February 28, 1862
C.H. Sargent, Colonel, 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter requesting that Joel B. Crabb of New Holland, Pickaway County, Ohio be granted authority to recruit a company for the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-27: 208]

February 28, 1862
N[ewton] Schleich, Colonel, 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Medill. To General. Letter stating that the bearer, Levi Boisel, a Private in Captain [Samuel M.] Morrison's company transferred from the 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to the 58th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was unfit for duty when his company moved, that Boisel was now well and desired to join his company, and that he had sent Boisel to the General for transportation, not knowing how else to do it.
1 p. [Series 147-27: 147]

February 28, 1862
John B. Spafford, Captain, Company H, 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Chase, Paw Paw, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Edward D. Stevens, a member of his company, obtained a furlough at Camp Oliver, Toledo from Colonel [Otto] Burstenbinder, that the regiment had received marching orders before the expiration of Stevens' furlough, that not receiving notice in time, Stevens was unable to join the regiment before it left Toledo, and that Stevens was now anxious to join his company; requesting that Buckingham send Stevens a pass immediately; and stating that Stevens' place of residence was Portageville, Wood County, Ohio, that Stevens was an old soldier, and that he was anxious to have Stevens with him.
1 p. [Series 147-27: 179]

February 28, [1862]
Thomas B. Webb, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Milton Sayler, House of Representatives. Letter stating that he learned from an officer of the 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, who had just arrived at Cincinnati on a furlough, that there were several vacancies in the regiment and that no one had been appointed as yet, that he was also told that the Governor and Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham contemplated filling all vacancies in the course of the next ten days, and that he was very anxious to return and hoped Sayler would secure an appointment if possible.
2 pp. [Series 147-27: 123]

March 1, 1862
S.F. Barstow, Assistant Adjutant General, Division Headquarters, Paw Paw. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that for the last three weeks, division headquarters had been at the farm house of Joel Hyronemus, now held as a political prisoner at Columbus, that Hyronemus' family were quiet, well disposed people and had shown every disposition to oblige General [Frederick W.] Lander and his staff, and all felt under obligation to them, that they were informed Hyronemus was not by any means an ardent politician or a man to be feared and that he filled the position which gained him the unfavorable notice of the Government as a choice of evils between that and serving in the army, that any interest Tod might take in Hyronemus would be gratefully remembered by Lander and his staff, and that such a man as Hyronemus could be released without any danger to the Government.
2 pp. [Series 147-27: 153]

March 1, 1862
Lewis D. Campbell, Colonel, 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter enclosing copies from a prison registry descriptive of the prisoners of war, etc., in custody at Camp Chase, which he had caused to be made since he was placed in command of the post on February 20, and a list of those received and discharged since that date; and stating that finding no record or papers at Camp Chase upon which it was safe to rely, he had been compelled to resort to the prisoners for much of the information, that the greater number of the prisoners had been brought there without even a roll of their names, that he had in preparation a descriptive register, alphabetically arranged, which embraced all prisoners currently at Camp Chase, that he thought this register would greatly facilitate the future operations of the prison department of the post which he had the unexpected honor to command, and that if Tod desired a copy, he would send one.
1 p. [Series 147-27: 222]

March 1, 1862
T[homas] J. Carlin, Captain, 2nd Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that since he entered the service on August 5, 1861, he had lost six of his men by death and ten had been discharged on account of disability, that as a result, his battery was short of men, that he was now at home on sick leave, that when he returned to Missouri, he wanted to take back from eight to ten recruits, and that he thought he could get that many good men locally; and requesting that Buckingham send an order for that purpose and railroad passes from Conneaut, Ohio to St. Louis, Missouri.
1 p. [Series 147-27: 166]

March 1, 1862
David J. DeCamp, Sergeant, Company F, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Andrew Jackson. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter accepting the commission as 2nd Lieutenant; and stating that he would report at Camp Lowe as soon as he received his discharge.
1 p. [Series 147-27: 219]

March 1, 1862
R.A. Dwyer, New Petersburg, Highland County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that he went to Cumberland, Maryland per the Adjutant General's order and remained there until he got sick, that by permission of the Medical Director and General [Frederick W.] Lander, he returned home, that he was "oppressed" with too much to do, that he had not very good health at best, that he found that hospital practice, where there were so many crowded in such a small space with bad ventilation, depressed him to such an extent that he was unable to perform his duty, and that he might be able to do his part in the regiment if he could get back to it again; and requesting permission to return to the 60th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (one year's service).
1 p. [Series 147-27: 196]

March 1, 1862
A[lbert] S. Hall, Major Commanding, 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Andrew Jackson, Tennessee. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Lieutenant Colonel Fred[erick] C. Jones of the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had joined the 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and reported for duty under a commission issued to him under date of December 18, 1861, that Jones had not complied with the requirements of the law under which the commission issued, viz. to qualify within ten days from the receipt of his commission, that Jones received the commission on December 28, 1861, and had not yet qualified thereon, that he referred the matter to Tod for simple justice, that he had now commanded the 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry going on three months to the full satisfaction of superior officers and of the entire regiment, that wholly without assistance, he gave the regiment the entire battalion drill which General [William] Nelson required in Kentucky, that the 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was now the best drilled and most efficient regiment in the division, and was (lead by him) the first regiment on the rebel streets of Nashville to take possession of the city, that it was a dangerous experiment to place a regiment in the hands of an entire stranger in the face of the enemy and without opportunity to become accustomed to a new commander, that they had borne the heat and burden of the frontier since the Virginia campaign began, and that the 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had officers well qualified to fill all its vacancies.
2 pp. [Series 147-27: 161]

March 1, 1862
B.F. Peizotto, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending Sergeant Benjamin Killam, Company A, 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant; and stating that prior to joining the army, Killam had been in their employ for several years and always discharged his duties in a faithful and thorough manner, that Killam entered the ranks as a Private, though having at the time an excellent and comfortable situation in their house, that Killam's attention and diligence soon secured his promotion to a Corporalship and afterward to a Sergeant, that Killam had been in several skirmishes and fought bravely at the battle of Carnifex Ferry, that another of their young men was an officer in the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and Killam was anxious to secure a position as Lieutenant in that regiment, that Killam could easily recruit from 40 to 50 men in Cleveland and more in the country, that he knew Killam to be a reliable and worthy young man, and that Killam's patriotic feelings induced him to fight the battles of liberty against secession.
3 pp. [Series 147-27: 112]

March 1, 1862
Ferd[inand] F. Rempel, Lieutenant Colonel, 58th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Executive Office. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had come detailed principally to raise a company for artillery purposes to add to the 58th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that four well attended cannons would be more useful in a bushwhacking fight, such as they might be engaged in, than 1,000 cavalry, that cavalry generally ruined the roads and confused infantry in the way of transport wagons, etc., etc., that in taking forts and cities, artillery was particularly necessary and most useful, and that without the aid of three batteries, the enemy would have cut through their columns; and requesting that some fragment of a company, say 40 or 60 strong, be detailed for artillery purposes and added to the 58th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-27: 190]

March 1, 1862
William J. Richards, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was appointed assistant recruiting officer to Lieutenant Shay on November 19, 1861, that they recruited thirty-two men for the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that he now had written authority from Colonel [C.H.] Sargent to recruit for the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; requesting that Buckingham confirm said authority and send him a recruiting commission; and stating that he had six men and thought he would soon be able to fill his complement.
1 p. [Series 147-27: 213]

March 1, 1862
T[homas] Worthington, Colonel, 46th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Paducah, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting to know by telegraph if the 46th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was to have arms.
1 p. [Series 147-27: 175]

March 1?, 1862
John Young, New Richland, Logan County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that he belonged to the 66th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he had volunteered on November 19, 1861, in Captain [Alvin] Clark's company, that he had been sick nearly ever since, that when his regiment started from Urbana, he was sick, but went with them as far as Columbus, that he was left there as he was too sick to go any further, that he returned home, applied to a doctor, and had been taking medicine ever since, that he was some better, but his health was not good yet, that Clark had written instructing him to come immediately and at his own expense, unless he could get a pass from the Adjutant General, that he was ready to go at any time as soon as he received a pass, that he was not able to pay his own expenses, and that Clark wanted him to rejoin the company by March 10.
2 pp. [Series 147-27: 165]

March 2, 1862
William W. Moore, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he received papers authorizing him to assist Henry L. Barnes in raising a company for the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that there had been deception used in getting the appointment for instead of getting an appointment to raise a company as his recommendation called for, they had worked the card so that they had succeeded in getting him only an assistant's position, that he was now willing to go with Barnes, but he asked permission to raise what men he did get independent of Barnes, that Buckingham could then consolidate the parts of companies, that he would have his place of rendezvous at McConnelsville, that he would assist Barnes until he heard from Buckingham, that there were a great many, especially in Morgan County, who would go with him and not with Barnes for the reason that Barnes was an entire stranger to them, and that this was where he thought he could do the most good recruiting.
2 pp. [Series 147-27: 173]

March 2, 1862
George S. Mygatt, Camp Andrew Jackson, Nashville, Tennessee. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the Lieutenant Colonel of the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had resigned and the resignation had been accepted by General [Don Carlos] Buell, that with Colonel [William B.] Hazen temporarily in command of the 19th Brigade, he was left in command of the regiment, that Hazen had recommended him for promotion to the vacancy, that Hazen's recommendation ought to be sufficient evidence as to his capacity, that if the Governor required any additional proof, he could send him the endorsement of nearly every line officer in the regiment, that being next in rank, he of course expected the promotion and knew that he was justly entitled to it, that if the Governor understood the matter, he would not do him injustice and injury by appointing anyone else over him, that he had been faithful in the discharge of all his duties, and that he was confident he had the respect of the regiment; and asking Buckingham to see that no wrong was done him.
1 p. [Series 147-27: 231]

March 2, 1862
E.D. Stewart, Athens, Athens County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that her son, C.W. Stewart, returned from Camp Chase on March 1, having failed for the second time to secure a position after recruiting for the service, that the first time, her son failed through the dishonesty of others, that the second time perhaps through uncontrollable circumstances, but equally disastrous to them, that her son returned to them penniless and very much in debt due to expenses incurred in recruiting, that her son confidently expected that with his men he would secure a position and be able to meet his liabilities, that her son had failed, that his father, by recent heavy pecuniary losses, was rendered unable to help him, that it was the state of their affairs which induced them to let their son, who was so young, undertake to recruit, that they were obliged to throw their son upon his own resources and there seemed to be no other door for him in the present distracted state of the country, that their son had returned discouraged, disheartened, feeling that he had been deeply wronged, and was now in just a condition to yield to these discouragements and drift into a wrong channel, that they had striven to raise their son to be a man, that while they had means, they gave him a good education and he took the honors of his class, that they knew he thus far maintained a respectable moral character, that she appealed to Buckingham to order her son to be paid for the time he had been recruiting, that her son could then meet his debts, that she only asked it because it was for actual services he had rendered, that they could get any number of men to testify to her son's zeal and labor if it was necessary, that her son said he had been offered a place in the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry if he would again recruit, but his failures had so operated against him that it would be almost impossible for him to get more men, and that her son had no confidence that he would not again be deceived; asking if her son could be put in one of the many places being filled under Buckingham's supervision; and stating that she was only the boy's stepmother, and that whatever wrong there might be in addressing Buckingham was her's alone for neither her husband or son was cognizant of it.
4 pp. [Series 147-27: 117]

March 2, 1862
Ellen P. Walker, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that she received Buckingham's communication addressed to her son, James Bryant Walker, regarding a conditional commission as 2nd Lieutenant granted him early in October 1861, that she believed her son had written to Buckingham informing him of his failure to succeed in recruiting, that Buckingham seemed not to be aware of this, that after making unsuccessful efforts to recruit in Cincinnati and several sections in the interior of the state for a period of over two months and being determined to do his part even in a humble way in the war, her son enlisted early in December 1861 as a Private in the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that her son was soon appointed Orderly Sergeant and still filled said position, that with regard to the expenses involved in attempts to recruit, she had not the memoranda in her possession to forward Buckingham the amount, that she would procure said memoranda as soon as there was an opportunity and forward them to Buckingham, that her son was told that since his efforts to recruit were unsuccessful, he would not be reimbursed for expenses, and that she was glad to find the contrary was the rule.
2 pp. [Series 147-27: 210]

March 2, 1862
B.W. Wells, 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd Company, Hoffman's Battalion, Depot, Prisoners of War [Johnson's Island], near Sandusky, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that on February 24, 1862, he was mustered into U.S. service as 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Company of Hoffman's Battalion; asking if the muster was legal; enclosing his appointment with certificate of muster endorsed by Captain E.W.H. Read, 8th U.S. Infantry; asking if his commission could issue provided everything was all right; and stating that their company numbered 84 rank and file on February 1, and was mustered in on February 6 by Major [William S.] Pierson and since by Captain Read.
1 p. [Series 147-27: 198]

March 2, 1862
George M. Ziegler, Adjutant, 47th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Post Gauley Mt. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing a correct list of officers belonging to the 47th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. By order of Colonel F[rederick] Poschner.
1 p. [Series 147-27: 223]

March 3, 1862
J.S. Barber, Captain, 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Mt. Gilead, Morrow County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that his leave of absence expired on March 4, that he would probably have to remain at Mt. Gilead until March 5, and that if Buckingham could not permit him to do so, he wished to be so informed.
1 p. [Series 147-27: 210]

March 3, 1862
V[alentine] Bausenwein, Colonel, 58th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Commanding 4th Brigade, 4th Division, Department of West Tennessee, Headquarters, Fort Donelson. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was temporarily appointed Acting Brigadier commanding the 4th Brigade, 4th Division, Department of West Tennessee; enclosing a copy of the March 1 morning field report of his brigade; stating that the health of his troops was bad and getting worse every day, that he attributed the cause to the fact that they got no fresh beef and not enough potatoes, that they only got salt pork every day, that generally the sickness was diarrhea and dysentery with rheumatic effections, that Assistant Surgeon [Eugene] Ringler had not made his appearance yet, and that it was impossible for Surgeon [Reiner] Schallern, who was at present Acting Brigade Surgeon, to attend to all business of the medical department without assistance; requesting that an Assistant Surgeon be sent immediately for the 58th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that he wanted [Frederick W.] Richman, Chaplain of the 58th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, to make his immediate appearance; requesting that all deserters from the 58th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and some additional recruits be sent to Fort Donelson; stating that they must discharge some men and others would not be able to accompany the regiment when it marched, and that they never got the mail; and asking what was the matter.
2 pp. [Series 147-27: 225]

March 3, 1862
A.K. Eglin, Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had resigned a 2nd Lieutenant's commission in Company K, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Tod's office on January 25, per the request of Tod and Colonel [James] Cantwell, that he had written to the Adjutant General in regard to his pay, and that the Adjutant General said he had no notice of the resignation; and requesting that Tod notify the Adjutant General and send the proper papers.
1 p. [Series 147-27: 173]

March 3, 1862
A.F. Joseph, M.D., Cumminsville, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that as Tod had been authorized to appoint Surgeons without any compensation except for expenses, he would accept an appointment, and that he was desirous of attaining a respectable position in his profession and was satisfied that the army was the place to gain a reputation; citing the Honorable W.S. Groesbeck as a reference; and stating that if Tod desired any recommendation from medical men, he could have it.
1 p. [Series 147-27: 172]

March 3, 1862
J.S. Lowe, Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had been requested to ascertain from the Adjutant General's Department whether there was anything due to George C. Yeagley (deceased), late 1st Sergeant, Company K, 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for his services in recruiting men for said company, that according to Yeagley's father, his son recruited over twenty men for said company, that should Yeagley be entitled, his father was anxious to get the money since he was in needy circumstances, that if anyone else was paid for said service, he wished to know who it was, etc., and that should Yeagley be entitled, he wanted advice on how to proceed in the premises.
1 p. [Series 147-27: 169]

March 3, 1862
George W. Morgan, Washington, D.C. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Tod's letters had reached him on March 1, that he had called upon the Secretary of the Treasury at 10 A.M., that Secretary [Salmon P.] Chase assured him that the requisition of the Paymaster General would be complied with at the earliest practicable moment, and that Chase expressed his warm sympathy for their soldiers and his anxiety to do all in his power to aid them.
2 pp. [Series 147-27: 159]

March 3, 1862
F[rancis] H. Morse, 2nd Lieutenant, Company E, 55th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Kelley, Grafton, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that in reference to Buckingham's circular dated February 24, he wished to say that he was assigned to a company being raised by Captain E[dwin] H. Powers under an order from Lieutenant Colonel G[eorge] H. Safford, and that recruits enlisted by him were included in reports to the commandant of the regiment, that in a report dated December 15, 1861, sent to Buckingham's office by Colonel J[ohn] C. Lee, was a certificate that he had enlisted seventeen men for Company E of the 55th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that in a later report from Lee, Buckingham would find that he recruited twenty-four men in all, that when the company was full, his appointment as 2nd Lieutenant was approved by regimental officers, that he had since received his commission and had constantly been on duty with his company, that the failure to report arose from his not understanding it to be his duty to do so in the position to which he was assigned, and that his bill for expenses while recruiting had already been paid.
1 p. [Series 147-27: 221]

March 3, 1862
C.H. Sargent, Colonel, 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter requesting authority for George Jacob Doll and Lawrence Werr of Cincinnati, Ohio to assist Captain Phillip J. Theis in recruiting, and that Theis' authority be sent at once; and stating that Theis had approximately twenty men in camp.
1 p. [Series 147-27: 202]

[March 3?, 1862]
John A. Sinnet, et. al. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by thirty-five individuals; recommending William L. Mackenzie for promotion; and stating that Mackenzie was now in service in the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-27: 226]