February 5, 1862
George W. Gregg, Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he took the liberty of calling Buckingham's attention to a matter in which he was deeply interested and which had given Nelson Franklin of Circleville considerable concern, that Nelson Franklin's son, Spencer Franklin, enlisted in the Spring of 1861 in the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) as a Private, that upon the re-organization of the regiment, Spencer Franklin re-enlisted as a Private for three years or during the war, that they could prove that Spencer Franklin was faithful and obedient, and endeavored to do his duty without grumbling, that knowing Spencer Franklin and knowing him to be a young man of character, more than ordinary ability, of good education (being a graduate of Kenyon College), and of "unexceptionable" morals, he and other friends solicited Governor William Dennison to commission him, that Dennison saw proper to commission Spencer Franklin as 1st Lieutenant or Adjutant of the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, after considerable delay in his getting discharged from the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that at an expense of over two hundred dollars, Spencer Franklin reported himself to Colonel W[illiam] O. Collins of the 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry or Lieutenant Colonel of the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry (as Collins saw proper to style himself), that after being at Camp Crittenden (near Hillsboro) for several weeks, Spencer Franklin received a letter from Collins expressing regard for Nelson Franklin and also good wishes for the Lieutenant, but noting that he must try and get someone with more experience, that Collins enclosed a copy of a letter written by him to Governor David Tod, that in this letter, Collins admitted that they were all inexperienced and begged the privilege of selecting someone who had experience, and that this frank admission of Collins did him credit; asking why Spencer Franklin was singled out; stating that Collins spoke of Spencer Franklin's youth, and that Spencer Franklin was 24 years old; asking if Collins had served his country eight or nine months and even learned infantry tactics, and if Buckingham supposed all of the other officers of Collins' regiment had seen service; stating that Spencer Franklin had proven he had the spirit to serve his country, and his removal or discharge would do him great injustice and would not tend to increase the military fever in their town or county; requesting that Buckingham interest himself in Spencer Franklin's behalf; and stating that Nelson Franklin had been an untiring worker (without pay) ever since the commencement of the rebellion.
2 pp. [Series 147-25: 171, and 172]

February 5, 1862
W[illiam] Hoffman, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, Commissary General of Prisoners, Office of Commissary General of Prisoners, Sandusky City, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that as the guard for the depot of prisoners of war was organized as a battalion of two companies and there might be a third added, the commanding officer should have as his staff, an Adjutant and Sergeant Major, that for the present, a Lieutenant might be detailed to perform the duties of Adjutant, and that if the laws in relation to volunteers warranted it, he suggested that Major [William S.] Pierson be authorized to muster into service a suitable person to fill the place of Sergeant Major.
1 p. [Series 147-25: 81]

February 5, 1862
A.E. Jones, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that on his arrival in Cincinnati, he went to Camp Dennison to use any influence he might possess in the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to induce the men to promptly obey the orders transferring them to other regiments, that as deeply as all regretted the circumstances which rendered it necessary to disorganize their regiment when so nearly completed, yet like true soldiers they expressed themselves determined to obey orders and go wherever they could be of most service to their country, that the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was his regiment and he very much regretted ever having let it pass from his command, that he felt a great anxiety for the welfare of these men, that it was with great pleasure that he saw their determination to do their duty, and that there was no doubt that the regiment could, with proper effort, be speedily filled again.
1 p. [Series 147-25: 184]

February 5, 1862
William W. Lyle, Pastor, W. Methodist Church, Troy, Miami County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had been notified by Lieutenant Colonel [Augustus H.] Coleman, commanding the 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that on January 31, he was elected to the position of Chaplain of said regiment, that he accepted said position, and that he awaited further orders.
1 p. [Series 147-25: 179]

February 5, 1862
Frank Lynch, Captain, 27th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he wished Buckingham would send him the proper papers so he could obtain a military or transportation ticket from Columbus to St. Louis for cash, as he had to join his regiment by Friday, February 14, that he was sent home on fifteen days leave of absence by order of Major General [Henry W.] Halleck, and that Assistant Adjutant General Kelton had furnished him the proper papers from St. Louis to Cleveland at 2 cents per mile.
1 p. [Series 147-25: 148]

February 5, 1862
Joseph McCutcheon, 2nd Lieutenant, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio. To Lieutenant Colonel M[anning] F. Force, Cincinnati, Ohio. Letter stating that he learned from headquarters at Columbus that Force was located at Cincinnati and was the commanding officer of the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that by authority from the Adjutant General, he had been recruiting since December 1861 for the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he construed from part of Order No. 1 dated January 21, 1862, that officers were allowed to appoint 1 or 2 non-commissioned officers to assist in the recruiting service, that he therefore enlisted and promised such an appointment to a 2nd Sergeant, that he sent the same to the Adjutant General for approval, and that the Adjutant General immediately told him that the matter was entirely with the commanding officer of the regiment; asking Force to sanction what he had done, when the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry would leave the neighborhood of Cincinnati, and where the probable destination would be; stating that he had some 8 men and would probably have 10, 12, or more by Saturday, and that he wrote to Colonel Charles Whittlesey on February 4 regarding the matter; and asking why his recruiting could not be under the supervision of Major McCrea stationed at Cincinnati.
2 pp. [Series 147-25: 160]

February 5, 1862
S.J. McGroarty, Colonel, 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Beckett. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had the honor to report that teamsters were enlisted as soldiers and were afterwards detailed as teamsters, that they signed the same rolls, that their subsistence, clothing, etc., were the same, and that the only difference was in the extra pay and being relieved of military duty.
1 p. [Series 147-25: 176]

February 5, 1862
S.J. McGroarty, Colonel, 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Beckett. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter reporting the most encouraging progress in the filling up of the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that they were now receiving an average of fifty men a week, that the increase had been steady for the last month, that he had just returned from Cleveland where he held a meeting and had forty men enlisted in one evening, that the bishop and all the priests preached for him on Sunday and assured him of their best assistance, that he had now established offices all along the line from Cincinnati to Cleveland and Toledo, that he thought fifty men a week might be safely counted on for the regiment, that the kindness with which he had always been treated made him bold to hope that Buckingham might still permit the indulgences he had enjoyed, that the archbishop was expected to visit next week and his coming would give a new impulse to recruiting, that some of the persons who had received recruiting permits had done nothing, that these he would report and ask to have new men put in their places, and that he had ordered in all men and officers on furlough, except those who were recruiting.
1 p. [Series 147-25: 176]

February 5, 1862
Louis M. Miller, Lieutenant, Company D, 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cumberland, Maryland. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was directed by Colonel [Otto] Burstenbinder of the 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to provide an explanation of his case, that his name appeared on the muster rolls of Company D, 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry as 2nd Lieutenant, mustered as a Private at Toledo by Charles A. Rowsey on November 28, 1861, and appointed Lieutenant on December 31, 1861, that he was appointed as an Assistant on November 20, 1861, and directed to assist Lieutenant Joseph Pool of Cleveland in recruiting a company for the 45th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he reported himself to Pool on November 28, 1861, and operated with him thereafter and until the 45th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry left Cleveland and was consolidated with the 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Camp Chase, that in the meantime, he recruited twenty-six men, that his men, together with those recruited by Pool, were for the most part sent to Captain [Charles A.] Rowsey of Company D and he was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant over them, that by the consolidation of companies, Lieutenant [Gustave W.] Fahrion was thrown out of a position, that it was necessary for Fahrion's name to appear on the pay rolls of the regiment in order for him to draw his pay for the time he had done recruiting service, that Lieutenant Colonel [Alvin C.] Voris directed him to place Fahrion's name in addition to his own on the rolls of their company as a 2nd Lieutenant and enter in the margin "Resigned Decr 31st 1861", that Voris told him all the commissions would date December 31, 1861, so that he would lose nothing thereby and Fahrion would gain his pay by the accommodation, that he did as directed, that the commissions were all dated December 18, 1861, with the exception of his which was dated December 31, 1861, because Fahrion did not resign until then, that he thus found that by the accomodation afforded Fahrion, he was losing all his pay as Private to January 1, 1862, and half a month's pay as Lieutenant, that he went to Buckingham's office and made inquiries concerning the matter, hoping to find some means whereby he might get his pay as Private at least until January 1, 1862, that he explained the matter to one of Buckingham's assistants who directed him to enter his name on the rolls as it now appeared and to place his name on the pay roll in the list of Privates, and that he did so and drew a Private's pay to January 1, 1862 from November 28, 1861, the date of his reporting to Pool at Cleveland for duty.
4 pp. [Series 147-25: 143]

February 5, 1862
W.C. Payne, Assistant Surgeon, 56th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if the Assistant Surgeon of a regiment was entitled to a tent, and if so, what means had he of obtaining the same in case the commanding officer of the regiment to which he was attached denied his right to any and refused to furnish him one.
1 p. [Series 147-25: 150]

February 5, 1862
W.F. Raynolds, Jr., Adjutant, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that hearing and feeling confident that the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry would either go as infantry or be disbanded, he wrote asking if Buckingham could give him a Lieutenancy in some artillery battery in the State, and that he had seen artillery service, being in command of a gun at the battle of Romney, and was well posted.
1 p. [Series 147-25: 186]

February 5, 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 in compliance with Special Order No. 109 dated February 3, he had promulgated the same to his command and also to the several commanding officers of companies transferred, and that in the absence of orders or necessary directions, he had directed proper application to the commanding officer of the post for transportation; and providing a list of Captains scheduled to leave for various regiments.
1 p. [Series 147-25: 187]

February 5, 1862
J.L. Kirby Smith, Colonel, 43rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Andrews, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was in receipt of Buckingham's letter requesting a statement of facts with regard to Private [Matthew K.] McFadden of Company D, who aspired to a Lieutenancy, that he had no reason to question the facts as McFadden set them forth, namely that McFadden desired the commission, that the company, in the absence of Lieutenant [Dennis H.] Williams, elected McFadden, and that a number of persons in the neighborhood of where McFadden lived had signed a statement that he was a young man of good moral character and steady habits and fully capable of filling the office of Lieutenant, that he was at a loss to conceive which of these facts constituted a claim on the Governor for an appointment, that the election did not make McFadden a Lieutenant, nor did the statement of his friends with regard to his morality and steadiness, that Williams, who received the appointment, was a very valuable officer and was so far from being obnoxious to the men that he received twenty-four votes in the election for Lieutenant when absent and not even a member of the company, that Williams was a man of no little military experience having served through the Mexican War, with great credit, in the regular service, that Williams was strongly recommended by the military committee of his county for the commission of Lieutenant Colonel, that McFadden was a man who he would hesitate to appoint as a Corporal, not because of any immorality or unsteadiness, but because he was in no way superior to the average of men in the ranks, that if the election by the company did not, as McFadden stated, legally entitle him to the appointment, he would respectfully recommend that the present organization be not changed, and that he was strongly of the opinion that McFadden's appointment would not be for the good of the service, but the reverse.
2 pp. [Series 147-25: 200]

February 6, 1862
James Barnett, Colonel Commanding, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, Headquarters, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Buckingham's dispatch, instructing him that he could send a detachment of men for [Henry F.] Hyman's battery instead of appointing [Lewis] Heckman, was received, that they wanted all told to fill their regiment to the maximum, say one hundred and eighty men, that he had induced Heckman to recruit supposing there would be no trouble in his receiving an appointment as Lieutenant, that he knew Heckman to be fully capable, that Heckman served with him in the three months' campaign in Virginia, that Heckman had disposed of his business and made every arrangement to go into the service, and that he hoped Heckman might be appointed contingent upon his raising thirty men.
1 p. [Series 147-25: 229]

February 6, 1862
John Brechtel, Lieutenant, 7th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that the Adjutant General had said he wanted the muster roll, but Captain [Silas A.] Burnap got the blanks and thought it better to wait until they were filled up, that he had enlisted 63 men in his company, that if the Adjutant General wanted the muster roll, he should send the blanks, that he would like to have the appointment as 1st Lieutenant if possible, that he thought he was entitled to it, that he had the appointment as 1st Lieutenant in the 1st Regiment if sufficient, and that he wanted the Adjutant General to let him know because they would organize soon.
1 p. [Series 147-25: 231]

February 6, 1862
P.H. Breslin, Captain, 18th U.S. Infantry, Mustering Officer, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was in possession of a letter dated January 6, 1862, written by Colonel P[eter] J. Sullivan and addressed to the Honorable John A. Gurley, in which Sullivan claimed to have nine companies in camp mustered into service, that Sullivan further claimed that he had raised four thousand men less one company which he now lacked to make up his present regiment, that Sullivan asked to be mustered into service as a Colonel effective April 27, 1861, that together with Sullivan's letter was a note dated January 29, 1862, from George D. Ruggles, Assistant Adjutant General, stating that if Sullivan had been commissioned as a Colonel by the Governor of Ohio, he could be mustered in as a Colonel to date from the day he had the minimum number of men for a regiment, that in pursuance thereof, he had a muster of the 48th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Camp Dennison on February 6, 1862, that he found, by inspection and count, an aggregate number of 847, excluding field staff and band, that he did not muster Sullivan owing to the non-production of his commission, and that Sullivan claimed he had the minimum number on July 27, 1861, and was entitled to muster from that date; and asking Buckingham to state distinctly what the date of Sullivan's muster in as a Colonel should be.
2 pp. [Series 147-25: 235]

February 6, 1862
Willis G. Clarke, Camp Somerset. To Governor David Tod. Letter requesting that his appointment be sent so that he could draw his pay, a thing very essential in "this wooden country"; and stating that he had been serving as 1st Lieutenant of Company K, 17th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry since November 15, 1861, and that he saw by the papers that the appointment had been sanctioned.
1 p. [Series 147-25: 145]

February 6, 1862
W[illiam] H. Free, Captain, Company D, 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, et. al., Camp on the Cumberland, Kentucky. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by five officers of the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that they had been associated with the officers and men of the 38th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that to the best of their knowledge, Lieutenant Colonel [Edward H.] Phelps was the unanimous choice of the officers and men of the 38th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Colonel [Edwin D.] Bradley, and was entitled to the position by seniority, that Phelps was beloved by all his men, worthy, and competent, that the choice of the officers and men of the 38th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for Lieutenant Colonel and Major was unanimously in favor of Captain [William] Stough and Captain [William A.] Choate, and that they hoped the wishes of the officers and men of the 38th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry would be strictly taken into consideration.
2 pp. [Series 147-25: 219]

February 6, 1862
C. Goddard, Wheeling, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing a copy of a letter received at Headquarters Department, Western Virginia from Colonel C[arr] B. White, 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; requesting that Buckingham advise him of the cause of the vacancy to which he was appointed, that is, the name of the officer whose death or resignation occasioned the vacancy, and that Buckingham forward to Colonel C[arr] B. White at Camp Warren, near Charleston, Virginia, a notification of his appointment; and stating that if a mistake had occurred, it would be a very unpleasant matter for him, and that Buckingham's early attention to the matter would greatly oblige him.
1 p. [Series 147-25: 76]

February 6, 1862
Oliver D. Greene, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Ohio, Louisville, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Extract from Special Orders No. 33, stating that the resignations of Captain Charles Mueller, 51st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and 2nd Lieutenant Henry D. Page, 10th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry were accepted to take effect on February 6, 1862. By command of Brigadier General [Don Carlos] Buell.
1 p. [Series 147-25: 204]

February 6, 1862
John McCook, Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the ladies of Steubenville received a very urgent appeal from the Post Surgeon at Cumberland, Maryland on behalf of some seven or eight hundred sick soldiers at that post, asking to be supplied with 100 bed sacks, 100 pillow slips, and 50 blankets or comforts, that the contributions from the vicinity had been liberal to all the companies which had left Jefferson County and the cause in general, and they felt their ability to meet this last demand must in some degree be a failure, that they were nonetheless determined to do all they could to meet the demand, that they had requested him to inquire if the blankets and comforts forwarded to Columbus from Steubenville for hospital use had been disposed of, that if not, they wished them forwarded to the post at Cumberland, that he had also been requested to inquire if the necessities of the suffering soldiers in that department had been made known and how far Buckingham would be able to meet their wants, and that he hoped Buckingham would excuse the ladies for inquiring into matters pertaining to his department, well knowing their natural inquisitiveness and goodness of heart.
2 pp. [Series 147-25: 142]

February 6, 1862
Henry Mack, 2nd Lieutenant, Company H, 29th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Bath, Summit County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that as a member of the 29th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he was left in Camp Giddings due to sickness, that he was now at home, that the pass which the Surgeon gave him would not pass him on any of the railroads, that he wanted Buckingham to give him a pass to his regiment which he supposed to be at Camp Kelly, Maryland, that he enclosed his furlough as evidence of his position, and that he wished the furlough returned.
1 p. [Series 147-25: 135]

February 6, 1862
W[illiam] F. Mosgrove, Attorney At Law, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that on the (blank) day of December 1861, Lee R. Taylor of Urbana received from R[odney] Mason, Assistant Adjutant General of Ohio, a letter stating that on presenting said letter to him, Taylor would be authorized to recruit for an independent battery and receive a commission for that purpose, that this letter was the result of a correspondence with the Governor of Ohio and the Adjutant General's Department stating that Mosgrove and Major J. P. Kline of Dayton, Ohio would be called to the command of the battery, that during the correspondence and in anticipation of its successful issue, a number of persons had volunteered to unite with said battery under such command, that owing to the delays, which were perhaps unavoidable, the volunteers became impatient and despondent, and most united themselves with other artillery companies or cavalry, that as soon after the reception of Mason's letter as would not conflict with the filling up of the 66th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry then recruiting near Urbana, they again commenced the work of filling up a company for a mounted battery, that all the efforts made for this purpose were with the distinct understanding that he was to serve the company as its commander and Major Kline and Lee R. Taylor as Lieutenants, that their success during the last two weeks had been beyond their expectations, that authorities for receiving the names of persons in this service were issued and signed by volunteers for "Mosgrove's Mounted Battery" and for none other, that four or five recruiting officers were still in the field for the same purpose and their reports were not expected before Saturday next, that the verbal reports which had come to them from time to time induced them to consent that Stephen Campbell, who was among the first to join the company and assist in recruiting for it, should visit Columbus for the purpose of furthering the interests of the company, that they had learned from Campbell upon his return that he had received a commission as Lieutenant in another mounted battery now at Camp Dennison, that it was difficult for them to understand how this had been accomplished, that they certainly did not wish to believe that Buckingham's department would intentionally seek to injure or destroy their labors thus begun and carried on under the written authority of Buckingham's department, that for this reason, and in order that they might fully understand the matter, he had requested L.R. Taylor to visit Buckingham's department in the hope that they might receive such an understanding of this matter as would leave no unjust prejudice where it did not belong, and that they hoped Buckingham would be kind enough to furnish them with the proper information on this matter.
3 pp. [Series 147-25: 79]

February 6, 1862
Jno. F. Raynolds, Canton, Stark County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he did not want to be in a position where it would look like he had a single eye to getting pay from the Government in the present rebellion and had therefore hesitated writing to Buckingham, that about November 25, 1861, Colonel Welker directed Mr. Bierce of Canton to inform William F. Raynolds (his son) that the Governor had appointed him Adjutant in the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, that as soon as possible, his son went to Warren and entered on the duties of the appointment, that Buckingham said his son would have to be discharged from the 4th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and that this could only be done at Washington, that he afterwards learned from his brother, Captain Raynolds (who was on General [William S.] Rosecrans' staff), that his son could be discharged by Rosecrans, that when his son's discharge came, it was dated December 31, 1861, that his son had performed the duties of Adjutant from about December 1, 1861, but would only be paid as such from January 1, 1862, that this was the way the mustering in officer at Cincinnati explained the situation to his son, and that since his son had no order from the Adjutant General to be mustered in, he had to wait for one; and asking Buckingham to take such action as seemed proper.
1 p. [Series 147-25: 178]

February 6, 1862
L.L. Rice, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he was well acquainted with Reverend Kuhus, candidate for appointment as Chaplain in Colonel [Thomas] Worthington's regiment [46th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry]; recommending Kuhus as well qualified for and worthy of the post he sought; and stating that Kuhus' social habits and kindly disposition would render him an invaluable comforter and companion, as well as spiritual teacher, of the weary and needy soldier.
1 p. [Series 147-25: 144]