Strange Occupation
Posted:
Sat Jan 11, 2014 5:23 pmby suesalter1
Does anyone know what a 'Captain's Clerk, American Army' did? The man in question wasn't even American - He came from Scotland!
Re: Strange Occupation
Posted:
Sat Jan 11, 2014 5:45 pmby peterd
here sue
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain%27s_clerkposs he got the job because he could read and write ?
Re: Strange Occupation
Posted:
Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:51 pmby suesalter1
Thanks for your reply. He was actually a Captain's Clerk in the American Army, not the Navy but I suppose the job entailed the same kind of duties. I have since learned he emigrated to America with his family and served in the American Civil War!