January 27, 1862
N[ewton] Schleich, Colonel, 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting the appointment of John Ganett as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that he be assigned Belmont County in which to recruit; and stating that he was advised and believed that Ganett had some 40 men ready to be mustered in.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 88]

January 27, 1862
Wager Swayne, 43rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing the resignation of Captain J[ames] H. Coulter of the 43rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that Company F was set on foot by Coulter out of pure patriotism and nearly completed by his exertions and those of his two Lieutenants, that neither the age or responsibilities of Coulter would permit him to take the field, and that a fourth Lieutenant who had worked faithfully and raised 20 men was assigned to the company near the close of operations with the promise that when Coulter resigned, efforts would be made to have the other officers promoted and to have him permanently appointed 2nd Lieutenant; requesting that Buckingham send commissions for Horace Park promoted to Captain, Sylvester A. Larason promoted to 1st Lieutenant, and John A. Pendergast appointed as 2nd Lieutenant; stating that as Pendergast already had a recruiting Lieutenant's commission, he would be glad to have the date of Pendergast's commission left blank so that it might be dated the same as the first appointment, that Pendergast could be shown on the rolls as only assigned to Company F upon the resignation of Coulter, and that he supposed the other commissions would date from the resignation; calling Buckingham's attention again to their urgent need of a 1st Lieutenant and a squad of 30 or 40 men; and stating that he would try to do something towards raising them, but did not like to have so important a matter as their early organization dependent upon his success in so precarious a field.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 55]

January 27, 1862
Wager Swayne, 43rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was directed by Colonel [J.L. Kirby] Smith to request certificates of appointment for Joel A. Dewey as Captain, Samuel K. Williams as 1st Lieutenant, and Montgomery Close as 2nd Lieutenant, that all these individuals had been in the regiment since the day when Captain Williams was transferred, as had the 83 men composing the company, that he would be glad to have the commissions bear that date, and that otherwise, they should be dated January 23 (the date of organization).
1 p. [Series 147-24: 209]

January 27, 1862
W.M. Tate, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if a Mr. Mason was now or had been Colonel of the 4th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry now at or near Romney, Virginia; and stating that if so, he had express and important reasons to know where Mason's family were living, and that individuals were now in Zanesville searching for Mason's residence.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 89]

January 27, 1862
Thomas M. Ward, 2nd Lieutenant, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter requesting assignment to any of the Ohio regiments now in active service; and stating that he was a high minded, honorable gentleman, stationed at Toledo for the purpose of enlisting recruits, that he wished to be in a position where he could render his country that service which, in the hour of her distress, she so justly needed and which, as a lover of his country and her laws, he was eager to do, that Governor William Dennison had appointed him a 2nd Lieutenant in the 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and he was mustered into the service of the United States for three years unless discharged sooner, that on account of certain charges to be preferred against Colonel [Otto] Burstenbinder and he being one of the witnesses, Burstenbinder ordered him to go to Toledo to enlist recruits and fill up the regiment, that while he was absent faithfully discharging his duties in compliance with instructions, Burstenbinder appointed a person in his place who had no appointment from the Governor, had not been elected as an officer by any company, and who was repugnant to the soldiers over whom he was placed, speaking a language which they could not understand, that by this means, he was unjustly shut out of his regiment, guilty of no misdemeanor, without a trial and without any reason, that the charges alluded to were that Burstenbinder had remarked to him that it made no difference which side he fought on, that all he wanted was money and was bound to have it by all means, that he would just as soon be on the other side, and that he would have gone there if he could have found access to Jeff. Davis, that Burstenbinder also made the same remarks, using the same language, to Christian Woehler, a well known merchant of Toledo, and that he sincerely hoped to be assigned to some, if not his own, regiment in active service. Together with an article about Lieutenant Thomas M. Ward from the Toledo Daily Herald and Times for August 19, 1861.
3 pp. [Series 147-24: 132]

January 27, 1862
J.C. Whitaker, 1st Sergeant, Company A, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Jefferson, Kentucky. To the Honorable George Harsh. Letter stating that he had for some time been looking for a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he had been promised it by high authority, but saw daily that there were a good many Lieutenants coming into the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry by civil appointment, that he for one did not think it was right to appoint men to such positions who were not willing to volunteer any other way, that these men came into the regiment unqualified to take command and had to be drilled by the Sergeants of their companies, that he wanted to know if Harsh could find out if his name had been sent in for 2nd Lieutenant, that he had been Orderly Sergeant of Company A ever since they were mustered into service, that he thought he had earned that which he was justly entitled to, that as he had no influential friends to recommend him, he supposed he would have to stand back, that he had done his part as a soldier and non-commissioned officer and knew there were none who could have done it better, that this much his Captain could tell Harsh, that he asked nothing but what was right, that as he was Orderly Sergeant of Company A, the first company in the regiment, he was justly entitled to the first vacancy that occurred, that there had been many vacancies and all were filled by those who were appointed from civil life, that he thought all who enlisted came into the army for love of country, but he feared many were making it a theme of speculation, that they were having gay times in camp, that they were drilling daily so that they might be better prepared for the coming fight, that they expected an onward movement soon when they would pay their respects to General [Simon Bolivar] Buckner, that their company was in good health at present, and that the boys liked soldier life very well, but would all be glad when the war was over. Bears a note from G. Harsh, Senate, stating that Whitaker was from Massillon, Stark County, that he knew Whitaker well, and that he had no doubt that the statement made by Whitaker was correct.
3 pp. [Series 147-24: 136]

January 28, 1862
Charles Arnold, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Surgeon General Gustavus Weber returned to Cleveland that morning and informed him that Tod would arrange his father's affairs, that in April 1861, his father [George Arnold] raised a company composed of Germans and Swiss (Company H, 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry), that the company was sent to Cheat Mountain, western Virginia, that in October 1861, his father became dangerously sick and, being advised by his physicians that the disease was a protracted affair and that a recovery at Cheat Mountain was impossible, he tendered his resignation and obtained leave to return to Cleveland, that his father soon completely recovered his health and reported himself to Governor William Dennison and Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham, that since no notice of the acceptance of his resignation had been received, his father was advised to rejoin his command and he did forthwith, that this advice was concurred in by his Colonel, now Brigadier General Jacob Ammen, that his father also dispatched a withdrawal of his resignation to the War Department at Washington, that all this occurred during the latter part of December 1861, that on January 2, his father rejoined the 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry stationed in Kentucky, that on January 24, he received an acceptance of his father's resignation dated January 22 at Wheeling, and signed by the aide of General [William S.] Rosecrans, that he forwarded this document to his father, that on January 25, he received a dispatch from Washington informing him that the affair had been referred to the Department at Louisville, Kentucky, that this dispatch also bore the date of January 22, that he also sent the dispatch to his father, that his father was an educated military officer having served as such in the regular army of the Netherlands and afterwards in the Mexican War, that his father's company would feel extremely sorry to part with him especially as he was the only German Captain in the regiment, that his father could procure the best of testimonials from his superiors, that the commanding General of the Department of the Ohio was perhaps at present overwhelmed with the organization of the advance into Rebeldom and could not therefore attend to this matter so that the effect of the acceptance would be checked in time if he even had the power, and that he solicited Tod to manage this affair either by a reinstatement or reappointment; and referring Tod to a petition on file recommending his father's appointment to a Majorship. Bears a note from J.W. Gray, stating that he was personally acquainted with the parties involved and had full confidence in the facts set forth, and that this was no doubt a case worthy of Tod's prompt action.
3 pp. [Series 147-24: 145]

January 28, 1862
R.J. Atkinson, Auditor, Treasury Department, Third Auditor's Office, Washington, D.C. To Governor David Tod. Letter requesting the present post office address of Lieutenant R.S. Gardner, Quartermaster of the 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 95]

January 28, 1862
John Beatty, et. al., 80th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Meigs, near Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. To ? Letter signed by twenty-seven regimental and company officers of the 80th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; certifying that John G. Croxton, now acting Commissary Sergeant in the 51st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in Kentucky, was of good moral character and in all respects well qualified to discharge the duties of Adjutant or Lieutenant in a regiment.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 98]

January 28, 1862
P.H. Breslin, Captain, 18th U.S. Infantry, and Disbursing Officer, U.S. Army, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Buckingham's letter dated January 27 was received, and he thanked Buckingham for the hopes it had aroused in Mr. Loomis, that he took the liberty of showing Buckingham's letter to many of Loomis' friends in Cincinnati, that they all wished Loomis success and requested an appointment for him as a 1st Lieutenant in some good regiment now in the field, or to some command nearly ready for the field, that Loomis was anxious for immediate service, that Loomis could fill the position with honor and capacity, and that Loomis was a thoroughly well drilled man and had six months experience in the field.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 193]

January 28, 1862
Mary S. Cary, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that she noticed in last evening's paper an announcement of the appointment of Captain J[ohn] W. Sprague as Colonel of a new regiment now recruiting at Zanesville, that it would be a good thing if Reverend F[rederick] T. Brown could have the appointment of Chaplain of the same regiment, that Sprague was in the 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and knew Brown well, that she thought if Tod would recommend the appointment, it would be made, that Brown was now in Washington attending to the adjustment of his matters in connection with the 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Brown wished very much to go into the army again and would prefer being in an Ohio regiment, that these suggestions were made entirely on her own responsibility, that Mr. Cary was going to New York and would be absent about two weeks, and that after his return, she hoped to visit Columbus with him; and thanking Tod for the copy of his excellent message.
3 pp. [Series 147-24: 228]

[January 28, 1862]
J[ames] B. Cleveland, Camp Wickliffe, Kentucky. To the Honorable B.F. Hoffman (Uncle), Columbus, Ohio. Letter stating that his Captain, [William R.] Tolles, had written the Honorable P[eter] Hitchcock in reference to procuring him a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that they had a class of noncommissioned officers selected by the Colonel as candidates for promotion, who recited daily in tactics, regulations, etc., that in those exercises, he stood first in the class, that in proficiency as a drill master, he would not knock under to the Colonel himself, that vacancies were continually occurring by resignation, that men without merit or ability secured, by aid of political influence, place and rank which they were not entitled to, and that his rank would ere now have given him the place he asked for had it not been for these "locusts" who swarmed at home while they who had endured the labor and danger were left in status quo; asking if this was right; and stating that he had been sick for a month.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 162]

January 28, 1862
Joseph R. Cobb, Quartermaster Department, Clarksburg, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that it was with due feelings of delicacy that he presumed to address Tod, that although a stranger to Tod, the disadvantages he suffered through the neglect of Ex-Governor William Dennison were entitled to Tod's interest in his behalf, that Dennison, after appointing him Quartermaster, failed to forward his commission, that after an arduous campaign including the battles of Carnifex [Ferry], Mount Sewell, and Cotton Hill, and the exposure of Hawk's Nest, he became prostrated and had never received one dollar of pay for his services nor any position worthy of a gentleman, that he entered and passed through the early campaign of eastern Virginia and the campaign of the Kanawha, that he expended large sums of money in procuring recruits for the service, that he personally organized and had accepted the 47th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Washington City, that he thought his experience of six months' service in the Quartermaster's Department qualified him for the positions of Brigade Quartermaster or Post Commissary, that he thought it due the position for the disposers of public patronage to select with a view to the capacity of the appointees for the different branches of the army, that he knew Tod could appreciate the unheralded and "unfoisted" sufferer from red tape, that he was now engaged in settling up business of the Quartermaster and Commissary Departments of Webster, Grafton, Beelington, and Oakland posts, which required energy and ability amounting in the aggregate to raising twenty million dollars, and that from a laudable pride, he desired some honorable position; and providing references.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 129]

January 28, 1862
G. Snowden Dwight, 5th Sergeant, et. al., Company K, 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Wickliffe, Kentucky. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by thirty-four members of Company K, 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; requesting the appointment of 1st Lieutenant James Horner as Captain in place of William Goodsell, resigned; and stating that Horner had been in the service of the United States for five years in the Engineer's Department and was an excellent drill master, a strict disciplinarian, and eminently fitted to take command of a company, that Goodsell had been sick for some time and Horner had sole command of the company during that time, that Horner had brought the company from being considered the worst and filthiest one in the regiment to being considered the model company for cleanliness and promptness, and that the company had elicited the praise of their regimental commanding officers. Bears a note from Dwight stating that their company was so small because they had many sick and in the hospital, that the signers composed two-thirds of the number present and on duty, and that they were in hopes this petition might meet with a favorable response as they were not allowed their choice in the beginning.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 121]

January 28, 1862
W.S. Groesbeck, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was requested to call Buckingham's attention to the papers on file in the Adjutant General's office recommending William Pitt Babbitt for promotion, and that he complied with this request without hesitation because he believed the applicant was worthy.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 176]

January 28, 1862
W.S. Groesbeck, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had just called Buckingham's attention by letter to the papers on file in favor of William Pitt Babbitt, that he was now requested to say that like papers presented to Governor William Dennison were on file in favor of John W. Gamble, and that Buckingham was requested to consider Gamble's application as still pending.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 176]

January 28, 1862
W.S. Groesbeck, Senate Chamber. To Governor David Tod. Letter introducing his townsman, Theodore Gaines, formerly a Captain in one of Ohio's regiments and now serving as Judge Advocate in the division of General [William S.] Rosecrans; and stating that Gaines was recommended by Rosecrans for a Majority and he heartily united in the recommendation, that he had known Gaines for many years, that Gaines was a very worthy gentleman and an earnest friend of the Union, who entered the army very early for its defense, and that Gaines had been in western Virginia from the very beginning. Bears the endorsement of George Keck and Amzi McGill.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 178]

January 28, 1862
W.S. Groesbeck, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending William E. Dow of Hamilton County for a 1st or 2nd Lieutenancy; and stating that Dow was a young man of superior fitness for such a place, and that Dow went early into the ranks and was now in service in western Virginia in the 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 196]

January 28, 1862
P. Hitchcock, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he was informed of the probability of a vacancy occurring among the field officers of the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that should this be the case, he would recommend Captain William R. Tolles, Company B, 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for promotion, that Tolles was the ranking company officer in the regiment, being the senior Captain, that he thought Tolles would be well qualified for the position, that Tolles had devoted himself untiringly to the discharge of his duty and the care of his men, that he supposed Tolles had fallen somewhat under the censure of his Colonel for regarding his men as men, that Tolles had never expressed any desire for this promotion and he could not say that Tolles would prefer it, that he would very much like to see Tolles receive the promotion, and that he did not think the regiment would lose by Tolles being placed in the vacancy.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 206]

January 28, 1862
Peter Jailer, North Ridgeville, Lorain County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he wanted a place in the service of his country, but his age and ability demanded a place above a common soldier, that he did not feel above one of these "dear boys" and had many a friend in the service, that he did not feel able to stand a great deal of night duties and hard rains, that he thought Tod might give him a position on Johnson's Island as steward, commissary, or overseer of the hospital, that he did not seek a situation to rob his country for he had seen too much of that, that he could furnish recommendations or security, that he had worked at the carpenter's business for 21 years and had been farming for the last 8 years, that he had been a Methodist for 23 years, that he had arranged his business so that he could enter into the work at once, and that J.M. Gray, editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, had promised to see Tod on his behalf.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 159]

January 28, 1862
M[ontgomery] C. Meigs, Quartermaster General, Quartermaster General's Office, Washington City. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that in reply to Tod's telegram of January 24 relative to the clothing of Colonel A[braham] S. Piatt's Zouave regiment [34th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry], Captain [John H.] Dickerson, Assistant Quartermaster at Cincinnati had been directed to supply such clothing as Piatt desired provided it could be done at no greater expense than that of the prescribed uniform.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 103]

January 28, 1862
William S. Pierson, Major, etc., Headquarters, Depot, Prisoners of War, near Sandusky City, Ohio [Johnson's Island]. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was directed by Colonel [William] Hoffman, Commissary General of Prisoners, to write that Captain [Edward A.] Scovill reported the previous evening with only five men, that Scovill was requested to return to Cleveland, or such place as he preferred, and fill his company as soon as possible, that the Lieutenants had recruited their share of men and he was keeping one of them out on that service, that he was directed to inquire whether Scovill's appointment was final or if a change could be made, that the delay in filling up this company might be quite serious as it was now important for the men to receive instruction, that the state of the contract for buildings, etc., was near completion, that there was danger of being "behind hand" with the guards, that he and Colonel Hoffman hoped that Scovill would fill his company within a reasonable time, and that, as they wanted the utmost harmony and wished to avoid wounding the feelings of Scovill, it was desirable for no one but the Governor to know of this communication; and requesting the quickest reply possible so that, in case it should be determined the good of the service required any further action in the matter, the Commissary General would know how he could act.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 195]

January 28, 1862
J.H. Riley, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Isaac B. Riley, the applicant whose papers were herewith presented, was a first class man for the service.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 180]

January 28, 1862
J[ohn] H. Robinson, Captain, Company A, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, North Branch of the Potomac, Camp Kelly. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he saw by the newspapers that General [James H. "Jim"] Lane of Kansas was going to start for Texas about the last of February with a strong force of cavalry, that if Buckingham had anything to say regarding the distribution of Ohio troops, he wished to have his company sent with Lane, and that in the West, cavalry could act to some account, but they could not do any good one half of the time in their present location.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 152]

January 28, 1862
George D. Ruggles, Assistant Adjutant General, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D.C. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter reporting that 2nd Lieutenant Charles B. Church, 32nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and Captain George Arnold, 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had resigned effective on the dates noted.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 94]

January 28, 1862
C.H. Sargent, Colonel Commanding, 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting that Buckingham grant William M. Ernst of Cincinnati and Thomas Vantres of Wilmington permits to recruit for the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 235]

January 28, 1862
Isaac Stratton, Sergeant, Company F, 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, General [Frederick W.] Lander's 3rd Brigade, Patterson's Creek, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that about December 10, 1861, he received from his company a recommendation for a commission as Captain or Lieutenant in some infantry company in the U.S. Army, that after all of his company had signed it, he presented it to several of the line officers of his regiment including the Colonel and Major, that they all signed it with additional remarks very much in his favor, that he was directed by the Colonel to send said recommendation to Governor William Dennison, that the Colonel said that the nature of the recommendation was such that it would certainly secure him at least a 2nd Lieutenant's commission, and that as yet he had not heard from it; asking Tod to hunt for the recommendation and examine it; and stating that by doing so, Tod would be convinced that he was entitled to a position above that which he now occupied, that he was not some rich man's son, that he was a poor young man, and that he did not have some influential friend to urge his case upon Tod's consideration.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 142]

January 28, 1862
L[orenzo] Thomas, Adjutant General, Headquarters of the Army, Adjutant General's Office, Washington. To the Governor of Ohio. Special Orders No. 22, listing fifteen volunteers who were discharged from the service on the dates opposite their names to enable them to receive promotions. By command of Major General [George B.] McClellan.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 150]

January 28, 1862
W[illiam] R. Tolles, Camp Wickliffe, Kentucky. To the Honorable Peter Hitchcock, Columbus, Ohio. Letter requesting Hitchcock to petition the Governor of Ohio for a commission for Sergeant James B. Cleveland of Company B, 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry as a Lieutenant in said regiment; and stating that Cleveland stood Number 1 in recitations as to his ability in maneuvering a company, that Hitchcock's personal knowledge was sufficient to guide his judgment, that there were men in the regiment receiving commissions who were not able to drill a squad of geese, never had been drilled themselves, and did not have the ability to command if drilled "till dooms day", and that Cleveland's ability entitled him to a position before all such "pets".
1 p. [Series 147-24: 161]

January 28, 1862
Thomas Vantress, Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he did not wish to accept a commission in the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at present, that he had made other arrangements and would prefer going in the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that under the present arrangements, his men would not go unless they got into the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 235]

January 28, 1862
J.M. Wright, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Ohio, Louisville, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Extract from Special Orders No. 24; stating that the resignation of 1st Lieutenant J[ames] M. Allen, Quartermaster, 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry was accepted to take effect on January 28, 1862. By command of Brigadier General [Don Carlos] Buell.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 169]

January 29, 1862
G.W. Belden, Canton, Stark County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending Francis J. Myers, who had for more than 25 years past been a resident of Canton and vicinity; stating that Myers was an active, intelligent, and brave man, and could stand as much service as any other man, that since the commencement of the war, Myers had done more in procuring the enlistment of troops which had gone into the service from that section of the State than any other five men combined, that this was no exaggeration, that Myers was now engaged with Captain [William S.] Williams in raising recruits for the 3rd Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery stationed at Canton, that the company was to consist of 156 men, and 126 had already been enlisted in large part by the exertions of Myers, that he thought the company would be filled within the week, that Myers desired and expected the appointment of 1st Lieutenant of the company, that Myers had first rate qualifications for the position, that he could not conceive of the least objection to Myers, and that he therefore begged Tod, as a matter of justice to Myers and usefulness to the public service, to send Myers a commission for the place named; and providing references for Myers.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 141]

January 29, 1862
R.M. Bishop, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that on January 15, he enclosed to the Honorable J.P. Robinson a letter from Colonel [Samuel H.] Dunning and Colonel [John H.] Patrick of the 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, recommending Captain George B. Whitcomb as a competent and suitable man for promotion to Major or Lieutenant Colonel should any vacancy occur, that he endorsed Whitcomb as did his friend, S.S. Davis, in a letter which he also enclosed to Robinson, that he heard said letters were not received by Tod, that Robinson was absent in New York on urgent business, and that he wrote so Tod might act accordingly.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 201]

January 29, 1862
A[ndrew] Burns, Chaplain, 65th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp at "Halls Gap", Lincoln County, Kentucky. To Governor David Tod. Letter reporting on the present condition of the 65th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that they were at present in a disorganized state, that their Colonel was called to Washington, and their Major and Adjutant left behind sick, that in this situation, recommendations were set on foot to request appointments to important stations for men who neither by rank, age, or experience should fill such places, that Lieutenant Colonel [Daniel] French (in the judgement of the writer) might fill the position of Colonel with honor to himself and profit to the State, that the ranking Captain, [Alexander] Cassil, was a fine officer, beloved by the command, and in every way fitted to occupy the position of Lieutenant Colonel, and that as such, he took the liberty of recommending Cassil to Tod's favorable notice.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 135]

January 29, 1862
Alonzo Cantwell, son of Colonel Cantwell. To Adjutant General. Letter stating that there were six men who belonged to the 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that four of them were new recruits and the other two had been out on recruiting service; requesting that the Adjutant General get these men on to the regiment as quickly as possible; and stating that they had no money to pay their way. Bears a note requesting the name and rank of the men who belonged to the regiment; and stating that recruits could not be sent.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 230]

January 29, 1862
A.G.W. Carter, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he took pleasure in introducing James Graham of Cincinnati to Tod's acquaintance, that for the last three years, Graham had been residing in the Colorado Territory and was now just returned, that Graham was desirous of doing military service for his country in the war for the Union, that he cheerfully recommended Graham for any regimental position, and that Tod would find Graham to be a gentleman of experience and ability; enclosing a letter from Leavitt L. Bowen recommending Graham to him; and stating that he had known Graham for a long time.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 114]

January 29, 1862
Otto Dresel, Henry Brachmann, Theodore Marsh, Amzi McGill, J. Huston, Jr., William J. Flagg, Milton Sayler, William Stanton, and Robert Hedger, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter signed by members and officers of the Ohio House of Representatives; and stating that being personally acquainted with John Krucker of Cincinnati, they took pleasure in recommending him for promotion, that when the war broke out, Krucker did not hesitate a moment to quit a refined family circle, to resign a remunerative vocation, and to enlist as a Private soldier out of pure patriotism and love of his government, that for several months, Krucker had been on duty and seen actual service in western Virginia where he had participated in several battles, that before and after his enlistment, Krucker had applied himself diligently to the study of military science, that Krucker was a good, capable, and faithful young man, and would make a valuable officer, that Governor William Dennison granted Krucker a Lieutenant's commission, but in consequence of his failing to raise the required quota of recruits, they supposed the commission was rescinded, that Krucker had recently been notified that he would soon be ordered back to his regiment in Virginia, that Krucker could be of more service to the country as an officer than as a Private, that Krucker would prove himself worthy of any position the Governor might be pleased to give him, and that Krucker's appointment would be favorably regarded by his numerous friends in Hamilton County and elsewhere.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 174]

January 29, 1862
Joseph E. Egly, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter calling Tod's attention to the application of Bart Smith of Cincinnati for the Captaincy of Company H, 10th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that the position had become vacant by the resignation of the former Captain (Thomas Tiernon), that he had known Smith for many years, that in his judgement, no better man than Smith could be appointed to said position, that Smith was a brave, energetic man and fully capable to discharge the duties of Captain, and that he believed Smith's appointment would meet with universal approbation in the community.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 150]

January 29, 1862
Robert Harry, Captain, [Company D], 60th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (one year's service), Camp Mitchell. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he regretted to inform Buckingham that 2nd Lieutenant George W. Davis was dead, that Davis died on January 26, and that Davis was a very estimable young man and good officer; and recommending the appointment of Jacob Lindsey as 2nd Lieutenant since he was the choice of the company for that office.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 143]

January 29, 1862
Thomas Hillhouse, Adjutant General, General Headquarters, State of New York, Adjutant General's Office, Albany, New York. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was directed by Governor [Edwin D.] Morgan to acknowledge the receipt of the letter of Captain BeDell, referred by Buckingham, and to state that a copy of the enclosed General Orders No. 113 had been forwarded to the Captain with the assurance that Section XXIX of said order would be strictly enforced.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 163]

January 29, 1862
B[enjamin] F. Kelley, Brigadier General, Wheeling, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had learned that Dr. Benjamin Tappan of Steubenville, Ohio was, or would be, an applicant for an appointment in the line or field in the volunteer service of the United States, that for the past several months, Tappan had been attached to his command in western Virginia as Surgeon of the 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he could not express any decided opinion in regard to Tappan's qualifications for the position, and that he had seen Tappan under fire and knew him to be a man of firmness and cool, deliberate personal bravery.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 115]

January 29, 1862
S. Meyer, Canton, Stark County, Ohio. To the Honorable George Harsh. Letter stating that he had lately been informed by his son, Turenne Meyer, Captain of Company I, 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Colonel [James W.] Forsythe of that regiment and Colonel [Charles G.] Harker of the 65th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, both West Point officers and Captains in the regular army, had been ordered to report themselves immediately at Washington and that they had returned their Colonel's commissions to the Governor and gone east to their commands, leaving a vacancy in each of the regiments, that his son thought it probable that Lieutenant Colonel [Daniel] French of the 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, late of Millersburg and an able military man who had also seen service in the Mexican War, would be appointed Colonel of the 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and that perhaps Lieutenant Colonel [Isaac] Gass would be appointed Colonel of the 65th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that in this case, there would be vacancies in the Lieutenant Colonelcies or Majorships of both regiments, that his son would be in every way competent to fill either of the vacancies mentioned, that his son's appointment would be very satisfactory to the regiment and give great satisfaction at home, that his son had made the campaign of western Virginia in the "gallant" 14th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) and was in all the engagements where they earned their laurels, that since then, his son had taken great pains to perfect himself as a good soldier and scienced officer, that his son had a splendid company in the 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and stood high as an officer in the regiment, that Colonel [John] Sherman had promised his son a Majorship, but since Sherman's connection with the regiment had ceased, nothing came of it, that in the Fall, his son was strongly recommended to the Governor by the principal men of Canton and other prominent men in Ohio for a field office, and the papers were still on file in the Governor's office, and that there was no vacancy to fill then as there were now; requesting that Harsh, in concert with others, see the Governor and recommend his son's appointment; stating that he had written to the Governor on the subject; asking Harsh to apprise him as to the prospects; and stating that Harsh's course was very satisfactory to his constituents, and that he was much pleased to see matters go on so smoothly in the Legislature.
3 pp. [Series 147-24: 133]

January 29, 1862
S. Meyer, Canton, Stark County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had lately received intelligence from his son, Turenne Meyer, Captain of Company I, 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry presently encamped at Hall's Gap near Stanford, Kentucky, that his son informed him that Colonel [James W.] Forsythe of the 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry as well as Colonel [Charles G.] Harker of the 65th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, both of whom were Captains in the regular army, had been ordered to report immediately at Washington, that in consequence, they had returned to the Governor of Ohio the commissions forwarded to them as Colonels of said regiments, that hence there were field officer vacancies to be filled in said regiments, that his son hoped Lieutenant Colonel [Daniel] French would be appointed to one of the Colonelcies as he deemed him in every way competent and a good patriot, that French had seen service in the Mexican War, that his son had a good college education, had seen considerable service in the war, and was deemed competent for any field office below Colonel, that it would be gratifying to him and satisfactory to their citizens, and certainly not prejudicial to the service, if Tod could promote his son as Major or Lieutenant Colonel of one of the regiments, that he knew if the brigade were consulted, his son would not fail to be pointed out as their choice, that at the time the war broke out, his son was practicing as an attorney in Toledo, that his son had for some time been a member of the Toledo Guards and as such was well drilled, that with the bulk of the Toledo Guards, his son immediately volunteered in Captain [Seth B.] Moe's company in the 14th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), that with that "gallant" regiment, his son made the campaign in western Virginia, was at Philippi, Laurel Hill, and Carrick's Ford, and shared the glory of the regiment in all those places, that at first, his son acted as Sergeant Major of the regiment, that preferring a more active engagement as a skirmisher, he resigned the post of Sergeant Major and again took to the Enfield rifle in the skirmishing squad of the Toledo Guards under Moe, that after the regiment was mustered out of service, his son was induced to raise a company in the 32nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and had his company nearly full, that when his son was absent on recruiting business, Colonel [Thomas H.] Ford in one of his "wild freaks", without his son's knowledge or consent, long before the time limit expired, and without any cause whatever, took the bulk of his son's men then in camp and added them to another company in spite of the remonstrances of the men, that this caused great discontent at home and the principal citizens of Canton immediately petitioned the Governor to appoint his son as a field officer in one of the regiments, that these papers were still on file in the Governor's office and would show abundantly what his son was thought of at home, that there being no vacancy then to fill, Governor William Dennison appointed his son as a 2nd Lieutenant to recruit and raise a company for the 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that this his son did successfully and doubtless had one of the very best companies in the brigade, that Turenne's brother Julius, who had been in service since the beginning of the war, was almost unanimously elected 1st Lieutenant of the same company and also duly commissioned for the same, that his son was a very popular officer, much liked by the men, and very attentive to them, and that Judge Day was personally acquainted with his son and would be able to supply further information.
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January 29, 1862
J[ohn] B. Purcell, Archbishop, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that in concert with many of their citizens, he begged to name Colonel W[illiam] H. Lytle for the rank of Brigadier General, that they all knew Lytle to be one of the bravest of men, the most loyal of patriots, and the most public spirited and benevolent of citizens, that only last week, he had the pleasure of seeing Lytle in command at Bardstown where he won the profound respect of all who approached him, and that Lytle's appointment to the place of Brigadier General would give great pleasure to good citizens and he hoped be of much service to the country.
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January 29, 1862
W[illiam] S. Rosecrans, Brigadier General, U.S.A., Headquarters, Department of Western Virginia, Wheeling, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing a copy of a letter received from Major Trimble, 11th Virginia Regiment in regard to some of his men who were now in the 77th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that these men were duly enlisted as represented and Colonel [Jesse] Hildebrand should be instructed to see that they were promptly returned to their regiment.
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January 29, 1862
J.L. Kirby Smith, Colonel, 43rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Andrews, Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had appointed the Reverend J[ohn] H.C. Bonte of Mt. Vernon as Chaplain of the 43rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that Bonte had been elected without a dissenting voice; and requesting that Buckingham send Bonte his commission at the earliest moment.
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January 29, [1862]
W.K. Upham, Canton, Stark County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that it was known there would be vacancies in the field offices of the 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and 65th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; recommending Turenne C. Meyer of Canton, and Captain in the 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for one of the vacancies; and stating that Meyer had enlisted in the 14th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) and went through that service with credit and the compliments of Colonel [James B.] Stedman, that Meyer returned, raised a company, and was now in the field, that Meyer was a gallant officer, educated, and had military tastes and talents, that Meyer fully came under Tod's principle of promotion, that Turenne Meyer was the son of S. Meyer of Canton, one of the candidates for election at large on the Douglas ticket and a prominent lawyer and citizen, that S. Meyer had his only three sons in the army from the outbreak of the rebellion, and that Tod would do well to appoint Turenne Meyer as he was capable and well fitted, and it would be a proper compliment to S. Meyer whose patriotism prompted him to send all his sons to war and then to cut himself loose from party ties and go into the Union movement with all his heart and soul.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 120]

January 29, 1862
Mahlon Wall. To the Honorable John Q. Smith. Letter stating that on January 28, he had the pleasure of conversing with Quartermaster Aaron Edwards of [John] Groesbeck's regiment [39th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry] stationed in Missouri, that the regiment had been divided for approximately three months, greatly to the annoyance of Groesbeck, that companies were ordered under General [Samuel Davis] Sturgis, including Company H, the company their boys from Oakland were in, that his son Robert had just returned to the company after being sick over three months, that the five companies Robert was with were at Syracuse, Missouri, that they had been very unfortunate, that their Major had been promoted and left them, that the Captain of Company H became sick, returned to Lebanon, Ohio, and was deceased, that the 1st Lieutenant got sick, resigned, and came home, that Lieutenant Colonel A[lfred] W. Gilbert was the only field officer with the five companies, that Captain [John V.] Drake was the only commissioned officer with Company H, that their boys were governed by other officers than their own, that the boys were not satisfied and thought they were not well used, that Quartermaster Edwards and Colonel Groesbeck were doing all they could to get the regiment united, that their Oakland boys were not used nearly as well as they would be if they were under their own Colonel, that there was probably not another Ohio regiment which was divided with one part governed by other officers as was the Groesbeck Regiment, that the order for their division was issued by [John C.] Fremont before he was removed, that he thought General [Henry] Halleck might be prevailed on to order the regiment back together, that it was due Colonel Groesbeck and their boys that they be united again, that the object of his letter was to ask Smith to present the matter to Governor David Tod and to try and get Tod to intercede with Halleck for the benefit of their boys and the benefit of Colonel Groesbeck, and that he felt very anxious about this matter having lost one son because he took cold for want of an overcoat when contracting the measles; requesting that Smith see Tod and get him to use all his influence with Halleck to order the Groesbeck Regiment united; and stating that the war in Kentucky was all that could be desired so far, that if the right Generalship was displayed at Columbus, the war would soon be over in Kentucky, and that he would be very glad if the war could be closed before the country became bankrupt with a debt that would hang over the nation and exhaust all their energies to pay it.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 137]

January 29, 1862
J.M. Wright, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Ohio, Louisville, Kentucky. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Extract from Special Orders No. 26; stating that the resignation of Captain David Gibbs, 21st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on January 29, 1862. By command of Brigadier General [Don Carlos] Buell.
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January 30, 1862
F.W. Bardwell, 1st Lieutenant, 10th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, Camp Lowe, near Xenia, Greene County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he presented to Colonel [Granville] Moody, Buckingham's statement that no transfer from artillery to infantry, or vice versa, would be made without an express order from Buckingham's office, that he also presented to Moody a request to return eight men, enlisted for the 10th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, who had been allowed to quarter with the infantry for a few days, that this Moody declined to do until he consulted with Buckingham, that the eight men mentioned were enlisted by Amos Wooley, an assistant recruiting officer, and they now preferred to join a company of infantry under Wooley, that the interests of the company suffered from the present unsettled state of affairs, that for many reasons, it was desirable that the matter should be settled as soon as practicable, that he therefore requested that Amos Wooley be ordered to return his recruiting papers and those of A.F. Kirkpatrick, now in Wooley's possession, and show cause, if any, why men belonging to the artillery company should be detained in other quarters, and that Captain [Hamilton B.] White was absent and he had written in his stead.
2 pp. [Series 147-24: 144]

January 30, 1862
John C. Burnet, Post Office Box 777, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing the certificate of qualification on his commission; stating that he had as yet received no orders; asking to whom should he look for them; and stating that he had written to Colonel Groesbeck asking for orders, but was not sure whether that was right.
1 p. [Series 147-24: 166]