July 9, 1862
S.B. Loewnstein, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General [Charles W.] Hill. Letter stating that he had noticed an article in the papers directing all officers in the Western Department, who were home on sick leave, etc., to report to Camp Chase, that when the 1st Kentucky Regiment was accepted by the War Department, he received the appointment of 1st Lieutenant and served in such capacity up to about January 1, 1862, when he received a sick furlough to come home, that upon arriving at Cincinnati, he found it quite certain that he would not be fit for service for a long time, that he therefore sent a physician's certificate of disability and his resignation to his Colonel, that he was informed that his Colonel had never sent his resignation to headquarters and consequently, it had never been accepted to his knowledge, that he had never received any notice of its acceptance and had not received pay for the last several months of his service, that he would really like to know his exact status, i.e. whether he was yet in the service or not, that if he was not in the service, it occurred to him that he should receive the acceptance of his resignation and his pay, that if he was still in the service, he supposed he should report himself to Camp Chase, and that he awaited Hill's directions in the matter.
2 pp. [Series 147-40: 181]

July 9, 1862
James Monroe, Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Colonel [Charles] Doubleday of the 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry had resigned, that it was understood that Lieutenant Colonel [Robert W.] Ratliff of Warren would become Colonel, that should this be so, the Lieutenant Colonelcy would then be vacant, that should such a vacancy occur, the friends of Major [George G.] Miner, formerly of Cleveland, would make application to Tod to fill the vacancy by appointing him, that according to several sources, Miner's reputation as a gentleman and officer was very high in the regiment to which he belonged and he was highly esteemed by all who knew him prior to his appointment, that he supposed Miner's appointment would give good satisfaction in the regiment as it would gratify many of his old friends, and that he recommended Miner to Tod's favorable consideration.
2 pp. [Series 147-40: 213]

July 9, 1862
Granville Moody, Colonel, and Walter Crook, Captain, Company F, 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Tod, Nashville, Tennessee. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that the office of 2nd Lieutenant in Company F, 74th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry had recently become vacant by the resignation of John R. Hitesman on account of inability for duty occasioned by sickness; recommending the promotion of Sergeant Daniel Staley of Company F; and stating that Staley had for upwards of six months filled the office of Orderly Sergeant in said company, discharging its duties with exemplary fidelity and efficiency, that Staley was thoroughly qualified for the position to which they recommended him, that Staley was excelled by no one in his company in proficiency in the drill and his habits were irreproachable, and that Staley's discharge of the duties pertaining to his own office was the best voucher for his business capacity.
1 p. [Series 147-40: 153]

July 9, 1862
Alonzo Morse, Williamsfield, Ashtabula County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he would enlist during the war on condition that Tod grant him a request, that he was in debt $4500, that he wished a place, station, or office to which he could be assigned for three years so that he could earn said amount honestly, that perhaps Tod could give him a recommendation to [George B.] McClellan, and that he could get all the recommendations required.
3 pp. [Series 147-40: 175]

July 9, 1862
S.S. Osborn, Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter asking if there would be any artillery or cavalry raised in Ohio's new regiments; stating that enlistments locally and in all rural districts could probably not be very active until after harvest, that he was asked daily as to artillery and cavalry and could make no definite answer, that if none were to be raised, it should be made known, and that if artillery was to be raised, he desired to make an application for his son, Lieutenant E.A. Osborn, for the appointment of Captain and authority to raise a battery; asking what was expected of the Military Committee, and how far their recommendation of suitable persons for recruiting service was desirable to the Governor or would be recognized; and stating that so far, they were without instructions.
1 p. [Series 147-40: 182]

July 9, 1862
Richard Packer, Wadsworth, Medina County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter asking Tod to put him in a position in the service where he could make himself useful to the government; and stating that he had tried to raise a company for the service last summer and raised some recruits, that when he found his time had run out, he turned his recruits over to the 42nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry then at Camp Chase, that he thought at the time that he could stand the fatigue of camp life and command a company, but found that he could not, that he could stand everything else but marching, that he had seen three years' service in the British Army and considered himself qualified to undertake the buying and furnishing of supplies and looking after the interests of the Government and the soldier, that he knew how it ought to be done, that he was 42 years of age, and that he could come well recommended by the best men of his county and the State.
2 pp. [Series 147-40: 179]

July 9, 1862
T.S. Paddock, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that the bearer, Mr. Hutchins, sought an appointment in the service, that Hutchins was with the "Grays" during the three months last Spring in Virginia, that he thought Hutchins was a thorough-working man, and that Hutchins would make an excellent officer.
1 p. [Series 147-40: 187]

July 9, 1862
B. Stanton, Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that there were two vacancies in the company commanded by Captain [Nicholas] Trapp, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry now in Tennessee or Alabama, occasioned by the resignation of 1st Lieutenant [James W.] Powell and 2nd Lieutenant [John J.] Patton, that the company was from Logan County and he was well acquainted with the men composing it, that he was anxious that the right men should fill the vacancies, that Dennis Denny was the 2nd Sergeant in the company and had discharged the duties of Orderly Sergeant for a considerable amount of time in consequence of the sickness of the Orderly Sergeant, that Denny was the son of one of their most intelligent and respectable farmers, was 28 years old, had attended Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware for one or two terms, was in every respect a man of the most "unexceptionable" habits and character, and was a high toned, honorable gentleman, that he hoped Tod would appoint Denny as 1st Lieutenant of Trapp's company, that Alfred W. McKinnon was a Sergeant or Corporal in the same company, was about 24 years old, had attended the college at Delaware for one or two terms, and was a very active, sprightly, intelligent young man of "unexceptionable" character, that Denny and McKinnon had gone into the service from motives of the purest patriotism and neither they nor their friends were aware that he was making this application for them, and that he did so because their promotion was well deserved and the benefit of the service would be advanced by it.
3 pp. [Series 147-40: 158]

July 9, 1862
B. Stanton, Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that Captain L.S. Powell of the 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an applicant for the appointment of Major or Lieutenant Colonel, that he had been acquainted with Powell from his childhood, that Powell was from 35 to 40 years old, that Powell was a printer by occupation, that for the last 12 or 15 years, Powell had been employed in a newspaper office as compositor and local editor, that Powell had been a Captain in the 82nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry from the time it was organized and mustered into service through the campaign in western Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley at the battles of McDowell and Cross Keys, that Powell had acquitted himself well in this trying and arduous campaign, that he thought Powell had fairly earned promotion, that he had no doubt that Powell was qualified for the position of Lieutenant Colonel or Major, and that Powell would fill the position with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the Government.
2 pp. [Series 147-40: 192]

July 9, 1862
William H. Upson, Akron, Summit County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had just received a letter from Captain Dudley Seward of the 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry asking his assistance in obtaining the appointment of Major Henry L. Barnett as Lieutenant Colonel of said regiment, that he was not acquainted with Barnett, but Seward was a highly respected citizen of Summit County, that from Seward's statements, he had no doubt that the appointment would be a good one and would be very acceptable to the regiment, that Tod's letter to Mr. Stanton was received and they were much obliged for it, and that he would start for Washington on July 10.
2 pp. [Series 147-40: 205]

July 9, 1862
Joseph G. Young, et. al., Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by twenty-two citizens of Piqua, Miami County, Ohio; stating that the recruiting service in their Congressional District would be materially advanced by the establishment of a military camp at Piqua; and recommending that Tod authorize the establishment of such a camp at Piqua.
1 p. [Series 147-40: 178]

July 9, 1862
A[lbert] F. Ziegler, Captain, Company A, 88th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service), Camp Chase, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. To Adjutant General [Charles W.] Hill. Letter stating that Solon M. Best of Zanesville, Ohio was Orderly Sergeant of Company A, 88th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service).
1 p. [Series 147-40: 170]

July 10, 1862
C.H. Babcock, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he had received two or three letters from officers and members of the 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry saying that there was a movement to have Major [Henry L.] Burnett promoted to Lieutenant Colonel instead of Major [George G.] Miner, and strongly remonstrating against such action for the reason that Miner was the senior Major of the regiment and altogether the best officer, that Miner had been the senior Major since the organization of the regiment, that as a large proportion of the regiment was recruited in the vicinity, he knew to a greater or less extent the feelings of the regiment as well as the community, that he simply asked that Miner not be jumped unless there were very good reasons, and that Colonel [Charles] Doubleday, late commander of the regiment, was now there and said Miner was the man for promotion.
1 p. [Series 147-40: 214]

July 10, 1862
J.H. Bainter, Dresden, Muskingum County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C[harles] W. Hill. Letter stating that he recruited in the Fall of 1861, and other recruiting officers were allowed to fill their companies with his men, and that he was mustered into the service as a 2nd Lieutenant.
1 p. [Series 147-40: 105]

July 10, 1862
Baker & Collins, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter asking if there was a Paymaster stationed at Columbus who was authorized to pay discharged soldiers on the presentation of their certificates.
1 p. [Series 147-40: 88]

July 10, 1862
John V. Beery, Lieutenant, Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio. To Dear Sir. Letter stating that under the present arrangement of districting the State, his headquarters and that of Captain J.K. Seaman were in the same county, and this would place them at Camp Toledo, that he protested being assigned to Seaman's company for the reason that he could not recruit a man to go under him, that he did not wish to go into Seaman's company, that he would sooner forfeit his appointment than do so, that any other man the addressee might assign him to would be all correct and he would go to work cheerfully and raise his quota of men, that it was his desire to go under Captain Callohan of Fostoria according to previous arrangement, but anywhere in preference to being assigned to Seaman in Sandusky County, and that he had two recruits, one enlisted on July 10 and the other enlisted prior to his appointment; asking if he could hold the latter recruit; and stating that he had every assurance of raising his complement of men provided they were not assigned to Seaman, that as for himself, he had nothing personal against Seaman, and that Seaman was a very unpopular man and he could get no recruits unless they had the assurance of not being put under him.
2 pp. [Series 147-40: 106]

July 10, 1862
William T. Boyd, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he was a colored man, but like all other men, he loved his country and his home, and particularly his adopted state, that few of the states guaranteed to him the same blessings he enjoyed in Ohio, and that dearest of all rights, the elective franchise, and that he wanted to assist in the preservation of the government and now while the question of Black men and Black soldiers was being discussed in Congress; requesting authority to raise a Black battalion of infantry to serve in or out of the state to guard rebel prisoners or garrison southern forts, to fight on the plains of Richmond, or to march through parching sun of the more southern states; and stating that if the response was favorable, he would always be proud of the vote he cast for Tod.
1 p. [Series 147-40: 100]

July 10, 1862
Henry Breed, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C[harles] W. Hill. Letter stating that he noticed by the Governor's proclamation that there was to be a camp started at Toledo and he would like the contract of provisioning it; and asking if the contract was to be let privately or by bidding.
1 p. [Series 147-40: 90]

July 10, 1862
B[arnabas] Burns, Colonel, 86th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Clarksburg, Virginia. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter listing field and staff, and non-commissioned officers of the 86th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry with their ages, etc.; and stating that the health of the regiment was good.
2 pp. [Series 147-40: 138]

July 10, 1862
W. Callihan, Captain, Fostoria, Seneca County, Ohio. To Adjutant General [Charles W.] Hill. Letter stating that he obtained one recruit on July 9, and was furnishing subsistence for same, that Lieutenant J.V. Beery of Fremont commenced recruiting with the intention of going into his company, that he understood there was an effort being made to have Beery transferred to another company, that Beery informed him of the effort and urged him to write Hill at once, that Beery wished it known that the transfer would be wholly against his wishes, that Beery said he would like very well to have their company form a part of the 100th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry which was to be organized at Toledo, and that he expected Beery to aid him in raising his company.
1 p. [Series 147-40: 104]

July 10, 1862
J.P. Cowan, Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he learned there was a vacancy in Company B, McLaughlin's Squadron, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry and that Lieutenant H[erman] Allerman, who was the senior in rank and the only commissioned officer in the company entitled to promotion, was meeting with some opposition, and that from long personal acquaintance with Allerman, he knew him to be in possession of fine abilities and a man of strict moral integrity in whom the country could safely confide in this her time of peril.
1 p. [Series 147-40: 71]

July 10, 1862
J.W. Dunlap, Sevastopol, Kosciusko County, Indiana. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that he was a member of Company K, 24th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he was sworn into the service of the United States on June 30, 1861, for the period of three years unless sooner discharged, that on March 26, 1862, he was sent home on a certificate of disability to await his final discharge of which he had not heard, that he saw the proclamation issued by the Governor of Ohio ordering all Ohio soldiers to report themselves at Camp Chase and that those who were not able for duty would be discharged, receive their back wages, etc., that not knowing whether it was his duty to report himself, he deemed it his duty to write to some officer of authority for information, and that the Adjutant General would confer a great favor by informing him whether he could get his discharge at Columbus or Camp Chase or not, and if it was his duty to report himself in person.
2 pp. [Series 147-40: 147]

July 10, [1862]
L.C. Gregg, Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio. To Adjutant General [Charles W.] Hill. Letter stating that his brother, J.E. Gregg, Captain, Company E, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry now with [George B.] McClellan, had been in service since April 25, 1861, that from said time to the present, his brother had been constantly with the regiment, having only once asked for a furlough and that was about two months ago on account of the death of a brother, that his brother was refused a furlough on account of Shields' Division being then on the march, that he believed all the commissioned officers of the 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with one exception, had received furloughs since the regiment left Ohio, that Company E had been greatly reduced by disease and battle, and that he thought his brother had a right to come home and recruit up the company as he understood, per the late proclamation of Governor [David] Tod, that it was the intention to fill up the old regiments.
2 pp. [Series 147-40: 105]

July 10, 1862
Leo Harsh, New Harrisburg, Carroll County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he was informed there was likely to be a vacancy in the Majorship of the 32nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that if so, he knew of no man in the regiment who would be more entitled to promotion than Captain B.F. Potts of Company F, that Potts had been in the service for nearly one year, given entire satisfaction to all in the regiment, and had been in all the fights in Virginia in pursuit of [Thomas J.] Jackson, that Potts was a lawyer by profession and a close attendee to all business entrusted to him, that in his opinion, Potts would make one of the best Majors in the field, that he would take it as a personal favor if Potts were promoted, and that he was satisfied Tod would never regret the appointment.
1 p. [Series 147-40: 149]

July 10, 1862
Joshua H. Horton, late Adjutant, 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter giving his reasons for resigning as 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant of the 11th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and requesting another position.
3 pp. [Series 147-40: 75]

July 10, 1862
R.K. Hulse, Kinsman, Trumbull County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he might be induced to serve as a Major or Adjutant in one of the new regiments about to be formed; providing references; and stating that he was thirty-three years of age, and had a wife and five children. Bears a P.S. stating that he forgot to say that his wife was good looking.
2 pp. [Series 147-40: 57]

July 10, 1862
H[enry] B. Hunter, Lieutenant Colonel, 86th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Camp near Clarksburg, Virginia. To Adjutant General [Charles W.] Hill. Letter stating that he was well pleased with everyone connected with the 86th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he knew he had given much better satisfaction than he had supposed he would be able to do, that he had now been there sufficiently long to enable Colonel [Barnabas] Burns to take hold understandingly and as he could see no prospect of the 86th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry being called into more active service, he began to feel like returning to the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that he would therefore be under obligations if Hill would have him informed of the progress of that regiment and if possible indicate the time when he might probably be permitted to join it.
1 p. [Series 147-40: 140]

July 10, 1862
W.G. Keen, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he saw from the papers that there was another want on the part of the Government for men and he would be happy to do something, that the reason he did not enlist as a soldier was that he had a weak back and could not stand the heavy marching, that if he could help by being a nurse or in some other way, he was ready to go, that he could get some references if they were wanted, that he went to Illinois six years ago that summer as a minister of the Christian church, that they failed to sustain him the last three years and he went to farming to sustain his family, that he had to go in debt some, that the hard times came on and broke him up so that he moved back to Dayton, that he worked at the carriage painting business for a living and preached on the Sabbath, that if he could be of any advantage to the best Government that ever was, more than serving it as a mechanic, he would be glad to do so, that if there was no place where he could do any further good, he would content himself and labor during the week and preach to the people their duty to the Government and their God, that he was in hopes the strife would have been ended before this time, and that since the strife continued, his motto was to immediately call enough men into the field to make a short job of things.
3 pp. [Series 147-40: 225]

July 10, 1862
A.D. Kibbee, Farmington, Trumbull County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that he was in receipt of a communication from their boys in the 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry to the effect that Colonel [Charles] Doubleday had resigned and gone home and that the probabilities were that Lieutenant Colonel [Robert W.] Ratliff would succeed him as Colonel, which would create a vacancy of Lieutenant Colonel to be filled by the promotion of one of the Majors, that if said contingency should arise, he was requested on behalf of the boys from that section to say that their unanimous wish was that Major [Henry L.] Burnett should be promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, that the boys said further that Burnett was the universal favorite, the one on whom they called upon under almost every emergency and who was ever ready to respond, and that the promotion of Burnett would be very gratifying as he considered him a meritorious young man and well deserving of the honor.
2 pp. [Series 147-40: 152]

July 10, 1862
P[eter] Kinney, Colonel, 56th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter providing the facts in the case of the vacancy created by the resignation of Assistant Surgeon [W.C.] Payne; regarding his recommendation of Dr. Jones to fill the vacancy; stating that his regiment had a large number of men sick, that Surgeon [W.N.] King was alone and sick and could not ably attend to all the sick men dying daily, that sometimes, for want of medical aid, the situation was heart-rending to him, that he became discouraged and felt that the Governor had almost, if not altogether, forgotten his duty to the regiment, and that he did not, as claimed, hold on to the appointment of Dr. Horkle; asking Hill why he waited two months before appointing some other physician if Dr. Jones did not suit him; and stating that they had been in a sickly hot climate, expecting a large battle to be fought every day, and had but one Surgeon for eight hundred men, that Hill would find officers and men in the United States service who had gone forth, risked their healths and lives, who were honorable men of high standing and wealth, who would scorn to do a dishonorable act at home or in the service of their country, who did not ask for honor, office, or pay, but went as duty required and conscience directed, who had been called dishonorable and charged with falsehood, and that he was one of them.
4 pp. [Series 147-40: 101]