Resolved, That copies of the foregoing preamble and resolutions be duly engrossed by the clerk and presented to Colonel Barnett and to the several companies under his command.
These resolutions were transmitted to Colonel Barnett by Mayor Flint—long an active and zealous member of the Cleveland Artillery—with the following letter:
Mayor’s Office, City of Cleveland,
August 4, 1861.
Colonel James Barnett.
Dear Sir: With this I take great pleasure, as the executive officer of the city of Cleveland, in presenting to you, and through you to the different companies under your command, the resolutions of the City Council of the city, expressive of their sense of the valuable services rendered the country in your recent campaign in Virginia.
As a member of the earliest organization of artillery in this city, and from which simple detailed “squad” of the Cleveland Grays has grown your complete and valuable command, I take increased pleasure in presenting to you these resolutions, expressing, as they do, my own feelings regarding your action for the past three months.
Respectfully yours,
E. S. FLINT, Mayor.
The following appeared editorially in the Cleveland Leader of July 30th, 1862:
“When the proclamation of the President called for seventy-five thousand troops Ohio sprang to the work of furnishing her quota. The Cleveland Artillery was the only organized body of the kind in the state, the artillery in other places being only single sections or squads. Colonel Barnett had been the life of the four sections which were organized in this city. He immediately took steps to go into service with his command, and as soon as the necessary arrangements could be made he reported himself ready for orders. He was sent to the southern border of Ohio to protect it from threatened invasion, and to be in readiness to move into Virginia upon short notice. Since that time, without ever having been mustered into either State or United States service, he has led his brave boys through the campaign in Western Virginia, where they have performed prodigies of marching and have fought a good fight when the enemy has given them the chance. Colonel Barnett left his business here to go to war and has labored unceasingly for the good of his men and the discomfiture of the rebels. His services were fully appreciated by General McClellan, who tendered him a very complimentary invitation to accompany him to the Kanawha Valley. Colonel Barnett intends, we understand, to raise a full artillery regiment and go in for the war. We wish him all success and trust his services will be appreciated and recognized at headquarters.”