June 11, 1862
John H. Young, Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that some time since, Alanson Hamilton, a Private in Captain Follett's company at Johnson's Island, applied to Tod for appointment as Lieutenant in one of the companies at that point, that having learned that there was a vacancy of Lieutenant in one of the companies, Hamilton desired him to ask Tod's attention to it, that he thought Hamilton was qualified, that he knew Hamilton was a young man of much merit, and that he hoped Hamilton might receive the appointment.
2 pp. [Series 147-39: 38]

June 12, 1862
James M. Barr, Lieutenant, Dennison Guards, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Delphos Recruiting Station, Allen County, Ohio. To Captain E.V. Brookfield. Letter stating that he had arrived at Delphos and would be making a war speech in the country that evening, that he wanted Brookfield to have Adjutant General Charles W. Hill issue a requisition for the arrest of James C. Shoemaker who enlisted and signed the enlistment roll, that he wanted Brookfield to get Shoemaker, that Shoemaker had gone into a three month company and was in Camp Chase, and that Shoemaker enlisted and signed the enlistment roll on June 7, 1862.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 151]

June 12, 1862
Joshua H. Bates, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General [Charles W.] Hill. Letter stating that Private Patrick Horan of the 61st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, absent from his company without leave, wished to rejoin his regiment.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 197]

June 12, 1862
Isaac J. Carter, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he was desirous of being commissioned as Captain in the 50th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that he also desired that Frederick Buck be commissioned as his 1st Lieutenant. Bears the recommendation of Colonel J[onah] R. Taylor.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 119]

June 12, 1862
M.T. Earley, Bloomington, Clinton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he would be happy if Tod gave him the opportunity to get up a three months' company, or part of one, locally, that he had been in the service some seven months, that he was 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st Missouri Cavalry, and that he would not like to go unless he could get as good a situation as he had before.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 152]

June 12, 1862
J.C. Kelton, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, Corinth, Mississippi. To the Governor of Ohio. Special Field Orders No. 102; stating that the resignation of 1st Lieutenant L.C. Sawyer, 5th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery was accepted to take effect on June 12, 1862. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 3]

June 12, 1862
J.C. Kelton, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, Corinth, Mississippi. To the Governor of Ohio. Special Field Orders No. 102; stating that the resignation of 2nd Lieutenant J.F. Blackburn, 5th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery was accepted to take effect on June 12, 1862. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 4]

June 12, 1862
W. Scott Ketchum, Brigadier General, Acting Inspector General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, St. Louis, Missouri. To ? 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.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 130]

June 12, 1862
E.A. McFadden, New Plymouth, Vinton County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that his business in the village and community was practicing physician, that many returned soldiers on sick furlough and wounded applied to him for medical aid and to have their furlough extended, that he invariably did this when he thought they were not yet able for duty, that when they were able for duty, he would not do so, that he was a commissioned officer in the 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteers during the whole of the Mexican War, that much of this time was spent in the hospital where the Surgeon and assistant were on the sick list, that he had to do their duty in the regiment, that from this experience, he believed he knew when a soldier was able for duty or not, that there were cases in the community where soldiers came home to recruit their health, the U.S. paid them for their time, and they were at work on their farms or for their fathers or neighbors, that under these circumstances, he claimed the U.S. demanded all the soldiers' labor, that he had written to their commanders, but the soldiers in question had gotten other physicians to certify that they were not able for duty, that these individuals were working at times and running over the county showing their uniform at other times, and that he felt satisfied they were as able as many of their brothers and neighbors who would deem it a disgrace to be away from the army; asking who was to pay him for medical attention to furloughed soldiers; and stating that until now, he could not see his way clear to leave his family or he should have been in the service too, that an appointment as Surgeon would be preferable, that he saw there was a vacant Lieutenancy in Company B, 31st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that he had relatives and neighbors in said regiment.
4 pp. [Series 147-39: 147]

June 12, 1862
William T. Payne, Captain, etc., recruiting, Athens, Athens County, Ohio. To Adjutant General [Charles W.] Hill. Letter requesting a general pass or order for transportation for his men from place of enlistment to his company headquarters at Athens, Ohio; and stating that if he enlisted outside of his district, it would be at his own private expense.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 148]

June 12, 1862
T.J. Weaver, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had a brother, John C. Weaver, who was a member of Company K, 60th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (one year's service), that his brother was sick in the hospital at Petersburg, Virginia and very desirous of coming home for the purpose of recovery, that upon application to the state agent at Cincinnati, he found that the agent could only issue tickets to soldiers upon presentation of furlough, and that as the party in question was some 400 miles from Cincinnati, he could not present furlough; and requesting an order by which the state agent could issue the proper documents to bring his brother home where no doubt his recovery would be sooner than in his present situation. Bears a note from B. Eggleston; stating that he was personally acquainted with Weaver who was "all O.K.", and that he hoped Tod could and would grant Weaver's request. 1 p. [Series 147-39: 154]

June 12, 1862
M. Welker, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio. To Colonel R. Hume. Letter requesting that the name on the commission of Francis L. Fornshell, 1st Lieutenant, Company F, 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry be corrected.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 168]

June 12, 1862
James G. Worthington, Lieutenant, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter thanking Tod for the appointment as 2nd Lieutenant in the 28th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that he hoped to conduct himself so as to show Tod that the appointment had not been given unworthily, that his efforts would be untiring to fill the place honorably and creditably to himself and to the cause which every patriot had at heart, the restoration of their Union untrammeled, and that his father wished to express sincere gratification for the commission so kindly given.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 150]

June 13, 1862
J. Shaw Gregory, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, St. Louis, Missouri. To the Governor of Ohio. Special Orders No. 236; stating that the resignation of 1st Lieutenant Conrad Gansevoort, 2nd Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery was accepted to take effect on June 13, 1862. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 27]

June 13, 1862
R.P. Kennedy, Acting Assistant Adjutant General, 1st Provisional Brigade, Headquarters, Flat Top Mountain, Virginia. To all whom it may concern. Letter stating that Corporal Sheridan E. Bull of Company A, 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was about to apply for a commission in one of the Ohio regiments now forming; recommending Bull as a well drilled and disciplined soldier of gentlemanly appearance, pleasing manners, and good address; and stating that having been a member of one of the finest drilled and best disciplined companies in the volunteer service, Bull would make a valuable drill and company officer.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 160]

June 13, 1862
John Kennett, Colonel, 4th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending various appointments.
2 pp. [Series 147-39: 104]

June 13, 1862
S.S. Osborn, Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending the promotion of Corporal J[ames] O. Humphrey, 1st Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery to a Lieutenancy; and stating that Humphrey was well educated, gentlemanly, energetic, courageous, and in every way qualified to wear shoulder straps.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 41]

June 13, 1862
W[illiam] S. Pierson, Major Commanding, Hoffman's Battalion, Headquarters, Depot, Prisoners of War, near Sandusky, Ohio [Johnson's Island]. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter applying for thirty-six muster and pay rolls for the use of the three companies of that command. Also signed by B.W. Wells, 2nd Lieutenant and Post Adjutant.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 53]

June 13, 1862
J.T. Price, 1st Lieutenant, 5th U.S. Infantry, Aide-de-Camp, and Mustering Officer, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, Corinth, Mississippi. To ? Letter certifying that he had, by order of Major General [Henry] Halleck, mustered John H. Piatt, 1st Lieutenant and Battalion Quartermaster, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry out of the service of the United States; and stating that Piatt made oath that there was no Government property now in his possession.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 101]

June 13, 1862
J.T. Price, 1st Lieutenant, 5th U.S. Infantry, Aide-de-Camp, and Mustering Officer, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, Corinth, Mississippi. To ? Letter certifying that he had, by order of Major General [Henry] Halleck, mustered S.S. L'Hommedieu, Jr., 1st Lieutenant and Regimental Adjutant, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry out of the service of the United States; and stating that L'Hommedieu made oath that he had turned in all Government property which had come into his hands.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 102]

June 13, 1862
George D. Ruggles, Assistant Adjutant General, Adjutant General's Office, Washington. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter reporting that nine officers of the volunteer forces from Ohio had resigned to take effect on the dates set opposite their respective names.
2 pp. [Series 147-39: 133]

June 13, 1862
J. Bowers Underwood, Waverly, Pike County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that Stephen Armstrong, a discharged Private from Company A, 53rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, had given him his discharge from the service in consequence of a "valvular disease of the heart", and that Armstrong had also given him his duplicate certificates "to be given to volunteers at the time of their discharge to enable them to receive their pay, etc."; asking when he should and to what paymaster he must present said papers to receive the pay of Armstrong; and stating that any information which the Adjutant General might be pleased to communicate in reference to the matter in question would confer a special favor on Armstrong who was so much broken down that he could not see to the matter himself.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 124]

June 14, 1862
J[ames] M. Barr, 2nd Lieutenant, Dennison Guards, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Delphos, Allen County, Ohio. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter stating that on May 31, 1862, at his recruiting station in the town of Galion, Crawford County, Ohio, came one James C. Shoemaker of the town of Galion, that Shoemaker said he was 18 years old and made application to have his name entered on the enlistment roll, that after having said enlistment roll presented, Shoemaker wrote down his name, giving his age as 18 years, that at the time, Shoemaker said he would prefer not to take the oath, but agreed to come in the Monday following, that instead of coming in as he agreed to do, Shoemaker went to town and enlisted with some person for three months, that Shoemaker was now in Camp Chase near Columbus, that he wanted, if possible, to hold Shoemaker, and that when men enlisted signing their names, it was very important that they not to be allowed to trifle with the recruiting officer or themselves; requesting Hill's opinion in this and like cases; and stating that if he could hold Shoemaker, he wanted him kept in Camp Chase and notice sent to his headquarters at Galion, Crawford County so that he could have him attached to the company now forming at Camp Dennison for guard duty, that if he could hold Shoemaker, it would be the means of securing some 5 or 6 more recruits, and that if Shoemaker was permitted to trifle with this matter, it would do much to prevent enlistments.
3 pp. [Series 147-39: 150]

June 14, 1862
J.F. Price, 1st Lieutenant, 5th U.S. Infantry, Aide-de-Camp, and Mustering Officer, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, Corinth, Mississippi. To ? Letter certifying that he had, by order of Major General [Henry] Halleck, mustered John C. Frankeberger, Regimental Quartermaster, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and an extra 1st Lieutenant out of the service of the United States; and stating that Frankeberger made oath that he had no Government property of any description now in his possession.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 194]

June 14, 1862
James Reber, Member of the Military Committee of Pickaway County, Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that there were several cases in Pickaway County where widows of deceased soldiers and sick soldiers discharged and at home wanted to know how and where they were to get their back pay, that there were also soldiers on sick leave who incurred necessary expenses (in small amounts) and paid them out of their private money or out of money not received from the government, that one soldier came to Cairo on a government boat from Pittsburg Landing [Shiloh], that on account of the floods at Cairo, the means of transportation were used in removing military stores, and that in order to get to Cincinnati, the soldier in question had the choice of either paying his own expense or laying out on the ground being sick until the boats could bring him up; and asking if the soldier in question could get $7.50 back, and how the above persons could get their money without being robbed by agents.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 120]

June 14, 1862
W.H. Scott, Jr., Army and Navy Agency, No. 2 Burnet St., near Custom House, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter stating that the Adjutant General at Washington reported that there was no muster-in roll of the 11th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery or official notice of the resignation of 2nd Lieutenant David A. Southworth of said battery, and that if Hill was in possession of both or either of the above, he wished them forwarded to the department and to be advised of the fact.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 58]

June 14, 1862
John W. Wallace, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter stating that he received Hill's last letter on June 7, and it would have been impossible to fill up a company and be in Columbus on June 9, that he had enlisted 28 men in a day and a half, that he had to give up the idea of getting up a company in time, that if Hill had any need of a drill master until an opening existed for the three years' service and would write him by return mail, he would report as soon thereafter as possible, that he had the experience of a Sergeant in the U.S. Army for 5 years and during the Mexican War, that he had also served as an officer for eight months under General [John C.] Fremont in Missouri during the present rebellion, and that it was necessary for him to engage in something and he preferred the army for the present.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 165]

June 15, 1862
J.C. Kelton, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, Corinth, Mississippi. To the Governor of Ohio. Special Field Orders No. 106; stating that the resignation of 2nd Lieutenant A.F. McCurdy, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry was accepted to take effect on June 15, 1862. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 5]

June 15, 1862
J.C. Kelton, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, Corinth, Mississippi. To the Governor of Ohio. Special Field Orders No. 106; stating that the resignation of Colonel John Groesbeck, 39th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on July 8, 1862. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 6]

June 16, 1862
Buckland & Everett, Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter asking if a discharged Ohio volunteer from the 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry could be paid at Columbus if he came with his papers; stating that one such individual was there in need of his pay and did not feel able to travel without certainty of being paid; and inquiring as to the nearest paymaster who would pay said individual.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 94]