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Subseries 1: Records Collected Pursuant to Chapter 113, Laws of 1863

Scope and Content Note:

This subseries contains a variety of records. These include questionnaires entitled "Detailed Account of Aid Afforded by Cities and Counties" (Form C.C.), "Inquiries Relating to aid furnished by the several towns of the State to Volunteers, the families of Volunteers, etc." (Form D), "Detailed Account of Aid Afforded by Town In Men, Money, Hospital and other Supplies, etc., Since the Commencement of the Rebellion" (Form D.D.), and "Supplemental Inquires Relating to Men furnished the Government and aid rendered to Soldiers, the families of Soldiers, etc., by the several Towns of the State during the period between July 1, 1863 and December 31, 1863" (Form H); examples of local bounty posters and bounty bonds; copies of local newspapers; reports from local aid societies; lists of persons to whom the bureau mailed various forms; abstracts compiled by the bureau from returned questionnaires; lists of names and addresses of town supervisors; lists of names of deceased soldiers with names and addresses of friends; lists of names of soldiers either discharged or in the service of the U.S. along with their post office address; names of soldiers and their units who died in service from wounds or sickness and have not been returned home; town lists providing name, rank, company, and regiment of men enlisted up to various dates; and subscription lists providing names and amounts pledged by individuals to defray costs of bounties. The bulk of the records contained in this subseries are the questionnaires mailed to local officials by the bureau. The forms provide detailed information, usually at the town level, on the following: quotas of men assigned by the federal government; number of men furnished; regiments and companies to which they were generally assigned; amounts of moneys raised by taxes, loans and otherwise on the property of the county; implementation of the draft; meetings, conventions, and fairs held in connection with the raising of volunteers; effects of the war on pauperism, crime, courts, banking interests, and general business interests; amounts of moneys raised by private subscription (including names), aid furnished by churches, schools, academies, or literary societies to families of volunteers, volunteers in hospitals, or in the service; names and addresses of men discharged from the service due to wounds; information respecting deceased, returned, and returning volunteers; and biographical material on volunteers. Oversize items from this subseries are stored in Box 23.

Arrangement:

Alphabetical by county and therein alphabetical by town or city.