May 18, 1862
James Cantwell, Colonel, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Mountain Department, Headquarters, Schenck's Brigade, Camp Franklin, Virginia. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter stating that he observed by a recent order from the War Department that authority had been conferred upon Governors of the respective states to authorize commandants of regiments in the field to detail recruiting officers for their respective commands; soliciting the authority to detail one or two command officers and several Privates from his regiment for the recruiting service; and stating that his regiment had suffered severely from measles, that he also had six men killed and fifty-one wounded in the recent engagement at McDowell, that several of the wounded had died and many others would be unfit for military duty, and that in order to keep his regiment up to the average of other regiments from the state, it would be necessary to recruit for the same.
1 p. [Series 147-37: 166]

May 18, 1862
James S. Crall, Captain, and John Costin, 1st Lieutenant, Company F, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Franklin, Virginia. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter stating that in consequence of the appointment of 2nd Lieutenant John P. Drennan, Company F as Quartermaster of the 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, a vacancy had occurred; and recommending the appointment of Sergeant Joseph Gutzwiler as a suitable person to fill the vacancy in said company. Bears the endorsements of James Cantwell, Colonel, and J[ames] S. Robinson, Lieutenant Colonel, 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
2 pp. [Series 147-37: 151]

May 19, 1862
J[ohn] W. Sprague, Colonel, 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp at Farmington, Mississippi. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter referring to appointments; calling attention to previous recommendations for promotion; and stating that the commissions for officers of his regiment had not been received and he had at times been embarrassed in consequence, that sickness had told heavily upon his regiment notwithstanding the utmost care as to sanitary precautions, that he did not exceed 350 effective men at that moment, that they very much needed the services of an experienced surgeon and physician, and that General [John] Pope's army had taken a strong position and during the last two nights had thrown up some strong earth works.
3 pp. [Series 147-37: 12]

May 19, 1862
Gordon B. West, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that on October 10, 1861, he received a commission as 2nd Lieutenant to recruit for the 77th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and recruited over 65 men, that at the time the 77th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was organized, he and the men recruited by him were transferred to the 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that at the time of the consolidation of the 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry with the 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, his company was divided and he was thrown entirely out of a position, that he went immediately to Columbus to secure his position if possible, that Adjutant General [C.P.] Buckingham told him that as the regiment was fully organized, it would be impossible for him to get a position but that he would get pay for the time he was recruiting, that he wrote to Washington to see about his pay, that it had been about three months and he had not heard back, that he had since joined the army as a Private and was badly wounded in the right shoulder at the battle of Pittsburgh Landing [Shiloh], that he wished the Adjutant General would write and let him know if there was any chance to get his pay for he was a poor man and could not well afford to lose three or four months time, that it had cost him a hundred and fifty dollars out of his own pocket, and that if there was any chance to get his pay, he wished to know when and how.
3 pp. [Series 147-37: 131]

May 20, 1862
J[ohn] B. Chapman, Lieutenant, Quartermaster's Department, 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Warrenton Junction, Virginia. To Adjutant General C[harles] W. Hill. Letter stating that he had received General Order No. 41 from the War Department respecting the transportation of soldiers to their homes, but did not know what kind of passes to give them; and requesting a blank form or instructions.
1 p. [Series 147-37: 66]

May 20, 1862
J[esse] Hildebrand, Colonel, 77th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp near Corinth. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that 2nd Lieutenant Joseph J. Steenrod was killed in a skirmish with the Texas Rangers on April 8, that Steenrod belonged to Company A, that said company did not agree as to who they would choose to fill said vacancy until about April 20, when they chose Charles H. Morris, and that Morris was 1st Sergeant and Orderly Sergeant of said company from its organization; recommending that Tod appoint and commission Morris as 2nd Lieutenant, Company A, 77th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry from April 10; and stating that Morris was in the battle at Shiloh, behaved well, and exhibited true bravery.
1 p. [Series 147-37: 127]

May 20, 1862
S.J. McGroarty, Lieutenant Colonel, 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Acting Commandant, Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending M.H. Sullivan to Tod's notice as a gentleman who would give entire satisfaction and at the same time do his country honor if appointed to a command in the new regiment which he understood Tod was about to call into service; and stating that Sullivan had considerable experience in drill, discipline, and the business management of companies, and would make his men effective soldiers, that Sullivan was educated, a gentleman, sober and industrious, and had great energy, that he was certain Sullivan would soon fill up a company given his popularity, that General [William S.] Rosecrans knew Sullivan's capacity as well as his character and recommended him for a position in the regular army, that Sullivan had been with him for eight months, that he could speak of Sullivan as a soldier from his own knowledge, that for any other guarantees of moral character, industry, and energy, Sullivan could give the vouchers of many of the best men in Cincinnati, that Sullivan desired a Captaincy and he would earnestly urge his claims, that he knew Sullivan had spent much time and money for the benefit of the service, that he was greatly indebted to Sullivan for his devotion to the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and knew his fitness, and that he was sure Sullivan would fill the position of Captain with honor to himself and benefit to his men and the country.
2 pp. [Series 147-37: 9]

May 20, 1862
L[orenzo] Thomas, Adjutant General, U.S.A., Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D.C. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter transmitting certified copies of the muster-in rolls of the 72nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in accordance with the Adjutant General of Ohio's request of April 22, 1862.
1 p. [Series 147-37: 101]

May 22, 1862
A.C. Emery, Harrison, Henry County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that there were men there who enlisted in the 68th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, were not considered able to leave with the regiment, and had remained there ever since, that these men were as well now as usual and had been drawing pay ever since they enlisted, and that they now deemed it proper that these men should either be called into service or discharged.
1 p. [Series 147-37: 78]

May 22, 1862
L. Rogers, Galion, Crawford County, Ohio. To Dear Sir. Letter stating that on March 29, he received a furlough from the 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to come to Galion to await his discharge on account of sickness, that he had not received his discharge yet or any pay since he had been in the service, which was now about seven months, that he could not draw his money until the discharge came, that he would be very grateful if the addressee would write on his behalf, and that he belonged to the regimental band.
2 pp. [Series 147-37: 37]

May 22, 1862
Orland Smith, Colonel, 73rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Franklin, Virginia. To Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham. Letter stating that some time since, he wrote Buckingham requesting the appointment of Sergeant E.H. Miller of Company H, 73rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry to the 1st Lieutenancy made vacant by the resignation of Thomas M. Gray, such being the expressed wish of the company, that on their march to the brigade, he received notice of the appointment of 2nd Lieutenant J[ohn] W.I. Stevenson of Company I to fill said vacancy, that supposing this must have resulted either from an oversight or from the non-reception of his former letter, he wrote requesting the recall of the appointment of Stevenson as it would be unsatisfactory to the company and undesirable to him, that he was now surprised by receiving, along with commissions for the Lieutenants of Company G, a commission for Stevenson for Company H, that he now took the liberty to return the commission and most earnestly requested the appointment of Miller, that a vacancy also existed in the same company by the resignation of Captain John Earhart which he desired should be filled by the appointment of 1st Lieutenant Luther M. Buchwalter of Company A, and that he made this request without asking any expression of the company because he knew the good of the service required it.
1 p. [Series 147-37: 109]

May 23, 1862
Sidney S. Sprague, Captain, Company B, 68th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp, Monterey, Tennessee. To Adjutant General C[harles] W. Hill. Letter requesting that Sergeant Joseph Ice be appointed 2nd Lieutenant of his company; and stating that they were now before Corinth with some skirmishing every day, that their forces were arranged in half circles in front of Corinth ranging from two to three miles away from the city, that some points of their army were nearer than that, that if the rebels did not evacuate or run, they must fight soon, that their forces were narrowing the circle with great caution and skill, and that he believed victory was certain.
3 pp. [Series 147-37: 81]

May 23, 1862
W[illiam] B. Woods, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp near Monterey, Tennessee. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that in the latter part of March, the resignation of 1st Lieutenant Newton Hempstead, 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted and early in April, he returned home, that Hempstead had been attached to Company D, that immediately upon the acceptance of his resignation, the field officers of the 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry joined in a letter to then Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham recommending that 2nd Lieutenant Reason C. Strong of Company D be promoted to the 1st Lieutenancy and 1st Sergeant William M. Darlinton of the same company to the 2nd Lieutenancy thereof, that they were led to make this recommendation not only by the entire fitness of the gentlemen recommended for promotion, but because the rule of promotion indicated by their recommendation had been adopted by the Adjutant General of Ohio in a case of resignation occurring previously in their regiment, that in reply to their recommendation, as commanding officer of the regiment he received from the Adjutant General of Ohio documents announcing that 2nd Lieutenant John R. Miller of Company B (he being senior 2nd Lieutenant) had been appointed 1st Lieutenant in Company D and Sergeant Major Milton S. Moore 2nd Lieutenant of Company B, that Miller promptly declined the promotion tendered him because the acceptance thereof would have been unsatisfactory both to Company B and Company D, that immediately upon the receipt of Miller's declination he forwarded it to Adjutant General [C.P.] Buckingham, that the field officers of the 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry joined in a letter to Buckingham respectfully protesting against the rule of promotion indicated by the appointments just mentioned and earnestly requesting that the promotions recommended in their first communication be made, that this letter was mailed six weeks since and no reply whatever had been received, that in the meantime, Captain [Charles H.] Kibler of Company D had been sick for a period of four weeks and was now about starting for Ohio on sick leave, that 2nd Lieutenant [Reason C.] Strong had been ill and was now unfit for duty leaving the company without a commissioned officer, and that the Adjutant General's attention was called to these facts and early action in the case invoked.
3 pp. [Series 147-37: 116]

May 24, 1862
Samuel Breck, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Rappahannock, opposite Fredericksburg, Virginia. True copy of Special Orders No. 99; stating that Major H[arry] G. Armstrong, 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, having tendered his resignation, was honorably discharged from the military service of the United States to take effect on May 24, 1862. By command of Major General [Irvin] McDowell. Bears a note dated May 27, 1862, from Will Cumback, Paymaster, U.S. Army; certifying that he had paid Armstrong the sum of $136.80 in full from May 1, 1862 to May 24, 1862.
1 p. [Series 147-37: 211]

May 24, 1862
James Cantwell, Colonel, et. al., 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Franklin, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by five commandants of the 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and recommending Sergeant Alanson P. Cutting as a suitable person to be appointed a 2nd Lieutenant to fill any vacancy that might occur in said regiment.
1 p. [Series 147-37: 152]

May 24, 1862
C[harles] E. Fulton, Captain, Company A, 66th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Fredericksburg, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that there was likely soon to occur a vacancy in the Majorship of the 66th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he was Captain of Company A or senior Captain of the regiment, and that he had the unanimous recommendation of the Captains and could poll a very large majority of the vote of the Privates for the position of Major should the present Major be promoted; and requesting that in case the Colonel of the regiment refused to recommend him, that Tod not promote an inferior to him in rank until his claims were duly considered.
2 pp. [Series 147-37: 50]

May 24, 1862
J[oseph] J. Hill, Chaplain, 73rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp Franklin, Virginia. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he was still without his commission as Chaplain, and that he had not been mustered into service and had not received anything for his labors which had been arduous; asking if his commission could be dated back to the date of his appointment; and stating that the 73rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry suffered great loss by sickness, that they had buried 5 within 12 days and 53 more were sick, chiefly of typhoid fever, and that they did not number 700 men now.
2 pp. [Series 147-37: 117]

May 24, 1862
R[odney] Mason, Colonel, 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, U.S. Forces, Clarksville, Tennessee. To Governor David Tod. Letter reporting the death of 1st Lieutenant Nicholas Eidemiller of Company F, 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Cincinnati on May 16; and stating that T[homas] T. Moore of Company E, the senior 2nd Lieutenant, was one of the most competent officers of the regiment, that under Tod's rule, Moore was entitled to the promotion and deserved it, that Moore ought to be a Captain, that should Moore be promoted, a vacancy would exist to be filled from the ranks in Company E, that he did not know of anyone he was willing to recommend, that there was one man now in Ohio who went home with ophthalmia, that should this man recover, he might be willing to risk him, that the 1st Sergeant of Company F (Josiah B. Rollin) was a gentleman and fitted to be an officer, but the final vacancy did not occur in that company, that he was not able to recommend anybody in several companies, that he had one of the worst officered regiments in the service, that the officers had not the style, bearing, nor self respect so necessary in an officer, that they were the same material as the men and equally careless, dirty, and trifling, that he could make nothing out of them or their companies, that they were slouches, slovenly, and had no pride nor esprit de corps, that he understood that Captain [Gideon] LeBlond was being pressed for Major, that several Captains were LeBlond's superiors in rank and every other qualification for the post, that LeBlond had filled his county with foul lies, puffing himself and distracting from his brother officers who served at least as faithfully as he did, that LeBlond's appointment would give the high sanction of Tod's official endorsement to his account of himself and be an insult to the regiment, that how LeBlond now came to be in Ohio he did not know, that Major [George W.] Andrews was in command at Ft. Donelson and he and LeBlond fixed it up somehow or other, that LeBlond was absent without legal authority and was liable to dismissal as a deserter, that he supposed Mercer County claimed the appointment on local considerations, that Andrews was appointed on account of that, that Mercer County and Auglaize County sent four companies, that one field officer was all they had any sort of claim to, that Miami County furnished the majority of five companies with some few being recruited in Clark County, Montgomery County, and Darke County, that LeBlond had published himself a liar and a braggart, that he never thought LeBlond fit for Captain, that LeBlond was up to the average of the Mercer County officers, that military spirit had not been cultivated in that region and it was difficult to make proud, spirited soldiers out of rough, green, country bred "clowns", that without pride, a soldier was essentially dirty and a slouch, that Mercer County claimed to have been neglected in the selection of staff officers, that this was all done long before he had any connection with the 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he had always been willing to give them a fair showing, that he had been sick for several weeks and was only now able to sit up part of the day, that they had been through rough times and finally fared worse at the hands of those who should have been their friends, that the 71st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had deserved and he hoped might soon be able to retain Tod's confidence, and that he was sorry to have forced on him each day the conviction, more and more strongly, that their worst enemies had been in the ambition of certain officers who had sought promotion by the sacrifice of the character of their fellow soldiers.
4 pp. [Series 147-37: 99]

May 24, 1862
George W. Russell, Fredericksburg, Virginia. To Warren Russell (uncle). Letter requesting his uncle's aid in obtaining a Lieutenancy. Together with a letter dated May 29, 1862, from Warren Russell to Adjutant General C[harles] W. Hill; written on behalf of his nephew who was a Private in Company D, 67th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
3 pp. [Series 147-37: 65]

May 26, 1862
R[alph] P. Buckland, Colonel, 72nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp No. 7, near Corinth. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Captain George Raymond of Company B, 72nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had resigned and his resignation had been duly accepted by Major General [Henry] Halleck; recommending that the vacancy be filled by the promotion of 1st Lieutenant Henry W. Buckland; stating that Buckland had command of Company B at the battle of Shiloh and behaved with great courage from first to last in the fight on both days; recommending the promotion of 2nd Lieutenant William T. Fisher to 1st Lieutenant and the appointment of Private John M. Lemon, Company B as 2nd Lieutenant; and stating that Lemon was recommended in preference to the 1st Sergeant because he was decidedly the best qualified for the place, that Lemon should have been one of the commissioned officers in the first place, that at the battle of Shiloh, though quite unwell, Lemon fought in the ranks during the two days, that he was frequently an eyewitness to Lemon's good conduct and distinguished bravery, that the interest of the regiment and of the service demanded that these vacancies be filled immediately by making the promotions in accordance with his recommendations, that the 72nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry suffered severely at Shiloh, having lost over 100 in killed and wounded and a large number by sickness, that it required great exertion to keep up the spirits of officers and men, that the health was improving and also the spirit of the regiment, and that he thought the regiment would sustain its good name in the next fight.
2 pp. [Series 147-37: 105]

May 26, 1862
E[phraim] R. Eckley, Colonel, 80th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp near Corinth, Mississippi. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Captain I[saac] Ulman of Company A, 80th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had resigned, that this made some promotions necessary in said company, that it was the unanimous wish of the company that 1st Lieutenant Sylvester Wallace be promoted to Captain, that Acting 2nd Lieutenant Frederick Buel be promoted to 1st Lieutenant, and that 1st Sergeant H.H. Whitcraft be promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, and that he recommended these men to Tod's favorable consideration.
1 p. [Series 147-37: 138]

May 26, 1862
F[rancis] H. Price, Sergeant, et. al., Company A, 80th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp in the Woods, General Pope's Division, Corinth Road. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by eighty-two members of Company A, 80th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that in consequence of the resignation of Captain [Isaac] Ulman of Company A, 80th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, they were requesting that Tod promote 1st Lieutenant S[ylvester] Wallace to Captain, 2nd Lieutenant F[rederick] Buel to 1st Lieutenant, and 1st Sergeant Henry H. Whitcraft to 2nd Lieutenant, that they vouched for the ability and fidelity of these men, and that by complying with this request, Tod would greatly oblige the members of the company. Bears the endorsement of Ulman.
2 pp. [Series 147-37: 139]

May 26, 1862
W[illiam] B. Woods, Lieutenant Colonel Commanding, 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Shellwater, near Monterey, Tennessee. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that 1st Sergeant Charles D. Miller, Company C, 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had been appointed Sergeant Major in place of Milton S. Moore who was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, and that the appointment took effect on May 24.
1 p. [Series 147-37: 122]

May 27, 1862
Josiah Godman, Pittsburgh Landing [Shiloh]. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter regarding a few young and deserving officers in the 64th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry who he would recommend for promotion based upon a visit to that regiment.
2 pp. [Series 147-37: 33]

May 27, 1862
John Sherman, Senate Chamber, Washington City. To Dear Sir. Letter stating that the addressee would have to apply to Governor David Tod for Van Kirk's promotion, that all officers of volunteers under the rank of General were appointed and commissioned by the Governor, and that he would like to hear of Van Kirk's promotion.
1 p. [Series 147-37: 43]

May 28, 1862
M[ortimer] D. Leggett, Colonel, 78th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, near Corinth, Mississippi. To Adjutant General [Charles W.] Hill. Letter stating that he had already made nominations for 2nd Lieutenants in Company C, Company D, and Company H, that Sergeant [Israel C.] Robinson, who he recommended for 2nd Lieutenant of Company D, was formerly 1st Sergeant of Company A, that Company D petitioned him unanimously to secure Robinson as their 2nd Lieutenant, that to make the matter regular, he had Robinson transferred to Company D, that Robinson appeared on Company D's last muster roll, that Robinson had acted as 2nd Lieutenant in Company D ever since the death of Captain [E.H.] Talley on April 3, that Robinson won laurels at the battle of Pittsburgh Landing [Shiloh], and that he wrote with cannon booming on all sides and men in battle line expecting every moment for an order for infantry to advance and enter the engagement.
1 p. [Series 147-37: 136]

May 29, 1862
L.T. Hunt, Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had learned from officers who had lately resigned from the 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry that promotions would soon be made to fill vacancies occasioned by their resignation, that he ventured to remind Tod of an interview which he and [Jonathan H.] Seig, member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Hardin County, had with him in April, that they had requested the promotion of Orderly [Stowell L.] Burnham of Company A to a 2nd Lieutenancy in that company, that Tod very kindly and positively assured them that in case the 2nd Lieutenancy of that company was vacant, Burnham was sure to be promoted, and that should an opportunity offer, he hoped Tod would not fail to reward one whom he was assured had proven himself worthy of promotion by strict attention to his duties as Orderly and by his bravery in the late battle at McDowell, Virginia.
1 p. [Series 147-37: 153]

May 29, 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. 79; stating that the resignation of 1st Lieutenant M[ahlon] P. Davis, 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on May 29, 1862. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-37: 201]

May 29, 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. 79; stating that the resignation of 2nd Lieutenant O[scar] H. Underwood, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry was accepted to take effect on May 29, 1862. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-37: 202]

May 29, 1862
J[erome] N. Rappleyea, Captain, Company H, 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp near Monterey, Tennessee. To Lieutenant Colonel W[illiam] B. Woods, Commanding 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Letter recommending 1st Sergeant John A. Wilkins as 2nd Lieutenant, Company H, 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in place of Calvin G. Wells deceased.
1 p. [Series 147-37: 117]