July 3, 1862
Manuel May, Joel Myers, et. al., Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by ten individuals; stating that the Captain of Company M of the 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry now at or near Fort Scott, Kansas, had recently resigned his office rendering probable the promotion of his late subordinate officers; recommending that John R. Wolfe, the present Orderly Sergeant of the company, be promoted to a commissioned office; and stating that Wolfe was an excellent English scholar and when the present "wicked" rebellion broke out, was engaged in his profession of school teaching, that although then absent from home and his native state, Wolfe immediately volunteered in an Indiana volunteer infantry regiment and was chosen its color bearer, that in said capacity, Wolfe conducted himself creditably and gallantly in the principal battles in western Virginia during the three months' service, that at the expiration of that term, Wolfe early and promptly volunteered and procured others to volunteer in the company and service to which he was now attached, that Wolfe had ably performed his full duty as a true Union man and American soldier, that Wolfe's mental and physical organization especially adapted him to a soldier's life, and that Wolfe's promotion, aside from being merited, would gratify his comrades as well as numerous friends and relatives in Richland County where his company was chiefly raised.
2 pp. [Series 147-39: 115]

July 3, 1862
James Murray, Ohio State Agency, 25 William Street, New York. To Governor David Tod. Letter calling Tod's attention to the case of John C. Frankeberger, late a Quartermaster in the 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry; and stating that Frankeberger had served in said capacity since the regiment's formation, that by some error, five Lieutenants too many were appointed in the regiment, that as a result of said error, the Regimental Adjutant, Regimental Quartermaster, and three Battalion Quartermasters were mustered out of service, that Frankeberger was thus retired, that Frankeberger had never shrunk from the performance of the duties of the office heretofore held, that the office had been no sinecure and it seemed, under the circumstances, that Frankeberger ought to be appointed to fill one of the offices such as Captain, Major, etc., now vacant in the cavalry regiments due to resignations, and that as Frankeberger had stood by his post from the first and would have been at it now except for the error in appointing too many Lieutenants, it seemed that he ought not now to be turned out in the cold.
2 pp. [Series 147-39: 98]

July 3, 1862
Douglas Putnam, Harmar, Washington County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that his son, Douglas Putnam, Jr., was visiting Columbus for the purpose of seeking an appointment in active service, that if Tod could give his son an appointment on the credentials presented, it would be gratifying, that he could vouch for his son's integrity and capacity, and his devotion to the interests of the country in its time of trial, and that he did not have a personal acquaintance with Tod, but had known Tod's sisters.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 169]

July 3, 1862
Perry B. Sibley, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that when the call was made for the last additional 50,000 men, he applied for and received recruiting orders from the Governor of the State of New York where he then resided, that he did not proceed to recruit under these orders for several reasons which he need not mention, that he came soon after to Cincinnati to locate himself permanently in business, and that in view of the repulse of their army before Richmond, he could withhold his services no longer; asking if Tod would issue him an authority for recruiting a company in Ohio; and requesting the return of the enclosed orders.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 180]

July 4, 1862
B.P. Baker, State of Ohio, Executive Department, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Douglas Putnam, Jr. was there, desirous of getting permission to raise a regiment at Marietta; asking if Putnam could see Tod and when; and stating that Samuel D. Carey of Cincinnati was Quartermaster of the 75th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry before the consolidation and was now desirous of a position as such in the service, and that Carey was all right.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 171]

July 4, 1862
Joseph Bartlett, Captain, Battery G, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery. To Governor David Tod. Letter requesting that Eugene A. Osborn, senior 2nd Lieutenant, be promoted to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of 1st Lieutenant T[homas] C. Floyd on July 1, 1862, and that Sergeant Robert D. Whittlesey be appointed 2nd Lieutenant in Battery G, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 56]

July 4, 1862
William K. Sherwin, ex-Major, 3rd United States Volunteer Artillery, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that if not for regular soldiers, Blacks would at least answer for garrisons, guards, and other outside duties, that the State would see them paid if the Government would not, that if guaranteed stores and supplies, he would raise a brigade of Blacks in ninety days, that in the present times of trouble, they should rise superior to form and precedent and use all the means which the God of nature had placed in their power, and that secrecy in the matter was advisable.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 57]

July 5, 1862
J.C. Kelton, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, Corinth, Mississippi. To the Governor of Ohio. Special Field Orders No. 143; stating that pursuant to orders from the War Department, Colonel Samuel H. Stedman, 68th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was mustered out of the service of the U.S. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 23]

July 7, 1862
J.C. Kelton, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, Corinth, Mississippi. To the Governor of Ohio. Special Field Orders No. 146; stating that the resignation of Captain D.C. Benjamin, 39th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on July 7, 1862. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 24]

July 7, 1862
J.C. Kelton, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, Corinth, Mississippi. To the Governor of Ohio. Special Field Orders No. 146; stating that the resignation of 2nd Lieutenant Joseph A. Harris, 43rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on July 7, 1862. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 25]

July 11, 1862
O[liver] D. Greene, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, District of the Ohio, Nashville, Tennessee. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Special Orders No. 101; stating that the resignation of Captain William A. Watkins, Company G, 59th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted, and that he was honorably discharged from the service of the United States on July 11, 1862. By command of Major General [Don Carlos] Buell.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 2]

July 11, 1862
N[athaniel] H. McLean, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, Corinth, Mississippi. To the Governor of Ohio. Special Field Orders No. 152; stating that the resignation of Captain Nathan Pickett, 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was accepted to take effect on July 11, 1862. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 26]

Undated
Sam[uel] H. Hand, et. al. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by fifty-three residents of Ashland County, Ohio; and stating that they were well acquainted with Herman Alleman, who was now 2nd Lieutenant in Company B, McLaughlin's Squadron, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, that they were informed there were vacancies in said company of Captain and 1st Lieutenant and that Alleman would be an applicant for one of the vacancies, that from their personal knowledge of Alleman, he was a man of excellent moral character, honorable and generous in all his transactions with his fellow men, that as a Union man, none were more reliable than Alleman and as a military commander, they believed him to be equal to almost any man of the same experience, that Alleman enlisted and was elected Lieutenant at the organization of the company, that Alleman had been in the service ever since except for a few weeks the past winter when he was hindered by sickness, that during this time, Alleman received a furlough and came home, that Alleman did not recover sufficiently to do duty until after his furlough expired, but they were fully satisfied that he returned as soon as his health would justify, that they learned because Alleman did not return by the time his furlough expired, some designing persons managed to have him arrested and tried, that the court-martial found Alleman not guilty of the charges alleged against him, that if it should appear that Alleman was the choice of the company, they would most heartily recommend his appointment to any office in said company or squadron, and that any confidence reposed in Alleman would not be misplaced.
3 pp. [Series 147-39: 69]

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Note stating that James Kirkendall, Company D, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry was to be Lieutenant in said company, and that he was recommended by Captain David A.B. Moore.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 114]

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J.W. Russell. To ? Letter stating that T. Walter Burr, Sergeant, Company K, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry desired to be appointed Quartermaster of the 1st Battalion, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry to fill the place of George B. Probert who had been promoted, that Burr had been in the service since last Fall, and that he could recommend Burr as a steady, faithful, and patriotic young gentleman.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 90]

Undated
David Shuman, Andersonburg, Perry County, Pennsylvania. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that his son, Solomon Shuman, enlisted in Company I of the 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, that after serving for seven months, his son fell sick and died at Nashville, Tennessee, that the Surgeon sent such effects as his son had with him at Nashville, that the Surgeon informed him that his son had a box of clothing and other valuables with the regiment, that the Surgeon did not know where the regiment was, and that he was anxious to know where the regiment was and deemed that the only proper place to apply was to Tod; and asking Tod to have his son's effects sent by Adams Express or to inform him where the regiment was so that he might address the Colonel of the regiment or the Captain of his son's company.
1 p. [Series 147-39: 99]