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--The War Not a Question of Men, but of Money--Proposed Organization of National Banks--Bank Bills Not Taxed--Local Banks and Their Absorption by the Government--The 1862 Issue of $150,000,000 in "Greenbacks"--Legal Tender Act a Turning Point in Our Financial History--Compensation of Officers of the Government.