April 28, 1862
A[ndrew] Burns, Chaplain, 65th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Field of Shiloh, Tennessee. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that at the request of Colonel [Moses R.] Dickey, 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he was writing to bring Lieutenant A[ndrew] M. Burns, Company I, 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to Tod's notice, that Dickey had made application for Lieutenant A[ndrew] M. Burns' promotion to a Captaincy in consequence of the vacancy occasioned in said company by the resignation of Captain A[braham] C. Cummins, that Lieutenant A[ndrew] M. Burns was his son and allowance must be made for a parent's partiality, that aside from this, his son was a young man in whom the field officers and company had entire confidence, that his son responded to the call of the President for three months' volunteers as a Private soldier and served in the company as 1st Sergeant, that on being discharged, his son immediately re-enlisted for three years and recruited a company in which he was appointed 1st Lieutenant, that his son had served in said capacity until the present time, that the causes which led to the resignation of Captain A[braham] C. Cummins left the command of the company to his son, that in said capacity on the battlefield of Pittsburg Landing [Shiloh], his son secured the approbation of his superior officers, that his son had also occupied a position on General McCook's staff until he was compelled by an attack of sickness during the Winter to resign, and that his son's promotion would confer a high favor.
2 pp. [Series 147-34: 96]

April 28, 1862
Moses R. Dickey, Colonel, 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Field of Shiloh, Tennessee. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Captain Abraham C. Cummins, Company I, 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had resigned and a copy of the acceptance of same was herewith forwarded, that this produced a vacancy, that Tod would promote the interest of the service by appointing 1st Lieutenant Andrew M. Burns of said company as Captain of the same and 2nd Lieutenant George W. Cummins as 1st Lieutenant, that although he was not present at the engagement at Shiloh, he was informed that these officers conducted themselves gallantly on that occasion, that he knew these officers to be intelligent, prompt, and efficient, and worthy of promotion, that Captain Thaddeus S. Gilliland of Company H had also resigned on account of ill health, that Captain David J. Culbertson, who was appointed by mistake when no vacancy existed, would be assigned to said company, and that by making the aforesaid appointments, Tod would greatly oblige. Together with a copy of Special Orders No. 27, dated April 20, 1862, from J.M. Wright, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Army of the Ohio, Field of Shiloh, Tennessee, to the Commanding Officer, 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that the resignation of Captain Abraham C. Cummins, 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on April 20, 1862. By command of Major General [Don Carlos] Buell.
2 pp. [Series 147-34: 97]

April 28, 1862
I[saac] M. Kirby, Captain, Company D, 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Field of Shiloh. To Governor David Tod. Letter calling Tod's attention to 1st Sergeant Samuel S. Pettit of Company D, 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry as an officer well qualified for and deserving of promotion to a 2nd Lieutenancy; and stating that in the discharge of his duties, Pettit had made himself known to the regiment as an efficient officer, and that Pettit deserved particular praise for the valuable services rendered on the battlefield of Pittsburgh Landing [Shiloh] in the management of the company. Also bears a note from Moses R. Dickey, Colonel, 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that the uniform good conduct, intelligence, promptness, efficiency, and soldierly bearing of Pettit entitled him, on the ground of merit, to an appointment to the first vacancy for 2nd Lieutenant that might exist in the regiment, and that by giving Pettit such an appointment, Tod would greatly oblige.
2 pp. [Series 147-34: 95]

April 28, 1862
I[saac] M. Kirby, Captain, Company D, et. al., 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Field of Shiloh, Tennessee. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter signed by twelve commissioned officers of the 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that they were personally acquainted with W[illiam] C. Scott, 1st Lieutenant of Company H, and that they unhesitatingly recommended Scott as a fit man for the Captaincy of said company rendered vacant by the resignation of Thaddeus S. Gilliland; recommending, in case of Scott's promotion, that 1st Sergeant Joseph R. Updegrove be promoted to fill his place as 1st Lieutenant; and stating that Updegrove was the choice of the company and was in every way fitted and qualified for said position.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 102]

April 29, 1862
Henry Anderman, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. To Dear Albert. Letter stating that they were all interested in having any vacancy which might occur in the ranks to be filled by able, trustworthy, and honest men, that he thought in speaking in favor of those who they knew to be deserving, they only assisted in making their army efficient, that in the 51st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he understood there were at present several vacancies (five he thought), three Captains and two Lieutenants, that in Company K there was a young Orderly, Charles Gentsch, that Gentsch was a deserving, moral, pushing, and industrious young man, that Gentsch wrote an excellent hand, was a first-rate arithmetician, and was well calculated to fill a Lieutenant's post, that it would be nothing but an act of justice to advance Gentsch to the post of Lieutenant if the vacancy offered, that when at Columbus, he saw Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham on the subject, that Buckingham requested him to put the subject in writing and on file at his office, that he did this and had Senator [A.T.] Ready add what was known to him of Gentsch, that he had notices recently that Buckingham would leave his post at Columbus, that he wished Albert would be kind enough to seek an opportunity to see the Governor and bring the case of Gentsch to his consideration, that he did not wish to importune the Governor who had so many ardent duties to perform, that he felt a deep interest in Gentsch, that he knew Gentsch would make as efficient and brave an officer as could be met in the volunteer service, that all Gentsch wanted was the opportunity, that the appointing power could not always be acquainted intimately with private merit without it being pointed out, that he would leave the case in Albert's hands, and that he trusted Albert would meet with success.
2 pp. [Series 147-34: 174]

April 29, 1862
S.J. McGroarty, Colonel, 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. To Governor David Tod. Letter addressing Tod on behalf of Lieutenant J[acob] Fister, Quartermaster of the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; asking for Fister the same position at Johnson's Island; and stating that from an intimate knowledge of Fister since last October, he knew him to be sober, industrious, and devoted to his duties, that from frequent examinations of Fister's business transactions, he was justified in saying that no Quartermaster in the volunteer service could acquit himself more creditably, that Fister had been eight months in the service and never absent from his post, that an inquiry at the U.S. Quartermaster's Department would convince Tod of everything he had said, and that he hoped Tod might deem Fister's appointment the most fit. Bears the endorsement of R. Burr.
2 pp. [Series 147-34: 109]

April 29, 1862
Stanley Matthews, Colonel, 51st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Nashville, Tennessee. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter regarding various promotions and appointments; and stating that in Company C, Sergeant [John] Winkelplecht was recommended by his company commander for the appointment given to [Philip] Everhard, that he protested the appointment of Everhard, that the recommendations of company and regimental commanders ought not to be asked if they were disregarded, that this example, now twice repeated in the regiment, was destructive of all discipline and brought the officers into contempt, and that he deemed it his highest duty to the service to remonstrate against this course.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 175]

April 29, 1862
E.A. Scovill, Captain, Company B, Hoffman's Battalion, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Depot, Prisoners of War [Johnson's Island], near Sandusky City, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that in the event of the 2nd Lieutenancy in his company becoming vacant by promotions or otherwise, he would most respectfully urge the appointment of his 1st Sergeant to the vacancy, that his 1st Sergeant was a gentleman and a soldier, that every officer at the post would be glad to hear of his 1st Sergeant's promotion, that he knew Tod would never regret being the cause of his 1st Sergeant's advancement, and that his 1st Sergeant's name was Leroy W. Bailey.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 152]

April 30, 1862
Abel Krum, Representative, Ohio Legislature. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter presenting the name of Lewis D. Booth of Ravenna, Ohio to Hill's favorable notice; and stating that Booth held a commission as 2nd Lieutenant of infantry and recruited and put into the service, at different times, about one hundred volunteers, that in the consolidation of the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, there was a surplus of officers and Booth was mustered out of the service, that he felt confident Booth was competent, and that he knew Booth to be a moral and worthy man. Bears an endorsement signed by P[hiletus] W. Norris, L[ucius] V. Bierce, Senator, A[rmistead] T. Ready, Alfred McVeigh, and C.M. Godfrey.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 40]

April 30, 1862
Thomas Moore, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he was well acquainted with Robert N. Adams, that he knew Adams to be a gentleman in the true sense of that term, that Adams was a graduate of Miami University, a man of fine abilities, and a true patriot, that Adams served as a Private in the three months' volunteers, that after the expiration of his term, Adams raised a company of his own and had been in the service ever since, that Adams and his company fought with distinction at Shiloh, as Tod would see by the reports of the battle, that according to persons he had seen from the battleground, Adams was very popular with his men and in his regiment, that he was satisfied no more satisfactory appointment could be made for the place than Adams, and that if Tod had not already filled the place, it was hoped he would favorably consider the application of Adams.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 197]

April ?, 1862
R.C. Lemmon, Chairman, et. al., District Military Committee, 5th Congressional District, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that at a meeting of the District Military Committee for the 5th Congressional District on December 5, 1861, it was resolved that said committee, in view of the contemplated removal of Lieutenant Colonel I[saac] N. Hathaway of the 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, recommend that Major [John R.] Bond of said regiment be promoted to the position of Lieutenant Colonel and that Captain [Henry S.] Commager, then and now senior Captain of said regiment, be promoted to the position of Major, that Hathaway was transferred to another command, but the 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was consolidated with the fractional 45th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and Colonel [Alvin C.] Voris of that regiment made Lieutenant Colonel of the 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that they understood it was now expected that Colonel [Otto] Burstenbinder of the 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry would be dismissed from command, that learning from many and varied sources that Lieutenant Colonel Voris had acquired the confidence and the affection of the regiment and believing him to have demonstrated his fitness for command as well in action as in the discipline and care of his men, they felt it their duty to recommend his appointment to the command of said regiment in case Colonel Burstenbinder should be removed, that they would then renew their former recommendation that Major Bond and Captain Commager be promoted to the positions of Lieutenant Colonel and Major respectively, that this was now the desire of the 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was evidenced by the concurrent testimony of the officers and men of the regiment as clearly expressed in their correspondence and confirmed by many who had recently returned from the regiment, that they understood that General [Charles W.] Hill of Toledo desired the command of the regiment, and that while they would endorse Hill's fitness for such command, they felt constrained to say that, under the circumstances, the interests of the service would be best promoted by the regular advancement of the present field officers of said regiment and of the senior Captain as previously mentioned.
4 pp. [Series 147-34: 146]

May 1, 1862
R.S. Granger, Major, 8th Infantry, Commanding Depot, Headquarters, Recruiting Depot, Ohio Volunteers, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To ? Letter stating that having been engaged in the recruiting service and for a time assigned to duty at the Depot, Recruiting Service, Ohio Volunteers in Cincinnati, he declared his respect and confidence in Alex Cope, Sergeant, 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and Sergeant Major at the depot, that he knew Cope to be a good and true soldier well acquainted with the duties of the position he had held in the recruiting service and untiring in his devotion to those duties, that Cope was a young man of strict morality and worthy of the confidence and respect of all good and devoted patriots, that for unswerving integrity and soldierly bearing upon all occasions, Cope had no superior, and that he took great pleasure in recommending Cope as worthy of any promotion his superiors might deem proper to give him. Bears the endorsement of N.C. Macrae, Major, U.S. Army, Superintendent, Recruiting Service, Ohio Volunteers. Together with a letter dated May 1, 1862, from W[illiam] H. Ross, 1st Lieutenant, 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, M.P. Bestow, Adjutant, Ohio Volunteer Recruiting Depot, George W. Morris, Lieutenant, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Commanding Company B, Ohio Volunteer Recruiting Depot, and George Johnson, Lieutenant, 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Commanding Company C, Headquarters, Ohio Volunteer Recruiting Depot, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; stating that they took pleasure in calling the attention of commanding officers to the bearer, Sergeant Alexis Cope, 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Cope was detached from his regiment in January and assigned to duty at the depot as Sergeant Major, that Cope had filled the position up to that time with ability and faithfulness, that Cope was well versed in military detail both in the field and office, that Cope was a man of good habits and a high tone of morals, and well worthy of promotion, and that they were fully satisfied Cope was in every way worthy and capable of filling a position higher than that he now occupied.
2 pp. [Series 147-34: 80]

May 1, 1862
John W. Okey, Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had just learned from Captain [Jeremiah] Williams, 25th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry that 1st Lieutenant Francis M. Sinclair had resigned, that the vacancy had been or soon would be reported to the Executive Office, that he trusted this would afford another chance for William F. Bloor of Company A, that Bloor was strongly recommended by the Lieutenant Colonel commanding the regiment, Senator [A.T.] Ready, and many others who knew him personally, that he would not mention Bloor's promotion again, but for the fact that he knew how very likely such matters were to escape Tod's recollection in the great press of business which devolved upon him, and that if Tod could direct that a commission issue to Bloor to fill the first vacant 2nd Lieutenancy, it would be regarded as a personal favor.
2 pp. [Series 147-34: 179]

May 1, 1862
L[ionel] A. Sheldon, Colonel, 42nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Patton, near Cumberland Ford, Kentucky. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that Buckingham's letter of April 7, enclosing appointments, reached him the previous evening, that William N. Starr, appointed Captain in place of [Frederick A.] Williams, declined the appointment and he was remitting the same at Starr's request, that John R. Wellman, appointed 2nd Lieutenant, also declined his appointment, that the refusal of Starr to accept left no vacancy, that Starr and Wellman refused their appointments because, in the 42nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, it was the general desire to promote by companies for the reason that the companies were raised in particular localities and the companies felt like remaining together, that some days since, he wrote Buckingham making certain recommendations which he now repeated, that he recommended Lieutenant William W. Olds for Captain in place of Williams, that Olds was the Adjutant, that he recommended the promotion of 2nd Lieutenant William H. Clapp to a 1st Lieutenancy and the appointment of Sergeant Jasper S. Ross as 2nd Lieutenant, that it might be that the acceptances of [Melvin L.] Benham, [Charles P.] Goodwin, and [Henry C.] Jennings might not reach Buckingham within thirty days for the reason that they were only received late the previous evening, that the acceptances had been forwarded, that he had delivered the appointments to Starr and Wellman, and that they requested him to return the appointments with the comments he had made; requesting that the appointments be forwarded, according to the recommendations made, as soon as convenient; and stating that he wished to appoint Lieutenant [William H.] Clapp as Adjutant in place of Olds.
2 pp. [Series 147-34: 11]

May 2, 1862
Lucius W. Chapman, Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he was very anxious to obtain a Chaplaincy in the army or in one of the camps of Ohio, and that he was informed that vacancies were frequently occurring and were filled from a list of applications on file; requesting that his application be filed together with those already on file; stating that he saw that an effort was about to be made to secure the appointment of a Chaplain for Camp Dennison, and that he would be willing to go there if the appointment should be made; and submitting testimonials. Together with a testimonial signed by J.P. Safford, Pastor, 1st Presbyterian Church, Piqua, Ohio, J.G. Monfort, Editor, Presbyter, Cincinnati, and L.H. Long, Pastor, 1st Presbyterian Church, Urbana, Ohio and later Chaplain, 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
3 pp. [Series 147-34: 3]

May 2, 1862
S[amuel] H. Dunning, Colonel, 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, In the Field, near New Market, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that owing to resignations and accidents recently occurring with the commissioned officers of the 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he found himself in great need of commissioned official assistance; requesting that various appointments be made; and stating that in making these recommendations, he had complied with the order on the subject of promotions, believing the parties named to be qualified for the mentioned positions, and that he trusted they would receive Buckingham's approval and earliest convenient attention.
2 pp. [Series 147-34: 14]

May 2, [1862]
A[lbert] G. Riddle, Washington. To Governor David Tod. Letter calling Tod's attention to Captain Henry S. Wetmore of Cleveland; and stating that Wetmore commanded the 9th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery and had distinguished himself at the battle of Spring Mill [Mill Springs], that Acting Brigadier General [Samuel P.] Carter, in his report of the battle, mentioned Wetmore in a way which entitled him to promotion, that Colonel Ray, to whose regiment (49th Indiana) Wetmore was attached, spoke of him with enthusiasm, that Secretary [Edwin M.] Stanton said he could not interfere in the matter which was under Tod's jurisdiction, that Stanton said he would write Tod in reference to Wetmore, that Wetmore was about 20 years of age and resigned a cadetship at West Point to command the battery, and that Wetmore seemed to be entitled to at least a brevet.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 115]

May 2, 1862
A[llen] P. Steele, Captain, D[avid] E. Welch, 1st Lieutenant, and W[illiam] B. Shattue, 2nd Lieutenant, Company I, 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Fort Scott, Kansas. To Whom It May Concern. Letter recommending R[ichard] H. Pardee, Orderly Sergeant, Company I, 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry for promotion; and stating that Pardee had discharged the duties of 1st Sergeant for six months and that of 2nd Lieutenant (acting) with credit to himself and perfect satisfaction to his superior officers and to all concerned.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 94]

May 3, 1862
A.L. Cass, Chairman, Military Committee, Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that it afforded members of the committee much pleasure to add their testimony to that of others in behalf of A[sa] G. Dimmock, Jr., that Dimmock's early enlistment in the service when the rebellion broke out, together with his predilection for and diligence to military matters, deservedly fit him for a better position than he now held, and that Dimmock's friends locally, where he was well known, would be much pleased to hear of his promotion.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 108]

May 3, 1862
M[ortimer] D. Leggett, Colonel, 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Field of Shiloh, Tennessee. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter recommending that Private Alexander Scales, Company C, 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry be promoted to 2nd Lieutenant of said company; and stating that the 2nd Lieutenancy was vacant because of the resignation of Thomas E. Ross about the middle of March on account of sickness, that Scales would make a good officer, showed great valor in the late battle [Shiloh], and was the choice of his company for the place, and that none of the non-commissioned officers of said company was at present worthy of a commission.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 25]

May 5, 1862
L. Sargent, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Samuel Slade, 1st Sergeant in Captain [David] Chalfant's company, 51st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, desired the appointment of 2nd Lieutenant in place of [David M.] Jones who had been promoted in that company, that Slade was honest and capable, and that he was informed that Slade's Captain wished his appointment to said post; and asking if Tod could give Slade a lift.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 170]

May 6, 1862
J. Buckingham, Newark, Licking County, Ohio. To General George B. Wright. Letter stating that he had just heard that Adjutant [S. Sylvester] Wells of the 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had resigned and that the Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, and Major had united in recommending the appointment of Charles D. Miller of Company C to fill the place of Wells, that knowing Miller to be well qualified for the place and to be a young man of the very best character, he was desirous to do what he could to aid him and did not know any better way than to try and interest Wright in Miller's behalf, that he was all the more ready to do so because Captain [Levi P.] Coman spoke so highly of Miller in a recent letter, that Coman said Miller had been true grit and did his whole duty all the time, and merited the promotion if ever a young man did, that Miller left a good business in Newark, making a good deal of sacrifice, from a mere sense of duty, and that he hoped Wright could and would be of some use to Miller. Bears a note from Wright stating that he knew Buckingham very well, that Buckingham was a gentleman of high character, and that every word Buckingham said could be depended upon.
2 pp. [Series 147-34: 123]

May 6, 1862
Daniel Peck, Henry West, William Kennon, James Weir, and B.S. Cowen, Belmont County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending the promotion of William Wallace of Belmont County, currently Major of the 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that Wallace was in command of the regiment on the bloody 7th of April, 1862, at Pittsburg Landing [Shiloh], that they referred Tod to the report of Colonel Gibson, who commanded the brigade to which the regiment belonged, for evidence of the splendid manner in which Wallace acquitted himself on that memorable occasion, that this testimony was strongly corroborated by letters from many officers and soldiers of the regiment from Belmont County which had three companies in the regiment, that Wallace had resided in Belmont County from his early boyhood, that Wallace was thoroughly educated, in every respect a gentleman, and eminently fitted for any military position Tod could confer on him, and that they made this application without any solicitation on the part of Wallace and influenced solely by the belief that his promotion was merited and would be beneficial to the service as well as an honor to Belmont County.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 99]

May 6, 1862
L.K. Warner, Newark, Licking County, Ohio. To General George B. Wright. Letter stating that on May 5, he received a letter from Charles D. Miller, his partner in business, who was a member of Company C, 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Sylvester Wells had resigned as Adjutant of the 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and the Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, and Major of the regiment had united in recommending to the General that Miller be appointed to the post, that Miller was a young man of unblemished character and good business capacity, and would be strictly reliable in any place which might be assigned him, that he would guarantee this and Wright knew that he was not in the habit of guaranteeing anyone who he did not know, that there was no one in the regiment who had made greater sacrifices to go into the army than Miller, that he was candid in saying that he thought Miller was deserving of the appointment, that he would deem it as a great favor if Wright would interest himself in Miller's behalf, and that he was enclosing a letter from J. Buckingham to Wright. Bears a note from Wright stating that he knew Warner as well as Charles D. Miller and could endorse them both.
2 pp. [Series 147-34: 124]

May 7, 1862
John Beatty, Colonel, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Taylor, Huntsville, Alabama. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending the promotions of 1st Lieutenant James Imbrie, Company K, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Captain A[sa] H. Battin, 2nd Lieutenant Calvin L. Starr to 1st Lieutenant, and 1st Sergeant Thomas B. Stephenson to 2nd Lieutenant.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 22]

May 7, 1862
John D. Holden, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter asking if there was any possibility of his getting an appointment as Post Quartermaster; and stating that he had the honor of being twice commissioned by Tod in the 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery and was compelled to resign on account of his health, and that he could give the best of references from the Military Committee as to his character and business habits.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 66]

May 7, 1862
R[odney] Mason, Colonel, 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, U.S. Forces, Clarksville, Tennessee. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter recommending, in the event of the promotion of Adjutant [James H.] Hart, the appointment of Sergeant Major Samuel J. McConnel to a 1st Lieutenancy; and stating that McConnel most honorably merited the appointment, that he saw that the 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had fallen into disrepute and heard that the army was filled with the same stories, that he had demanded a Court of Inquiry from General [Henry] Halleck and would have the matter investigated, that in the meantime, he had sent an account of their participation in the battle [Shiloh] to the Gazette, that on Sunday, he learned for the first time that Adjutant Hart was the occasion of part of their trouble by presenting seventeen men with a little flag (the colors as Hart called them) which was the private property of one of the companies, that he had allowed the company to carry the flag as the regiment did not receive its national colors before leaving, that Hart said the seventeen men in question were part of the 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that the Captains who had been most steadfast in the fight had dismissed their companies before this and Hart had some of their men, that this was after the fight concluded and while the men were hunting quarters for the night, that he did not say this to disparage Hart for he would rather that Hart be promoted, that it was nonetheless a grave error on Hart's part and not true, that about this time, he sent approximately 150 men under the Major in a body back to camp, that Hart had no right to disparage the regiment to exalt his own credit, that Hart was just as brave that day as all the rest of the 50,000 or 60,000 who stood up to the work, that the Governor had no idea how perfect the arrangement was among the Illinois regiments to fluff their own praises and gobble up the entire credit, that Colonel [David] Stuart kept a reporter in his mess and paid all his expenses, that every General had a reporter, that he found a reporter there who was regularly enlisted and then paid $37 per month in addition, that all these reporters joined in the cry that Illinois did it and the poor Buckeyes had to stand from under, that Indiana played the same game in western Virginia, that as for the damnable charges against him, they would be met before the court, that it was no use to deny the charges for it was the charge that effected its full work, and that he must suffer until he was exonerated or condemned by an official examination.
4 pp. [Series 147-34: 5]

May 8, 1862
J.P. Robison, Bedford, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he was asked by their mutual friend, L.S. Bull of Solon, to say a good word for his son, Sheridan E. Bull of Company A, 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, who was commended by his superiors as fit to receive a commission as Lieutenant, that Sheridan E. Bull was a good young man and well brought up, and that Tod would aid the service and please many friends by complying with this request.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 189]

May 8, 1862
Edward Siber, Colonel, 37th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Fayetteville, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that by Special Order No. 34, dated Wheeling, April 25, 1862, the resignation of 1st Lieutenant F[rederick] Ingold, Company B, 37th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, tendered for private causes and sickness, had been accepted by the Major General Commanding Mountain Department, that in order to fill the resulting vacancy in the corps of officers of the 37th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, it was proposed that 2nd Lieutenant Louis Koeppel be promoted to 1st Lieutenant as he was the senior 2nd Lieutenant not yet proposed, and that Orderly Sergeant Jackob Mery be promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, and that the 37th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry belonged to the 2nd Brigade of Brigadier General [Jacob D.] Cox's division in the march to the South; and requesting that his propositions be acted upon as soon as possible.
2 pp. [Series 147-34: 4]

May 8, 1862
James T. Worthington, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that the bearer, Daniel C. Johnson, was his neighbor's son, that he had known Johnson from boyhood, that from said knowledge, he could confidently say that Johnson was worthy of a Lieutenant's command in an infantry company, and that Johnson had been sufficiently trained in said service.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 47]