January 15, 1862
C.H. Sargent, Colonel, 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, City Headquarters, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting that commissions be sent for George A. Foster as 2nd Lieutenant to recruit, and Josiah Anderson and F.A. Taylor as assistants to Foster; and stating that these gentlemen claimed to have nearly enough men enrolled to form a company, that if authority was granted them to duly muster their men, they would at once bring them into camp, and that Lieutenant Thomas McGrew, having failed to recruit his thirty men, had surrendered up his position and quit.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 126]
[January 15?, 1862]
J[ohn] A. Simon. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that Colonel Otto Burstenbinder of the 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had made out, or was about to make out, a muster roll and pay roll for a regimental band which contained a statement as to the time of enlistment which was false, being ante-dated; providing a list of the names of the persons so enrolled together with the true time of their enlistment; and stating that he believed it was intended by Burstenbinder's action to defraud either the general government or the named persons, and that it was his duty to inform the Adjutant General of the facts.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 145]
January 15, 1862
Orland Smith, Colonel Commanding, 73rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Logan, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the appointments of 1st Lieutenant [Luther M.] Buchwalter and 2nd Lieutenant [John J.] Throckmorton of Company A dated not from the organization of said company and their election, but from the day when they reported at Columbus, that he trusted Buckingham would rectify the error and make their promotion take effect from the organization of the company as had been the custom with all the other companies, and that their company was the first in camp and was not only A, but Number 1.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 82]
January 15, 1862
Lewis Zahm, Colonel Commanding, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Headquarters, Camp Worcester, Monroeville, Huron County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter reporting the departure of the 3rd Squadron of his command, consisting of Company I and Company K, for Camp Dennison via Shelby per orders.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 122]
January 16, 1862
[Valentine] Bausenwein, Colonel Commanding Post, Headquarters, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Colonel Welker, Governor's Aide-de-Camp. Letter including a list of prisoners who had been released that day by order of General [William S.] Rosecrans after taking the oath of allegiance.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 113]
January 16, 1862
[Valentine] Bausenwein, Colonel Commanding Post, Headquarters, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Colonel Welker, Governor's Aid-de-Camp. Letter providing the names of prisoners of war at Camp Chase released that day by order of General [William S.] Rosecrans, and the names of prisoners of war who had arrived on January 15 and been received in the prison at Camp Chase.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 150]
January 16, 1862
Lewis P. Buckley, Colonel, 29th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Buckingham's Special Order No. 48 was before him, that he would endeavor to have his command in readiness, and that he feared some trouble on account of the regiment not having been paid.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 125]
January 16, 1862
A.L. Cass, Chairman, and H. Hay, Secretary, Military Committee [of Coshocton County], Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Franklin Neff of Coshocton had applied to the committee for a Lieutenant's commission, that Neff had been canvassing Coshocton County and spoke with much confidence of his being able to raise a company, that Neff was willing for his company to be placed wherever the Department might direct, that if Lieutenant's commissions were still granted, they would recommend Neff with great confidence in his qualifications, and that Neff served in the Mexican War, was a man of good moral character and the strictest habits of temperance, and was well qualified to command a company.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 129]
January 16, 1862
Samuel Davis, Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio. To Governor William Dennison. Letter stating that he had a fair prospect of recruiting a company of dragoons in Jefferson County, Ohio, that this company would be independent of any regiment if such was acceptable, that he would ask for a commission to recruit such a company, that if this was not acceptable, he wanted to recruit a company of cavalry for western Virginia service, that this company would not be attached to any regiment, and that it would be known as the Jefferson Cavalry.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 157]
January 16, 1862
A.R. Eglin, Lieutenant, Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter requesting that the Adjutant General forward his muster-out papers immediately if they had arrived; and stating that he had received an appointment as 2nd Lieutenant in Company K, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he wanted his muster-out papers so that he might be mustered in and receive his commission, that he was formerly a Corporal in Company H, 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he had enlisted at Camp Chase on July 17, 1861, that he was 22 years old, and 5 feet, 9 1/2 inches high, with a dark complexion, light hair, and blue eyes, and that he was a hotel keeper by profession.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 110]
January 16, 1862
M[anning] F. Force, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, City Barracks, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting transportation for Sergeant John W. Manning of Company I detailed to recruit in Shelby County, Ohio.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 135]
January 16, 1862
M[anning] F. Force, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, City Barracks, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. General Order (unnumbered), stating that in accordance with direction from the Secretary of War, John R. Bond, Adjutant and 1st Lieutenant in the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was hereby honorably discharged from the military service of the United States in order to receive promotion from the Governor of Ohio.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 154]
January 16, 1862
R[obert] A. Fulton, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 53rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Diamond, Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing the appointments in Captain [George K.] Hosford's company; and stating that in accordance with the arrangement made with Buckingham, he recommended that Lieutenant Lorenzo Fulton be appointed as Captain, George K. Hosford as 1st Lieutenant, and George E. Cutler as 2nd Lieutenant.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 142]
January 16, 1862
Samuel Galloway, James H. Riley, and James H. Smith, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending the appointment of Captain M.C. Lilley as Major of the 46th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry now encamped at Camp Lyons, Franklin County, Ohio; and stating that they knew Lilley and were intelligent as to his merits, that Lilley was a man of military taste, skill, and experience, that Lilley served with fidelity and honor in the Mexican War, that since his return from that campaign, Lilley had interested himself in matters of military science and skill, and that very early in the present struggle, Lilley earnestly and vigorously gave his heart and efforts on behalf of the Union.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 214]
January 16, 1862
E.S. Haines, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To the Honorable W.S. Groesbeck. Letter stating that as the State of Ohio was represented by a limited number of Brigadiers in the field, he deemed it probable that some of their regimental officers would be recommended for promotion; recommending William H. Lytle, Colonel, 10th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for Groesbeck's favorable consideration; and stating that patriotism and bravery were Lytle's birthright, that Lytle had maintained the character of his name and of his native State in the desperate engagement of Carnifex [Ferry], that Lytle possessed high qualities for a military leader, that Lytle commanded the confidence of his men, that Lytle had brains and was cool in action, that under Lytle's guidance, there would be no Bull Runs, and that Lytle's promotion would be highly acceptable to the troops and to their friends in Cincinnati.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 108]
January 16, 1862
J.N. Hathaway, Lieutenant Colonel, 57th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Vance, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter introducing P[atrick] KilKenney of the 57th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, who was elected by the unanimous vote of his company to the position of Captain; and stating that he had the pleasure of KilKenney's acquaintance for several years and knew him to be a man of temperate habits and strict integrity, with considerable military experience in the old country.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 155]
January 16, 1862
P. Hitchcock, Senate Chamber, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that there were a number of vacancies in commissioned officers of the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that by anticipated promotions, some other like vacancies might occur, that this being so, he took great pleasure in recommending Sergeant Chauncey H. Talcott of Company B for promotion to a Lieutenancy, that Talcott was a young man of good education and more than usual ability, of great decision and energy of character, and of irreproachable habits, that Talcott had taken great pains to fit himself for the discharge of duty, that he thought Talcott would do credit to the service, that Talcott was now detached from his company and acting as Brigade Forage Master under Colonel [William B.] Hazen, and that he would also recommend Sergeant Elias A. Ford of the same company and regiment for a like appointment.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 201]
January 16, 1862
Lyman J. Jackson, Captain, Company G, 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, et. al., Headquarters, Somerset, Kentucky. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by seven Captains in the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that in the organization of volunteer regiments within the State of Ohio for the suppression of the present rebellion, they earnestly recommended the promotion of Captain Samuel R. Mott of Company C to a regimental office, that Mott was an experienced and tried soldier, having served in the war of independence for Texas, in the Mexican War, and in the present war from the commencement of hostilities, that before volunteering, Mott was a lawyer by profession in a lucrative practice in St. Mary's, Auglaize County, Ohio, and that in their daily intercourse with Mott, they had found him to be always gentlemanly in conduct, skilled in the duties of an officer, and in every other respect an efficient and able man.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 195]
[January 16?, 1862]
Charles P. James. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that a few days before, he sent for correction a commission of 2nd Lieutenant, 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry which was intended for his nephew, Charles J. James, but was issued in his name, that he did not at the time suppose the appointment letter to be of any importance and therefore did not return it for correction, although it also was addressed at the bottom to him, and that his nephew was sworn in on the commission, but Captain Breslin expressed the opinion that some difficulty might arise from the fact that the appointment was not addressed to Charles J. James; asking Buckingham to have the middle letter changed to J, and to append a line stating that the original writing was by mistake; and stating that this might save his nephew from embarrassment when he reported to his officer.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 109]
January 16, 1862
P.W. Keller, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that some time since, he had spoken to Tod in relation to getting his son, George T. Keller, a position in the army, that his son was now a Sergeant Major in the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry at Camp Dennison, that he wanted to get his son a Lieutenant's commission in the regular service, and that if such a commission could not be procured, Tod's intimate knowledge of his son would enable him to judge as to what appointment would be best.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 235]
January 16, 1862
O[scar] F. Moore, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 33rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Louisville, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that on December 23, 1861, Reverend Albert G. Byers was duly elected Chaplain to the 33rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and at once notified of his election, that Byers was now at Louisville on his way to join the regiment, that it was learned no commission had been issued and none would be issued until Buckingham had been officially notified of the appointment, that the omission to notify Buckingham had arisen out of inadvertence, that he regretted the omission, and that he hoped it was not too late to correct the error; and requesting that Buckingham note the appointment of Byers and forward the commission.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 138]
January 16, 1862
George W. Morgan, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had received several letters from Lieutenant Colonel T[homas] C.H. Smith of the 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry now in Kentucky, requesting him to address Tod on the subject of the Colonelcy of that regiment, that the Colonel had resigned and Smith wanted an experienced officer appointed to the command, that Smith was naturally opposed to any citizen being appointed to rank him, that Smith was a gentleman of education and possessed the requisites necessary to make a good officer, that if a citizen was to be appointed, none more fit than Smith could be found, that the cavalry, more than any other arm, required great experience, that it might be said with near certainty that no cavalry regiment would become efficient in two years service if commanded by a citizen, that Major De Haviland, now in Europe, was an excellent cavalry officer, that De Haviland was educated at the military school at St. Petersburg, served with great credit as Adjutant of the 3rd Dragoons during the Mexican War, and was an excellent soldier, that De Haviland was a native of Philadelphia and was daily expected home, and that he thought De Haviland would accept the command of the 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry.
3 pp. [Series 147-23: 149]
[January 16?, 1862]
Henry S. Neal, Senator, Joseph Bradbury, Representative, and Benjamin F. Cory, Representative. To Governor David Tod. Letter including a statement of the Ohio volunteers from Gallia County, Lawrence County, Meigs County, Muskingum County, Vinton County, and Washington County mustered into the service of the United States in regiments organized in Virginia; and stating that there were also men from Lawrence County enlisted in a Missouri battery of artillery and in Kentucky regiments, and that they thought such steps should be taken by Ohio authorities as may effect a transfer of the troops noted as well as all other troops from Ohio in service in regiments organized in other States.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 133]
January 16, 1862
A[lexander] Pearce, McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio. To Henry S. Neal, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Letter stating that finding Governor William Dennison indisposed to appoint him, he concluded to return home and await the inauguration of the new Governor, and left without seeing Neal again, that he supposed his papers had lain very quietly in the Adjutant General's office, that if Neal would rescue his papers from impending oblivion and bring his case before Governor David Tod, he would feel under great obligations to Neal, that he had written to the Honorable John Fee of the Ohio House of Representatives asking his aid in the matter, that he had received a letter from Colonel [Timothy R.] Stanley saying that there was a vacancy in Company D of the 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that H.H. Welch of Athens had been recommended to fill the vacancy, that the company had signed a remonstrance against Welch accepting the office and it was possible he might decline, and that if this happened, Stanley would be perfectly satisfied to have him in Welch's place; urging Neal's early attention to the matter; and stating that he would not forget Neal should an opportunity present itself to reciprocate.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 191]
January 16, 1862
H. F[itz] Randolph, Major General's Office, Headquarters, 6th Division, Ohio Militia and Volunteer Militia, Ashley, Delaware County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he felt it his duty to go into active service and hereby volunteered his services for any place at Tod's will, that he was still desirous of some command from Lieutenant Colonel to that of Brigadier General, that for the present he would take a place in the Commissary Department or Quartermaster Department, but it was a command that he wanted, that he thought Tod would want someone for Colonel in place of Colonel [Thomas] Worthington, that he thought he should have a regimental command somewhere, that he wanted at least a Lieutenant Colonel's commission in the service immediately, that he had been in military offices for 22 years in time of peace, preparing for war, without pay, that now, when his services were most needed, Governor William Dennison found no place for him, that letters of recommendation on his behalf had been sent to Dennison, that his military experience, age, rugged nature, and patriotic zeal entitled him to an early and favorable consideration of his wishes, and that when asked by friends why he was not in the service, he could not tell them; and providing references as to his military experience.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 152, and 153]
January 16, 1862
George D. Ruggles, Assistant Adjutant General, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D.C. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter reporting a vacancy in the volunteer forces from the State of Ohio caused by the death of Captain S.H. Wheeler, Company A, 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry on November 29, 1861.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 128]
January 16, 1862
N[ewton] Schleich, Colonel, 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Buckingham's order of January 11 was received; reporting that they now had six organized and well drilled companies; and stating that many pains had been taken to drill the men, that such progress had been made in company and battalion drill, that the regiment was now well advanced in every movement necessary to handle it before an enemy, that he flattered himself that no regiment of the recent organizations could compare to the 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that the school of theoretical instruction had been kept up from the first so that now officers were well posted, that the entire battalion would be glad to do service in the field and would hail with pleasure an order to that effect, that they had recruiting officers at work for the other four companies, but he begged leave to suggest, in view of the extraordinary proficiency of these men, that four companies be at once assigned and the regiment be ordered into service, that if no additional companies of infantry could be assigned, the battalion should be ordered into service if needed, that there were 8 companies recruited as cavalry under Colonel [William R.] Lloyd at Camp Dennison, that these companies had received no cavalry outfit and enough of them could probably be transferred into infantry to fill up the 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that they were all exceedingly anxious for service, that they had the full and complete equipment of a regiment with the maximum number, except for arms, that it would be a saving of expense to fill them up if that could be done, that in light of their situation, they should be filled up and ordered into the field, and that Lieutenant Colonel [Henry B.] Hunter would confer with Buckingham as to the condition of the 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and what was necessary for its completion.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 228]
January 16, 1862
Bart. Smith, Probate Court, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To the Honorable William S. Groesbeck. Letter requesting that Groesbeck use his influence with the Governor to get him appointed as a Captain in the 10th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (alias the "Bloody Tenth"); and stating that there were two vacancies at this time in the regiment, that the one he wanted was in Company H where the vacancy was caused by the resignation of Captain Thomas G. Tiernon, that he knew all the men in that company and they would all be satisfied with his appointment, that if he thought they would not be, he would not want the position, that his youngest brother was Major in the 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry and his oldest brother was 2nd Lieutenant in the regular army, that he was the only one left of the family and he wanted to go in to put down the rebellion, that as regarded his infantry drill, he was about fair both theoretically and practically, that he had been instructed by belonging to the military companies of Cincinnati for the last ten years, that he was well aware that he had a considerable amount to learn, and that if he obtained the position sought, he would use his utmost endeavors to gain what knowledge he could so as to be of service to his country when required.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 203]
January 16, 1862
Orland Smith, Colonel Commanding, 73rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Logan, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that at a meeting of the commanders of companies, the Reverend C.A. Vananda was nominated as Chaplain of the 73rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Vananda was of the Episcopal Methodist denomination, and that Vananda's nomination was confirmed in accordance with regulations.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 83]
January 16, 1862
Lewis Zahm, Colonel Commanding, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Headquarters, Camp Worcester, Monroeville, Huron County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter reporting the departure of the 4th Squadron of his command, consisting of Company C and Company G, for Camp Dennison via Shelby per orders.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 149]