New York State Adjutant General's Office National Guard Records
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series consists of a variety of records that relate mainly to the 14th New York State Militia; the 23rd New York National Guard; and the 12th New York National Guard. The bulk of the records post-date the Civil War but a significant portion, especially those pertaining to the 14th New York State Militia, document Civil War-related activities.
Title
- National Guard records
Quantity
- 22 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- A0563
Creator
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of a variety of records that relate mainly to the 14th New York State Militia; the 23rd New York National Guard; and the 12th New York National Guard. Records contained in this series include correspondence, enlistment papers, general and special orders, printed orders relating to The Army of the Potomac, payrolls, invoices, morning reports, muster rolls, transcripts and other records relating to courts martial, circulars, printed materials (e.g. manual of arms, invitations and programs relating to various celebratory events concerning the regiments, proceedings of meetings, etc.), descriptive books, letter press books, scrapbooks containing newspaper articles and other memorabilia, treasurer's records, and photographs of various regimental events.
The bulk of the records post-date the Civil War but a significant portion, especially those pertaining to the 14th New York State Militia, document Civil War-related activities.
A0563-04: This accretion consists entirely of records relating to the 14th New York State Militia. Document types included are the same as those in the initial accretion. The vast majority document Civil War-related activities.
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Custodial History
A0563-78: These records were deposited with the Adjutant General's Office by the regimental historians sometime during the first quarter of this century. The records were in turn transferred to the New York State Library who then transferred them to the State Archives in 1978.
A0563-04: These records were deposited with the Adjutant General's Office by the regimental historians sometime during the first quarter of the twentieth century. The records were in turn transferred to the New York State Library, which then transferred them to the State Archives in 1978. They were accessioned in conjunction with a project to identify estrayed records in 2004.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Access Terms
Corporate Name(s)
Geographic Name(s)
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- New York (State)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States--National Guard
- New York (State)