February 10, [1862]
Lewis Zahm, Colonel, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Headquarters, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter reporting the departure of his regiment from Camp Dennison at 9 A.M. that morning, per Buckingham's orders of February 9; and stating that they arrived in Cincinnati at 2 P.M., without any accidents, that they found transportation ready for them to proceed to Louisville, Kentucky, and that from all appearances, they would be loaded by 7 or 8 P.M. that evening.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 11]

February 11, 1862
Charles C. Aleshire, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio. To William Dennison, Columbus, Ohio. Letter requesting Dennison to intercede on his behalf with Governor David Tod; and stating that Company I of the 36th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was from Gallia County, that he wanted to be appointed Captain of that company, that Dennison knew what he had done for the service, that he was first to come out when Dennison called for troops and the first man who volunteered in Gallia County, that Dennison wanted to see him in the service again, that with a word from Dennison to Tod, he would get the appointment, that Dennison had numerous recommendations of him from the best citizens, that he was Captain of Company G, 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), and that he had tried to do his duty. Bears a note from William Dennison referring the letter to Tod; and stating that Aleshire was a deserving young man and well qualified for a Captaincy, that Aleshire behaved exceedingly well in the three months' service, and that upon the expiration of his term, Aleshire was anxious to go into the three years' service. Also bears a note from S[imeon] A. Nash to Tod; recommending Aleshire for the appointment solicited; and stating that Aleshire was a Captain in the three months' service, and that Aleshire had been very active in securing volunteers for the three years' service.
3 pp. [Series 147-26: 199]

February 11, 1862
Charles C. Aleshire, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio. To the Honorable Joseph Bradbury, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Letter stating that he wanted Bradbury to intercede for him with Governor David Tod, that he wanted the appointment of Captain of Company I, 36th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that said company was from Gallia County, that he was a Captain in the 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), that he tried to raise a second company, but failed, that if Bradbury could get former Governor William Dennison to speak a good word for him, he thought there would be no difficulty in getting the position, and that the first vote he ever cast was for Bradbury and the Honorable H. Neal; and requesting that Bradbury confer with Neal and get him the place.
2 pp. [Series 147-26: 204]

February 11, 1862
Joseph Ankeny, Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio. To Quartermaster General. Letter stating that Henry Snyder, Jacob Shiers, and [Samuel W.] Wade, all of Captain [William] Spangler's company from Millersburg, belonged to the 16th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry which was on its way to Knoxville, Tennessee, that these three men were sick and left at Wooster, Ohio, that they were now entirely recovered, that they were ready and willing to join their regiment, but lacked the means, that if they were furnished with passes on the several railroads, the other means would be furnished by the local citizenry, that there were two other men who were anxious to go and join the same company, that should this proposition meet the approbation of the proper authorities, he wanted five passes to Camp Chase forwarded, and that three weeks before, the men in question had reported themselves to their company as ready, but had received no reply.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 29]

February 11, 1862
R.J. Atkinson, 3d Auditor, Treasury Department, Third Auditor's Office, [Washington, D.C.]. To Governor David Tod. Letter requesting that Tod forward the enclosed to the address of Colonel Crook, which was not known particularly to the War Department.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 107]

February 11, 1862
[Valentine] Bausenwein, Colonel, 58th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Copy of a special order stating that Private August Moehlman of Company A, 58th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, on account of deserting three times, the last time being when the regiment was under marching orders and about to leave Camp Chase, and conduct unbecoming a soldier, was sentenced to have his head half shaved and to be drummed out of camp. Bears a note from Bausenwein stating that the order was carried out on February 10 at 11 A.M.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 111]

February 11, 1862
James Blake, Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter regarding transportation of the 43rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 7]

February 11, 1862
A.W. Bostwick, Lieutenant, 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had seventy-six men sworn into service and thought his company would exceed the minimum by Saturday next, and that he would be ready to report for camp by February 17; requesting that transportation be forwarded immediately; stating that as the 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had been divided up, he needed to know where he should report with his company; and requesting an allotment roll and a muster roll.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 42]

February 11, 1862
James P. Fyffe, Colonel, 59th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Columbia, Kentucky. To Assistant Adjutant General R[odney] Mason. Letter stating that upon explanations of Captain [Robert L.] McKinley and Sergeant [William] Bartlow and promise of future good conduct, he had withdrawn the charges against them and ordered their release and return to duty, that consequently the papers in reference to the same did not need to be sent, that Bartlow yielded any claim to the appointment in question and he desired the revoking of the appointment, and that this left Bartlow, by future good conduct, to obtain a recommendation for Lieutenant Hopkins' position if Hopkins was promoted to Brigade Commissary.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 182]

February 11, 1862
William E. Gilmore, Lieutenant Colonel, 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Tupper. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that the consolidation of the 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, among other hardships, caused Henry L. Barnes, who held an appointment of 2nd Lieutenant for recruiting purposes, to lose his chances of obtaining permanent position in the service, that Barnes had worked well and faithfully for the 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in a neighborhood of semi-secessionists, and had obtained about twenty men when he was stopped in his work by the consolidation, that Barnes was intelligent, patriotic, and zealous, that Barnes had made sacrifice of time, business, and means, and well deserved consideration at Tod's hands, that John P. McDougal held a like appointment in the 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, but had scarcely commenced work under it when the consolidation was made, that McDougal was a most worthy young man, finely educated, and fully qualified for any company office, that McDougal had served in the 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry since July 1861, in western Virginia, that Barnes and McDougal desired renewed appointments so they might jointly raise a company for the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, or some other regiment yet to be raised, that he thought Barnes and McDougal could now raise a company in their part of the State as there would be no competition, and that he hoped Tod would comply with their request. Bears a note from J[ohn] W. Sprague, Colonel, 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that from what he had learned during his short stay at Camp Tupper, he was fully convinced that Barnes and McDougal were worthy men and that their appointment as volunteer officers would be a valuable acquisition to the service; and concurring in what Gilmore said in their behalf. Also bears a note dated February 17, 1862, from C.H. Sargent, Colonel, 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, to the Adjutant General of Ohio, requesting the transfer of Barnes and McDougal to his regiment for recruiting.
2 pp. [Series 147-26: 154]

February 11, 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. 38, stating that the resignation of 2nd Lieutenant William N. Rogers, Company E, 14th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on February 11, 1862. By command of General [Don Carlos] Buell.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 134]

February 11, 1862
Charles H. Hood, Surgeon, 62nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Paw Paw, 32 miles east of Cumberland, Maryland. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter stating that on October 28, 1861, he was appointed Surgeon of the 62nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that on November 1, 1861, he reported himself to the Assistant Adjutant General, but without having received the notice of his appointment, that said officer, at the suggestion of Judge Welker, issued him a duplicate certificate, that he personally accepted the appointment and was on the same day mustered and sworn into the service of the United States for three years by Captain Robb of the U.S. Army, that on November 1, 1861, he reported himself for duty to Colonel F[rancis] B. Pond at Camp Goddard and had remained on duty to the present time as Surgeon, that their regiment was duly organized and mustered into the service of the United States on December 18, 1861, but by some oversight his commission had not been issued and forwarded to him, and that he hoped for the Governor's kind attention to this matter.
2 pp. [Series 147-26: 140]

February 11, 1862
U[riel] H. Hutchins, Washington, D.C. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter regarding the certificate executed by General [John C.] Fremont and sent to Buckingham; and stating that the certificate may not have been executed in the usual form.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 150]

February 11, 1862
Thomas L. Jewett, Office of Pittsburgh, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad Line, Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that his friend, Judge Bostwick of Harrison County, Ohio, whose term of office had just expired, wished to enter military service, that Bostwick was for many years the senior Major General of the Ohio Militia and enjoyed an excellent reputation as one of the most accomplished officers, that Bostwick wanted a commission as Brigadier General, and that he hoped it might be in Tod's power to aid Bostwick.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 101]

February 11, 1862
William H. Lytle, Colonel Commanding, Headquarters, U.S. Forces, Bardstown, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter forwarding a communication from Lieutenant Colonel [Joseph W.] Burke of the 10th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in regard to appointments; and stating that he supposed the list to which Burke referred had already reached Buckingham, that the recommendations had been carefully considered, and that it was vital that the vacancies be filled at once.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 77]

February 11, 1862
E[rastus] N. Owen, Lieutenant, Adjutant, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter reporting that nine companies of the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry embarked on the Steamers Emma Duncan and Dr. Kane for Paducah, [Kentucky] at 5 P.M. on February 11, 1862; and stating that Company K was left in charge of the fortifications, that some of the recruits for this company had deserted, leaving it without the minimum number, and that it was recommended by General [Melancthon S.] Wade and thought best by the Colonel [Charles Whittlesey] to leave the company until it recovered its number.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 62]

February 11, 1862
A[braham] Sanders Piatt, Colonel, 34th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Toland, Cabell Court House, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending James Shiels for the position of 2nd Lieutenant of Company C, 34th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of 2nd Lieutenant Thomas Lawler.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 82]

February 11, 1862
George D. Ruggles, Assistant Adjutant General, Adjutant General's Office, Washington. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter reporting that 2nd Lieutenant Thomas Lawler, 34th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and Captain John Rhoades, 39th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had resigned effective on the dates specified.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 133]

February 11, 1862
C.H. Sargent, Colonel, 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Tod's order transferring Lieutenant Williamson's detachment from the command left him without a single recruit to guard and take care of the regimental quarters, government property, baggage train, horses, etc.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 65]

February 11, 1862
Joseph Shull, et. al., Regimental Band, 81st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Danville, Montgomery County, Missouri. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that two pay days had passed since they had been in service and they had as yet received no pay, although the balance of the regiment had received payment, and that the reason they had not received pay was that they had nothing to show that they had been regularly mustered into service; asking if there was any record of their organization and of their being mustered into service; stating that the date of their Lieutenant's order for a commission and for getting up a brass band for the regiment was September 3, 1861; and requesting that the Adjutant General answer soon and give them all the particulars concerning the matter.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 104]

February 11, 1862
Crafts J. Wright, Colonel, 13th Regiment, Missouri Volunteers, Fort Henry, Tennessee. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter calling the Governor's attention to the position of many companies under his command; stating that as a graduate of West Point, he offered his services to Governor William Dennison when the first call was made by the President in April 1861, that he had some claim to consideration, not only because of his military education, but because of his general social position, and that there were not so large a number of the same rank, habits, and position as himself to justify his being overlooked; citing references; and stating that for reasons of his own, Dennison did not offer him a position or offer any explanation, that in August 1861, at the solicitation of Major General [John C.] Fremont, he went to Missouri to take a command, that Ohio had then filled her quota, that on making a call, enough offered to come with him to form three regiments, that Dennison obtained an order to prevent troops leaving Ohio unless through the State organization, that several companies were stopped on their way and his brigade was defeated, that enough companies came to enable him to form, with local companies, a regiment, that they organized under a Missouri name and were called the 13th Regiment, Missouri Volunteers, that the regiment had 2 Missouri companies and 1 Illinois company, with the remainder chiefly from Ohio, that he had sent their reports to Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham on January 1, 1862, that in October 1861, to meet the wishes of some of his Ohio men, he again applied to Dennison to send him enough men to organize as an Ohio regiment, that Dennison offered him the 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry if he would take Lieutenant Colonel [William E.] Gilmore of Chillicothe with 250 men, that two of the commanding officers of companies had served under Gilmore and refused to go with him, that he was satisfied that Gilmore drank hard and was also objectionable in other ways, that Dennison could not send enough companies to make up for the Missouri companies and they were not organized as an Ohio regiment, that he still felt solicitous to make his organization an Ohio one and obtain for the State all the credit he could, that his men from Ohio were a fine body of men, that if the Governor could send him four companies and a good Major, he would be happy to make an Ohio organization, and that this could readily be done by permission of the Secretary of War.
2 pp. [Series 147-26: 130]

February 11, 1862
E.S. Young, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was advised of a serious misunderstanding between the Lieutenants and Captain of the 8th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery and had been requested to use his influence to have it corrected, that he knew nothing of Captain [Louis] Markgraf's military knowledge except by report, that on this subject, Colonel [Rodney] Mason and Lieutenant Colonel [Barton S.] Kyle of the 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry would be able to give Buckingham information, that Markgraf spoke English very badly and manifested no desire to learn it, that in regard to other complaints, he knew nothing, and that he knew 1st Lieutenant [Charles H.] Schmidt and 2nd Lieutenant [Adolph] Schmidt to be intelligent, reliable men and believed they would make excellent officers, but he had no personal knowledge of their military qualifications; asking, provided it was true that the men were dissatisfied, if it would not be proper and remedy the difficulty to permit them to choose their officers by an open and fair election; and stating that this, he was told, would satisfy all parties.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 44]

February 12, 1862
Charles C. Aleshire, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Captain William S. Taylor of Gallia County recruited a company for the 36th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry now at Summerville, Virginia, that he had been recruiting a company in Gallia County at the same time as Taylor and found it impossible for them both to succeed, that after considerable expense and labor, he withdrew and threw his influence in Taylor's favor, that Taylor was now made Chaplain and his company in the 36th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was without a Captain, that when Governor William Dennison called for troops for the three months' service, he was the first man who volunteered in Gallia County and was elected Captain of a company, that he served as Captain of Company G, 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) with Colonel T[imothy] R. Stanley, was in General [Charles W.] Hill's brigade at Cheat Mountain, and served for five months, that before the war, he was a warm supporter of patriot and statesman, Stephen A. Douglas, and that when the call was made for troops, he was the first man in Gallia County who enrolled his name to support the Government; citing references; and stating that should Tod appoint him Captain of Company I, 36th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he hoped to serve faithfully. Together with a letter to Governor David Tod; signed by six individuals, including the mayor of Gallipolis; recommending Aleshire as a man qualified to fill the station to which he aspired; and stating that Aleshire had been industrious in the cause, that Aleshire had expended considerable means to recruit a company, but failed because of the amount of recruiting that had been done before he was mustered out of the three months' service, and that Tod would favor many friends by appointing Aleshire as Captain of Company I, 36th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
3 pp. [Series 147-26: 129]

February 12, 1862
L.C. Counsellor, Lieutenant, 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he wished to have Fred. Pickering commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant for the purpose of helping him to recruit a company, that Pickering had eight men already and would get thirty men with his aid, that the intention was for him to be Captain and E.R. Black to be 1st Lieutenant, that Pickering was willing to accept the 2nd Lieutenant's position, that Pickering was a good man and would make a fine officer, that they had some fifty men between them and would not be long in filling up a company provided Buckingham commissioned Pickering as a 2nd Lieutenant in their company, that Colonel [Newton] Schleich had approved of this matter, that he hoped Buckingham would do something soon, that they were paying recruits a half month's wages in advance for the purpose of filling up a company quickly, that Pickering had the money and was willing to do as they had done, and that they would fill up the following week if Buckingham commissioned Pickering immediately; and sending Schleich's letter of recommendation. Together with Counsellor's morning report, stating that forty men were enlisted and twenty-five men subsisted.
3 pp. [Series 147-26: 155]

February 12, 1862
E[nos] B. Fee, Hall of the [Ohio] House of Representatives, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter stating that there would be a petition presented to the Governor to have a prisoner now in Camp Chase released, that from representations made by those who were acquainted with the prisoner, he thought him a very unsafe man and one who should be kept out of a disaffected district, and that the prisoner's name was Eshelman.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 126]

February 12, 1862
John V[an] L[ear] Findlay, Chairman, Committee on Militia, Annapolis, Maryland. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that on reading Buckingham's annual report, he had been struck by the similarity of the militia system in Maryland with that in Ohio, that they were about to organize a military system of some kind in Maryland and he thought perhaps the "Regulations for the Ohio Militia" mentioned in the report might be of service to them, that Buckingham would oblige him very much by forwarding a copy of the regulations, and that their session lasted but a month longer and what they were to do must be done quickly.
2 pp. [Series 147-26: 147]

February 12, 1862
John Garrett, 2nd Lieutenant, 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that they had several men enlisted in the country, that the absence of magistrates at the time of enlistment prevented these recruits from being regularly sworn in, that they wished to know whether the signing of the enlistment roll turned recruits into bona fide soldiers, without the oath by a magistrate, that they had not reported any such recruits, feeling uncertain as to the legality of the enlistment and their power to take them, and that they had no recruits to report on February 12, 1862.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 152]

February 12, 1862
Isaac N. Hathaway, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had been laboring under disappointment on account of Tod's action in revoking his appointment, that he trusted his persistency in the matter had not prejudiced his rightful claims on Tod for the position once given him by Tod's predecessor, that if his labors for the past four months, together with the large sum of money expended, entitled him to a like favor from Tod, he would again solicit a position, that he had never doubted the sincerity of Tod's motives in actions toward him, that he fully concurred in Tod's judgement that the best interests of the 57th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry required his transfer, that he anticipated immediate protection for himself and in this only had he been disappointed, that Tod's frankness and expressions of sympathy deserved his most cordial approbation, that he trusted his own conduct towards Tod would not in any manner be construed so as to make him undeserving of the favor requested, that he was desirous of again entering the service, that whatever position Tod might deem proper to assign him, he hoped never to dishonor the trust placed in him, and that should Tod desire to communicate with him in February, a letter directed to Toledo would reach him in due time.
2 pp. [Series 147-26: 128]

February 12, 1862
William Johnston, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that some days before, he had written on behalf of his nephew, J[ohn] W. Johnston, that some of the leading members of the bar had handed him the enclosed to be added on behalf of his nephew, that since writing, he had conversed with Captain [William H.] Lathrop, Company G, 39th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to whose command his nephew belonged, that Lathrop informed him that his nephew had behaved as a gentleman and a soldier ever since he had been in the service, and that he knew nothing about vacancies except what his nephew had told him.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 83]

February 12, 1862
George W. McCook, Chairman, 21st District, Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that since Captain Ferguson left, there had been no recruiting locally for a district company, that some officers were recruiting for the army and to fill other companies already in the field, that James Spencer of Steubenville was a suitable person, that Spencer was of good character and habits and was recommended by the Military Committee of Jefferson County, that he had no doubt that Spencer could readily raise at least 30 men, that Spencer thought he could raise a company, and that Spencer's only service had been with the three months' men; and requesting the requisite appointment.
1 p. [Series 147-26: 148]