January 17, 1862
George H. Gaffy, City Clerk, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that the citizens of Portsmouth had been left in a measure defenseless by the withdrawal from their vicinity of a large number of men who had enlisted in the service of the United States, that their citizens were apprehensive of the withdrawal from the vicinity of the 56th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry since this would leave them almost unprotected, that they were well informed of the existence of numerous armed, marauding bands of rebels numbering from one to two hundred men each, some of which were now within twenty miles of Portsmouth committing depredation and threatening further, that Portsmouth, given its situation, resources, etc., was especially inviting to the marauding bands belonging to Greenup County, that this county was now largely represented in the rebel legislature and contained a large number of disloyal subjects, that they felt it was prudent and necessary for Tod to retain the 56th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Portsmouth for their protection, or that some other regiment be placed there, that they deemed it very important for an armed force to be placed in the vicinity as their services would probably be needed soon, and that in view of these facts, Thomas Dugan, E.B. Lodwick, and Joseph C. Gilbert were appointed by the City Council of Portsmouth to correspond with Tod in reference to the foregoing subject.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 153]
January 17, 1862
T.J. Gallagher, Attorney at Law, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter presenting the name of his friend, Colonel W.B. Cassily, late of the Benton Cadets acting in Missouri with credit to the cause and honor to themselves, as one worthy of military position in active service; and stating that Cassily was a native of Cincinnati, in full health, in the meridian of life, with cultivated military tastes, and in every way able and willing to serve his native State and the country with honesty, courage, vigor, and ability, and that in the military appointments and promotions which might be necessary in furthering the force and efficiency of the Ohio troops for the field of active service, he asked for Tod's favorable consideration of his friend.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 4]
January 17, 1862
Emanuel Giesy, Quartermaster, H[enry] H. Giesy, Captain, [Harding C.] Geary, Captain, and [Philip A.] Crow, Captain, 46th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. To ? Letter recommending Reverend Elijah Kuhns as Chaplain of the 46th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 199]
January 17, 1862
Oliver D. Greene, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Ohio, Louisville, Kentucky. To Colonel [Timothy R.] Stanley, Commanding 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Copy of an extract from Special Orders No. 13, stating that the resignation of 1st Lieutenant R.R. Danforth, 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on January 17, 1862. By command of Brigadier General [Don Carlos] Buell. Bears a note from T[imothy] R. Stanley, Colonel, 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry attesting to this being a true copy.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 37]
January 17, 1862
John Groesbeck, Colonel, 39th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Palmyra, Missouri. To Adjutant General Kelton. Letter stating that there was a vacancy created in Company D, that said company was mustered into service at Camp Colerain, Ohio on July 31, 1861, that on that day, Christopher A. Morgan, Willard P. Stoms, and Daniel Weber were mustered in respectively as Captain, 1st Lieutenant, and 2nd Lieutenant, that prior to receiving their commissions, Morgan was placed on General [John] Pope's staff, that Morgan resigned, but drew his pay as Captain up to August 31, 1861, that in the meantime, on came commissions for Morgan as Captain, Stoms as Captain, Weber as 1st Lieutenant, and John B. Ryan as 2nd Lieutenant, and that Ryan was elected from 1st Sergeant; asking, since Captain [William H.] Lathrop and Captain [John V.] Drake were in the same position as Captain Stoms, if it would not be necessary to revoke Stoms' commission also; and stating that in case Kelton corrected the mistake, John C. Musser would be Captain of Company D, William Edgerton would be Captain of Company G, and John F. Welch would be Captain of Company H, that these individuals had succeeded to the Captaincies by elections and were very efficient men, that as he considered such elections to be illegal since the passing of the act of August 6, 1861, he felt it his duty to make a statement, and that these errors would not have occurred if the 39th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had not been separated and deluded with constant promises. Bears a note dated January 19, 1862, from N.H. McLean, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Missouri, referring the letter to the Governor of Ohio. Also bears a note dated January 23, 1862, from C.P. Buckingham, Adjutant General of Ohio; returning the letter; and stating that Stoms' commission was revoked, and that Captain Lathrop and Captain Drake were appointed to fill regular vacancies. Also bears a note dated January 27, 1862, from N.H. McLean, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Missouri, returning the letter to Groesbeck.
3 pp. [Series 147-24: 227]
January 17, 1862
B. Storer, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Captain [John H.] Dickerson of the U.S. Army, who had acted by the appointment of Governor William Dennison as Assistant Quartermaster General of Ohio, would hand the letter to Tod; introducing Dickerson as a gentleman and an accomplished officer; and stating that Dickerson had performed his duties to the State with the strictest integrity and was anxious to close his accounts with the public authorities, that some objections had been preferred to the course Dickerson had pursued in liquidating his claims and he had advised him to appeal directly to Tod, presenting a statement of his official acts as the only proper mode by which justice could be done to the State as well as himself, and that Tod could rely with confidence upon Dickerson's statements.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 6]
January 17, 1862
John F. Torrence, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending his friend and relation, James F. Irwin, Jr. of Cincinnati, for appointment as a 2nd Lieutenant; and stating that Irwin was now Orderly of Company G, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry ("Guthrie Grays"), that Irwin joined when the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry first started in Spring 1861, that Irwin was at Camp Harrison and Camp Dennison, and then went to western Virginia and Kentucky, that Irwin had not been at home since he left Camp Dennison, that Irwin did not run off from Louisville, but remained with part of his company in the field, in mud over shoe tops, until they received orders, that Irwin was a descendant of General James Findlay, deceased, who was with Hull of olden times, that Irwin was about twenty-five years old and a first rate young man, that Irwin was a good officer and liked by his company, and they wanted him to stay, that Irwin was beginning to think that the war would not end in a very short time, that Irwin wanted to get up where he could see daylight, that if Tod could do anything for Irwin, it would oblige many of his friends and might be of some advantage to their once happy country, that he hoped the present black cloud might soon pass away, and that they thought petitions had been used up during the past year and they knew the best men never had the longest petitions. Together with a letter dated January 27, 1862, from John F. Torrence, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, to Governor David Tod, stating that he had heard that Company G, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had elected James F. Irwin, Jr. as their 2nd Lieutenant, and that if this was the case, the papers would be sent to Tod.
3 pp. [Series 147-24: 99]
January 18, 1862
William Case, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that as Colonel [William B.] Hazen had been promoted to a Brigadiership, a vacancy had occurred in the Colonelcy of the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that his friend and relative, Captain E[merson] Opdycke of Company A, was an applicant for the position if the appointment should deviate from the regular line of promotion, that he desired to recommend Opdycke's application to Tod's favorable consideration, that he believed Opdycke to be supported by the choice of the regiment and by the judgement of the retiring Colonel, that he believed Opdycke to be competent from the flattering remarks he heard regarding Opdycke's conduct and ability while the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was encamped at Cleveland, and from the fact that Opdycke ranked first at the examination of all the officers of the regiment by their Colonel, that he did not need to make any allusions to Tod regarding the fearful responsibility which rested upon a Colonel who led a regiment in battle, that such a person must possess the confidence of his men, and that to secure that confidence, the men demanded their leader should be competent without regard to who his friends were.
3 pp. [Series 147-24: 216]
January 18, 1862
J[ames] D. Foster, Captain, Company E, 75th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp McLean, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting that Buckingham forward an order for the person of William Moore, a Private in Captain Williamson's company in the 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Chillicothe; stating that Moore was duly mustered by 2nd Lieutenant Charles W. Stewart of the 79th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and deserted to the 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry without any cause; requesting that Buckingham forward an order for the person of (blank) who was duly mustered by 2nd Lieutenant Joseph M. Goodspeed of the 79th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and had deserted to the 73rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Chillicothe without any cause; and stating that both persons were reported in his muster-in roll and marked as deserters.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 19]
January 18, 1862
W[illiam] B. Hazen, Colonel, 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Wickliffe, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he noticed in a newspaper that certain promotions had been made in the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that whenever vacancies had occurred in the regiment, he had always followed the orders from the War Department and recommended some member of the regiment as a successor, taking someone from the grade next below, that the regiment had been taught to believe themselves entitled to whatever promotion might occur in it (as he certainly thought they were), that this had been a great incentive to study in the regiment, that all the officers and the better class of the non-commissioned officers had learned and recited one lesson each day since he joined the regiment, that by unceasing labor, he had thoroughly educated several in each grade for the duties of offices in grades above them, that he noticed that 1st Lieutenant [William J.] Morgan was promoted to Captain, that Morgan was not competent and had never been recommended, that if Morgan accepted, he would be compelled to call a board to decide upon the case, that Morgan performed his duties as Lieutenant indifferently well and might maintain his position, but to place him in a higher one, which he could not fill creditably, would be equivalent to dismissing him from the service, that he also noticed the appointment of a Mr. James, someone entirely outside the regiment, that there were several Sergeants in the regiment who were as bright and deserving young men as were to be found in Ohio, and who had studied early and late and had not failed to have a perfect recitation for three months under the promise of and supposed right to places as they became vacant, that half the success of the regiment was due to this, and that outside appointments to the regiment would destroy the esprit which now existed in it besides placing perfectly inefficient men in places that he had thoroughly educated men to fill.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 16]
January 18, 1862
William Osborn, Girard, Trumbull County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had not yet received any money justly due him from the government; asking if Tod could collect the aforesaid money; and stating that if Tod could collect the money, he would forward the papers.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 20]
January 18, 1862
H.C. Ranney, Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Captain Emerson Opdycke of the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry wished to receive the appointment as Colonel of that regiment to fill the existing vacancy, that he had long been acquainted with Opdycke, and could most cordially recommend him as a man of high moral character and worthy of the highest confidence, that Opdycke possessed the essential qualities of a true soldier and an efficient officer, and that he believed Opdycke's appointment would not only give efficient aid to the cause in which they were all engaged, but would recognize the merit of as true a soldier as ever entered the ranks.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 214]
January 18, 1862
A.C. Swartzwelder, Surgeon, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the bronze rifled guns with which the government had supplied the regiment were absolutely worthless, that he had seen them tried with every kind of shot and shell and it had been repeatedly demonstrated that they could not be depended on either for accuracy or range, that their deviations were so erratic and incomprehensible that it was impossible, in pointing, to make the necessary corrections, that it was absolutely cruel to send good men in the field with such guns, that a good and trusty weapon was a peaceful support to a man's courage and firmness, that he had witnessed Captain Burrough's trials with the Wiard semi-steel guns and their results had placed in glaring colors the inferiority of the bronze gun, that with the Wiard piece, you could plant a projectile almost just where you pleased, that their accuracy was wonderful, that he regretted that Colonel [James] Barnett was not at Camp Dennison when the trials were made, and that had Barnett been present, he was sure his commendation of the Wiard piece would not have been less decided than his condemnation of the bronze gun.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 6]
January 19, 1862
F.T. Backus, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that an application had been made to the President for the promotion of Colonel [William B.] Hazen of the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to a Brigadiership, and he had no doubt it would be successful, that should it be as he anticipated, the appointment of a successor to Hazen as Colonel would fall to Tod, that he had taken more interest in the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry than in any other regiment in the service from the fact that his brother-in-law, George S. Mygatt, was its Major, that the question as to the succession was an interesting one to the whole regiment and especially so to the officers in the regular line of promotion, that the vacancy would be filled by regular promotion, by the appointment of an outsider, or by jumping a subaltern officer over the heads of those in the regular line of succession, that should the first mode be pursued, the members of the regiment could have no just ground to complain, that should the second be adopted, and if the individual placed in command should possess the qualifications that the successor of Hazen ought to possess, there would be no just ground for complaint, that if the third plan was adopted, there would be danger of creating great dissatisfaction if not of destroying the efficiency of the regiment, that inevitably, it would give grave offence to those who were passed over, that he was not prepared to say if there were subaltern officers so far superior to their superiors in rank as to make their fitness for the command evident to the regiment itself, that such a thing could properly take place only upon unequivocal testimony that such was the wish of the regiment, that the thing should not rest solely upon the partiality, or the judgement even, of one or a few officers or members of the regiment, that it seemed to him that nothing short of the expressed wish of a majority of the regiment, fairly obtained, would justify the slight which such a promotion as he was speaking of would cast upon the officers affected by it, that his object in writing was most earnestly to express the opinion that if the vacancy which was likely to occur should be filled from the regiment and otherwise than by regular promotion, it should be done only with the approbation of a majority of the regiment, and that he knew that Tod's strong sense of justice would coincide with the views he had expressed.
3 pp. [Series 147-24: 80]
January 19, 1862
Erasmus Gest, Captain, Saint Louis, Missouri. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that nothing had transpired since his last letter to Governor William Dennison worthy of communication other than the prompt and safe arrival on the east bank of the river, opposite St. Louis, of the Doubleday cavalry regiment [2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry] simultaneously with the blocking up of the river by ice, that as suitable accommodations for so many could not be had on that side of the river, the time of its arrival was unfortunate, that the boats could now pass the river at convenience, that the troops in Missouri were becoming much scattered by being advanced towards the southwest and in the direction of Cairo, that it would not be long before Ohio's troops were so separated as to consume considerable time to visit them, that he and other Ohioans in Missouri supposed that January 1 was the day Tod would be inaugurated, and that not until subsequent communication with Governor William Dennison was he made aware of the error.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 12]
January 19, 1862
John Groesbeck, Colonel, 39th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Palmyra, Maryland. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if, on account of their distance from Columbus, Buckingham thought the State of Ohio could replenish the 39th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry by sending them some of her surplus recruits left from regiments now full, or if Buckingham had the power to move them out of the department they were in; and stating that they had been selfishly treated where they were at and it seemed as if there was to be no end to the treatment, that he agreed with Buckingham entirely in his ideas regarding the promotions, and that the commissions issued were held by an uncertain tenure.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 32]
January 19, 1862
C[harles] G. Harker, Colonel, 65th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp near Lebanon, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that in consequence of the vacancy which occurred by the death of 2nd Lieutenant [John T.] Hyatt of Company D, 65th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he would recommend 1st Sergeant Asa A. Gardner of the same company and regiment as a suitable person to fill the position of 2nd Lieutenant.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 207]
January 20, 1862
J[oseph] L. Antram, Sergeant, Company E, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Wickliffe, Kentucky. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that he could easily raise a company once he obtained the power to proceed, that since said authority must come from the Adjutant General, he was anxious for him to understand the case fully, that according to the Adjutant General, there were no vacancies at present for recruiting Lieutenants, but he did not wish to become a recruiting officer, and that he would raise his company and enter the service immediately.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 79]
January 20, 1862
J[oseph] L. Antram, Sergeant, Company E, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Wickliffe, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Buckingham's favor of January 17 was received and contents noticed, that he inferred from said letter that Buckingham was not in possession of a letter which he wrote to Governor William Dennison and which was handed to Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason and answered by him, that in his letter to Dennison, it was noted that he had received several letters from his friends in Warren County requesting him to come home and recruit a company in that region, that he was assured said company could be raised immediately as there was a great number anxious to enlist provided they could have at least one commissioned officer in their company who they were acquainted with, that he communicated these facts to Dennison and received an answer to same from Mason, that Mason said an order would be issued for him to recruit said company if he obtained a furlough and returned home, and that application would be made for his commission when the company was full, that being aware of the difficulty of obtaining a furlough for any length of time and knowing that being commissioned to raise said company would obviate further delay and release him from his regiment until he could accomplish the object in view, he acted upon the advice of his friends in the regiment and made direct application for said commission, that at the same time, he sent a recommendation from the officers of the regiment as to his ability, etc., and also as a guarantee that he would faithfully comply with the agreement in his letter of January 10, that he would as readily accept a leave of absence as a commission until he recruited the company, and that being assured said company could be easily raised provided he got the proper authority to do so and knowing that Buckingham could clothe him with such authority if deemed advisable, he submitted the matter to Buckingham's consideration. Bears a pencilled note from Buckingham stating that the commission was of no use unless Antram was discharged from service or got a furlough.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 233]
January 20, 1862
Lewis D. Campbell, Colonel, 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Hamilton. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that all the men who had been recruited for the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry could be brought into camp within a day or two except some who had deserted and a few who had been sent home sick and were not yet able to be removed, that the recruiting business was becoming a perfect "drag", that the impression had gone out and could not be successfully controverted that the reasonable and necessary provision for the comfort and health of the men had not been made, that on this point, the fact that recruiting officers were authorized to promise recruits two blankets and were allowed but one might be mentioned, that they were promised stoves for the Sibley tents and after various efforts to procure them, they were at length refused, that poor men with families were assured that if they volunteered, their wives and children would receive an allowance from Butler County, that the county commissioners seemed to sympathize with the rebels and refused to pay anything, notwithstanding the soldiers' families were starving and freezing, that when they went into camp on the last of October 1861, they had no tents and did not receive them until sometime afterwards, that he procured the use of the Agricultural Society's grounds and buildings and ordered lumber to make the stalls used for bulls and stud horses in warm weather, a little more comfortable for men in cold weather, that when he presented the bills and requisition to Captain [Fred] Myers and explained the reason for them, Myers peremptorily refused to allow them, that this left him to infer that it was expected by the government that its citizens would volunteer to fight its battles and go into camp without either tents or camp equippage or a board to lay upon or cover them from the storm, that as a specimen of the manner in which their necessary wants were responded to, he enclosed one of their Quartermaster's requisitions which had traveled the "grand rounds" and returned with a promise that they should have their necessities supplied to the extent of ten bugles, that they could dispense with the bugles for the present as they would be ornamental rather than useful, that if it could be effected without any violation of law, they would be glad to receive the spoons in lieu of the bugles as he was unable to explain to the men how they were to eat their bean soup with a fork, that if something was not done soon, he feared he would have some difficulty in keeping the men they had in camp, that they had nearly 700 good men and tolerably well drilled, that if they had ordinarily good provision for winter camp comforts, he believed they could soon recruit the full regiment, that all of their muster-in rolls would be forwarded in a few days, that in the meantime, he would call all the men into camp and whether prepared or unprepared, be ready to obey orders, that he intended addressing Governor David Tod on the subject of their wants, but if Buckingham would have the kindness to show Tod his letter, it would save him the necessity, that acting on Buckingham's instructions of October 8, their Quartermaster issued two blankets to each recruit, that their supply of blankets was therefore exhausted, and that if they got new recruits, they would have no blankets for them. Bears a note from Fred Myers, Captain and Assistant Quartermaster; stating that the spoons were not allowed by General Order No. 70, that blankets had been furnished the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in accordance with regulations, and that the stoves were not on hand and orders from Washington directed that nothing more be purchased.
4 pp. [Series 147-24: 154]
January 20, 1862
Leonard Case, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that some friends of Lieutenant Emerson Opdycke of Warren wanted him to obtain the Colonelcy of the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry from which Colonel [William B.] Hazen had been or was about to be promoted, that they seemed to think a word from him in Opdycke's favor would not be amiss, that he presumed Tod was much better acquainted with Opdycke than he was, that while in camp near Cleveland the previous Fall, Opdycke appeared to be energetic and diligent while constantly and industriously engaged in drilling or performing other necessary duties and studying the rules of war and discipline to enable him to excel in his profession, that Opdycke appeared to have a clear apprehension and understanding of the responsibilities of the soldier under the present unhappy and unprecedented state of the country, and a strong determination to see the rebellion put down and the U.S. Government restored to all its legitimate rights and powers, that he was in ill health and did not have a clear understanding of what the times might require of him, that he had resolved to meddle as little as possible with recommendations for positions, and that he had no doubt Tod would use due diligence in selecting the most suitable man for the place, without favor.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 211]
January 20, 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 enclosing an order mustering 1st Lieutenant [John R.] Bond, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry out of service from October 1, 1861; and that he did not know Major Bond's address and had no means of communicating with Bond except by his letter to Buckingham.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 19]
[January 20?, 1862]
W.S. Kennon, Belmont County, Oliver Keyser, Noble County, Joseph Ferrell, Guernsey County, and John Keyser, Monroe County, Ohio House of Representatives, and John D. O'Connor, 19th District, and Isaac Welsh, 20th District, Ohio Senate. To Governor David Tod. Letter urging Tod to confirm the appointment of Colonel John Ferguson of Guernsey County as Colonel of the 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; recommending Ferguson as a gentleman well qualified to discharge the duties of Colonel; and stating that Ferguson had for many years devoted himself to military matters and affairs, that Ferguson was universally conceded to be competent and faithful in the discharge of any and all duties devolving upon him, that Ferguson was the first man in Guernsey County to interest himself in recruiting for the service, that by his untiring zeal and labor, Ferguson had done more for the cause than any other person in the district, that Ferguson had devoted his whole time and energy to the cause of his country, and that independent of Ferguson's fitness, his patriotism, courage, and fidelity all demanded that he should be confirmed in said appointment.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 234]
January 20, 1862
J.L. Kishlar, Camp Jefferson, Hart County, Kentucky. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he wanted to know the date of W.W. Nixon's commission as 2nd Lieutenant to raise a company of infantry in Hardin County, Ohio, because there were ten men in Nixon's company who were enlisted on October 15 and 16, 1861, that some of these men were sworn before a justice of the peace and some before a probate judge, and none were sworn into the United States service by any other authority, that according to some of the officers, these men could not get their bounty on this enlistment until they were sworn into service, and that Nixon said he was commissioned before he got any of these men, that his enlistment was all right, and that they would get all of their bounty.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 29]
January 20, 1862
A. Sperling, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he enlisted on November 18, 1861, that he left his home, wife, and little children in Port Washington, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, that the recruiting officer deceived him, that he told the recruiting officer in consequence of his frozen feet thirty years before, he could not stand a soldier's tramping, that the recruiting officer said he would give him a position as wagonmaster and no walking would be required, that the recruiting officer represented himself as Captain of a company in the 58th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that after coming into camp, he found himself in a shanty among seventeen Pennsylvania Dutch and could not understand a word they said, that they appeared to be clever, but too filthy for him, that he was not used to so much dirt, that he told the recruiting officer that he had a young horse which could not be sold for what it was worth, that the recruiting officer said he should take the horse along as he could find use for him, that now he had to pay $1.00 per week for keeping the horse, that he got only $13.00 per month and after paying for his horse, the balance would hardly keep his family, that he had battled for Tod in two political campaigns, that he thought it was within Tod's power to promote him to a position as major wagonmaster which would pay a little better, that he considered himself able to take charge of all the horses, wagons, and harness, see to the teamsters and feeding, loading, and unloading, and render ample satisfaction to his subordinate officers, that in looking around, he found a good many seeking office and money, that he was seeking Union, office, and money, that he could provide references if necessary, that he had to perform some hand drilling and marched twice to Columbus, including to Tod's inauguration, that he was told by his friends and neighbors that his feet would not stand the strain, but the Union and his patriotism pushed him on, that he did not want to go home if he could get an endurable situation, and that he had a horse to ride.
3 pp. [Series 147-24: 41]
January 20, 1862
T[imothy] R. Stanley, Colonel, 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Jefferson, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing a copy of the acceptance of the resignation of 1st Lieutenant R[obert] R. Danford of the 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that he wrote a line accompanying the resignation and sent these documents to General [Don Carlos] Buell, that he presumed Buckingham had received them before now, that he recommended the promotion of William B. Williams, now 2nd Lieutenant, to be 1st Lieutenant and the promotion of Orderly Sergeant Charles M. Grubb to be 2nd Lieutenant, that he hoped to receive the commissions soon, that Williams and Grubb would make good officers, that on January 9, he forwarded a copy of the resignation of 2nd Lieutenant S.H. Martin with the recommendation that Henry H. Welch fill the vacancy, and that he had heard nothing from it; and requesting that an appointment be at once forwarded to Welch at Athens.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 219]
January 20, 1862
A.E. Strickle, Cumberland, Maryland. To Governor David Tod. Letter reporting on the condition of the sick in hospitals in that part of the service; stating that the hospital in Wheeling was in charge of Dr. Clendennin and had about 200 patients, 130 of whom were recently received from the hospital at Cumberland, Maryland, that the sick at Wheeling were generally doing well and were being well cared for, that the hospital in Wheeling, in its arrangements for comfort, was not surpassed by any that he had examined with the exception of the one at Gallipolis in charge of Dr. Robinson, that upon his arrival at Cumberland, Maryland, he found a great increase of hospital patients without corresponding means for their comfort, that before leaving Columbus, he had anticipated the wants of these sick to some extent, that nonetheless, he found himself unable to supply the needs of those from Ohio for many things, that 193 sick had been sent from the Cumberland, Maryland hospital in the last 15 days, that 63 of these went to Grafton and 130 to Wheeling, that there were 501 still in the Cumberland, Maryland hospital, 149 of whom were Ohioans, that there were not more than 15 or 20 regarded as dangerous and about 50 unable to sit up, that upon his arrival at Cumberland, Maryland, he had written Tod about the disastrous effects of the march or retreat from Romney, [Virginia], that the Cumberland, Maryland hospital told the story on that subject, that the receipt of sick since the march or retreat from Romney had averaged nearly 100 per day, that three very large buildings were now occupied by their sick, and that although considerable bustle and confusion resulted from the receipt of so many in so short a time without preparation, he thought those in charge of the institution were doing as much as could be expected for the comfort of the sick; enclosing a line addressed to him by the Surgeon; and stating that the Surgeon receipted him for the articles delivered with a complimentary acknowledgement to Tod and others for the articles, that he visited the Ohio troops in camp, that he had their goods ready and would deliver them in person, that after this was done, he thought it best to return to Columbus as he had orders for other localities, that it had been raining at Cumberland, Maryland for three days, and that they were looking daily and hourly to be attacked by [Thomas J.] Jackson's forces.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 57]
January 20, 1862
L[orenzo] Thomas, Adjutant General, Headquarters of the Army, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D.C. To the Governor of Ohio. Extract from Special Orders No. 16, stating that having tendered his resignation, 1st Lieutenant Thomas O. McGrew, Adjutant of the 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry would be discharged from the service effective January 20, 1862. By command of Major General [George B.] McClellan.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 35]
January 20, 1862
William H. Trimble, Colonel, 60th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (one year's service), Camp Mitchel. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he desired William C. Blair appointed as a 2nd Lieutenant to recruit a sufficient number of men for the 60th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (one year's service) to enable him to become Captain of a combined company, as he was amply qualified and would make a first rate officer.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 20]
January [20], 1862
Ella Watts, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. To Judge [Allen G.] Thurman. Part of a letter stating that her brother, Arthur, enlisted in the Fall of 1861 as a Private in the 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, that he declined at that time to run for either of the Lieutenancies in oposition to Messrs. [John D.] Moxley and [John M.] Renick, although he had done more than either towards raising the company from Ross County, that her brother was at present a Sergeant, that her mother saw Arthur the previous week in Louisville and for the first time, he expressed a wish for promotion, that it seemed by some change in military tactics that there were to be four Lieutenants to a company, that it was one of the four they wished Thurman to ask Governor David Tod to give Arthur, that her friends in Cincinnati were interesting themselves to get Arthur into the regular army, that they should like that better of course as they had more friends at Washington than at Columbus, but Arthur had such a decided preference for cavalry that he preferred staying where he was, and that Lieutenant Colonel [Thomas C.H.] Smith spoke in the highest terms of Arthur as a soldier and gentleman and said that he was temperate and prompt in attendance upon his duties.
4 pp. [Series 147-24: 22]
January 21, 1862
William B. Cassilly, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter submitting the names of officers who served in the late Benton Cadet Regiment in Missouri and who were deserving of appointments as Lieutenants in the Ohio volunteers.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 45]
January 21, 1862
W.M. Farrar, Lebanon, Kentucky. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that a report reached Sherman's Brigade on January 20 to the effect that John Ferguson of Guernsey County had been appointed Colonel of the 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry over Colonel [James W.] Forsyth of the regular army and that there was a probability of Colonel [Charles G.] Harker of the 65th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry being succeeded by a new appointment, that he trusted the report was untrue, that he was the Quartermaster of the 65th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and had been acting as such since December 1, 1861, that he was well satisfied that to change the Colonel of the 65th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for anybody else would be very detrimental to the regiment, that Harker, as a soldier and a gentleman, had the respect and confidence of the men under his command more fully than any officer now commanding in that portion of the army, that Harker was a man of fine military education, a great student, and one of the most industrious men he ever knew, that the appointment of any other person over Harker would create great dissatisfaction in the regiment and be very detrimental to the command, that he never knew Harker until he met him at Camp Buckingham as an officer of the regular army assisting to complete the organization of Sherman's Brigade, and that he was writing because of what he believed to be the interest of the service.
3 pp. [Series 147-24: 65]
January 21, 1862
James W. Forsyth, Commanding, 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp near Lebanon, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that it was impossible for him to be relieved from his current duty unless Buckingham ordered Colonel [John] Ferguson on to the 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry without delay, that in justice to himself, he must request Buckingham to send Ferguson or appoint someone else to relieve him without further delay, that he had been waiting for the last three weeks expecting to be allowed to join his regiment, and that he hoped Buckingham would have this matter attended to at once.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 47]
January 21, 1862
F[rederick] J. Griffith, Captain, 53rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Diamond, Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he received an order from Buckingham to raise a company on September 6, 1861, that he went on and raised a company under the old system of recruiting and was now with his company in Camp Diamond, that on account of not obtaining a mustering officer, he could not be mustered in until November 12, 1861, that he therefore presumed he would not receive any compensation for the period from September 6, 1861 to November 12, 1861, or expenses of raising the company, that he had become somewhat involved supporting his family, and that if Buckingham could aid him in receiving some compensation for the services mentioned, it would relieve him from many embarrassments. Bears a note stating that Griffith could be mustered in from the time the company was full as shown by the muster roll.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 86]
January 21, 1862
R[obinson] B. Hubbard, et. al., Company G, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Simon Kenton. To ? Letter signed by sixty-seven members of Company G, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that in view of the pending resignation of Captain James Ewing, they respectfully prayed for the promotion of 1st Lieutenant William Porterfield to the rank of Captain, 2nd Lieutenant Preston Faught to the rank of 1st Lieutenant, and Orderly Sergeant P[eter] W. Lee to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant of said company.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 36]
January 21, 1862
P.W. Keller, et. al., Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by six individuals; recommending the claims of Charles Scheidenhour for a commission as Captain, or Lieutenant, or some other responsible post in the military service; and stating that Scheidenhour had been for some time past in the service in western Virginia, that Scheidenhour had seen service in the Prussian Army and was well schooled in military tactics, and that Scheidenhour was now attached to Company E, 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 183]
January 21, 1862
D.W.C. Loudon, Lieutenant Colonel, J[oseph] R. Cockerill, and I[srael] H. DeBruin, Lieutenant and regimental Quartermaster, 70th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Ripley, Brown County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that they had known the bearer, Alexander Jolly, for many years; recommending Jolly as being well qualified for the office of Lieutenant in the 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that Jolly was well acquainted and practiced in military tactics, and that Jolly was a man of excellent moral character; and requesting Jolly's appointment.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 47]
January 21, 1862
R[odney] Mason, Colonel, 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Dave Tod, Troy, Miami County, Ohio. To "My Dear General". Letter reporting his high satisfaction with the regiment; stating that he found the officers to be generally efficient and attentive and the men quiet, orderly, and hearty, that the camp was in excellent order, that the men were comfortably provided for and well fed, that Colonel [Barton S.] Kyle had done excellently in the organization of the regiment, that Kyle had induced a first rate executive capacity and would no doubt prove to be an excellent officer, that the weather had been bad and they had done little in the way of drill since he came into camp, and that the organized companies were in a fair state of proficiency; requesting some allotment rolls, the name of the Lieutenant appointed to the 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in Harrison County, and what report said Lieutenant made if any; stating that while in the office, with the General's consent, he transferred Lieutenant [Seneca] Hale from the 83rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to the 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Hale said he had been transferred to the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he hoped this was not so because Hale's detachment was necessary for filling the 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and he would be greatly delayed if he failed to receive it, that they had already lost two companies recruited for the regiment and Hale's detachment was a fair contribution if they were expected to fill at all, that he was afraid of an order from the War Department and was anxious to fill, and that he wanted to get up an organization to begin to draw pay, as he supposed he would get nothing for his five months' service at Columbus; and inquiring as to the state of the "great question" in the legislature.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 8]
January 21, 1862
R[odney] Mason, Colonel, 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Dave Tod, Troy, Miami County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting that an order for an election be issued in the company recruited by Lieutenant [John W.] Moody; stating that Moody was entitled to promotion as Captain, that one Lieutenant should be elected to assist Moody, that the company was full to the minimum, and that he preferred having the other Lieutenancy remain open as an inducement for obtaining recruits to fill the company to the maximum; requesting that Joel F. Skillen of Sidney be appointed to assist Moody; and stating that Skillen was a good man and could fill the company.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 83]
January 21, 1862
A[lbert] M. Pratt, Bryan, Williams County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had learned with sorrow that Major [Epaphras L.] Barber of the 38th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had resigned his commission, that this was a fact to be regretted by all true friends of the regiment and to be prevented if possible, that should Barber's position in the 38th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry become vacant, he would recommend the appointment of Moses R. Brailey of Fulton County, a Captain in said regiment, and that Brailey was eminently fit to be Major.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 186]
January 21, 1862
Henry Richardson, Captain, 54th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the bearer, Sergeant Hicks of the 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was in every way qualified to fill the position of Lieutenant; and recommending Hicks to Buckingham's favorable consideration for such a position.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 182]
January 21, 1862
Isaac Roberts, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that T.W. Moore of Ross County, Ohio, almost a life long acquaintance, was appointed Major of the 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that in consequence of the consolidation of Moore's regiment with Colonel Craig's regiment at Marietta, it was possible Moore might be displaced and consequently have to go into the ranks as a common soldier or retire from the service, that this would be deeply regretted not only by himself but by everyone who was acquainted with Moore's character, both as a man of honor and a military commander, that Moore was certainly the right man to have the command in some office in a regiment, that he hoped, in the event of a consolidation, Moore might at least retain his old position of Major, that he was very certain this would meet the entire approbation of all who were acquainted with Moore as a military man, that he understood the citizens of Chillicothe had sent a petition to Governor William Dennison before the expiration of his term of office, asking to have Moore appointed as one of the officers of said regiment [63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry], and that he hoped Buckingham would consider Moore's case in as favorable a light as possible.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 9]
January 21, 1862
C.W. Smith, G.T. Townsend, John M. Stull, George F. Brown, and George C. Reis, Military Committee, Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending William Ward, Jr. of Trumbull County for the office of 2nd Lieutenant.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 9]
January 21, 1862
Wager Swayne, 43rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Andrews, Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that notice had been informally served on Colonel [J.L. Kirby] Smith that several prominent citizens would make a strenuous application to Tod for his removal, that he would prefer to treat this talk with deserved ridicule, but living in Columbus, he had seen so much of the effects of pressure that he was constrained to add some things to his former statement, that when he unexpectedly discovered that he must either single-handedly raise a regiment or make a conspicuous failure, he found the greatest necessity to be a first class commanding officer, that before he accepted his own appointment, it was stipulated that he should have a Colonel from the regular army, that two such were taken from him for a regiment already full, that he then was authorized by Bishop [Charles P.] McIlvaine to apply at the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac using his name, that Colonel Kingsbury, chief of General [George B.] McClellan's staff, recommended Smith in the highest terms, that Smith came and stayed patiently with them, although the Governors of two other States had wished to place full regiments at his disposal, that Smith had vindicated his reputation as a first class officer, that the camp and regiment had been pronounced by the Adjutant General and Commissary General as the best in the State, that the entire field and staff were devotedly attached to Smith, that throughout the field and staff a strong mutual attachment prevailed, that from the first commencement until now, not one single word of altercation or unfriendliness had disturbed the vigorous prosecution of their several tasks nor could there be found an enlisted man or even one of the disappointed recruiting officers who would complain of any want of good faith or even of kind treatment, that as to the people of Mt. Vernon, the regiment had little to do with them, that he was told the people of Knox County represented themselves as entitled to supply one of the officers in the field or staff, that since they came to Mt. Vernon on November 7, 1861, with 179 men, not one member of the county military committee had ever called upon them in that capacity nor did the committee ever make a single exertion in their behalf, that no one in Mt. Vernon did anything worth mentioning for them in recruiting, except a Mr. Dunbar whose son held a commission and Mr. Cochran whose labor and expense were less than those usually incurred by persons recruiting as 2nd Lieutenants, that in supplying the wants of the men, however, the people of Mt. Vernon had displayed the most large-hearted and unwearied kindness, that thanks for these kindnesses had been publicly expressed, that from November 7, 1861 to the close of the year, some 115 men were raised in Knox County, that he did not believe any of these recruits were raised by Mt. Vernon men, that during about the same period, the brothers Wood, with the cooperation of the people, raised eight companies in Licking County and he secured five companies in different counties, that he suffered Cochran's conditional appointment because he supposed that would justify him in devoting time and, when necessary, money to the work, that he so told Cochran at the time, that Cochran's failure to exert himself led to investigations which satisfied him of Cochran's utter unfitness for either Quartermaster or Major, that he had since learned that at the time of Cochran's appointment, the Governor emphasized to him again and again that the appointment was conditional upon his filling the regiment, that if these facts gave the people of Knox County a well grounded claim to a regimental officer, the selection of a Chaplain from Mt. Vernon, already virtually determined by election, would more than satisfy it, that he offered to pay Cochran for his time and trouble as the quickest way to get rid of him, that where one person heretofore had been authorized to raise a regiment, there had been an understanding that said person should also officer the regiment, that he had never claimed this for himself and only now sought to find in it a warrant for expressing his convictions, and that a due regard for Smith required him to add that this letter had not been suggested by nor communicated to Smith.
4 pp. [Series 147-24: 3]
January 21, 1862
A[lvin] C. Voris, Lieutenant Colonel, 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp near Wheeling, Virginia. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter stating that he was exceedingly sorry that he did not have an interview with the Governor relating to the 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry before they left Camp Chase, that the delicacy of his position in the regiment and the probability of the reflection being raised that he would be asking from motives prompted by personal ambition prevented him from having an interview with the Governor at the time, that he did have a short interview with the Judge Advocate General (Judge Day) on the Saturday evening before they left, that Day could communicate to the Governor the fears he then entertained, that the transactions of the last three days had confirmed him in the belief that his fears were well founded, and that the shocking lawlessness of the four companies commanded by Colonel [Otto] Burstenbinder on their way from Columbus to Bellair and Burstenbinder's utter indifference or inability to control them was striking evidence of his inability to command the actions or confidence of the 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; reporting his transactions with the regiment for the past two days; and stating that about 3 A.M. on January 20, he arrived at the terminus of the Ohio Central Railroad in an unpleasant rain storm and was compelled to deliver the cars of the men at once, that he had the use of the railroad freight house and at daylight he commenced making arrangements to transport the men and stores over the river, being advised that the east side of the river afforded better accommodations than the west, that Burstenbinder arrived with his four companies before he had commenced crossing the river, that he was continued in the command so far as directing the unloading, that transporting the regiment and its equipments over the river required command (their Quartermaster being absent) and the crossing was accomplished by 2 P.M. on January 20, that on Saturday night or Sunday, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad had received an injury so they could not proceed further, that the regiment thereupon quartered themselves in the depot buildings and freight cars on the east side, but the river was rising so rapidly as to create serious apprehensions that they could not occupy them long, that early in the afternoon, the Colonel took lodgings on the west side, that he took up his quarters on the east side in the depot with the men, that about 1 A.M. on January 21 it was announced to him that the river was so high that they would be compelled to move soon, that he ordered this to be done at 3:30 A.M., delaying as long as practicable to give the men all the time he could for rest, that he did this on his own responsibility, the river separating the Colonel from the regiment and himself, that by daylight, he had moved the regiment a mile or more down the river, that he did all in his power to make the men comfortable, that the regiment had never drawn tents and he was much perplexed as to what he should do, that he did not feel authorized to make requisition on the Quartermaster Sergeant (the Quartermaster having not yet arrived), that at 10:30 A.M., the Colonel made his appearance and ordered tents to be delivered, stayed but a short time, and left him still in command of the regiment saying that he would be back that evening and stay in camp during the night, that about sundown, the Colonel came to camp, but left in a few minutes, that he was informed that the Colonel had gone back to Bellair, that on January 20, the Colonel had caused the guns to be taken from the men and would not even give the guard detail their guns, that on January 21, the regimental guard had been posted during the entire day without arms, that after dark, the officer of the guard called on him for arms for the night, that there were high hills and forest directly in their front, that being in questionable territory and supposing that he was in command (which he sincerely believed he had the right to exercise), he called together all the Captains of the regiment and the Adjutant (who should know more about the regiment than any other man except the Colonel) to advise him as to what course he ought to take with regard to arming the guard stationed about the camp, that the lives of the guard were at the mercy of any armed scoundrel who might be about, that the unprotected condition of all their camp stores and arms, which were on the railroad track and guarded by unarmed sentinels, was known throughout the neighborhood, that because of his feeling that every consideration of duty demanded action on his part and to protect himself in case the Colonel should be displeased, he sought the counsel of the Captains who were largely his seniors in age and experience, that just as they all convened, the Colonel came into camp, that in his quarters, he plainly told the Colonel what he was doing, that there was a necessity for action, that the Colonel's negligence had awakened his suspicions that matters were emphatically wrong, and that to protect himself in case he should order the arms to be placed in the hands of the guard, he had convened the Captains for advice, that the Colonel threatened to report him to General [Frederick W.] Lander for mutinous conduct, that he told the Colonel that his commission came from the Governor and he would report the facts to the Governor, that he also told the Colonel if he wished to raise an issue with Lander as to the propriety of his consulting with the commanders of the companies, he could do so at once, that as an officer, he had acted conscientiously and discreetly upon facts that compelled him to act, that he very much regretted this matter, but a stern sense of duty compelled him to act and say some pretty plain things to the Colonel, that he had cast everything he possessed (home, family, and life) into the fight for the integrity of their country and did not like to back out or be forced out until he had to some extent compensated his hopes for the sacrifices he was making, that as matters now stood, he must cease to be useful to the regiment, that he had lost the confidence of the Colonel and had felt it for some time, that he in turn had no confidence in the Colonel, that he did not believe the Colonel to be an honest man, that the service must have the cooperation of good men to command and he would take pleasure in doing his part, but as he was now situated, he could be of little use to the service and not enough to command the office of Lieutenant Colonel, that as soon as this matter was settled by Lander, he would feel compelled to resign or be transferred to some place where he could cooperate in the command of a regiment, that he disliked the imputation of cowardice which would attach to him if he resigned in the face of the enemy, but he disliked more the imputation that his personal ambition was controlling his actions and damaging the service, that he believed that he was no coward, that as the regiment was now organized, he feared it could do the public but little good, and that he appealed to the Chief Executive of the State to take speedy measures to save the 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry from utter demoralization. Bears an addendum dated January 22, stating that Colonel Burstenbinder, on leaving camp about 9 A.M., announced in the presence of the regiment that he would be absent from camp a few hours, but that there would be no need of leaving anyone in command of the regiment, that he was the only officer left in the Colonel's absence, that it was now 4 P.M. and the Colonel had not returned, but sent a message to the Adjutant that he would not be back until late in the evening or early in the morning, that they were to move on January 23 and arrangement for the departure should be made, yet he was instructed not to take command of the regiment, that he thought the regiment was outraged by the continuance of the present Quartermaster in office, that he had called the attention of the Colonel to the matter, but could get no decisive answer, that he wished he could be relieved from attendance on the regiment long enough to see the Governor, but this might be improper in a military sense, and that he wanted to see the 850 men who composed the regiment fully cared for by someone who appreciated the wants and sensibilities of America's citizen soldiers.
4 pp. [Series 147-24: 76]
January 21, 1862
E.S. Young, John J. Achey, Charles E. Clarke, Henry S. Fowler, John Howard, and S. Craighead, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter recommending the appointment of Adolphus Schmidt to the vacant 2nd Lieutenancy in the 8th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery attached to the 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that this battery was composed almost exclusively of Germans, that Schmidt was a German and also spoke English fluently, and that Schmidt was a man of good character and was said to have had military experience in Germany.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 65]
January 22, 1862
J.G. Cummins, Lieutenant, [74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry], Camp Lowe, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had an interview with Colonel [Granville] Moody and that Moody refused to admit his claim, that he would hold his appointment and looked to Buckingham for his pay, and that he would not resign.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 18]
January 22, 1862
John H. Dickerson, Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that General [Montgomery C.] Meigs, by direction of the Secretary of War, had ordered him not to purchase any more horses and he did not have any on hand suitable for battery purposes, that he would therefore be unable to supply the 14th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery and the 15th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, and that all the other articles asked for relating to the Quartermaster's Department could be supplied.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 11]
January 22, 1862
T[haddeus] S. Gilliland, Captain, Company H, 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that according to Buckingham's instructions, he was now requesting passes for ten or twelve recruits.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 54]
January 22, 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. 18, stating that the resignations of Captain F.D. Stone, 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 2nd Lieutenant A.B. Charlton, 49th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and Captain J.B. Hill, 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry were accepted to take effect on January 22, 1862. By command of Brigadier General [Don Carlos] Buell.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 38]
January 22, 1862
A[lbert] S. Hall, Major Commanding, 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Wickliffe, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter reporting the acceptance by General [Don Carlos] Buell of the resignations of 1st Lieutenant Henry S. Harding, Company D, and 1st Lieutenant Robert G. Clark, Company H.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 43]