"TO THE YOUNG MEN OF OHIO.
"I am authorized by the governor of Ohio to raise at once two regiments of infantry and a battery of artillery, and a squadron of cavalry.
"I am also authorized to recommend one lieutenant for each company, who shall at once receive their commissions and be furnished with proper facilities for enlisting. I am now ready to receive applications for such appointments, accompanied with evidence of good habits and character, the age of applicant, and his fitness and ability to recruit a company.
"Major Wm. McLaughlin will command the squadron of cavalry.
"The company officers will be designated by the soldiers of each company, subject to the approval of the governor.
"The field officers are not yet designated, but shall be men of experience, and, if possible, of military education.
"The soldiers shall have, without diminution, all they are entitled to by law.
"Danger is imminent. Promptness is indispensable. Let the people of Ohio now repay the debt which their fathers incurred to the gallant people of Kentucky for the defense of Ohio against the British and Indians. They now appeal to us for help against an invasion more unjustifiable and barbarous.
"Letters can be addressed to me, marked 'Free,' at Mansfield, Ohio.
"John Sherman.
"Mansfield, Ohio, September 28, 1861."