New York State Bureau of Military Statistics Examples of State Commissions Issued to Military Officers

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Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
This series consists of commissions utilized by northern states in commissioning general officers during the Civil War. The commissions are blank except for signatures of appropriate state officials (i.e., adjutant-general or governor) and the state seal. The commissions were collected by the Bureau of Military Statistics in 1865. The chief of the bureau, in his first annual report, announced that it would be the bureau's intention to seek for "every fact relating to the rebellion."
Title
Examples of state commissions issued to military officers
Quantity
0.2 cubic feet; 20 items
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
A4112
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Alphabetic by state.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of commissions utilized by northern states in commissioning general officers during the Civil War.

The commissions are blank except for signatures of appropriate state officials (i.e., adjutant-general or governor) and the state seal. The commissions were collected by the Bureau of Military Statistics in 1865. The chief of the bureau, in his first annual report, announced that it would be the bureau's intention to seek for "every fact relating to the rebellion."

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