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Displaying 15 Finding Aids
Title
- Register of letters received
Series Number
- B0312
Summary
- This series consists of a register of incoming correspondence with date of receipt, sender's name, file number assigned, addressee's name, place and date of writing, where filed, and one-line summary of the contents.
Creator
- New York (State). Surgeon General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Records
Series Number
- A0195
Summary
- This series consists of descriptive lists, correspondence, extracts of courts martial, discharges, furloughs, special orders, general orders, receipts, invoices, quarterly returns of ordnance stores, and muster out rolls. Most of these documents deal with Company B of Regiment 2 of the Militia Volunteers. Contained within the series is one pre-war letter (1856) written from Joseph B. Hazen, who later served as a captain with Company B, to his father.
Creator
- New York (State). Militia Volunteers. Regiment, 2nd. Company B
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- National Guard regimental and brigade files of Brigadier General James Gibson
Series Number
- A3283
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, special and general orders, morning reports, descriptive lists, and ordnance returns pertaining to commands held by Brigadier General James Gibson in the state's National Guard. The bulk of the series post-dates the Civil War and concerns Gibson's command of the 12th Brigade of the Third Division. The series also contains a small amount of material concerning Gibson's command of the 30th New York State National Guard between 1862 and 1865.
Creator
- New York (State). National Guard. Brigade, 12th
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Certificates of appointment and general and special orders
Series Number
- A0172
Summary
- This series consists of printed copies of general and special orders issued by the Adjutant General's Office between 1861 and 1862. The series also contains a small quantity of certificates of enrollment issued to state militia officers in 1864. Finally, this series contains a small quantity of correspondence of Adjutant General William Fuller dating between 1823 and 1824.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to fragile condition resulting from burn damage. Use under supervision of an archivist.
Title
- Abstract of military commissions issued
Series Number
- 13728
Summary
- This series provides abstracts of military commissions of officers in the New York State Militia, later National Guard. Information includes: officer's name; office; regiment, brigade or division number; residence; date of commission; and date of rank. Volumes twelve and thirteen of accretion 13728-83 relate to the Civil War commissions.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- National Guard records
Series Number
- A0563
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.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Roster of medical staff of New York State volunteer regiments
Series Number
- B0311
Summary
- This series consists of a roster of surgeons and assistant surgeons in New York State Volunteer regiments. Information includes name; rank; date of rank; and remarks concerning promotions; resignations and other charges in status.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the 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
Access Restrictions
- 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
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
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
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Adjutant General's Office correspondence and petitions
Series Number
- B0462
Summary
- This series consists of mostly routine and administrative correspondence, memoranda, petitions, orders, and transmittal letters. There are also a significant number of items of noteworthy historical interest.While most of the records were from military personnel, there is a significant amount of from private citizens; federal and state officials; adjutant generals from other states; New York State legislators; and representatives of military manufacturing firms.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Descriptive Roll of the Howitzer Battery, Eleventh Brigade, National Guard
Series Number
- 13725
Summary
- This series consists of a listing of officers and privates in the Howitzer Battery of the Eleventh Brigade, New York National Guard. Information about commissioned and non-commissioned officers include name; date of election or appointment; and remarks on promotion, discharge, or other changes in status. The alphabetical register of privates includes name, age, enlistment information, birthplace, occupation, and remarks on change in status.
Creator
- New York (State). Adjutant General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register pertaining to various accounts and subjects
Series Number
- A4207
Summary
- These records were used by the Bureau of Military Statistics to document various activities. Most records deal with accounts of the Military Record Fund; administrative expenses of the Bureau of Military Statistics; and organization and equipment and supplies issued to New York State Militia and Volunteer regiments. Also included are reports, forms, articles missing from the Bureau of Military Statistics, and general orders from the Adjutant General's Office.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Memorial album of the second New York Veteran Cavalry
Series Number
- A4170
Summary
- This series consists of documents pertaining to the Second Veteran Cavalry's organizational history during the Civil War. Included are special orders authorizing the organization of the unit; orders transferring the regiment to the Department of the Gulf; a letter requesting the resignation of the unit's adjutant; a signed petition requesting the regiment be mustered out of service; telegrams concerning the mustering out of the regiment; and portraits of Commissary Sergeant Charles E.
Creator
- New York (State). State Historian
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Quartermaster's abstracts of articles expended, lost, or destroyed in the public service
Series Number
- A0189
Summary
- This series consists of imprints completed by the quartermaster for the 77th Battalion, New York State (Militia) Volunteers. The forms consists mainly of special requisitions listing materials that need to be replaced because of excessive use, damage, or loss; monthly abstracts detailing stores that were expended; and monthly abstracts listing items received.
Creator
- New York (State). Militia Volunteers. Battalion, 77th
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.