March 20, 1862
F[rederick] W. Lister, Lieutenant Colonel, 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp near Nashville, Tennessee. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that amidst the bustle and excitement consequent upon the occupation of Nashville by their troops, he was not unmindful of the obligation he was under to Buckingham and Governor David Tod for his promotion to the Lieutenant Colonelcy of the regiment, that his tardiness in acknowledging the receipt of his commission had been caused by the numerous duties devolving upon him, that added to which, he had been acting as a member of a court martial for the past week, that he wished to express his gratitude for the additional mark of Buckingham's confidence in him, that an opportunity would speedily be afforded them to display whatever valor and efficiency might be in the regiment, that they marched at sunrise on March 21, that their destination was Columbia, 36 miles south of Nashville, where it was reported the enemy was concentrating in force, that as they had the honor of the advance of the division, it was probable the mule breakers of Camp Dick Robinson or the ferrymen of the Cumberland would have a chance to employ their pieces in the direction of the enemy, a pleasure to which they had hitherto been strangers, that communication by rail with Louisville having been destroyed by the burning of bridges, they were without news for some days and Buckingham was doubtless in possession of more and later intelligence than themselves, that they knew but little outside of their division which was at last together under their gallant Generals [George H.] Thomas, [Albin F.] Schoepf, and [Alexander McDowell] McCook, that the latter had nearly recovered from his wound and was upon active duty, that they were in Schoepf's brigade with the 17th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 38th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and 12th Kentucky, that as for the artillery, they "swarmed", that at one time, there were nine batteries attached to the division, some of them 24 pounders or siege guns, that their passage up the Cumberland was highly interesting and they captured a gun after it was thrown down the bank, that he regretted that the health of the regiment was not so good as might be expected, but the rapid alternations of heat and cold were very trying to men exposed to them, that they had mild and fine weather now, but they all dreaded a summer campaign in the South, and that their beloved Colonel had entirely recovered from his long and severe sickness and the field and staff, including Major [John W.] Free, were in a decidedly "belligerent" condition.
2 pp. [Series 147-30: 81]

March 20, 1862
James R. Morris, House of Representatives, Washington City. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had been informed that there was a vacancy in the Majority of the 77th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that if so, he wished to place before Tod the claims of Adjutant T[homas] J. Cochran of the 77th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for the position, that Cochran was one of the most upright, moral men in his acquaintance, that he had known Cochran from infancy, that Cochran was a graduate of Marietta College, was in the three months' service, and was very active in getting up the 77th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that Cochran was a nephew of his wife's and it would afford him much pleasure to know that he had been promoted.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 157]

March 20, 1862
L[orenzo] Thomas, Adjutant General, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. True copy of extract from Special Orders No. 60; stating that Colonel Minor Milliken, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, having been reported on adversely by a Board of Examination and the President of the United States having approved the report, was discharged from the service to take effect on March 15, 1862. By order of the Secretary of War. True copy made by O[liver] D. Greene, Assistant Adjutant General.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 43]

March 21, 1862
J[oseph] G. Hawkins, Lieutenant Colonel, Commanding 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Crittenden. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter regarding the resignations which had of late occurred in the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and the vacancies to be filled by those deserving promotions and appointments; and requesting the promotions of those he wished to fill the vacancies.
2 pp. [Series 147-30: 37]

[March 21?, 1862]
Recommendation for George F. Robinson, 1st Sergeant, Company E, 80th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that Robinson wanted a Lieutenancy in the U.S. Army and in the meantime wanted promotion in the 80th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 160]

March 21, 1862
D[avid] E. Welch, [Captain, Company I, 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry], Leavenworth, Kansas. To the Honorable H.G. Blake, Member of Congress. Telegram stating that their regiment had two vacant Captaincies; asking Blake to send a letter to Columbus in an attempt to secure one of the Captaincies for Lieutenant A. B[ayard] Nettleton; and stating that he was making the request as a personal favor, and that Nettleton was a worthy man.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 167]

March 22, 1862
E[mulous] A. Hicks, Captain, and L[ewis] D. Adair, 1st Lieutenant, Company I, 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Andy Jackson, Tennessee. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter petitioning the Governor to appoint Jacob Mathias, their present Orderly Sergeant, as 2nd Lieutenant to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of [William] Colvin; and recommending Mathias as a suitable and well qualified person to fill the position. Bears the approval of E[dward] P. Fyffe, Colonel, 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 8]

March 22, 1862
W.Y. Roberts, Captain, Company B, 1st Kansas Volunteers and Acting Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Troops in Kansas, Fort Scott. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Special Orders No. 70; stating that the resignation of Lieutenant L.C. Thayer, Regimental Quartermaster of the 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, was accepted to take effect on March 22, 1862. By command of General George W. Deitzler.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 65]

March 23, 1862
George W. Andrews, Headquarters, 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, western Tennessee. To ? Letter stating that at a meeting of the field officers and company commanders of the 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, called for the purpose of nominating a Chaplain for the regiment, Major George W. Andrews was called to the Chair and Captain [Thomas W.] Brown made Secretary, and that a ballot was ordered and resulted in Reverend A[rthur] L. McKinney receiving 8 votes and Reverend Fagan receiving 2 votes. Bears the approval of R[odney] Mason, Colonel, 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 79]

March 23, 1862
Jesse Baldwin, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Buckingham's letter of March 20 came to hand on March 22, that he had forwarded a copy of Buckingham's letter to Mr. Gross at Camp Andrew Jackson, Marshall, Tennessee, and that he would wait patiently to see whether the contents of Gross' letter received due consideration as promised.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 121]

[March 23?, 1862]
W[illiam] B. Hazen, Colonel, 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Commanding 19th Brigade, et. al. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by fifteen commissioned officers of the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; recommending 1st Sergeant Ferdinand D. Cobb of Company D, 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry as deserving promotion; and stating that Cobb had served with the regiment as 1st Sergeant since its first organization, that Cobb's conduct as a soldier had been "unexceptionable", that Cobb had been diligent in qualifying himself for his office and prompt in the discharge of its duties, that Cobb had by his industry, energy, and soldierly bearing contributed in no small degree to the drill and discipline of his company, and that in the opinion of the signers, the service would be benefited by Cobb's promotion. Bears a note from Hazen stating that as there was a vacancy in Company D, it was thought proper to ask for Cobb's promotion.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 29]

March 23, 1862
George S. Mygatt, Major Commanding, 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in camp near Spring Hill, Tennessee. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending the promotion of 1st Lieutenant Robert L. Kimberly to the Captaincy of Company D, 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry made vacant by the resignation of J[ames] H. Cole; stating that Kimberly was one of their most competent officers, that Kimberly had been untiring in his efforts, that he did not think Kimberly had ever been excused from a single duty since he was first mustered into the service, and that Kimberly had discharged all the duties of his position with credit to himself and fidelity to the Government; recommending the promotion of Ferdinand D. Cobb to the 2nd Lieutenancy of Company F, 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry made vacant by the resignation of C[harles] J. James; stating that Cobb had been the Orderly Sergeant of Company F since its organization, and that in his opinion, Cobb was the best noncommissioned officer in the regiment; recommending Walter Blythe, one of the noncommissioned staff, as a fit person for promotion to a 2nd Lieutenancy; and stating that Blythe had been acting as Quartermaster Sergeant since the organization of the regiment, that for the past two months, Blythe had performed the duties of Regimental Quartermaster, that Regimental Quartermaster [Henry W.] Johnson had been detailed to act as Brigade Quartermaster, that Blythe was one of their most deserving and faithful men, that Blythe's promotion was particularly desired so that he might act as Regimental Quartermaster, that he had little hope they would ever have Johnson back in the regiment, that General Order No. 3 issued by the Adjutant General of Ohio seemed to conflict with the inducements they had held out to the officers and men of the regiment and with what they had supposed to be the desire of the Federal and State governments, namely that the most competent and faithful men should fill the best positions in the regiment, that the appointment of outsiders or officers according to seniority only, without reference to their competency, to desirable positions in the regiment had a discouraging effect upon the laudable ambition of those who had labored hard and faithfully to make themselves more competent with the expectation that they would be promoted to higher positions if they proved themselves worthy, that he did not presume to question the good intention of the Adjutant General's order, that he had no doubt that all the promotions made in the regiment by the Executive Department of Ohio had been made with the supposition that they would benefit the service, but he was quite confident that if Tod fully understood the wishes of the regiment, they would meet with his approval, that the rule of promotions according to seniority answered in the regular service where the officers had received a military education and a thorough examination before promotion, that it seemed to him the rule should have a different application in the volunteer service where they had to take such as offered themselves with the greatest number of men, that meeting these officers for the first time when they entered the regiment, it required time to enable him to judge of their competency, that many were found to be totally unfit to hold prominent positions, that the only redress in their power was to ask for a Board of Examiners and let the board pass upon the competency of that class of officers, that the fear of such a board induced several of their incompetent officers to tender their resignations, they being well aware that such an examination would have been fatal to them, that Colonel [William B.] Hazen had never had any sympathy for that class of officers who were too indolent or stupid to learn, that the service was better off without than with such men, that since the earliest organization of the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Colonel Hazen had been unceasing in his efforts to instruct both the officers and the noncommissioned officers of the regiment in the various duties of their positions, that they had all availed themselves of Hazen's military experience and education and the thorough discipline of the regiment was sufficient evidence of his success, that there was no excuse for any officer or noncommissioned officer in the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry not fully understanding his duties, that daily recitations in the tactics, army regulations, and more advanced military works had been held for nearly seven months with Colonel Hazen being the instructor, that the adoption of this course had developed the competency of certain officers and noncommissioned officers and the incompetency of others, that to encourage all to greater energy and zeal, they had been informed from the very first that merit alone would govern the recommendations for promotions, that as evidence of the opinions of the department and division commanders as to the efficiency of the officers of the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, nine officers had been constantly detached from the regiment for nearly three months, that General [Don Carlos] Buell had assigned Colonel Hazen to the command of the 19th Brigade, that four Lieutenants had been assigned to brigade headquarters, that General [William] Nelson detailed three officers as instructors to other regiments, that the 9th Indiana Volunteers, 17th Indiana Volunteers, 46th Indiana Volunteers, 47th Indiana Volunteers, and 6th Kentucky Volunteers had been drilled by these instructors, that to these instructors was due all the credit for the efficiency the mentioned regiments had attained, that another officer was assigned to the Signal Corps, that General Order No. 3 would effectually debar the Sergeant Major and Quartermaster Sergeant (noncommissioned staff) from promotions, and that the regimental noncommissioned staff were generally supposed to be the best noncommissioned officers in the regiment.
5 pp. [Series 147-30: 27, and 28]

[March 23?], 1862
H.M. Shaffer. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that his son, William B. Shaffer, Delaware, Ohio, was examined as Assistant Surgeon in October 1861, and assigned to the 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in its formation state at Kenton, that his son resigned his position with the intention or expectation of being assigned to another regiment, but had no notice of his resignation being accepted, that in Buckingham's report to the General Assembly, his son was continued in actual service, and that if his son could not get his pay until his resignation was accepted, the object of the letter was to have him assigned to a post in active service.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 122]

March 23, 1862
J[ohn] W. Sprague, Colonel, 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, near New Madrid, Missouri. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter regarding the position of Regimental Quartermaster; stating that there had been much sickness in the 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that it was more than Surgeon [Isaac W.] Crane could properly attend to, that Crane's ceaseless professional efforts had seriously impaired his health, that on March 11, he contracted with Dr. Joel Morse of Cleveland, that the number of their sick was diminishing, that Morse was passed by the examiners as Surgeon and would accept the appointment of Assistant Surgeon in the regiment, that Dr. [Arthur B.] Monahan had not reported, that none of the commissions for officers of the 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had been received, that if the commissions had not already been forwarded, he would ask that they might be without delay, that when in Columbus, he arranged to have their muster in rolls and pay rolls made out and sent to him at once, that he had not heard anything since, and that he was much embarrassed as Major General [Henry] Halleck was calling for copies and he had not the means of furnishing them; asking Buckingham to have inquiries made for their muster in rolls and pay rolls; and stating that no paymaster had yet visited the regiment.
3 pp. [Series 147-30: 198]

March 24, 1862
M.H. Bartilson, Lieutenant Colonel, and Richard Lanning, Major, 80th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Paducah, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that in issuing the appointments and commissions of Pren Metham, Captain, James Carnes, 1st Lieutenant, and Francis Farmer, 2nd Lieutenant of Company F, 80th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, there was a mistake of date, that the commissions and appointments bore the date of December 31, 1861, and they should bear the date of December 23, 1861, that this they knew to be a fact as the returns were made at that time, and that all they asked was that the commissions be so altered.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 86]

March 24, 1862
H.G. Blake, House of Representatives, Washington. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had been one of Tod's most earnest supporters at the last election, but had always previously opposed him politically, and that he had opposed Tod and supported him just as he had supposed the good of their common country required; requesting the appointment of Lieutenant A. B[ayard] Nettleton to the position of Captain in the 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry now at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; stating that Nettleton was now in active service and was a man of intelligence and good military ability, and that Nettleton's moral character was above reproach; enclosing a dispatch from Lieutenant D.E. Welch by which Tod would see what was wanted; and stating that he trusted Tod would comply with this request if possible. Bears James Monroe's endorsement of the recommendation; stating that Nettleton was a gallant fellow.
3 pp. [Series 147-30: 168]

March 24, [1862]
John C. Burnet, 2nd Lieutenant, 39th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was mustered into service by Captain Breslin when he received his commission and sent the certificate to Buckingham's office.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 52]

March 24, 1862
E[dward] P. Fyffe, Colonel, 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, near Nashville, Tennessee. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that there were three vacancies in the company officers of the 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; recommending that these vacancies be filled by the promotion of 2nd Lieutenant C.K. Smith to be 1st Lieutenant, 2nd Lieutenant Alexander Frazier to be 1st Lieutenant, and 2nd Lieutenant D. McClelland to be 1st Lieutenant; and stating that Smith was the Quartermaster and should have been commissioned originally as a 1st Lieutenant, and that if it was impossible for Smith to be a 1st Lieutenant and Quartermaster at the same time, he would not accept any promotion that took him out of the department he was now in.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 9]

March 24, 1862
J[ohn] C. Lewis, Captain, Company I, 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Union. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that having been duly elected Chaplain of the 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry by the commanders of the regiment and company commanders present with the regiment at the time said election was held, he accepted the appointment to said office.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 45]

March 24, 1862
R[obert] G. McLean, Surgeon, 81st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee River, 6 miles south of Savannah, Tennessee. To Dear Caldwell. Letter stating that he was in the "rush of martial hosts midst the greatest military scene he ever saw", that it was on so grand a scale that any attempt at description would be the "quintessence of folly", that what was going on outside of their division lines he knew not, that they knew less of their movements than Caldwell did, that they expected to fight at Corinth, Mississippi, Decatur, Alabama, and Jackson, Tennessee before they got to Memphis, that they were about 90 to 100 miles east of Memphis close to the point where Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi cornered, and within 18 miles of Corinth on the Memphis, Chattanooga & Richmond, Virginia Railroad where the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, and Ohio and Mississippi Railroad crossed, that the "secesh" force at that place was said to number 50,000 to 90,000, that they had encamped 100,000 men at Pittsburg Landing, but labored under the disadvantage of fighting the enemy in fortifications, that Dr. [William H.] Lamme resigned last Tuesday and started for home, that he wanted Caldwell to see Governor David Tod and ascertain whether he was to be promoted, that if not, he wanted Caldwell to tell Tod to send a Surgeon and Assistant Surgeon to the 81st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at once as he would positively serve no longer as Assistant Surgeon, that on March 23, he was offered the post of Surgeon to the 13th Illinois, that General [John M.] Schofield and General [Henry W.] Halleck had offered him the post of Surgeon to the 3rd Missouri Reserve Corps of Artillery and to station him permanently at St. Charles in charge of a hospital, that he had refused both offers in hope of his adopted Ohio doing him simple justice, that he could get a position in any hospital in which there was a vacancy, and they were numerous, but he preferred the field while his health would justify, that he met Brother Barton Kyle on March 23, that Kyle had not lost one jot of his physical proportions, that he had met with but few Ohio men as his time was and had been devoted to the interests of his regiment, and that Ohio must have some 30 regiments there, but not a single commandant of a brigade; asking why that was; and stating that "Old Curtis" [Samuel R. Curtis] had done it up handsomely in Arkansas.
2 pp. [Series 147-30: 94]

March 24, 1862
A[braham] Sanders Piatt, Colonel, 34th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Charleston, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting the company morning reports and provision returns which he spoke to Buckingham about when in Columbus; and stating that he was now with his regiment at Gauley Bridge.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 205]

March 24, 1862
J.L. Ranney, Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that the friends of E[rastus] B. Tyler, Colonel of the 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and now acting in command of a brigade at or near Winchester, Virginia, were quite solicitous that he should be promoted to the position of Brigadier General, that they felt that Tyler's devotion and faithfulness to the cause justly merited this promotion at the hands of those having the influence to secure it, that he had no doubt that this was the almost unanimous desire of Tyler's command, that any amount of support from their most influential men could be obtained in that section, that it was his understanding that a paper had already been signed by most of the officers under Tyler's command to secure him the position in question, that he was aware that two or three persons had made some effort to prevent this, but the effort was deemed generally to be prompted more by personal desire to injure than by any proper motive, that no such feelings seemed to exist with Tyler's troops, that on the contrary, with them the fullest respect and confidence seemed to prevail, that he hoped Tod would lend Tyler such influence as in his judgment was deserved, that N.D. Clark and Frank Ford would call upon Tod en route for Virginia, that they were going on business and might want some endorsement from Tod to enable them to pass the army lines, and that if this was proper, he hoped Tod would give them the necessary documents. Bears the endorsement of H.C. Ranney.
2 pp. [Series 147-30: 127]

March 24, 1862
J.C. Servis, Camp Union, Virginia. To the Honorable T.A. Ready. Letter stating that he would still prefer the Chaplaincy to any other position in the army, that it seemed to be his appropriate field of labor and he felt unsettled while engaged at anything else, that he would like the Governor to send his commission, and that he was enclosing his acceptance of the appointment; asking Ready to hand the acceptance to the Adjutant General and to use his influence to have a commission sent; and stating that if the office was abolished or if there was a very strong probability of it being abolished, he would not accept, that it seemed to him that the office would hardly be abolished, and that the President was in favor of the office being continued.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 74]

March 24, 1862
B.D. Terry, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Captain Wilcox. Letter requesting that Wilcox apply to Governor David Tod for his parole to the city of Columbus; stating that he had refrained from asking for this in the hope the diarrhea would leave him, but it was growing worse, that he was satisfied he could not get well in Camp Chase, and that he was worse off now than when Wilcox saw him; requesting that Wilcox present his case to the Governor; and stating that he had plenty of means to defray his expenses and procure medical aid.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 48]

March 24, 1862
Gustave C.E. Weber, Headquarters, Ohio Volunteer Militia, Surgeon General's Office, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he arrived at Cincinnati on March 23, and proceeded immediately to learn the capacity and character of the hospitals of Cincinnati with a view to making arrangements to send up from the lower Ohio such of their troops as could be moved and were not thoroughly cared for, that the hospitals at Cincinnati were in charge of Surgeon John Moore of the regular army, a very efficient officer, that the consequence thereof was that all four hospitals were in a very excellent condition, that there had been considerable fault found by the press of Cincinnati with reference to the management of the hospitals by Dr. Moore, but a thorough inspection of every ward, in fact of every nook and corner of them, had satisfied him that complaints were unjust and could only be ascribed to the ignorance and fastidiousness of officious people who thought that a military hospital should be carpeted and have lace curtains and be under the sole control of fair ladies who alone knew to appreciate the sufferings of a poor soldier, that the hospitals at Cincinnati were not quite so elegant, that the buildings were not so roomy and airy as those at St. Louis, but they were in the very sense of the word, good and efficient, that happy could be the brave boy whose lot it was to be brought there, that the corps of medical attendants at these hospitals were all from the front rank of the profession of Cincinnati and a more indefatigable and hardworking body of men could not be found doing duty for suffering humanity, that the physician of the Third Street Hospital, Dr. Murphy, was his friend and was as much a pet with the boys in his wards as he was with the ladies in the drawing room, that Murphy invited him to perform a couple of operations for the extraction of bullets in the cases of two boys who were wounded at Fort Donelson, that he was not very slow in accepting this invitation, that he set about and succeeded in extracting, in both instances, a good sized, old style musket ball, that he had made an arrangement with Dr. Moore by which he could send to Cincinnati, within six days of Moore receiving notice, six hundred sick and more if necessary, that taking all points into consideration, it was easy to come to the conclusion that Cincinnati ought to be made the great center of military hospitals of the West, that there was no city so accessible and so eligible for the purpose of establishing hospitals of any size and number, that the commanders of the Department of the West seemed to have overlooked the importance of Cincinnati in that respect and had selected incomplete buildings in towns and villages on the lower Ohio for stationary or central hospitals which, if for no other reason, on account of their location should be objectionable and only used in case of great necessity as intermediate military medical depots, that he was glad now to be in possession of facts which would enable him to convince General [Henry] Halleck of the necessity of changes in former arrangements, that he happily set out on his journey to get the ball in motion which would bring back to the soil of the State, for whose honor he fought and bled, many a brave fellow, that he had intended to leave Cincinnati that morning, but was persuaded to wait and attend a meeting of the Sanitary Commission, that he had the good fortune to meet Dr. Goddard, the gentleman who made the complaints about the hospitals at Mound City, that he found Goddard to be a very quiet and intelligent gentleman, that Goddard's description of the condition of those hospitals was unquestionably not exaggerated, but was an account of barbarities and cruelties such as the nineteenth century never saw, that by attending the meeting of the Sanitary Commission, he succeeded in impressing upon its members the importance of the passage of the Extra Surgeon bill so well that they appointed a committee of three to go to Columbus and see that it passed, that he brought with him from Cleveland, sixteen boxes and one basket of hospital supplies to which the Sanitary Commission at Cincinnati had kindly added a goodly number of hospital delicacies of all kinds, that he would leave Cincinnati the next morning at 7 A.M. direct, per rail, for Cairo where he would probably arrive on Wednesday morning, and that he was going determined to bring the guilty to a strict account and vindicate the honor of Ohio in the eyes of their brave soldiers, yea of the world; and requesting that copies of his general order be sent to the camp with directions to have them posted on every door of every hospital in the camp.
6 pp. [Series 147-30: 212]

March 24, 1862
J.M. Wright, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Army of the Ohio, Nashville, Tennessee. To Commanding Officer, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. Extract from Special Orders No. 10; stating that the resignation of Lieutenant W.F. Raynolds, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry was accepted to take effect on March 24, 1862. By command of Brigadier General [Don Carlos] Buell.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 66]

March 25, 1862
L[ucius] V. Bierce, Senate Chamber, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that having known Colonel [Erastus B.] Tyler from childhood, he fully concurred with J.L. Ranney and hoped Tyler might receive promotion.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 128]

March 25, 1862
William O. Collins, Lieutenant Colonel, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that pay day had come for their battalion, but there was a difficulty as to their Quartermaster, William H. Woodrow, that Woodrow was their regimental Quartermaster until the consolidation and had since been their battalion Quartermaster, that from the commencement, Woodrow had receipted for all their supplies and discharged his duties to their full satisfaction, that it now appeared from an order just received by Colonel Andrews, Deputy Paymaster General stationed there, that all Quartermasters, regimental or battalion, must be company Lieutenants specially detailed for Quartermaster duty and that all other or outside appointments were void, that the order was said to be based on a construction of the regulations or certain acts of Congress and though it was directly contrary to the general orders of the War Department in relation to the organization of cavalry, etc., yet the Paymaster thought the order imperative and that he must consider all such appointments and commissions vacated until further orders, that this was a serious matter for he doubted whether there were many Quartermasters, regimental or battalion, in the Ohio volunteer forces who were actually Lieutenants of companies and detailed by the commanders of regiments for Quartermaster duty, that most were no doubt special, outside appointments, that he took the liberty of calling Buckingham's attention to the subject and would also write to Washington, that they could not substitute another Quartermaster now without serious loss to the Government and inconvenience to themselves, and that should the War Department decline to recognize or pay the Quartermasters appointed by the Executive of Ohio, the legislature should immediately provide for their payment.
2 pp. [Series 147-30: 120]

March 25, 1862
J.C. Kelton, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, St. Louis, Missouri. To General [John] Pope. Special Orders No. 39; stating that the resignation of 2nd Lieutenant Thomas D. Minton, 39th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on March 26, 1862. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 178]

March 25, 1862
George Moore, Utica, Licking County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that if there had been no action to fill the 2nd Lieutenancy in Company H, 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, they would be greatly pleased if Buckingham could favor M.S. Moore, Sergeant Major of the regiment, and that from his efforts, expense, and the number of men taken to the company, they hoped M.S. Moore deserved the position.
1 p. [Series 147-30: 154]