Excerpt from Ohio Militia and the West Virginia Campaign, 1861: Address of General Carrington, to Army of West Virginia, at Marietta, Ohio, Sept, 10, 1870The historian of Ohio in the War, in the main just, overlooked the fact that when, in May, 1861, the Adjutant General was appointed to a Colonelcy in the Regular Army, he was directed, at the request of the State authorities and with the approval of the War Department, to 'still act as Adjutant General until july 1, 1861, and until General C. P. Buckingham, his nominated assistant and ultimate successor, could organize the State Commissary Department upon a practical basis. By that time twenty-six regiments had been organized. His active assistant was Captain Calvin Goddard, afterward Colonel, and a brilliant member of the staff of General Rosecrans. Captain L. S. Sullivant, Captain Thomas Donaldson and Mr. H. T. Miller rendered efficient service in recording assignments and other matters of detail.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.