April 6, 1862
Lewis P. Buckley, Colonel, 29th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, 3rd Brigade, Camp Tyler, near Edinburg, [Virginia]. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter recommending various promotions.
1 p. [Series 147-32: 177]

April 6, 1862
John W. Fuller, Colonel, 27th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, New Madrid, [Missouri]. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that in his previous letter, he neglected to say that 1st Lieutenant George B. McDonough (Company K) had tendered his resignation and that by order of General [Henry] Halleck, the same was accepted to take effect on March 27, 1862, that he intended also to say that 1st Lieutenant [William M.] Vogleson, Regimental Quartermaster and now the ranking Lieutenant, did not desire to command a company at present and therefore might be considered as not a candidate for promotion, that he would respectfully suggest that Vogleson's name be sent to Washington for appointment as Assistant Commissary of Subsistence with the rank of Captain, that Vogleson's qualifications for said position were rare and his untiring industry was what that department needed, that their order to march the previous evening was countermanded, and that they might move that day.
1 p. [Series 147-32: 135]

April 7, 1862
John Groesbeck, Colonel Commanding, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Mississippi, Headquarters. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he had the honor to send the name of Orderly Sergeant John D. White for 2nd Lieutenant of Company C, 39th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-32: 67]

April 7, 1862
Reuben Hitchcock, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he regretted to learn that efforts were being made to interfere with the regular promotion of one of the Lake County boys in the Ohio volunteers, that he referred to S[elleck] B. Warren of Mentor who was 1st Lieutenant of Company I, 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Captain [Robert B.] Moore of that company having resigned, the friends of Lieutenant [Russell] Hastings, who was Lieutenant of said company, were urging his promotion to the Captaincy, that while he had no disposition to disparage Hastings, he felt that his promotion would do injustice to one of the most faithful and efficient young men in the service, that he therefore took the liberty of most earnestly urging that the place be given to Warren, that Warren was one of the first to volunteer, was an efficient, active man in raising a company of three months' men, and when he found they were not desired, aided in raising a company for three years and went with it, that Warren had, in actual service, conducted himself in such a manner that both General [Henry W.] Benham and Colonel [E. Parker] Scammon desired him on their staffs, and that he regarded Warren as eminently well qualified for the position of Captain.
2 pp. [Series 147-32: 147]

April 7, 1862
A[lexander] S. Ramsey, Adjutant, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Moorefield, Virginia. To the Honorable Benjamin Stanton. Letter stating that B[radford] R. Durfee, Lieutenant Colonel of the 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, had resigned and it was supposed Governor David Tod would appoint a man in his place, that Major [James S.] Robinson would seek promotion, that from the services he had rendered the cause, he felt entitled to the position of Major, and that if the Governor would allow a vote of the regiment, he could obtain an overwhelming majority; and asking Stanton to use his influence to procure him the appointment of Major.
1 p. [Series 147-32: 116]

April 7, 1862
A[lexander] S. Ramsey, Moorefield, Virginia. To C.N. Olds. Letter stating that Lieutenant Colonel B[radford] R. Durfee of the 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had resigned and his resignation had been accepted, that he had served as Adjutant of the regiment and would like to be appointed in Durfee's place, that if this could not be accomplished and their Major was promoted, he thought he should be appointed Major, that he wished Olds would speak to the Governor and Adjutant General and try to procure his appointment, and that if the matter was left to the regiment, he could obtain the vote of 9/10ths of the men.
1 p. [Series 147-32: 122]

April 8, 1862
A[lfred] Ball, Surgeon, 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Strasburg, Virginia. To G. V[olney] Dorsey. Letter stating that Dr. [Benjamin] Tappan having been removed from the position of Surgeon of the 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, it left a vacancy, that Dr. [Samuel S.] Sexton, the Assistant Surgeon of said regiment, merited promotion, that Dorsey would oblige him by interesting himself in Sexton's behalf, and that Sexton had been in the service since the beginning of the war as an Assistant Surgeon while most of the other assistants had been promoted; and requesting that Dorsey call the Governor's attention to Sexton's case.
1 p. [Series 147-32: 172]

April 8, 1862
Earl Bill, United States Marshal's Office, Northern District of Ohio, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he was informed that the friends of Sergeant William Pierce of Company H, 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry were about to make some effort to procure his promotion to a Lieutenancy, that assurances had been given him of Pierce's excellent conduct and strenuous efforts to perform duty in such a manner as to deserve promotion and they came from such sources as he deemed reliable, that Pierce belonged to one of the most worthy and respectable families in Huron County with which he had been acquainted for about a quarter of a century, that he had no doubt that Pierce would do honor to his shoulder straps should the Executive see proper to give him the promotion sought, and that it would afford a personal gratification to the numerous friends of Pierce's family.
1 p. [Series 147-32: 58]

April 8, 1862
Peter C. Boslaw, Captain, et. al., Company C, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Moorefield, Virginia. To Governor David Tod, and Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter signed by seventy-six officers and Privates of Company C, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and recommending that Adjutant A[lexander] S. Ramsey of the 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry be appointed Major in the event of the promotion of James S. Robinson or if a vacancy occurred from any other cause in said office.
2 pp. [Series 147-32: 118]

April 8, 1862
John Costin, 1st Lieutenant, et. al., Company F, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Moorefield, Virginia. To Governor David Tod, and Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter signed by eighty-one officers and Privates of Company F, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and recommending that Adjutant A[lexander] S. Ramsey of the 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry be appointed Major in the event of the promotion of James S. Robinson or if a vacancy occurred from any other cause in said office.
2 pp. [Series 147-32: 119]

April 8, 1862
B[radford] R. Durfee, Lieutenant Colonel, Commanding Forces at Moorefield, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter enclosing the application of Major [James S.] Robinson and Captain [David] Thomson of the 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for promotion; and stating that his resignation had been accepted contingent only upon his being relieved from the command, which would be in a very short time, that he had advised Robinson and Thomson to acquaint Tod with the fact so that as little inconvenience as possible might occur to the service, that he had served with Robinson for nearly a year and a more gallant and faithful officer could not be found, that he had been acquainted with Thomson from boyhood, that in civil life, Thomson was a student and an eminent lawyer and businessman, that as Captain in the 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Thomson had been faithful, vigilant, and efficient, that it had been his lot to be mostly in command of the regiment since its organization, that he had been aided more by Thomson than by any other officer in the regiment, that no other officer had so well earned the right of advancement or was better qualified than Thomson, and that Thomson's promotion to the Majorship would better subserve the service and promote harmony than the promotion of any other officer to that post.
2 pp. [Series 147-32: 113]

April 8, 1862
Preston Faught, 2nd Lieutenant, et. al., 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Moorefield, Virginia. To Governor David Tod and Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter signed by thirty-eight officers and Privates of Company G, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and recommending that Adjutant A[lexander] S. Ramsey of the 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry be appointed Major in the event of the promotion of Major James S. Robinson or if a vacancy occurred from any other cause in said office.
1 p. [Series 147-32: 95]

April 8, 1862
F[rancis] S. Jacobs, Lieutenant, et. al., Company K, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Moorefield, Virginia. To Governor David Tod, and Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter signed by fifty-seven officers and Privates of Company K, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and recommending that Adjutant A[lexander] S. Ramsey of the 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry be appointed Major in the event of the promotion of James S. Robinson or if a vacancy occurred from any other cause in said office.
2 pp. [Series 147-32: 123]

April 8, 1862
N[icholas] Jerolaman, Captain, et. al., Company H, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Moorefield, Virginia. To Governor David Tod, and Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter signed by sixty officers and Privates of Company H, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and recommending that Adjutant A[lexander] S. Ramsey of the 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry be appointed Major in the event of the promotion of James S. Robinson or if a vacancy occurred from any other cause in said office.
2 pp. [Series 147-32: 126]

April 8, 1862
Charles Mains, Captain, et. al., Company E, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Moorefield, Virginia. To Governor David Tod, and Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter signed by seventy-two officers and Privates of Company E, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and recommending that Adjutant A[lexander] S. Ramsey of the 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry be appointed Major in the event of the promotion of James S. Robinson or if a vacancy occurred from any other cause in said office.
2 pp. [Series 147-32: 120]

April 8, 1862
William L. Perkins, Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter referring Tod to General [Henry W.] Benham's report of the services of his brigade at the affair of Carnifex Ferry where honorable mention was made of Lieutenant S[elleck] B. Warren's services as aid of General Benham at that battle; and stating that of the entire 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, from the Colonel downward, Warren was the only officer or soldier who had ever been under fire.
1 p. [Series 147-32: 146]

April 8, 1862
George H. Purdy, Captain, et. al., Company I, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Moorefield, Virginia. To Governor David Tod, and Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter signed by sixty-nine officers and Privates of Company I, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; recommending that Adjutant A[lexander] S. Ramsey of the 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry be appointed Major in preference to David Thomson, Captain, Company A, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the event of the promotion of Major James S. Robinson or if a vacancy occurred from any other cause in said office; and stating that they protested against the promotion of W.E. Scofield, Quartermaster of the regiment.
2 pp. [Series 147-32: 117]

April 8, 1862
James S. Robinson, Major Commanding, and David Thomson, Captain, Company A, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Durfee, Moorefield, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that the resignation of Lieutenant Colonel B[radford] R. Durfee of the 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry having been tendered and accepted by the commanding General of the department and owing to the absence of Colonel [James] Cantwell from the regiment, they had taken the liberty of jointly presenting their claims for the respective positions of Lieutenant Colonel and Major by promotion on account of seniority.
1 p. [Series 147-32: 112]

April 9, 1862
J[ames] S. Robinson, Major, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Durfee, Moorefield, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he was writing on behalf of the appointment of Captain David Thomson of Company A, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry as Major of the same in place of himself, provided he should be so fortunate as to be appointed Lieutenant Colonel in place of B[radford] R. Durfee resigned, that Thomson was the senior Captain in the regiment, that Thomson was a gentleman well qualified for the position, that Thomson was a man of honor and no better man for the position could be found in the regiment, that any amount of recommendations could be filed in Thomson's behalf, that Thomson had one of the most efficient companies under his command in the service, that Thomson was a strict disciplinarian and always present for duty himself, that Thomson had never been absent a day from camp since his company was organized, that since the regiment had been stationed at that point, Thomson had rendered very efficient service, and that Thomson's appointment would give entire satisfaction and promote the interests of the public service.
2 pp. [Series 147-32: 114]

April 9, 1862
John H. Young, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he understood there were two or three vacancies of 2nd Lieutenant in the 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that his brother, William M. Young, was at Gauley Bridge in charge of the ordnance stores, and that his brother at present occupied a subordinate position as to rank and pay, while a superior officer nominally held the official position of Ordnance Officer.
2 pp. [Series 147-32: 192]

April 10, 1862
James Cantwell, Colonel Commanding, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Durfee, Moorefield, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Buckingham had no doubt been apprised of the resignation of Lieutenant Colonel B[radford] R. Durfee of the 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that the resignation had been accepted, that Durfee left for Ohio on April 9, that Major J[ames] S. Robinson was entitled to the position thus made vacant, which would occasion a vacancy in the Majorship, that Captain David Thomson of Company A was the senior Captain in the regiment, and that Thomson was a competent officer and in every respect qualified for the position of Major; and asking what was the rule adopted by the department in such cases.
1 p. [Series 147-32: 115]

April 10, 1862
G[riffin] L. Reynolds, 1st Sergeant, et. al., Company H, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp near Edenburg, Virginia. To Colonel S[amuel] S. Carroll, Commanding 1st Brigade, Shields' Division. Letter signed by thirty-eight members of Company H, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and petitioning Carroll to recommend to the Governor of Ohio that he appoint Lieutenant David Lewis of Company C, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to fill the vacancy of Captain in Company H occasioned by the resignation of Ora O. Kelsea.
1 p. [Series 147-32: 171]

April 10, 1862
William S. Smith, Colonel, J[oseph] G. Hawkins, Lieutenant Colonel, and F.J. Jones, Adjutant, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Shiloh Fields. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter requesting the promotion of Sergeant Major W[illiam] H. Campbell of the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to a 2nd Lieutenancy; and stating that Campbell had proven himself to be a brave and efficient soldier, and that Campbell was entirely worthy of this reward for his meritorious conduct with them.
1 p. [Series 147-32: 32]

April 10, 1862
Charles Webber, Huron, Erie County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he understood General [George B.] McClellan had issued an order last November pertaining to all regiments recruiting men to fill the places of those captured by the rebels and stating that when the prisoners got home, they should be formed into skeleton regiments by the Governor instead of being sent into active service again, and that if such an order was issued, he wished to know if it had been rescinded.
1 p. [Series 147-32: 101]

April 11, 1862
S[amuel] S. Carroll, Colonel, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp near Woodstock, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending various persons for promotion to fill the vacancies among the commissioned officers of his regiment; and stating that vacancies should be filled as soon as possible as they were now in the face of the enemy and needed a full corps of officers.
2 pp. [Series 147-32: 170]

April 11, 1862
Theodore Jones, Lieutenant Colonel, 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Union, Fayetteville, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter recommending 1st Lieutenant John Brown to be promoted Captain in place of Charles J. Gibeaut dismissed by sentence of general court martial, and 2nd Lieutenant William Massie to be 1st Lieutenant in place of Brown; stating that these officers came first in the regular line of promotion; recommending Emmit Headington of Company B to be 2nd Lieutenant in place of Massie; and stating that Headington was a young man of much promise who did excellent service in the campaign last fall, and that he thought if appointed, Headington would fill the position with credit to himself and to his state. Bears notes from Hugh Ewing, Colonel, 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and E.P. Scammon, Colonel, 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and Commanding 3rd Provisional Brigade; approving and forwarding the recommendations.
2 pp. [Series 147-32: 19]

April 11, 1862
Theodore Jones, Lieutenant Colonel, 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Union, Fayetteville, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that on February 8, Francis C. Russell was appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that it was considered prejudicial to the regiment to have Russell commissioned as they had men much more deserving and better qualified to fill the position, that Russell had not yet assumed his position as Lieutenant, that Russell was not recommended to fill a vacancy that occurred in his company, another being recommended and appointed over him on account of his disqualification, and that Russell did not make a good Sergeant and would only be a stumbling block for others; requesting that Russell's appointment be revoked; stating that they wanted an effective officer in Russell's place at the earliest possible moment; and recommending the appointment of Sergeant Samuel O. Thomas of Company A. Bears a note from Hugh Ewing, Colonel, 30th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; approving and forwarding the recommendation. Also bears a note from E.P. Scammon, Colonel Commanding, 3rd Provisional Brigade; forwarding the letter; and stating that it appeared that F.C. Russell was recommended for advancement in the absence of consultation with the Colonel or other field officer, and that the recommendation of Russell was made without the requisite knowledge or assent of the actual commander of the brigade.
2 pp. [Series 147-32: 20]

April 11, 1862
J.C. Kelton, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, St. Louis, Missouri. To Captain John C. Fell through General [John] Pope. Special Orders No. 95; stating that the resignation of Captain John C. Fell, 39th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on April 12, 1862. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-32: 26]

April 11, 1862
J.C. Kelton, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, St. Louis, Missouri. To the Commanding Officer of the 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry through General [John] Pope. Special Orders No. 95; stating that the resignation of 2nd Lieutenant John M. Wisehart, 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on April 12, 1862. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-32: 92]

April 11, 1862
C.N. Olds, Attorney at Law, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that his friend, [Alexander S.] Ramsey, went out with the 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry as Adjutant, that he knew nothing about Ramsey's soldierly qualities, but he did know him to be a gentleman of character and of good standing in his profession as a lawyer, that Ramsey was from Hardin County, that if Ramsey's aspirations could be gratified, he would be pleased to have it so, and that he thought Ramsey a very worthy man and a very loyal citizen.
1 p. [Series 147-32: 121]