CREATE TABLE table_29023680_2 (company VARCHAR, date_of_election_commission VARCHAR)

How many company commanders were commissioned or elected on November 12, 1861?
SELECT COUNT(company) AS Commander FROM table_29023680_2 WHERE date_of_election_commission = "November 12, 1861"
SELECT COUNT("company") AS "Commander" FROM "table_29023680_2" WHERE "November 12, 1861" = "date_of_election_commission"