(MEXICAN WAR) Brigade Orders for the Purpose of Volunteer

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(MEXICAN WAR.) Brigade Orders . . . for the Purpose of Volunteering their Services in Defence of their Country. Letterpress broadside, 15 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches, signed in type by Adjutant General George Bowman and brigade inspector Jackson M'Faddin; toned, mailing folds, minor dampstaining and wear; addressed on verso to a militia colonel in McEwensville, PA with postmark. Not examined out of double-sized frame. Lewisburg, PA, 28 May 1846

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We don't see many Mexican War recruitment broadsides. This one summons the commanders of a Pennsylvania militia brigade to gather their troops for the purpose of volunteering: "As we are now at war with Mexico, it is to be expected that there will be a sufficient number of volunteers without the necessity of resorting to a draft." A sample form is provided so commanders can record each soldier's name, town, and age.