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Displaying 97 Finding Aids
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
- 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
- Affidavits of claimants for clothing and equipment lost or destroyed while in the service of the United States since April 16, 1861
Series Number
- A4115
Summary
- This series consists of affidavits submitted by individuals to a board, created by legislation of 1862, to validate claims and determine the sums due to regiments or members of the militia for clothing and equipment lost or destroyed in the service of the United States since April 16, 1861. Claims were to be paid only if neither the individual nor his regiment or company received compensation for the items claimed, which had to be originally provided at his own expense.
Creator
- New York (State). Board of Commissioners Constituted by Chapter 421, Laws of 1862
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
- Selected numbered records in the War Department collection of Revolutionary War records
Series Number
- A4220
Summary
- This series consists of microfilm copies of New York-related material found in a larger collection of Revolutionary War records compiled by the United States War Department. The records pertain generally to military operations, service of individuals, and settlement of accounts for military service or provision of supplies or other services required by the military.
Creator
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the 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
- Roster of Staff Officers and Enlisted Men of the 128th Regiment, New York Volunteers
Series Number
- A4143
Summary
- This series consists of volumes providing the names of enlisted men and officers who constituted the 128th Regiment, New York Volunteers. In addition to name, the roster provides: rank; birthplace; date of discharge; wounds received (usually a brief description); date and place of death, if applicable; date deserted, if applicable; promotions received and dates, if applicable; and date of discharge.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
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
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Opinions and related correspondence issued and received by the Judge Advocate General's Office
Series Number
- B1927
Summary
- This series consists of opinions issued by the Judge Advocate General's Office and correspondence and related documents concerning military issues on which the Judge Advocate General was asked to comment. Topics include court martial cases, military supply procurements, leaves of absence, rehabilitation of armories bonds, articles of war, jurisdiction of the Court of Claims pertaining to military matters, martial law, inclusion of aliens in the state militia, and contracts concerning military-related functions.
Creator
- New York (State). Judge Advocate General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Commissary General's Office annual report
Series Number
- A4142
Summary
- This series contains the annual report of the Commissary General's Office for 1852, prepared by Commissary General Daniel Lee.
Creator
- New York (State). Commissary General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
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
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
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
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
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
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
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
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York Military Agency superintendent's ledger regarding field offices' accounts
Series Number
- A4138
Summary
- This volume details the financial status of each of the New York Military Agency's field offices, mainly for the year 1865 (only three entries are for 1867). The ledger also records accounts with individuals with whom the agency had business relationships. Usually, specifics of a transaction are not provided. Rather, general notations such as expenses, expenditures, services, check, or voucher are used when recording debits or credits.
Creator
- New York Military Agency
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
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
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Registers of soldiers' claims expedited
Series Number
- A4135
Summary
- This series consists of bound volumes describing types of claims filed by Civil War veterans and actions taken by both the federal and state government. The claims pertain mainly to overdue pension and bounty monies but are also for commutations of rations and back pay. Each register provides claimant's name and rank; company and regiment; dates of enlistment and discharge; amount of claim; actions taken by the agency; and certification that the claimant has received the money and/or related papers.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.