May 8, 1862
William H.W. Woods, Holmesville, Holmes County, Ohio. To Adjutant General [Charles W.] Hill. Letter asking if Albert H. Wood went there about February 10; stating that Wood started to go to the 65th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which was now in southern Tennessee, but had not arrived there yet, and that they had not heard from Wood since he started; and asking where and at what time Wood was sent, and the regiment and company into which he was sent.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 63]

May 8, 1862
John H. Young, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that [2nd] Lieutenant S[amuel] H. Hamilton of Company E, 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, now at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee [Shiloh], desired him to forward Tod the enclosed recommendation for 1st Lieutenant of said company, that the recommendation was addressed to Colonel [Edward P.] Fyffe by the Privates of the company who were under the impression that this was the proper way, that he did not know enough about the matter to say what would be right, that being always anxious to oblige their soldiers in the field, he complied with Hamilton's request, and that Hamilton was a young man of capacity and intelligence, and worthy.
2 pp. [Series 147-33: 14]

May 9, 1862
J.P. Alcorn, Assistant Surgeon, 48th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Advance Camp toward Corinth, about 20 Miles from Pittsburgh Landing and 4 from Corinth. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that the Surgeon of the 48th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was taken prisoner on April 6 or 7, that an opening was thus made for a Surgeon, that as there had been no arrangement to exchange prisoners and perhaps might not be for some time, he wished to know if he could have the appointment subject to the return of Dr. [Milton T.] Cary (the captured Surgeon), that an assistant remained, but had been ill ever since the battle [Shiloh] and not able to perform much business, that he would be exceedingly glad to have the appointment and, if consistent with good regulations, would expect the position, that he had been acting in his professional and official capacity for the 48th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry ever since he came, that [William T.] Sherman's division was in the advance on the right, that the previous evening, just as they were pitching their tents, a couple rebel cavalry fired on them and wounded one man, that the previous evening, men were felling trees and building breastworks the whole night, that there had been considerable picket firing on both sides that morning, that they drove in the rebel pickets, that all was work and rapid preparation, that as he was writing, he could hear brisk firing, that the day before, the rebels tried to get through their left (General [John] Pope's division), but failed, that they expected to be attacked on the right, that whether Corinth was evacuated or being evacuated was more than he could learn, that it was very doubtful whether the rebels would make a bold stand at Corinth or a hasty evacuation, that Tod told him if five Surgeons were appointed, he would be one of the five (subject to the wish of Surgeon General Weber), that he received an appointment from Tod under the act of April 2, and had been there since April 9, and that he did not wish to retain his present position for more than a short time unless there was no chance of improvement.
3 pp. [Series 147-33: 98]

May 9, 1862
Henry B. Carrington, Late Adjutant General of Ohio, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter stating that Henry Miller, one of the contractors (Comstock & Miller) in the erection of the State Arsenal, called his attention to an appropriation for a well at the arsenal, that during his term as Adjutant General of Ohio, funds were inadequate for the expense of a well at the arsenal, that a well was nonetheless essential to the work, that Comstock and Miller dug and fitted up the well, that their bill was reasonable and just, and that the bill included a pump.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 75]

[May] 9, 1862
Minor Millikin, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter including a copy of the order he had obtained, without difficulty, at Washington; stating that the order effectually cancelled the proceedings of the former (mock) board and indirectly endorsed his conduct, and that he had no fear of being at once reinstated as soon as he reached General [Henry] Halleck; requesting that Hill bring the order officially before the Governor who was advised of his case and had kindly promised to await the decision of it; and stating that the War Department at Washington would probably send Hill a copy of the order, but he felt it best to report to the State authorities so that they might be entirely informed of the matter. Together with a copy of Special Orders No. 97, dated May 2, 1862, from L[orenzo] Thomas, Adjutant General, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington; stating that Colonel Minor Millikin, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, discharged per Special Orders No. 60 (dated March 20, 1862), would, by direction of the Secretary of War, be subjected to a reexamination, and that Millikin's restoration to the service would depend on the report of said examination.
2 pp. [Series 147-33: 109]

May 9, 1862
O[scar] F. Moore, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 33rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Huntsville, Alabama. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that they had heard nothing in reference to the promotions recommended for the 33rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that they inferred that the Adjutant General's reply might have been destroyed in the mails of their division captured and burned by Morgan and his men; and asking to be advised of the Adjutant General's action in the matter, and if the appointments had been made, the date of the same, etc.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 52]

May 9, 1862
S[amuel] H. Steedman, Colonel, 68th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Pea Ridge, Tennessee. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he understood a petition had been forwarded to Tod asking that the regiment be recalled to Ohio to recruit its health, that at the time the sickness occurred, he was sick and unable to discharge his duties, that as soon as he recovered his health so as to be with the regiment, he did everything in his power for the health and comfort of the men, that their health had gradually been recovering so that they numbered over five hundred, which was a fair average of other regiments in the field, that at the time the petition was gotten up and presented to him for his signature, they were expecting to be called in a few days into active service, that he confessed it would have been humiliating to him to have signed the petition at that time, that he charged, and made the charge justly, that there was some other motive than health which prompted the movement, that those involved with the petition had been seeking every opportunity to incite insurrection among the men, but as yet had not accomplished anything, that he would resign, but had repeatedly been urged against a course of that kind, that [Robert B.] Mead, for whom he asked the appointment of 1st Lieutenant of Company H, was the Orderly Sergeant, that Mead had spent a great deal of hard labor and money to get up Company H, that if any man was entitled to a position, it was Mead, that Captain James J. Vorhes' health had been poor and he had been absent from the company a large portion of the time, that Mead had managed the company both in drill and care, and that Mead was a sober, upright, honest man and highly respected not only by the men, but in the community in which he resided.
2 pp. [Series 147-33: 153]

May 9, 1862
T.J. Taylor, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Adjutant General Charles [W.] Hill. Letter regarding George Blessing, a Private in Company I, 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that at Cheat Mountain, Virginia, during the winter of 1861, Blessing's feet were badly frozen, that Blessing was removed to Kentucky, where he was attacked with fever and prostrated, that when Blessing's mother visited him, he was too ill to remove, that when she again visited him in March, she brought him home, that the probabilities were that Blessing would never be able to rejoin his regiment, that five of his toes were gone and part of the flesh from some others, that Blessing had so far recovered as to be able to get about, but only by aid of crutches, that the family was poor, that the only male members capable of producing any support were in the army, and that Blessing had not received any pay; and asking what course should be pursued to obtain an extension of Blessing's furlough, and to obtain his pay.
2 pp. [Series 147-33: 73]

May 9, 1862
James J. Vorhes, Captain, et. al., Company H, 68th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Pea Ridge, near Corinth. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by forty-one members of Company H, 68th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; requesting that Robert B. Mead be appointed 1st Lieutenant of said company, and that Webster C. Sheppard be appointed 2nd Lieutenant; and stating that they had the most implicit confidence in the military capacity and integrity of Mead and Sheppard, that it would give entire satisfaction to the whole company to confer the positions on Mead and Sheppard, and that they were surprised to learn that there had been an effort made by individuals disinterested in the welfare of the company to foist some others into the positions. Bears the endorsement of S[amuel] H. Steedman, Colonel, 68th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
2 pp. [Series 147-33: 152]

May 10, 1862
V[alentine] Bausenwein, Colonel, 58th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending appointments to fill vacancies.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 6]

May 10, 1862
J.C. Kelton, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, Monterey, Tennessee. To the Governor of Ohio. Special Field Orders No. 49; stating that 2nd Lieutenant Edward Ewing, 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, being absent from the regiment without authority, was hereby mustered out of the service of the United States to take effect on May 10, 1862. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 7]

May 10, 1862
J.C. Kelton, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, Monterey, Tennessee. To the Governor of Ohio. Special Field Orders No. 49; stating that 1st Lieutenant E[rastus] H. Leland, Adjutant, 38th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, being absent from his regiment without authority, was hereby mustered out of the service of the United States to take effect on February 6, 1862. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 8]

May 10, 1862
J.C. Kelton, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, Monterey, Tennessee. To the Governor of Ohio. Special Field Orders No. 49; stating that the resignation of 2nd Lieutenant L. Fricker, 9th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on May 10, 1862. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 9]

May 10, 1862
A. Sanders Piatt, West Liberty, Logan County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had been confirmed Brigadier General by the U.S. Senate, that this left the Colonelcy of the 34th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry vacant, that Lieutenant Colonel John T. Toland should be made Colonel, that Major F[reeman] E. Franklin should be made Lieutenant Colonel, that senior Captain Thomas W. Rathbone of Company A should be made Major, that 1st Lieutenant Henry C. Hatfield should be made Captain of Company A, and that Orderly Sergeant Ben Ricker should be made 1st Lieutenant of Company A.
2 pp. [Series 147-33: 120]

May 10, 1862
A.F. Rockwell, Aide-de-Camp, and Acting Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Army of the Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Special Orders No. 46; stating that the resignation of Lieutenant William Raine, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on May 10, 1862. By command of Major General [Don Carlos] Buell.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 24]

May 10, 1862
George D. Ruggles, Assistant Adjutant General, Adjutant General's Office, Washington. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill, Columbus, Ohio. Letter stating that in reply to Hill's letter of May 5, requesting the exchange of Captain Giles W. Shurtleff of Company C, 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, a prisoner of war who was captured by the enemy at the battle of Cross Lanes, Virginia, he was instructed to state that no exchange of prisoners was being made at present, and that he was further instructed to state that Samuel H. Cole, late 2nd Lieutenant of the 42nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was permitted to reenter the U.S. military service if duly commissioned by the Governor of Ohio.
2 pp. [Series 147-33: 26]

May 11, 1862
E[phraim] C. Dawes, Adjutant, 53rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp No. 5. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that they, the undersigned commissioned officers of the 53rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, took great pleasure in recommending the appointment of Lieutenant Colonel R[obert] A. Fulton as Colonel of their regiment, that they would also ask that Captain Wells S. Jones of Company A be appointed to fill the vacancy to be occasioned by the promotion of Fulton, that a former recommendation was sent under a supposition, on the part of the signer at least, that Fulton had resigned his position owing to his health, and that this was subsequently ascertained to be incorrect.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 216]

May 11, 1862
Stanley Matthews, Colonel, 57th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Nashville, Tennessee. To R. Hume, Commission Clerk, Adjutant General's Office. Letter stating that he had Hume's note of May 8, requesting him to return the commission of Philip Everhard, that it was out of his power to comply with the request, that on receipt of the commission, he delivered it to Everhard, and that he was not willing to assume the right to withhold the commission and Everhard had accordingly entered upon the duties of the appointment.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 11]

May 12, 1862
Chambers Baird, Ripley, Brown County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had just been informed that some objections were made, or were talked of being made, against the promotion of Captain E[dward] M. Carey of Company H, 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he had not been able to learn what any of the objections were and hoped he might have been wrongly informed, that he had forwarded Tod a great number of certificates from most of the officers of the regiment and others, that he referred Tod again to these certificates, that he wished to know whether any objections to the promotion of Carey in the place of Major [James D.] Wallace, resigned, had been presented to Tod or filed and if so, their nature and reasons, that he had long been acquainted with Carey who commanded a company made up almost entirely of those young men of Ripley who enlisted among the first in the state, that he thought they should know something of the character of their Captain, and that he wrote Tod a few days earlier in relation to his appointment as one of the pay agents of Ohio; and asking if they had been appointed by Tod or anyone else.
3 pp. [Series 147-33: 120]

May 12, 1862
Waldo C. Booth, Late Captain, Company G, 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, et. al., Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by eight individuals; recommending Lieutenant Louis C. Robinson, Company E, 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to Tod's favorable consideration; stating that they had known Robinson long and well, formerly as a citizen and for the past twelve months as a soldier, that when their common country was threatened by traitors, Robinson was one of the first to respond to the call for volunteers, that in due time, Robinson was taken from the ranks by his comrades and promoted to the position he now held as 1st Lieutenant, that at Winchester, Virginia, Robinson led his company in the early part of the fight and after the death of the lamented Captain [George B.] Whitcomb, until the close of the battle, and that the gallantry, daring, and good soldiership displayed by Robinson merited some recognition at Tod's hands; and requesting that Tod confer upon Robinson a Captain's commission if it was deemed to be in the interest of the service. Bears the endorsement of John H. Patrick, Lieutenant Colonel, 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
2 pp. [Series 147-33: 118]

May 12, 1862
David Chalfant, Captain, Company E, 51st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Nashville, Tennessee. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending that Tod appoint 1st Sergeant Samuel Slade of Company E, 51st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in place of 2nd Lieutenant David M. Jones who was promoted to 1st Lieutenant of Company C; and stating that Slade also had the recommendation of Colonel [Stanley] Matthews.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 82]

May 12, 1862
W.H. Clement, Little Miami and Columbus and Xenia Railroad, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter enclosing the recommendation of Orderly Sergeant W[illiam] A. Ludlum for promotion to a 2nd Lieutenancy by the officers of the 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that he knew personally that Ludlum was competent and in every way worthy.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 123]

May 12, 1862
M.A. Daugherty, Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Lieutenant Colonel John T. Toland of the 34th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was formerly a citizen of Lancaster and was well and favorably known for his intelligence, energy, and enterprise, that Toland was a man of strict integrity and honor, that the place of Colonel of the 34th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry having to be filled by Tod, he took pleasure in recommending Toland for that office, and that he believed Toland was fitted for the discharge of its duties and entitled to the position not only by his efforts in recruiting the regiment, but also by his career as its second officer since the regiment had been in the field. Bears the endorsement of T[homas] Ewing.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 119]

May 12, 1862
R[utherford] B. Hayes, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp at Mouth of East River, Giles County, Virginia. To Brigadier General C.P. Buckingham, Assistant Adjutant General. Letter enclosing the proceedings of the company commanders of the 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry nominating Reverend Russel G. French, a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to the office of Chaplain of the regiment; requesting that French be immediately commissioned, his commission to bear the date of May 1, 1862; and stating that Reverend Amos Wilson was the former Chaplain, that Wilson resigned on April 30, that Wilson's resignation was accepted and he directed that his name be stricken from the roll of officers of the 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that French was a loyal citizen of Mercer County with unblemished character and a fair reputation as a Christian and clergyman, that French was driven from his home because he was a Union man, that French joined his command at Raleigh to act as guide and scout, that they found French a most valuable man, that French served without compensation, that while serving with Company C in the late fight at Camp Creek, French had his right thigh shattered to pieces by a rebel ball, that French was probably mortally wounded and, in any event, he was crippled for life, that Lieutenant [James L.] Botsford, who commanded Company C, said French behaved with the greatest gallantry, that French had a large family and small means, and that officers and men all desired French's appointment as requested.
2 pp. [Series 147-33: 229]

May 12, 1862
J[esse] Hildebrand, Colonel, 77th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and Acting Brigadier General, 3rd Brigade, 5th Division, [Army of the Tennessee], Camp Shiloh No. 5. To Governor David Tod. Letter regarding the commands and commissions for Lieutenants William P. Richner and Thomas Ross.
2 pp. [Series 147-33: 96]

May 12, 1862
John W. Ross, formerly 1st Lieutenant, Company F, 25th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Galt House, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that about April 26, he was led to resign his commission as 1st Lieutenant of Company F, 25th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for reasons that he deemed good at the time, that of such a nature were the circumstances in which he was placed, through no fault of his own, that he felt to resign was his only remedy, that another thing which acted as an incentive to such a course was that he was quite unwell and had been so for some time previous, that since leaving Monterey, Virginia, taking some eleven prisoners of war to Wheeling, his health had been thoroughly restored and other causes of his resignation had been removed, that as a consequence, he felt it imperative to return immediately to duty in his former position (or some other) in the service of his country, that as regarded his character as an officer, his qualifications, and the manner in which he had discharged his duty since entering the service, he believed he could produce the entire regiment in evidence, and that he was enclosing a recommendation from Major [George] Webster, which was voluntarily handed him as he was leaving Monterey; and asking to be restored to his former position which he trusted he would never disgrace.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 156]

May 12, 1862
J.W. Vance, Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he was informed that Oscar Welker, Orderly Sergeant in Company A, 43rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, had been recommended for the vacant post of 2nd Lieutenant in his company, that no more worthy and efficient young man belonged to the regiment, that he was satisfied that Welker was well qualified to fill the post, and that if the appointment was not already made, he hoped Tod would give Welker's application a favorable consideration.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 128]

[May 12?, 1862]
[George Webster, Major, 25th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry]. To ? Letter stating that 1st Lieutenant John W. Ross, Company F, 25th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, having resigned his commission on or about April 28, wished to reenter the service, that the causes which led to Ross tendering his resignation having been removed, he wished application for the renewal of his commission to be forwarded immediately to the Adjutant General at Washington, and that should Adjutant General [Charles W.] Hill see proper to do so, it would be received as a great favor.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 154]

May 12, 1862
W[illiam] H. Zimmerman, Captain, Company E, and A[braham] A. Hunter, Captain, Company K, 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp at mouth of East River, Giles County, Virginia. To ? Letter stating that at a meeting of company commanders of the 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for the purpose of nominating a Chaplain, Captain W[illiam] H. Zimmerman, Company E was called to the chair and Captain A[braham] A. Hunter, Company K was appointed secretary, that the Reverend Russell G. French was nominated, and that having received the votes of a majority of the officers commanding companies in the regiment, French was declared the nominee and was duly recommended for appointment to the office of Chaplain, 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry by all officers present. Bears the approval of R[utherford] B. Hayes, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 228]

May 13, 1862
G. Volney Dorsey, Treasury Department of Ohio, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he begged leave to submit to Tod's particular attention the enclosed letter from his friend, Major G[eorge] W. Andrews of the 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he had known Andrews intimately for many years and there was no better man in northwestern Ohio, that Andrews enjoyed the confidence of the people of his county and district, that the position of Lieutenant Colonel of the 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, made vacant by the death of [Barton S.] Kyle, belonged to Andrews by right, and that he trusted Andrews' claims would not be overlooked.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 132]