He even offered to resign entirely from the Army, but the president persuaded him to stay, transferring him to the Western Theater, where he became commander of the Department of the Ohio.
حتى انه قدم استقالته من الجيش، لكن الرئيس أقنعه بالبقاء ونقله إلى المسرح الغربي، وأصبح قائدا لدائرة أوهايو.