for December 3 showed four hundred and ninety-seven Privates fit for service, that their regiment had been kept in the advance since August 20, and now occupied the furthest and most exposed post, that he was writing to see if there was any way in which they could get out of that country and climate well before the Ides of March consigned many of the shattered constitutions to premature graves, that with proper care and temperate climate, their men would be as good and useful soldiers as the Country had by the opening of the Spring campaign, that in addition to recruiting health, it was necessary to recruit their numbers which could never be done where they were, that under General Order 69, they could detail two officers at a time, but they were so distant that someone ordered to recruit could not go to Ohio and back in less than thirty days, that their companies could not each have a recruiting officer before next May, that as many would be lost in the time to come as could be recruited if they remained at their present distance, that no remedy seemed to exist for their present and prospective difficulties except to be quartered somewhere in Ohio, that they had done their share in that "God-forsaken" country, that their regiment had not shrunk from any danger which threatened them during the perilous months spent in the country of the rebels, that in as much as that country was now freed from the enemy, they hoped and prayed to be spared the melancholy sight of seeing their own gallant boys falling victims to the disease which prevailed there during the winter months, that if there was any way in the providence of God by which they could be relieved, they trusted that power would be exercised to relieve them from their present circumstances, that an additional reason for their insisting to be relieved was that many of their men had families and, after an absence of six months without much preparatory arrangement, it was a matter of almost absolute necessity for them to look after their wives and children, that a Government would be unworthy to the men who had voluntarily offered their services for its defense if it denied them that privilege, that he was ordered to grant furloughs to but three at one time from a company, that a Paymaster had never visited their regiment and no one had received a cent, that he did not see how such a "mythical" character as the Paymaster could get there, that the families of the soldiers needed some of the "substantial", that he was tired of reading letters describing the wants and suffering at home, that they were pretty well provided with clothes, except socks and mittens, of which articles they had none, that if there were any such articles in the depot at Columbus, furnished by the kindness of their people, they would like them sent, that if the articles must pass through the hands of the different Quartermaster departments, they should not be sent at all, that for all the generous donations of their Ohio friends, not one thread or ounce had ever reached a single soldier of the 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that to avoid the crime of theft and disappoint the intervening thieves, they preferred that things not be sent in the usual ways.
6 pp. [Series 147-19: 28]
December 3, 1861
R. Robbins, Camp McClelland, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing their company roll, certificates of election, and a recommendation for commissions; and requesting that the commissions be forwarded as soon as convenient.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 50]
December 3, 1861
Thomas A. Sanders, 4th Sergeant, Company C, 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Huddleston, Virginia. To Governor William Dennison. Letter regarding an election ordered by Colonel C[arr] B. White and held in Company C, 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for the office of 2nd Lieutenant; and stating that as he had received a clear and lawful majority of the vote cast, he thought that he was entitled to the commission.
3 pp. [Series 147-19: 123]
December 3, 1861
Wager Swayne, Major, 43rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter requesting a commission for Amos Workman to recruit in Holmes County.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 54]
December 3, 1861
F.C. Van Anda, and Mrs. M.A. Murray, Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that Lieutenant Murray had gone into service and was in the 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that Murray left with his recruits some ten days before.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 71]
December 3, 1861
W[illiam] H. Wade, Captain, Company K, 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Dick Robinson, Kentucky. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that his company was mustered in at Camp Goddard, Zanesville, that the muster in rolls were sent to the War Department at Washington, that after he was transferred from the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he made out rolls for that regiment and gave them to Colonel [Moses B.] Walker, that he spoke to Walker about the rolls and they had been mislaid, and that if Mason forwarded rolls, he would make them out and send them in.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 47]
December 4, 1861
William K. Bosley, Colonel, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Jenkins, near Louisville, Kentucky. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that there were three vacancies in his regiment; and recommending appointments.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 84]
December 4, 1861
Joseph C. Brand, Quartermaster, 66th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp McArthur, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that some weeks since, he filed his requisition for 200 Enfield rifles for the 66th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Buckingham had informed him that the guns would be issued and sent over as soon as Governor William Dennison returned from Washington, D.C., and that he was writing to remind Buckingham of their great need for the guns, as they had 800 men in camp and not a gun.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 23]
December 4, 1861
L.W. Carpenter, Captain, and H.B. Banning, Captain, Camp Keys, Romney, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that seniority was still a question in their regiment, that Buckingham's order and the order of General [William S.] Rosecrans had both been received determining seniority by letters where the commissions were of the same date, that the question was to be referred to Adjutant General [Lorenzo] Thomas, that Assistant Adjutant General [Rodney] Mason had recognized their seniority by appointing them on a counsel of administration to act with the Major as they had no Lieutenant Colonel, and that some of the officers still claimed that the three months' commission must settle the question.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 221]
December 4, 1861
M[anning] F. Force, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp King, Kentucky. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that Robert J. Irwin, 1st Sergeant of Company C, wanted authority to recruit for the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry or some other regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant, and that Irwin was one of his most valuable men.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 33]
December 4, 1861
M[ortimer] D. Leggett, Headquarters, 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, No. 132 Main Street (over Potwin's Store), Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter asking if they must finish recruiting by December 15; and stating that they were now getting men rapidly and could easily fill the regiment during the month of December, that they now had three companies above the minimum number recruited entirely in Muskingum County, that by December 20, they could have two more companies from Muskingum County, making half the regiment recruited at the immediate home of the proposed field officers and raised upon the personal popularity of said officers, that a sixth company being raised in Guernsey County had over 50 men and would easily fill if a little more time could be given, that a seventh company in Noble County, an eighth company in Monroe County, a ninth company in Morgan County, and a tenth company in Columbiana County were doing equally well, that they also had four or five squads already numbering from 10 to 35 men each, being recruited with the understanding that they were to be used in filling up companies at final organization, that they had the best class of men recruited and all had enlisted with the assurance of who were to be their officers, that every man had been enlisted expressly for the 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that there were no pieces of companies to begin with as with nearly all the other regiments being recruited, that their first commission for recruiting was issued late in October, at which time the doubts about Colonel [C.C.] Gilbert prevented them from pushing the recruiting with any great vigor until said matter was decided, that Major [David F.] Carnahan had resigned his pulpit, that he had resigned his place in the public schools where he was receiving a salary of $1600 per year, that he had been working with might and main and already spent between four and five hundred dollars, that he believed no regiment had raised men as fast or gotten men of such quality, that they had refused to accept several men on account of their characters, who had since been sworn into other regiments, and that if they could have a little more time, they did not want to call in their recruiting officers as soon as December 15.
3 pp. [Series 147-19: 7]
December 4, 1861
James M. McCoy, Captain, Company C, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp King, Kentucky. To James Rowe, Major General, Ohio Militia. Letter stating that Sergeant R[obert] J. Irwin of his company had corresponded with Rowe in regard to obtaining a Lieutenancy, and was currently unable to write on account of a wound in the arms caused by the accidental discharge of a pistol in the hands of Lieutenant [Zachariah P.] Adkins, that Irwin asked him to write on his behalf, that he had obtained and was enclosing a recommendation from Lieutenant Colonel [Manning F.] Force which he heartily endorsed, while at the same time being very sorry to lose Irwin from the company, of which he was a very valuable member, that Irwin would not be able to do much service for a time in recruiting on account of his wounds, that the Surgeon thought Irwin would be able to be about in a short time, that Irwin wanted to have the appointment made permanent, and that Irwin wished to report with whatever number of recruits he might be able to get and be attached to the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 32]
December 4, 1861
P.J. Philips, Lieutenant, 45th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter requesting enlistment rolls as soon as possible.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 52]
December 4, 1861
A[braham] Sanders Piatt, Colonel, 34th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Toland, Barborsville, Virginia. To Governor William Dennison. Letter regarding the commission of Isaiah C. Lindsay, the election of William H. Carpenter as 2nd Lieutenant, and commissions for Herman C. Evans and William H. Carpenter; sending certificates of officers; and requesting that Lindsay be commandant of his Pioneers as he was ordered to have them under a Lieutenant as soon as possible.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 87]
December 4, 1861
Franklin Sawyer, Lieutenant Colonel, Albert H. Winslow, Major, Herman Ruess, Regimental Quartermaster, and J[oseph] R. Swigart, Adjutant, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Keys, Romney, Virginia. To Governor William Dennison. Letter recommending Lieutenant B[enjamin] F. Ogle for promotion to the Captaincy of Company A, and 2nd Lieutenant Charles W. Barnes for promotion to the 1st Lieutenancy; and stating that Ogle and Barnes had proven themselves competent and faithful officers. Bears a note from Albert H. Winslow recommending Sergeant Jacob Weidman of Company A for the office of 2nd Lieutenant provided such office was vacated by the promotion of Charles W. Barnes.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 13]
December 4, 1861
G.M. Sinks, et. al., Camp Jenkins. To Governor William Dennison. Letter signed by twenty-nine members of Company H, 59th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and recommending Joseph G. Hines of Company H as a suitable person to fill the vacancy of 2nd Lieutenant of said company caused by the dismissal of Lieutenant Armstrong.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 36]
December 4, 1861
C.P. Wilson, Recruiting Lieutenant, 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he would be unable to recruit any additional men, that his time had expired and he awaited Buckingham's order, that he would be able to send his roll in a few days, that the man he was so lucky to get was thrown from his horse a few days before while out recruiting and hurt badly, that he had told this man to come immediately in order to go into camp, and that he was very sorry he could not get the required number of men to secure his commission as he desired to go into service. Bears a pencilled notation reading "to be Decapitated".
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 48]
December 5, 1861
Lewis P. Buckley, Colonel, et. al., Camp Giddings, Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter signed by 32 commissioned officers of the 29th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; recommending the Reverend R.H. Hurlburt as a suitable person for Chaplain of the regiment; and stating that the Chaplain commenced officiating as such on September 10, that Major Thomas Clark was elected Lieutenant Colonel on November 28 by acclamation, and that the regiment voted for a Major, but there was no election. Bears a note from Lewis P. Buckley, Colonel, stating that the Chaplain had helped to fill the regiment and his commission ought to date from the time he commenced, and that the same should be the case with the Adjutant who commenced his service on August 19.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 146]
December 5, 1861
Thomas Clark, Major, 29th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Giddings, Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting the requisite number of allotment rolls; stating that he thought there should be three rolls to a company, and that those received from Washington were not large enough to contain nearly the number of a company and there were not half enough of them; requesting thirty; and stating that he most cheerfully accepted Buckingham's remark of censure and would gladly take two of them every week if the 29th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry could be equipped any better or quicker for it, that he was glad Buckingham referred his letter to the Governor, that he never intentionally spoke rashly unless he was certain he had good reason for it, and then it made very little difference who he said it to, that the Quartermaster at Cincinnati and the Quartermaster's military storekeeper furnished him the evidence on which his rather "peppery" remarks were founded, that if they had led him to blame those he should not, it would not amount to anything, that the men were equipped on December 5 and felt good about it, that they were now ready, and that if it was possible to give a few days notice before they were ordered from camp, it would be a matter of great convenience to their Commissary as there were not enough provisions in the town, aside from what he controlled, to feed the regiment for two days.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 6]
December 5, 1861
George De Charms, Camp at Louisville, Kentucky. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that having served as a Private in Company A of the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry ("Guthrie Greys") since its first organization up to the present moment and all the time in active service, he felt it his due to embrace a proposition made to him to join the 54th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry now at Camp Dennison as 1st or 2nd Lieutenant, that since Colonel T[homas] K[ilby] Smith believed that his military experience acquired in the campaign in Virginia would be useful in the 54th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in camp drill and also when the regiment was in active service, he was making application to Dennison, that his application would be strengthened by the recommendation of his Captain, M.A. Westcott, and the county or district military committee of Hamilton County, that recent circumstances which might have some influence in lowering the high character of the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry could not be attributed in any degree to those who remained on duty and obeyed orders of which number he was one, and that should Dennison be disposed to grant his commission, he was requesting that it be forwarded to General [Ormsby M.] Mitchel or General [Don Carlos] Buell at Dennison's earliest convenience as both the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and 54th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry might be soon ordered to march. Bears a note from Dennison dated December 12, 1861.
3 pp. [Series 147-19: 204]
December 5, 1861
S[tephen] W. Dorsey, 1st Lieutenant, Battery E, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, Louisville, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that there was a private disagreement between himself and the officers of Battery E, and the Captain and rest of the officers wanted a transfer to some other battery in the regiment; requesting a transfer to some other company; and stating that Captain [Warren P.] Edgarton had addressed a line to Colonel [James] Barnett on the subject, and that the transfer would be satisfactory to Barnett, Edgarton, and himself.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 24]
December 5, 1861
Wellington Hart, Washington, D.C. To Governor William Dennison. Letter regarding Colonel Max Friedman; and stating that Friedman had repeated interviews with Secretary of War [Simon] Cameron, that Cameron was desirous and willing to quickly confirm an appointment of Friedman made by Dennison, that Friedman, in compliance with General [George] Stoneman's wishes, requested the position of instructor and commandant of all Ohio cavalry regiments at Camp Dennison, that Friedman's regiment had been time and again complimented by General [George B.] McClellan, and that upon Dennison's application to Stoneman, Friedman would be immediately detailed to assume his new duties. Bears a note from Dennison.
3 pp. [Series 147-19: 192]
December 5, 1861
John Kennett, Colonel Commanding, 4th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Headquarters, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that at 5 A.M. on December 6, they would take up their march for Louisville by order of Brigadier General D[on] C[arlos] Buell, that they were in receipt of a roll of payrolls which was not opened as they were packing everything away, that he regretted they were compelled to leave without arms or having acquired their use, and that they trusted they would be allowed at their next camping ground to drill in the use of arms; and enclosing the muster in roll of Company I.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 2]
December 5, 1861
James A. Mitchell, Captain, Springfield Light Artillery, Ohio Volunteers, Jefferson City, [Missouri]. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter enclosing copies of their muster rolls; stating that he hoped Mason would find them correct, that his letter sent on December 4 informed Mason somewhat as to the company's history, that there were other matters they desired to place before Mason, and that some of the articles of clothing received by the men were "worthless"; asking how they were to proceed to obtain justice for the men; stating that the Paymaster was there and proposed to pay the men, but upon balancing accounts found that there was nothing coming to them, and that they were charged for all their clothing; and asking if it was proper to charge for all clothing received against the first payment, and what wages per month light artillerists were entitled to.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 141]
December 5, 1861
E.B. Olmsted, Captain, Company H, 4th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Romney, Virginia. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that as the time was approaching when there would be a change in the person of the Executive of Ohio, he felt anxious to hear from Dennison concerning his application for a change of position. Bears a note from Dennison.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 192]