January 2, 1862
N[icholas] L. Anderson, Lieutenant Colonel, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Wickliffe, Kentucky. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter stating that among the most faithful, energetic, and reliable soldiers who enlisted on the first call of the President and again took up his gun to serve for the three years' time, Sergeant [Everett S.] Throop of the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had eminently distinguished himself, that Throop was intellectual, educated, and refined, but nevertheless had borne the privations of his humble position without a complaint, that Throop intended to apply for a position more in accordance with his desserts, that he cheerfully added his testimony to Throop's extraordinary capabilities, that Throop would be an ornament to any office the Governor might be willing to give him, and that by conferring upon Throop a commissioned office in some regiment now in active service, the Governor would not only do justice to a deserving patriot, but assist their country which was so sadly in need of good men and true. Bears the endorsements of W[illiam] Nelson, Brigadier General Commanding, 4th Division, and Milo S. Hascall, Commanding 15th Brigade, Army of the Ohio.
3 pp. [Series 147-23: 188]

January 2, 1862
I[saac] H. Marrow, Colonel, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Jefferson, Bacon Creek, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was now short of officers in his regiment by the appointment of Adjutant J[ohn] G. Mitchell to the Captaincy of Company C, and that it left him without an Adjutant; recommending 2nd Lieutenant J[ames] S. Wilson of Company F for the place, and 1st Sergeant G[eorge] W. Fish as 2nd Lieutenant in the company; stating that 1st Lieutenant L. Bell, his regimental Quartermaster, had been appointed as division Quartermaster; recommending Quartermaster Sergeant K[imball C.] Wells for regimental Quartermaster; stating that he had just received intelligence of the death of 2nd Lieutenant [Joseph D.] Moore of Company I at Camp Elk Water, Virginia; recommending 1st Sergeant Joel G. Blue of Company I to fill Moore's place; and stating that as they expected to move in a few days towards Bowling Green, he would like to have his compliment of officers, and that he knew the recommended individuals were competent and trustworthy, and would make good officers.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 68]

January 2, 1862
Stanley Matthews, Colonel, 51st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Wickliffe, Kentucky. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter stating that Everett S. Throop was a Sergeant in Company A, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he understood Throop was an applicant for a commission in the same regiment and that there were or would be several vacancies to be filled among commissioned officers in that regiment, that at the outbreak of the rebellion, Throop was a student of law in the office of Messrs. Kebler and Force in Cincinnati and bore a high reputation for talent and character at that time among those who knew him, that he believed Throop had enlisted as a Private in the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry on its first organization, that Throop had now served in the regiment for 8 months with great fidelity and contentment, that Throop was spoken of in the highest terms by all who knew him or knew of him, and that he thought Throop had earned a commission; and recommending Throop for a commission.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 189]

January 3, 1862
Ichabod Corwine, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that Solomon Skeen, a prisoner on parole sent to Dennison by General McKinstry and by Dennison committed to him, felt inclined to surrender his parole and be treated as a prisoner of war, and that for the sole purpose of communicating this fact to Dennison in person, he had consented that Skeen might deliver the letter and abide and perform Dennison's order in the premises.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 67]

January 3, 1862
James C. Foster, 53rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Diamond, Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was appointed 2nd Lieutenant and recruiting officer in the 33rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that after he was appointed, the regiment moved and he got permission to go in the 53rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he went in with Lieutenant [Thomas] McIntire with the understanding that he was to hold the first office providing McIntire was appointed which had happened, that McIntire left the company with him, that he was absent two days on business and during his absence, the company "spliced" with another man and he was thrown out entirely, that he and McIntire had 65 men between them, that he had 17 men that McIntire had nothing to do with, that according to the instructions, he should have a position and he claimed it, that there was only one man in the company who had a commission besides himself, and that he claimed his position or requested the privilege of joining another company as he was not present at the time of the election.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 61]

January 3, 1862
W[illiam] B. Hazen, Colonel, 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Wickliffe, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter including his recommendations for promotions in the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that the persons recommended had all been under his instruction and were eminently fitted for the positions to which he had asked them to be appointed, that the good of the service required that these positions, now vacant, be filled immediately as well as those made vacant by former resignations, that letters of recommendation had already been forwarded, that the officers of his regiment, who had already resigned, had seen but very little service to it as officers at any time, that the orders of the Department required that these officers remain on duty until their resignations were acted upon, and that as soon after they were relieved as possible, he would be glad to place their successors upon their new duties.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 8]

January 3, 1862
Charles W. Hill, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that since his return home, he had endeavored to put his affairs in shape so that he might engage in further military service for the remainder of the war, that he might be able to go on duty again in March and possibly in February, that he supposed there might be three or more Ohio regiments which would be completed about that time and could be brought together for instruction and discipline so as to make up the infantry part of a brigade, that he was far from being content with what he had done thus far, that there was probably no reason to expect service in the field under his State commission, that if he sought further service as a general officer, he must look to the President for the appointment, that he took it for granted that the number of such appointments in Ohio would be increased from time to time as their new regiments were mustered in, that the names for appointments might be already determined, that as he had neither made nor authorized an application, he did not suppose that his name had been placed on the list of candidates, and that whether he was forestalled by the number and prominence of other names, he had no means of knowing; asking if Buckingham deemed it best for him to request a command in the field from the President; and stating that he would prefer not to make the application without the approbation of the Governor and Buckingham and reasonable prospect of success.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 48]

January 3, 1862
H[iram] K. Preston, 1st Sergeant, Company E, 55th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp McClellan, Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter transmitting his claims for promotion to the 2nd Lieutenancy of Company E; and stating that he had been doing duty in Company E in the capacity of 1st Sergeant since its earliest formation and had done almost all the duties usually performed by the commissioned and noncommissioned officers of a company as the Captain and 1st Lieutenant had been on recruiting service most of the time, that at their camp election held on December 30, 1861, the result for 2nd Lieutenant was 51 votes for Hiram K. Preston and 29 votes for Frank H. Morse, that he was in the regular army for five years and saw service during the war with Mexico, that his competitor based claims on an order issued under the general order for recruiting, that his competitor had not enlisted more than eight or ten men, but might have a higher number on his enlistment roll, that many of these extra recruits were enlisted by men sent out by the staff officers of the regiment, that they claimed that no men should be credited to his competitor other than those who he actually enlisted or caused to be enlisted, that they respected the appointing power, but in the present instance there was disaffection created thereby injuring the service, that he was willing to serve in any capacity where he could be most useful, and that he cheerfully submitted the matter to Buckingham for a decision between the interested parties. Bears the endorsement of E[dwin] H. Powers, Captain, and A[lbert] E. Peck, 1st Lieutenant, Company E, 55th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
3 pp. [Series 147-23: 74]

January 3, 1862
E[verett] S. Throop, Camp Wickliffe, Kentucky. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter submitting his application for the position of 2nd Lieutenant in the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, together with testimonials; and stating that Colonel [William K.] Bosley, having already signed three applications for the three vacancies now existing in the regiment, could not consistently sign his application, that he did not wish to interfere with the just claims of anyone, that should his application be too late for any of the three present vacancies, he hoped it might be favorably considered for the next which might occur, and that although he would prefer his own regiment, he would cheerfully accept a position in any other Ohio regiment now in active service.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 187]

January 3, 1862
M[arcus] A. Westcott, Captain, Company A, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, et. al., Camp Wickliffe, Kentucky. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter signed by fifteen officers of the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that Sergeant Everett S. Throop had served in Company A, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, both as Private and Sergeant, during a period of eight months, that in that time, Throop had been prompt and energetic in the discharge of all duties confided to him and had made himself eminently worthy of promotion, and that as there were several vacancies in the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, the signers wished the Governor of Ohio to commission Throop a 2nd Lieutenant and assign him to the regiment in which his excellencies as a faithful, intelligent soldier had been so conspicuously displayed.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 186]

January 4, 1862
Theo. M. Thompson, Lieutenant, 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that on October 5, 1861, he was mustered into U.S. service for the period of three years or during the war as 2nd Lieutenant in the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to raise a company for said regiment, that prospects being slow, he entered into an agreement with William H. Skerritt, Jr. of Chillicothe and James M. Reynolds of Cincinnati as assistants, that this agreement was approved by Colonel [C.H.] Sargent of the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and stipulated that they would raise a company of which he was to be Captain, with Skerritt as 1st Lieutenant and Reynolds as 2nd Lieutenant, that according to their agreement, they had raised the company and sent more than eighty recruits to Camp Dennison, that he believed this entitled them to their appointments for the specified places in the company, that he certified that his statements were correct in every particular, and that he hoped Dennison would oblige by attending to their case.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 94]

January 4, 1862
C[arr] B. White, Colonel, 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, et. al., Camp Warren, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by thirteen officers of the 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that they understood that Henry W. Orvis had been recommended for, and in all probability would be appointed to, the office of 2nd Lieutenant in the regiment, that Orvis entered the service as 1st Sergeant in Company I, that 1st Lieutenant Ashley Brown of Company I was taken prisoner at the battle of Scarey Creek on July 17, 1861, that since that date, Orvis had been constantly acting as 2nd Lieutenant, that owing to the illness of the 2nd Lieutenant, Orvis had sole command of his company for much of the time, that on August 24, 1861, the Captain of said company resigned and Lieutenant Ashley Brown gave his parole and was dismissed from the service, that this left the company with but one officer, that at the time, Colonel [John W.] Lowe recommended Orvis to Governor William Dennison as a proper person for Captain of the company, that since July 20, 1861, Orvis had been performing all of the duties of a commissioned officer, and that Orvis was as prompt, attentive, and efficient an officer as any in the service and richly deserved a commission; requesting Orvis' appointment as 2nd Lieutenant in the regiment; and asking that Orvis' commission be dated July 20, 1861, in order that it might cover the time he had served as a commissioned officer.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 213]

January 6, 1862
James Barnett, Colonel, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, Headquarters, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that he had given personal attention to the matter of the enclosed letter, that the case was like a great many others which had of late claimed his attention, that unfortunately, they were not able to have all of the men who had enlisted in the regiment put in positions of Captains or even Lieutenants, that although this was a great grievance, it was one which he was unable to remedy, and that he would see that justice was done the parties.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 19]

January 6, 1862
J[ohn] H. Fessenden, Lieutenant, 75th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp McLean. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the enclosed was handed him by Colonel N[athaniel] C. McLean, who desired him to answer it and make a statement of relations existing or having existed between [B.] Butterworth and himself, that he went to Lawrence County and thought it a good place to recruit, that he told McLean he thought a company might be raised there, that through the agency of Major [Robert] Riley, Butterworth was sent back with him together with the then Adjutant of the regiment, that while there, Butterworth and himself entered into a verbal agreement that together they would try and raise a company of men in conjunction with a Mr. Nevins, that he was to furnish the necessary means which he did, that the first thirty men were to be his, counting in eleven which he then had in camp and some three or four Butterworth had previously recruited and which were to be transferred to him, that Butterworth claimed that the two of them there recruited 36 men, that this was not true, that they only recruited some 15 or 20 by their joint effort, that Butterworth alone could not lay claim to more than nine men, that when they were ordered to camp, Butterworth refused to acknowledge the agreement as then existing between them, that in order to make Butterworth abide by the agreement, he had to pay him $100, that since then, Butterworth had no claim upon the men, that Lieutenant [Theodore K.] Keckler's squad and his were the only two squads in the 75th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he and Keckler united their squads, that Lieutenant J[ames] A. Johnson held an absolute commission in the regiment, that this was the only position Johnson could take and not that without men, that McLean was desirous to have Johnson take the Captaincy of the company, that it was his desire also and Keckler assented, and that if Johnson could raise the men to fill the company, there was not a man in the camp who would not rejoice to learn that he was to be retained in the regiment.
3 pp. [Series 147-23: 95]

January 6, 1862
McCormick Pollard, Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that in consequence of the depression of business in their part of the State, he was induced to offer his services for Tod's disposal, and that he felt he should be doing something; requesting to be remembered in the disposition of any vacancies Tod might be pleased to make; and stating that he would be gratified to give Tod any recommendation deemed desirable.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 100]

January 7, 1862
Anthony Bowsher, West Cairo, Allen County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was obliged to Buckingham for his written suggestions and he would endeavor to profit by them in the future, that he must confess that he was not aware of the extent of his mistake, that Buckingham would easily foresee the difficulties with which he had to contend in the business of recruiting and how impossible it was to be exact in regard to "telling off" the precise number from the fact that he hoped to be able to recruit up to the time that his commission expired, that he could plainly perceive that Buckingham was right in advising him in regard to precision, that he was an exceedingly young man and perhaps unqualified for the important duties assigned him since his second enlistment, that his age was 21, that he had the proud satisfaction to know that he was among the first to respond to the call of their good President for men, that he served in the 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), performing the duties of a Private with credit to himself, that he loved his country and the free soil that gave him birth, that he loved the Constitution and the laws that had encircled him with their strong arm of protection ever since he was a child, that now it was not only his duty, but his glorious privilege to take the field trusting in the god of armies and going forward, faltering not until the present wars and strifes had passed away and they once more beheld Victory perched upon their banners and the bright starry emblem of Liberty floating proudly over their free and happy land, that he hoped God would speed the happy time, and that their motto was "God and Liberty".
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 46]

January 7, 1862
C[ushman] Cunningham, Adjutant, 16th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Clay, Lexington, Kentucky. To Colonel John F. DeCourcy, Commanding, 16th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Clay, Lexington, Kentucky. Letter calling DeCourcy's attention to the date of his commission as 1st Lieutenant in the 16th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that his commission from Governor William Dennison bore the date of November 25, 1861, that he was actually mustered into the service on October 29, 1861, by Captain Belnap at Camp Tiffin, Wooster, Ohio as 1st Lieutenant in Captain [Addison] McClure's company, that this was done for the purpose of giving him the Adjutancy of the regiment, that he was to be immediately transferred to said position, that Belnap did not give him a certificate of the muster, neither did his name appear on McClure's company rolls, that Belnap would probably recollect the circumstance and McClure and other members of his company would testify to the correctness of his statement, that he commenced his duties as Adjutant of the regiment at DeCourcy's request on October 30, 1861, and had continued in that position from said date, and that he had spent a great deal of time and money in getting recruits for the service from the time he received his discharge from the three months' campaign until the period he joined DeCourcy's regiment; and requesting that his commission be dated back to October 29, 1861, the actual date of muster.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 5]

January 7, 1862
John DeCourcy, Colonel, 16th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Clay, Lexington, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing a letter from the Adjutant of the regiment under his command; requesting Buckingham to place the same before the Governor of Ohio with his strong recommendation of the purport of said communication; and stating that since Lieutenant C[ushman] Cunningham had undertaken the duties of Adjutant, he had given repeated proofs of intelligence and untiring zeal in the never failing work of his particular office, and that he deemed it would be a benefit to the regiment if Cunningham's commission could be dated so as to make him one of the senior Lieutenants of the corps.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 6]

January 7, 1862
E[rasmus] Gest, Saint Louis, Missouri. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he advised the bearer, Captain William P. Wiltsee of the "Halleck disbanded" 83rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, being able to control a full company, to call upon Dennison before again committing himself, and that as Wiltsee had energy and spirit, and was a fellow Cincinnatian, he commended him to Dennison's kind council.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 95]

January 7, 1862
R[utherford] B. Hayes, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Fayetteville, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter including a list of vacancies which existed in the commissioned officers of the 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that it was important that they should be filled without further delay; and recommending promotions to fill the vacancies. Bears the endorsement of E. P[arker] Scammon, Colonel, 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and Commanding 3rd Provisional Brigade.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 10]

January 7, 1862
W[illiam] B. Hazen, Colonel, 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Wickliffe, Kentucky. To ? List of names sent in for promotions. Bears a note stating that the recommendations had all been made and forwarded through the proper channels, and that their services were much needed with the regiment in the positions recommended.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 199]

January 7, 1862
Charles Loomis, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that Mason's last letter was received and its contents disappointed him, that he still hoped that he might receive a commission in some regiment, that when he first saw Mason, he felt some delicacy about receiving a commission in any company but his own (Company A, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry), that since arriving at Cincinnati, he learned that vacancies had occurred which did not exist when he left, that some appointments had been made of individuals in one company to positions in others, and that W.H. Mussey had been commissioned to an office in the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, although he had not been in the regiment in any capacity before; and asking if he could be assigned to some official position in the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry if there was still a vacancy, or if there was a vacancy in any other regiment.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 36]

January 7, 1862
George D. Ruggles, Assistant Adjutant General, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D.C. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing letters to the commanding officers of the different Ohio volunteer regiments directing them to muster out of service the persons named in order that they might be able to accept promotion; and stating that the letters were enclosed in order that they might be duly forwarded as per address.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 40]

January 7, 1862
Alex Sankey, 2nd Lieutenant, 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Antrim, Guernsey County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that having been commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and mustered into service on December 5, 1861, and finding it inexpedient to hold said commission longer, he tendered his resignation of said commission.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 107]

January 7, 1862
L[orenzo] Thomas, Adjutant General, Headquarters of the Army, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D.C. To the Governor of Ohio. Special Orders No. 5, stating that Private Levi H. Barclurs, Jr., Company H, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was hereby discharged from the service of the United States so that he might accept a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. By command of Major General [George B.] McClellan.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 156]

January 7, 1862
Samuel D. Turney, Surgeon, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Jefferson, Bacon Creek, Kentucky. To William McMillen, Surgeon General of Ohio. Letter stating that the Colonel informed him that his name did not appear upon the rolls in the Adjutant General's office as Surgeon of the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that the Colonel advised him to write to Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham to correct the error and he had done so, and that as he had discharged the services, received the emoluments, and enjoyed the privileges and the average amount of cursing pertaining to the position of Surgeon of the regiment, he had a reasonable right to expect that he should be recognized at home as the Surgeon of the regiment; and asking McMillen to see to it that the error was corrected.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 44]

January 8, 1862
J[oseph] L. Antram, Company E, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Wickliffe, Kentucky. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that he had just received Mason's letter of December 28, 1861, that he would make immediate application for a furlough, and that if obtained, he would report himself at Mason's office at the earliest possible moment.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 26]

January 8, 1862
J[ohn] M. Connell, Colonel Commanding, 17th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Somerset, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had just received a copy of an order accepting the resignation of William Cook, 1st Lieutenant, Company K, 17th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; requesting that the commission of Willis G. Clarke be forwarded; stating that he recommended Clarke to fill the vacancy; and requesting that the appointment be dated back to November 21, 1861, from which date Clarke had been acting Lieutenant and on which date Cook's resignation was made to take effect.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 38]

January 8, 1862
W. Craig, Colonel Commanding, 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Putnam, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing the resignation of 2nd Lieutenant John B. Hegerman; stating that he had approved the resignation on account of Hegerman's inefficiency and want of command as an officer; recommending Lewis L. Grubb, a Sergeant in Company D, as a person worthy of promotion and well qualified to fill the vacancy; and requesting that Grubb be appointed to the position.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 20]

January 8, 1862
Timothy C. Day, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that his young friend (Morris Sussman), one of the first to volunteer in the service of his country and who was now Orderly Sergeant of Company K, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, desired and was worthy of promotion, that Sussman's regiment had seen service in western Virginia and was now in the army of Kentucky, that Sussman's officers spoke in high terms of his soldierly bearing, that Sussman was beloved by his comrades, that he knew Sussman to be a young man of excellent habits, and that Sussman's promotion would benefit the country and a father and mother who looked to him for support; requesting that Tod give the matter his early attention; and stating that he hoped for success to the application.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 193]