December 10, 1861
Thomas Kilby Smith, Colonel Commanding, 54th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that at the request of his esteemed friend, George Graham of Cincinnati, he was writing in reference to the transfer of [George] De Charms, a Private in the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that based upon his knowledge of De Charms, he urged Dennison to use his influence in securing the transfer, and that as it was in his power, he would consolidate squads of unattached recruits to the 54th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and secure for De Charms a Lieutenancy, a post he was amply qualified to fill.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 205]
[December 10?, 1861]
H. Wateman. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that having learned that his name had been presented or was about to be presented to Dennison for appointment as 2nd Lieutenant in Company G, 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he was taking the opportunity to decline the position, that he never sought the position and did not desire to receive the appointment, and that he would be under the necessity of tendering his resignation immediately.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 89]
December 10, 1861
Isaac Westerfield, Pyrmont?, Preble County, Ohio. To ? Letter expressing his thanks for the favorable reception of his name and appointment as a Lieutenant; and stating that he must decline accepting in consequence of the shortness of the time.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 199]
December 10, 1861
Charles Whittlesey, Colonel, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp King. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had detained Lieutenant Kinsell(?) and his squad of 26 men until receiving Buckingham's orders, that Kinsell had Buckingham's permission to go to the 81st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry after his company was completed, that at first Kinsell took 20 men to Herman and then 27, making 47 besides those on the way there that he had stopped, that Kinsell said the Quartermaster of the 81st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry ordered them by telegraph to go, stating that they were transferred and that the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was full, that representations varied as to which regiment the men preferred, that there was no date to the authority for transfer, but Kinsell said it was made on October 23 at the solicitation of Colonel [Thomas] Morton or his Quartermaster who had been the principal agent in enticing the company away, and that he detained Kinsell merely to ascertain Buckingham's views.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 55]
December 10, 1861
F.E. Wilson, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter regarding an election in Company C of the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; claiming that he was cheated out of his rightful position by fraud and deception; and requesting that the commission in question be withheld until he sent his evidence.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 73]
December 11, 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. 29, stating that the resignations of Captain J[ohn] B. Franklin, Captain J[ohn] L. Smith, 1st Lieutenant Samuel F. Geil, and 1st Lieutenant R[obert] L. Hart of the 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry were hereby accepted to take effect from December 11, 1861. By command of General [Don Carlos] Buell.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 211]
December 11, 1861
C[harles] G. Harker, Captain, 15th U.S. Infantry, Commanding 65th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and 6th [Independent] Battery, Ohio Volunteer [Light] Artillery, Camp Buckingham, Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter calling Dennison's attention to the case of Captain [Cullen] Bradley of the 6th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery; stating that Bradley was a Sergeant in the U.S. artillery and was honorably discharged for the purpose of entering the Ohio volunteer service, that Bradley was assigned to duty upon his arrival at Camp Buckingham by an order from Colonel [John] Sherman, but was not mustered into the service until December 11, and that Bradley could not therefore draw any pay for services rendered up to December 11 unless he received a commission as Captain dating from the time he was discharged or from the time he reported for duty with the command; enclosing copies of Bradley's discharge and an order assigning him to duty at Camp Buckingham; stating that Bradley had been untiring in his efforts to instruct the fine body of men under his charge, and that in all the duties of the soldier, Bradley had shown himself in every way capable and worthy of the honorable position assigned him; and recommending Bradley's case to Dennison for favorable consideration.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 117]
December 11, 1861
S.H. Hunt, member of the Military Committee, Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Joseph McCutcheon of Upper Sandusky claimed to be recruiting for Colonel Cantwell's regiment at Kenton, that on December 10, McCutcheon took about ten old men into camp, that not one of these men was less than 50 years of age, that with two possible exceptions, these men were entirely unfit for the service being old, dissipated, broken down men, that no Captain would want or have these men in his company, even if a mustering officer passed them, that McCutcheon had been subsisting these men at the expense of the State or at least he bargained for subsistence promising the State would pay, and that McCutcheon was working only for some personal gain and cared little if any about what good he did the State or the service.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 195]
December 11, 1861
Andrew J. Kendall, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter regarding the revocation of his appointment as 1st Lieutenant in the 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry; enclosing letters from the field officers of the regiment; and stating that he was assured by Lieutenant Colonel [Douglas A.] Murray that every officer in the regiment regretted his loss, with perhaps three exceptions, that he had served five years in the regular service, three of which were spent in the Regimental Adjutant's office, that he was consequently well acquainted with the duties and details of the position from which he had been dismissed, that during his last 3 years in the service, he never drank a drop, that every officer in the 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry testified to his sobriety and good conduct during the four months he remained in that regiment, that his absence from the 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry was occasioned by sickness and death in his family, that he was very poor, having spent all he had in equipping himself for the position with which the Governor once honored him, that he wished the privilege of resigning if Buckingham thought him unworthy of still holding a commission, that he would be very thankful for some position no matter what, and that he asked this because of his knowledge of Buckingham's sense of justice, and because Buckingham was an educated officer and would appreciate his feelings, after spending five years honorably in the service, to be dismissed without sufficient cause.
3 pp. [Series 147-19: 127]
December 11, 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 Thomas J. Farrell, M.D., Kirkersville, Licking County, Ohio, had been appointed Assistant Surgeon of the 70th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry by order of the Governor.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 48]
December 11, 1861
Minor Millikin, Camp near Louisville, [Kentucky]. To Quartermaster General Wright. Letter stating that he enclosed the signatures of a large majority of the field, staff, and company officers of the regiment [1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry] recommending the appointment of Reverend J[eremiah] M. Drake as Chaplain, that the only thing which prevented his having the signatures of all was the very busy condition in which their officers were now to be found, that he had signed the names of Colonel [Thomas C.H.] Smith and Adjutant [Stephen S.] L'Hommedieu with their entire concurrence because they were at present sick and absent, that Colonel [Owen P.] Ransom did not sign because he said he wanted an Episcopalian, and that in fact, however, Ransom was opposed to a Chaplain altogether.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 210]
December 11, 1861
Granville Moody, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that James Henry Cochnower of Company D, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, had his papers filed in Dennison's office as a suitable person to be promoted to a 1st Lieutenancy in some company formed or forming, and that he very much desired Cochnower to go as 1st Lieutenant in Captain Poe's company which was being formed in Cincinnati for his regiment; requesting that Cochnower be transferred to the 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that Cochnower was in every way worthy and reliable, that Cochnower had seen five months hard service at Cheat Mountain as a scout, that Cochnower was the very man he needed and would wield a great influence among a large circle of his relatives and acquaintances in Cincinnati, that the feeling locally in favor of the 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was encouraging, and that Cochnower's early transfer would expedite the filling up of the company now forming. Bears a note from Dennison dated December 12, 1861.
4 pp. [Series 147-19: 216]
December 11, 1861
LeRoy Pope, 2nd Lieutenant, 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had not enlisted any recruits; and tendering his resignation.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 199]
December 11, 1861
William R. Putnam, Chairman, [Washington County Military Committee], Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that it seemed almost superfluous to write regarding the Major of the 77th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, but others thought not, that the appointment of [Benjamin D.] Fearing met with the cordial approbation of a large portion of their citizens and a large majority of the company officers, that Colonel [Jesse] H[ildebrand] and his Virginia clique were determined to carry their point and have Fearing removed by means that were not justifiable, that every day's experience confirmed the necessity of Fearing's continuance, that if any change was to be made, they would recommend one of the other officers (the Adjutant excepted), that while discipline and thorough drilling of officers and men had been the order of Camp Putnam, the order of Camp Tupper had been loose, that this could not be attributed to the company officers, but must fall upon the man who Colonel H[ildebrand] was so anxious to have appointed Major, and that a deputation of the most respectable of the company officers had called on him and reported that it was the wish of all the officers, except two, that Major Fearing should be retained.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 182]
December 11, 1861
Roswell Shurtleff, Captain, Tod Artillery, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that in September he wrote to Buckingham making inquiry concerning the pay of the Tod Artillery for the time they were out under orders from the Adjutant General, and that on September 19, he received a letter from M. Welker, aid-de-camp to the Governor, saying that he had been given the inquiry to answer; including a copy of Welker's letter requesting that a payroll be filled out giving the names of the men, the date called into service, and length of time in service of each man, that the payroll be certified as to its correctness, and that the payroll be sent along with the original order under which they went to Camp Taylor or Camp Jackson, stating that perhaps some arrangements could be made by which the men could be paid, and suggesting that the men give Shurtleff a general power of attorney to receive pay for them under which Shurtleff could receipt for them; and stating that he sent the completed roll and order to Welker on November 4, that he had not received a reply and thought perhaps the matter might have become forgotten in the press of business, and that he took the liberty of bringing the matter to Buckingham's attention once more.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 230]
December 11, 1861
Thomas Whyte, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing his appointment as a 2nd Lieutenant and his muster roll with fifteen names upon it; and stating that he recruited Company E of the [48th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry] for Colonel [Peter J.] Sullivan and as they were brought together, he passed them from Milton, Miami County where they were recruited as would be seen by his passes and former reports, that he did not take any command as he was at the same time required by Sullivan to make all the reports of the Quartermaster and Commissary departments of the regiment, that during all the spare time he had, he was off recruiting, that officers had now, with the sanction of Sullivan, been elected for Company E, that he believed he was entitled to two months pay for recruiting the men and, but for Sullivan's orders to the contrary, he would have had a position in the regiment, that having done his duty, he wanted an order for the pay of 2nd Lieutenant for the space of two months as he had worked hard for three months in the recruiting service and received no compensation, that the reason no more names were on his roll was because the men preferred not to sign the roll until they came to camp, and that when in camp, the men were mustered in according to the army regulations.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 139]
December 11, 1861
William S. Williams, Recruiting for 1st Regiment Artillery, Canton, Stark County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he noticed there was about to be, or was, an order issued regarding the recruiting and accepting of companies; asking if said order would interfere with him; and stating that he wanted the time for recruiting his battery extended as they agreed upon, that when his papers were made out, contrary to their arrangements, the time was fixed at 30 days, and that in order to get a good class of men for artillery, it took awhile to get 150 who were all right.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 31]
December 11, 1861
George B. Wright, Quartermaster General of Ohio, Headquarters, Ohio Militia and Volunteer Militia, Quartermaster General's Office, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing a list of regiments in camp in Ohio and the state of their armament; and stating that as they were now receiving a supply of arms, Buckingham would oblige by indicating which regiments were prepared to receive their armament and the order in which it was desired they should be supplied.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 118]
December 12, 1861
A.A. Blount, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that in case the men he had enlisted should be disbanded, he wanted to know what would be done with the clothing they had drawn, that most of the men, since coming into camp, had drawn all of their under clothes and had been wearing them, and that he presumed it would be impossible to return the clothing to the Quartermaster and supposed he was not responsible for the clothing.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 216]
December 12, 1861
C.L. Boalt, President, Military Committee of Huron County, Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the committee had added its recommendation to that of the regimental officers now at Camp McClellan as contained in a resolution which would be sent, that Colonel Lee was currently absent from camp, but it was the committee's understanding that Lee had been consulted and concurred in the recommendations, that the orders for both companies had been issued before the committee was appointed and all the officers recommended had been actively and zealously engaged in recruiting their companies except Mr. Osborn who joined more recently, that all the persons recommended were of sober habits, good morals, and good health, and were intelligent and fit for the positions indicated, that the committee learned there were still places vacant for the other Lieutenants appointed by Buckingham in the regiment should he deem it proper to continue them, and that recruits were fast coming in.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 223]
[December 12?, 1861]
W[illiam] K. Bosley, Colonel, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. To Colonel Jones. Letter regarding vacancies for commissioned officers in the regiment; and stating that they were very short of officers.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 91]
December 12, 1861
John H. Carter, Lieutenant Colonel, 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, American House, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that since Colonel Sargent might be absent (as was the case most of the time), he was requesting that the enlistment rolls be sent to his address.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 196]
December 12, 1861
E[dward] C. Downs, Lieutenant, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp King, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the certificate of appointment which Buckingham sent was dated December 5, 1861, that he was first elected on November 7, 1861, with an understanding from Captain James Powers and instructions from Buckingham that when their company exceeded 60 men, Powers should be Captain and that they were entitled to one Lieutenant, that since November 7, he had been acting as Lieutenant with all the responsibilities of a Lieutenant, that he felt as though he was entitled to a Lieutenant's pay from that date, that Colonel [Charles] Whittlesey said his certificate should be so worded that he would be entitled to draw his pay as 1st Lieutenant from November 7, and that he would be very much obliged if such an arrangement could be made.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 226]
December 12, 1861
J.J. Ennis, Lieutenant, 83rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had just arrived at Wilmington and had commenced operations, that his district must be travelled by buggies as the railroad did not pass through the towns he wished to make his headquarters, and that all hire must be paid for as soon as the conveyance was procured; requesting instructions as to the hiring of conveyance; and stating that he had no recruits as yet.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 198]
December 12, 1861
E.P. Evans, West Union, Adams County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that the bearer, William H. Payne, was visiting Dennison for the purpose of getting a company of his completion into service, that Payne was a loyal man, and that full confidence could be placed in Payne's statements.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 130]
December 12, 1861
Jos. Fisher, Recruiter, 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Alliance, Stark County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter requesting the necessary authority and instructions for D. Eckstine as his assistant, and an extension of his time by one month in order to perfect the company; and stating that he now believed he could succeed. Bears a note from Fisher to the Colonel of the regiment; recommending Reverend Blackburn Miller, a Presbyterian, as Chaplain of the regiment; and stating that Miller was a very worthy man and loyal to the core.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 214]
December 12, 1861
P[eter] Kinney, Colonel, 56th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, et. al., Camp Morrow, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter signed by ten field officers and Captains of the 56th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; certifying that Lieutenant Ed Kinney had recruited his company; and stating that they believed Ed Kinney to be fully competent to fulfill the duties of a Captain.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 218]
December 12, 1861
F.B. Landis, Quartermaster, 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, per A.P. Cox, Quartermaster Sergeant, Headquarters, Camp Hamilton, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter transmitting an estimate for funds for the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that they needed the funds very badly indeed and would like to get on the right lead to get them.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 190]
December 12, 1861
M[ortimer] D. Leggett, Commanding 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter recommending the bearer, Thomas D. Cooper of Muskingum County, as a suitable person to receive a commission to recruit men for the 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that Cooper was one of the best men in Muskingum County, that they were very desirous of having Cooper with them, that all their men would work for Cooper and probably raise him sixty recruits within a few days, and that their military committee unanimously recommended Cooper, but the papers did not reach him before leaving home.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 201]
December 12, 1861
M[ortimer] D. Leggett, Commanding, 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Gilbert, near Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the bearer, Z[achariah] M. Chandler, had brought into camp a company of the best men he ever saw together in one company, that Chandler's men had not all been examined by their Surgeon yet, but there was not a man who would fail in the examination, that he hoped Chandler might receive his promotion without delay, and that Chandler's company was far above the minimum at, he believed, over 90.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 219]
December 12, 1861
D.R. Locke, Lieutenant, 65th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that the 65th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was full before he had the requisite number of men to go into camp, that he now had 23 men enrolled, that they requested to be transferred to the 57th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that he would have 30 men before December 15.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 200]
December 12, 1861
H. McFadden, Bellville, Richland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he received a commission a few days before, that as the commission would soon expire, his time would be rather limited, that there had been a number of recruiting officers in Bellville and his chance would be rather an uphill business, and that considering all the circumstances, he declined accepting the commission.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 197]
December 12, 1861
M. Moran, Chairman, and Jno. Berry, Secretary, [Military Committee of Wyandot County], Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the committee advised the continuance of Lieutenant James T. Moran as a recruiting officer and recommended that Moran be allowed two more weeks to recruit his company.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 200]
December 12, 1861
B. Nesbitt, Chairman, and William M. Stark, Secretary, [Greene County Military Committee], Xenia, Greene County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the committee recommended the appointment of W.S. Furay as assistant to Lieutenant Blount to recruit for the 8th company of cavalry.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 143]
December 12, 1861
B. Nesbitt, Chairman, and William M. Stark, Secretary, [Greene County Military Committee], Xenia, Greene County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the committee recommended that the appointment of Lieutenant Blount, recruiting the 8th company of cavalry, be extended.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 143]
December 12, 1861
James Powers, Captain, Company H, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp King, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the certificate of his appointment as Captain only dated back to December 5, that per instructions from Buckingham, he was to be appointed Captain when his company exceeded 60 men, that on November 7, the men of his company elected him Captain by a unanimous vote, that he wanted to know if his certificate of appointment should state that he was to receive the pay of Captain from the time of his first election, that the date of his certificate appeared to be from the roll on which their 2nd Lieutenant was elected, and that the same thing occurred in the date of certificate of their 1st Lieutenant, E[dward] C. Downs; and requesting to be informed as to what was to be done about the situation.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 227]
[December 12?], 1861
Peter J. Sullivan, Colonel Commanding, 48th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter recommending Job R. Parker of Lexington, Highland County, Ohio as a gentleman eminently qualified for the post of Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment; and stating that Parker's appointment would be a popular one both with the regiment and people generally, that Parker was currently the Captain of Company A in the regiment, and that Parker had spent much time and money in organizing and recruiting other companies for the regiment.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 220]
[December 12?, 1861]
W[illiam] H.H. Taylor, Colonel Commanding, 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Headquarters, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting that an order be issued to Lieutenant Irving Halsey to recruit his company to the maximum number; and stating that Halsey was 1st Lieutenant of Company C, and that so many men had been detailed from his company for other duties that it was now below the minimum standard.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 214]
December 12, 1861
J.B. Thompson, 2nd Lieutenant, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he wished to have John Lewis appointed to him as an assistant recruiting officer for the 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that Lewis was a man of good moral character and was in every way qualified for such service.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 215]
[December 12?, 1861]
Note stating that W.H. Payne of Manchester, Adams County, Ohio had at his command 75 loyal collected(?) citizens, voters of the State of Ohio, who were willing and anxious to be in the armed service of their country and to assist in suppressing the rebellion; asking if their services could be accepted, and if so, when and how; and requesting that if the service proposed could be accepted, that Payne be sent a commission as recruiting Lieutenant.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 132]
December 13, 1861
Samuel L. Leffingwell, Nicholasville, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking what disposition had been made in his case, and if the Governor was determined to let the matter go by default; stating that he referred the matter to Brigadier General [Don Carlos] Buell at Louisville, and that Buell's Adjutant, Captain James B. Fry, informed him that Buell could do nothing until the Governor of Ohio made reply; asking if Buckingham could, without compromising his position, say anything at all about the matter before the Governor's term expired, and what Buckingham thought the Governor intended to do; and stating that he hoped the Governor would be convinced of the "rascality" used to shift him out of the service.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 228]
December 13, 1860[1]
B. Nesbitt, Chairman, and W.M. Stark, Secretary, [Greene County Military Committee], Xenia, Greene County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the committee recommended the appointment of John George Feurly as 2nd Lieutenant to recruit for the 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Bears the endorsement of A.S. Ballard, Major, 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 194]
December 13, 1861
B. Nesbitt, Chairman, and W.M. Stark, Secretary, [Greene County Military Committee], Xenia, Greene County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the committee recommended the appointments of C.S. Rice, A.F. Kirkpatrick, Hugh Robberts, and Amos Woolley as assistants to Lieutenant Bardwell to recruit for the 10th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery. Bears the endorsement of A.S. Ballard, Major, 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 194]
December 13, 1861
J.N. Victor, General Freight Office, Sandusky, Dayton and Cincinnati Rail Road Company, Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the only condition he found in his commission was that in case of a failure to raise a company, it would be at the option of the Governor to continue the commission, that the repudiating rule must have been adopted after his and other commissions were issued, that politics took from him his men, that he certainly expected government officials to carry out contracts made in good faith, and that said officials gave out commissions with rank and pay as 2nd Lieutenants, but said nothing about withholding pay; asking why Buckingham was so particular to recall and cancel his commission if no pay was to be allowed; and stating that he was thrown out of employment at the commencement of a long and dull winter, that he appreciated the full force of the irony when Buckingham offered consolation by telling him others were in the same position, and that it was more a matter of regret to him that the Government had acted in bad faith to others.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 224, 225]
[December 13?, 1861]
A[lvin] C. Voris, Lieutenant Colonel, 45th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Tod, near Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that if the 45th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was to be combined with some other regiment, he suggested that it would suit him to be put with the 80th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry stationed at Camp Meigs near Canal Dover, that based upon an interview with the Honorable Mr. Ready and some of the officers of the regiment, he thought an arrangement could be made which would be satisfactory to all parties, and that if this should meet with Buckingham's approval and was acceptable to the 80th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he would be much pleased to have the matter thus arranged.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 229]
December 13, 1861
Charles C. Walcutt, Lieutenant Colonel, 46th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Lyon, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter certifying that Henry H. Giesy had upon his enlistment roll eighty-one names which, together with himself and John J. Carran, his assistant, made eighty-three.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 215]
December 13, 1861
Charles Whittlesey, Colonel, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp King. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the bearer, Lieutenant Colonel [Manning F.] Force, would present Buckingham with rolls which should comply with Buckingham's letter of November 26, that Captain Kinsell accompanied Force to Columbus to get orders for the return of that part of his company at Hermann, Missouri or for such dispostion as Buckingham should make, that Kinsell's men at Hermann were without officers and mustered in for the 81st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Kinsell's men at Camp King were not mustered and all the company officers were at Camp King, and that many of the regiment's officers had certificates of election dated on the day of muster which in many cases was weeks after they were elected and assumed their duties; and asking if there should be a clause in the certificates saying that the appointment took effect from the day of election.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 222]
December 13, 1861
George L. Wood, Captain, 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he had received a commission from Dennison as Captain in the 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry which he accepted, and had taken the required oath, that he was sent to Warren by order of Colonel [Erastus] Tyler as a recruiting officer for the battery connected with the 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that at Tyler's request, he consented to accept a position in the battery provided he received the appointment, that his acceptance of the position of Captain placed him in an embarrassing position, and that he did not desire or expect such a promotion; asking if he should continue recruiting or join his regiment; stating that he could not return without an order; requesting instructions; asking what company he was to command; and stating that he had written Tyler on the subject, but as the regiment had been ordered from Charleston, [Virginia], it was impossible for him to hear from Tyler for some time.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 224]
December 14, 1861
Horace H. Justis, Headquarters, Ohio Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Major McLaughlin would be pleased to learn when his arms would be issued.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 221]
[December ?, 1861]
B. Storer, et. al. To Governor William Dennison. Letter signed by thirteen individuals; and stating that having learned of the election of T.A. Sanders to the 2nd Lieutenancy of Company C, 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, they would recommend his confirmation by the military authorities of the State, that Sanders was a citizen of Cincinnati, and that they thought him worthy and well fitted for the position to which he had been elected by his comrades in the field. Bears a newspaper clipping announcing the election of Sanders as 2nd Lieutenant of Company C, 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-19: 74]
Undated
Memoranda in the case of Major [Frederick W.] Lister, 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Bears a note from George B. Wright referring the memoranda to Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham.
2 pp. [Series 147-19: 69]