February 7, 1862
Arius Nye, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had a personal acquaintance with Silas Thurlow of Coal Run, Washington County, and some knowledge of the circumstances and incidents whereby Thurlow was denied command of a company raised by him, and that he thought Thurlow's claim merited attention and that Thurlow deserved favorable consideration for a commission.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 59]
February 7, 1862
C.H. Russell, Captain Commanding, Russell's Cavalry, [Company I, 1st Regiment, Maryland Cavalry], Cumberland, [Maryland]. To ? Letter certifying that Le Roy Spencer, a Private in his company of cavalry, enlisted therein and commenced drawing pay on and from August 12, 1861.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 13]
February 7, 1862
N[ewton] Schleich, Colonel, 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter recommending Fred. Pickering of Circleville for appointment as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that Pickering be assigned Pickaway County and Fayette County; and stating that Pickering was appointed some days since to the 43rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, but owing to the fact that time to recruit could not be assigned him, he declined to accept that appointment.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 33]
February 7, 1862
E[dward] Siber, Colonel, 37th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Clifton, Western Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter regarding recommendations to fill vacancies in the 37th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that there were three vacancies in the corps of officers of the regiment, that three non-commissioned officers from Companies A, B, and C, distinguished by valor and good behavior, had been proposed for 2nd Lieutenants, that the system of organization adopted in the volunteer regiments, the election of officers by the men, and the circumstance that the seniority had been regulated in accordance to the alphabetical rank of the respective companies made it completely impossible to observe strictly the law of seniority in propositions for Captains and 1st Lieutenants, that the interest of the service had here alone been taken into consideration, the consent of all the regimental field officers had been previously acquired, and the propositions had been made after mature deliberation, that he consequently begged to appoint the proposed gentlemen as soon as possible, that he had the sad duty to report the death of the regimental Chaplain, who committed suicide for reasons unknown, that the Chaplain left a widow and children in Hamilton, Ohio, that he thought it would be "superfluous" to reoccupy the Chaplain's place by any further proposition, that his regiment would in future well exist without the addition of a Chaplain, that the regiment was, however, greatly in want of recruits, that having been sent into the field incomplete and scarcely organized, the regiment still suffered from the consequences, that he could not see how the regiment would ever be completed by the new mode of recruiting, that he thought it would only be just to recall the regiment for a short time to some convenient place in the State of Ohio in order to have it completed and well drilled in the Spring, and that his application was only made in the interest of the service.
3 pp. [Series 147-26: 47]
February 7, 1862
J[oseph] F. Snider, 1st Lieutenant, Company H, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Jefferson, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Captain James McGarr resigned on September 15, 1861, since which time they had been without a Captain, that he had served with the company since its first organization except for a period when he was suffering from a wound received at Carnifex Ferry, that he felt entitled to fill the vacancy, and that he believed his rank entitled him to it; and citing references.
2 pp. [Series 147-26: 48]
February 7, 1862
T[imothy] R. Stanley, Colonel, 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Jefferson, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that there was an order from the War Department, the number of which he did not now remember, that officers took rank and received pay from the date of the muster, that he thought he received a communication from Buckingham that the commissions would bear the date of the muster, that the officers of his regiment held commissions showing their appointment to have been the day of their election and were dated without any reference to their muster, and that they had been paid without any reference to the muster; describing the situation regarding the Captains of Company A, Company B, and Company C; asking who was the senior officer, whose appointment was first, and whose muster was first; and stating that resolution of these matters might be important hereafter in reference to the order of promotion.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 26]
February 7, 1862
P.B. Stiness, Jr., Providence, Rhode Island. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he was anxious for a commission in a battery of light artillery and had been waiting for such a position until he was weary, even though he had strong assurances that he was to be sent into service soon, and that he could give satisfactory references as to his personal habits and character; citing references; and stating that although he had seen no active service in the field, he had been drilling in their home battery and studying so as to have some knowledge of his duties if called into service, that with a little experience, he believed that he could discharge the duties to the satisfaction of his superior officers, that he was somewhat chagrined that he had been unable to get a position in his native state of Rhode Island, but where there were many applicants, all could not be served, and that next to Rhode Island, he would prefer service in an Ohio regiment as his family were in Ohio.
2 pp. [Series 147-26: 34]
February 7, 1862
Charles Whittlesey, Colonel, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that at least a company was necessary at [Warsaw, Kentucky?] until affairs changed, that as he had just arrived, General [Melancthon S.] Wade had not been consulted, that one other company was on guard on the batteries at Cincinnati and Covington, Kentucky, and that the question was whether, without orders from department headquarters, they could be relieved of said duties; asking if it was possible for Buckingham to give them Enfield rifles; and stating that he was sending, by Major [James N.] McElroy, six prisoners from Warsaw, [Kentucky].
2 pp. [Series 147-26: 11]
[February 8?, 1862]
Albert Bronson, Olmsted Falls, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that his son, Michael A. Bronson, was a member of Company I, 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that his son was in the post hospital at Camp Dennison and had been there for three months; requesting that his son be sent home; and stating that his son had a wife and two children who were entirely dependent on their friends, that the commissioners stopped pay three months ago, that his son had paid out all that he received from the Government, that his son had been destitute except for what was sent him in the last thirty days, that his son served five months in western Virginia as a teamster until he broke down under the severity of the weather about November 1, 1861, that his son was sent away in a hurry with other invalids when a battle with [John B.] Floyd was expected, that his son was paid for three months' service and his discharge was made out at the same time, that his son was still waiting to receive the discharge, that General [William S.] Rosecrans was at Washington and it was not known when he would return to complete the papers, that the officers at the hospital refused to pay the fare for soldiers to return home and they could not get home without means, and that for some reason, his son's pay was kept back.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 52]
February 8, 1862
R[alph] P. Buckland, Colonel, 72nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, U.S. Volunteers, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had assumed command of the post at Camp Chase as senior Colonel.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 8]
February 8, 1862
William B. Cassilly, Lieutenant Colonel, 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Hamilton. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that on January 22, 1862, he received from the Governor, an appointment as Lieutenant Colonel of the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he had conditionally accepted said appointment under the prospect of either recruiting the regiment full or of its being filled by consolidation, that he was now satisfied the former could not be accomplished, at least within any reasonable time, that he understood from Colonel [Lewis D.] Campbell, who had just returned from Columbus, that it was not the intention of the Governor to fill up the command by consolidation, and that he was therefore forced to tender his resignation as Lieutenant Colonel so that Campbell could avail himself of the appointment of anyone who could assist to fill him up.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 10]
February 8, 1862
J[oseph] R. Cockerill, Colonel, 70th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Ripley, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that on the previous evening, Captain [Charles] Johnson reported himself and 81 men and Captain [Daniel B.] Carter reported himself and 63 men, and that these companies were quartered and ready for duty.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 21]
February 8, 1862
A[ugustus] H. Coleman, Lieutenant Colonel, 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Pt. Pleasant, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Lieutenant George W. Hatfield had not yet accepted his commission as Captain of Company H, that Robert C. Morris had accepted his commission as 2nd Lieutenant, but as 2nd Lieutenant George Johnson could not accept the 1st Lieutenancy of Company A until Hatfield was out of the way, Morris was in an unassigned condition, that if Morris could get pay as at present situated, that much of the matter would be satisfactory, that as Company H was left with only one officer (1st Lieutenant [Jerome B.] Weller), it was very desirable and important that Weller have some assistance, that Weller had been recommended for the position of Captain in his company, that if Hatfield did not soon accept, Weller should be commissioned as Captain, that Morris was very anxious as to what disposition was to be made of him, that Weller was also anxious to have the matter settled as concerned his company, and that he wished to know if Hatfield had notified Buckingham of his acceptance or non-acceptance of the Captaincy.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 16]
February [8?], 1862
E[benezer] Dumont, Brigadier General, 17th Brigade, Bacon Creek, Kentucky. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter stating that the officers of the 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had elected Lieutenant Colonel John Beatty as Colonel of said regiment to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Colonel I[saac] H. Marrow, Major J. W[arren] Keifer to fill the vacancy of Lieutenant Colonel, and Captain O[rris] A. Lawson to fill the vacancy of Major, that all of these officers were in his brigade in western Virginia, being the 2nd Brigade of the troops of western Virginia, that when ordered to Kentucky, they were put into the 17th Brigade which was also under his command, that he knew these officers well and assured the Governor that no better selections could have been made, that there were no better officers in the service in Virginia or Kentucky, that he did not want anyone confirmed who he did not know to be a good officer, that he knew the gentlemen in question to be officers who had and would render the most valuable service to the country when an opportunity offered, that he had no hesitation in requesting their confirmation by the necessary commission, that he believed it would be conducive to the good of the public service if the commissions were issued forthwith, and that knowing the regiment and its officers and men well, he felt free to say that the selections or expressions of preference could not have been bettered and were eminently fit to be made.
2 pp. [Series 147-26: 28]
February 8, 1862
James P. Fyffe, Colonel, 59th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Columbia. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that per advice of Captain Benham of the Governor's staff, he was addressing Mason in relation to revoking a commission forwarded by the Adjutant General's Department through Benham to the 59th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for Sergeant [William] Bartlow as Lieutenant of Company A, and on which he had not been sworn in; requesting the name or names of those recommending Bartlow along with the name or names of those notifying the Adjutant General's Department that there was a vacancy in Company A; and stating that there was something wrong in regard to this matter which he desired to ferret out, that the officers of Company A who were enrolled, commissioned, and mustered into U.S. service were Captain R[obert L.] McKinley, 1st Lieutenant O[rlando] J. Hopkins, and 2nd Lieutenant J[ohn L.] Watson, and none of them had resigned or received other commissions, that H[enry] F. Liggett, commissioned by Governor William Dennison with a view to providing him with a Quartermaster, did not understand the business, that Lieutenant O[rlando] J. Hopkins of Company A, being a man thoroughly qualified, was ordered to act as Quartermaster, that Liggett was assigned to Company A temporarily, that both of these officers were now doing duty on the staff of Brigadier General [Jeremiah T.] Boyle, commanding the 11th Brigade, U.S. Army, that he had explained to Sergeant Bartlow and Captain McKinley that staff appointments such as these did not create vacancies allowing the same to be filled by commissioning someone else, that the commander of a regiment, having greater facilities for becoming acquainted with the men under his immediate command than those at a distance who had the appointing power, could provide valuable information with regard to aspirants, that as the party in question might again come before the Adjutant General's Department, he begged leave to state his objections to Bartlow being commissioned as an officer, that Bartlow had fomented insubordination in his company at Prestonburgh because the privilege of going down Big Sandy River on logs and floats was refused them, that this insubordination was to such an extent that the company was ordered to march in the rear in disgrace, that near Piketon, Bartlow had obtained possession of a Miss Cecil's horse and disobeyed two orders to either give the horse up to the owner or turn it over to the Quartermaster Department, that Bartlow claimed the horse as his property until ordered arrested, using the plea that the lady's father was a secessionist, that since his removal into town on account of illness, McKinley and Bartlow got up a petition and procured the signatures of many of the officers by representing that Bartlow's appointment was to fill a vacant Lieutenancy in Company A and that it was to be presented to Fyffe, that he had ordered McKinley and Bartlow to be arrested and court-martialed, and that he desired the papers they sent to the Adjutant General's Department.
3 pp. [Series 147-26: 41]
February 8, 1862
W[illiam] H. Gibson, [Colonel], 49th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Wood. To Dear Sir. Letter calling attention to the recommendation transmitted in behalf of John Kessler as 2nd Lieutenant in the 49th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that they were just advised of the promotion of Lieutenant [Samuel F.] Gray to a Captaincy and Lieutenant [James W.] Davidson to a 1st Lieutenancy, that Lieutenant [Milton F.] Miles filled the place vacated by Davidson, but he was exceedingly anxious that Kessler be at once appointed to the vacancy of 2nd Lieutenant, and that the recommendation for Foster and Bernard to vacancies in Company E could be laid aside and considered no further as the promotion of Lieutenant Gray filled the place to the satisfaction of all concerned.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 50]
February 8, 1862
Oliver D. Greene, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Ohio, Louisville, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Extract from Special Order No. 35, stating that the resignations of Colonel E[dwin] D. Bradley, 38th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1st Lieutenant Howard P. Bates, Company A, 42nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1st Lieutenant Jerome B. Ebert, Company F, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and 1st Lieutenant Jacob C. Frost, Company D, 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry were accepted to take effect on February 8, 1862. By command of General [Don Carlos] Buell.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 38]
February 8, 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. 35, stating that the resignation of Captain James H. Coulter, 43rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on February 8, 1862. By command of Brigadier General [Don Carlos] Buell.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 40]
February 8, 1862
T.O. McGrew, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing the mustering in certificate given him by Captain W. Craig at the time of his appointment; and stating that Craig would muster him out as soon as his resignation was accepted.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 25]
February 8, 1862
R[odney] Mason, Colonel, 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Dave Tod, Troy, Miami County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Captain Bown of the 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, late of the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, reported with 71 men, and that Bown claimed a total of 89 men, but he was informed that the company was below the minimum; and asking if there were any detachments of the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry which he could have sent to fill the company.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 17]
February 8, 1862
Stanley Matthews, Colonel, 51st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Wickliffe, Hart County, Kentucky. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Captain Charles Mueller, he recommended the promotion of 1st Lieutenant James D. Cunning, that Cunning was mustered into the service on October 3, 1861, while three other 1st Lieutenants were mustered in on September 17, but he considered Cunning much more competent and deserving than any other in the regiment, that to fill the vacancy occurring by reason of this promotion, if it should be made, he recommended 2nd Lieutenant Charles G. Harger who was mustered into the service on September 17, 1861, which was the earliest date at which any company officer was mustered, and that to fill the vacancy occasioned by the promotion of 2nd Lieutenant Harger, in case it occurred, he recommended the appointment of 1st Sergeant Frank Shriver of Company B, a deserving man in every way well qualified for the commission. Bears the endorsements of Brigadier General W[illiam] Nelson, and J[acob] Ammen, Colonel Commanding, 10th Brigade.
2 pp. [Series 147-26: 192]
February 8, 1862
A.T. Nye, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that for reasons which he did not understand, Captain [James F.] Huntington's company of the 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, now near Cumberland, [Maryland], had received no pay since entering the service, that most members of this company were from Marietta and vicinity, that many of them had left families dependent on them for support, that many of these families were in destitute circumstances and needed help from some quarter, that they could get nothing from the county volunteer fund for that had been exhausted, that they therefore depended on the charity of their neighbors or applied for aid to the directors of the infirmary, that for most of them, either choice was humiliating, that such cases occurred daily, that they were out of fuel and out of food, that their husbands were promised pay every 2 months, that if they could be paid, their families would need less help, that if they were not paid, they must depend on the voluntary aid of their neighbors and friends, that what was true of Huntington's company was also true of all the companies in the 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and the same necessity existed for paying them, that he did not know how far Buckingham could control the acts of the Paymaster, and that the men could get along without their pay, but their families could not.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 20]
February 8, 1862
William S. Pierson, Major, Hoffman's Battalion, Headquarters, Depot Prisoners of War [Johnson's Island], near Sandusky, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that on February 7, he administered the oath to Captain [Edward A.] Scovill, Lieutenant [Thomas H.] Linnell, and Lieutenant [Benjamin W.] Wells, and also to the men (over eighty in number), that he regretted there had been so great a delay in the enlistment of this company, but it was now nearly full, that the men had been mostly mustered by the Lieutenants, that by Buckingham's former letter on the subject, he thought himself authorized to administer the oath to the officers and men, and that more of the men had taken the oath before some magistrate; requesting that Buckingham forward the commissions for Scovill, Linnell, and Wells, and save the necessity of their being absent to go to Columbus; stating that he did not like to spare them at present, and that if it was preferable for any reason, Colonel [William] Hoffman or Captain E.W.H. Read, 8th U.S. Infantry could administer the oath to these officers; asking if he should send a certificate that he administered the oath to Scovill, Linnell, and Wells; and stating that if there were blank forms for such certificates, he would like some, and that he was writing this request for the commissions with the approbation of Colonel Hoffman.
2 pp. [Series 147-26: 22]
February 8, 1862
W[illiam] S. Rosecrans, Brigadier General, U.S. Army, Wheeling, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that General [Robert C.] Schenck had shown him letters from Colonel J. F[indlay] Harrison requesting military service, that if Harrison could keep his promise, he thought his services would be valuable, and that if he were Governor, he would only want it certain that Harrison could keep his promise before appointing him to a position.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 159]
February 8, 1862
W[illiam] C. Rossman, Captain, Company F, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, et. al., Camp Jefferson, Bacon Creek, Kentucky. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by twenty-two commissioned officers of the 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; requesting the promotions of Lieutenant Colonel John Beatty to Colonel, Major J. Warren Keifer to Lieutenant Colonel, and Captain O[rris] A. Lawson to Major; and stating that they had served with these officers in the field since the beginning of the war.
2 pp. [Series 147-26: 27]
February 8, 1862
Robert C. Schenck, Wheeling, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter regarding the case of Colonel J. Findlay Harrison, who desired to be employed again in military service; forwarding a letter from Harrison; and stating that he had no doubt of the perfect candor and sincerity with which Harrison opened his heart to Tod, that it would indeed be a pity if one so accomplished, able, and popular an officer as Harrison, with a heart so devoted to the cause of their country, could not be trusted to be restored to a position in the army, that it was not for him to advise Tod in such a matter, that his faith in Harrison's power and resolution of self control was such that, if it were for him to decide, he would try Harrison again, and that he would suggest inviting Harrison to a personal interview and plain talk about himself.
2 pp. [Series 147-26: 158]
[February 8?, 1862]
C[harles] H. Schmidt, 1st Lieutenant, J[acob] Heitzman, 2nd Lieutenant, Emil Schmidt, 2nd Lieutenant, and A[dolph] Schmidt, 2nd Lieutenant, 8th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that they and 3/4 of the members of the battery protested being under the command of Louis Markgraf as Captain, that Markgraf was not able to command, that Markgraf did not speak the English language and never would learn, that they and most of the members of the battery held Markgraf entirely unfit for a Captain, that Markgraf was ruptured twice and unfit for field service, that they hoped Buckingham would give them his best counsel regarding the future welfare of the battery to the satisfaction of its members, that they had seen the orders to get ready for a movement, but the boys would not go under Markgraf, that if Markgraf should receive his commission as Captain, they and their assistants would take their men away and leave Markgraf a balance of about ten men which he had enlisted, and that they hoped not to go so far.
2 pp. [Series 147-26: 51]
February 8, 1862
W[illiam] S. Smith, Colonel, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Jefferson, Bacon Creek, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had just received the revocation of Major [Benjamin P.] Runkle's commission, that given the decision in Runkle's favor when the question was first asked as to which of the two appointed should take command and after Runkle had served and received pay as Major for some months, it was going to be difficult to reduce him back to the rank of Captain, that Runkle was now absent due to sickness, that as soon as Runkle returned, he would present Buckingham's letter to him and order him to comply with its requirements, that Captain [Albert F.] Beach had acquiesced in the previous decision and it would have been far better to let the matter rest, especially as the departure from the rule of promotion by seniority was in this case well and fully warranted by the circumstances, that he would not, however, influence the matter one whit, and that either of the officers appointed were mentally competent and both were now laboring under serious physical disability.
2 pp. [Series 147-26: 60]
February 8, 1862
H[enry] H. Tinker, Captain, Company H, John W. Morgan, 1st Lieutenant, Company H, M[arcus] Westcott, Captain, Company A, William S. Getty, Lieutenant, Company G, and J[ames] A. Andrews, Captain, Company B, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Wickliffe, Kentucky. To ? Letter certifying that James T. Attee of Company H, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had served faithfully in said company during the three months' and three years' service to date, and was well qualified to fill the position of an officer; and recommending Attee for a commission in some new regiment now forming. Together with an endorsement dated February 15, 1862, signed by seven gentlemen and citizens of Hamilton County, Ohio.
2 pp. [Series 147-26: 196]
February 8, 1862
M[elancthon] S. Wade, Beech Grove, Avondale, near Cincinnati, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing a printed copy of the correspondence of a committee of the citizens of Warsaw, [Kentucky] and Colonel Charles Whittlesey, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; requesting that Buckingham hand the copy to Governor David Tod; and stating that he hoped Tod and Buckingham would see the propriety of using their influence in having Whittlesey and his regiment retained in its present position.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 8]