New York State Adjutant General's Office Registers Recording Enrollment of Persons Liable to Military Duty (Buffalo 1st Ward…

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
These two volumes record the names, ages, and occupations of men liable to military duty who lived in Tonawanda and Buffalo's first ward. They also note those individuals who were exempt from the enrollment due to occupation, age, mental capacity, physical fitness, or present military status.
Title
Registers recording enrollment of persons liable to military duty (Buffalo 1st Ward and Tonawanda)
Quantity
0.2 cubic feet; 2 volumes
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
A4155
Creator
Arrangement

Alphabetic by geographical location, then alphabetic by name.

Scope and Content Note

These two volumes record the names, ages, and occupations of men liable to military duty who lived in Tonawanda and Buffalo's first ward.

The registers also note those individuals who were exempt from the enrollment due to occupation, age, mental capacity, physical fitness, or present military status. The enrollments were made pursuant to General Order No. 67, 1862 and filed in the Adjutant General's Office in September (for Tonawanda) and October (Buffalo), 1862. The location of enrollment registers for the rest of the state is unknown.

Series A4156, Statistical Register Pertaining to the 1864 Enrollment of Men Liable to Duty in National Guard

A4109, Militia Enrollment Returns Filed by County Boards of Supervisors

and A4119, Enrollment Lists for the 14th District, New York State, contain additional enrollment records.

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