John Waddel Letter to C.P. Buckingham Regarding Recruiting Officer James Galloway

              Greenfield, Highland Coy Ohio 
Oct 12, 1861 
Gen C.P. Buckingham 
Columbus O. 
Dear Sir 
The Military 
Committe of Highland County met at Hillsboro 
on the 9th inst, and organized, and appointed 
the undersigned from the number, as their 
Secretary, and all Correspondence to you from 
this Committee will be through me. 
We call your attention to the bad conduct 
of James Galloway recruiting officer for 18th 
regular, his Post Office address is Hillsboro, O. 
Galloway gets drunk almost every day, has 
had frequent Street fights [underlined], one of which was 
seen by the "Committee", he is getting no recruits, 
and is disgracing the service.  Many of the 
prominent citizens of Hillsboro demanded [underlined] that 
the "Committee"  should report him to your department 
and have him removed [caret] from [written above line] the place 
There are now as many Commissioned 
Lieutenants recruiting in this County for [caret] our [written above line] State 
Regiments, and [crossed out] as we want, at present, the