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Fifty five thousand patriotic civilians to train in camps
The May 27 dispatch notes a surge in enlistment for citizen training camps after a large New York parade showing support for national defense. It cites estimates of 55 000 civilians from business, professional, and leisure sectors volunteering a month of outdoor training, with $60 personal expenditures per man and expected numbers at Platteburg and Fort Oglethorpe camps.
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Heee
Pistee
Citi
Pri Ogiethorpes
Hirst
Filung
Rop
New York
America
United States
Leonard Wood
Canal Sone
Plattebore
Platteburg
New York City
Department of the East
Fort Oglethorpe