January 24, 1862
W.H. Hivling, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that in November 1861, he submitted his resignation as 1st Lieutenant of Company B, 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for the purpose of accepting a Lieutenancy in the U.S. Revenue Service, that said position had been tendered to him by the Treasury Department at Washington, that upon reporting, he found that his duties would shut him off from all active service during the war, that he therefore declined the appointment, that if consistent with the military regulations of the State, he would respectfully request to be reinstated as 1st Lieutenant in the Ohio volunteers and assigned to active service, that he had received a thorough military education, having been a cadet at the U.S. Naval Academy for the three years preceding the war, and that for information regarding his qualifications as a drill officer, etc., he would refer Buckingham to the officers of the 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and to any of the citizens of Xenia or to William H. Clement.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 77]
January 24, 1862
Lyman J. Jackson, Major, 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had lately had the honor of promotion to Major of the 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and felt an absorbing interest in its success, that while the regiment had long been in service, it was deficient in the complement of men, in fact it was minus one company, that he would use his greatest exertion to have it filled, that he had been so long absent that he was not well acquainted with present arrangements for recruiting, that he wished to suggest that David W.D. Marsh would make a capital officer and could recruit as effectively as any person within his acquaintance, that Marsh was a lawyer from New Lexington and had a large circle of friends in Perry County and adjoining counties, that Marsh was in every respect capable, that he understood that Marsh's name had been or would be presented for appointment to one of the commissioned offices in the company yet to be attached to the 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that he cordially recommended that Tod appoint Marsh as a company officer in the 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for the good of the service, as a proper situation for an efficient man, and because he could recruit more effectively through Marsh than through any other person of his acquaintance.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 61]
January 24, 1862
Fred C. Jones, Acting Lieutenant Colonel, 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp near Somerset, Kentucky. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that on September 29, 1861, he received from Governor William Dennison an appointment as Lieutenant Colonel of the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to fill the vacancy created by the transfer of Cyrus Grant to the 45th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had left Cincinnati for the interior of Kentucky within an hour of this change in officers, that he had been acting with the regiment as Lieutenant Colonel from that time until now, that he had not been absent except for three weeks in the latter part of December when, by order of General [Don Carlos] Buell, he served as a member of a board of examiners to ascertain the qualifications, efficiency, and propriety of conduct of the officers of the division, that by order of Brigadier General [George H.] Thomas commanding the division, he rejoined his regiment at Somerset on January 1, that upon his arrival, he found a commission as Lieutenant Colonel of the 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry awaiting him, that he immediately laid the matter before the proper authority and it was now in the hands of General [Don Carlos] Buell, that he also addressed a letter requesting information from the Adjutant General of Ohio, that as yet he had received no answer, that he was informed that Cyrus Grant had recently reported for duty with the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that having labored with the regiment for some four months past to the satisfaction of his superior officers, he felt somewhat anxious to retain his present position if possible, that he did not, however, desire to stand in the way of Grant or anyone else, that he made this statement lest Tod thought him derelict in his duty in not joining the 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Colonel M[oses] B. Walker of the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had been very low with the fever for some six weeks past, but was now recovering rapidly and would be on duty within a week, and that he would cheerfully acquiesce in the decision of the authorities in the matter.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 197]
January 24, 1862
W.W. Jones, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter calling the Governor's attention to facts related to him by Reverend Smith Curtiss of Toledo concerning the Chaplaincy of the 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that on or about January 14, John Crabbs, an applicant for the position of Chaplain of the 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, upon his return to Camp Chase from the country where he had been on recruiting furlough (having previously enlisted as a Private), applied to Captain [Henry S.] Cummager of Company A and asked what his prospect was for election as Chaplain, that Cummager told Crabbs that he had no chance at all and that if the election was fair, Curtiss would surely be elected, that Crabbs then manifested a desire to get votes by "bribery", that Cummager, who was and had been Crabbs' friend, was very indignant and lectured him severely saying that such a thing might succeed at headquarters (meaning the Colonel's headquarters) but not elsewhere, that Crabbs was cast down and sad, but went to headquarters and had a private interview with the Colonel, that when Crabbs returned, he seemed elated and expressed his confidence at the prospect of his election to the Chaplaincy of the regiment, that these facts were related to Curtiss by Cummager on January 19 at Camp Chase, that Cummager expressed to Curtiss his firm conviction that Crabbs had bribed the Colonel to procure appointment and that it accounted for the unfair and illegal course pursued by the Colonel at the election of Chaplain and falsifying the reports of same to the Adjutant General of Ohio, that at the election, the Colonel declared Curtiss elected Chaplain and ordered the Lieutenant Colonel to so make out the report, that before the report was sent off, the Colonel countermanded the order and made the report now on file himself to suit himself, that he took pleasure in vouching for Curtiss as a worthy Christian minister, too modest or unassuming to prosecute this matter, and that he had no doubt of the truth or that it could very easily be verified; and providing references.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 70]
[January 24?, 1862]
William W. Kendall. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had been in the U.S. service since April 1861, both three months and three years, and had not received any money yet, that he was now confined in the hospital at Camp Dennison, that his family was sick at home and he could not go to see them or send them relief, that he first enlisted in the Tod Artillery which was disbanded according to orders from Adjutant General H[enry] B. Carrington, that he then enlisted in Company G, 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he would enclose his discharge from the artillery company hoping that he might be able to get something to relieve his family, and that he believed Tod to be a friend to the cause in which he was enlisted.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 77]
January 24, 1862
Joseph McCutcheon, 2nd Lieutenant, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp King, Kentucky, Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that it would expedite his recruiting if he was allowed at least two non-commissioned officers; asking if he could be allowed that privilege; stating that he could get two or three good fellows for the positions; and asking if he would be allowed an office and such other perquisites as were allowed to other recruiting officers.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 53]
January 24, 1862
Granville Moody, Colonel, 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Lowe, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting that Buckingham issue a commission to J.S. Miller whose recommendation he sent on January 23; stating that he would be in Columbus soon and see to the list, and remove the names from the books of those who had not reported; and requesting that Buckingham strike from his books the names of J.H. Fuss, Thomas Thompson, and John Hitesman with those who had been appointed in companies organized in the 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 81]
January 24, 1862
George C. Probert, Lieutenant, Quartermaster, 1st Battalion, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if Quartermasters furnishing their own horses were entitled to forty cents per day for the use of them. Bears a note stating "no", and that commissioned officers furnished their own horses.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 86]
January 24, 1862
George D. Ruggles, Assistant Adjutant General, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D.C. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter reporting that 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant Thomas O. McGrew, 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and 1st Lieutenant Harrison L. Holloway, Company D, 47th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had resigned effective on the dates specified.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 30]
January 24, 1862
Charles H. Schmidt, Assistant to 1st Lieutenant Louis Markgraf, 8th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, Camp Dave Tod, Troy, Miami County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing a list of 35 men for which he requested the appointment as 1st Lieutenant of the battery; and stating that this appointment was promised to him by Markgraf as well as his comrades and assistants for starting the company, and that the agreement was handed to Buckingham by a letter.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 85]
January 24, 1862
D[avid] A. Scott, et. al., 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp at Halls Gap, near Stanford, Kentucky. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by thirty commissioned officers of the 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; recognizing the eminent fitness of Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Gass and Major John J. Williams, 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for military command; recommending that Gass be promoted to Colonel and Williams be promoted to Lieutenant Colonel; and stating that they did this because there existed in the regiment a mutual attachment and confidence rendering these promotions most needful for the future success of the command.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 127]
January 24, 1862
A[llen] G. Thurman, P[eter] Odlin, and D[aniel] J. Crouse, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter requesting that Tod defer the appointment of a Colonel for the regiment composed of the 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and the 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry until Colonel [William E.] Gilmore could present a written statement; stating that Gilmore had been an active and meritorious officer from the beginning of the war, and that they believed when Tod learned all the facts in relation to Gilmore and to the raising of the 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he would find that the interests of the service did not require that a gallant and deserving officer, who was among the first to enlist and had seen no little service in the field, should be reduced in his rank; and recommending Gilmore for the command of the consolidated regiment.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 190]
January 25, 1862
H[arry] G. Armstrong, Lieutenant and Adjutant, 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Kelly. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that there being a vacancy in the office of Major of the 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry due to the resignation of William Gaskill, he had been induced by friends to offer his name to the Governor for the position, that a number of the officers of the regiment had signed a paper recommending him, that others (Lieutenants) would do so, but said they were interested in their Captains getting the place in order to make room for their own promotion, that he did not think any dissatisfaction would be caused in the regiment by his promotion, and was persuaded that general satisfaction would be the result, that he felt competent for the office, that his responsibilities as Adjutant had made him thoroughly conversant with field duties, and that he hoped Buckingham would give his recommendation some consideration.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 208]
January 25, 1862
E.C. Baldwin, Charles F. Wilstach, and Joshua H. Bates, U.S. Sanitary Commission, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that there had been instances when soldiers sent to hospitals were, on the recommendations of the medical officers and with leaves of absence, permitted to go to their homes where they could be comfortably cared for by their friends, that in most of these cases, the soldiers' inability to pay their passage money had presented an obstacle to their going, that it was to remove this difficulty that the U.S. Sanitary Commission now applied to Tod for assistance, that whenever proper cases had arisen, the U.S. Sanitary Commission had procured the necessary tickets for transporting the sick soldier, that as the funds of the U.S. Sanitary Commission were limited and required for so many other purposes, they felt that some arrangement might be made either by the State or the General Government to defray this particular expense, that given the fact that a sick soldier being taken care of by his friends was relieving the government of subsisting him while so absent and that this saving would greatly exceed the cost of the railroad ticket, they wished Tod to make some arrangement with the various railroads in Ohio whereby tickets might be procured either at the expense of the State or of the United States for such purposes, that the railroads would without doubt grant such tickets at reduced rates, that the number of such cases were not numerous, and that it would be very easy to throw sufficient guards around the plan to prevent imposition.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 155]
January 25, 1862
John A. Bingham, Washington City. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that William Croskey of Germano, Harrison County, Ohio desired a commission as Lieutenant of Ohio volunteers, that Croskey was a volunteer for three months in the present war and served out his time, and that Croskey was well qualified and trustworthy; and recommending Croskey's appointment.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 228]
January 25, 1862
F[reeman] E. Franklin, Major, 34th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Barboursville, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that the bearer, I[saiah] C. Lindsey of the 34th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was appointed and commissioned 2nd Lieutenant of Company E by Governor William Dennison, that owing to the fact that another man, [William H.] Carpenter, was afterwards elected to the same position by the company, Lindsey was thereby thrown out, that as Lindsey was a first rate man for any position, he would be truly thankful if Tod could find a position for him, and that Lindsey was capable and temperate, and would make a good officer.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 110]
January 25, 1862
James B. Fry, Assistant Adjutant General, Chief of Staff. To the Governor of Ohio. True copy of opinions and recommendations of a military board assembled at headquarters of Brigadier General [Richard W.] Johnson, commanding 6th Brigade; stating that after a thorough examination, 2nd Lieutenant A.B. Charlton, 49th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 2nd Lieutenant Timothy Wilcox, 49th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and 2nd Lieutenant Samuel T. Stover, 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry were found deficient as regarded capacity, qualifications, and efficiency, and not sutiable to hold commissions in the service. By command of General [Don Carlos] Buell.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 100]
[January 25?, 1862]
James B. Fry, Assistant Adjutant General, Chief of Staff. To the Governor of Ohio. True copy of opinions and recommendations of a military board assembled at the headquarters of Brigadier General [Richard W.] Johnson, commanding 6th Brigade; stating that after a thorough examination, Captain J.C. Cummins, 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was passed by the board, and although not as proficient as he should be, it was recommended that Cummins be retained with his present commission for the good of the service. By command of General [Don Carlos] Buell.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 101]
[January 25?, 1862]
James B. Fry, Assistant Adjutant General, Chief of Staff. To the Governor of Ohio. True copy of opinions and recommendations of a military board assembled at headquarters of Brigadier General [Richard W.] Johnson, commanding 6th Brigade; stating that after a thorough examination, Captain George E. Lovejoy and 1st Lieutenant Alonzo T. Prentiss, 49th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry were found deficient as regarded capacity, qualifications, and efficiency, and particularly as regarded propriety of conduct, and not suitable to hold commissions in the service. By command of General [Don Carlos] Buell.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 102]
January 25, 1862
H[arry] M. McAbee, Surgeon, 4th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Medical Director, Medical Director's Office, Camp Kelly, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter announcing the arrival at Cumberland of Surgeon Brelsford and Assistant Surgeons Moore and Ringler, all of whom were on duty at that post; and stating that the promptness with which Ohio's gallant sons had come to their rescue was worthy of her and the generous and patriotic suite of officials who represented her, that isolated as was the command of General [Frederick W.] Lander from the main Army of the Potomac, of which it constituted the Western Division, there might arise the necessity of taxing Tod's liberality still further, and that it was a positive satisfaction to know that when they asked Ohio for bread, she would not turn them away with a stone.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 124]
January 25, 1862
W[illiam] Mungen, Colonel, 57th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the bearer, John W. Piper, formerly 2nd Lieutenant in the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in western Virginia and more recently of the Benton Cadets in Missouri, wished to obtain an appointment as 2nd Lieutenant to recruit for the 57th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Piper was a good soldier and a gentleman, that Piper could without doubt raise a goodly number of men in a short time, and that he was exceedingly anxious to have the regiment full to the maximum; and requesting that Buckingham appoint Piper forthwith.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 91]
January 25, 1862
Charles C. Walcutt, Lieutenant Colonel, 46th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To General. Letter stating that Colonel [Thomas] Worthington had designated Sergeant [Charles B.R.] Barbour of Company A for the recruiting service in Mercer County; and requesting that the General furnish Barbour with the necessary papers.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 82]
January 25, 1862
E[dward] Y. Warner, Chaplain, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the army regulations said that the pay and allowances of a Chaplain of volunteers should be the same as a Captain of cavalry; and asking if that included everything, if it allowed Chaplains the same number of horses, if they could use government horses as Captains did, if they could draw pay for the use and risk of horses owned by themselves as Captains did, and if they would be allowed to transport a reasonable amount of books for their use outside of their regular baggage. Bears a pencilled note from Buckingham stating that Captains of cavalry did not use government horses nor draw pay for their own, and that Chaplains' baggage was controlled by the General Commanding.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 232]
January 25, 1862
W[illiam] B. Woods, Lieutenant Colonel, 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Sherman, Newark, Licking County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting that Colonel William Spencer, an old resident and native of Licking County, be commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that arrangements were in progress by which Spencer would be elected Captain of the detachment recruited for the 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry by Lieutenant William S. Wright when that detachment numbered 83 men, that the detachment now numbered about 65 men and it was believed Spencer could fill it in a very short time, that provision would be made for Wright who did not desire to command the company, that he could say from personal and long acquaintance, that Spencer was eminently fitted by natural abilities, turn of mind, and experience to fill the post of Captain, that Spencer was one of their most respected citizens, that Spencer was a man of great courage and coolness in the hour of danger, and one who had great experience in the management of men, that he pressed this application with earnestness because Spencer would be a great acquisition for the 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that the Colonel and Major of the 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry concurred entirely in his views on this subject, and he had written at their request. Bears a pencilled note from Buckingham stating that he had no authority to appoint any more Lieutenants until the company was full, and that Colonel Spencer could then be elected Captain.
3 pp. [Series 147-24: 231]
January 26, 1862
A.W. Bostwick, Lieutenant, 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that by letter from Colonel [Newton] Schleich, he found that he had not been fully informed in his duty to Buckingham's department, that Schleich informed him that he should report to Buckingham every three days, that he was entirely ignorant of this matter else he would have attended to it, that his whole time and thought had been entirely devoted to recruiting and canvassing Harrison County and he had not been able to attend to anything else, that he hoped Buckingham would pardon his first remiss of duty, that up to the previous evening, he had thirty-two good men sworn into service and eleven more reported to him by his assistants throughout Harrison County as being on the roll but not sworn in, and that these eleven men would be sworn in during the week; requesting that he be allowed to report once per week; and stating that his time was so fully occupied throughout Harrison County that he was frequently delayed at places where there were not mail facilitators to reach Buckingham with reports.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 90]
January 26, 1862
James Cantwell, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he took pleasure in introducing Doctor [Benjamin] Tappan, Surgeon of the 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to Tod's favorable consideration, that Tappan was with them at the taking of Romney, [Virginia] on November 26, 1861, and from his personal knowledge of Tappan's conduct on that occasion, he could most cheerfully bear testimony as to his coolness and bravery under fire, and that Tappan was in the advance when the charge was made on the town, rendering valuable services; and recommending Tappan as capable to fill any position he might desire in any of the regiments now forming in Ohio.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 116]
January 26, 1862
A[lbert] V. Colburn, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters of the Army, Washington. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that General [George B.] McClellan desired him to say that if it met with Tod's views, he would be pleased to have Tod fill up the 58th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry as soon as possible in order that it might take the field in Kentucky, and that from what McClellan could learn, he thought the Colonel [Valentine Bausenwein] could render valuable service to General [Don Carlos] Buell.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 171]
January 26, 1862
R[odney] Mason, Colonel, 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Dave Tod, Troy, Miami County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the company recruited by Lieutenant [Gideon] LeBlond of the 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was full to the minimum, that LeBlond desired to elect his full complement of officers, that he would prefer that not more than a Captain and 1st Lieutenant should be elected in such cases until after companies had been filled to the maximum, that he was submitting the matter for such order as Buckingham might deem most fitting, that Lieutenant [Seneca] Hale had already been transferred to the 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and had no full company, that Hale only claimed some 25 men and some of those had never been sworn in, that he could not fill to the maximum unless he could get some such squad, that he had asked for no favors for the 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that they had lost more men who were recruited for the 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry than would fill it to the maximum, and that he hoped they might be allowed to fill without further contributions to regiments whose officers did not have influence to fill their own ranks. Bears a note in a different hand stating that a Mr. Wright of Buckingham's office informed him when last at Columbus that the muster in rolls of the 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had been forwarded for the signatures of officers and slight amendments, and that they had not come to hand; and asking if they were sent by mail or by express, or if they were still in Buckingham's office.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 73]
January 26, 1862
George S. Mygatt, Major, 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Wickliffe, Kentucky. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had held the position of Major in the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry since its organization and believed he had discharged the duties of that position with fidelity and to the satisfaction of the entire regiment, that he had hoped and looked for promotion in case he proved himself worthy of it, that he was confident he could secure the endorsement of nearly all of the line officers of the regiment were it necessary, that there was a strong probability of vacancies occurring in the regiment as Colonel [William B.] Hazen had been highly recommended to the President for promotion to a Brigadiership and the present Lieutenant Colonel had intimated his intention of resigning, that in the occurrence of either of those events and in accordance with military customs and regulations, being the ranking officer, he should most naturally look for a promotion to the vacancy, that it seemed to him to be a just expectation, that should any other appointment be made over him, it would certainly weaken his influence in the regiment and as a gentleman and an officer, he would probably be compelled to resign, that he was sure Tod would fully appreciate the feelings of an officer in such a position, that he was committing his claims to Tod's favorable consideration, and that he referred Tod to the Honorable William Dennison or anyone in Cleveland as to his standing and character.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 122]
January 26, 1862
George S. Mygatt, Major, 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Wickliffe, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was writing at the request of Mr. Leland, the leader of their band, and several other members of the band, that upon the organization of the 19th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the three months' service, Colonel [Samuel] Beatty held out such inducements to Leland and his band that they concluded to accompany the regiment, that the band was mustered into service at Camp Goddard, Zanesville, Ohio, and to date had never been mustered out of service, and that with the exception of four hundred dollars paid them by Beatty, they had never received one cent; enclosing a copy of the contract entered into between the regimental officers and the band; and stating that many of these officers asserted that they paid their assessments to Beatty, that as music was the profession of the band and their only means of support, and as they actualy needed this money for their families, it seemed that Beatty ought to pay it, that his only object in writing was to lay the matter before Buckingham on behalf of these men, that Beatty might be induced to pay them if a request to that effect came from a State department, and that he felt an interest in these men and thought they should have their dues.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 146]
January 26, 1862
A[braham] Sanders Piatt, Camp Toland. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that the bearer, I[saiah] C. Lindsey, was recommended for promotion, and that Lindsey was in every way deserving of a Lieutenancy.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 111]
January 26, 1862
James B. Steedman, Colonel, 14th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Beech Grove, Kentucky, On the Cumberland River. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had just learned that Major E[paphras] Barber of the 38th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had resigned, that he took the liberty of recommending Captain Moses R. Brailey of that regiment for the position made vacant by the resignation of Barber, that he knew Brailey to be a gentleman and a soldier, that Brailey was a man of talent who stood well with his regiment and was esteemed by all acquainted with him as a man of strict integrity, that he had always differed with Brailey in politics until the last election when they both supported Tod for Governor, that in all their contests, he had always respected Brailey as a man, and that Brailey's appointment as Major of the 38th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry would be one eminently fit to be made.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 123]
January 27, 1862
J.F. Asper, Wheeling, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Jesse Thornton had just informed him that Colonel Craig of the 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had resigned, and that Thornton said the regiment was a good one and wanted him to request the appointment; requesting the appointment as Colonel of the 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that he knew himself to be qualified and thought he deserved the appointment for reasons already explained, that he was known to Tod, that he presumed Tod knew the circumstances under which he went out of the war, that if Tod favored him, he would never have cause to regret it either on account of the service or the part he had in making the appointment, that he was going home on sick leave for 21 days, and that if health permitted, he would be in Columbus the following week.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 203]
January 27, 1862
Charles G. Barnd, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Perry County had furnished over 900 volunteers, that notwithstanding this total, Perry County had not a single regimental officer in the army, that Hancock County had furnished only a few more men than Perry County and yet had seven or eight regimental and brigade officers, that if any county had a right to some of the honors of the war, it was Perry County, that application had been made in favor of Lyman J. Jackson, a Captain in the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and native of Perry County, that among all the men of Perry County, few if any had a better claim to promotion than Jackson, that when Abraham Lincoln called out the 75,000 men, Jackson, forgetting that it was Lincoln who he had opposed with all his power during the election and who had overcome their dear, lamented [Stephen A.] Douglas, threw aside his large and flourishing practice and gave over his office as Prosecuting Attorney of Perry County, that at the earliest moment, Jackson applied himself assiduously to the task of recruiting men, that in the space of a few days, one hundred and thirty men were offered to the Governor who placed them in the 17th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), that under Colonel [John M.] Connell, they passed through a very severe campaign in western Virginia, that after the three months had expired, Jackson returned home and recruited another company in a few days, that this company now formed Company G of the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that with that regiment, Jackson had been in Kentucky, that friends at home and abroad, knowing Jackson's merit, applied for a promotion for him to Major, that as a friend and one desirous to see his almost adopted county receive the attention which her merits deserved, he asked Tod to give this application a fair and candid consideration, that he had long been intimately acquainted with Jackson, that Jackson's men felt he was the best fellow and Captain in the regiment, that Jackson had always shown himself to be a man of noble and generous impulses, that Jackson's whole character and composition was such as patriots were said to possess, that while yet a school boy, Jackson's principal delight was to study the lives and campaigns of the great warriors of other ages and countries, and that the anxiety which he felt for his friend and benefactor's welfare prompted him to write.
4 pp. [Series 147-24: 175]
January 27, 1862
L.D. Booth, Lieutenant, Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had been able to get only 4 recruits and would do all he could in the coming week, and that he had a lot of clothing received from the Quartermaster of the 45th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and asking if he should send it to Columbus, and what he should do with those recruits he had.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 91]
January 27, 1862
James R. Challen, Late Lieutenant Colonel, 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had been anxiously expecting to hear from Tod for a week, that if it was determined not to appoint an Assistant Adjutant General, or to appoint someone else, he wished to be considered ready and willing to serve in any other capacity where he might be useful, that it was desirable and proper that some useful and profitable employment should be assigned to him since he had given up business, neglected everything for the service, and worked hard without pay for six or seven months, that it was indeed imperative that he should again go to work, not only on account of his utter unwillingness to be idle, but because of the unprofitableness of being unemployed, that his friends had sent Tod some documents, that if such a one as they recommended could not find suitable employment in the Ohio service in one of its various departments, he wished the documents given to his friend, Benjamin Eggleston, State Senator from Hamilton County, that [John A.] Gurley, a U.S. Congressman from Hamilton County, would add his own recommendation to those sent him, that with all these, the probabilities were that an honorable position would be offered at Washington, that he would rather enter the Ohio volunteer service or be occupied in Ohio, and that he was determined to work directly or indirectly for the prosecution of the war to a successful issue until its close.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 119]
January 27, 1862
A.B. Chambers, et. al., Camp Chase Prison, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Those in Authority. Letter signed by eleven prisoners at Camp Chase; requesting that Lieutenant Colonel [Ferdinand F.] Rempel be continued in command of Camp Chase; and stating that while Rempel had neglected no duty necessary to the security of the prisoners, his conduct towards them had been marked by a humanity and courtesy which had endeared him to them all, and that the improved condition of the prison and its hospital since Rempel had been in command bore testimony to his efficiency as an officer.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 67]
January 27, 1862
A.H. Coleman, Lieutenant Colonel, 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Pt. Pleasant, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was much surprised by having just received a letter from one Lyman J. Jackson styling himself as Major of the 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that when in Buckingham's office a few days before, he was informed that the books showed no such appointment, that from his conversation with Buckingham, he was led to infer there had been some mistake about the matter, that now it seemed a man was to be forced upon their regiment concerning whom they knew nothing and without consulting the commanding officer of the regiment or the General commanding the brigade, that it might be that Jackson was mistaken in the number of his regiment or a mistake may have been made by Buckingham's clerk in filling out Jackson's commission, and that if their officers had made a dishonorable or unprofitable campaign, they would not be unwilling to try some new hands, but as it was, they had material in their own regiment sufficient to manufacture their own officers and did not think the good of the service would be enhanced by transfers to them from other regiments.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 151]
January 27, 1862
William O. Collins, Lieutenant Colonel, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Headquarters, Camp Crittenden, Hillsborough, Highland County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that they now had their horses and were getting them shod, that as soon as that was done, they would be ready to move to Camp Dennison in compliance with Buckingham's order, that it would take a week or ten days to get everything ready, that he would prefer not to go to Camp Dennison until there was shelter for the horses, that the post Quartermaster told him there would be no vacant sheds until Taylor or Zahm's regiments moved, that their horses were sheltered at Camp Crittenden, and that many had the distemper and should not be picketed out at once unless necessary.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 44]
January 27, 1862
John C. Dunlevy, Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing the recommendation of the officers of the 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for Edwin R. Grim of Company A; and stating that they desired for Grim a 2nd Lieutenant's recruiting authority for the 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Grim and his friends were confident they could recruit a sufficient number of men to entitle him to a commission and to take the risk of a failure to do so, and that if this could be done, he wanted Grim's authority to recruit in Warren County and Clinton County given to the bearer, A.G. McBurnie of the Ohio Senate. Bears a pencilled note from Buckingham stating that Grim must first be mustered out of service.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 231]
January 27, 1862
George Finch, Captain, C.R.G., Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had known Sergeant Alexander Campbell for a good many years, that Campbell was a true and good soldier, worthy of a commission, that Campbell was in the three months' service, and was now a member of the 47th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that Campbell would make a good officer.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 213]
January 27, 1862
M[anning] F. Force, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, City Barracks, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting transportation for Warren Martin of Company I, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and for recruits to be obtained by him in Morrow County, Ohio; and stating that the orders sent for Sergeant Manning in Shelby County and Sergeant McCracken in Knox County did not arrive until their leave of absence expired and they had to return, leaving nine recruits behind.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 60]
January 27, 1862
W[illiam] B. Hazen, Colonel, 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Wickliffe, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter recommending promotions and appointments in the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and providing a complete list of resignations and recommendations for promotion in the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Bears a note dated January 29, 1862, from James B. Fry, Assistant Adjutant General, Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Department of the Ohio, Louisville, Kentucky, recommending Hazen's choices for promotion and appointment, and forwarding the letter to the Governor of Ohio. By command of General [Don Carlos] Buell.
4 pp. [Series 147-24: 96]
January 27, 1862
W[illiam] B. Hazen, Colonel, 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that by newspapers, he noticed that several promotions and appointments were made in and to the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry on January 9, and that the many resignations and details for detached service had left the regiment almost without officers; and requesting that an official notification of said appointments, etc., be furnished the regiment.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 196]
January 27, 1862
E.H. Hussey, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Colonel Rodney Mason. Letter enclosing the discharge of Henry H. Russell, a Private in Company D, 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service); and stating that Russell was lying sick at Winchester, Indiana at the time the discharges were given out and did not get his discharge, that Russell had since joined the 57th Indiana Volunteers and was desirous of getting his discharge before the Paymaster made an appearance, that Captain [James G.] Baldwin had lost or mislaid the original discharge and, in absence of the mustering out officer, he would ask that Mason place his signature on the discharge as Colonel commanding the regiment, and that Russell had written to him to get the discharge as he was now in the service in Kentucky. Bears a note stating that the discharge was signed by Captain Dod and forwarded to Hussey on January 28, 1862.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 84]
January 27, 1862
Charles A. Junghanns, Commanding Company F, 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that on January 22, the returns of an election of officers for Company F, 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry were transmitted to Buckingham after being signed by the commander of the regiment, that he had since been informed that it was necessary to state the date of their commissions as recruiting officers, that he had been appointed 2nd Lieutenant on October 4, 1861 and was elected Captain, that Abner J. Sennett had been appointed assistant recruiting officer on November 18, 1861 and was elected 1st Lieutenant, and that John Stonemets had no appointment and was elected 2nd Lieutenant.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 75]
January 27, 1862
J[ohn] C. Lee, Colonel, 55th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Kelley, Grafton, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter acknowledging receipt of a package of commissions for the officers of the 55th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that 1st Lieutenant Randolph Eastman had his name reversed in the commission and it was enclosed for correction; regarding the appointments of Major [Daniel F.] DeWolf; stating that it had been suggested that the rule for determining rank between the Colonels of Ohio volunteers was different from that prescribed in the regulations, and that the question of whether the date of commission or appointment determined rank might arise, but had not yet arisen between Colonel Cantwell, Colonel Smith, Colonel McLean, and himself; requesting that Buckingham advise him as to their relative rank; and stating that the regiments commanded by Colonel Cantwell and Colonel Smith were there, and that the regiment commanded by Colonel McLean was expected on January 28.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 187]
January 27, 1862
M[ortimer] D. Leggett, American House, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he felt very uneasy in his present position, feeling and fearing that it embarrassed Tod, that his uneasiness arose from a doubt as to his duty, i.e. whether he ought or ought not to immediately resign his present position in the 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that to do so would remove Tod's embarrassment, that if he could do it without involving the censure of the officers and men of his regiment, he would do so without a moment's hesitation, that he accepted the appointment of Colonel upon the urgent and unanimous request of the officers and men of the 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, after repeatedly saying that he would not on any account take the position, that his friends and neighbors came forward and removed every objection he could make, except that of incompetence, that several of his officers retained their positions only upon the express agreement that he would take the Colonelcy, and that he finally accepted and fully determined to rapidly fit himself for the proper and complete discharge of his duties; asking if he could now, in honor to these men, resign his place before returning to confer with them; and stating that if he could, he would very soon remove all embarrassments from Tod's way in this matter, that it seemed his misunderstanding caused him to take the appointment, that he certainly would never have accepted it with the view of being displaced whenever Tod could find a person suiting him better, that such an arrangement would almost necessarily place him in a very awkward condition, that he supposed the selection of a substitute would be left to him, subject to Tod's entire approval, that he then could leave and accept a subordinate place without loss of self-respect, but the other view of the case would carry upon its face the indication that he had been "weighed in the balance and found wanting", that he was entirely unwilling to hold a commission and fill a post for which the commissioning power regarded him as incompetent, that he had raised the regiment by his own labor and personal influence, at an expense of much time and money, that he had a class of men and officers of whom he was truly proud, men he knew would toe the mark in the hour of danger, that he was unwilling under any circumstances to lead these men from the State unless he had Tod's confidence as an officer and a man, not merely because Tod was Governor but because of his regard for Tod as a judge of men, that should Tod still desire to appoint Captain Sprague as Colonel of the 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he thought it would be better as a matter of policy to have Sprague visit their camp and get acquainted with the officers, that he would then use his skill and influence to secure for Sprague the endorsement of their camp, that upon such endorsement, he would clear the track for Sprague and then decide whether or not he would take the Lieutenant Colonelcy should it be tendered to him, and that were it not for the fact that so many of their men were persons of education and business habits, he would not ask so much respect for their judgment and feelings.
3 pp. [Series 147-24: 204]
January 27, 1862
Thomas Morton, Colonel Commanding, 81st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Danville, Missouri. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that in addition to the regular report of his command to the Adjutant General of Ohio, he was submitting a condensed history of his command since its attempted organization, that he hoped Tod would consider the facts before taking any action touching their future, that on August 19, 1861, he received authority from General John C. Fremont to raise a regiment for service in his department, that the companies were to be forwarded as soon as raised to St. Louis, that in accordance with this arrangement, Captains O'Kane, Armstrong, Taylor, Tyler, Adams, Hughes, Dods, and Kinsell came on, some with full companies and some with fractions of companies, that within ten days after the arrival of Taylor, his company was assigned to duty on the Pacific Railroad as were the other companies with the exception of O'Kane's, that although O'Kane's company was raised for his command, it was surreptitiously retained by Colonel Crafts J. Wright of the 13th Missouri Volunteers and was still retained notwithstanding the fact that said company was mustered into the service and assigned to him, that the muster rolls were on file at Columbus and Washington City, and that the officers and men of said company had unanimously petitioned to be sent to him and their paper was forwarded to General [Henry W.] Halleck at St. Louis; requesting Tod's special attention and interference; and stating that Dennison assured him in person that he should have said company and he would be much gratified to have it, that he established a camp at Hermann, Missouri sometime in October 1861 and remained there until December 22, 1861, when, under orders from Halleck, he crossed the river with a detachment of 300 men, that after a severe and tiresome march of ten or twelve days under the direction of Brigadier General [John M.] Schofield, he was ordered to occupy Danville and to bring forward the remainder of his regiment from Hermann, that he deemed it but justice to say that owing to the orders of Halleck, he had not been able to fill his regiment by recruiting in Ohio, that he could have filled his regiment with men and companies raised in Missouri and would have done so (notwithstanding his disinclination to have any but Ohio troops) as a necessity had he not been prevented from consummating the arrangement by being ordered on their late expedition, that said expedient neglected, he now knew of no means by which he could fill up at Danville unless he was permitted to send officers to recruit for him under the recent recruiting regulations in Ohio, that to this he was told Tod was adverse, and that he trusted Tod would find it compatible with his position and sense of justice to give them such facilities as would put them on a footing with other Ohio regiments and secure their early organization.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 130]
January 27, 1862
John Pollock, Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that since Mr. Stanton's return from Columbus, he had a conversation with him in relation to the Logan County boys in Missouri, that Stanton said Tod was making an effort to have all the Ohio volunteers recalled from Missouri and if successful would hear applications for transfer, discharge, etc., that the particular case he and Stanton were concerned about involved sixteen Logan County young men who were engaged as a band for Colonel Birge's regiment of sharpshooters at 30 dollars and upwards each per month according to rank, that an officer of the regiment or one claiming to be such, whose name he did not now recollect, came to Bellefontaine and made the arrangements with Ira W. Balwin as the leader of the band to recruit 16 members, that Balwin went to St. Louis to ascertain the facts and was assured by Birge and others that what had been stated was correct, that they would receive said sums promised for pay, and that they would be a regimental band, that Balwin obtained the requisite number of young men at Bellefontaine and took them to St. Louis on November 2, that the boys arrived tired and sleepy, that an officer insisted on their being sworn in immediately, alleging that if sworn in they would draw pay for October in a few days and that 30 [dollars] apiece would do well to start on, that when about to be sworn in, two of the band stepped forward and made the inquiry whether they were to be sworn in as a band or otherwise, that after being assured they were to be sworn in as a regimental band and nothing else, and under the pledge that if they did not get what was promised they might be discharged, they were sworn in, that they were immediately attached to Company H and were told that in a few days they would be transferred to the regiment, that they had also been promised new instruments prior to being sworn in, that the instruments they then had were their own, that they were not furnished with new instruments and were paid only $13 per month, that when application was made to the offices around pay day, every officer claimed that he was "dead broke", that the boys said they had been lied to so much that they would not now believe one word the officers told them by way of promise if they swore to it on bended knees, that the boys wanted the Governor to use his influence to relieve them, that they wished to be transferred to some Ohio regiment and preferred the 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that if this could not be done, they desired to be mustered out of the service, that some of them were physically incapable of performing duty as infantry, that five of them were sick at last report, that they had been ordered to do infantry duty, that they had no arms and no means of defense among the whole band, except for one revolver belonging to a member, that in spite of promises, no saber or revolver had been furnished to them, and that they expected to be sent to New Mexico unless soon relieved through the efforts of their Ohio friends.
3 pp. [Series 147-24: 202]
January 27, 1862
Samuel R. Russell, et. al., Camp Hamilton, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter signed by six members of the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that they were recruited by Pease, Sutphin, and Reed, that they wished to be transferred into the 35th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry if Buckingham could make it expedient to all parties, that the reason assigned for making the request was that they were dissatisfied with the proceedings in camp, that they presumed Buckingham was aware of the condition they were in, that they came there thinking they were to go under Pease as Captain and Sutphin and Van Doren as Lieutenants and that the company was nearly full, that instead of this, they were placed under a different commander every few days and their company was not more than half full, that if they had not been deceived in regard to the number recruited, they would have gone in the 35th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the first place, that they were now thrown together with about a dozen different squads, the most of which reminded them of Falstaff's recruits, some being deaf, some blind, and others lame or dumb, that they came there under the expectations of fighting the oppressors and traitors of their Country and not to be shoved around in the way they were, that they hoped Buckingham would comply with their request and let them be placed where they could be the most efficient in the service and under those they would gladly serve, and that they wanted to do their duty as true soldiers.
3 pp. [Series 147-24: 230]
January 27, 1862
C.H. Sargent, Colonel, 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that for the purpose of organizing six companies in his command, he was recommending transfers and consolidation of detachments recruited for the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry as noted; and providing dates of recruiting commissions, assistant appointments, and elections. Bears an endorsement signed by seventeen members of the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Also bears a note from Sargent stating that by the arrangements and transfers requested, no Lieutenant holding a commission to recruit for the command, who had mustered in thirty men, was deprived of his position as a recruiting officer, and that the arrangement was satisfactory to officers and men.
4 pp. [Series 147-24: 78]