April 21, 1862
John W. Okey, Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Tod had agreed to appoint William F. Bloor of Company A, 25th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to the first vacant 2nd Lieutenancy in the regiment provided the recommendation of Lieutenant Colonel [William P.] Richardson, 25th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was obtained and filed with the application in the Executive Office, that the papers were filed a short time thereafter, and that he was now informed that 2nd Lieutenant Archbold of Company A had resigned; and asking if the vacancy had been filled, and if Bloor had been appointed.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 122]

April 21, 1862
E[dwin] S. Platte, Captain, Company E, 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting transportation for one man from Toledo and three men from Wapakoneta to join the 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that these men had never been from home with the regiment, having been sick when the regiment left, that he would go with the men, and that he wished to leave Toledo to join the regiment on April 28, to go by way of Columbus.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 122]

April 21, 1862
J[ohn] W. Sprague, Colonel, 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Steamer "Silver Wave", near Paducah, [Kentucky]. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he deemed it his duty to inform Buckingham of the deficiency existing in the medical department of his regiment, that Dr. [Isaac W.] Crain having been appointed Division Surgeon, the entire service in the medical department of the regiment devolved upon Dr. [Arthur B.] Monohan, the Assistant Surgeon, that Monohan was untiring and zealous in the discharge of his duties, but his health was poor and he was liable to be disabled at any moment, that no one man, no matter how robust, could attend to the surgical and medical wants of a regiment in the field, that before leaving New Madrid, he was ordered to leave in hospital all the sick and all who would not probably be fit for active duty in five days, that in obedience to this order, thirty-nine were left, that upon his return, he found these men had been grossly neglected, that he had good reason to believe that their Private Biram (a noble fellow) had died in consequence of such neglect, that on arrival at Pittsburgh Landing [Shiloh], if ordered at once to march, he must leave 25 or 30 sick, that with these men he could leave no Surgeon unless he took the regiment into the field without one, which he clearly ought not to do, that he considered the wants of his regiment in this regard as most pressing, that he begged, if it was possible, that the deficiency be supplied, that Dr. Joel Morse of Cleveland, Ohio rendered nearly a month's service in the regiment before Dr. Monohan arrived and had the entire confidence of officers and men, that Morse was now serving under contract with Dr. Nixon and General Pope in the Wisconsin Battery at New Madrid, that Morse's services would be of great value to the 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he was aware that Buckingham should be officially notified of the promotion of Dr. Crain and the consequent vacancy in the medical department of the regiment, that such notice might not reach Buckingham for months, that the commissions for the officers of the regiment not coming to hand was one cause of delay, that in the meantime, good men would die for the want of medical attendance, and that on April 12, he enclosed to Buckingham the muster in rolls of the regiment, asking that the copied certificates thereon might be certified as correct and the duplicates forwarded to their proper destination; asking if recruiting for regiments in the field was prohibited; and stating that if so, the 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry would soon be a very small regiment.
4 pp. [Series 147-31: 180]

April 21, 1862
L[orenzo] Thomas, Adjutant General, Adjutant General's Office, [Washington]. Note regarding Colonel [C.H.] Sargent's regiment [52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry] and Colonel [Newton] Schleich's regiment [61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry]; and referring the matter to Governor David Tod, with authority to consolidate these regiments and all other fragments of regiments.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 165]

April 21, 1862
Joseph Wildt, Lieutenant, 58th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had been very ill and could not answer Buckingham sooner; enclosing his appointment as 2nd Lieutenant in the Ohio volunteer service in accordance with Buckingham's command; stating that he regretted having failed to enlist thirty men, that he reported and brought into Camp Chase, twenty-two men up to February 1, that if his time had been extended a little longer, he would have made up his thirty men, that at that time, Buckingham ordered the 58th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to be filled up from another regiment and all further recruiting to be stopped, that this arrangement threw him out as all the companies had their officers, that the Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, and Major urged him to go with the regiment, and Colonel [Valentine] Bausenwein promised that he would recommend him for promotion as vacancies were expected to occur soon, that the very day or the day before their regiment left Camp Chase, Captain [Joseph N.] Brown resigned, that Bausenwein told him that this would be his chance for promotion as soon as Brown's resignation had been accepted, that he went with the regiment, that after they left Cincinnati, Bausenwein requested him to consult the remaining officers and the men of Brown's company and ascertain if they were satisfied if he entered their company as 2nd Lieutenant, that they were not only satisfied with this, but very much desired it, that during their journey south, Bausenwein met an old friend by the name of [John C.] Van der Eck who had just arrived from Europe, that as soon as they arrived at Fort Donelson, Bausenwein appointed Van der Eck as Captain of Brown's company in spite of the protestation of the officers and the whole company, that when Bausenwein found that the men would not obey the command of their new Captain, he found himself compelled to remove Captain [Oscar Von] Brabender from Company G to Company B and to give Brabender's place to Van der Eck, that Brabender and Van der Eck never furnished a single man for the regiment nor had they done anything to benefit it in any way, that Brabender and Van der Eck were not even able to give the command in English, that in spite of the remonstrances of officers and men, Brabender and Van der Eck were made Captains, that he had spent his time and money and been promised promotion, but had to stand back, that wishing to serve his country, he remained with the regiment, that on the day before the surrender of Fort Donelson, their regiment was without provisions, that he and the Quartermaster Sergeant started out that evening to obtain a supply at the nearest commissary, that they had to travel some twenty miles in all, that he rode a horse without a saddle and bruised himself severely, that during the excitement of the time, he paid very little attention to the matter supposing it would soon wear off, that shortly after, he suffered under an attack of diarrhea and his bruised parts began to increase in pain, that their Surgeon mistook it for an attack of piles, that his suffering increased so much that on March 9, he was obliged to get a sick furlough to go home as he was entirely unfit for duty, that the gathering on his bruised parts increased very much under excruciating pain, that after it had been lanced, his affliction changed into "Pistulae Ano", that his physicians would have to operate on him as soon as the inflammation was sufficiently reduced, that the final result was doubtful, but he trusted and submitted to an overruling Power, that nearly six months had passed since he commenced recruiting, that he had spent his time, his money, sacrificed his health, and given up his situation as editor of a German Republican paper when he commenced, that there he lay, confined to his bed without resources, with a large family to support, and without a prospect of any remuneration, and that he could not even obtain a part of his expenses (disbursements); and requesting that Buckingham have the amount remitted to him soon.
4 pp. [Series 147-31: 123]

April 22, 1862
George Bowlby, Harrison, Hamilton County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter asking where the 35th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was located, and to what division the regiment belonged; and stating that he was asked to collect the money belonging to Jackson Helmick, Private, Company I, 35th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, deceased, that the widow of the deceased's father had a family of small children to support and was in a destitute condition, and that he wished a few lines of instruction about how to proceed.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 166]

April 22, 1862
L.C. Brown, Post Surgeon, Post Hospital, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To ? Letter stating that he had discharged Joseph Roberts of Company A, 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry from the Post Hospital to rejoin his regiment. Approved by G[ranville] Moody, Colonel, 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Commanding Post.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 70]

April 22, 1862
John R. Church, Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he wanted Tod to appoint James M. Nash as Major of the 19th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Major [Timothy D.] Edwards.
2 pp. [Series 147-31: 186]

April 22, 1862
W[illiam] R. Creighton, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp near New Market, [Virginia]. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending Captain James T. Sterling, Company B, 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for promotion to Major of the regiment; and stating that Sterling was among the first to respond to the call of his Country, had served faithfully for one year, and was reported by their last mustering officer as having the best disciplined, best appearing set of men and the cleanest stand of arms in the line.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 221]

April 22, 1862
J[ohn] C. Fremont, Major General Commanding, Headquarters, Mountain Department, Wheeling, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that by a telegram just sent in reply to Buckingham's respecting the two cavalry battalions, he had authorized Buckingham to retain them for the present at Camp Chase, that Colonel Lloyd informed him that Buckingham would be able to supply them with sabres, horse equipments, and some pistols, that these troops were urgently required for immediate use in the field and he would lose no time in endeavoring to have them mounted, and that he presumed Buckingham would have no difficulty in getting together a sufficient number of men to take their place at camp in a few days.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 130]

April 22, [1862]
B.F. Lauck, Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that if there was any need of nurses to be sent to General [Henry] Halleck's command to wait on the wounded or rather to prepare for the pending battle, he tendered his services, that as there were four companies in Halleck's command from Crawford County, he would like to be with them in their time of need, that if his services were needed, he would get hospital stores ready and be on hand, and that he would give reference in regard to his ability and knowledge of medicine.
2 pp. [Series 147-31: 168]

April 22, 1862
F.C. LeBlond, Celina, Mercer County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that the disgrace that had fallen upon the 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which reflected upon the State and particularly upon those belonging to said regiment, was much lamented by that part of Ohio and the friends of those who were known to have done their duty, that it appeared by the report of Colonel [Rodney] Mason that Gideon LeBlond, Captain, Company H, 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry showed himself to be gallant throughout the two days of fighting, that if this was true, they felt that Gideon LeBlond should be promoted in order to remove, as far as possible, the stigma which attached to him as well as all others of said regiment, that such a testimonial would be flattering to Gideon LeBlond and his friends, that he could not say who was to blame for the repetition of Colonel Mason's Bull Run, that without exception, all the Privates who had returned agreed about Mason's flight and long detention at some point unknown to them, and that Mason might be free from blame.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 126]

April 22, 1862
Granville Moody, Colonel, 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Commandant of Post, Headquarters, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To the United States Quartermaster, State House, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Letter certifying that Private John Corzatt was a member of Company K, 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that Private Daniel McDonald was a member of Company E, 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that transportation was desired for them to the regiment in Tennessee.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 71]

April 22, 1862
F[rederick] Poschner, Colonel, 47th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that during his absence on account of poor health, he learned that another list of individuals for promotion had been sent to Buckingham without his consent, and that he thought such promotions should not be made without his consent; asking Buckingham not to do anything in this case until he was well enough to return to his regiment; and stating that he expected to return in a couple of weeks.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 151]

April 22, 1862
George D. Ruggles, Assistant Adjutant General, Adjutant General's Office, Washington. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter reporting that Captain George B. Whitcom, Company E, 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and Lieutenant Thomas S. Royse, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had resigned effective on the dates specified.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 189]

April 22, 1862
C.H. Sargent, Colonel, 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that in declining the appointment of Major of the 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he did so with Tod's concurrence and assurance to appoint for the position such as he had the honor to designate, that he and all the officers attached and belonging to the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry recommended the appointment of Captain W.H.H. Bown, and that Bown was in every way well qualified for the position and justly entitled to the same from his long, faithful, and laborious attention and effort for the welfare of the service and the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 185]

April 22, 1862
"Soldier at Camp Chase", Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Dear Sir. Letter regarding the officering of the regiment to be formed out of the fragmentary regiments (50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry); and stating that Colonel [Newton] Schleich was well known to be a sober, well informed, and competent officer, that Schleich's reputation as such was well established and his assignment to the new regiment would be but a simple matter of justice to the men composing the regiment, that the Colonel of the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry [S.J. McGroarty] was in the habit of frequently becoming intoxicated, so much so that on occasions he was unable to remain on his horse, that for this reason alone he was unfit to hold any place in the regiment, although he was undoubtedly a brave man, that the Colonel of the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry [C.H. Sargent] had a wide spread reputation and the addressee knew what it was, and that the battle of Pittsburgh Landing [Shiloh] ought to indicate that sober men should command regiments and that drunkards ought not to have any place of responsibility.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 149]

April 22, 1862
Isaac Welsh, et. al., Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by three individuals; and stating that whereas a vacancy existed in the Captaincy of Company F, 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, they took pleasure in recommending 1st Lieutenant E[lihu] R. Patterson of the same company for promotion to the position, that Company F was raised in Belmont County and Guernsey County, about one half in each, and that Patterson was a citizen of Barnesville, of good character, and in every way deemed worthy of promotion.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 110]

April 22, 1862
S.B. Williams, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that according to orders, he was returning his appointment as 2nd Lieutenant together with his enlistment roll and account of disbursements, that his failure to raise 30 men in 30 days was because of resistance he met with from the Military Committee of Hardin County, that had he known that his commission was not revoked until March, he could have raised his men in Dayton, that he had four men sworn in, that three were discharged on habeas corpus and he transferred the other to a company in Kenton, Hardin County, that he so reported all of this at the time, that his postal expenses were $42.00, that according to instructions, he could only claim $21.00, and that in consequence of failure to collect his commission, he was now out of employment; and asking if he could, with proper references, obtain a clerkship or some other situation.
2 pp. [Series 147-31: 137]

April 23, 1862
R.D. Harper, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that at the urgent solicitation of the soldiers of the 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and their friends in Greene County, he consented to serve as Chaplain for a few months, that his election was defeated by Colonel [Granville] M[oody] to accomplish his own purposes, that the people of Greene County were indignant that Moody should act in such a manner, that above all, they wanted a Chaplain who they knew and in whom they had confidence to minister to their relatives, that the people and the soldiers were disappointed, that there were few men who could run directly counter to the popular will and outrage the feelings of the community with impunity, that whatever a man sowed, so should he reap, that the matter was settled and he was glad he did not get the appointment, that he found there was quite a stir in the newspapers about Moody's separation from his regiment, that the insinuations against Lieutenant Colonel [Alexander] Von Schrader were unmanly, that Von Schrader was a high minded gentleman and a man of undoubted military ability, that he knew Von Schrader well, and also Major [Alexander S.] Ballard and many of the officers, that having been a resident pastor in Greene County for more than 17 years, he was well acquainted with at least one half of the soldiers of the regiment, that he could assure Tod that the men had in Von Schrader and Ballard the most unbounded confidence, that his special object in writing was to assure Tod that the present arrangement of the 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry gave, so far as he knew, universal satisfaction to the citizens of Greene County and the friends of the soldiers, that the people were willing that their brave sons and brothers should be sacrificed for the salvation of their country, but they did not wish them murdered by blundering civilians and incompetent commanders, and that Tod could not have given greater satisfaction to the people of Xenia and Greene County that he had done by retaining Moody where he was.
3 pp. [Series 147-31: 152]

April 23, 1862
D[uncan] A. McDonald, 2nd Lieutenant, Company B, 66th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was at home on leave of absence from the 66th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and had been asked by one or two persons if they could go back with him to the regiment as volunteers; asking if he could muster them into the service and if so, whether he could get transportation for them to the regiment; and stating that if he could do so, he thought he could get several recruits.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 138]

April 23, 1862
John J. Manor, Mayor, Mayor's Office, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that he had just issued a warrant against a Mr. Hine, who resided near Toledo, for receiving stolen goods, that the complaint was made by the General Agent of the U.S. Express Company who informed him that Hine had, on several occasions, taken out of the express office at Toledo goods directed to him from Lebanon, Kentucky, that mistrusting that all was not right, some of the packages were opened and found to contain tea, coffee, and other articles sent by the Soldiers Aid Society to the 14th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and other regiments stationed at or near Lebanon, that one full box of such articles was sent Hine in the condition, from all appearances, as put up and forwarded by the Aid Society, that there was now at the express office for said Hine, among other things, one barrel of coffee, sugar, one bag of coffee (the bag was marked "Simons Lebanon Ky."), several blankets, two boxes of goods, and other like articles, that he had no doubt from the information that they were stolen goods sent back to Toledo, and that the goods were shipped to Cincinnati by the Adams Express Company and received at Cincinnati by the U.S. Express Company and forwarded to Toledo; asking the Adjutant General what could be done and what action, if any, the U.S. officers desired to take in the matter; and stating that he would be glad to hear from the Adjutant General by telegraph so that if anything was to be done, he could hold Hine over to such time as the U.S. authorities could take legal steps to ferret out the matter, that officers informed him that there were now several packages in the express office, for different parties, of goods evidently stolen and sent from Kentucky, and that they appeared to be hospital goods and the like.
3 pp. [Series 147-31: 181]

April 23, 1862
W.C. Maxfield, Centreville, Montgomery County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter applying for a clerkship or any other position in the Adjutant General's Department; and citing references.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 170]

April 23, 1862
R.D. Millar, Auditor, Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter asking if any list of persons liable to perform military duty was required to be made that year by township assessors.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 142]

April 23, 1862
Peter Zinn, House of Representatives, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter enclosing a note from Captain Andrew Hickenlooper of the 5th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery to which he respectfully asked Tod's attention; and stating that if he understood the matter, Hickenlooper's wishes agreed with the rules Tod had established in such cases and that consequently Tod would follow Hickenlooper's suggestions, and that although he had not heretofore agreed with Hickenlooper in political matters, he knew him to be an excellent, prudent, and zealous officer who would not make any suggestion or request not beneficial to the service.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 181]

April 24, 1862
James S. Abell, Captain, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter regarding the date of his appointment.
2 pp. [Series 147-31: 146]

April 24, 1862
James Harvey, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had a son in the battle of Pittsburg Landing [Shiloh] and felt anxious about him, that he had learned that his son was wounded, that he could not find out where his son was, that his name was William P. Harvey, Company B, 48th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that he would appreciate any information which Buckingham could send an afflicted father.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 168]

April 25, 1862
L.C. Brown, Post Surgeon, Post Hospital, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To ? Letter certifying that he had discharged Martin V. Bailey, Company G, 69th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Nathaniel Johnson, Company A, 57th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, W.D. Dennison, Company H, 29th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and S. Smith, Company E, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry from the Post Hospital, Camp Chase to rejoin their regiments. Approved by G[ranville] Moody, Colonel, 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Commanding Post.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 153]

April 25, 1862
N[ewton] Schleich, Colonel, 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To General. Letter stating that the bearer, John L. Young, had a recruiting order for the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Young said he had recruited 45 men, over 30 of whom were in Captain [William H.] McGroarty's company, that said company was ordered to Sandusky, that part of the company was gone and the balance would go on April 26, that Lieutenant Fearns was the only member of the company who was mustered in, that if Young had recruited the men claimed, he was probably entitled to be appointed a Lieutenant and assigned to duty with said company, that he could only send Fearns off until he got another mustered officer, and that he was submitting the whole matter to the General's judgment.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 169]

April 26, 1862
J.M. Preston, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, St. Louis, Missouri. To the Governor of Ohio. Special Orders No. 137; stating that the resignation of 2nd Lieutenant A.R. Austin, 27th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on April 26, 1862. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-31: 160]