May 9, 1862
James P. Brisbine, Lieutenant Commanding, Company H, 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Buckley, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter enclosing a recommendation for the appointment of W.D. Braden as 2nd Lieutenant of Company H, 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that in the absence of Colonel E[rastus] B. Tyler, he was sending the recommendation without having procured his approval, that Braden was the choice of the company as well as of the Captain, and that Braden's appointment to the position would confer a favor upon them and also be a benefit to the service.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 89]

May 9, 1862
Samuel A. Gilbert, Colonel, 44th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Gauley Bridge, Virginia. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter calling the Adjutant General's attention to his letter of April 12, which enclosed a copy of Special Order No. 18 accepting the resignation of George M. Schaeffer, 1st Lieutenant, Company C, 44th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and named Samuel C. Howell, 2nd Lieutenant, Company D to be promoted to fill the vacancy; requesting that the appointment be made as soon as practicable, and that he be notified; and stating that it was important that their organization should be as complete as possible now that active operations were in progress.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 6]

May 9, 1862
Samuel A. Gilbert, Colonel, 44th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Gauley Bridge, [Virginia]. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter sending a copy of Special Order No. 14, accepting the resignations of 2nd Lieutenant Leonard Langston, 2nd Lieutenant Samuel Judy, and 2nd Lieutenant Edward E. Retter; recommending Sergeant Major William H. Simonds to be 2nd Lieutenant in place of Edward E. Retter resigned, 1st Sergeant DeWitt Shellabarger to be 2nd Lieutenant in place of Leonard Langston resigned, 1st Sergeant A.N. Thompson to be 2nd Lieutenant in place of Samuel Judy resigned, and 1st Sergeant Edward Rice to be 2nd Lieutenant in place of Samuel C. Howell promoted; and asking that these men be assigned their rank in the order indicated.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 26]

May 9, 1862
Benjamin H. Showers, Captain, Company G, 17th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp in the Fields of Shiloh. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter regarding the appointment of T[homas] R. Thatcher to a 2nd Lieutenancy in his company; requesting that Thatcher's commission be sent as soon as possible if he had been appointed; and stating that if Thatcher had not been appointed and there had been no appointment made, he wished one made and sent, that Thatcher would suit him and the company as well or better than anyone they could get, that Thatcher had the recommendation of Colonel J[ohn] M. Connell which was sent in about April 1, that they had never heard back, that Thatcher was a good man and entitled to the place for he raised over half of the company, and that Thatcher went as a Private, but was now Sergeant Major.
2 pp. [Series 147-34: 23]

May 10, 1862
Alex Cope, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To the Honorable W.S. Kennon. Letter stating that before leaving for camp, he thought he would send the enclosed paper, a recommendation from the officers of Permanent Party of the Ohio Volunteer Recruiting Service; asking Kennon to present his credentials to the proper authorities; stating that he trusted Kennon would have time to visit them soon in camp, and that he heard from Dr. Fisher that Kennon was now Secretary of State; offering his warmest congratulations; and stating that the honor of Belmont County would be maintained at home as well as in the field, that he left on Monday for Corinth with anticipations of a warm campaign and some little dread for the malaria of a southern climate, and that his letter was written with red ink not blood.
2 pp. [Series 147-34: 84]

May 10, 1862
H.P. Van Cleve, Brigadier General of Volunteers, In the Field. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had appointed Nathan Daniels of Ohio as a member of his staff as aide; and recommending that he be commissioned as Lieutenant of Ohio volunteers.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 67]

May 11, 1862
J.D. Skeer, Surgeon in Charge, General Hospital No. 9, Nashville, Tennessee. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter informing Hill that the bearer, Dr. B. Mosenmeir, had been acting as one of the Surgeons of General Hospital No. 9 from March 27, 1862 to the present time; and stating that they were very anxious to have Mosenmeir return to his present field of usefulness.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 68]

May 12, 1862
M[anning] F. Force, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp near Pittsburg, Tennessee. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter stating that Colonel [Charles] Whittlesey's resignation was accepted on April 21, that ordinarily, he should be promoted to Colonel and Major [James N.] McElroy promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, that Whittlesey's services had been so much in demand, being in command of the brigade since arriving up the Tennessee, that he had been in command of the regiment almost continuously since September 21, 1861, that he was with the regiment at Fort Donelson and commanded it in the second day's battle of Pittsburg [Shiloh] as well as in several armed reconnaissances since, that the published report of General [Lew] Wallace showed that at all events, he did not command with discredit, that if the promotions were made and no recommendations for the Majority were made by Whittlesey, he recommended Captain George Rogers of Company E for Major and 1st Lieutenant Benjamin A.F. Greer of the same company for Captain, that according to the printed report of the Adjutant General, Rogers was now senior Captain except for Captain [John C.] Fry of Company B who had offered his resignation on account of broken health, that Captain [Charles H.] McElroy of Company D and Captain [George] Rogers of Company E were the best fitted for Major, but McElroy's health had entirely broken down, and that Captain McElroy had long been unfit for duty and was now in General Hospital.
2 pp. [Series 147-34: 16]

May 12, 1862
M[anning] F. Force, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp near Pittsburg, Tennessee. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter recommending 1st Lieutenant Lyman N. Ayres of Company A for promotion to Captain in place of William Rogers of the same company who had resigned, 2nd Lieutenant Peter Weatherby to be 1st Lieutenant in place of Ayres, and 1st Sergeant William McCracken to be 2nd Lieutenant in place of Weatherby; stating that the promotions should bear the date of April 24, being the date of the acceptance of Rogers' resignation; recommending 2nd Lieutenant William H. Jacobs of Company E to be 1st Lieutenant of Company C in place of Lieutenant Conrad Garis who had resigned, and 1st Sergeant James B. Walker of Company E, now acting Sergeant Major, to be 2nd Lieutenant in place of Jacobs; and stating that Company C had for some time been without an officer, the 1st Lieutenant having resigned and the Captain and 2nd Lieutenant being sick and in the General Hospital, that the two non-commissioned officers named were in every way deserving of promotion, good soldiers, and men of character, that Sergeant Walker left one of the most elegant homes in Cincinnati to enter the service, that Walker had risen from Private to Corporal, Sergeant, 1st Sergeant, and Sergeant Major solely because he was conspicuously the best man for the place, that he asked that these promotions also date from April 24, the date of the acceptance of Lieutenant Garis' resignation, that recommendations for promotion were sent through the regular military channels, that they had been returned from brigade headquarters with direction to send them immediately to the Adjutant General of Ohio, and that upon his questioning the rule, inquiry was made at division headquarters and the same answer returned.
2 pp. [Series 147-34: 18]

May 12, 1862
C.C. Marshall, Delphos, Allen County, Ohio. To the Honorable William Dennison. Letter stating that he saw from the papers that the regiments now in the field were to be recruited and filled up upon the demand of the field officers, and that he hoped Dennison would use his influence to get the Governor to give their friend, Lieutenant J.M. Barr, a position in the recruiting or some other service.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 69]

May 12, 1862
O[scar] F. Moore, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 33rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Taylor, near Huntsville, Alabama. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that Captain F[rederick] J. Lock was recommended for the appointment of Major to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of J[oshua] V. Robinson, Jr., that Captain S[amuel] A. Currie, who was recommended for appointment, had since died, that in the event of the promotion of Lock, he recommended the appointment of 1st Lieutenant Joseph Hinson as Captain, 2nd Lieutenant Robert L. Ramsey as 1st Lieutenant, and Sergeant Henry Harrison as 2nd Lieutenant of Company D, that these promotions were in conformity with the Adjutant General's order and were all well merited, and that Assistant Surgeon A[lonzo] J. Phelps had been promoted to Brigade Surgeon by appointment from the President and had left to report to General [Henry] Halleck; recommending the assignment of Dr. Obidiah J. Hall to the post of Assistant Surgeon to the regiment; and stating that Hall was detailed by order of General [Don Carlos] Buell last winter and, in the absence of Dr. [Francis B.] Mussey, discharged the duties of Assistant Surgeon, that Hall was very acceptable to the men and it was the universal desire of the regiment that he should be assigned to them at as early a day as possible, and that Hall was now at Portsmouth and ready to join them as soon as his appointment was made.
2 pp. [Series 147-34: 24]

May 12, 1862
A.D. Streight, Colonel, 51st Indiana Volunteers, In Camp near Corinth, Mississippi. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter stating that Hill would oblige him by sending the date of Colonel C.G. Harker's commission and also any other facts that would affect his rank as Colonel in the U.S. service, and that any response should be directed to him at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee. Bears a pencilled note reading: "As you are not part of the forces from Ohio we see no reason why we should comply with your request."
1 p. [Series 147-34: 20]

May 13, 1862
M[anning] F. Force, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, near Pittsburg, Tennessee. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter stating that Colonel [Charles] Whittlesey, while in command, forwarded through the regular military channels a recommendation that Sergeant Major Arthur H. Humiston be promoted to 2nd Lieutenant of Company D in place of Lieutenant [Henry] Sherman mustered out of the service on March 5, 1862, and that Sergeant Henry O. Dwight of Company D be promoted to 2nd Lieutenant of Company H in place of Lieutenant [Herman H.] Sherwin whose resignation was accepted on March 31, that those recommended had served as officers, performing the duty and associating with officers, messing with them and not with the men, yet with only Sergeant's pay, that the number of officers was so reduced that Sergeants had to perform officer's duty continually, that Company C had for some time been commanded by a Sergeant, and that if consistent with the views of the executive of Ohio, he thought it would be only bare justice to make the promotions.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 17]

May 13, 1862
Joseph G. Hawkins, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp near Corinth, Mississippi. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that the acceptance of Lieutenant William Raine's resignation was received that day; requesting the promotion of 2nd Lieutenant John E. Ray, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to the rank of 1st Lieutenant; and stating that the vacancy occurring by the promotion of Ray would be creditably and honorably filled by Sergeant John Fox, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that he hoped his recommendations might be worthy of the Adjutant General's consideration.
2 pp. [Series 147-34: 23]

May 13, 1862
F. Woodbridge, Depot of Prisoners, near Sandusky, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had been requested to write Tod in relation to a difficulty between Colonel [Edward] Siber of the 37th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and Captain S.C.W. Kraus of Company I, that it was claimed that Siber favored Prussians to the detriment of Germans, that some of the company were from Youngstown and thought Kraus wronged, and that he knew nothing about it.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 10]

May 13, 1862
"Will", Field of Shiloh. To Dear Father. Letter stating that there was now a vacancy in his regiment and he thought, from the way the Governor talked to his father about the matter, that he stood a good chance of getting the office, that he wished his father would push it through, that he would like very much to get into the company in question, that it was the best company in the regiment and he thought there were a good many trying to get the office, that perhaps the vacancy was not yet made known to the Governor, that he was well acquainted with most of the members of the company in question and would be well liked by all of them, that the Captain's name was Gaylord and the designation was Company I, that he was well and hearty, that they were in the rear of the whole army, that he was out on picket duty on May 12, that he had command of half of the company, Lieutenant Heflebower and Captain Adams being unwell, that they were within three miles of Corinth, that he had been acting as 2nd Lieutenant for more than two weeks, that he and two others were three miles beyond the Mississippi line within four miles of Corinth, and that they thought that the battle would not commence before three weeks. Together with a printed copy of General Orders No. 30, dated March 24, 1862, from L[orenzo] Thomas, Adjutant General, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington. By order of the Secretary of War.
4 pp. [Series 147-34: 147]

May 14, 1862
Jonathan Brown, Captain, Company K, 25th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Franklin, Virginia. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that he would like very much to be transferred to some duty other than the command of a company in the field, that it was next to an impossibility for him to make the hard marches they were under the necessity of making on account of the injury he received in his back at the time of the battle at Alleghany Mountain in December 1861, that otherwise his health was good and he felt no effects from his injury except in marching, that he had endeavored to do his duty as a soldier and a man ever since his entering the service and did not wish to leave it now, that he would not seek any other situation if he did not think himself unable to do the heavy marching, and that anything the Adjutant General might feel disposed to do for him would be gratefully received.
2 pp. [Series 147-34: 214]

May 14, 1862
John A. Gano, Office, Cincinnati Daily and Weekly Commercial, Fourth and Race Streets, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he did hope to be able to present in person the enclosed letters recommending his young friend, Joseph C. Claypoole, for appointment to a Lieutenancy in one of the Ohio regiments, that being unable to visit Columbus, he forwarded them with his own earnest appeal in Claypoole's behalf, that he had known Claypoole for a number of years and esteemed him as one of the most reliable, worthy young men of his acquaintance, that Claypoole enlisted in the ranks from purely patriotic motives, that the commendations of Claypoole's Colonel and Major could not have been had inconsiderately, that he was well satisfied Claypoole would not aspire to or seek the responsibility of any position which his experience and talent would not fit him to assume, and that Claypoole's appointment would be a just appreciation of personal merit and redound to the honor of the service; and urging Claypoole's application upon Tod's attention.
2 pp. [Series 147-34: 12]

May 14, 1862
S.J. McGroarty, Lieutenant Colonel, 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that the bearer [William H. Bucke] was the officer he mentioned to Tod as a fit person for the Captaincy of the company about to be raised, that Tod would be able by conversation to discover Bucke's fitness or unfitness for the position, that as for Bucke's character, morals, and sobriety, he would be his voucher, that he felt much interested in Bucke because of the services he had already performed in filling up the ranks of the army, that after having recruited seventeen men for an Irish regiment in Indiana, Bucke resigned his position and gave up his men to join the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for which he recruited thirty-four men, that Bucke had been left out in the consolidation of the regiments and was very desirous of remaining in the service, and that he would earnestly ask Tod to remember Bucke's claims.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 46]

May 15, 1862
James S. Abell, Captain, Company I, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Bridgeport, Belmont County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had deposited money for Henry Beaker, Company I, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and that Beaker lost his certificate for said money; and requesting that Tod send a duplicate.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 27]

May 15, 1862
James Cantwell, Colonel, J[ames] S. Robinson, Lieutenant Colonel, H[enry] B. Fry, Chaplain, J[acob] Y. Cantwell, Surgeon, and Peter C. Boslow, late Captain, Company C, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Franklin, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that the resignation of Captain Peter C. Boslow of Company C, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry having been accepted, they respectfully recommended the appointment of 1st Lieutenant John Campbell as Captain, 2nd Lieutenant Morgan Simonson as 1st Lieutenant, and Orderly Sergeant Cyrus Herrick as 2nd Lieutenant in said company.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 92]

May 15, 1862
Lewis M. Dayton, Camp No. 6, Before Corinth. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he thought his commission should date from March 17 instead of April 20, that he had been with General [William T.] Sherman constantly as his aid, and that he trusted Tod would be kind enough to re-commission him making the proper correction. Together with a letter dated May 15, 1862, from W[illiam] T. Sherman, Brigadier General, Commanding 5th Division; concurring with Dayton that his commission should date back to the time when he started for duty; and stating that Dayton had done hard work, gone to considerable expense, and did a great deal of public service before the date of his commission, that Dayton was in two of the hardest battles of the war before the date of his commission, that he was aware that by law, Dayton must fill some vacancy, and that he trusted there was some such to which Tod could appoint Dayton so as to give him rank and pay back to March 17. Also bears a P.S. from Dayton stating that Sherman suggested that he refer Tod to his application and papers which were on file in Tod's office.
2 pp. [Series 147-34: 1]

May 15, 1862
P. Hitchcock, Burton, Geauga County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that some weeks before the adjournment, Tod informed him of the promotion to a Lieutenancy of Sergeant L.T. Patchin of the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he did not recollect to what company Patchin was assigned, that by a letter received the previous evening, forwarded from Columbus, he learned that Patchin had received no official notification of his appointment, that the time within which Patchin was to report must have already expired, and that he trusted nothing would occur by which Patchin's position would become a vacancy as Patchin would make an excellent officer and was well worthy of it.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 9]

May 15, 1862
J.C. Kelton, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, Camp on Corinth Road, Mississippi. To the Governor of Ohio. Special Field Orders No. 59; stating that the resignation of Captain William Walker, 43rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on May 15, 1862. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 35]

May 15, 1862
T.J. Kenny, Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that some time since, he placed upon file in Tod's office an application for a position in the army, that he still desired to be in the service, that if Tod deemed it not advisable to give him a commission, he would like to visit the army at Corinth in the capacity of nurse or some other way, that he had two brothers there, and that General [Charles W.] Hill might remember him in the three months' service.
2 pp. [Series 147-34: 10]

May 15, 1862
F.H. Loring, Belpre, Washington County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that it had become necessary for him to leave the state and he was tendering his resignation as Captain of Company A, 1st Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 7th Division, Ohio Volunteer Militia; and requesting that he be notified of the acceptance.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 28]

May 15, 1862
S.J. McGroarty, Lieutenant Colonel, 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter presenting M.H. Sullivan of the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and recommending him as a suitable person for the position of 2nd Lieutenant; and stating that Sullivan had capacity, education, and the advantage of nearly a year's drill, that for his character, Sullivan could give the recommendation of Archbishop [John B.] Purcell, General [William S.] Rosecrans, or indeed the best men of Cincinnati, that Sullivan had spent much money as well as time with the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, but was anxious to be in the service, that it gave him pleasure to say that if appointed, he was certain Sullivan would perform his full duty, that there was something due to him as he was to receive no pay for his time recruiting, that he would consider himself more than remunerated if those who had aided him could be provided for, that an interview would show Tod whether Sullivan was fit or not, and that for Sullivan's claims, he would be happy to answer. Bears a note from Newton Schleich, Colonel, 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that he was happy to join with McGroarty in presenting Sullivan, that since the consolidation, he had known Sullivan, that he believed Sullivan to be a gentleman of military ability and much intelligence and activity, and that Sullivan would make an able and useful officer.
2 pp. [Series 147-34: 48]

May 15, 1862
Joseph Rudolph, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter requesting that he be reinstated as 1st Lieutenant of Company I, 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that he had resigned said position on February 28 because of the ill health of his father who had four sons in the service of Ohio protecting the general government against treason, that his parents being of humble circumstances and too old and feeble to care for themselves and he being the only son who held a commissioned office, he was necessarily obliged to resign that he might console them in their affliction and sorrows, that his father had since died, that at the earnest solicitation of his company and friends in the Cincinnati area and with no ordinary degree of anxiety on his own part, he had concluded to make this appeal for his former position, that for seven months, he had served his country in western Virginia without being absent on furlough as sick, that during this time, he was engaged with his regiment in all its skirmishes and advance movements, that twice he was elected to the position which necessity compelled him to resign, that twice he was tendered the Captaincy of his own company and also the Captaincy of two companies forming in Cincinnati, that he declined accepting these positions thinking that he did not have enough experience to assume the responsibility of the office, that military tactics had been his study from youth to the present, that he could obtain a letter of recommendation from the best men in Hamilton County whose influence he had not sought, and that no one had been appointed to fill the place made vacant by his resignation. Bears a note dated May 16, 1862, from Charles W. Hill, Adjutant General of Ohio; referring the letter to the Adjutant General, U.S. Army. Also bears a note dated May 20, 1862, from George D. Ruggles, Assistant Adjutant General, Adjutant General's Office, [Washington]; stating that permission was given to Joseph Rudolph, late Lieutenant, 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to reenter the U.S. service if the Governor of Ohio saw fit to re-commission him; and returning the letter to the Adjutant General of Ohio. By order of the Secretary of War.
4 pp. [Series 147-34: 211]

May 15, 1862
W[illiam] S. Smith, Colonel, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter requesting the promotion of 1st Sergeant James C. Whittaker of Company A, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant to fill the first vacancy that might be reported in their regiment.
1 p. [Series 147-34: 3]

May 15, 1862
Peter Zinn, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter calling Tod's attention to the recommendation of the superior officers of Captain Andrew Hickenlooper, 5th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery; and stating that if the recommendation of General [Thomas J.] McKean, commanding the 6th Division of the Army of Tennessee, had reached Tod, it would be perceived that a commission for promotion would only be confirming what Hickenlooper's superior officers had already done, that Hickenlooper was now Chief of Artillery of the 6th Division of the Army of Tennessee, that Tod could well judge that an officer from a neighboring state would not take one of their young men and place him in command of troops from his own state without there being superior merit and the need to reward services rendered, that said recommendation was approved by Major General [Ulysses S.] Grant, that for himself, he wished to say that he had no personal interest in this affair, that in politics, Hickenlooper and himself had not agreed, that from years of personal acquaintance, he knew Hickenlooper to be an intelligent, earnest, and capable officer, that Hickenlooper was no officer who went through "the motions" to draw his salary, that Hickenlooper had made himself without wealth, influence, or brass, that in fire, Hickenlooper was a sort of Bob McCook without the family, that he would heartily rejoice in Hickenlooper's promotion as one truly worthy, and that if the "singing school", as Tod facetiously called the Ohio Legislature, was in session, even [George] Keck would no doubt sign Hickenlooper's recommendation.
3 pp. [Series 147-34: 24]