However, Whitside suffered from a number of ailments and injuries, including small pox, and spent the remainder of the Civil War on recruiting duty in Rhode Island and mustering duty in West Virginia.
However, Whitside suffered from a number of ailments, including small pox. After briefly serving as an aide to Gen. Martindale and Gen. Pleasonton, he spent the remainder of the Civil War on recruiting duty in Rhode Island and mustering duty in West Virginia.