May 13, 1862
P[eter] Hitchcock, Burton, Geauga County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter regarding Captain [William R.] Tolles' declination of the position of Major in the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that he feared the recommendation of Sergeant [William] Hansard would be late as he supposed vacancies had been filled before now, that if not, he would be much pleased to have Hansard receive the appointment, that he thought Hansard was well worthy of the appointment, that the papers should have been filed a long time since, but the mails from the seat of war were very uncertain, and that the papers were forwarded from Columbus to Burton, leaving them a long time on the road.
2 pp. [Series 147-33: 131]
May 13, 1862
J[ames] A. Jones, Colonel, 25th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Franklin, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that John W. Ross of Company F and Wesley Chamberlain of Company G had resigned their commissions in said regiment; recommending 2nd Lieutenant James Templeton of Company F to be appointed 1st Lieutenant of said company, Corporal Samuel P. Huston of Company F to be appointed 2nd Lieutenant of said company, 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin W. Blandy of Company G to be appointed 1st Lieutenant of said company, and Sergeant Major Edward C. Culp to be appointed 2nd Lieutenant in Company G; and stating that Culp was distinguished for his cool and gallant bearing in the battle of Bull Pasture Mountain, that Culp was eminently qualified to fill the position, and that Culp's appointment would be very gratifying to the whole regiment. Together with a note from William P. Richardson, Lieutenant Colonel, 25th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; concurring in the recommendations made by Jones to fill vacancies in Company F and Company G, and especially in regard to the promotion of Sergeant Major Culp; and stating that Culp's promotion was warranted by his eminent fitness for the position and the honor fairly won by his conduct in the late battle near McDowell, Virginia.
2 pp. [Series 147-33: 135]
May 13, 1862
J.C. Kelton, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, Monterey, Tennessee. To the Governor of Ohio. Special Field Orders No. 55; stating that the resignation of 1st Lieutenant B.W. Goode, 54th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on May 13, 1862. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 55]
May 13, 1862
B. Nesbitt, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter enclosing a recommendation from some of the company officers of the 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for the promotion of the Sergeant Major of the regiment; and stating that the field officers of the regiment had not signed the recommendation and were not asked to do so, that they, together with most of the company officers of the regiment, signed one in the Fall for the promotion of the young man in question, that said recommendation should be on file in the Adjutant General's office with the papers of the 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry as the officers of the 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry recommended the young man in question for the Adjutancy of that regiment, that said position was filled before the petition came to hand, that he understood there was now a vacancy or two in the 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that he hoped the claims of the young man in question for promotion might be favorably considered.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 180]
May 13, 1862
C. Rathbun, Chairman, and A.F. Wilkins, Secretary, Military Committee of Union County, Marysville, Union County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that a vacancy had occurred in Company F, 66th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry by the resignation of 2nd Lieutenant J[ames] O. Carter, that the present Orderly Sergeant, John N. Rathbun, was spoken of to receive said position and was the choice of the company, and that at a meeting of the committee, it was resolved to recommend John N. Rathbun as being, in all respects, a suitable person to receive the commission of 2nd Lieutenant.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 117]
May 13, 1862
George D. Ruggles, Assistant Adjutant General, Adjutant General's Office, Washington. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter reporting that eleven named officers of the volunteer forces from the State of Ohio had resigned to take effect on the dates set opposite their respective names, and the death of Lieutenant Colonel Barton S. Kyle, 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry on April 6, 1862.
2 pp. [Series 147-33: 21]
May 13, 1862
A[lfred] H. Stephens, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp near Corinth, [Mississippi]. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had been performing the duties of Surgeon of the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for the last seven months, that if there was any virtue in a commission, he would be glad to have one, and that he was examined by the Board of Medical Examiners at Columbus and appointed by Governor [William] Dennison in October 1861.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 95]
May 14, 1862
T.K. Jacobs, Lima, Allen County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he saw by the Ashland papers that the 1st Lieutenant of Company K, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was dead, that as there would be an appointment to fill the vacancy, he would say that he had a nephew who was 2nd Lieutenant of the same company, that if consistent with Tod's views and the interests of the company, he would feel under lasting obligations should his nephew be promoted, that no one had done more to raise the company than his nephew did, and that his nephew was a young man of good habits; citing a reference; and stating that he hoped he had not gone beyond the rules of propriety.
2 pp. [Series 147-33: 117]
May 14, 1862
Hermann J. Korff, Lieutenant Colonel, 10th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter stating that the "Army Register of Ohio Volunteers in the Service of the United States" by Charles A. Poland and endorsed by Brigadier General C.P. Buckingham, late Adjutant General of Ohio, placed him among the officers of the Ohio volunteers who had been discharged from the service of the United States, that he had never received an official notice of said discharge, although he noticed General [Don Carlos] Buell's Order No. 15, dated December 12, 1861, by which he and Captain Thomas G. Tiernon of the 10th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry were discharged from the service for being absent without leave for 20 days or more, that he was able to prove that at the time of said order and long before, he was on lawful leave, that he promptly acted according to the "Army Regulations" by laying the matter before the Secretary of War, and that [Edwin M.] Stanton had not yet given his decision; asking by what authority he was placed among the discharged officers while Tiernon was still kept on the roster of the 10th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that in case Buell's order had been confirmed by the War Department, the discharge of both officers named in said document would have been ordered and both would have been officially notified, and that nothing of the kind had been done yet.
2 pp. [Series 147-33: 77]
May 14, 1862
Daniel Leedy, Salome Leedy, and Samuel Leedy, Bellville, Richland County, Ohio. To J.C. Wright, Assistant Adjutant General, State of Ohio. Letter stating that Martin B. Leedy of the 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry having been killed at the battle of Pittsburgh Landing [Shiloh] and Caleb Leedy of the 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry having died in hospital, they (as their parents) were desirous to have them interred with friends at home, and that they would ask Wright to give Jacob M. Leedy a pass in order to enter the lines and obtain the bodies for said purpose; requesting that Wright forward said pass at his earliest possible convenience and thus confer a great favor upon them as bereaved parents and friends; and citing references.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 15]
May 14, [1862]
W.H. Robb, Marysville, Union County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that a few days prior to the adjournment of the [Ohio] Legislature, he left with Tod a recommendation for the promotion of his friend, J[oseph] G. Hawkins, Lieutenant Colonel, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, to the position of Colonel of said regiment in the event that [William S.] Smith was promoted; and asking what had been done in the matter.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 113]
May 14, 1862
William S. Smith, Colonel, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter requesting the appointment of Rodolph de Steigur as 1st Lieutenant in the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of John A. Hunter.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 213]
May 14, 1862
J[ames] D. Wallace, Morrow, Warren County, Ohio. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter stating that loss of health compelled him to resign his commission as Major of the 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry on April 2, that a few days ago, he received the enclosed document for a discharge, that it could not be possible, that it was a literal copy, that he was ashamed of it, that as he was confined to bed with sickness from which he might never recover (disease of the throat), he was applying to Hill for advice as to when, where, and how he was to procure his discharge, how he was to procure his back pay, and what papers were necessary, and that he knew not where to apply except Hill's office.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 74]
May 15, 1862
L. Henry Bredt, Sergeant Major, 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Front Royal, Virginia. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter stating that he was Sergeant Major of the 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and had been so since the organization of the regiment, that he had been in the service since the beginning of the war, that he had been with Company B, 14th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service) and entered the 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry on its start, that he was assured of a Lieutenancy when the regiment left Camp Oliver, that on the consolidation of the 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and 45th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he had to give way to allow a certain number of commissions for the latter regiment, that he had the assurance of a commission at the first vacancy, that several vacancies had occurred since and promotions were made over him to places which his rank entitled him, that why this was he knew not, that he had already been in four battles and received the special commendation of the Lieutenant Colonel, commanding the regiment, for his conduct in the late battle at Winchester, that the Lieutenant Colonel set him as an example for the officers to imitate, that it certainly was not for lack of ability as he could refer to the Lieutenant Colonel, Major [John R.] Bond, and to any other officer of the regiment, and that he hoped Hill would allow him the position to which his rank entitled him if it was considered compatible with the good of the public service.
2 pp. [Series 147-33: 227]
May 15, 1862
A[ugustus] H. Coleman, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Raleigh Court House, Virginia. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter recommending various appointments and promotions which should be made to fill vacancies in the regiment; stating that the officers were badly needed; and requesting that the appointments be made immediately.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 230]
May 15, 1862
A[lbert] S. Hall, Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Tod's letter notifying him of the vacant Lieutenant Colonelcy in his regiment [24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry] was received, that Tod said he would appoint him to the vacancy as soon as ready to take the field, that his health was so bad that the doctors gave him no encouragement for at least 60 days, that the grand old regiment needed another field officer now if ever, that it oppressed him in the highest degree to be thus banished in the most eventful of moments, that Colonel [Frederick C.] Jones needed the help of another field officer before he could possibly reach him, that it seemed, if not inconsistent with some general rule, that the vacancies ought to be filled at the earliest moment, that he cared nothing for himself, so far as time was concerned in this appointment, that being unable to return for such a time, he felt it his duty to so write Tod, that he thanked Tod for the assurance of the promotion and hoped that future service might show him worthy of it, that the past spoke for itself, that he had said nothing about the officer to be made Major in case he was promoted, that letters were on file showing the officer heretofore recommended was Captain H[enry] Terry of Company G, who was left in command when he was wounded at Shiloh, that Captain [David J.] Higgins of Company C was also a very fair officer and claimed the rank by virtue of his letter, that the commissions of Terry and Higgins bore the same date, and that if letter gave rank, Higgins was next, but Terry was one of the finest officers in the service.
2 pp. [Series 147-33: 71]
May 15, 1862
Matthew Hubbard, et. al., Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by three individuals; stating that William E. Fowler of Ashtabula was a suitable person to sustain a Captaincy in the United States Army, that Fowler sought permission to raise a company of suitable numbers for guarding the secession prisoners at Camp Chase, that Fowler had served with honor for a number of years under the commission of Colonel of the militia, that Fowler "demeaned" himself as a gentleman and a competent officer, and that Fowler was well respected; and recommending Fowler to Tod's notice.
2 pp. [Series 147-33: 78]
May 15, 1862
Alfred McVeigh, Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio. To Adjutant General [Charles W.] Hill. Letter stating that he had just received a letter from Captain James W. Stinchcomb of the 17th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry making inquiry in regard to the rank in said regiment, that Captain [Charles H.] Rippey of the same regiment claimed that he ranked Stinchcomb, that he presumed the records in Hill's department would settle this question, that Stinchcomb claimed he was elected on September 7, 1861, and that his commission was issued a few days thereafter (perhaps on September 11), that Stinchcomb also served in the three months' volunteers in the same regiment, and that the records would decide the matter.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 17]
May 15, 1862
Philitus W. Norris, Captain, Recruiting for Company C, Hoffman's Battalion of Infantry, Johnson's Island, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter requesting recruiting papers for George Carver of Texas, Henry County, Ohio to assist him in recruiting men for Company C, Hoffman's Battalion, and proper transportation and other blanks necessary to get Carver's men to Johnson's Island and into camp; and stating that he had 20 men now at Johnson's Island, 60 more enlisted, and hoped to be full and at Johnson's Island before May 27.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 18]
May 15, 1862
William Spencer, Newark, Licking County, Ohio. To G[eorge] B. Wright, Quartermaster General. Letter stating that his son, Thomas J. Spencer, belonged to Company H, 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that said company had been partially destitute of officers for many months, that consequently, his son had nearly all the duty to perform, that his son was 1st Sergeant of the company, that when he was with the regiment in February, Colonel [Moses B.] Walker said his son should be appointed as a Lieutenant the first possible chance and that his son was worthy and fully competent to command a company, that he had received a letter from his son dated May 8, saying that Lieutenant [Edward] Ewing had gone home and that the Colonel had sent in the papers for mustering Ewing out of service and a recommendation for his appointment to the place, that Ewing had been home for about two weeks and was in feeble health, and that he did not know if Ewing had been mustered out; and asking Wright to inquire into the matter.
2 pp. [Series 147-33: 104]
May 16, 1862
Kent Jarvis, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that the enclosed letter of James C. Whitaker, 1st Sergeant, Company A, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry did not reach him until May 14, that the letter explained itself, that he cheerfully recommended Whitaker for the position of 2nd Lieutenant, and that he had an interview with General W[illiam] S. Smith (late Colonel of the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry) who had addressed a note to Tod concurring in recommending Whitaker's promotion.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 219]
May 16, 1862
M[oses] B. Walker, Colonel, 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp near Corinth, Tennessee. To Adjutant General C[harles] W. Hill. Letter submitting various nominations to fill vacancies in the 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 231]
May 17, 1862
John R. Bond, [Major, 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry], Martinsburg, Virginia. To General. Letter stating that he was ordered, or rather advised, by Dr. [Samuel F.] Forbes to leave the regiment for ten or fifteen days to recruit his health, that he had gone to Martinsburg to do so, that Lieutenant Dewey was on leave and would take his letter, that Dewey would tell the General more fully than he had time to do of the state of the regiment, that the regiment was in a very bad way, that he could see no light ahead, that [Otto] Burstenbinder was very sick and it would be some time before he was able to be out, and that he would have been glad to meet the General at Columbus for he had many things to say, but he would not ask the Lieutenant Colonel for leave; congratulating the General on his appointment; and stating that he would much rather have the General with them.
2 pp. [Series 147-33: 102]
May 17, 1862
John R. Bond, Major, 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Martinsburg, Virginia. To Adjutant General C[harles] W. Hill. Letter regarding various vacancies in the regiment; and stating that appointments should not be made on the request of the Colonel without consultation of the field and line officers.
2 pp. [Series 147-33: 103]
May 17, 1862
M.B. Wright, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had the pleasure of a visit from Colonel [Frederick] Poschner, who had been sick in Cincinnati for several weeks, that at Poschner's request, he was writing to Tod, that from Poschner's present rapid improvement, he would soon be able to join his regiment (47th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry), that Poschner would be pleased not to have any material changes in the organization of his regiment until he could ascertain its condition and confer with Tod, and that Poschner desired him to say that his son [William C. Wright] was entitled to the 1st Lieutenancy in Company H, not only in the line of promotion, but from his qualification.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 128]
May 19, 1862
A.G. Brown, et. al., Athens, Athens County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by eight local citizens; recommending Robert A. Fulton of Amesville, Athens County, Ohio for promotion to the position of Colonel of the 53rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that Fulton now held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in said regiment, that Fulton's coolness, courage, and ability had been tested and proven when he was unexpectedly left in command by the dereliction of his superior officer on the field of battle, and that Fulton's integrity, patriotism, loyalty, and correct personal habits and deportment at all times were unquestionable and undoubted.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 88]
May 19, 1862
Christopher Harnley, Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that he wished to ascertain how to proceed to collect back pay and the bounty of his son, Christian Harnley, who was wounded in the Pittsburg battle [Shiloh] and died in the hospital at St. Louis; asking if Christian's lawful heir was his father or brothers and sisters; and stating that Christian was of age and unmarried.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 68]
May 19, 1862
James H. Hart, Troy, Miami County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter enclosing a letter from Captain H[enry] K. McConnell, the ranking Captain of the 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that McConnell's letter spoke for itself, that McConnell declined the post of Major in his favor, and that if his application was favorably considered, he wished to be advised at Troy by June 5, as he proposed to return to his regiment at that time.
1 p. [Series 147-33: 95]
May 19, 1862
Granville Moody, Colonel, 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Commandant of Post, Headquarters, Camp Chase, Ohio. To [Adjutant General Charles W. Hill]. Letter listing twenty-two individuals who were ordered to report themselves in person at the regimental headquarters of the 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry near Nashville and instructed to apply to Adjutant General Charles W. Hill for transportation from Xenia, Ohio to Nashville, Tennessee. Together with a note from Moody containing the names of three individuals on the list who had gone forward from Camp Chase; and requesting Hill to order transportation for them from Columbus to destination.
2 pp. [Series 147-33: 67]
May 19, 1862
M.A. Raymond, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C[harles] W. Hill. Letter stating that almost every day, the Soldiers' Aid Society had applications from soldiers for railroad passes to return to their regiments, that nearly all had been wounded and sent directly from the battlefield, on the boats, to the hospitals in Cincinnati, where the Surgeons had given them furloughs of twenty or thirty days to go to their homes, that these soldiers said they had no money, but railroad passes from Cincinnati, and were told they could procure return passes in Toledo, and that he could find no one with any such authority even at the railroad offices; asking if Hill could tell them of anyone authorized to forward the soldiers or any way they could do so except to buy their tickets at the office; stating that should they adopt the latter course, the funds of the Soldiers' Aid Society would probably last about one week, that said organization had done, and was doing, all in its power to take care of the sick and wounded as they came in on the different railroads and were obliged to stay over in Toledo, that this seemed to them to be the more legitimate part of their business, that so far, they had furnished all of the soldiers with food and lodgings while staying in town, that in eleven instances, they had, by personal contributions, sent soldiers forward on the cars, that in addition, they had two soldiers sick at the Asylum for which they paid nine dollars per week, that their funds were already appropriated in another direction, and that as much as they sympathized with the soldiers and might wish to help them in this matter, they had not the means to do so; and requesting Hill's advice. Bears a note reading "Genl Wright Quartermaster General will furnish passes".
4 pp. [Series 147-33: 113]