April 12, 1862
J.C. Kelton, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, St. Louis, Missouri. To the Governor of Ohio. Special Orders No. 97; stating that Private M. Willard of Company H, 8th Kansas Volunteers was discharged from the service of the United States to take effect on March 4, 1862, to enable him to accept a promotion in the 60th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry tendered by Governor David Tod. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 115]

April 12, 1862
H. Senseman, Tremont, Clark County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had received Buckingham's notification of appointment, that if he could have a few days in which to arrange his affairs, he would accept said appointment, and that otherwise he could not, save under pressing circumstances.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 21]

April 12, 1862
John Welsh, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he received Buckingham's notice directed to his son, regarding the conditional appointment received from the Governor, that the recruits which his son raised were returned in the name of Ira McFarland, that the two went together to raise or try for the required number and failed, that as to his son's disbursements, he did not know, that he would send the notice to his son, that he wished his son could be promoted, that his son's name was on file in the Governor's office, that his son was very disappointed with Governor [William] Dennison appointing civilians over him as he had been in service from the commencement of the war and came well recommended by his head officers, that his son went back to his regiment and took his place again as 1st Sergeant, feeling very much hurt about the matter, that he hoped Buckingham would do something for his son, and that he really thought his son well deserved a promotion.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 31]

April 12, 1862
J.M.M. Wilson, Morning Sun, Preble County, Ohio. To the Honorable Milton Sayler, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Letter stating that Sergeant Edward N. Bernard was a member of Company A, 47th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that at present, or when last heard from, Bernard was at Camp Gauley Mount, Virginia, and that he hoped to hear from Sayler soon and favorably for friend Bernard.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 53]

April 13, 1862
R[alph] P. Buckland, Colonel, 72nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Commanding 4th Brigade, Sherman's Division, Headquarters, Pittsburgh, Tennessee [Shiloh]. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he perceived by the Cincinnati and Louisville papers that conduct of the 4th Brigade in the battle of Pittsburgh [Shiloh] had been grossly misrepresented, that he thought the report of General [William T.] Sherman would do them justice, that it was true they were taken by surprise and barely had time to form line of battle and advance about thirty rods when they met the enemy and opened fire upon him, that it was not true that they fled, but on the contrary they maintained their position more than two hours and did not retire until the regiments on their left had given way and they were ordered to fall back, which they did in good order, that it was true that their lines were afterwards broken by the fleeing mass from the left, that all three of the regiments rallied and continued to fight wherever they could during the day, though not always at the same point, that they slept on their arms, in line, on Sunday night and were in the thickest of the fight the next day, that on Monday night, they were in the camp they started from on Sunday morning, that on Tuesday morning, his brigade pursued the enemy some miles on the road to Corinth, that instead of being driven to the boats as alleged by newspaper correspondents, he had not seen the Tennessee River since they came to their camp nearly four weeks earlier, that it was hard, after having done their whole duty in such a battle as this, to be thus slandered, that he trusted justice would yet be done them, that his principal object in writing was to beseech the authorities of Ohio to take some steps by which her troops might be treated as well as the troops from other states, that the 72nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had not yet received one dollar of pay, that other regiments were in the same situation, that in consequence, officers had been reduced almost to starvation, not at all times being allowed to draw provisions from the commissary department and having no money to purchase, that in some instances, they had to beg provisions from the men, that Paymaster McDowel came up the Tennessee River with the expedition, but he did not know that McDowel was along until the day before his departure, that they then attempted to get up pay rolls and did so, that when they looked for McDowel the next day, he had already gone, that nearly all their rolls (muster in rolls and all) were gone, having been destroyed by the enemy, that he did not see how they could get up pay rolls there, that the families of many of the soldiers were needy at home, that some way ought to be contrived by which they could be paid, that the troops from other states had been regularly paid, that it was also true that the troops from other states came into the field much better equipped, with transportation and almost everything else, than those from Ohio, that this ought not to be, that McDowel claimed that their pay rolls, made out in part before they left Paducah, were not correct, although Lieutenant Colonel [Herman] Canfield said they were made precisely according to McDowel's instructions, that he was pretty well convinced that McDowel cared more about his personal convenience than he did about paying the troops, that Buckingham knew very well how they were hurried away from Camp Chase before their organization under the consolidation was fairly completed, that this consolidation had created no inconsiderable confusion in their rolls, etc., that somebody should be sent who would take pains to aid them in getting these matters in proper shape, that he was willing to pay any reasonable expense himself to have his officers and men paid, that he supposed they must have copies of the muster in rolls from Columbus, that General [Henry] Halleck had required copies of their muster in rolls, but their copies were mostly gone, and that he trusted Buckingham would give attention to these matters at his earliest convenience.
3 pp. [Series 147-31: 127]

April 13, 1862
John [F.] DeCourcy, Colonel, 16th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cumberland Ford, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that at a meeting of the field officers and Captains of the 16th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to recommend a suitable person for the Chaplaincy of the regiment, it was resolved that Reverend Joseph Matlock be recommended for said Chaplaincy, that he accordingly forwarded the resolution and had to request Buckingham to place it before the Governor for his further action in the matter, and that inasmuch as he did not deem that the services of a Chaplain could be frequent or furnish use to a regiment on active service and also because he was informed that the salary of said officer would have to be defrayed by the State to which the volunteer corps belonged and not by the General Government, he deemed it proper to leave the appointment without recommendation or opposition on his part and entirely in the hands of the Governor of Ohio.
2 pp. [Series 147-31: 77]

April 13, 1862
H[enry] W. Halleck, Major General Commanding, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, Pittsburg, Tennessee [Shiloh]. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter calling the Governor's attention to the importance of promoting non-commissioned officers and Privates to the vacancies in the corps and regiments from Ohio, created by recent battles; and stating that, unfortunately, the Generals commanding had no power to reward merit and bravery on the field, that he could, therefore, only appeal to the justice of the governors of the states represented in the Department of the Mississippi, that to reward services in the field by prompt promotion was one of the greatest incentives to individual action as it was a special mark of personal merit, that commanding officers of divisions, brigades, regiments, and corps would be directed to make recommendations for filling vacancies in their respective commands, noting the particular service and merit of the individuals recommended, that these reports would be immediately forwarded to the governors of states, and that it was sincerely hoped these reports would not be disregarded in issuing new commissions.
2 pp. [Series 147-31: 121]

April 13, 1862
I[saac] N. Hathaway, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he would accept the appointment as Captain in the 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; asking if he was to report in person first at Buckingham's headquarters to be mustered into service; and stating that Buckingham's notice said "in person to the commanding officer of the 67 Regt".
1 p. [Series 147-31: 29]

April 13, 1862
John W. Jackson, Nelsonville, Athens County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had received Buckingham's letter informing him that his name had been sent to the War Department for a discharge some time ago; asking what he would have to do to secure the wages due him or if he was to receive any wages at all; and stating that he thought he was entitled to pay because he spent considerable money and about three or four months time before he knew that he was to be discharged.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 102]

April 13, 1862
Ed[win] A. Parrott, Colonel, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Field of Shiloh. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that sixty days ago, he had the honor to write Buckingham from Camp Wood, Kentucky enclosing a copy of the answer to his communication to the headquarters of the department, in which he claimed the command of the 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry by virtue of a commission issued to him by Governor David Tod and bearing the date of February 4, 1862, that since then, he had heard nothing on the subject from any quarter, that having thus contested the right of the officer then and now commanding the regiment and with unavoidable publicity having been given to the affair, Buckingham could well perceive that his situation was unpleasant and delicate, and that he did not for a moment believe that the Governor acted either rashly or wrongly; asking what the power was that set at naught the public acts of the Governor of Ohio and threw back his commissions in his face; and stating that he did not know of any way in which this matter could be brought before the proper department for a decision except through the Executive by whom the commission was issued, that justice to him and to the other officers who held commissions based on his promotion required that their positions be conclusively determined as soon as might be practical, and that although not formally necessary, he wished to be advised by the Adjutant General's Department of any action taken in the matter.
2 pp. [Series 147-31: 113]

April 14, 1862
H.H. Bryant, Hyattsville, Miami County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter asking if Buckingham could grant him a pass of transportation to his regiment; and stating that he had been at home on sick furlough and was anxious to join his regiment, that he could not on account of means on which to go, and that he belonged to the band of the 42nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry now encamped at Bardstown, Kentucky.
2 pp. [Series 147-31: 58]

April 14, 1862
E. Foster, Bryan, Williams County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that the bearer, John R. Kemp, a citizen and practicing physician of Bryan, had been employed by citizens and friends of soldiers in Company A, 38th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry who might need assistance whether in the hospital or elsewhere, that he was well acquainted with Kemp and knew him to be loyal and justly entitled to confidence, and that any permission necessary to further Kemp's object would be highly appreciated by the numerous friends of said soldiers and other true and loyal citizens of Williams County.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 52]

April 14, 1862
J.J. Green, Waverly, Pike County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Reverend Thomas McIntyre, Chaplain of the 53rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, had a severe attack of illness and, having been very feeble and his prospects for immediate recovery not being very flattering, felt it his duty to the regiment to resign that his place might be filled; and asking if McIntyre resigned to state authorities and if so, to whom.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 56]

April 14, 1862
Phillip Heege, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that per Buckingham's request, he was sending all the documents he possessed while recruiting for the 58th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that he had sent the men which he had recruited to the same regiment at Camp Chase before the regiment left for the seat of war.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 54]

April 14, 1862
Asa R. Hillyer, Deputy U.S. Marshal, Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter enclosing an order to Jno. Brown, late Wagonmaster, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, who was now at his home in Monroeville due to sickness; and stating that Brown called upon him a few days earlier requesting his assistance as Deputy U.S. Marshal to arrest or assist in arresting about 30 deserters from the 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry who were in northern Ohio, that he immediately communicated the fact to the U.S. Marshall at Cleveland who informed him that the matter was not well defined as to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Marshal in arresting deserters without a requisition to do so, that Brown wished him to write Buckingham and inquire as to what course should be pursued, that Brown desired him to assist, and that he thought it best to have direct orders from headquarters.
2 pp. [Series 147-31: 96]

April 14, 1862
Captain Holloway, Beamsville, Darke County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he wished to know if the Militia of the Reserve was to be furnished with arms, that his company had been organized for some time, that he had written to Buckingham twice concerning the matter and never received an answer, that he wished to hear from Buckingham soon, and that he did not think it necessary to make his report as they now had use for the funds.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 58]

April 14, 1862
J.C. Kelton, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, St. Louis, Missouri. To the Governor of Ohio. Special Orders No. 102; stating that the resignation of 2nd Lieutenant Thomas S. Royse, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on April 14, 1862. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 84]

April 14, 1862
Charles H. Kibler, Captain, Company D, 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Battlefield near Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee [Shiloh]. To Governor David Tod. Letter regarding the appointment of company officers; protesting against the order of the Adjutant General [C.P. Buckingham] concerning appointments; and stating that he hoped Tod would read said order and have it modified so that those who knew might at least have some opportunity to express themselves upon the propriety of appointments, and that the order was so contradictory that he was sure Buckingham did not read it prior to its publication or since.
3 pp. [Series 147-31: 190]

April 14, 1862
A. Kintz, Somerset, Perry County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that his son was in the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he did not know the letter of the company, but the Captain's name was Maloney, that his son was enlisted by Lieutenant Young in Somerset, Perry County, Ohio and his name was Patrick Kintz or Patrick P. Kintz, that Buckingham would confer a favor by releasing his son for the reason that he was too young, and that his circumstances were such that he could not spare his son.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 128]

April 14, 1862
A. Kintz, [Somerset], Perry County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter correcting some mistakes in his earlier letter of the same date; and stating that his son (Patrick) had enlisted with a recruiting officer under Lieutenant Young for the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that his son was but 16 years old on August 1, 1861, that he told Young that he wanted his son's name erased from the roll, that Young promised that if his son went to New Lexington on April 10, he would take his name off the roll, that instead of doing so, Young put a uniform on his son and forced him off, that he did not have enough time to get out a writ for his son, that Young and others swore they would have his son if it took fifty men to take him, that he thought he would be sustained in an action against the State of Ohio in the case, and that Buckingham would confer a favor by releasing his son without any more difficulty.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 129]

April 14, 1862
Charles T. Larned, Chief Paymaster, District of Kentucky and Tennessee, Chief Paymaster's Office, Louisville, Kentucky. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter asking if Paul F. Rohrbacher, late 1st Lieutenant, Konkle's Battery, resigned, had been re-commissioned and if so, in what corps.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 61]

April 14, 1862
D.W.C. Loudon, Lieutenant Colonel, et. al., 70th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Pittsburgh, Tennessee [Shiloh]. To J.R. Cockerill, Colonel, 70th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Letter signed by ten field officers and company commanders in the 70th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and nominating Captain Joseph Blackburn to be appointed Chaplain thereof. Bears a note from J.R. Cockerill, Colonel; appointing Blackburn to be Chaplain of the 70th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 82]

April 14, [1862]
James Monahan, Coolville, Athens County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that he made application some four weeks since for the balance due Abraham Monahan, a volunteer in the state service who served under Captain John Rhoads on the Cincinnati and Marietta Railroad and afterwards was received into the U.S. service and placed in the 39th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and sent to Missouri where he died, that he made the application as the father of the deceased for the balance due in the state service, and that he had not heard from the application as yet; and asking if it reached its proper destination.
2 pp. [Series 147-31: 138]

[April 14?, 1862]
C.W. Page, et. al. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter signed by seventy-six citizens of Sandusky County, Ohio; stating that James Herl, a son and the principal support of a lonely widow woman of Sandusky County, enlisted about the middle of November 1861 in Company K, 57th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry while in a state of intoxication and so much disordered as not to comprehend the nature of an oath or to know anything of the responsibility he was assuming, that Herl was constitutionally unfit for the position of a soldier, that Herl was subject to frequent and protracted fits of inflammatory rheumatism and had spent several weeks in the hospital since his enlistment, that Herl's mother, who had a large family of small children to support, very much needed his services, and that Herl had desired to return for that purpose ever since he fully recovered from the stupefying effects of the drugged liquor used to entrap him; and requesting the Adjutant General's aid in procuring Herl's discharge. Bears a note from C.W. Page; stating that Herl was enlisted by means wholly unworthy of a civilized people, and that Herl's discharge would perhaps save his mother from a premature death and largely promote the cause of humanity.
3 pp. [Series 147-31: 81]

April 14, 1862
Elliott S. Quay, 1st Lieutenant, 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and Acting Assistant Adjutant General, 3rd Brigade, Headquarters, Camp near Edinburg, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Colonel E[rastus] B. Tyler, 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (being unwell from exposure in the field) desired him to acknowledge receipt of Tod's favor of April 8, that in reply, Tyler wished to inform Tod that before the appointment of 2nd Lieutenant Dudley A. Kimball to a 1st Lieutenancy was received, Kimball had resigned his commission as 2nd Lieutenant, that Kimball's resignation had not yet been returned from Washington, and that as soon as it was accepted, Tod would be notified in accordance with General Orders No. 3. Contains a P.S. stating that since writing the above, he had received from Captain [Orin J.] Crane, Company A, the recommendation of 1st Sergeant William A. Howe to fill the vacancy caused by Kimball's resignation and the same was approved. By order of E[rastus] B. Tyler, Colonel, 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Commanding 3rd Brigade.
2 pp. [Series 147-31: 211]

April 14, 1862
E[rastus] B. Tyler, Colonel, 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp near Edinburg, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter reporting various facts connected with the battle of Winchester and the part taken by the 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in that engagement; stating that being in command of the 3rd Brigade, he was ordered by the commanding General to strike the enemy's left and charge his batteries posted upon an eminence opposite to their right flank, that the Brigade was moved forward as directed, with the 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry on the right, meeting the enemy in force posted behind a stone wall and prepared to receive them, that the command moved forward in perfect order, the 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry receiving the fire of the enemy's advance guard and a moment afterwards a volley from their entire line, that the 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry still moved forward, withholding their fire until within easy musket range when they received the order to fire, that they obeyed it with alacrity and with terrible execution supported by the other regiments of the Brigade, that the contest was one of unusual severity lasting two hours and forty minutes, that the force of the enemy was nearly double that of their own, and that in this unequal struggle, the 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry suffered severely and, but for the gallantry of her officers and men, the day must have been lost; citing those officers whose conduct deserved special notice and those non-commissioned officers who were recommended by their Captains for honorable conduct throughout the entire day; and stating that, without detracting anything from the other regiments engaged in the battle of Winchester, upon the 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and their manly behavior, soldierly bearing, gallant conduct, and unflinching firmness depended the result of the battle, and that Ohio might truly be proud of her gallant soldiery.
5 pp. [Series 147-31: 214]

April 14, 1862
A[lexander] Von Schrader, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter reporting on the state of his command in accordance with General Order No. 4 dated April 3, 1862; and stating that the 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had nine full companies together with Lieutenant Miller's detachment of thirty-three men which was temporarily attached on April 10, that two 2nd Lieutenants and two assistants were appointed to recruit a new company, that they reported three men as the result of their labors, and that these men were in camp and attached to Miller's detachment until further orders.
2 pp. [Series 147-31: 116]

April 14, 1862
J.M. Wright, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Army of the Ohio, Field of Shiloh. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Extract from Special Orders No. 21; stating that the resignation of Captain Joshua H. Preble, 65th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on April 14, 1862. By command of Major General [Don Carlos] Buell.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 87]

April 15, 1862
A[lexander] Boyd, Lieutenant, 68th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Savannah, Tennessee. To the Honorable P.W. Norris. Letter stating that the Lieutenant Colonel [Robert K. Scott] and all the Captains and Lieutenants had requested that he write Norris and ask him to see the Governor in an attempt to have the regiment moved to some location where they could recruit their health, that their men were dying off daily, that they had lost 150 men out of the regiment who had died or been discharged on account of sickness, that they had not over 200 men in the regiment who were able to do duty, that they were losing from 3 to 5 men per day and things were assuming an alarming feature, and that unless the regiment was moved to some healthier place, they would not have 500 living men in six weeks; asking Norris to save the rest of their men if he could; and stating that whatever expense Norris went to would be refunded, that Lieutenant Colonel [Robert K.] Scott requested that he tell Norris that their Colonel [Samuel H. Steedman] took no interest in the welfare of his regiment and paid no attention to the wants of the sick, that they had not a Doctor with them nor medicine for the sick, that Norris might imagine how they felt having 200 or 300 sick men laying around in an enemy country and nothing with which to soothe or ease their pain, that he wished Norris would not let his wife see his letter or hear of their condition, and that his health was very good.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 133]

April 15, 1862
Lewis D. Campbell, Colonel, 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, et. al., Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by thirty-nine officers of the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that they had the fullest confidence in the Christian virtues and patriotism of William G. Brownlow, and that they admired Brownlow's courageous and unwavering devotion to the Union, the Constitution, and the laws; and recommending that Tod issue Brownlow a commission as Chaplain to the 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
2 pp. [Series 147-31: 91]