Minutes of The Board of Commissioners constituted to examine claims for uniforms lost or destroyed by Militia or National Guard…

Chronological by date of meeting.

Section 3, Chapter 334, Laws of 1864 appointed the Comptroller, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Inspector General, and Quartermaster General as commissioners of a board mandated "to receive proof, ascertain and determine what regiments of the uniformed militia or National Guard have lost, worn out or destroyed their uniforms in the service of the United States" since April 16, 1861, "and to which uniforms shall be issued by the State."

This board is very similar to another board established in 1862 by Chapter 421 which also dealt with the examination of claims of clothing lost or destroyed while in service of the federal government since April 16, 1861. However, the composition of this earlier board did not include the Secretary of State and the powers differed in that it was authorized to deal with claims of individual soldiers pertaining not only to clothing but to equipment as well.

These minutes record the board's resolutions, procedures adopted as to the filing of claims, descriptions of claims submitted by regiments, abstracts of claims audited and allowed, abstracts of claims audited and allowed to clothing manufacturers for uniforms, and descriptions of board expenses. The minutes date from May 14, 1864 through February 3, 1866.

Series A4115, Affidavits of Claimants for Clothing and Equipment Lost or Destroyed While in the Service of the United States Since April 16, 1861

and A4162, Minutes of the Board of Commissioners Constituted to Examine Militia Claims for Clothing and Equipment Lost or Destroyed While in the Service of the United States Since April 16, 1861, contain additional records of claims for clothing and equipment.

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