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Army Seeks Men of Many Trades Across All Branches
A lengthy overview lists diverse civilian trades in demand by the army navy and marine forces as recruiting expands. It notes engineers cooks chauffeurs and skilled craftsmen are needed in both regular and volunteer units with bakers and motor truck drivers highlighted for immediate enlistment. The piece includes Gen George B McClellan’s Mexican War diary reflections showing a young officer’s view of volunteers and regulars amid tough conditions and evolving military roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Marine
Imngineering
Regular Army
Adjutant-General’s Office
M&aons
Quartermaster’s Corps
Broadway
Cook
Signal Corps
Navy Publicity Bureau
Roe
Marine Corps
George B. McClellan
William Starr Myers
Princeton
Princeton University Press
McClellan
Engineering Corps
United States Army
G. W. Smith
Legs
Matamoras
Camargo
Orville
McClelan
Tampico
Monterey
Tam
Vera Crugo
George Gordon Meade
Gettysburg
Meade
Harris
Illinois
Gibson
Winship
G. W
Gen. Pillow