March 4, 1862
Milton Barnes, Captain, Company G, 62nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio. To Captain Fred. Myers. Letter requesting a pass for three Privates of the 62nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, from Cambridge to Great Cacapon, Virginia on the B & O Railroad.
1 p. [Series 147-28: 70]
March 4, 1862
Cullen Bradley, Captain, 6th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, Camp Green on the Cumberland River, Russell County, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that W[ilbur] F. Sanders was appointed as a recruiting Lieutenant for artillery, that his rolls showed some seventy-four names of men recruited by Sanders, that actually there was but one man enlisted by Sanders, that the other men who Sanders had received credit for enlisting were enrolled by O[liver] H.P. Ayers and A[aron] P. Baldwin, that as those gentlemen did not hold recruiting commissions, it was argued that the men in question could not be borne on the muster-in rolls as enlisted by Ayres and Baldwin, that the men in question were therefore borne on the rolls as enlisted by Sanders, that the first muster-in rolls made under his supervision were done correctly and each man's name had the officer's name set opposite who had recruited him, that this roll was refused because Ayres and Baldwin did not hold recruiting commissions, that he himself had nothing in the world to do with recruiting the battery any more than Sanders did, that he therefore could not be expected to know anything about the matter except what he had been told by the officers and men of the battery, that he was discharged from the U.S. Army (2nd Artillery) for the purpose of joining the 6th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, that if Sanders had lost a situation by his coming, he was perfectly willing to vacate and allow Sanders to receive his "just deserts", and that he was sent there almost against his own consent and could not be blamed for any part he had in displacing Sanders.
2 pp. [Series 147-28: 47]
March 4, 1862
John Brown, 1st Lieutenant, Company B, 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio. To the Honorable A.T. Ready, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Letter stating that the date of his appointment as 1st Lieutenant, Company B, 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was August 13, 1861, and his commission was granted on August 14, 1861, that he was sending this information to facilitate his claim for promotion, that Lieutenant [Emory W.] Meuncher claimed to outrank him, but he thought he outranked Meuncher, that Ready's efforts in his behalf would never be forgotten, that if his claim for rank in the 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was found to be correct, he wanted Ready to urge upon the Adjutant General and Governor the necessity of living up to their rule of promotion, that if the Adjutant General and Governor concluded to promote him to the vacancy, he wanted Ready to inform him after receiving their answer, that in regard to Charles L. Duffield, he supposed they must wait until the Colonel was ready to act, and that whether action by the Colonel was necessary at present in his case depended upon the decision of the appointing power at Columbus. Portion of letter missing.
1 p. [Series 147-28: 111]
March 4?, 1862
James Hill, Louisville, Kentucky. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter forwarding an obligation; and stating that he had been ordered to join his regiment. Portion of letter missing.
1 p. [Series 147-28: 198]
March 4, 1862
John G. Kyle, Surgeon, 65th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Bowling Green, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting that Buckingham send the necessary documents to enable him to get his pay from August 19, 1861 (at which time he was assigned as Surgeon to the 17th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry) to October 3, 1861 (at which time he was mustered out of U.S. service in order to accept the position he now held).
1 p. [Series 147-28: 53]
March 4, 1862
C. Lewis, Captain, Camp Chase, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting transportation for two recruits. Portion of letter missing.
1 p. [Series 147-28: 198]
March 4, 1862
A[ugustus] Moor, Colonel, 28th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Commanding Post, Headquarters, Gauley Bridge, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting information regarding regimental staff officers; asking if they were to remain 2nd Lieutenants always or if such officers could be recommended for promotion if entitled to it by merit; and stating that he hoped to receive an answer before they left the post.
1 p. [Series 147-28: 49]
March 4, 1862
Leroy Moore, Captain, Company F, 72nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Buckland, Paducah, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had lost through accident or theft his appointment as 2nd Lieutenant and his commissions as 2nd Lieutenant and Captain, that he was applying to Buckingham for a remedy, and that his appointment as 2nd Lieutenant was dated October 8, 1861, and his commissions were dated January 4, 1862.
1 p. [Series 147-28: 61]
March 4, 1862
Michael O'Brien, Company D, 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had gotten safely home and was unwell, that Captain [James] H. Cole wrote him a letter stating his discharge was enclosed, but he had not received it, that he was now due 31/2 months' pay, and that he would be very thankful if Tod attended to this as he had a large family and no one to provide, but himself.
2 pp. [Series 147-28: 7]
March 4, 1862
George D. Ruggles, Assistant Adjutant General, Adjutant General's Office, Washington. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter listing forty-eight officers of the volunteer forces from the State of Ohio who had resigned effective on the dates specified.
4 pp. [Series 147-28: 11]
March 5, 1862
A[lfred] Ball, Surgeon, 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cumberland, Maryland. To Governor David Tod. Letter enclosing a memorial for a regular officer to command the 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; requesting Tod to consider the matter; and stating that if Tod could procure a good disciplinarian, it would render the 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry one of the most efficient in the service of the Government, and that if they were to be commanded by a volunteer, he would advise regular promotion in the regiment.
1 p. [Series 147-28: 103]
March 5, 1862
R.M. Bishop, et. al., Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that in an interview with Tod that morning, they regretted to learn that some papers they had enclosed to Tod were misplaced, that the papers referred to were a very strong recommendation from Colonel [Samuel H.] Dunning of the 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and also one from Lieutenant Colonel [John H.] Patrick of the same regiment recommending Captain George B. Whitcomb of the 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry as a suitable man and very competent for promotion to be Major or Colonel, that they also had written Tod that they personally knew Whitcomb, that when the war commenced, Whitcomb was commanding an independent company, that Whitcomb and his company were about the first who offered their service, that at the expiration of three months, Whitcomb and his company cheerfully volunteered for three years or the duration of the war, that they considered Whitcomb competent and worthy of promotion as soon as an opportunity presented itself, and that Whitcomb's promotion would meet the wishes of his many friends in Cincinnati. Portion of letter missing.
1 p. [Series 147-28: 148]
March 5, 1862
Edward Briggs, Captain, Company I, 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Fort Donelson, Dover, Tennessee. To W.G. Wrygum, Quartermaster, 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Letter stating that George Miller, a Private in his company left in Wrygum's care or employ, would report to the Adjutant General of Ohio at Columbus forthwith for further orders, that Jacob Rausweiler, a Private in his company employed in the hospital under charge of Surgeon [Charles R.] Pearce, would report to the Adjutant General at Columbus for orders, that they were all as well as could be expected after passing through everything they had, that for a few days past, they had a big fight and conquered the enemy, that he would try to get time to write Wrygum an account of their advance movement as soon as possible, that at present, he had too much to do and felt too much indisposed, that he was laboring under the same difficulty which afflicted the whole army at Fort Donelson, viz a kind of bowel complaint which was very uncomfortable, that he hoped Wrygum would do him the favor to see that his men reported to the Adjutant General at once, and that the 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was to go to Alabama.
1 p. [Series 147-28: 30]
March 5, 1862
Edward Briggs, Captain, Company I, 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Fort Donelson, Dover, Tennessee. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had ordered Private George Miller and Private Jacob Rasweiler, two members of his company who were at Camp Medill near Lancaster, Ohio, to report to Buckingham's office in Columbus, and that he wished them forwarded to the headquarters of the 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Fort Donelson, Dover, Tennessee; and regarding two other members of his company. Portion of letter missing.
1 p. [Series 147-28: 191]
[March 5?, 1862]
S.S. Davis. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that to explain the action of Colonel [Samuel H.] Dunning, [5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry] in giving a second recommendation to Adjutant [Harry G.] Armstrong, he would say that Captain [George B.] Whitcom was the opponent of Colonel Dunning upon the election to the three years' service and nearly succeeded in defeating him, that Armstrong was an active Dunning man, and that this seemed to make Armstrong a favorite with the Colonel while Whitcom seemed to lose all favoritism.
1 p. [Series 147-28: 149]
March 5, 1862
James B. Fry, Assistant Adjutant General and Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Department of the Ohio, Nashville, Tennessee. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Extract from Special Orders No. 5, stating that the resignation of 1st Lieutenant James R. Inskeep, Company H, 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on March 5, 1862. By command of General [Don Carlos] Buell.
1 p. [Series 147-28: 79]
March 5, 1862
J[ames] E. Gregg, Captain, Company E, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Chase, Paw Paw, Virginia. To W.W. Wetherell. Letter regarding the promotion of William [D. Wetherell] to 2nd Lieutenant. Portion of letter missing.
2 pp. [Series 147-28: 177]
March 5, 1862
H. Herron, Darrtown, Butler County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that his son had been discharged from the service of the army when he received his discharge from the post Sergeant at Camp Chase, that his son did not know that it was necessary to have the Adjutant General of Ohio sign his "acquittal" until he came to Hamilton, Ohio, that he was very feeble in health and took this course to get information, and that he wanted to know if his son would have to appear in person or if the discharge could be sent by mail; and asking if he would do as a substitute.
1 p. [Series 147-28: 6]
March 5, 1862
O.C. Miller, M.D., Jackson Court House, Jackson County, Ohio. To the Honorable Isaac Roberts. Letter stating that he had received a dispatch from the officers of the 36th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Summerville, Virginia, asking him to become their Surgeon if he could procure the appointment and asking him to write Roberts to have the Governor withhold the appointment until they could be consulted as to their wishes in the matter, that his business was not such as to make him anxious to leave home, but he could not refuse to respond to the wishes of their brave boys who had so nobly come forward in this their country's hour of danger, that if the appointing power should see fit to give him the appointment, his country would not call upon him in vain to do anything in his power, and that Roberts could refer the Governor to the faculty of the Cleveland Medical College where he graduated in the Spring of 1844; citing other references; and stating that many of the officers and men in the 36th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry were personal friends and although other individuals might do as well for them as himself and perhaps better, they might not think so.
2 pp. [Series 147-28: 6]
March 5, 1862
T.A. Napier, Captain, and H.L. Robertson, Lieutenant, Company I, 49th Regiment, Tennessee Volunteers, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that they were prisoners by virtue of the surrender of Fort Donelson, that they were citizens of Benton County, Tennessee near Fort Henry on the Tennessee River, that they honestly believed this confinement would prove fatal to their feeble health, that the U.S. Army was in possession of their counties and their families were run from home, and that they asked the privilege of being sent home after swearing they would bear arms no more against the United States and remain quiet and peaceful citizens at home.
1 p. [Series 147-28: 2]
March 5, 1862
Avery R. Preston, [15th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery], Paducah, Kentucky. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that in December 1861, he enlisted under Captain J.B. Burrows with the express understanding that he was to be 1st Artificer in iron, that owing to the state of his health, he was to be exempt from horse shoeing, that the unit was to be a 12-gun battery under command of Burrows, that soon after he came to Camp Dennison, he was taken sick and sent home on furlough, that when he rejoined his battery, he was told that he had been superceded, that Captain E[dward] Speer, who had taken command of the battery, enlisted a Mr. Darling of Warren and gave him the post of 1st Artificer in iron, that Speer also enlisted a Mr. McChristian (another blacksmith) as Artificer, that their battery now had four Artificers in iron, one in wood, and one shoemaker who went as saddler, that it seemed wrong to him to have so many Artificers in iron as two could do all the work and more, that the express understanding was that he was to have 15 dollars per month and 40 cents per day extra, that Speer said they only had the 15 dollars per month, that he was a poor man, that he had a wife and two children to support and could not do it on 15 dollars per month, that he had never been mustered into U.S. service, that he would like to know if he was firmly bound to serve until the close of the war, that if he was not, he wanted to be discharged as the health of his wife and youngest child was very poor, that he felt as though he ought to be at home, that there was no prospect of their battery doing anything, that the battery lacked quite a number of men and had over twenty-five sick and incompetent for business, that the battery had no horses and what men there were had no confidence in their officers and heartily wished to have the whole thing disbanded, that they had what might be called no regulation at all, that it seemed entirely wrong to have them there at expense without being competent for business were they called upon, that the whole battery was gotten up upon deception as they had enlisted everything and everybody they could, that they had gotten three or four "decrepit" men who were all over 60 years old, and more than a dozen boys under 16, that six men had one blind eye apiece, etc., etc., that if there was such a thing as his having a discharge, he would like to get it and return to his family, that if he could not, he would like to get transferred to some place where he could get pay enough to keep his family from suffering, that his home was in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio, that his father was Colonel David Preston of Madison, Lake County, Ohio, and that if required, he could send a petition signed by over 100 members of the battery to have the thing disbanded or a change made in the commanders.
6 pp. [Series 147-28: 43]
March 5, 1862
Melancthon S. Wade, Brigadier General Commanding, Headquarters, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To William H. Groesbeck. Letter stating that Groesbeck's cousin by marriage and his nephew sent him the enclosed letter which spoke for itself, that if Groesbeck could get the Governor to reappoint or arrange it so that his nephew could get a Surgeon's pay, he would appoint him Post Surgeon at Camp Dennison, that he would like to have it arranged before his resignation was accepted, that in consequence of ill health by exposure and care, he had tendered his resignation, that he looked upon the war as nearly ended, and that the "secesh" back was broken, "thank God".
1 p. [Series 147-28: 4]
March 5, 1862
Charles Whittlesey, Colonel, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter providing a list of promotions agreed upon by the field officers of the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-28: 9]
March 6, 1862
B[enjamin] R. Cowen, Secretary of State's Office, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that having learned that an application had been filed in Tod's department for the promotion of William F. Bloor of the 25th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to a Lieutenancy, he took pleasure in recommending him for said promotion, that Bloor was a schoolmate of his and they were raised together in the same village, that he therefore spoke knowingly when he said that Bloor was entirely worthy of the position sought, and that Bloor was intelligent, industrious, prompt, brave, and loyal.
1 p. [Series 147-28: 5]
March 6, 1862
E[dward] P. Fyffe, Colonel, 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, 13 miles from Bowling Green, Kentucky. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Chaplain Leander H. Long had tendered the resignation of his commission, that the same had been accepted by General [Don Carlos] Buell, commanding, Department of the Ohio, to take effect on March 4, 1862, and that Reverend E[mmor] Kimber of Urbana, Ohio had been unanimously selected by the officers of the 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to fill the vacancy; and requesting Kimber's early appointment, that the appointment date from March 5, 1862, and that the appointment be forwarded to Kimber at Urbana. By A[ndrew] J. Kendall, Adjutant. Portion of letter missing.
1 p. [Series 147-28: 165]
March 6, [1862]
D.H. (a commissioned officer), [74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry], Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter stating that it was the wish of several commissioned officers for the Governor to appoint someone to drill them and to see if their Colonel [Granville] Moody was competent to fill the office as they had been badly deceived by him, that they were only indebted to Lieutenant Colonel [Alexander] Von Schrader for their drill and it was reported that he would resign for the reason that Moody had used very insulting language which was unbecoming a Colonel and a preacher, that they appealed to the Governor for redress as they would not like to lose a man such as Von Schrader for all the Colonel Moody's in America, that there was not the first military axiom which Moody could perform, that Moody's command was all mixed up with everything, that flattery appeared to be the only thing which pleased Moody, that Moody violated the Governor's orders in regard to admitting persons to the prison, that all the ladies had to do was to say "please Colonel" and he let them in, that they wished the Governor would attend to this matter, and that the Governor should see for himself.
3 pp. [Series 147-28: 14]
March 6, 1862
W[illiam] B. Hazen, Colonel, 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Andrew Jackson, Nashville, Tennessee. To Governor David Tod. Letter explaining his letter to J.B. Fry; and regarding procedures for filling vacancies. Portion of letter missing.
4 pp. [Series 147-28: 174]
March 6, 1862
J[esse] Hildebrand, Colonel, 77th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Sherman, Paducah, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter returning commissions of Major B[enjamin] D. Fearing, Doctor J[ames] W. Warfield, and Captain Richard Fouraker in consequence of wrong dates, etc.; and requesting that these commissions be corrected and forwarded to him at Savannah, Tennessee where his regiment was ordered to at once.
1 p. [Series 147-28: 59]
March 6, 1862
Theodore Jones, Lieutenant Colonel, 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Union, Fayette Court House, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that a commission had been received for Francis E. Russell as 2nd Lieutenant in the 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Russell was a Sergeant in Company C, and that as there was no vacancy in said company, he had retained the commission until he could ascertain whether it was the intention of the Governor to make an exception in this case to General Order No. 3 of January 28, 1862, which required promotions to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant to be made in the company in which the vacancy occurred; and asking if the official notification of the resignation of Captain W[illiam] W. Reilly had been received at Buckingham's department.
1 p. [Series 147-28: 33]
March 6, 1862
F[rederick] W. Lister, 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp near Nashville, Tennessee. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the resignation of Lieutenant Colonel C[yrus] Grant having been finally accepted, he had been ordered to assume the position, duties, and insignia of rank by Brigadier General A[lbin] Schoepf by virtue of the commission he received from Governor William Dennison in January, that before doing so, he thought it best to address Buckingham on the subject and to explain what part he had played in this vexed question, that the first intimation he had of the possibility of his promotion was on the morning of September 30, 1861, when Colonel [Moses B.] Walker told him he had made an application to Governor William Dennison in his favor, that upon receipt of his appointment, he joined the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and had served with the regiment constantly, that he left it to Walker, General [George H.] Thomas, and General [Albin F.] Schoepf to comment regarding his faithfulness and efficiency, that soon after the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry reached Camp Dick Robinson, he found that some of the officers were conspiring to procure the removal of Lieutenant Colonel [Frederick C.] Jones and himself ostensibly on the most disinterested principles, but actually for their own advancement, that the program had since been brought to light, that it was planned that if Lieutenant Colonel [Cyrus W.] Grant and Major [Samuel L.] Leffingwell were restored to their rank, the one would be dismissed for utter incompetency and the other for dissipation, that the way would then be clear for Captain [Samuel R.] Mott as Lieutenant Colonel and Captain [David C.] Rose (since deceased) as Major, that the removal of Lieutenant Colonel [Frederick C.] Jones had left one part of the plot nearly completed, and in so doing had deprived the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry of one of the most efficient and gallant officers whom it had been his fortune to meet during his somewhat eventful career, that in a short time, Jones endeared himself to all the men and officers except the conspirators, that no idea could be formed of Jones' energy and spirit, that the passage of the Cumberland would be remembered by all who saw it for the feats of daring performed by Jones and another officer who would be nameless, that as it appeared Jones had left them and with every prospect of promotion to the "silver eagle", they would not be selfish enough to wish him back with them, that he could not refrain from paying this passing tribute to Jones' excellence, that in accordance with the original plan of the conspirators, Lieutenant Colonel Grant rejoined the regiment only to endure the annoyance of an examination which resulted in resignation to avoid the consequences of his failure, that the treatment he received from Grant and the two officers who labored to procure Grant's return was such as to drive him from the quarters in which the field and staff were located, that had it not been for the arrival of Colonel Walker who protected him, he would have been exposed to the insults of a man so utterly ignorant of the first part of his profession as to be the ridicule of the battalion and to the covert sneers and insinuations of the officers who had labored to restore Grant for their own selfish ends, that so palpable did this become that General [Albin F.] Schoepf noticed it at dinner and administered a severe reproof to the whole party, that if he had labored to procure his own promotion, he would have laid himself open to censure, that all his efforts were directed towards preserving the field officers intact as they first started on active service, that when he received the commission as Lieutenant Colonel, he drew up a paper setting forth that the subscribers were perfectly satisfied with their positions and praying that no change might be made in the field officers, that this was signed by Colonel [Moses B.] Walker, [Frederick C.] Jones, and himself, that since Jones had been ordered to take command of the 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he presumed that he might safely anticipate the receipt of his commission for the vacancy, that in the regular order of promotion, Captain J[ohn] W. Free stood first, that Free was fitted from a military point of view for the Majority and his habits and manners rendered him the proper associate of gentlemen, and that the question of the Camp Chase pay was still dormant; and asking if it could be revived.
3 pp. [Series 147-28: 55]