etter from General Garfield written when he was in
command of this brigade:

"Headquarters, 20th Brigade, }
"In the Field, 6 Miles from Corinth, Miss., May 17, 1862.}
"Hon. John Sherman, Washington, D. C.

"Dear Sir:--I am now in command of the 20th Brigade, composed of
the 64th and 65th Ohio (the regiments raised by yourself) and the
13th Michigan and 51st Indiana Regiments. I have sent forward to
Washington the name of Lt. D. G. Swain (65th Ohio) of Salem, O.,
for appointment as A. A. Gen. on my staff. He is an excellent
officer, and his nomination has been approved by Gen. Buell. I
will be particularly obliged to you if you will aid in securing
his appointment as soon as possible. The whole army advances toward
Corinth this morning.

"Very respectfully yours,
"J. A. Garfield,
"Brig. Gen. Vols. U. S. A."

When General Sherman was in Louisville in October, 1861, he was
called upon by Secretary Cameron, and they engaged in a general
discussion of the military situation. General Sherman said that
for aggressive movements, the United States would require 200,000
men. This was so far beyond the ideas of the time that he was
regarded as crazy, and was soon after relieved from his command by
General Buell. Secretary Cameron was blamed for this, but his
letter to me, here inserted, shows that he was absent from Washington
when the order was made:

"War Department, Nov. 14, 1861.
"Sir:--Your letter of the 10th inst. is received. General Sherman
was recalled from the command in Kentucky during my absence at the
north on official business. Since my return on the 11th, I have
not had time to make any inquiries concerning the cause of the
change, but I feel certain it was not from any want of confidence
in the patriotism or capacity of your brother. He has been ordered
to Missouri, under the immediate command of Major General Halleck,
of the regular army, and the fact that he has been so assigned is
evidence of the confidence reposed in him.

"Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
"Simon Cameron, Secretary of War."

CHAPTER XII.
PASSAGE OF THE LEGAL TENDER ACT IN 1862.
My Interview with Lincoln About Ohio Appointments--Governmental
Expenses Now Aggregating Nearly $2,000,000 Daily--Secretary Chase's
Annual Report to Congress in December, 1861--Treasury Notes a Legal
Tender in Payment of Public and Private Debts--Beneficial Results
from the Passage of the Bill