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Title

Adjutant General's Office general orders

Series Number

14403

Summary

This series consists of general orders issued by the adjutant general and commanding officers to direct those under their command. General orders apply to all members of a command and usually concern policy or administrative matters. The general orders deal with numerous topics pertinent to New York State Militia, Naval Militia, and National Guard units during the War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and various catastrophes and disturbances.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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Title

Statistical register pertaining to the 1864 enrollment of men liable for duty in the National Guard

Series Number

A4156

Summary

This volume contains the statistical results of the 1864 enrollment as mandated by legislation of 1862. This enrollment pertains to men eligible for service in the state's National Guard, as opposed to the enrollment of 1862, which recorded men eligible to be drafted into the federal service. Data provided includes district number; and for each town, the total number of men enrolled, exempt, and liable to duty. These figures are then totaled on a county-wide level.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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Title

New York Naval Militia roster of commissioned officers

Series Number

13723

Summary

This roster of commissioned officers in the New York Naval Militia lists officers by rank for each unit. Each entry gives officer name, office held, division or battery number, commission date, date of rank, address, in whose place appointed, and remarks. There is a unit index but no name index.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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Title

Regimental records pertaining to the First Regiment of Artillery, New York State Volunteers

Series Number

A0227

Summary

These two volumes contain membership and attendance information for Battery C of the First New York Artillery. Volume one lists all battery members, followed by those members absent for various reasons. Volume two includes totals of men present for duty; on special, extra, or daily duty; sick; in arrest or confinement; and details of absences and alterations since the last report.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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Title

World War I veterans bonus cards

Series Number

B1357

Summary

This series consists of 16mm negative microfilm of card files that were apparently part of the process to award bonus payments to New Yorkers for military service in the United States armed forces during World War I. The cards contain basic military service data, but do not show the amount of individual bonuses awarded.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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Title

Rough abstracts of expenditures for salaries and ordnance

Series Number

A4110

Summary

This series consists of handwritten abstracts of expenditures which, for the most part, detail the names, grades, positions, and salaries paid to individuals serving in the Military Department. Other abstracts provide information on ordnance distributed to various units but these are few in number and differ greatly in content. Offices which submitted abstracts include those of the Surgeon General, Inspector General, Commissary General, Judge Advocate General, Paymaster General, and Quartermaster General.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Militia enrollment statistical returns filed by county boards of supervisors

Series Number

A4109

Summary

This series consists of printed forms submitted by the clerks of county boards of supervisors to the Adjutant General's Office detailing the number of men liable to perform military duty. County assessment rolls were used to produce the returns which contain the following information: name of town or number of ward; number of persons enrolled belonging to fire companies; number of persons liable to perform military duty not belonging to military or fire companies; total number enrolled; and remarks.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Register of letters received

Series Number

13722

Summary

For each letter received, these registers provide date of receipt; sender's name; file number assigned; addressee's name, place, and date of writing; disposition; and a one line summary of the contents. These volumes serve as the name index to a portion of the correspondence and petitions files in Series B0462.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Name index to abstracts of muster rolls of National Guard Units mustered into federal service during the Civil War

Series Number

B1833

Summary

This series consists of a typewritten name index to State Archives series B0800, Abstracts of muster rolls of Militia or National Guard units mustered into federal service during the Civil War, created by staff of the Adjutant General's Office. Each entry consists of name and regimental unit.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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Title

Telegrams pertaining to the 1892 Buffalo Riot

Series Number

A4122

Summary

This series includes correspondence primarily between militia leaders and occasionally their subordinates. One can find a number of telegrams and letters addressed to Major General Josiah Porter in Albany, Governor Roswell P. Flower, and Brigadier Generals Peter Doyle and James McLeer. The content of these telegrams and letters centers on the mobilization of state militia troops at Buffalo, but many also contain descriptions of the chaos erupting in the city.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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Title

Abstracts of National Guard service in World War I

Series Number

13721

Summary

The series consists of abstracts for officers and enlisted men in units of the New York National Guard who were mustered into the U.S. Army during World War I. Each individual's entry includes: U.S. Army serial number; date and place of commission or enlistment; muster dates (N.Y. and U.S. with rank, company, and regiment); and date, rank, and reason (type of discharge or transfer) for leaving service. Sometimes additional remarks detail service overseas, promotions, or service conduct.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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Title

Records pertaining to various monuments and dedication ceremonies

Series Number

A4123

Summary

This series consists of correspondence, reports, copies of financial statements, and other records concerning the celebration of New York Day at the Chicago World's Fair; the dedication of the Trenton, New Jersey Battle Monument at Van Cortlandt Park; and the dedication of the New York State Monument at Gettysburg. The bulk of the series deals with the latter event and consists mainly of materials prepared by A.J. Zabriskie, the Engineer and Secretary of the New York Monuments Commission.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Name index to Civil War muster roll abstracts

Series Number

B1832

Summary

This series consists of a partial name index to series 13775, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts of New York Volunteers. It does not include the names of men who served in the United States Colored Troops whose muster roll abstracts are included in series 13775. Each entry consists of name and regimental unit. The index was created over a number of years by staff of the Adjutant General's Office.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Adjutant General's Office resignations and various claims records

Series Number

A4125

Summary

This series consists of a small quantity of resignations, submitted by officers resigning their commissions, forwarded to the Adjutant General's Office. The resignation will normally provide the name of the individual resigning, rank, regiment, date, and reason for resignation. The remainder of the series consists of a varied collection of vouchers and receipts which pertain mainly to expenditures incurred by National Guard units after the Civil War.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Duplicate correspondence directed to and received from military offices

Series Number

A4130

Summary

This series consists almost entirely of duplicate correspondence and special orders dating between May and August 1861. In addition, there are a few items dating from 1862 and one document dating from 1866. These are mainly copies of bills, vouchers and ordnance inventories. The correspondence in this series deals almost exclusively with the organization and supply of volunteer units raised by the state in response to President Lincoln's call for men in 1861.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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Title

Register of supernumerary officers

Series Number

13727

Summary

This volume consists of an alphabetical register of officers in the New York State Militia and National Guard who were retired or discharged. Each entry provides the name of officer; office held; regiment number; brigade, division, or corps; residence; date of certificate of discharge; and remarks.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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Title

National Guard muster rolls

Series Number

13726

Summary

This series consists of muster rolls for each division and brigade in the New York National Guard, as well as all organizations in the New York Naval Militia. Information provided generally includes: name; rank; whether present or absent at annual muster; date of rank; date and rank of original entry into service; and remarks on any change in status. Each roll also lists names of men gained or lost since the last annual muster, by discharge, promotion, expulsion, transfer, removal, desertion, or death. NOTE: Only Naval Militia muster rolls are available for the period 1942-1954.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

Title

Transcript of payroll for Company A of the 70th regiment of New York State Volunteers

Series Number

B2694

Summary

This series consists of a company muster roll and payroll. Muster roll portion gives company and regimental commanding officers, a listing of names and ranks of individuals present and absent, notes of where and by whom individuals were enrolled in service, some individual details as to whereabouts and conditions (such as wounded), reasons for absences, and notes of those assigned to other units. Payroll portion lists last pay amounts due, amounts withheld, and balances.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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Title

Records of the First New York Light Artillery

Series Number

A0154

Summary

This series consists of correspondence; proceedings relating to courts-martial; descriptive lists; inspection reports; ordnance returns; muster rolls; morning reports; and general and special orders pertaining to the 1st New York Light Artillery. Most records concern subjects such as battery inspections, the replacement of lost or unserviceable equipment, the appointment of officers, the granting or denial of leaves of absence, and various courts-martial on which the unit's officers served.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

War of 1812 veterans' certificates of claim awards and related records

Series Number

A0020

Summary

This series consists mostly of affidavits documenting a claimant's right to reimbursement from War of 1812 service in a New York militia or volunteer unit, as well as certificates issued to claimants after the Adjutant General's Office reviewed and adjusted their claims. The bulk of the series documents in-state claimants.

Creator

• New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.