Cincinnati, Ohio, May 21, 1861.
Col. E. D. Townsend,
If I have to move into Western Virginia or Kentucky, as may any
day become necessary, the Ohio contingent is not sufficient. I have no accouterments, no means of transportation, and no money. The Adjutant-General refuses recruits from Newport Barracks for the companies from Randall. Without means I can do nothing. If the Union men of Western Virginia and Kentucky are to be assisted, I must have from twenty to thirty regiments of Ohio troops, batteries, and money.
day become necessary, the Ohio contingent is not sufficient. I have no accouterments, no means of transportation, and no money. The Adjutant-General refuses recruits from Newport Barracks for the companies from Randall. Without means I can do nothing. If the Union men of Western Virginia and Kentucky are to be assisted, I must have from twenty to thirty regiments of Ohio troops, batteries, and money.
GEO. B. MCCLELLAN,
Major-General.