Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series consists of various types of printed forms, reports, incoming correspondence, lists of men who were mustered into
the service of the United States government, and an assortment of printed material submitted by local officials to the Bureau
of Military Statistics between 1863 and 1868. The records were initially compiled pursuant to Chapter 113, Laws of 1863 which
required the Bureau of Military Statistics, in addition to other duties, to "collect and preserve...an account of the aid
afforded by the several towns and counties of this state." In 1865 (Chapter 690), the Legislature further specified the type
of information which the bureau was to collect.
Creator:
Title:
Accounts submitted by local officials detailing monies raised and expended and men furnished during the Civil War
Quantity:
20.7 cubic feet
23 boxes
Inclusive Dates:
1861-1868
Bulk Dates:
1863-1866
Inclusive Dates:
1861-1868
Bulk Dates:
1863-1866
Inclusive Dates:
1861-1868
Bulk Dates:
1863-1866
Series Number:
A4114