▁viewed ▁as ▁a ▁command ▁position . ▁While ▁there ▁are ▁examples ▁of ▁adj ut ant ▁gener als ▁assuming ▁command ▁in ▁the ▁field , ▁as ▁was ▁the ▁case ▁during ▁the ▁P ec an ▁Point ▁Camp aign , ▁in ▁general ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁adj ut ant ▁general ▁was ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁the ▁military ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁governor , ▁conduct ▁ins pe ctions ▁and ▁make ▁reports ▁to ▁the ▁commander - in - ch ief , ▁( the ▁governor ) ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁War ▁Department . ▁The ▁governor ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁commander - in - ch ief ▁and ▁the ▁units ▁were ▁under ▁the ▁day - to - day ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁senior ▁military ▁commander . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁territorial ▁period , ▁the ▁senior ▁military ▁commander ▁was ▁a ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁president . ▁After ▁the ▁territorial ▁milit ia ▁had ▁been ▁divided ▁into ▁multiple ▁brig ades , ▁and ▁a ▁division ▁was ▁formed , ▁the ▁senior ▁command ers ▁were ▁major ▁gener als . ▁Some ▁adj ut ant ▁gener als ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁did ▁not ▁claim ▁military ▁title , ▁others ▁held ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁colon el ▁or ▁most ▁usually , ▁brig ad ier ▁general . ▁This ▁division ▁between ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁adj ut ant ▁general ▁and ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁is ▁confused ▁in ▁certain ▁historical ▁accounts ▁where ▁a ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁adj ut ant ▁general ; ▁the ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁in ▁fact ▁was ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Milit ia ▁Brigade . ▁ ▁Ab ner ▁P