June 2, 1862
Ed[win] A. Parrott, Colonel, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp near Corinth, Mississippi. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter stating that on assuming command, he found that the commissions sent for the officers of the regiment some months since had not been issued on account of inaccuracy in their respective dates and that great impatience was felt by the officers to obtain their commissions, that he therefore begged Hill's early attention to this matter, and that in recruiting the regiment at Camp Corwin, each company was assigned its place in line (or in other words officers took rank) as it was filled; listing the order of the companies with the names of their respective Captains; and stating that in making up the muster-in rolls, which was a long time delayed, he presumed various errors were made by reason of transfers from one company to another of recruits, that in consequence, errors existed in the dates of the commissions, that only a few of the commissions gave the officers proper rank, that the consolidated morning reports were regularly forwarded from Camp Corwin to the Adjutant General's Department and would show at what date each company was full, that he suggested that it would be proper to issue commissions based on those reports, that to give out the commissions now in his hands would work great injustice and create serious trouble among the officers, and that he would therefore hold them until Hill's answer might be received.
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June 2, 1862
John H. Patrick, Lieutenant Colonel, 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Washington. To Adjutant General [Charles W.] Hill. Letter stating that in accordance with Hill's information, he and [Harry G.] Armstrong called upon General [C.P.] Buckingham at the War Department for the purpose of having the disability removed so that Armstrong might be re-commissioned Major of the 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Buckingham gave Armstrong the enclosed letter, that he could cheerfully testify that the reappointment of Armstrong would be agreeable to Colonel S[amuel] H. Dunning, himself, and the majority of the regiment, that Armstrong's resignation had been sudden and unexpected to all and only for the reasons stated by him, that a cordial good feeling existed between Armstrong and the officers of the regiment, that Armstrong had proven himself in every way capable of filling the place, and that he hoped Hill would expedite Armstrong's return to the regiment.
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June 2, 1862
A[lexander] Pearce, 1st Lieutenant, 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp near Fayetteville, Tennessee. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that during the rough service which the 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had experienced in the last three months, he had lost his commission among other things, that it was rather awkward not to have it, and that he would be obliged if the Adjutant General would forward a duplicate in care of Colonel T[imothy] R. Stanley.
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June 2, 1862
Charles Whittlesey, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C[harles] W. Hill. Letter stating that he was informed that Captain [John C.] Fry of Company B, 20th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had resigned on account of ill health and that Captain George Rogers had been recommended as Major of said regiment by Colonel [Manning F.] Force, that if he remembered right, Rogers was next in rank to Fry, that the regiment was so fortunate in its Captains that three or four of the highest on the list would make good Majors and, therefore, he would not have suggested a break in the order of succession, that Rogers was fully competent and an energetic and faithful officer, and that if he was right about Rogers' rank and Fry had retired, he took it Rogers would succeed to the first vacancy as a matter of course unless he was reported incompetent.
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June 3, 1862
Fred[erick] C. Jones, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, In Camp, Corinth, Mississippi. To ? Letter stating that Captain M[oses] F. Wooster of the 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was about to be separated from them on account of his health, that he commended Wooster to the favorable consideration of all persons to whom his letter might be shown, that Wooster had been with the 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry since its organization in June 1861, that Wooster was one of the first officers of the regiment whom he had the pleasure to meet when joining it for duty, that in every situation in which Wooster had been called to act, he discharged his duties willingly, thoroughly, and to the entire satisfaction of the officers appointed over him, that Wooster was well versed in the tactics and administrative duties of the office he occupied, that Wooster's company had, by its rapid improvement, given the strongest proof of his high abilities as an officer, and that he believed Wooster would do honor to himself and be of service to his country in a higher capacity than the position he presently filled. Bears the endorsement of J[acob] Ammen, Colonel, Commanding 10th Brigade.
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June 3, 1862
William S. Smith, Brigadier General of Volunteers, Camp near Corinth. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter stating that he now had his commission as Brigadier General of Volunteers; requesting that the consequent promotions according to rank in the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry be made without delay to preserve the admirable organization which, through much difficulty, had been effected in that regiment; and stating that Captain William Schneider was the ranking Captain of the regiment, his company having been organized and mustered several days before Captain [Horatio S.] Cosgrove's company.
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June 4, 1862
Will H. Campbell, Sergeant Major, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp near Corinth, Mississippi. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter stating that he was informed by private letters that he had been commissioned a Lieutenant in the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and asking if his commission had been forwarded.
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June 4, 1862
J[acob] S. Menken, ex-Captain, Company B, 27th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that as a soldier and non-commissioned officer, Orderly Sergeant Thomas Morgan of Company B, 27th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was worthy of promotion, that Morgan was a member of his company in the three months' service and three years' service and had always conducted himself in a gentlemanly manner, winning the esteem of his comrades and officers, and that Morgan was well acquainted with infantry tactics and qualified to hold the position of Lieutenant.
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June 5, 1862
J[acob] D. Cox, Brigadier General Commanding, Headquarters, District of Kanawha, Flat Top Mountain. To Adjutant General [Charles W.] Hill. Letter stating that he had the honor to transmit, for the consideration of Governor David Tod, recommendations for the appointment of field officers to vacancies in the 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry occasioned by the dismissal of Colonel Charles A. DeVilliers from the service, and also a recommendation for the appointment of Julius A. Coleman to a Lieutenancy in the 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
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June 6, 1862
Chambers Baird, Ripley, Brown County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that when he was in Columbus on May 29, attending the meeting of the State Union Executive Committee, he was told that the commission to E[dward] M. Carey as Major in the 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in Virginia would issue to him in a day or two, that he felt some anxiety about the matter as he was entrusted with Carey's recommendations which he laid before Tod, that he wrote Tod some time since in relation to the matter, but had no reply, that it was very satisfactory to him to have a reply to his letters unless considered impertinent, that perhaps he should address the Adjutant, that he was not very well versed in military matters and hence he was addressing Tod as the source of all the State powers in these matters, that he had heard that a remonstrance or some kind of objections were made to Tod against the promotion of Carey, that if any such were filed or known to Tod, he would like to know what they were, that it was due Carey, who was known to be a faithful and brave officer, that he should know the charges against him if any, that he also wrote in relation to his appointment as one of the pay agents and had no answer, that he presumed Tod had forgotten his name and had made all the appointments of better men, that he had the assurance of Governor [William] Dennison that his name had been early presented to Tod, and that if he could not be considered useful as pay agent, he certainly would be by again trying to elect good Union men like Tod to direct the affairs of State in such a critical period.
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June 6, 1862
H.T. Brown, Secretary, Athens County Military Committee, Athens, Athens County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that the Military Committee of Athens County earnestly recommended Edward Grosvenor, Company C, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for appointment to a Lieutenancy, that with his brothers, Grosvenor was among the first to enlist in the three months' service, and that Grosvenor had re-enlisted in the three years' service where he had continued in the intelligent and faithful discharge of his duties.
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June 6, 1862
R.S. Coleman, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had been informed that Orderly Sergeant Thomas Morgan of the 27th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an applicant for the vacancy of 2nd Lieutenant in his company; recommending Morgan to Tod's favorable consideration; and stating that Morgan was in his employ at the time he enlisted and for many years previous, that during the entire time, he found Morgan steady and attentive to his business, that Morgan was fully qualified for the position of 2nd Lieutenant, possessing intelligence and activity, and sober habits, and that Morgan's appointment would confer a great favor. Bears a note from Charles Rule to Tod; stating that he was personally acquainted with Coleman, and that Tod could place the most implicit confidence in Coleman's statements.
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June 7, 1862
J.N. Ross, Military Committee of Pickaway County, Darbyville, Pickaway County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that William Burchwell enlisted in the 15th Regulars [15th Regiment, U.S. Infantry ?] from Darbyville and was ordered to join his regiment at Newport Barracks, that some two or three months after enlistment, the men were paid off at Newport, that the Paymaster could find no enlistment roll with Burchwell's name on it and therefore refused to pay him, that the Paymaster said they did not recognize Burchwell as belonging to the army, that in this state of affairs, Burchwell came home, that Burchwell immediately wrote to his Colonel that he was ready to join the regiment as soon as they were ready to recognize and pay him as they did the rest, that the Colonel sent a Lieutenant for Burchwell, that Burchwell was taken to Newport Barracks and put in the guard house with ball and chain on, that Burchwell was still being held there awaiting future punishment, that Burchwell was not allowed to go with his company to the field, that Burchwell's Captain wished him to accompany them to the field, but the Colonel refused, that Burchwell was a good soldier, was in the three months' service, and was willing and ready to fight, that the treatment Burchwell had received was well understood locally and was causing much feeling as they had quite a number in the same regiment, that it was much injuring their recruiting, that he knew Burchwell did not do right, but was satisfied Burchwell thought he was within the law, that knowing Tod's feeling for the rights of Ohio soldiers, he was writing in the hope that Tod would do what was right for Burchwell, that he was aware that Burchwell was in the regular army and that Tod's more immediate care was over the volunteers, that he nonetheless hoped that Tod would see that justice was done to the young man, that if the Colonel had the full facts in the case, he would be ready to forgive Burchwell's seeming error, and that Burchwell had a widowed mother who was nearly distracted on his account.
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June 9, 1862
James L. Botsford, Lieutenant and Aid-de-Camp, 1st Provisional Brigade, Headquarters, Camp Flat Top Mountain, Virginia. To J.M. Crawford, New Castle, Pennsylvania. Letter stating that Corporal Augustus A.L. Heiliger of Company E, 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had been under his personal observation during the past ten months, that Heiliger had proven himself a faithful soldier, attentive to duty, proficient in drill and all the duties pertaining to a drill officer, was capable of taking command of a company, and was worthy of a commission, and that he cheerfully commended Heiliger to the consideration of those who might be in position to aid him. Bears the endorsement of R[utherford] B. Hayes, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
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June 9, 1862
William Clark, 1st Lieutenant, Commanding Company C, 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp, On the March, Alabama. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending a commission for 1st Sergeant Benjamin W. Shotwell of Company C, 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that Shotwell had served satisfactorily in his present position since July 1861, and that he was of the opinion that Shotwell was competent to fill any company office. Also signed by J[esse] Meredith, Captain, Company C, James Ewart, Captain, Company E, and E[mulous] A. Hicks, Captain, Company I, 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Approved by E[dward] P. Fyffe, Colonel, 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
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June 9, 1862
William Lawrence, Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that John H. James (a son of Colonel J.H. James of Urbana) was Captain of Company A, 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that James had a military education at a school in Kentucky, was a lawyer of decided ability, a gentleman, and a man of excellent character, morals, and habits, that James was engaged soon after the war commenced to instruct the officers at Camp Jackson in their military practice and duties, and since then had been Captain in the 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that James' promotion had been delayed partly by oversight and otherwise as he would explain to Tod in person, that he considered James an excellent business man worthy of immediate promotion, that he hoped said promotion might be received at the first practicable period, that James had been under fire and acquitted himself honorably and well in every duty and in all emergencies, that Tod knew James' father personally as one of the ablest men in Ohio who had given the Union cause an early, earnest, and continued support, that James could furnish any desired testimonials if needed, and that he would esteem it a favor if James' promotion might receive consideration.
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June 9, 1862
A.M. Ridgway, Ripley, Brown County, Ohio. To Adjutant General [Charles W.] Hill. Letter asking if Captain E[dward] M. Carey of Company H, 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had been issued his commission as Major of said regiment, and if not, what were the probabilities of Carey receiving the appointment.
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June 10, 1862
A[ugustus] H. Coleman, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Raleigh, Virginia. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter recommending 1st Sergeant Samuel A. Collins as a suitable person for commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of James M. Elliott.
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June 10, 1862
William Kenny, Captain, Company B, et. al., 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Luray, Virginia. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter signed by three officers of Company B, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; recommending 1st Sergeant James K. O'Reilly of Company B, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to be promoted to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant; and stating that in their opinion, O'Reilly's knowledge of military tactics and good conduct would make him a fit person to hold a commission of such rank. Also signed by Franklin Sawyer, Lieutenant Colonel, Commanding 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Bears the endorsements of Nathan Kimball, Brigadier General Commanding, and James Shields, Brigadier General Commanding.
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June 10, 1862
Caleb C. Whitson, Quartermaster, 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Reverend S[amuel] L. Yourtee, recent Chaplain of the 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, had been compelled to resign on account of ill health (much to the detriment and contrary to the wishes of all of the regiment), that now feeling able to again resume his duties, Yourtee desired Tod to renew his commission, and that he was well satisfied that no better man could be assigned to so important a position nor yet give so much satisfaction to men and officers.
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June 11, 1862
H[arry] G. Armstrong, Major, 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General [Charles W.] Hill. Letter stating that the bearer, Reverend S[amuel] L. Yourtee, was compelled to resign the Chaplaincy of the 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for reasons which he would explain to Hill, that Yourtee had been in the service with the 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry since its first organization and had been a faithful friend and advisor of the brave men composing the regiment during the whole of that time, that Yourtee now desired to return to duty with them, that he had reason to believe that Yourtee's services would still be appreciated, that the parents and friends of the men would be gratified at Yourtee's reappointment as they had confidence in his desire to do good, and that the comrades would also hail Yourtee's return with gladness as he had always been a great favorite with them.
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June 11, 1862
W.G. Crippen, Times Office, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that having been much with the 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and knowing the efficiency of Reverend S[amuel] L. Yourtee, its attentive Chaplain, he regretted his resignation exceedingly, that it afforded him pleasure to learn that Yourtee was now willing to resume the Chaplaincy of the regiment, and that he respectfully suggested to Tod, from personal observation, that Yourtee's reinstatement would be the best that could be done for the gallant 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
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June 11, 1862
J[ames] L. Drake, Captain, 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, et. al., Camp on Flat Top Mountain, Mercer County, Virginia. To ? Letter signed by eight commissioned officers of the 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; certifying that they knew Corporal A.A.L. Heiliger to be a young man of worth and merit whose intelligence and knowledge of military tactics rendered him perfectly competent to command a company; and recommending Heiliger for a commission.
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June 11, 1862
W[illiam] R. Sterling, Captain, Company I, 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Washington, D.C. To Governor David Tod. Letter relating to the vacancies in the field offices occurring by the promotion of [Erastus B.] Tyler and the resignation of [John S.] Casement; and stating that having the welfare of the regiment at heart, he begged leave to suggest that Tod consider well the character of the men entitled to promotion according to rank, that the regiment had been on a forced march for the last thirty days, marching nearly 400 miles, that all the officers he had talked with felt disposed to leave the appointments to Tod's discretion as Tod knew the character of all, that the regiment was too good to be placed under the command of an indiscreet and drunken commander, that he hoped Tod would attribute the suggestions he had made to the love he had for the regiment and the good of the service, and that he was on his way to Youngstown and would be there until June 20.
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June 12, 1862
P.H. Breslin, Captain, 18th U.S. Infantry, Mustering and Disbursing Officer, U.S.A., Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter calling Tod's attention to General Order No. 61, dated August 19, 1861, from the War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, specifying the manner by which volunteer officers might be mustered into the United States service; and stating that said order was the only one he had ever received from the Department of the War Office, that he did not understand the present orders from Tod's department and would be obliged for information in the premises, and that otherwise, he respectfully declined further musters for volunteer officers unless they complied strictly with the letter of [General] Order No. 61.
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June 12[?], [1862]
George P. Este, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter stating that he was temporarily home from the wars on a sick furlough, that he had intended to come by way of Columbus, but the state of his health would not permit it, that he feared the state of his health would, for some time to come, necessitate his keeping perfectly quiet, and that he supposed [James B.] Steedman had written Hill quite fully in relation to the vacancies made by the Board of Examination, etc.; asking what they were to do; stating that some of the officers ought to be saved if possible, that it would be a real outrage to discharge [George W.] Kirk, that Kirk was one of the most faithful and efficient officers in the regiment [14th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry] and besides, a mere boy would fill his place, and that there were others who should for the good of their companies be retained; asking how this could be done, and which was the shortest way to accomplish it; stating that they had a few men at Toledo sent home on sick furloughs from Nashville by the Post Surgeon and Assistant Adjutant General certificates, and that they were now well and wished to return; asking if they could be furnished with transportation from Toledo and on whose certificate, and if the recent call for troops enabled them to recruit their respective regiments as they were doing in Indiana and Illinois or did the Governors of those states get special authority; and stating that he would ask no more questions at that time, reserving the balance for a personal interview, and that he hoped his letter found Tod in the enjoyment of good health.
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June 12, 1862
E[dward] P. Fyffe, Colonel, et. al., 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, South Florence, Alabama. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by fifteen officers of the 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; recommending 1st Sergeant Benjamin C. Putnam of Company K, 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that Putnam desired an appointment as 2nd Lieutenant in the 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry or some other regiment, and that they felt confident that none were more worthy of filling the position asked for than Putnam. Together with a letter dated June 28, 1862, from R.A. Harrison, et. al., London, Madison County, Ohio; signed by fourteen individuals; and stating that they had been acquainted with Benjamin C. Putnam for several years, that from their knowledge of Putnam's good habits, character, and capacity, they did not hesitate to recommend him to the position mentioned in the recommendation of the officers of the 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that Putnam was now acting as 1st Sergeant in said regiment.
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June 12, 1862
J[oseph] G. Hawkins, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, et. al., Headquarters, Iuka, Mississippi. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by twenty-five commissioned officers of the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that they had learned that [Rudolph] DeStigers and [Nathan W.] Daniels had lately been commissioned as Captain and 1st Lieutenant respectively and assigned to command in the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry by the State authorities; requesting that Tod have the two appointments reconsidered and revoked; and stating that the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was one of the oldest military organizations sent forth by the State of Ohio and they believed it had performed its full share of hard service, having been constantly in the field for nearly an entire year in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi, that those in authority and the loyal public would, they felt well assured, bear willing testimony to the thoroughness and entire cheerfulness which had characterized the performance of all duties required of the regiment and to the uniform willingness of the regiment to conform in everything to the orders and instructions of those in authority, that they always trusted and believed that the state government as well as those in command in the field were prompted in all exercise of their authority by a sincere desire to promote the best interests of the country and the welfare and effectiveness of the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry which had so well sustained the honor of the state and nation not only in the thankless and arduous duties always incident to a campaign in the field, but also in the hard fought battle, that they could not help but think that where the state had positions of honor to bestow, those who had borne all the hardships and dangers incident to a campaign of a year's duration should be remembered before those who had not done service in the field, that the officers in the line of promotion previous to the two appointments referred to had served faithfully and honorably in their respective positions and had the full confidence of their regiment, that if their merits were to be entirely overlooked in the matter of promotions after they had served faithfully in organizing the regiment and increasing its efficiency, the esprit de corps so necessary to maintain a high standard among soldiers and which they had heretofore had in a high degree would be almost destroyed and all incentive to the honorable ambition which always characterized the true soldier would be done away with, that they were assured that no more appointments of company officers would be made outside of the regiment and were entirely content believing that entire justice would be done to meritorious officers already in the regiment, that it was therefore with pain and surprise that they learned that entire strangers were appointed to positions which they were led to believe would be bestowed on those who, by the generally accepted rules of the service, were entitled to them, and that believing the appointments of DeStigers and Daniels to the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry would be prejudicial to the best interests of the service, detrimental to the efficiency and discipline of the regiment, and discouraging to those who had an honorable and commendable ambition to rise to higher positions, they were requesting, with full confidence in the wisdom and patriotism of Tod, that the appointments be revoked and the vacancies be filled by promoting officers who by length of service and performance of duty were entitled to promotion.
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June 12, 1862
W. Scott Ketchum, Brigadier General, Acting Inspector General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, St. Louis, Missouri. To Commanding Officer. Letter certifying that he had, by order of General [Henry] Halleck, mustered out of the service of the United States, Alexander Walp as 2nd Lieutenant of the 14th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to take effect on December 12, 1861.
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June 12, 1862
Nathan Kimball, Brigadier General Commanding, Headquarters, First Brigade, First Division, Department of the Rappahannock, Luray, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he was well acquainted with Albert H. Winslow, now Major of the 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that the 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had for a long time been attached to the Brigade under his command, giving him opportunities of knowing Winslow as an officer and as a man, and that it afforded him great pleasure to recommend Winslow for the office of Lieutenant Colonel of the 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in case a vacancy occurred by the confirmation of Colonel [Samuel S.] Carroll as Brigadier General.
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