Finding Aid Search Results
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Creator:
New York (State). Auditing Board
Abstract:
The State Auditing Board was authorized to audit claims against the state for expenses incurred in the support of volunteers during the Civil War. This volume contains the results of every claim presented to the Auditing Board. Data includes claim number; classification (designated by capitalized or .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Division of Military and Naval Affairs
Abstract:
This series contains special orders from the Division of Military and Naval Affairs, specifically the New York Air National Guard 174th Tactical Fighter Group and 174th Combat Support Squadron in Syracuse. Records include orders and rescinded orders for routine and special training exercises, promotions, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Commission on Acquisition of Land for Public Defense at Rockaway
Title:
Series:
B0237
Dates:
1917-1918
Abstract:
This series consists of documents relating to the acquisition of land deemed necessary by the federal government for establishment of defensive works at Rockaway Beach, Queens County, New York during World War I. Included are correspondence, minutes of meetings, exhibit materials, a few photographs, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics
Title:
Series:
A4157
Dates:
1862
Abstract:
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 disabili.........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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New York (State). National Guard. Second Division. Artillery Battery, 3rd
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Series:
B0310
Dates:
1876-1911
Abstract:
This series consists of descriptive roll books of the 3rd Battery of Artillery, Second Division, National Guard, headquartered in Brooklyn. Roll books include roster of commissioned and non-commissioned officers; register of privates; men discharged; men dropped, transferred, or promoted out of the .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). National Guard
Abstract:
The Enlistment Roll contains signatures, ages, residences, and dates of enlistment for members of the Third Battery of Artillery, Second Division, New York National Guard, headquartered in Brooklyn..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Militia Volunteers. Regiment, 51st
Abstract:
Records of the 51st Regiment include correspondence, general orders, medical discharges, furloughs and leaves of absence, quarterly returns, inventories, invoices, receipts, requisitions, muster rolls, and payrolls. Included is one microfilm reel of letters from Captain Henry W. Francis to his wife, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Militia Volunteers. Independent Corps, Light Infantry
Abstract:
The series consists of a small quantity of correspondence, reports, rosters of commissioned officers, provision returns, special and general orders, reports, morning reports and related records concerning the Independent Corps, Light Infantry. The regiment, which was also known as the "Enfants Perdu" .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics
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Series:
A0389
Dates:
1861-1865
Abstract:
In 1863, the State Legislature mandated that the Bureau of Military Statistics collect and preserve an "authentic sketch of every person from this State who has volunteered into the service of the general government" since April 15, 1861. The six volumes that comprise this series were compiled in partial .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). National Guard. Infantry Regiment, Twelfth
Abstract:
This album includes photographs of the 12th Infantry Regiment from 1898-1899 largely over the course of its deployment to Cuba in 1899. Activities depicted include scenes of camp life (mess lines, working, relaxing, tents, pets, games, visitors), military life (inspections, marching, drilling), and .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). National Guard. Brigade, 12th
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Series:
A3283
Dates:
1862-1871
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Military Board
Abstract:
This series consists primarily of resolutions of the board and brief reports of board members concerning raising of troops, commissioning of officers, organizing companies into regiments, and mustering regiments into federal service..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Bureau of Records of the War of the Rebellion
Title:
Abstracts of muster rolls of National Guard units mustered into federal service during the Civil War
Series:
B0800
Dates:
1861-1865
Abstract:
These abstracts were compiled from original muster rolls of New York State Militia units that were temporarily mustered into federal service during the Civil War. Thirty eight of the sixty-five militia organizations that served in the Civil War are documented in this series. The abstracts contain the .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Bureau of Records of the War of the Rebellion
Title:
Series:
B0803
Dates:
1861-1865
Abstract:
This series consists of abstracts describing the military service of New Yorkers who served in the United States Navy as officers or enlisted men (bulk of entries) during the Civil War. The abstracts contain: name, birthplace, from where appointed, date of appointment, rank, promotions, names of vessels .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Bureau of Records of the War of the Rebellion
Title:
Series:
B0804
Dates:
1861-1865
Abstract:
This series consists of printed abstracts describing the military service of New York men who served in the United States Marine Corps during the Civil War. The abstracts provide the following information: name, birthplace, to what place credited, date of enlistment, place of enlistment, term, rank, .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Bureau of Records of the War of the Rebellion
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Series:
B0805
Dates:
1861-1865
Abstract:
This series consists of abstracts partially describing the military service of New York men who were mustered into service but were not assigned to a unit during the Civil War. Abstracts list: name; date and place of enlistment; age; length of enlistment; date mustered in; grade; birthplace; occupation; .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Bureau of Records of the War of the Rebellion
Title:
Series:
B0813
Dates:
1863-1865
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Division of Military and Naval Affairs
Title:
Series:
B2000
Dates:
1906-1918, 1940-1948
Abstract:
The New York Guard was created and later reactivated as a state defense force to replace the New York National Guard when the latter was mobilized into federal service during the two world wars. This series consists of service record cards for veterans of the New York Guard. Information varies but minimally .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Division of Military and Naval Affairs
Abstract:
This series consists of summary service records of members of New York National Guard units. Information typically includes name, date of birth, place of birth, home address, date of enlistment, unit enlisted into, date of separation, how separated (honorable discharge, etc.), and dates of reenlistm.........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Legislature. Senate
Abstract:
This series consists of mainly correspondence, but also reports, minutes of land office commissioners, depositions, memoranda, lists of expenditures and appropriations, petitions, and claims. These may have been the working papers of Senator Thomas Hillhouse. Also included are financial matters such .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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