 Chafin reorganized and enlarged his forces , and volunteers from around the state arrived to join his army . The Governor of West Virginia , Ephraim Morgan , also helped Chafin recruit men to join his forces , and sent an unofficial national guard unit to join him . Governor Morgan then named William Eubanks as a colonel of the National Guard , and ordered him to take command of the forces from Chafin . Chafin officially passed command to Eubanks , but " the army remained Chafin 's in popular perception . " 
