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New York State Bureau of Records of the War of the Rebellion Abstracts of Muster Rolls for Men Who Served in the United States Marine Corps during the Civil War


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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 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, names of vessels on which served, and final disposition (discharged, deserted, died, etc.).
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Title:
Abstracts of muster rolls for men who served in the United States Marine Corps during the Civil War
Quantity:

1.3 cubic feet

4 volumes

Inclusive Dates:
1861-1865
Series Number:
B0804

Arrangement

Alphabetical by last name.

Administrative History

Laws of 1887 authorized the Adjutant General to "procure copies of all military records relating to New York volunteers in the war of the rebellion, not on file in his office, from the proper departments of the general government" (Chapter 51).

In addition, the Adjutant General was "to establish as part of his office a bureau of records of the war of the rebellion, in which all records in his office relating to said war, and the records and relics of the bureau of military statistics shall be united and kept" (Chapter 247).

In his annual report to the Adjutant General the chief of the Bureau of Records of the War of the Rebellion stated that "arrangements have been entered into to obtain from the United States Navy Department the records of the men who served in the...Marine Corps" during the Civil War. Nine years later the bureau's chief reported that the service records of men who served in the Marine Corps had been bound "and the old records...carefully filed and packed away for preservation."

Scope and Content Note

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, names of vessels on which served, and final disposition (discharged, deserted, died, etc.).

Alternate Formats Available

Microfilm is available at the New York State Archives.

Microfilm: 4 reels; 35 mm.

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Custodial History

Collation date ca. 1887-1907.

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Contents Box Roll

Accretion: B0804-85
A-D 1 1
E-K 2 2
L-O 3 3
P-Y 4 4