July 14, 1862
Thomas J. Moonlight, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of Kansas, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. To Governor David Tod. Letter regarding a commission for M.L. Saunders of the 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, now clerk at Headquarters, Department of Kansas; and stating that Saunders was a young man most worthy and competent to hold a commission in the Ohio volunteers, and that Saunders informed him that he had no influence in the way of friends in position and trusted to his merits as a man and a soldier.
2 pp. [Series 147-42: 155]

July 14, 1862
William L. Nicholas, Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter regarding a promotion for his son, E[lias] C. Nicholas, Sergeant, Company I, 3rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
2 pp. [Series 147-42: 9]

July 14, 1862
Charles W. Noble, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that the bearer, John T. Philpot, had been recommended for the position of Captain, that a commission was sent to Philpot making him 1st Lieutenant, that this was a mistake, that he had advised Philpot to go at once to Columbus, get his commission, and be sworn in so that he might commence recruiting without any delay on his return, and that there was no braver or more honorable man than Philpot.
1 p. [Series 147-42: 134]

July 14, 1862
S.S. Osborn, Chairman, Military Committee of Lake County, Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. To Adjutant General [Charles W.] Hill. Letter regarding committee matters; and stating that a large amount of time and money was expended by military committees last Fall and their recommendations for suitable persons to recruit were ignored.
1 p. [Series 147-42: 2]

July 14, 1862
A.M. Pratt, Bryan, Williams County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C[harles] W. Hill. Letter recommending the bearer for appointment as a 2nd Lieutenant to raise a company for the 100th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that it was hoped Hill would at once appoint the bearer and give him all proper power to muster in men, that they could better lay the foundations if all the officers of their company were not mustered in at present, that there were more officers than men, and that it might be decided to have all but the 2nd Lieutenant elected.
1 p. [Series 147-42: 153]

July 14, 1862
F.C. Searl, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. To Dear General. Letter stating that they had called a meeting of the several military committees of that district for Friday next; requesting a list of the appointments already made so that they might know what recommendations they should make; and stating that, considering the number already enlisted from that district and the present demand for labor, a regiment could be raised in that district only by distributing the offices in different localities and among men of different politics who had influences each in some particular community, that each office of the regiment should be given to some man who could bring with him influence and men, that the influence of the officers should be as varied as the localities, politics, and habits of the men who were expected to volunteer, that if the appointments for the regiment had not been irrevocably made, they would undertake to recommend such men without fear or favor, that he did not wish to be understood to object personally to any person who claimed a position in the regiment, but he did fear that some of them could add no strength to the regiment, that he was a Republican himself and thought too many of the appointees were Republicans considering the time, that Scioto County had no right to complain about the distribution of the offices, but other counties would complain, and that he felt the success of the regiment might depend upon the organization.
3 pp. [Series 147-42: 7]

July 14, 1862
Thomas J.S. Smith, President, and Robert Miller, Secretary, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that the military committees of Butler County, Preble County, and Montgomery County met that evening in Hamilton to take steps for raising and officering the 93rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that the bearers, J.W. Craven, Philip Bescher, and John F. Talbott of Cincinnati, waited upon them and proposed to raise a company in Hamilton County for the 93rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that the meeting expressed great anxiety to have an accession of such a company as they felt that the territory for the 93rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was very limited, and that they hoped Tod would grant the bearers privilege or commission to recruit said company in Hamilton County for the 93rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
1 p. [Series 147-42: 4]

July 14, 1862
Z[eph] S. Spaulding, Major Commanding, 27th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Clear Creek. To Adjutant General C[harles] W. Hill. Letter transmitting copies of letters written by Colonel [John W.] Fuller and himself in regard to promotions in the 27th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and to which no answers had as yet been received; and stating that one of their mails had been destroyed between Columbus and Camp Clear Creek, that he feared Hill's letters of reply had been lost, and that as they needed line officers to fill the present vacancies, he was bringing the matter again to Hill's consideration.
1 p. [Series 147-42: 49]

July 14, 1862
Joseph E. Stearns, 2nd Lieutenant, 21st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and Acting Assistant Adjutant General, 9th Brigade, Headquarters, Mouth of Battle Creek, Tennessee. To Governor David Tod. Letter forwarding the enclosed communication hoping it might receive a favorable consideration; stating that as he had no personal or political friends of note to press his claim, he was addressing Tod personally; and citing references.
1 p. [Series 147-42: 60]

July 14, 1862
A.L. Stevens, Scotch Ridge, Wood County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter requesting an order to raise a company; and stating that he thought he could get up a company on short notice.
1 p. [Series 147-42: 23]

July 14, 1862
Thomas Stone, Captain, Company B, 35th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Huntsville, Alabama. To Governor David Tod. Letter recommending Asa Corwin as a man who was worthy of a commission.
1 p. [Series 147-42: 21]

July 14, 1862
G.H. Tapping, Chairman, and L. Jeff Sprengle, Secretary, Ashland County Military Committee, Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter stating that the Military Committee of Ashland County recommended Holiday Ames for the position of 2nd Lieutenant for one of the companies to be recruited in Ashland County for the 102nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that Ames was well qualified, and that Ames' character was unexceptionable and his appointment would aid the recruiting service.
1 p. [Series 147-42: 204]

July 14, 1862
Ralza C. Thayer, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public, Hambden, Geauga County, Ohio. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter asking what were the necessary qualifications for an appointment as 2nd Lieutenant and Mustering Officer; and stating that if he could assist in any manner in the raising of volunteers, he was at Hill's service.
1 p. [Series 147-42: 8]

July 14, 1862
J.H. Tyler, Chairman, Military Committee of Henry County, Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio. To Adjutant General C[harles] W. Hill. Letter stating that the Military Committee of Henry County had a common interest with all loyal men in the appointment of good, efficient field officers to the 100th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that they wanted men who would subserve the best interests of the country and of their regiment, that the Military Committee of Henry County would recommend no appointments at present, giving the committees of the different counties in that district and the men of the regiment a chance to deliberate and counsel together so that none but the right men in the right place would be recommended, that no favoritism should be encouraged or tolerated if it conflicted with competency, and that there had been so many impositions practiced upon the government in this way, that he felt duty bound to do all he could to prevent a repetition of it in the future.
1 p. [Series 147-42: 137]

July 14, 1862
J. Singer Wallace, Rector, St. James Church, et. al., Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter signed by fourteen clergy and citizens of Piqua; stating that they believed the Reverend Mr. Chapman of Piqua was peculiarly qualified for the position of Chaplain to their volunteers in the army; requesting Chapman's appointment; and stating that Chapman was a man of undoubted piety and zeal for the salvation of men, that Chapman was a man of great energy and industry, that they believed the interest of the soldiers in Chapman's care would never suffer on account of neglect of duty on his part, that Chapman had an application on file in Tod's office for some time and it had never been looked after, and that they would direct Tod's attention to the matter. Bears the endorsement of the Military Committee of Miami County.
2 pp. [Series 147-42: 22]

July 14, 1862
C[arr] B. White, Colonel, 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Headquarters, Camp Flat Top Mountain, Virginia. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter forwarding recommendations for promotions and appointments in the 12th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and requesting that Hill give the earliest possible attention to this matter as the regiment had little more than half its officers with it for duty owing to sickness, detached service, and other causes.
3 pp. [Series 147-42: 123]

July 14, 1862
J. Whitney, 2nd Lieutenant, Commanding K Company, 3rd Infantry, U.S.A., Sykes' Division, Camp near Harrison's Landing on the James River. To Governor David Tod. Letter applying for the position of Colonel or Lieutenant Colonel of a regiment of Ohio volunteers; and stating that he had been in the regular army nearly a year and in the field ever since the war commenced, that his experience had been such as to fit him for the appointment he solicited, and that he had served as a Sergeant in the Cincinnati Zouave Guard, Company D, of the 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (three months' service).
1 p. [Series 147-42: 73]

July 14, 1862
H.H. Willard, Camp at Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. To the Honorable B.F. Hoffman, Columbus, Ohio. Letter asking Hoffman to present his name to Governor David Tod as well as his claims for a position in one of the new regiments to be organized in Ohio provided that field appointments or promotions were to be made in part from officers now and who had been in the service; and stating that he entered service in command of Company F, 42nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and into the field with that regiment in December 1861, that he had made soldiering his business, that it was now evident that they were to remain at Cumberland Gap, inactive, merely holding and fortifying that position for defense against a south side attack for some time to come, and that he thought he could do more good to the service by recruiting or raising volunteers in Portage County and vicinity and aiding in organizing new regiments than at Cumberland Gap.
2 pp. [Series 147-42: 30]

July 14, [1862]
Richard Wright, Lieutenant, 79th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. To Adjutant General [Charles W.] Hill. Letter stating that he reported himself to Captain E.V. Brookfield at Camp Dennison that morning, that Brookfield could tell him nothing about the 79th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and that Brookfield said that there was no one at Camp Dennison to take charge of recruits; asking if he should wait until someone was at Camp Dennison or proceed at once to enlist men; and stating that Brookfield told him that recruits would desert as fast as they were sent to Camp Dennison unless someone was there to attend to them.
1 p. [Series 147-42: 148]

July 15, 1862
A.C. Brown, Sergeant, Company I, 2nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, et. al., Barracks No. 2, Louisville, Kentucky. To ? Letter signed by ten soldiers; recommending Charles Levy; and stating that the ability with which Levy filled his present office and the bravery with which he distinguished himself at the skirmish at Pulaski left no doubt that he was able to lead a company into any fight, and that they would be happy to see Levy promoted.
1 p. [Series 147-42: 115]

July 15, 1862
Isaac L. Crane, Surgeon, 63rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Medical Director, 2nd Division, Army of the Mississippi, Headquarters, Camp Clear Creek, Tisomingo County, Mississippi. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter regarding the date of his commission.
2 pp. [Series 147-42: 107]

July 15, 1862
George W. Hall, Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio. To Adjutant General Charles W. Hill. Letter stating that on July 9, the Governor appointed him Captain to raise a company in the 96th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, that he was very anxious to accept the appointment and go to work, but the peculiar delicacy of his wife's health was such that he did not feel at liberty to go without her consent, and that he therefore reluctantly declined the appointment, but pledged himself to do all in his power at home to enlist volunteers.
1 p. [Series 147-42: 180]

July 15, 1862
W.M. Harvey, New Matamoras, Washington County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter requesting a commission for L.L. Harvey as a Recruiting Lieutenant; and stating that L.L. Harvey had seen service in eastern and western Virginia and could do good service in recruiting a company at New Matamoras, and that references could be provided.
2 pp. [Series 147-42: 112]

July 15, 1862
Philip Kershner, Major Commanding, 16th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Cumberland Gap. To Adjutant General C[harles] W. Hill. Letter recommending Captain William R. Monroe of the 16th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that having served his country whenever called upon, it seemed just and right that Monroe should be rewarded by promotion.
1 p. [Series 147-42: 79]

July 15, 1862
N.H. McLean, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Mississippi, Corinth, Mississippi. To the Governor of Ohio. Special Field Orders No. 159; stating that 1st Lieutenant Daniel Shewman, 22nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was mustered out of the service of the United States to take effect on June 25, 1862, since which date his regimental commander reported him absent without leave. By order of Major General [Henry] Halleck.
1 p. [Series 147-42: 56]

July 15, 1862
Simon Perkins, Captain, Randolph, Portage County, Ohio. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter stating that he was in command of the Randolph Guard, 2nd Brigade, 9th Division, Ohio Militia and Ohio Volunteer Militia, which contained 40 members; applying for arms with which to drill; and stating that if the Adjutant General could send him a blank, he would make out the bonds necessary to be given by him and send them forthwith to headquarters.
1 p. [Series 147-42: 153]

July 15, 1862
L[orenzo] Thomas, Adjutant General, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington. To the Governor of Ohio. Extract from Special Orders No. 162; stating that 1st Lieutenant C.R. Hunt, 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, having tendered his resignation, was discharged from the service to take effect on July 15, 1862. By order of the Secretary of War.
1 p. [Series 147-42: 166]

July 15, 1862
Thomas M. Vincent, Assistant Adjutant General, Adjutant General's Office, Washington. To the Adjutant General of Ohio. Letter acknowledging receipt of the Adjutant General of Ohio's letter of July 7, concerning the recommendation of Colonel Steadman for the reinstatement of certain officers of the 17th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and stating that in reply, he was directed by the Secretary of War to inform the Adjutant General of Ohio that the request contained therein could not be granted.
1 p. [Series 147-42: 116]

July 15, 1862
Thomas M. Vincent, Assistant Adjutant General, Adjutant General's Office, Washington. To the Governor of Ohio. Letter reporting that ten officers of the volunteer forces from the State of Ohio had resigned to take effect on the dates set opposite their respective names.
2 pp. [Series 147-42: 141]

July 15, 1862
James T. Worthington, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. To Governor David Tod. Letter regarding the commissions of 2nd Lieutenant James G. Worthington and 2nd Lieutenant Riveroak J. Piatt, Aides to General [Abraham S.] Piatt; and stating that General Piatt wished to retain them on his staff, and that he had written to them that reports of their good conduct in the field would be the most likely means to procure a favorable decision.
1 p. [Series 147-42: 146]