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Displaying 72 Finding Aids
Title
- Roster of officers of New York State Volunteer regiments
Series Number
- A4152
Summary
- This bound volume contains the names of officers of the First through Thirteenth Regiments of New York State Volunteers during the Civil War. The information is duplicated in Frederick Phisterer, <emph render="italic">New York in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865</emph> and in State Archives series 13775, Civil War muster roll abstracts of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Outgoing correspondence letter press books
Series Number
- A4146
Summary
- These two letter press volumes contain copies of outgoing correspondence produced by the Paymaster General's Office between April 25, 1865 and September 25, 1865. Much of the correspondence is illegible, but the volumes as a whole deal with the payment of bounty money and other claims filed with the state by Civil War veterans.
Creator
- New York (State). Paymaster General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Telegrams received
Series Number
- A4147
Summary
- This volume contains incoming telegrams received by the Surgeon General's Office between April 26, 1861 and November 26, 1864. The telegrams deal with administrative matters such as the examination of regiments, disbursement of medical supplies, appointments of regimental surgeons, and the disposition of wounded soldiers received at New York City and Albany.
Creator
- New York (State). Surgeon General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Registers recording the transmission of documents from the Adjutant General's Office to Militia officers
Series Number
- A4153
Summary
- This series consists of portions of two volumes recording the names of militia officers to whom various types of forms and other printed material were sent by the Adjutant General's Office. Types of records sent include regulations, enlisting orders, Adjutant General's reports, manuals of arms, inspection returns, legislative laws pertaining to the militia, and certificates of membership.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Bi-monthly accounts of monies received and disbursed
Series Number
- A4128
Summary
- These records consist of bi-monthly accounts of monies received and distributed by the Paymaster General's Office, 1883-1886.
Creator
- New York (State). Paymaster General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Administrative correspondence files
Series Number
- A4100
Summary
- This series consists mainly of incoming correspondence directed or forwarded to the Inspector General's Office. The files are routine in nature and deal with such topics as the construction and repair of state armories, inspection of troops at depots and recruiting stations and review of various claims. These records are only a small part of this office's correspondence files; there are many gaps.
Creator
- New York (State). Inspector General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Accounts submitted by local officials detailing monies raised and expended and men furnished during the Civil War
Series Number
- A4114
Summary
- This series consists of various types of printed forms, reports, incoming correspondence, lists of men who were mustered into the service of the United States government, and an assortment of printed material submitted by local officials to the Bureau of Military Statistics between 1863 and 1868. The records were initially compiled pursuant to Chapter 113, Laws of 1863 which required the Bureau of Military Statistics, in addition to other duties, to "collect and preserve...an account of the aid afforded by the several towns and counties of this state." In 1865 (Chapter 690), the Legislature further specified the type of information which the bureau was to collect.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Assorted printed material
Series Number
- A4129
Summary
- This series consists of printed material collected by the Bureau of Military Statistics dealing with a variety of topics, including procedures to collect bounty payments, soldiers' relief funds, presidential politics, the duties of inspectors of elections, materials relating to the State of New Jersey during the Civil War, and the thanksgiving proclamation issued by Governor Horatio Seymour in November 1863. These printed materials were most likely collected by the bureau while trying to collect anything related to the Civil War.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Letter book
Series Number
- A4133
Summary
- This volume contains mainly outgoing correspondence from the Inspector General's Office. There are also special and general orders, some incoming correspondence, and reports directed to or issued by the Inspector General's Office. Of particular concern was the inspection of armories, arsenals, and military storehouses; the inspection of military property issued to National Guard units; and the auditing of accounts. This letter book pertains to matters dealing with the state's National Guard rather than volunteer units raised during the Civil War.
Creator
- New York (State). Inspector General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Correspondence and related records concerning claims
Series Number
- A4127
Summary
- This series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence, letters of transmittal, affidavits, questionnaires, and statements of service, mostly concerning claims submitted by Civil War veterans for bounty money due. Many of these claims contain questionnaires mailed by the Paymaster General's Office to claimants and statements of service sent from the United States War Department. Both of these forms provide information on a veteran's military record such as: name; rank; company; regiment; date of enlistment; date of discharge; and other information.
Creator
- New York (State). Paymaster General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Adjutant General's Office records relating to and portions of annual reports
Series Number
- A4126
Summary
- This series includes manuscript drafts of New York State Adjutant General Franklin Townsend's annual reports to the governor for the years 1876, 1877, and 1878. The series also includes various fiscal documents, likewise drafted for inclusion in the annual reports. Such documents primarily relate to annual appropriations and expenditures of the Military Department.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Scrapbooks pertaining to military operations in the Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, Russo-Japanese War, and 1905 Russian Revolution
Series Number
- A4132
Summary
- These scrapbooks include newspaper clippings from various American as well as international newspapers, and document military operations in the Spanish-American, Russo-Japanese, and Philippine-American Wars, as well as the 1905 Russian Revolution.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Adjutant General's Office Examining Board proceedings
Series Number
- A4102
Summary
- This series consists of an annotated, manuscript copy of the minutes of meetings of the State Military Examining Board held between January 20 and February 28, 1874. Entries in the minutes provide name and rank of officer being examined, accusations against or other reasons for his appearance before board, any evidence or testimony taken, and the board's decision regarding the officer's commission.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Inspector General's Office copies of correspondence forwarded from the Governor's Office
Series Number
- A4103
Summary
- This series consists of copies of incoming correspondence directed to Governor Edwin D. Morgan, originally found in Inspector General's administrative correspondence files. The Executive Chamber probably forwarded these copies to the Inspector General in order to keep him informed of current events or because they dealt with matters which required his attention. One of the Inspector General's major responsibilities was to attend to the organization of the militia, which is what the bulk of this correspondence is concerned with.
Creator
- New York (State). Inspector General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Annual inspection reports and returns
Series Number
- A4101
Summary
- These records consist of annual inspection reports and returns of agencies, arranged chronologically.
Creator
- New York (State). Inspector General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- National Guard parade returns for Uniform Fund
Series Number
- A4107
Summary
- This series consists of National Guard parade returns for the Uniform Fund, arranged chronologically and therein by unit. The returns are bundled, and a finding aid describes each bundle's contents.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Duplicate thanksgiving proclamations issued by governors of other states and territories
Series Number
- A4113
Summary
- This series consists of proclamations issued by governors of northern states and territories, with the exception of one received from Arkansas. The proclamations were compiled by the Bureau of Military Statistics and its successor, the Bureau of Military Record, between 1863 and 1866. Essentially, the proclamations are messages from the governor to the people prescribing a specific day (usually in November) on which prayers and thanksgiving should be offered and the reasons why.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Abstracts of muster rolls for substitutes unassigned to any unit during the Civil War
Series Number
- B0813
Summary
- This series consists of printed abstracts that partially describe the military service of substitutes from New York who were mustered into service but never assigned to either a federal or a state unit. Information includes name; date and place of enlistment; age; length of enlistment; date mustered in; grade; birthplace; occupation; eye and hair color; complexion; height; congressional district number; and name and residence of the man who furnished the substitute.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Records of the War of the Rebellion
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Abstracts of muster rolls of the 26th Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops from New York State
Series Number
- B0807
Summary
- This series consists of abstracts describing the military service of New York men who served in the 26th Regiment, United States Colored Troops. Individual abstracts provide the following information: name; date and place of enlistment; age (in years); length of enlistment; date mustered in; grade; company and regiment; date left the organization; how (mustered out, discharged, deserted, etc.); in what grade; explanation (usually left blank); and remarks (only occasionally filled in).
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Records of the War of the Rebellion
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Surgeon's report on examinations of applicants in Steuben County claiming exemption from military duty on account of physical disability
Series Number
- A4157
Summary
- This report was created by Stephen Hagadorn, examining surgeon for the County of Steuben, to the commissioner responsible for overseeing the draft process in this county, and documents men applying for military exemption. The report provides the names of men and a brief description of their disability.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.