March 18, 1862
Dwight Jarvis, Massillon, Stark County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if the Colonel, admitting he had the right to assign the company officers as he saw proper, could assign to any company a Captain when said individual was not commissioned as such; stating that [Albert F.] Beach had been Captain of Company A, [13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry], but was promoted to the Majority, accepted, and served as Major; asking if that did not vacate Beach's office as Captain as perfectly as if he had died, and how Beach could be restored to the Captaincy except by re-appointment and resigning his Majority; and stating that the question was not whether Beach or [Benjamin P.] Runkle was Major, but rather who was Captain of Company A, that he claimed that Beach, by accepting a commission as Major, was not Captain, and that his nephew was by rank (and he hoped by conduct) entitled to said post and should have it, that his nephew was apparently deemed a fit man for Captain of another company, and that if so, he did not understand why his nephew could not be permitted to command Company A, especially as he learned the entire company was desirous that his nephew should be their commanding officer.
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March 18, 1862
L[eonidas] M. Jewett, Adjutant, 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Medill. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Buckingham would perceive by the morning field report of the 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry that they did not increase any, that he made no reports of men on his field report except for those who were stationed in camp, and each report was certified to upon honor, that Lieutenant Elrick, who was recruiting for the 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, reported that he would be in soon with a company, that Lieutenant Crouse had upwards of fifty men, that L.M. Miller of Lima reported in person and said he would have a company in camp in two weeks, and that these were all the officers who made favorable reports.
1 p. [Series 147-29: 57]
March 18, 1862
Andrew C. Kemper, Captain and Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Camp Dennison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that the 8th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, ordered to report to Major General [Henry] Halleck at St. Louis, would leave Camp Dennison on March 19, 1862, that Lieutenant Emil Smith and Lieutenant Adolph Smith had not received their appointments and hesitated to go, but by advice would accompany their battery, and that at their request, he mentioned these facts to Tod knowing that whatever was proper to be done in the case would be done.
1 p. [Series 147-29: 33]
March 18, 1862
A[ugustus] Moor, Colonel, 28th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Commanding Post, Headquarters, Post Gauley Bridge, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter reporting that Reverend [Charles] Beyschlag had resigned as Chaplain of the 28th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry on account of illness on January 1, and that upon recommendation from the officers of the regiment, he appointed Reverend F[rederick] Goebel, a regular ordained Lutheran minister, as Chaplain for the 28th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry on March 1.
1 p. [Series 147-29: 168]
March 18, 1862
E[dward] H. Phelps, Colonel, 38th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Thomas, near Nashville, Tennessee. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Lieutenant John Crosson had declined to accept the commission as Captain forwarded to him, that the officers of the 38th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry did not desire to be promoted out of their own companies, that this was the unanimous feeling of all the officers in the regiment, that their regiment was now a unit in feeling, both officers and men, that if Buckingham could consistently deviate so far from the rule as to appoint officers who received their recommendation from him and not make appointments until hearing from him through the regular military channels, he would do them a great favor and benefit the service, that it was heard that Lieutenant Samuel Donaldson had been promoted to the Captaincy of Company I, and that Donaldson had never received his commission (or any official notice of it) and did not desire the promotion; listing those individuals he wished to be promoted; thanking Buckingham and General [Columbus] Delano for the kind interest they had taken in the 38th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and in his own affairs; and stating that he hoped he might deserve the confidence they both had in him and that his conduct in the field might be such that they would have no reason to regret it. Bears a note from Hume in the Adjutant General's Department, stating that all officers who declined to accept their appointments would so signify to the department in writing and if commissioned, would return said commissions to the department.
3 pp. [Series 147-29: 170]
March 18, 1862
George D. Ruggles, Assistant Adjutant General, Adjutant General's Office, Washington. To the Governor of Ohio. Incomplete letter reporting the names and regiments of several officers of the volunteer forces from the State of Ohio who had resigned, and the effective dates.
1 p. [Series 147-29: 146]
March 18, 1862
Archibald Stetsworth, [Company I, 54th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry], Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter
stating that he had been at Washington Court House on a furlough which would expire on April 13, 1862, that he belonged to the 54th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he wanted to go back, that in order to do so, he wished to obtain transportation from Buckingham, that his health, which had been very much impaired, was sufficient to perform duty at present, and that he wished to go back immediately.
1 p. [Series 147-29: 163]
March 18, 1862
Thomas M. Ward, Ottokee, Fulton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing for payment the charges of the Toledo newspapers for advertising; stating that he was forwarding them in accordance with Buckingham's instructions; asking how he might obtain his pay; and stating that labors in the area had incurred a great deal of expense on his part and the want of funds impelled him to seek the "pay-table", that he was appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry on December 26, 1861, by the Governor of Ohio, that on the same day, he was dispatched along with other officers for recruits by order of Colonel [Otto] Burstenbinder, that while he was on this duty and absent from his regiment, the Colonel appointed another person in his place by the name of Chaffee, that this was contrary to military law, that there was a report in Toledo that the Colonel received $200 from Chaffee for the position, but he could not vouch for this, and that he was writing for instructions.
1 p. [Series 147-29: 156]
March 18, 1862
P.H. Watson, Assistant Secretary of War, War Department, Washington City, D.C. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that the Secretary of War directed him to acknowledge the receipt of Tod's communication of March 8, transmitting the memorial of the officers composing the 3rd Regiment of Mississippi Volunteers, now prisoners at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, asking to be returned home under their oaths not to take up arms against the United States until regularly exchanged, and that in reply, the Secretary of War requested Tod to cause the memorialists to be informed that it was not deemed advisable to grant the parole.
1 p. [Series 147-29: 71]
March 19, 1862
James Best, Canal Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was a Private in Captain Woods' company now at Nashville, Tennessee, that he was discharged from Hospital No. 4 at Louisville by Dr. Speed on December 29, 1861, and sent home at his own expense on furlough, that his furlough had expired on January 30, 1862, that his attending physician had written to Captain Woods to have his furlough extended thirty days longer until he would be able to join his regiment, that no answer had been received to said letter, that his health was now restored and he was anxious to join his regiment, but had not the means to pay his passage through to Nashville, that if any of the military authorities would furnish him a pass, he would subsist himself on the road, that on February 19, 1862, he reported to Captain Woods of Company B by letter that he was then fit for duty and requested a pass on the road, but received no answer, and that he hoped Buckingham would advise him as to what he ought to do; asking if Buckingham could give him a pass to Cincinnati or Louisville; and stating that if not, he would report to Buckingham's headquarters if he received a pass over the road to Columbus.
1 p. [Series 147-29: 159]
March 19, 1862
N.K. Brown, Camp Andrew Jackson, near Nashville, Tennessee. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting the date of his appointment as 2nd Lieutenant in Company F, 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-29: 206]
March 19, 1862
Eli Bruce, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he wished to withdraw the papers he filed in Buckingham's office in favor of P.J. Phillips for 1st Lieutenant in the 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; requesting that the papers be forwarded by express; and stating that he must add his regrets that so trusty a man was not in the right place.
1 p. [Series 147-29: 51]
March 19, 1862
G.W. Cook, Richwood, Union County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if he could get a pass for some recruits for Company B of the 32nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that he came home on a furlough from Beverly, Virginia and did not think about getting an order to recruit, that when he got home, he found there were some good boys who wanted to go back with him, that he had written to his Captain for an order, but he was afraid his furlough would be out before getting an answer, and that his furlough was out on April 10.
1 p. [Series 147-29: 157]
March 19, 1862
C.E. Felton, Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Tod's commission arrived that morning, that the official body of his congregation held a meeting the previous evening to consider the subject and refused to release him, and that he therefore could not accept the position.
1 p. [Series 147-29: 75]
March 19, 1862
John A. Gurley, House of Representatives, Washington. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending Sergeant Luke Murrin of the 10th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that Murrin was in every way worthy of promotion, that he was informed there were some commissioned offices vacant in the 10th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that having the fullest confidence in the patriotism and fitness of Murrin for a better position, he hoped Tod would be able to give him a commission, and that in addition to the merit of Murrin himself, he would look upon his appointment as a great personal favor.
2 pp. [Series 147-29: 135]
March 19, 1862
J[oseph] K. Marley, Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio. To Colonel N[oah] H. Hixon, [60th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (one year's service)]. Letter requesting transportation for 10 or 12 men from Hillsboro to Gallipolis on next Monday or Tuesday; and stating that these men were some of those who were sick, some deserters, and some new recruits, and that he would look for Hixon on Saturday evening.
1 p. [Series 147-29: 154]
March 19, 1862
Stanley Matthews, [Colonel], 51st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Nashville, Tennessee. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he learned Tod had offered Captain Samuel R. Mott of the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry a commission as Major in that regiment, that Mott informed him that his relations with the commanding officer of the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry were not agreeable, indeed so much so as perhaps to preclude that kind of confidence and cooperation essential to the success of their service, that Mott's desire was to be transferred with the promotion to some other regiment, and that in consequence of a long standing personal friendship with Mott, he would be grateful for anything Tod could do in his behalf.
1 p. [Series 147-29: 224]
[March] l9, 1862
Mrs. Sarah Mossman, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Dear Sir. Letter stating that she should not have delayed so long in sending the cap, but could not obtain any blue military cloth and had to send east, that she hoped the cap might prove of some service, that if Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham approved of her improvement, she would be glad to have a few lines to that effect, that she thought perhaps the cap might be useful to the United States Army, especially to those on guard, and that if it was not too much trouble, she would be happy to have the addressee express his opinion.
1 p. [Series 147-29: 172]
March 19, 1862
George S. Patterson, Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that the bearer, Captain T[homas] C. Furnald, was eminently worthy of Tod's kindness and confidence in every respect, that Furnald spent two or three months time and considerable money (some four or five hundred dollars) recruiting for the 72nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Furnald was elected and commissioned as a Captain in one of the companies composing the 72nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that after going into camp, a consolidation took place and Furnald was left out, that if a third company was deemed necessary to guard prisoners on Johnson's Island near Sandusky, he hoped and trusted Furnald would be assigned a position as one of the officers of said company, that it was due Furnald for his zeal as a Union man in the cause, for his private worth, and for the money and time he had expended assisting in recruiting the 72nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Furnald's appointment to the position he sought would give universal satisfaction and be perceived as justly bestowed upon a worthy and competent man, and that in politics, Furnald was a conservative Republican.
2 pp. [Series 147-29: 217]
March 19, 1862
A[lexander] S. Ramsey, Adjutant, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General. Letter stating that he had been at home for a few days under special order from Colonel [James] Cantwell to recruit for the 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he would leave to rejoin his regiment next Monday, and that he would have not less than eight recruits and expected to have fifteen or twenty; and requesting transportation papers sufficient to take them through.
1 p. [Series 147-29: 16]
March 19, 1862
M.M. White & Co., New York. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that they were making cast iron rifled cannon (field pieces) with 3.67 inch bore for the State of New York, that these guns were being made under the supervision of Colonel Richard Delafield of New York City, who acted for Governor E[dwin] D. Morgan in the matter, that the projectile used was one which had been tested and approved by Colonel Delafield and weighed 14 pounds, that as they would soon have the full number of guns required by the State of New York completed, they would be in condition and glad to furnish guns for other parties, that they were now furnishing 5 guns per week and would be glad to fill Tod's orders for guns should any be wanted, that for any information regarding the guns, they would refer Tod to Colonel Richard Delafield of New York City, and that their present order from Governor Morgan would be completed in about 2 weeks.
1 p. [Series 147-29: 151]
March 20, 1862
Q[?]. W. Barker, Beverly, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had just received Buckingham's communication of February 24, 1862, requesting him to return his commission and enlistment roll, that he had written to Buckingham soon after receiving his commission that it was impossible to recruit any men and that he wished his commission revoked, and that his papers were at Marietta and he would send them as soon as he could get them.
1 p. [Series 147-29: 186]
March 20, 1862
B. Bissel, Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had been requested by a friend, John Mosier, to drop Tod a line, that Mosier had a son in the Adjutant General's office in Columbus, that he had known the young man, Thompson D. Mosier, from childhood, that Thompson D. Mosier was an honest, industrious, and thorough businessman, and that Thompson D. Mosier was in all respects qualified for whatever position he might be assigned.
1 p. [Series 147-29: 70]
March 20, 1862
A.G.W. Carter, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter introducing James M. O'Donnel who was coming to see Tod on account of his son, Myles O'Donnel (now of Jackson's Cavalry); and stating that James M. O'Donnel wished his son promoted to a commissioned office, and that he took great pleasure in recommending him as a gentleman of ability and influence.
1 p. [Series 147-29: 171]
[March 20?, 1862]
John H. Carter, Lieutenant Colonel, 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, et. al. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by eight individuals; requesting the appointment of Myles O'Donnell, now of Jackson's Cavalry, as a commissioned officer in the Ohio volunteers; and stating that they felt satisfied that O'Donnell was fully competent to fill a position as any officer in the army.
1 p. [Series 147-29: 174]
March 20, 1862
William O. Collins, Lieutenant Colonel, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Benton Barracks, near St. Louis, Missouri. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that in compliance with Buckingham's order communicated to him by telegraph, their battalion left Camp Dennison on Saturday morning last and proceeded on horseback to Cincinnati, that the baggage was transported by rail, that since no boats were to be had, Captain Schmidt procured transportation by the O. & M. Railroad, that leaving Cincinnati about 4 P.M. on Saturday, they reached St. Louis about 12 midnight on Monday, and that they reported to General [Henry] Halleck and were ordered into camp there; asking if he should have some official order in addition to the telegram to show that the battalion was detached and under his command; and stating that he was continually required to sign papers for which he could show no authority and compelled to make explanations which were not always satisfactory to the authorities he had to deal with, that they also needed an assignment of officers to the battalion, that he believed no particular officers of the regiment had been named as belonging to the battalion, that as the battalion was now going into service independently, he supposed the battalion officers should be designated and ought to be included in the order detaching the battalion for service, that the regimental or battalion officers were John O'Ferral, Major, William B. Rezner, Surgeon, [James C.] Marr, Assistant Surgeon, Charles H. Hunter, Adjutant, and William H. Woodrow, Quartermaster, that the regimental roll was in Buckingham's office or in the possession of Colonel [William R.] Lloyd, that he thought Lloyd had the descriptive books of the four companies of the battalion and they needed those also, that no assignment of companies had been made as composing the battalion and perhaps that should be done also, that the companies furnished from the 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry in the consolidation were those of Captain F[rancis] M. Shipley, Captain Hamer Hays, Captain Thomas L. Mackey, and Captain P[eter] W. VanWinkle, that there was some talk of a paymaster coming along before they went into service and the order detaching the battalion and assigning the officers to be connected with it might be important to them, that leaving suddenly, they had no opportunity to strengthen themselves by getting any men from the other part of the regiment as they had hoped to do, that there was a special need for some buglers and farriers and he supposed they would not be needed except by the battalion, that he sent Lieutenant Thomas P. Clarke of Captain [Thomas L.] Mackey's company to Columbus to see what could be done, but had not heard from him, that he supposed Clarke had been there and explained the matter to Buckingham, and that if anything could be done to transfer buglers, farriers, blacksmiths, and saddlers to them so as to make their list complete, it would help them materially.
3 pp. [Series 147-29: 178]
March 20, 1862
J.C. Kelton, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, St. Louis, Missouri. To the Governor of Ohio. Special Orders No. 26, stating that the resignation of 1st Lieutenant A[ugust] Bierwirth, 58th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on March 15, 1862.
1 p. [Series 147-29: 123]
March 20, 1862
David King, Newport, Rhode Island. To Sir. Letter stating that when he was in Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Higginbotham, the Surgeon of the prison hospital, gave him the effects of a soldier from Ohio who had died in the hospital, that he sent them in a package which contained a pocket book, snuff box, etc., and $1.28, that these effects belonged to John Truxell, a Private of the 25th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry who had died on October 23, 1861, that he regretted to find that so few mementos had been preserved of the soldiers who had died, and that he offered to take those mementos which had been preserved, viz. of eleven soldiers from six different states; and requesting the addressee to acknowledge receipt of Truxell's effects and to forward the same to the friends of the deceased.
1 p. [Series 147-29: 61]
March 20, 1862
S.S. L'Hommedieu, Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway Company, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To the Honorable W.S. Groesbeck. Letter asking Groesbeck's favorable attention to his friend, Richard G. Huston; and stating that Huston desired a commission in the Ohio volunteer service, that he would have written directly to Governor David Tod, but did not have the pleasure of knowing him personally, that Huston was a civil engineer, that Huston had received a scientific and literary education, that Huston was with him in the construction of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway, and that he knew Huston to be a competent man with untiring industry. Bears endorsements from W.S. Groesbeck and H. B[lair] Wilson, Lieutenant Colonel, 44th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham, and an endorsement from S.R. Hubbell.
3 pp. [Series 147-29: 171]
March 20, 1862
John B. Myers, Captain, 13th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, Quartermaster's Department, Office of Transportation, St. Louis, Missouri. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that when his Lieutenant was at Columbus, he got a permit from Tod to get some men out of the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, that his Lieutenant stated that Tod would have the men transported to the 13th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery as soon as they could be paid off, that now that they had been ordered to Savannah, Tennessee, they would in all probability get into some warm work and need men to replace those killed or wounded, and that if Tod could get about 25 or 30 men out of the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry and have them sent to headquarters in St. Louis, they would be forwarded to him at Savannah.
1 p. [Series 147-29: 67]