June 12, 1862
Kirk & Cheever, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter stating that in making application for pay due Alonzo M. Dimmitt as Orderly Sergeant of Company C, 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), they found it necessary to have some official evidence that said Dimmitt served in that capacity, and that as they were informed the muster rolls for the three months' service were filed in the Adjutant General's office, they begged leave to trouble Hill for a certificate of the facts as they appeared on the muster roll of said company; and requesting that Hill sign the enclosed certificate if found to be in accordance with the facts or a similar one which would be satisfactory to the department and send it to them at the earliest convenience.
1 p. [Series 147-35: 70]

June 12, 1862
A[lbert] Longwell, Assistant Surgeon, 4th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Luray, Virginia. To Dear Brother. Letter stating that Captain [James M.] Crawford, a particular friend of his and a most estimable and worthy young man, wished a commission in one of the contemplated regiments in Ohio, that Crawford would like a Lieutenant Colonel's commission, that should this not be possible, a Major's commission would be acceptable, that with regard to Crawford's morals, they were "unexceptionable", that with regard to Crawford's qualifications and ability, he was second to no Captain of his regiment, that anything which could be done for Crawford would be most worthily bestowed and gratefully accepted, and that Crawford had recommendations filed in the Adjutant General's office in Columbus; and requesting that the addressee bring the matter to the Governor's attention. Bears a pencilled note from J[ames] R. Hubbell; stating that Longwell was Surgeon's Mate in the 4th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
2 pp. [Series 147-35: 12]

June 12, 1862
John S. Mason, Colonel, 4th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Luray, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that in the event of the promotion of Colonel [Samuel S.] Carroll of the 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he took pleasure in recommending the present Major for promotion to the Lieutenant Colonelcy of the regiment, that he had been personally acquainted with Major [Albert H.] Winslow for some months and believed him to be a competent officer, that Winslow had been on duty with his regiment almost continuously in its arduous service during the Winter in western Virginia and in the campaign in the Valley of Virginia, and that Winslow was justly entitled to the position.
1 p. [Series 147-35: 8]

June 12, 1862
John S. Mason, Colonel, 4th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Luray, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Colonel [Samuel S.] Carrol of the 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had been nominated by the President as a Brigadier General, that he took great pleasure in recommending the present Lieutenant Colonel of the 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry as Carrol's successor, that Lieutenant Colonel [Franklin] Sawyer had been with the 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry ever since its organization, that on several occasions, Sawyer had come under his personal observation while leading the 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry before the enemy, and that in particular, he had observed Sawyer at the battle of Winchester where the 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was conspicuous on the field.
1 p. [Series 147-35: 47]

June 12, 1862
Franklin Sawyer, Lieutenant Colonel, Commanding 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1st Brigade, Shields' Division, Headquarters, Luray, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that 2nd Lieutenant Otis Shaw of Company K, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry having tendered his resignation, a vacancy would occur in said company, and that to fill this vacancy, he had the honor to recommend 1st Sergeant Finney R. Loomis of Company K.
1 p. [Series 147-35: 48]

June 12, 1862
Franklin Sawyer, Lieutenant Colonel, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp near Luray, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had the honor of addressing Tod a few days since regarding the probable promotion of Colonel [Samuel S.] Carroll of the 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to Brigadier General and requesting, in said event, his own promotion to the Colonelcy, that he was now informed that the promotion of Carroll had been made, that Carroll was in command of the 4th Brigade, [James] Shields' Division, that should he be promoted to the Colonelcy, he would recommend Major A[lbert] H. Winslow for promotion to the Lieutenant Colonelcy and Captain William Kenney of Company B for promotion to the Majority, and that Kenney was the senior Captain, having been commissioned on April 18, 1861, and a good officer.
1 p. [Series 147-35: 50]

June 12, 1862
Franklin Sawyer, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, 1st Brigade, Shields' Division, Camp near Luray, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that there was a vacancy in Company H, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry of a 1st Lieutenant owing to the resignation of [Philo W.] Chase; and recommending the promotions of 2nd Lieutenant Elijah Hayden of Company H for 1st Lieutenant and Sergeant Major John W. Depuy for 2nd Lieutenant of said company.
1 p. [Series 147-35: 51]

June 12, 1862
John F. Torrence, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter enclosing a letter dated May 31, 1862, from James F. Irwin, Jr.; and stating that Irwin was very anxious to see a commission with his name on it as he had been worked very hard for more than a year in the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that Irwin would be much obliged if Tod could do anything for him. Bears a P.S. stating that he wrote a dispatch for Old Man Motz that morning, and that Motz's son was convicted on April 9, 1862 for petit larceny, receiving six months hard labor.
1 p. [Series 147-35: 24]

June 12, 1862
M[arcus] A. Westcott, Captain, Company A, et. al., 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp in the Field. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by ten officers of the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; recommending Sergeant Abraham J. Price, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for promotion under the new call for volunteers from Ohio; and stating that Price was a young man of exemplary character, well informed in the school of the soldier and company as well as the battalion, and deserving for the faithful manner in which he had discharged his duties during a year's active service in the field.
1 p. [Series 147-35: 27]

June 12, 1862
R[igdon] Williams, Captain, Company F, 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Flat Top, Virginia. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter stating that some time ago a communication, endorsed by the Colonel of the 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and setting forth an error in their roster, was forwarded to the Adjutant General's office, that the letter was signed by the Adjutant who made out the roster and by those officers of the regiment who were present at the organization of his company and recollected the date, that they stated in substance that his commission should have been dated June 6 instead of June 11, 1861, that the first roster sent to the Adjutant General's office was returned because the contents could not be deciphered, that the second roster was lost, that the third roster (by which commissions were issued and which was made out while on the march) was made out by guesswork, that there were two important errors in the last roster, that Captain [Watts] McMurchy's commission, which should have been dated June 6 or 7, was dated June 18, and that his commission was dated June 11 and should have been dated June 7; and asking what action had been or would be taken in the matter.
1 p. [Series 147-35: 69]

June 12, 1862
Albert H. Winslow, Major, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Luray, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had the honor to apply for promotion to the Lieutenant Colonelcy of the 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in case a vacancy should occur by the confirmation of Colonel [Samuel S.] Carroll as Brigadier General, and that now holding the position of Major of said regiment, he trusted he could with propriety solicit this promotion; and enclosing recommendations.
1 p. [Series 147-35: 49]

June 12, 1862
John B. Young, Medina, Medina County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he was addressing Tod at the request of Dr. J.L. Firestone of Medina who had a brother, S.J. Firestone, in the 19th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that S.J. Firestone was 1st Lieutenant of Company I and was at the battle of Shiloh, that S.J. Firestone was senior Lieutenant in the 19th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and there was a vacancy for a Captain, that S.J. Firestone asked that Tod delay the appointment until testimonials as to his qualifications and fitness for the position could be sent if they were needed, and that S.J. Firestone only asked that he have the position under the rule of seniority unless there was some good reason for the appointment of another.
2 pp. [Series 147-35: 123]

June 13, 1862
Thomas M. Cary, 2nd Lieutenant, Company E, 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. To ? Letter stating that he had been ordered by Major R.S. Granger, commanding City Barracks, Louisville, Kentucky, to take in charge sixteen men belonging to the 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and report them to the commanding officer at its headquarters at Huntsville, Alabama or wherever it might be.
1 p. [Series 147-35: 6]

June 13, 1862
Sarah A. Critchell, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter requesting a Lieutenancy for her son, Brian P. Critchell, now a Private in Company A, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; stating that her son enlisted in the three months' service at the first breaking out of the rebellion, that before leaving Camp Dennison, her son entered the three years' service, that after much urging, she consented to this, leaning on him as she did being the eldest of seven children, that her son went with the full determination of laboring with a view to earning promotion in the service that he might materially assist her in supporting the family, that up to the present time, her son was still in the ranks, that various officers of the regiment had called on her and all bore testimony to her son's bravery and faithful discharge of every duty before him, that the enclosed newspaper clipping would prove her son full of courage, he being the first man who responded to the call "Who will man the Guns?", that her son saw much severe service in scouting and marching in western Virginia, that being so well drilled as her son was, she thought him well fitted for the position requested, that her son was over six feet in height and of unusually strong constitution, that her most urgent reasons for thus applying directly to Tod were that for the past six months, her health had rapidly failed, and that she was now quite unable to perform her accustomed duties which had been attending to the mail department of the Aetna Insurance Company for the past 21/2 years since the death of her husband; citing references; and stating that she trusted Tod would look favorably on her case and grant her son the desired promotion, and that an early reply would be highly appreciated. Bears a newspaper clipping containing thanks to soldiers of the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry for service as artillerists during the battle of Shiloh.
4 pp. [Series 147-35: 25]

June 13, 1862
John C. Drury, Troy, Miami County, Ohio. To George D. Burgess. Letter stating that he understood Burgess was going to Columbus that day, that as new regiments were being formed in Ohio, he wished to call Burgess' attention to a volunteer (James F. Johnson) in Company H, 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Johnson enlisted at the first call and re-enlisted at Camp Dennison, that Johnson had served in western Virginia and was currently there, that Johnson was a true soldier and gentleman, worthy of a higher position than he now filled (viz. Sergeant), that he could vouch for Johnson's intelligence, honesty, loyalty, capability, and bravery to fill any position Burgess might recommend him for in the line of regimental officers, that he had the honor to command Company H, 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry from April 1861 to January 1862, that Johnson was one of his most efficient men, always reliable during the arduous campaigns of the 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in western Virginia, that anything Burgess could do for Johnson in the way of promotion would be regarded as a personal favor, that he was now out of the service and could do very little for the advancement of those who came under his personal observation, and that he had not done anything except when merit commanded his attention.
2 pp. [Series 147-35: 56]

June 13, 1862
Thomas B. George, Adjutant, 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp near Iuka, Mississippi. Correct transcript of the roster of commissioned officers of the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
3 pp. [Series 147-35: 76]

June 13, 1862
W.S. Rice, 1st Lieutenant, Company E, 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Flat Top Mountain. To Colonel G.I. Young. Letter recommending Corporal A.A.L. Heiliger of their company to Young's notice; stating that Heiliger's friends at home wished to get him a commission, that Colonel [Rutherford B.] Hayes had signed a recommendation for Heiliger as had all of the officers in the regiment who were with them now, that knowing he was acquainted with Young, Heiliger wished him to write, that Heiliger had been with them since they left home and had ever been a true and faithful soldier, always ready and at his post in time of need or danger, that Heiliger's merit and worth deserved a higher position than the ranks, and that Heiliger was fully competent to take command of a company; asking if Young could aid Heiliger in any way or his friends; and stating that should it be in Young's power to say a good word for Heiliger, he would be under lasting obligations. Bears the endorsement of James L. Botsford, 1st Lieutenant and Assistant Aide-de-Camp, 1st Provisional Brigade.
2 pp. [Series 147-35: 154]

June 13, 1862
William H. Seaton, Captain, Company D, 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp, Florence, Alabama. To Governor David Tod. Letter informing Tod of his wishes concerning the appointment of Luther Timberlake, Company D, 26th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to 2nd Lieutenant; and stating that Timberlake had been recommended by 2nd Lieutenant William Baldwin, that Timberlake was not fit for the position nor should he be appointed, and that there were men in Company D who helped to raise the company and should be eligible for the position.
1 p. [Series 147-35: 197]

June 13, 1862
H[oratio] P. Van Cleve, Brigadier General, In Camp, Iuka, Mississippi. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that when he applied for a commission for N.W. Daniels as Lieutenant, it was with the express understanding that Daniels should not be commissioned in a regiment that was in active service as it would be an act of injustice on the part of the Governor to appoint one who had never served in the army over worthy men who had served their country faithfully, that he particularly pointed out to Daniels the dissatisfaction it would create in a regiment and the consequent injury to the service, that he would have been gratified if Daniels had been commissioned in a new regiment, but he returned with a commission in the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, a regiment that had been organized over a year, done much hard service, and contained many officers and enlisted men deserving promotion by Tod, that under these circumstances and for other reasons, he could not give Daniels the appointment he wished on his staff, and that to remove the dissatisfaction that existed in the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, he would respectfully request that Daniels' commission as 1st Lieutenant in said regiment be revoked.
2 pp. [Series 147-35: 78]

June 14, 1862
Charles Allen, 1st Lieutenant, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Nashville, Tennessee. To Sir. Letter stating that he found two errors in the addressee's "Army Register Ohio Volunteers", viz. in the 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that the name of 1st Lieutenant Charles Allen, commissioned on June 11, 1861, was omitted, and that he believed A.K. Taylor was a 2nd Lieutenant and not a 1st Lieutenant as stated.
1 p. [Series 147-35: 7]

June 14, 1862
J[ohn] W.M. Brock, Captain, Company D, G.W. Young, 2nd Lieutenant, Company G, and Mathew Brown, Lieutenant, Company D, 27th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Corinth, Mississippi. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter recommending Sergeant Thomas O. Hughes, Company D, 27th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry as a soldier fit and suitable for promotion; and stating that Hughes had proven himself to be so by constant and faithful discharge of duty, and that any favor conferred on Hughes would infinitely oblige.
1 p. [Series 147-35: 218]

June 14, 1862
George D. Burgess, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter presenting a letter from Captain John C. Drury, late commander of Company H, 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, asking his influence in securing promotion to Sergeant James F. Johnson of Company H; and stating that he most cheerfully endorsed all Drury said of Johnson, that Johnson was a young man about 24 years old, of very fine physical and mental development, of cultivated and gentlemanly deportment, totally devoid of effeminacy, with an energy to dare and do anything that could be done, that Johnson's father was his friend, but died when James was about 10 years of age, that the orphaned boy was sent to Tennessee to live with his uncle, that at the commencement of the rebellion, Johnson returned to Ohio, enlisted as a Private in the first company recruited at Troy in April 1861, and had seen constant hard service ever since, and that Johnson was capable for any position subordinate to Colonel and had more brains and effective ability than some of them.
1 p. [Series 147-35: 57]

June 14, [1862]
George P. Este, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. To Dear Sir. Letter stating that he had received no reply to his letter written from Pittsburg [Landing], and, at the risk of being considered "boresome", again ventured to address a line concerning [Colonel James B.] Steedman, that he heard that Lieutenant Governor [Benjamin] Stanton strongly opposed Steedman [for Brigadier General] on account of some fancied or real personal wrong done Stanton by Steedman years ago, that surely such a reason was a very poor one to act upon at such a time, and that the addressee was indebted to Steedman and him alone for the all but unanimous vote received in the Northwest; and asking the addressee to remember said fact in connection with Steedman's own merit and to urge his confirmation.
2 pp. [Series 147-35: 82]

June 14, 1862
John F. Oliver, Captain, Company F, 25th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Mt. Jackson, Valley of Virginia. To the Honorable E[dwin] M. Stanton, Secretary of War. Letter stating that the position of Major of the 25th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was vacant by the resignation of the Colonel and the promotion of the Lieutenant Colonel and former Major, that he desired to obtain Stanton's recommendation to Governor [David] Tod for his appointment to the vacancy of Major, that he was assured in asking this from the fact that the only company officer (Captain [James F.] Charlesworth of Company A) to whom he acknowledged a superior claim to the above office by virtue of military abilities, fell mortally wounded at his side at the battle of Cross Keys on June 8, that the Captain of Company D was permanently detached in command of a battery of artillery, that the commission of each Captain in the regiment was dated June 4, 1861, so Stanton would be able to perceive the difference in rank between B, C, E, and F, all bearing equal date, that he had been with his company for one year and most of that time in the mountains of Virginia, during which time the regiment had seen hard service in the battlefield and on the march, and that his duties in the regiment would not permit him to go to Ohio to see Tod on the matter personally. Bears a note dated June 21, 1862, from C.P. Wolcott, Assistant Secretary, War Department, referring the letter to Governor David Tod by order of the Secretary of War.
3 pp. [Series 147-35: 181]

June 15, 1862
W[illiam] R. Sterling, Captain, Company I, 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he saw by the rank roll of the 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as published by Cleveland papers, that there was a vacancy of 2nd Lieutenant in his company; recommending Sergeant William W. Houk to fill said vacancy; and stating that Houk was an exemplary man and had distinguished himself at the battle of Winchester and other engagements as well worthy of promotion.
1 p. [Series 147-35: 33]

June 16, 1862
J[oel] F. Asper, Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he forgot, when they were looking over the list of officers for the 7th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, to speak of the Captaincy for Company A, that the best man on the list, after Lieutenant [Samuel] McClelland, was Lieutenant Joseph B. Molyneaux, that Molyneaux should be made Captain of Company A, that Molyneaux was a Clevelander and, since the company went from Cleveland, the appointment would suit very well, that Lieutenant [Arthur T.] Wilcox was a prisoner detained as a hostage and there was no probability of his returning soon, that Wilcox was the only man standing ahead of Molyneaux, that another reason for Molyneaux's appointment was that the 1st Lieutenant of Company A was unfit for duty and had been for six months past, that from the nature of the 1st Lieutenant's disease, he might never be with the company, that the 1st Lieutenant was said to be insane so it was very important that a man be appointed who could be with the company, and that Molyneaux was a good man, very suitable for the place, and the man for it according to rank except Wilcox who was a prisoner; requesting that Molyneaux be made Captain of Company A and [Orin J.] Crane made Major; and stating that if notice had arrived of [John S.] Casement's resignation or should arrive that week, he wished that the commissions might be issued and sent to him if it could be done by Saturday's mail, and that he started for the regiment in a week.
3 pp. [Series 147-35: 34]

June 16, 1862
A[ugustus] H. Coleman, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Raleigh, Virginia. To Adjutant General C[harles] W. Hill. Letter stating that no commissions had been received for 2nd Lieutenant David K. Curtis whose name headed his list of recommendations for 1st Lieutenancies and 2nd Lieutenant Robert C. Morris whose name appeared upon the same list, that as they must have been overlooked by mistake, he hoped that it would at once be rectified, and that he would respectfully suggest that the commission of Curtis bear the senior date.
1 p. [Series 147-35: 64]

June 16, 1862
R[utherford] B. Hayes, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Flat Top, Mercer County, Virginia. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter stating that two or three months ago, 1st Lieutenant W.W. Shepherd, Company A, resigned, that Shepherd's resignation was accepted at department headquarters and regularly reported, that 2nd Lieutenant DeHaven K. Smith, Company H, 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was recommended for promotion to the vacancy and Sergeant Martin V. Ritter was recommended for promotion to the 2nd Lieutenancy, that Ritter distinguished himself and was wounded in a desperate fight between his company and a largely superior force of the enemy at Camp Creek, that it was hoped that Ritter's promotion would promptly follow, that perhaps the numerous letters written had miscarried, that he now earnestly requested that the promotions might be made, that the Chaplain of the 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Reverend Amos Wilson, resigned the last of April, that Reverend Russel G. French was elected in Wilson's place, that it was very desirable that French should be commissioned without delay, that on May 1, while serving as a volunteer guide for the 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, French was badly wounded in the fight at Camp Creek, that French was in the regimental hospital, but was crippled for life, that there was great danger that French would not survive, that French had a large family, and that all connected with the regiment were anxious that French should be commissioned from May 1.
1 p. [Series 147-35: 157]

June 16, 1862
Robert L. McCook, Colonel, 9th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending the promotions of Charles B. Gentch to be Captain of Company A in the place of Charles Joseph promoted to Major, and Orderly Sergeant Gustav Taffel to be 2nd Lieutenant in place of Gentch promoted to Captain of Company A, with commissions to date from May 30, 1862.
1 p. [Series 147-35: 54]

June 17, 1862
A[ugustus] H. Coleman, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Raleigh, Virginia. To Adjutant General C[harles] W. Hill. Letter stating that he had the honor to recommend 1st Sergeant M[artin] L. Edwards and 1st Sergeant W[illiam] K. Young of the 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry as suitable and competent persons for the position of 2nd Lieutenant; and requesting that they be commissioned as such.
1 p. [Series 147-35: 62]