January 17, 1862
H[erman] Canfield, Lieutenant Colonel, 72nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Medina, Medina County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that the bearer, Mr. Olcott, was visiting Columbus for the purpose of requesting the transfer of his son from the army in Missouri to the service in Ohio, that Olcott was an old and highly respected citizen of Medina County, that his son, Newton R. Olcott, formerly resided in Medina and was favorably known as a young man of intelligence, of correct habits, and of energy of character, that subsequently, Newton R. Olcott went South and at the commencement of the rebellion was in the possession of a handsome property acquired by his own industry in Mississippi, that Newton R. Olcott was stripped of everything by the rebels and condemned to death for the crime of his northern birth, that Newton R. Olcott managed to escape and as soon as he reached a loyal state, he enlisted in the 1st Missouri Regiment (Infantry), that Newton R. Olcott was at the battle of Springfield under General [Nathaniel] Lyon and in three subsequent engagements, and manifested the qualities of a brave and efficient soldier, that Newton R. Olcott had no disposition to leave the service, but wished to be enrolled among the soldiers of his own native state, that he trusted Tod would aid Newton R. Olcott in his natural desire to be with the volunteers of Ohio as no one more readily appreciated bravery and patriotic worth than Tod, that if Tod should think it proper to confer upon Newton R. Olcott the appointment of 1st Lieutenant, it would be worthily bestowed, and that he would endeavor to find some place for Newton R. Olcott in the 72nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
3 pp. [Series 147-23: 164]

January 17, 1862
Isaac J. Carter, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter requesting an appointment in the 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that if all appointments had been made in that regiment, any regiment would be acceptable, that he could furnish the best recommendations as to his integrity and sobriety, that he had some experience as an officer in the 10th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) under Colonel [William H.] Lytle and consequently was well versed as to the duties of an officer, and that having had all the three months' men of his regiment mustered out and paid off, he now desired to return to the army.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 173]

January 17, 1862
James J. Faran, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending Bart. Smith of Cincinnati for appointment to the post of Captain of Company H, 10th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that he could recommend Smith with the greatest confidence, that Smith was an intelligent and active young man, of a healthy and energetic organization, and was for putting down the rebellion by force of arms, that he was also informed that the men of the company were anxious for Smith's appointment, and that if Tod wanted to appoint a good man to the position indicated and one who would make a good officer and not discredit Tod, Ohio, and the country, he recommended Smith.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 205]

January 17, 1862
Charles W. Fearns, 2nd Lieutenant, 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that according to the terms of his appointment, his district for recruiting was confined to Knox County, and that from what he could learn from residents of Mansfield and Newark, there was a fair prospect of obtaining recruits for the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at those places, especially at Newark; requesting permission to recruit in those places and at the intermediate points on the railroad which were outside the limits of Knox County; asking if he would be authorized to contract for subsistence at Newark or would it be necessary to send the men to Mt. Vernon or to the camp at Hamilton; and stating that he did not ask for an extension of his district for the purpose of having his own expenses paid for that was a trifling matter, that if the extension was not granted, he wanted to know if he could recruit men outside Knox County for the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that if so, he needed instructions as to their subsistence and transportation to camp, that the assistance promised him in Mt. Vernon had not been given, that hindrances had been thrown in the way, not from any feeling of personal hostility toward him but in some instances from positive disloyalty to the Government and in other instances from the notion that by holding back, offices would be given as a means of inducing men to join the regiment, that he expected to be able to beat the "wretches" in both cases and get additional men locally before he left, and that he would use every honorable means to get his countrymen locally to join the regiment and at the same time get them out of the hands of those who would make merchandise of them if they could.
3 pp. [Series 147-23: 136]

January 17, 1862
Oliver D. Greene, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Ohio, Louisville, Kentucky. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Extract from Special Orders No. 13, stating that the resignations of 1st Lieutenant R.G. Clark, 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and 1st Lieutenant R.R. Danford, 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry were accepted to take effect on January 17, 1862.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 220]

January 17, 1862
S[eneca] Hale, Lieutenant, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he wrote on January 15, giving the number of volunteers on his roll and the number subsisted; asking if he should send his men to the rendezvous of the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Cincinnati; and requesting a definite order on the subject as some of his men thought he could not hold them in the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry since they had volunteered in the 83rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 134]

January 17, 1862
John Kelly, Senate, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had received a letter from Homer Goodwin desiring him to present the name of Rush Drake for promotion to either 1st Lieutenant or 2nd Lieutenant, that Drake was connected with the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and was now at Camp Wickliffe, Kentucky, that Drake was with the three months' men and re-enlisted for three years, that he understood Drake could procure the recommendation of all of the officers of his regiment, and that he was acquainted with Drake and most cordially recommended him to Tod's favorable notice.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 203]

January 17, 1862
H.H. Leavitt, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he understood that James F. Irwin, Jr. was an applicant for a commission as a Lieutenant in the Ohio volunteers, that he had no doubt Irwin's application was based on true merit and he would be glad if it found favor with Tod, that Irwin was a member of the company in Cincinnati known as the Guthrie Grays, that this company promptly volunteered in the Spring of 1861 for three months and was a most efficient company, that when the three months expired, he believed all, or nearly all, the men entered the service for three years, that Irwin again entered the service and used his influence effectively to induce the rest of the company to do so, that Irwin had been and was now the Orderly Sergeant of Company G, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Irwin was an admirable soldier, perfect in the drill and all other military duties, that there was probably no one in Irwin's regiment who stood higher in regard to all the qualities which constituted a real and efficient soldier, that Irwin was represented to him as being very popular and influential in his regiment and as always using his influence for the best interests of the service, that Irwin was the son of an old and highly respected citizen of Cincinnati, having numerous connections of the highest standing and respectability, that he had it on good authority that Irwin's habits were altogether "unexceptionable", that from his past training, Irwin was very expert and ready in all practical business matters, and that there were probably few young men in the service of the country better entitled to promotion or better qualified for the post for which his friends recommended him than Irwin.
3 pp. [Series 147-23: 215]

January 17, 1862
D.W.C. Loudon, Chairman, District Military Committee, Chambers Baird, Military Executive Committee, and J.M. Kellum, Military Committee, 6th District of Ohio. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter stating that Thomas W. Gordon, M.D., of Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio, was a graduate of the W[estern] R[eserve] College and a regular physician and surgeon who had sixteen years constant practice, that Gordon had for three years filled a professor's chair in a medical college, that Gordon was a member of the American Medical Association and the Ohio State Medical Society, an honorary member of the State Medical Society of Indiana, and was thoroughly devoted to his profession, that Gordon was a gentleman of good morals, strictly temperate in his habits, industrious, energetic, and of more than ordinary learning and skill in his profession, that in view of these facts, they cordially recommended Gordon as a suitable person to be appointed a Surgeon General of the State of Ohio, and that they believed Gordon's appointment to the post designated would put the right man in the right place. Bears a note from Gordon to Governor David Tod; stating that he was presenting this not to have it acted on, but simply to show Tod the wish of the military committee of the district in which he resided; and requesting that Tod accept it as a commendation in favor of any other medical post which might be vacant or which might hereafter need filling.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 172]

January 17, 1862
Edwin J. Lukens, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the commission sent to him could not be accepted, that it arrived too late for the purpose required as he was absent from the city, and that he was returning said commission with his sincere thanks.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 137]

January 17, 1862
Alfred McVeigh, American Hotel, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter written on behalf of his friend, Colonel [William E.] Gilmore of the 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that he had known Gilmore for some years and knew him to be a high minded and honorable man, that Gilmore commanded a regiment in the three months' service in western Virginia with credit both to himself and the cause which he was defending, that Gilmore would make a detailed statement to Tod in regard to his regiment and his present grievances, that Tod could place confidence in the statements which Gilmore might make, and that he trusted Tod would be able to satisfy Gilmore fully.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 141]

January 17, 1862
John S. Mathews, Lieutenant, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he would start for Painesville that afternoon and there await Buckingham's orders; and requesting that Colonel R.W. Lloyd, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry furnish the reasons in writing for not assigning him a position in the regiment.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 151]

January 17, 1862
Granville Moody, Colonel Commanding, 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Lowe, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending Captain William P. Wiltsee as a proper person to receive a 2nd Lieutenant's commission for recruiting purposes in the 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 136]

January 17, 1862
Henry S. Neal, State Senator, 8th District, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he received the enclosed letter from [Alexander] Pearce, whose papers were on file either in the Governor's office or with the Adjutant General, that Pearce was Adjutant of the 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), that he had been informed that Pearce was an efficient officer, that Pearce was a member of the last legislature, serving in the Ohio House of Representatives from Vinton County, that he understood that H.H. Welch from Athens was an applicant for the vacancy in Company D of the 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Athens County had several field officers, that his district, which included Lawrence County, Gallia County, Meigs County, and Vinton County, had barely one (Colonel [Timothy R.] Stanley) despite sending over 4,000 men into the field, that he did not desire any appointment made upon his recommendation or out of his district unless the applicants were fully competent, that they had been cursed with too many incompetent officers already, that he attributed an ill success thus far in suppressing the rebellion to the inefficiency and incapacity of their officers, and that he believed Pearce's application should be favorably considered if Tod found Pearce competent; and providing references for Pearce.
3 pp. [Series 147-23: 188]

[January 17?], 186[2]
John B. Purcell, Archbishop, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Buckingham had written asking him to identify a Surgeon for the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to be sent on detached duty, that he had delayed his answer so he could obtain information from medical men and others as to the best man and Surgeon to be recommended for the position, that he had found such a person in Doctor Purcell Bormer, now Assistant Surgeon to the 1st Kentucky Regiment, that Bormer's health had been very much impaired by typhoid fever contracted in the discharge of his duties in the camp in western Virginia, that Bormer was now more robust than he had ever known him, and that Bormer's experience might enable him all the better to prevent and cure this disease so frequently met with among troops in the field.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 164]

January 17, 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 there were a few other cases where officers' appointments should date earlier than the organization of the companies, that he referred to cases where, after obtaining 60 men, an election was held for 1st Lieutenant and the party acted as such, that in Company E, an election was held on November 26, 1861, when there were 62 members, that this resulted in the election of J.G. McShooler as Captain and Archibald Lybrand as 1st Lieutenant, that in Company C, an election was held on the same day resulting in the election of E.H. Allen as Captain and B.F. Stone as 1st Lieutenant, that at the time, Company C had more than 70 members, that some officers in the regiment had received appointments dating from the day of election, and that he hoped Buckingham would be able to arrange the matter so that the officers named might draw pay from the day of election.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 139]

January 17, 1862
C[arr] B. White, Colonel, 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Warren, near Charleston, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending that Tod revoke the commission of 2nd Lieutenant issued to Frances Thornhill; and stating that Thornhill had not received his commission yet and had not taken the necessary oath prior to entering on duty, that if the commission was revoked, it was desired that Orderly Sergeant Thomas J. Atkinson be commissioned in Thornhill's stead, that Atkinson was entitled to the position by seniority, was a competent man, and had been an efficient noncommissioned officer in the regiment ever since it had been in the field, that Thornhill was a citizen, that to maintain the efficiency of the regiment, meritorious young men who discharged their duty well should be promoted to the vacancies which occurred above them, that once this was understood, they had something to encourage them to do their duty well both in camp and on the field of battle, that there were no better men anywhere to fill the subordinate offices of a regiment than in the 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he hoped in Tod's administration, no man would be commissioned to the regiment who was not recommended by its officers, that in less than four months, Governor William Dennison had commissioned four citizens to the 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that if this practice was followed up, it would ruin the best volunteer regiment in the field.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 229]

January 17, 1862
C[harles] L. Wilson, Assistant Surgeon, 75th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp McLean, Lockland, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that on November 6, 1861, he was appointed Assistant Surgeon of the 79th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and on December 12, 1861, he was ordered into camp by Colonel R[obert] A. Constable, 79th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that since which time he had been constantly on duty, that on December 18, 1861, he was transferred from the 79th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to the 75th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that he was mustered and sworn into the U.S. service on December 28, 1861 by Captain J[ohn] H. Dickerson, U.S. Army; and asking if his muster into U.S. service could be dated December 12, 1861, or if not, could it be dated December 18, 1861, being the date of consolidation and also the date of the muster in of Lieutenant Colonel R[obert] A. Constable, 75th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 167]

January 17, 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 5th Squadron, consisting of Company A and Company D, for Camp Dennison via Shelby; and stating that the 6th Squadron, consisting of Company E and Company F with headquarters and staff, would depart the next morning for the same destination.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 155]

January 18, 1862
J[ohn] R. Bond, Major, 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, et. al., Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by eight field officers and Captains of the 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and requesting the appointment of the Reverend Smith Curtis to the Chaplaincy of the regiment.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 147]

January 18, 1862
G.A. Doherty, Chairman, 3rd Military District, Probate Court, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that a vacancy had occurred in the Captaincy of Company H, 10th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and the desire of the company made known, that he thought it proper as Chairman of the 3rd Military District of the State of Ohio to recommend favorably the name of Bart Smith, one of their oldest citizens, that if appointed, Smith would bring to the discharge of his duties a finely developed physical organization added to good mental culture, that Smith was admirably fitted to discharge the duties of the position, that Smith was "all right" on the war question, that Smith's appointment would confer a great favor on his many friends and reflect credit not only on the Executive, but the service to which Smith would ever remain attached, and that he believed Tod would neglect nothing to further Smith's interests.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 206]

January 18, 1862
Oliver D. Greene, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Ohio, Louisville, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Extract from Special Orders No. 14, stating that the resignations of 1st Lieutenant H.S. Harding, 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and Assistant Surgeon E. Sinnet, 17th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry were accepted to take effect on January 18, 1862.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 219]

January 18, 1862
W.S. Groesbeck, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending Colonel W[illiam] H. Lytle for the place of a Brigadier General; and stating that he had left with Tod a letter from General Haines on the same subject, that Lytle would very soon be strongly recommended from Cincinnati and it might be by the legislature, and that he would have consulted the delegation from Hamilton County upon the subject, but he believed they were absent.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 140]

January 18, 1862
Henry F. Hyman, Captain, Battery I, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was driven to write by pure necessity because he loved his country more than his life, that he had started his battery as a city battery in Cincinnati and greatly rejoiced when he was transferred to the State, that when he came to Camp Dennison, he had 130 men with him and a small recruiting party in the city and got along very well, that he had received an order from Buckingham dated November 15, 1861 and a letter mentioning that it would be to his advantage to be transferred to the 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, that having been a soldier nearly all his life, he had learned to obey both as an officer and a soldier in the regular army, that he had served in the mounted artillery for about thirteen years and learned to obey all orders immediately, that upon receiving Buckingham's order and letter, he reported himself to Colonel [James] Barnett, that he was removed from his quarters to the 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, that a few days afterward, he was requested to call his recruiting party home as there were recruiting parties out for the regiment which would give him enough recruits in a few days, that he also obeyed this order, but in place of receiving recruits, new batteries were started and filled, that he now had 113 soldiers and his two Lieutenants, that he had lost 29 men, including 11 men rejected or discharged by the Doctor and 10 men by desertion, that he had 143 names on his recruiting list and he had never asked one cent from the Government for raising the battery, that he had never received one cent of pay and now was in such a situation that his family was in want, that his men were mostly from Cincinnati and a great many had families, that these families were all in want and some of his men had left and gone to work to raise money for them, that he knew that long letters were not welcome by Buckingham, that he had asked for a furlough to come to Columbus, but could not get it and was forced to write, that he did not wish to complain, but asked that they be made an independent battery again, that he and two Lieutenants were willing to spend nearly all the pay due them, as soon as they received it, to raise the men yet needed and would willingly go to any place Buckingham might think proper to send them, that if they did not show that they were worthy and capable to do their country service and to be an honor to their State on the battlefield, Buckingham could disgracefully discharge them, that his 1st Lieutenant had also been in the regular army in the light artillery, that although the weather was bad and he was short of men, he was not afraid to go to any battlefield he might be sent to with those he had, that he had drilled the men and taught them such movements as were needed on the battlefield, that he had served as 1st Sergeant in Major Ringgold's battery, had commanded a battery and was through the whole of the Mexican War under [Winfield] Scott, and in every war either with Indians or otherwise that they had or expected to have since 1835, and that he hoped Buckingham would assist him in getting so placed that he could gain some honor for his beloved State and himself.
2 pp. [Series 147-23: 233]

January 18, 1862
M[ortimer] D. Leggett, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, near Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter asking if it would be possible for Tod to detail an army or other competent officer to act as camp instructor for their regiment for a week or ten days; stating that with such aid, he could manage the regiment; requesting that they be given a camp instructor immediately so that they might have his services before being ordered off; and stating that their officers and men were unanimous that he must accept the Colonelcy, and that he would send documents on January 20.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 194]

January 18, 1862
James Rowe, Major General Commanding, 5th Division, Ohio Volunteer Militia, Headquarters, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing a letter from General [John G.] Marshall reporting on the condition of the 1st Brigade; and stating that he supposed the other brigades were in a similar condition as he had not received returns from any of them, and that consequently, he had not been able to send any report from the division for the year 1861.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 166]

January 18, 1862
George D. Ruggles, Assistant Adjutant General, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D.C. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter reporting that Captain A.G.A. Constable, 11th Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, 1st Lieutenant Samuel H. Ruwlow, 39th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and Chaplain George W. DuBois, 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had resigned to take effect on the dates noted.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 217]

January 18, 1862
B[enjamin] Stanton, and S[amson] Mason, Senate Chamber, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Major Benjamin P. Runkle of the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an applicant for the office of Colonel made vacant by the promotion of Colonel [William S.] Smith, that Runkle entered the service within a few days after the capture of Fort Sumter as Captain of a company raised by himself at Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, that Runkle had continued in the service up to the present time, that the service of the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in western Virginia was known to have been arduous and dangerous, that Runkle was now with his regiment on Green River in Kentucky, that Runkle was about 25 years old, a graduate of Miami University, a lawyer by profession, and a gentleman of fine intelligence, great industry, and energy of character, that from what they knew of Runkle's character and qualifications, with an experience of some eight or nine months in the service, they had no doubt that he was well qualified for the position, and that they would be much gratified to see Runkle receive the appointment.
3 pp. [Series 147-23: 210]

January 18, 1862
David Tod, State of Ohio, Executive Department, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting that Buckingham advise him as to the organization of the Adjutant General's office force, to wit, the number of clerks, the special duties of each, and the compensation of each, and the necessity of any change in force or compensation.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 142]

January 18, 1862
William P. Wiltsee, Box 485, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing the paper Buckingham gave him the previous week and a recommendation from Colonel [Granville] Moody; and requesting that Buckingham send him the proper papers immediately as he had some fifty men waiting on him.
1 p. [Series 147-23: 135]