United States Army Paymaster General's Office Muster Rolls of New York State Volunteer Units B1915

United States Army Paymaster General's Office Muster Rolls of New York State Volunteer Units

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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 99 muster rolls from the 5th and 13th New York Calvary, and the 58th, 68th, 119th, and 141st New York State Volunteers. Each muster roll contains the following information: name and rank of the soldier, where and when they were mustered in, person they were mustered in by, age, terms of service, and a breakdown of their salary due. Some vouchers and forms regarding servants also appear.

Creator:

United States. Army. Paymaster General's Office

Title:

Muster Rolls of New York State Volunteer Units

Quantity:

2 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1863-1864

Series Number:

B1915

Arrangement

B1915-06: Numerical by regiment, then alphabetically by company.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of 99 muster rolls from the 5th and 13th New York Calvary, and the 58th, 68th, 119th, and 141st New York State Volunteers. Each muster roll contains the following information: name and rank of the soldier, where and when they were mustered in, person they were mustered in by, age (in years), terms of service, and a breakdown of their salary due for the months indicated on the muster rolls. Also included with some of the muster rolls are vouchers for articles that the soldiers lost while marching and forms regarding servants for the officers.

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Custodial History

The muster rolls were compiled by Major George P. Lawrence who served in the United States Army's Paymaster Department from July 24, 1863 until he resigned his commission on May 3, 1864. Upon his resignation, Lawrence took his set of muster rolls back home with him to Massachusetts instead of forwarding them on to the proper authorities. At some point Lawrence deposited the muster rolls with the Massachusetts National Guard which is where they remained until they were recently discovered and transferred to the New York State Archives by the Director of the Massachusetts National Guard Military Museum and Archives in February of 2006.