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Plea to Abolish National Guard Pressed by General Scott
Washington dispatch notes Major General Hugh L. Scott renewing a call to drop the national guard and all volunteer forces in favor of universal training. General Leonard Wood supports abolition, arguing guard defects persist regardless of officers. He warns the guard would be carnage if met by first class troops.
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Eastern Department
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