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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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Three or four companies of Philadelphia volunteers arrived in Pittsburgh for the war with Mexico, but the government failed to arrange transportation or subsistence, leading the Governor to cover transport costs and troops to rely on personal resources and donations.
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In illustration of the remarks we made yesterday, with regard to the defective system of organizing the volunteer companies which the government are calling for, we may here sub-join, that the Pittsburgh American announces the arrival there of three or four companies of Philadelphia volunteers for the war with Mexico, and adds: "It is a melancholy fact that no arrangements of any kind have been made by the government for the transportation or subsistence of these troops. The Governor has had to assume the responsibility incurred for their transportation—and for their subsistence up to this date, they have had to depend on their own resources and the contributions of individuals. The Quartermaster here says he can do nothing for want of orders; and the government in its disorder and confusion, has omitted to issue any."
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Pittsburgh
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no government arrangements for transportation or subsistence; governor assumed transport responsibility; troops relied on own resources and individual contributions.
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Three or four companies of Philadelphia volunteers arrived in Pittsburgh for the war with Mexico. The Pittsburgh American reported that the government made no provisions for their transportation or subsistence, the Quartermaster lacked orders, and the government was in disorder.