The Union Preserved: A Guide to Civil War Records in the NYS Archives 9780823293285

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The Union Preserved

A Joint Publication by Fordham University Press and the New York State Archives Partnership Trust New York 1999

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A Guide to Civil War Records in the New York State Archives Edited by Harold Holzer

Compiled by Daniel Lorello

Introduction by Harold Holzer & Hans L. Trefousse Foreword by James M. McPherson

Copyright © WD9 by The New York State Archives Partnership Trust All rights reserved. LC DH-+725H ISBN O-H'2:l'2-1900-.'l Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Union preserved: a guide to Civil War records in the New York State Archives I edited by Harold Holzer: compiled by Daniel Lorello: introduction by Harold Holzer and Hans L. Trefousse : foreword by James M. McPherson. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN O-H'2:l'2-1900-:J (alk. paper) I. United States-History-Ci\·il War, I tl61-l H65Suurces-Bibliography-Catalogs. '2. New York (State)-History-Civil War, I Hfi 1-1 Hfi5-SourcesBibliography-Catalogs ..'l. New York State Archives and Records AdministratiOn-Catalogs. I. Holzer, Harold. CD:HH7.U55 1999 Olfi.97:l7-dc'21 CIP Pnnted

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Contents

Letter From the Governor vzz Acknowledgments ir Foreword xiii James M. McPherson Preface .rvii Daniel Lorello Introduction:"A State ofWar" 1 Harold Holzer and Hans L. Trifousse Documenting New York's Role in the Civil War 15 Daniel Lorello Overview 15 The Bureau of Military Statistics 16 The Guide and How to Use It 22 Administrative Histories and Record Series Descriptions 2.9 Adjutant General's Office 81 Inspector General's Office 41 Commissary General's Office ··H Quartermaster General's Office 46 Paymaster General's Oflice 51 Surgeon General's Office 54 Bureau of Military Statistics 56 Bureau of Records of the War of the Rebellion 65 Military Board 70 Auditing Board 72 Board of Commissioners to Examine Militia Claims 78 Board of Commissioners to Examine Militia and National Guard Uniform Claims 7/l Governor's Oflice 75 Comptroller's Oflice 7.9 Office of State Historian 82 Department of State 83 New York State Civil War Centennial Commission 85

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Conducting Genealogical and Local History Research in Civil War Records in the New York State Archives 98 APPENDIX H: The Educational Uses ofCivil War Records 96 API' END I x c: List of Record Series by Creating Office 98 A P PENn I x n: List of Record Series in Numerical Order by Series Number 104 APPENDIX 11 and, wi.tb tb.e aid of tl:a 'l'orti.Oth, impoi!U a :tongar deJ..a.y of lla.lt 1111 h our upo11 tlle troopa o'f Oener&l. Hoo4, tbllre; g1Ying the needed auooor, under the aollll:lald

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The Round Tops Still "Defenseless" In the late 1890s, New York State Historzan Hugh Hastzngs asked veterans who belonged to Grand Army ifthe Republic posts throughout the state to provzde fum wrztten accounts if their Civil War experzences. Hastzngs r·ecezved an astonzshzng an·ay if r·esponses, rangingfrom completed przntedfonns that he hadforwarded to the G.A.R. posts to, as in tins case, an orzginal typescript if a complete hzstory ofthe 40th N ew Yol"k Volunteers. It was prepm·ed by the regzment's hzst01·ian, Joseph MU1-phy. This section ifMU1-phy's manuscript recounts the 40th's role durzng the second day's actzon at the Battle if Gettysburg, when the men if the "Mozart Regzment" helped to repulse the onslaught if General John B . Hood's men agaznst Lzttle Round Top. Courtesy Manuscrzpts and Speczal Collectwns Unit, New York State L ibn11y

An Eyewitness Recalls Antietam The Battle ifAntzetam proved to be the szngle bloodiest day ifthe Civil War, with some 28,000 casualtz"es on both sides. In this account, alsoforwm·ded to State Historzan Hastzngs, F N Bell, President ifthe 1 04th New York Regimental A ssoczation, vzvzdly describes the actzon near the East Woods zn whzch Captazn William Duryea, who had served on General Joseph K. F Manifield's staff until the latter was mortally wounded, led a charge that zncluded men ifthe 104th New York against General John Bell Hood's Texans. Shouting "Boys, will you follow me?" Duryea led the men ifthe 1 04·th until he too fell senously wounded. C01t1·tesy Manuscrzpts and Speczal Collectzons Unzt, New York State L ibrary

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The Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation One if the natzon's great documentary treasures, the Prelimznary Emancipation Proclamation was wrztten and zssued by P resident A braham L zncoln on September 22, I 862,five days after the federal vzctory at the Battle ifAntietam. It gave states in rebellion I 00 days' notzce to 1"etur·n to the Union and cease hostilities, orface the permanent loss if all slaves. After opposzng slavery allhzs life, Lincoln hadfinally found a way to cripple the znstitution. On January I , I 868, as promised, the President issued afinal proclamation that declared all the slaves zn the rebellious states "thencifoTWard, and forever free." But that przzed document was later destroyed in the great Chicago Fire if 187 I . L incoln hzmselfdonated thzs preliminary proclamatzon to be sold at New York State's Army Relief Bazaar zn I 864. It was won in a charzty lottery by the famous abolitionzst Gentt Smzth, who zn turn donated zt back to the US. Sanztary Commzsszon to razse more.fundsjo1" soldier relief. Shortly after Lzncoln's assassination, the State Legislature voted to purchase the documentfor$ I ,ooo-and it has remained in the possession if the N ew York State Library ever since. Courtesy Manuscrzpts and Speczal Collectzons Umt, N ew York State Library

Map From the Mine Run Campaign Following General Lee's unsuccesiful Brzstoe Campazgn zn October· and early November 1868, General George G. Meade, Commander if the Army if the Potomac, attempted to maneuver· L ee out if hzs posztzon on the Rapidan Rzver. After some auspzczous Unzon thrusts, Confederate cavalry detected Meade's zntentzons, allowzng L ee time to fortifY strongly along Mine Run. Finding no assailable point, Meade reluctantly withdr·ew and went into winter quarters around Culpeper; Virgznza, thus ending ma;or operatzons zn the Eastern Theatet· until General Grant launched his Wilder·ness Campaign thefollowzng May. At the tzme Major General Gouverneur K. Warren used this map, he commanded the Second Corps during the Mine Run Campaign zn the absence if Major General Winfield Scott Hancock, who had been wounded at Gettysburg Courtesy Manuscrzpts and Spee~al Collectzons Umt., New York State Library

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r the compilation of series I :377 5, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops (sec descriptiOn on pp. 65-Gr>). 19. The New York State Archives and the Manuscripts and Special Collections Unit of the New York State Library hold a few of these questionnaires. In addition, mdividual questionnaires periodically appear on the manuscript market for sale. However, it is believed that the vast majority of the questionnaires were destroyed, along with other valuable Civil War-related records maintained by the Adjutant General's Office, during the well-lmown paper drives held during \Vorld War II. 20. For an excellent discussion of the militia system and its relationship to the federal government sec John K. Mahon, llist01:Y ~the 1\lilitia and the Nat tonal Guard (New York: Macmillan, 198:3). For an account of the New York State Militia bef(n·e the Civil War, see Gustav Person, "The Role of the New York State Militia in the Civil \Var" (unpublished M.A. thesis, Queens College of the City University of New Yorl\, 1992), pp. 1-69. 21. It should be noted that administrative histories are prm·ided only for those offices f(>r which the New York State Archives holds records and which are described in this guide. For example, the Office of the Engineer-in-Chief: which was an administrative component of the state's military bureaucracy prior to and during the Civil War, is not described because the State Archives holds no records pertaining to this office. However, most of the state's military administrative bodies arc represented in this guide.

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22. Much of this information is tal,en fl·om Patricia L. Faust, ed., Historzcal Times Illustrated Encyclopedia if the Civil War (New York: Harper & Row, 1986). Additional inf(mnation on Civil War units and ninteenth-century military terminology is also contained in Mark Boatner, The Civil lfi1r Dictionary (New York: David McKay, W59) and Phillip Katcher, The Civil IVar Source Book (New York: Facts on File, 1992). 2~l. An example of this is the case of the 7th New York Volunteers and the 7th New York Veteran Volunteers. The latter designation came about when the original 7th's enlistments expired and the surviving members re-enlisted and were augmented by new recruits, to bring the regiment to strength. The regiment then returned to war as the 7th Veteran Infantry. See Phisterer, New York in the IVar if the Rebellion, 2:1788, 1805-1806.

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New York State Adjutant General's Office By an act of Congress passed May H, 1792, entitled "An act more efl'ectively to provide for the national defense by establishing a unif(mn militia throughout the United States," each state was required to appoint an adjutant general. New York State, however, had made provisions f(w such an office since its organization as a state, and on April Is, I 7 86, the Council of Appointment named Nicholas Fish as the state's first adjutant general. Prior to 17Hfi no f()rmal appointment had been made to the position. The governor, who was also the commander in chief of the militia, acted as the adjutant general.' The legislature re-enacted and put into f(m·e the federal statute of 1792 with the passage of Chapter 1·5 of the Laws of 1793. For years afterward, all subsequent state militia legislation was based upon the 1792 federal act. Two amendatory acts, passed by Congress on March 2, 180:3, and May 12, I H20, further defined the duties and functions of the Adjutant General's Office." By 1 H5H federal and state legislation required the adjutant general to distribute all orders of the commander in chief to the militia; obey all orders relative to executing and perfecting military discipline as stipulated by law; furnish blank forms of difl'erent returns that might be required and to explain the principles on which they should be made; receive and preserve, from the officers of the difl'erent corps throughout the state, returns reporting the actual condition of arms "and everything which relates to the advancement of good order and discipline"; compile abstracts fi·om the returns and present them annually to the commander in chief; and to compile and file an annual return, complete with

descriptions of arms and accoutrements, to the president of the United States. On an everyday basis, the duties of the Adjutant General's Office consisted of publishing orders in writing; compiling and transmitting written instructions; receiving and filing reports and returns; compiling tables showing the condition and composition of the state's militia; regulating details of service; corresponding with the heads of administrative departments, such as the quartermaster general or commissary general, relative to the needs of troops; and corresponding with the corps, detachments, or individual officers of the militia." Up to the outbreak of the Civil War on April 14, 1861, the Adjutant General's Office, for the most part, concerned itself with the duties outlined above. However, with the issuance of President Lincoln's proclamation on April 15, 1861, calling for 75,000 men, new duties devolved upon the office. Under Lincoln's first call, New York State was assigned a quota of seventeen regiments to consist of not less than 13,2HO men. By the end of the war, the state furnished over 44H,OOO troops, more than any other state in the Union, to the federal government.'· As the principal liaison between the state's Executive Department and the federal government, specifically the U.S. War Department, the adjutant general was responsible for establishing procedures governing the recruiting, organizing, quartering, provisioning, uniforming, transporting, and, for a short period, paying of troops raised by the state. As the war progressed, the adjutant general became involved with the enrolling and drafting of men as well as the paying ofbounty monies.

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The Adjutant General's Office also established institutions to provide for sicl{ and wounded troops in the field as well as for men en route to or from their homes. In short, during the Civil War the Adjutant General's Office was the scene of intense activity, as evidenced by the thousands of documents generated and filed by the office. Although there are a significant number of records series which are known to have been generated and filed with the Adjutant General's Office but which are not now extant, the State Archives contains many series that document the activities of the office during the Civil War. In addition to his regular duties, during the war the adjutant general was a member of the Board of Managers of the New York State Soldiers' Depot.''

Finding aids: Container listing available. Inde.res: See descnptumjhr Series 13722 below.

13722 Register of Letters Received, 1862-1866. 14 volumes. Arrangement: Chronologically by year.

These volumes serve as the name index to a portion of the correspondence and petitions files described above. For each letter received the register provides: date of receipt; sender's name; file number assigned; addressee's name, place and date of writing; disposition; and a one line summary of the contents. Each register contains its own alphabetical index to names of senders and persons mentioned in the summaries of each letter's contents. Finding cuds: Volume list mg.

B0462 Correspondence and Petitions, 1821-1896. 61.5 c.t: 14403 General Orders, 1802-1975. Arrangement: Chronological~y by year and

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therein numericalry by a number assigned by the Adjutant General's Office. This is essentzal(y a

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chronologzcal arrangement by date if receipt.

the rem numerzcal(y by order number.

These files consist of correspondence, memoranda, petitions, orders, and letters of transmittal. Most of the records were generated by New York State military personnel, but there is a significant amount of material from private citizens; federal officials; adjutant generals from other states; New York State senators and assemblymen; representatives of firms manufacturing military arms, equipment, and accoutrements; and various state oflicials. Much of the material is of a routine, administrative nature but there is a significant number of items of noteworthy historical interest.

The orders concerning the Civil War are contained in a single volume. On the whole, the general orders pertain to the overall administration and organization of the state's militia and volunteer forces raised during the war. Specific subjects include the appointment of oflicers to the state's military department; the raising, organizing, and equipping of volunteer regiments; promotions, appointments, and resignations of oflicers in volunteer regiments; procedures for implementing the draft; and the establishment and payment of bounties.

Subjects include the New York City Draft Riots, payment ofbounties, courts martial, regimental strengths, reports concerning past activities of regiments, promotions, and transfers. s2 :

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Finding azds: Volume listing. Inde.res: Most (but not alQ volumes contain alphabetzcalname and su~ject znde.res.

14405 Special Orders,1855-1975. .'H:l volumes.

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13728 Abstracts of Military Commissions, 1823-1909. 15 volumes.

These orders were issued by the adjutant general and commanding otlicers of specific mili- Arrangement: The entries in Volume Twelve tary units. The orders pertaining to the Civil are arranged by descendinK rank and !herem War deal with numerous topics, including the alphabeticalZv by.first letter qflast name. Those in re-assignment of regiments to brigades and Volume Thirteen are in chronological order ~y divisions; formation and assignment of com- date qf commission. panies to regiments; revocation of previously Volumes Twelve and Thirteen contain the abissued orders; promotions and demotions; isstracts of commissions issued to officers who suance of arms, uniforms, equipment, and acserved in New York State Militia regiments coutrements to units and training institutions; during the Civil War (the two volumes actucourts martial and appeals; details for special ally span fi·om l H5l through I H7 5). They prooccasions (e.g., the arrival of Lincoln's funeral vide the officer's name; office; regiment, britrain or the capture of Richmond); areas from gade or division number; residence; date of which volunteer regiments were recruited; commission; and date of rank. troop inspections; discharges; training exercises; transfer of personnel; issuance of regula- FindinK aids: Volume listlllg tions; and grants or suspensions of leaves of 13729 Organization Rosters of Military absence. Officers,1800-1899. 14 volumes. Contained within the series is a subseries of sixteen volumes of orders produced during Arrangement: Clzronologirally ~y date qf the Civil \Var. The New York State Adjutant comtnZSSIOn. General's Office issued these orders to impleVolumes Seven, Eight, Nine-A, and Nine-B ment various general orders promulgated by contain the names of officers who served in the United States War Department. The War New York State Militia regiments during the Department general orders deal mainly with the recruitment and enrollment of men into Civil War. In addition to name, the volumes the U.S. Volunteer Army and were issued in provide rank, date of commission, date of response to President Lincoln's first and sec- rank, post office address, county of residence, ond calls for volunteers. Other general orders in whose place appointed, and remarks conpertain to the authorization of qualified indi- cerning promotions and resignations. Genviduals to enroll new volunteers and to the eral staff officers are listed first, followed by enrollment of volunteers already in federal brigade and regimental otlicers for infantry, service. This set of special orders is arranged cavalry, and artillery units. This series does according to the U.S. general order to which not contain any data pertaining to officers they pertain and therein chronologically by who served in New York State Volunteer units year. The orders are then consecutively num- mustered into federal service during the war. bered within each year. Finding aids: Volume listing.

FindinK aids: Volume lisllllf{.

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organizations, but there are no personal name inde.res.

13727 Register of Supernumerary Officers, 1848-1883. I volume. Arrangement: Alphabetically by last name and !herem chronologically by date ofdischarge. This volume is an alphabetical register of officers in the New York State Militia and National Guard who were retired or discharged. Each en try provides the name of officer; oflice held; regiment number; brigade, division, or corps; residence; date of certificate of discharge; and remarks.

B0463 Resignations of New York State Militia and National Guard Officers, 1811-1895. 5 c.f Arrangement: Alphabetically by last name if resigner and therein chronologically ~y date qf acceptance. These files are fairly routine and will typically provide the resigning officer's name, rank, unit to which presently attached, reason(s) for resignation, statement of unindebtedness, date, and signature. The disposition of therequest is usually noted on either the bottom of the form or its reverse. Finding aids: Container listing.

A4109 Militia Enrollment Returns Filed by County Boards of Supervisors, 1858. 0.5 c.f Arrangement: Alphabetzcally by name ofcounty. This series consists of printed forms submitted by the clerks of county boards of supervisors to the Adjutant General's Office detailing the number of men liable to perform military duty. County assessment rolls were used to produce returns, which contain name of town or number of ward, number of per34

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sons enrolled belonging to fire companies, number of persons liable to perf(mn military duty not belonging to military or fire companies, total number enrolled, and remarl\s. Each return is signed and dated by the clerl\ of the board.

A4155 Registers Recording Enrollment of Persons Liable to Military Duty (1st Ward Buffalo, and Tonawanda), 1862. 2 volumes. Arrangement: The names m the registers are grouped alphabeticalzy. These two volumes record the names, ages, and occupations of men liable to military duty who lived in Tonawanda and in Bufl'alo's First Ward. Although they may occasionally be found at the local level, the location ofthe bulk of the enrollment registers f()r the remainder of the state is unknown. In addition to the information listed above, the registers also denote those individuals who were exempt from the enrollment due to occupation, age, mental capacity, physical fitness, or current military status. 6 Finding auls: Volume listing.

A4156 Statistical Register Pertaining to the 1864 Enrollment of Men Liable To Duty In the National Guard, 1864. 1 volume. Arrangement: Alphabetically by county. This volume contains the statistical results of the I H64 enrollment as mandated by Chapter 477 of the Laws of I Hfi2. The 1864 enrollment pertains to men eligible tor service in the state's National Guard, as opposed to the enrollment of 1862, which dealt with men eligible to be drafted into federal service (see below). Data provided include district number; and for each town, the total number of men enrolled, exempt, and liable to duty. These figures are totaled on a county-wide level.

B1382 Statistical Register of State Draft Quotas and Volunteers, 1862. 1 volume. Arrangnnent: Entries are arranged alphabetical~y by county. This series consists of statistical data compiled by the Adjutant General's Oflice in preparation for a draft contemplated by state authorities after President Lincoln's call on August -~. 1862, for :300,000 men to be mustered into federal service for nine months. The draft, however, was not carried out.' For each county, statistics are provided for population and "quota for 120,000," 5 percent, and total number of men to be furnished by the draft. In tabular form, the following statistics are provided for each town: population, "quota for 120,000," 5 percent, total, number of volunteers raised, surplus, and deficit."

A4110 Rough Abstracts of Expenditures for Salaries and Ordnance, 1863-1866.0.5 c.f. Arrangement: Rouglz£v chronological by year and therein by q_ffice. This series consists of handwritten abstracts of expenditures which, for the most part, detail the names, grades, positions, and salaries of employees of the various offices of the state's Military Department. There are abstracts from the Offices of the Surgeon General, Inspector General, Commissary General, Judge Advocate General, Paymaster General, and Quartermaster General. Other abstracts provide information on ordnance distributed to various units, but they are few in number and diflcr greatly in content.

A4130 Duplicate Correspondence Directed to and Received from Military Officers, 1861-1866. 0.5 c.f. This series consists almost entirely of duplicate correspondence and special orders dating

between May and August 1861. There are also a few items dating from 1862 and one document dating from 1866. These are mainly copies of bills, vouchers, and ordnance inventories. As a whole, the correspondence deals almost exclusively with the organization and supply of volunteer units raised by the state in response to President Lincoln's call for men in 1 R61. To a lesser extent, the documents also deal with state militia units.

A4148 Telegrams Received and Sent, 1862. 2 volumes.

Arrangement: ClzronologicalZy by date. These telegrams pertain mainly to the state's eflort to raise and equip the volunteer forces mustered into federal service during the early years of the Civil War. Specific subjects include the appointment of officers, mustering in of regiments, assignment of companies to regiments, promotions, arrangement of transportation for regiments leaving the state, recruitment of new regiments, procurement of arms from the Commissary General's Office, mustering out of three-month regiments, and the payment of troops.

Finding aids: Volume listing. Inde.r:es: Volume One contains an alphabetical name inde.r; Volume Two does not.

A4153 Registers Recording the Transmission of Documents to Militia Officers, 1858-1863. 2 volumes. Arrangement: ChronologicalZy by date q_f transmission. These registers record the names of militia oflicers to whom various types of forms and other printed material were sent by the Adjutant General's Oflice. Each entry typically provides the name of the oflicer to whom the Administrative Histories and Series Descriptions : .'l5

material was mailed; regiment, brigade, or division number; number of copies mailed; date; and type of record. Types of records sent include regulations, enlisting orders, adjutant general's reports, manuals of arms, inspection returns, laws pertaining to the militia, and certificates of membership. Finding aids: Volume listing.

A4152 Roster of Officers of New York State Volunteer Regiments, 1861-1862. 1 volume. Arrangement: Numerically by regzment number and therein alplzabetical(y ~y company letter.

This volume contains the names of officers of the First through Thirteenth Regiments of New York State Volunteers. In addition to the oflicer's name, the date of his commission and previous rank are usually, but not always, recorded. Occasionally, a note states that an officer was killed in action, resigned, promoted, or wounded. Ranks recorded include not only colonel through second lieutenant, but also the regiment's surgeon, assistant surgeon, chaplain, adjutant, and quartermaster. The location of volumes dealing with other volunteer regiments is unknown.

A4160 Register of United States Colored Troops Who Filed Claims Against the Federal Government, 1866-1869. 1 volume. Arrangement: Alphabetically byfirst letter rg'last name.

This volume records the names of United States Colored Troops who filed claims against the United States for back pay and bounties for service during the Civil War." Data include claim number, name, rank, company, regiment, date of enlistment, date dis-

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charged, and the date when the claim was filed. Some entries provide the authorization by which the claimant was discharged and a notation whether the claim was settled or rejected. If the claim was settled, the amount is usually stated.

13725 Descriptive Roll of the Howitzer Battery of the Eleventh Brigade, National Guard, 1864-1884. 1 volume. Arrangement: Entries are arranged l~y rank and therein chronologically by year.

This volume contains a listing of officers and privates in the Howitzer Battery of the Eleventh Brigade, New York National Guard. The first part of the volume deals with commissioned and non-commissioned officers. Inf(mnation provided includes name, date of election or appointment, and remarks on promotion, discharge, or other changes in status. Following this section is a listing of men transferred, discharged, or deceased. The remainder of the volume consists of an alphabetical register of privates. Each entry provides name; age at enlistment; when, where, and by whom enlisted; when, where, and by whom mustered; term of enlistment; birthplace; occupation; and remarks on change in status.

B0633 Descriptive Book of the 193rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 1865. 1 volume. Arrangement: Alphabetical(y ~y company and therein alphabdiral~y by last name C!fvolunteer.

This volume provides physical descriptions and enlistment inf()rmation on the majority of men who served in the 19~3rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the closing months of the Civil War. The first part of the

volume contains a listing of the regiment's A4166 Regimental Records Pertaining to officers. Each entry provides name, rank, date the Twenty Second Regiment of New York of appointment, date mustered, and remarks State Volunteers, 1861-1865. 4 volumes. (usually about change in status). The middle Arrangement: The orders zn volumes three and portion of the volume contains data on enjour are arranged chronofogicaf(y. listed men. Information provided includes age; height; complexion; eye and hair color; These volumes contain descriptive lists, place of birth; occupation; date, place, and by names and addresses of ex-members of the whom enlisted; term of enlistment; and re- regiment, and general and special orders. The marks. The remarks usually refer to deser- descriptive lists (contained in volume one) tions, promotions, transfers, or discharges. provide company, rank, name, age, height, The last section of the volume contains, some- complexion, eye and hair color, birthplace, what curiously, a lengthy discourse on the occupation, date and place of enlistment, qualifications and characteristics that gen- by whom enlisted, length of enlistment, and remarks. The remarks usually provide inerals should possess. formation on \VOtmds received, transfers, discharges, deaths, promotions, muster-out A0227 Regimental Records Pertaining to dates, and resignations. A second list provides the First Regiment of Artillery, New York the name, rank, date of appointment, and State Volunteers, 1863-1865. 2 volumes. changes in status of each of the regiment's Arrangement: Chronologically by date qfreport. commissioned officers. The second volume These two volumes were apparently compiled appears to be an address book of ex-members by Sergeant David Cole, who was a member of the regiment and provides name, address, of Battery C of the First Regiment of New county, and state. Occasionally, references to York Artillery. Volume One contains a list of deaths are recorded. The remaining two volall members of Battery C of the unit and a mnes consist of copies of general and special monthly attendance record of the company orders, instructions, and circulars concerning between I 864 and I 865. Volume Two consists the regiment issued by brigade, division, and of printed morning reports for Battery C dat- army commanders. The orders usually deal ing between .January 186;3 through May I 8G5. with routine administrative procedures such The reports provide totals of men who were as the issuance of rations; resignations; propresent fi:Jr duty; on special, extra, and daily motions; details for courts martial, mspecduty; sidi; in arrest or confinement; horses tions, and picket duty; and furloughs. serviceable or unserviceable; and details of abFinding atds: T'olume list mg. sences (on detached service, with leave, without leave, sick, or retained by civil authorities); and alterations since last report (new A4124 Correspondence Pertaining to enlistments, killed, discharger the administration of the institution. The board was recognized and its power extended and defined by Special Order No. 2(H (May 8, I HG.'l). By the board's authority the quartermaster general was responsible f(x all expenditures made in connection ·with the administration of the depot"~ The Soldiers· Depot was located on Howani Street in Kcw Yorl{ City and was opened on May I K, IHG~.l. The facility was intended to be a "place of rest and relief for the sick and wounded, furloughed, and discharged soldiers" who were in transit to or from their homes. The depot maintained a hospital to treat sick and wounded men, as well as a library. In addition, the depot aided disabled soldiers in securing their discharges, assisted soldiers with the necessary paperworl{ requin~d to obtain back pay or bounty money due, and provided new clothing to men whose unif(mns had worn out. \Vith the end of the war and the return of most of the state's volunteers to civilian status, the services of the

Soldiers' Depot were no longer required. The depot was closed on March :3 1, l KG(), ami its records t(wwarded to the Adjutant General's Office."" The New York Military Agency can be traced to the organization of a private association on January 7, 1H62. This association was established in \Vashington, D.C. and provided relief to sick, wounded, and destitute soldiers fi·om Nev.: York who were stationed in the army or recuperating in hospitals in the \Vashington area. The organi7.ation was entirely privately f'lmded, relying mostly on voluntary contributions of patriotic citizens. On April 23, ll:iG!l, the state legislature appropriated $:30,000 to purchase hospital supplies and to defray expenses incurred in the transportation and care of the state's sick and wounded soldiers for which no provision had been made by the fhleral government. The priYate association mentioned abo\'e turned owr its supplies at the end of the year to S. H. Swetland, who was designated as the state's agent to supervise the disbursement of funds appropriated by the legislature."'' The f(>llowing year the legislature appropriated an additional $200,000 f(>r the care of wounded and disabled soldiers in the field. lloweYer, these funds were to be disbursed by the Board ofManagers of the New Yorl\ State Soldiers' Depot, ·which in turn devolved this authm·ity upon the quartermaster general. In addition, the hoard appointed John F. Seymour as "General Agent of the State of New York, fi.>r the Helief of the Soldiers of this State.""" Under the authority conferred upon him, Seymour appointed agents to operate out of \Vashington, Alexandria, Fredrichsburg, Norfoll\, Baltimore, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Buflalo, Louisville, and Nash\'illc. Temporary agencies were also established at Belle Plain and in the Shenandoah

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Valley in Virginia. Seymour required these agents to perf(mn the following duties: • visit all hospitals within their jurisdiction and ascertain the treatment of sick and wounded New York soldiers; • supply clothing and other reasonable wants not supplied by hospitals; • correspond, when requested, with the friends or relatives of soldiers; • f(Jrward to the central office in New York the names of all New York soldiers in hospitals, along with their regiment number and a description of their wounds or siclmess; and • maintain an office where soldiers or their friends could apply f(>r assistance in obtaining furloughs or discharges, transportation home, or bacli pay:"

tion continued to exist within the militia. It was, however, nominal and without any real function.'"'

A4106 Administrative Correspondence and Related Records, 1861-1868. 1.5 c.f Arrangement: Rough(y dzronologica/ ~yyear.

This series consists mainly of incoming CO!Tespondence to the Quartermaster General's Office but also includes copies of special orders and resolutions of the Military Board, invoices, vouchers, receipts, canceled checks, inspection reports, and samples of cloth to be used in manufacturing uniforms. Much of the series deals with the procurement, inspection, and issuance of and payment f(>r uniforms, rations, and tents obtained by the state during the Civil War. In addition, the series contains a large amount of correspondence directed to the "Acting Assistant Quartermaster GenIn February I R65, the legislature approprieral" and future President of the United States, ated another $200,000 f(Jr the continuance of Chester A. Arthur, which reflects his administhe agencies, but after the fall of Richmond trative duties during the first years of the war. and the surrender of Lee's army in April, many of the field agencies were closed. How- FindinK aids: Rundle listzng. ever, with the mustering out of the federal forces, the remaining agencies (Washington, A4108 Proceedings and Reports of the Albany, Buffalo, and New York) undertook a Board of Managers of the New York State new responsibility. This involved assisting Soldiers' Depot, 1863-1864.0.5 c.f soldiers settling their claims f(Jr back pay or bounty money due. Between the end of the war and I Sf1S these agencies helped to settle the claims of thousands of soldiers and sailors. In late I SGR the quartermaster general closed the remaining two agencies in \Vashington and Albany because no funds were appropriated by the legislature for their continuance."" In June of I RGS the Quartermaster General's Office was consolidated with the Commissary General of Ordnance's Office (General Order No. 5). Although the commissary general of ordnance assumed all of the duties of the quartermaster general, the later posi+s : The Union Preserved

Arrangement: Chronologmrl(y l~y month proceeding or report.

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This series consists of minutes, resolutions, reports, and a small amount of correspondence generated by or directed to the board. The bulk of the series is comprised of minutes of meetings of the board and monthly reports submitted by the depot's superintendent to the board. There arc also a number of reports from the depot's surgeon to the board. The minutes reflect the board's duties as the depot's administrative organ, while the superintendent's reports reflect the day-to-day op-

eration and maintenance of the depot. The surgeon's reports are interesting in that they will occasionally provide inf(mnation on admissions requiring medical attention as \\·ell as a description of types of wounds or illnesses treated.

Finding aids: Bundle listmg.

A4117 Records Pertaining to the New York State Soldiers' Depot, ca. 1864-1866. o.r. c.f. This series includes correspondence, descriptive rolls of indi,·idual soldiers, rt'ceipts f(w claims, inventories of the depot's kitchen and dining room, discharge papers, receipts for official reconls received from the Adjutant General's Oflice, certificates of enlistment, matron's reports, list of depot expenditures, receipts tor work perf(mned at the depot, and furloughs. The records have little or no relationship to one another and it is unclear why they were originally filed together. It is possible these records were forwarded to Albany after the depot was closed. The presence of discharge papers and furloughs may be explained by the fact that each soldier was strongly urged to place all otlkial records and other valuables on deposit with the proper official at the depot. These were then returned to the soldier upon completion of his stay. It may be that these records were ne\'er returned to the soldier but instead remained at the depot and were eventually tbrwarded to Albany.

A4135 Registers of Soldiers' Claims Expedited by the New York Military Agency, 1866-1868. :.H volumes. Arrangement: By qfJia' and then by ongmal regtster letter. These registers describe claims filed by Ci\'il \Var \'eterans and actions taken on those claims by both the tcderal and state go\'ern-

ments. The claims pertain mainly to overdue pension ami bounty monies, but there are also daims f{w commutations of rations and bad' pay. The registers were compiled by branch offices of the New York Military Agency located in New York, Buthllo, and Washington. Each register, regardless of office, proYides the claimant's name (including relation to deceased soldier) ami rank; company and regiment; dates of enlistment and discharge; by ,,·hom paid and date; by whom discharge was signed; amount of claim; actions taken by the agency (names ofoffkial state and thleral correspondents; dates correspondence was receiH'd or sent, etc.); and a signed receipt or statement that the claimant has received the money due and I or related papers, such as certificate of discharge. The Buffalo Agl'ncy registers often provide additional int(wmation relating to the claimant's military service reconl; or if the claimant was filing t()r an innlid pension, a detailed description of the disability and how it occurred is included.

Inde.res: Alphabetical name inde.rJbr each rfgtsle1; e.rcept those qfthe ff(JShingtou qf.Jice, which have a general name indr.r to all qfits rfgt~'ters.

Finding cuds: Volume h'tmg.

A4136 Register of Soldiers Who Visited the Washington Office of the New York Military Agency, 1863-1865. 1 ,·olume . •.Jrrangement: Entries are anunged dmmological~v by the date C!f'the soldier:1· vis1t. This \'olumc contains the names and needs of soldiers who \'isited the Washington, D.C., office of the New Yorl\ Military Agency between December 1HG~l and May 1HG5. Int()J·mation provided includes soldier's name, rank, residence (the maJority are ti·om New York, but there are some soldiers ti·om other

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states), regiment, company, location, date of visit, reason fix visit, and remarks. The reasons f()r the visits vary, but they often deal with applications f(>r passes or furloughs; requests for clothing or otlicial papers needed to obtain discharges, pensions, or bounties; inquiries about employment; shipment of personal items bad\ home; transportation to regiment or bacl\ home; or requests for medical examinations in order to obtain discharges. The remarks usually refer to the disposition of the soldier's request.

process the claim; and, normally, a notation concerning final disposition. Each entry in Volume Two provides date; soldier's name; occasionally, rank; regiment and company; usually, the name of hospital treating the soldier; soldier's request (discharge, transfer, or furlough); and remarks. The remarks typically refer to actions tal\en by the medical bureau to process the soldier's request. Occasionally the final disposition of the case is recorded. Finding aids: Volume listing. Inde.res: Both volumes contain alphabetical name

A4137 Case Registers of New York Medical Agents, 1865-1866. 2 volumes. Arrangemmt: Entries in Volume One are arranged chronolof{iml(v by date qffiling r payment and the disbursing of funds to individuals for goods or services purchased by the state's military establishment.

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Surgeon General's Office Although the Office of Surgeon General had been in existence since I HIS, the position was purely honorary and without any substantive duties. However, with the outbreak of the Civil War in April I R(i!, the office was assigned se\"Cral important responsibilities. These included conducting physical examinations of recruits raised by the state's first call for men (Chapter '277, Laws of 1861 ); determining the qualifications of men applying ti.>r positions as surgeons and assistant surgeons in the newly f()rmed regiments; establishing and maintaining hospitals ti.w sick and disabled men at each of the receiving depots, located in Albany, Elmira, and New York; and vaccinating men before they left the state to begin their terms of sen· ice in the federal army.·i 7 During the following year the Surgeon General's Office concerned itself with weeding out and replacing incompetent surgeons erroneously commissioned in 1861; appointing and promoting surgeons and assistant surgeons to vacancies; tightening the examination process of new recruits, particularly those trying to enlist under the inducement of bounties authorized by Governor Morgan's July 17, 186'2 proclamation; and examining individuals claiming exemption from military duty because of physical disabilities. In March I HG3 the surgeon general was appointd to the Board of Managers of the New York State Soldiers' Depot and became responsible f())' overseeing the medical department of the facility. The depot was located in New York City and first opened in May of I HG3." In addition to the duties described above, the surgeon general frequently visited hospitals near battlefields to inspect conditions

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and to assist and comfort wounded soldiers from Nevv· York. A considerable amount of time was also expended in helping soldiers obtain furloughs, arranging transfers of sick and wounded men to hospitals nearer their homes, and in responding to inquiries from relatives concerning the location and health ofloved ones. With the end of the war in April 1865, the duties of the Surgeon General's Office lessened, since it was no longer necessary to examine recruits and prospective medical officers or appoint and promote men to vacancies. For the most part the surgeon general was responsible f()r reorganizing the medical staff of the state's National Guard; establishing and overseeing a temporary home in Albany tor indigent, sick, and disabled wterans; and supervising the medical operations of the New York State Soldiers' Depot. Upon the closing of the Soldier's Depot in March 18GH, the duties of the Surgeon General's Office diminished even further. Eventually, the position returned to its ante-bellum status as an ornamental and honorary office with few tangible functions.

A4104 Incoming Correspondence Received from Medical Officers of New York State Volunteer Units, 1861-1866. '2 c.t: Arrangement: Numerical~}'~}' regnnent number and !herem chronologically ~y year. This series consists of incoming correspondence fl·om various medical personnel affiliated with New York State Volunteer units, directed to the surgeon general. For the most part, the letters are from regimental surgeons and assistant surgeons. The bulk of the corre-

spondence deals with requests for appointments as regimental surgeons or assistant surgeons, the acceptance of commissions, requests to forward commissions, requests for promotions, requests f(w information pertaining to unif(mns, acknowledgements for receipt of commissions, requests for hospital stewards, requests f(>r reappointment or reassignment, and requisitions for medicine. The correspondence fl·om persons requesting appointments is noteworthy because it often provides information pertaining to the applicant's medical education, experience, and other pertinent credentials.

Inde.xes: See Series Bo:J I '2 described below.

Inde.res: Alphabetical name mde.r to senders and names r!fpersons mentioned mthe summaries appears atfore rg'volume.

B0311 Roster of Medical Staff of New York State Volunteer Regiments, 1861-1865. I

volume.

Arrangement: Numencal~v l~v unit. This volume is a roster of surgeons and assistant surgeons in New Yorl{ State Volunteer regiments. Each entry provides name, rani{, date of rank, and remarks concerning promotions, resignations, and other charges in status.

Finding auls: F'older listinp,:

Inde.res: Alphabetical name inde.r mntained at end C?fvolume.

B0312 Register of Letters Received by the Surgeon General's Office, 1865-1868.

A4147 Telegrams Received, 1861-1864.

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volume.

Arrangement: Clzronological~y by date rifrecetpt C?fcorrespondence. This register serves as an index to the correspondence described above f(>r the years I HG5 and 1866 only. The register provides the following information on each letter received: date of receipt, sender's name, file number assigned, addressee's name, place and date of writing, disposition (where filed), and a oneline summary of contents.

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volume.

Arrangement: Chronologically b.v daft~ r!freceipt. This volume contains incoming telegrams receiwd by the Surgeon General's Office between April 26, 18() I, and November 2(), I H(H·. The telegrams deal with administrative matters such as the examination of regiments, distribution of medical supplies, appointments of regimental surgeons, and the disposition of wounded soldiers received at New York City and Albany.

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Bureau of Military Statistics The Bureau of Military Statistics'" was originally established as a part of the Adjutant General's Oflice on December 20, 1 Sfi2, pursuant to Special Order No. Sfi6. The order's only other provision was the appointment of Lockwood L. Doty as the bureau's chief The state legislature recognized the action by enacting Chapter 11.'3 of the Laws of 1 RG:3. The statute appropriated $G,OOO for the bureau and mandated that it collect and preserve "an authentic sl\etch of every person ti·om this State who has volunteered into the service of the general government" since April 15, 1 Sfi 1, "and likewise a record of the service of the several regiments, which shall include an account of their organization and subsequent history and generations, together 'vith an account of the aid atlorded by the several towns and counties of this State .... " In his first annual report (January 1S(i1-) Doty declared his intention to have the bureau collect not only the records required by the legislature, but also "every fact relating to the rebellion, and especially to the part which New Yorl\ has taken in the war, whether now recorded or printed, or still existing only in memory. ... " Accordingly, the bureau began to actively collect (mostly through donations) newspapers, sheet music, books, pamphlets, photographs, maps, military reports, federal and state published reports, scrapbooks, and recruiting posters. The bureau also began to acquire artifacts. In its first year, over fifty regimental flags carried by New York State units were deposited in the bureau. In addition, military items such as rifles, carbines, swords, ammunition, knives, and unit()rms were acquired. As a result, the bureau began to take on the appearance of a museum.

In March 1 SG+ the legislature repealed the enabling statute of I SGS (Chapter 51) and made the bureau an independent organization separate fi·om the Adjutant General's Office. The law also made the bureau an office of record by authorizing it to procure a seal and issue certified copies of any record in its possession. The bureau was, however, to continue collecting the same information as described in the 1863 legislation. Chapter G90 of the Laws of 1 S(i5 changed the name of the bureau to the Bureau of Military Record and expanded its record-keeping functions. In addition to accumulating the records specified in earlier legislation, the law required various local officials to file certain records with the Chief of the Bureau of Military Record. According to the statute: • Town clerks were to compile a complete record of all men comprising the town's quota of troops furnished to the United States. These records were to contain biographical material pertaining to each man's civilian and military careers. • Town supervisors were to furnish detailed statements of monies raised and paid by the town, bounties to soldiers, and the total number furnished. • County treasurers were to submit a statement of the amount of money raised by taxes and loans as well as a detailed list of expenditures connected with the war. • Mayors and common councils of cities were to compile biographical registers similar to that of the town

clerks. They were also required to submit accounts of funds raised and expended for war and the total number of men furnished to the federal government. Furthermore, the law provided for the establishment of auxiliary bureaus of military record on a county level. These bureaus, after being certified by the Bureau of Military Reconl, were authorized to collect and preserve the same type of data as the state bureau. Believing the duties and functions of his office were being encroached upon by the bureau, New York's adjutant general, William Irvine, addressed the relationship of the two bodies in his 1Hfi5 annual report to Governor Reuben Fenton. Irvine pointed out that under federal law the Adjutant General's Otlice was the only office duly authorized to maintain official military records and the state legislature could not alter this fact. Irvine argued that without federal approval, all state legislation conferring record-keeping responsibilities upon the Bureau of Military Record was unconstitutional. According to Irvine, the bureau "can not have ... custody of a single official roster, muster roll, enlistment paper or other document which belongs to the otlicialmilitary records of this State." The legislature apparently agreed with Irvine because it redesignated the Bureau of Military Record as the Bureau of Military Statistics and organized it as an "additional Military Staff Department" (Chapter 665, Laws of 18fW). Two years later the legislature specifically ordered the Bureau of Military Statistics to be "transferred and constituted a bureau in the department of the Adjutant General" (Chapter 717, Laws of 18f18). Between 1868 and 18HG the bureau's duties consisted mainly of displaying the various Civil War regimental flags, artifacts, and

bool\s it had acquired. The bureau continued to collect, but on a much smaller sn1le, photographs and individual histories of soldiers who had fought in the war. In 1887 the bureau was abolished when Chapter 2·~7 required the adjutant general "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."

13774 Town and City Registers of Officers, Soldiers, and Seamen Composing the Quotas of Troops Furnished to the United States During the Civil War, 1861-1865. :l5 c.f Arrmz~ement: Alphabetmd~y l~v mw1~V and

!herem alphabetical~v by name (![city, town, or village.

These registers are printed forms issued by the Bureau of Military Record and completed by the state's town and city clerks pursuant to Chapter G90 of the Laws of I Hf15. The registers provide the individual's full name, residence, date and place of birth, present rank, regiment and company, dates of enlistment and muster, rank, length of enlistment, place of enlistment, race, amount of bounty paid by town or county if disbursed by supervisor, marital status, previous occupation, parents' names, and dates of any promotions, resignations, discharges, or deaths. For seamen, the information is identical, except that the name(s) of the vessel(s) upon which they served is listed. Inde.res: Alphabetical name inde.res a refound at the end qf each volume. Findin~ aids:

Item listing.

Available on micnifilrn.

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A0389 Registers of Officers and Enlisted Men Mustered into Federal Military or Naval Service During the Civil War, 1861-1865. 6 volumes.

not the person was a pnsoner of war or a bounty jumper. The second subseries, "Return of Officers and Enlisted Men Who Have Been in the Military or Naval Service," consists of two volArrangement: R_y subsenes and then tnnes very similar to the subseries described alphabetiral~y l~y coun~y and therein above. The volumes provide the same data peralphabetically by city, town, or village. taining to the individual's birthplace, trade, These folio-sized volumes provide both mili- residence, marital status, education, and origitary and civil inf(mnation on New York men nal enlistment. However, additional inf(mnamustered into federal military or naval ser- tion is provided on how long the individual vice during the Civil War. Much of the inf(>r- served; manner of separation (discharged on mation in the series was compiled from ques- expiration of term, resigned, deserted, etc.); tionnaires distributed by the bureau to the health (good or permanently impaired); loss soldiers themselves, fi·iends, relatives, medical of fingers, hands, arms, feet, or legs; other oflicers in charge of United States hospitals, wounds received; and remarl\s (where l\illed, and local officials. This was probably done reason for discharge, where wounded, health sometime bet\\·een 1H6.'3 and 1R67. The data problems, place of capture, place of internwere then arranged into three types of cate- ment, etc.). gories: New York Volunteers in service, New The final subseries consists of one volume York Volunteers formerly in service, and New entitled "Deaths of Officers and Enlisted Men York Volunteers deceased. These categories Which Have Occurred While in the Military constitute the three subseries into which the or Naval Service of the United States, or series is arranged. From Wounds or Disease Acquired in Said The first subseries, "Return of Officers and Service since April 1861, Reported by the Enlisted Men Who Are Now in the Military Families to Which the Deceased Belonged at or Naval Service," consists of three volumes Home." The volume provides the f(>llowing that provide information on individuals who information: county, town, village or city (inwere still in federal service when the data cluding ward number); name; age at time of was collected. Inf(mnation provided includes: death; marital status; citizen or alien upon encounty, town, village, or city (including ward listment; date of entering the service; reginumber); name, age, and color; place of birth; ment first entered; original rank; regiment asmarital status; trade or occupation; voter signed to at time of death; rank at time of or alien; ability to read or write; regiment death; class on entering the service (volunfirst entered; date originally entered service; teer, drafted, substitute, representative relength of first enlistment; first rank; promo- cruit, or colored); promotions while in sertions, transfers, etc.; length of unexpired term vice; date, place, and manner of death (died till June 1, 1H65; current regiment and rank; after leaving service, while a prisoner of war, whether or not drafted; substitute or repre- in battle, of wounds received in battle, by accisentative recruit; and remarks. The remarks dent or accidental wounds, of sickness, and usually refer to wounds received, hospitaliza- unknown); surviving relatives and friends; tions, mustering out dates, and whether or place of burial; and remarks (description of

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death, comments on moral character, medals received, number of battles participated in, date captured, or \'arious other comments). There are no name indexes.

Findinl( aids: Volume listing. Available on rnicrqfilm.

A4134 Historical Notes on New York State Volunteer Regiments.1861-1865. 7 \'Olumes.

Arrangement: By branch ofservice (il!fim!Jy, artillery, and cavalry) ' . and therein by umt number. This series describes the organizational history of New York State Volunteer infantry, artillery, and cavalry regiments that participated in the Ci\'il War. These "historical notes" may have been compiled by the bureau between 1863 and 1H66 from inf(wmation contained in annual reports issued by the adjutant general between 1861 and lHGG (see Appendix F). Each regimental history consists of twenty pages, providing inf(wmation on the unit's recruitment and organization; terms of enlistment; bounties paid; presentation and final disposition of flags; arms, unif()rms, and equipment issued; and mustering out. Unf(wtunately, the quantity and quality of the inf()rmation varies widely. Some unit histories are extremely complete and detailed while others contain no information whatsoever. Although much of the information contained in this series can be obtained fi·om Frederick Phisterer's New ''[ork in the lf{u· qf the Rebellion (Albany: J. B. Lyon, Wl2), there are some topics upon which Phisterer does not touch. These include arms and equipment issued and used by regiments, bounties paid, and aid furnished by federal, state, m· local authorities. Finding atds: Volume listmg.

A4111 Administrative Correspondence Files, 1858-1875, 1, c.t: Armngement: Filrs are arranged topical~v and therem chronological(y by date. Although spanning the years I H5H through 1H7 5, the bulk of this series consists of incoming correspondence received by the bureau between 1 H6;~ and 1HG7. However, for a number of reasons, the series also contains various types of records created bet(we and after these dates. Chief among these is the inmming correspondence directed to the Governor's Office which dates bet>\·een 18!J8 (one item) and 1H62. 11

The records dating between l H6S and 1 H67 consist of questionnaires received ti·om

banks concerning amounts of money deposited by soldiers or their families; statements received fl·om district assessors concerning the amount of income taxes assessed; questionnaires received fi·om district provost marshals regarding the draft; correspondence directed to General R. B. Van Valkenburg, Commanding Depot of Volunteers at Elmira; checklists of reports and newspapers received; rough minutes and correspondence of the "Fireman's Zouave Fund Committee"; poetry; battle reports; correspondence received by Colonel JohnS. NeYille, Superintendent of the New York Soldier's Depot; and papers, correspondence, and orders concerning various volunteer regiments. Sul~jects documented by these files include the raising and equipping of volunteer regiments; appointments of officers to volunteer units; desertions by soldiers; drafting of men to fill quotas; number of men and financial aid provided by counties during the war; and bounties paid to soldiers. The bulk of the files, however, deal mainly with the acquisition of information needed by the bureau in order to

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fulfill its mandated duties. Much of the correspondence consists of letters of transmittal fi·om individuals submitting personal histories, photographs, or artifacts; town officials forwarding f(mns detailing the names of men who served during the war and financial aid pnwided; or reports fi·om provost marshals providing data on drafted men. The correspondence directed to the Governor's Office and to his aides-de-camp deals mainly with the preparation for public defense and such military aflairs as the raising of regiments, applications f(Jr and issuance of commissions, and claims f(w services rendered. Finding aids: Folder listing.

A4114 Accounts Submitted by Local Officials Detailing Monies Raised and Expended and Men Furnished during the Civil War, 1861-1866. 3 c.f. Arrangement: By subsenes and then alphabeticalZv by counzv and therein by tarali~y.

This series consists of various types of printed fixms, reports, incoming correspondence, lists of men mustered into federal service, and an assortment of printed material submitted by local officials to the bureau between 186~3 and 1868. The records are arranged into two subseries: Records Collected Pursuant to Chapter I I ~3 of the Laws of 1863, and Records Collected Pursuant to Chapter 690 of the Laws of 1865. Both sub-series are incomplete and the location of records pertaining to missing counties is unknown. The subseries collected pursuant to Chapter 113 of the Laws of 186~3 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 Ac-

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count of Aid Aflorded by Towns in Men, Money, Hospital and other Supplies, etc., Since the Commencement of the Rebellion" (Form D.D.); and "Supplemental Inquiries 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 I, 1863 and December 31, 1863." (Form H); examples of local bounty posters and bounty bonds; copies oflocal newspapers; reports from local aid societies; lists of persons to whom various forms were mailed by the bureau; 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 United States along with their post of:. fice addresses; names of soldiers and their units who died in service from wounds or sickness whose bodies 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 dcfi·ay 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 subscribers'

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 discharg-ed from the service due to wounds; information respecting deceased, returned, and returning volunteers; and biog-raphical material on volunteers. The records collected pursuant to Chapter 690 of the Laws of 1865 consist mainly of three forms sent by the bureau to town officials. In most respects, this subseries contains the same type of information found in the records collected by the bureau between 1863 and 1865. The main difference in content is that forms in the latter subseries provide information for the years 1865 and occasionally 1866.

Finding aids: Bundle listing.

A4144 Volunteer Relief Payroll of the Joint Volunteer Relief Committee of Albany, 1861-1862. 2 volumes. Arrangement: Entnes m each volume are arranged alphabetzcal{y {~y name.

These f()lio-sized volumes record relief payments made by the Joint Volunteer Relief Committee of Albany, otherwise known as the Military Relief Committee. The Joint Volunteer Relief Committee was a charitable organization which provided monetary assistance to needy families of men from Albany who had volunteered for service during the Civil War. The committee's payroll provides name of recipient, street address, regiment and company of relative, marital status (including number of children), remarks, amount of weekly allowance, and weekly payments disbursed. The volumes were donated to the bureau in 18(H. Finding aids: Volume listing.

A4149 Telegrams Received and Sent by the Governor's Office, 1861-1862. 10 volumes. Arrangement: l~y subseries (Copies ~fTelegmms Received, Original Telegrams Received, and Telegrams Sent) and therein chronologically by date iftelegrarn.

This series consists of original and duplicate telegrams received and sent by Governor Edwin D. Morgan's office between April 15, 1861, and September 20, 1862. The maJority of the telegrams pertain to military matters such as the initial raising and equipping of troops in response to President Lincoln's call for 7 5,000 volunteers after the attack on Fort Sumter; transportation of troops to the Washington, D.C. area; purchase of arms, uniforms, and accoutrements for New York soldiers; subsequent recruitment of men to satisfy quotas established by the federal g-overnment; appointment of officers; and the payment of recruiting bounties. Many of the telegrams in the series were received from and sent to President Lincoln, Lincoln's first Secretary of War, Simon Cameron, and his successor Edwin M. Stanton, and General Henry W Halleck, who was, essentially, Lincoln's chief of staff. Inde.res: Volumes Seven through Ten contain alphabetical name indexes; Volumes One through S1~r do not. Finding aids: Volume listzng.

A4112 Examples of State Commissions Issued to Military Officers, 1865. 20 items. Arrangement: Alphabetically by state.

This series consists of commissions utilized by Northern states in commissioning general officers during the Civil War. The commissions are blank except for signatures of appropriate state officials (i.e., adjutant general or

Administrative Histories and Series Descriptions : 6 1

governor) and the state seal. The bureau collected the commissions in 1 H65.

Finding auls: Item listing.

A4113 Duplicate Thanksgiving Proclamations Issued by Governors of the States and Territories, 1861-1866. 0.5 c.f Arrangement: Alphabetical{y by name rj"state. This series consists of proclamations issued by governors of Northern states and territories, plus one received by the bureau from Arkansas. The bulk of the proclamations are printed, but there are a few handwritten items, as well as clippings from newspapers that published the proclamations. Essentially, the proclamations are messages designating a specific day (usually in November) on which prayers and thanksgiving should be offered and the reasons why.

Finding aids: Item listing.

A4119 Enrollment Lists for the Fourteenth District, New York State, 1864. o..r; d Arrangement: Alphabetical(y by county and therein alphabetical(y by locality. The lists for Albany city are arranged numerically by ward number. This series consists of printed lists of men enrolled, and therefore liable to military duty, residing in the :Fourteenth Enrollment District (Albany and Schoharie counties) of the state. The lists provide the names of all men between the ages of twenty and forty-five who were subject to the draft authorized by an act of Congress entitled "An Act for enrolling and calling out the national forces" approved March S, I 863, and later amended on February 24, I 1!64·. The lists pertaining to Albany (city) provide not only the enrollee's name but his street address as well. Filed with 6!2 :

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the enrollment lists is one very oversized list that contains the "names of all drafted men from the H·th District of New York who have failed to report under the draft of September ~8, 186~! ... in accordance with instructions fi·om the Provost Marshal."' These men were considered deserters and a reward of thirty dollars was offered for their capture. The list is divided into thirty-six sub-districts. In addition to each deserter's name, the list provides age, marital status, occupation, nativity, place of enrollment, and date drafted.

Finding auls: Item listing.

A4120 Index to Newspaper Articles Concerning New York Volunteer and Militia Units, 1863. ~ 18 items. Arrangement: Nurnerical{v ~v assigned consecutwe numbers. This index provides references to newspapers containing articles pertaining to military matters in which New York State Volunteer and Militia units were involved. The index, which was probably compiled by the bureau sometime in I H6:3, consists ofhandwritten entries recorded on slips of paper. The bulk of the notations are brief summaries of newspaper articles describing various events, occasions, or battles in which New York Volunteer or Militia units participated. There are a small number of references to political events, but for the most part the index pertains to military matters. Newspapers from which articles were abstracted include the New York Tribune, The New York Times, New York Herald, Newburgh Dai£v Journal, and ,4/bm~y Evening Journal. The bulk of the abstracts pertain to articles dating between April and May 18GS. Since the index is not arranged alphabetically by subject as one might expect, access is not easily gained to a specific topic. Many of the articles to which the index refers are main-

tained by the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs (see Appendix K) as part of the "The Capital Collection."

A4157 Surgeon's Report on Examinations of Applicants in Steuben County Claiming Exemption From Military Duty on Account of Physical Disability,1862. 1 volume.

A4131 Examples of Ballots and Related Voting Records Issued by Union States to Soldiers During the 1864 Presidential Election,1864. 0.5 c.f

Arrangement: None.

Arrangement: Alphabetically by name rj'state. This series contains printed tickets and other items pertaining to the I H6·1< presidential election contested between Abraham Lincoln and George B. McClellan. The tickets usually provide the names not only of the presidential candidates but also of candidates running for various local offices and presidential electors. In many instances the tickets are the only items pertaining to each state. One state, Wisconsin, submitted not only examples of tickets but also copies of its statute authorizing soldiers in the field to vote, copies of legislative proceedings discussing the pros and cons of allowing soldiers to vote, a printed state canvass detailing voting results, and various circulars relating to voting procedures.

Finding aids: Item listing.

This volume is the report of Stephen Hagadorn, examining surgeon for Steuben County, to the commissioner responsible for overseeing the draft in that county. It is a report on men applying for military exemption, not a list of men granted military deferments, due to physical disabilities. The report provides the names of the men and a brief description of their disability. The information Is unarranged and there is no name index.

A4129 Assorted Printed Material, 1861-1864 . .5 c.f This series consists of unrelated printed material that deals with a variety of topics. These include procedures to collect bounty payments, soldiers relief funds, presidential politics, and the duties of inspectors of electors.

A4207 Register Pertaining to Various Accounts and Subjects, 1859-1868. I

volume.

Arrangement: See descrzption below.

A4143 Roster of Staff Officers and Enlisted Men of the 128th Regiment of New York State Volunteers,1862-1865. 11 volumes. Arrangement: AlplzabeticalZy by company letter and therein alphabetical(y b.Y name. In addition to name, the roster provides rank; birthplace; date of discharge; wounds received (usually a brief description); date and place of death, if applicable; date deserted, if applicable; promotions received and dates, if applicable; and date of discharge.

Finding aids: Volume listing.

Although containing several sections dealing with Executive Chamber operations, this volume was used mainly by the Bureau of Military Statistics to document various activities. The bulk of the volume, however, concerns accounts pertaining to the Military Record Fund, administrative expenses of the Bureau of Military Statistics, and the organization and equipment and supplies issued to New York State Militia and Volunteer regiments. The section dealing with the Military Recore! Fund lists monies received from individuals and organizations which were then deAdministrative Histories and Series Descriptions : G.'i

posited in a bank. Chapter 7 H of the Laws of I H65 established the Military Record Fund in order to provide funds f(w the construction of a Hall of Military Record in Albany (the building was never built). Each entry provides date, name of individual or organization that forwarded funds, address, and amount. The entries date between February .'3, I HGG, and December 24, I HGH, and are arranged chronologically by date of receipt. The section pertaining to the Bureau of Military Statistics' administrative expenses documents the year I HG4 only. The expenditures are routine and concern such items as stationery, travel, salaries, printing, furniture, and fuel. Entries are arranged by type of expenditure and therein chronologically by date. The section concerning the New York State Militia and Volunteer units consists mainly of the names of the unit's officers, along with an inventory of items issued to the unit prior to its muster into federal service. This section does not contain data on all of the militia and volunteer units raised by the state during the war. Instead, only those units raised pursuant to Chapter 277 of the Laws of 1

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I HG I, which was passed in response to Presi-

dent Lincoln's initial call for 7 5,000 men, are documented. The inf()rmation is arranged by unit. Other subjects documented by the volume include reports and forms received and mailed by the bureau ( IHGS), articles missing from the bureau (ca. I Hf)4 ), and general orders sent by the Adjutant General's Office (I HG+ ).

A4121 Schuyler County Board of Supervisors Proceedings, 1862. 0.5 c.f This series consists of copies of minutes of proceedings of the Schuyler County Board of Supervisors ti·om October through December I HG2. The proceedings relate to non-military matters, such as real property valuation and assessment and claims submitted bef()re the board from a variety of people for services rendered or materials sold. It is unclear why these materials, which appear to be unrelated to subject matter Doty normally tried to acquire, was forwarded and retained by the bureau.

Bureau of Records of the War of the Rebellion Chapter 2 1r periods during which National Guard units were not in federal service. The abstracts provide the following information for each individual: name, date of enlistment, age (in years), place of enlistment and for how long, date mustered in, grade, explanation, and remarks. The explanations usually pertain to the locations where the unit was assigned after it was mustered into federal sen·ice. Remarks concern such matters as how officers were paid for their services, promotions, demotions, desertions, variations in spelling of name, and dates of absences. In addition to service data, the abstracts contain spaces where place of birth, age (in years), occupation, eye and hair color, height, and complexion could be recorded. Unfortunately, these data arc almost always omitted. Inde.res: Two-volume unpublished alplzabetiml name inde.r. Finding aids: T'Olume listing.

B0806 Abstracts of Muster Rolls of Veteran Reserve Corps Troops from New York State, 1863-1865. 0.5 c.f. Arrangement: Alphabdical(y l~y last name.

This series consists of unbound printed abstract f(mns which document the military service of New Yorl\ men who served in the Veteran Reserve Corps.'" Individual abstracts provide the following information for each corps member: name, date and place of enlistment, age (in years), length of enlistment, date mustered in, grade, company and regiment, date left the organization, how (mustered out, deserted, etc.), in what grade, and explanation (usually cites place mustered out and authorizing general order). The abstracts also contain a section entitled "remarks," which typically

provides information on the soldier's military service prior to being mustered into the Veteran Reserve Corps. Many of the abstracts contain categories providing physical descriptions (eye and hair color, complexion, and height), but these are almost never completed. Finding a ids: Folder listing.

B0805 Abstracts of Muster Rolls of Men Unassigned to any State or Federal Unit During the Civil War, 1861-1865. 2 c.f Arrangement: AlphabetlClzl~y

~y

last name.

This series consists of unbound printed abstracts which document the military service of New York men who were mustered into service but were never assigned to either a federal or state unit. The designation '\massigned" refers to men who were located at various recruiting depots and stations when recruiting was ceased by the federal government; men who were permanently assigned to duty at these depots and stations; and men who deserted at the depots or stations before being assigned to a unit, or en route to their unit. Individual abstracts provide the fdlowing information: name, date and place of enlistment, age (in years), length of enlistment, date mustered in, grade, place of birth, occupation, eye and hair color, complexion, height, and congressional district number. The form also contains a section about how an individual left his organization, but since these men were never assigned to a unit, this section always appears blank Finally, the abstract contains a section entitled "remarks." These remarks usually consist of notations stating that the man was drafted, a substitute (often supplies the name of the individual for whom he substituted), or deserted. It is unclear why, but for some reason the great majority of the remarks state that the man was a substitute. Finding aids: Folder listing.

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B0812 Abstracts of Muster Rolls for Colored Enlisted Men Unassigned to any Unit During the Civil War, 1863-1865. 0.5 c.f. Arrangement: Alphabetically ~y last name. These unbound abstracts document the military service of "colored" New York enlisted men who were mustered into service but never assigrwd to a unit during the Civil War. Individual abstracts provide the following information: name, date and place of enlistment, age (in years), length of enlistment, date mustered in, grade, place of birth, occupation, eye and hair color, complexion, height, and congressional district number. The form also contains a section dealing with how each man left his organization, but since these men were never assigned to a unit, this section always appears blank. Finally, the abstracts contain a section entitled "remarks," which typically consists of notations stating that the man was drafted ("conscript"), a substitute (in many cases, the name and residence of the man for whom he substituted is supplied), enlisted, or deserted. It is unclear why, but for some reason the majority of the remarks state that the man was a substitute.

their places. Individual abstracts provide the following information: name, date and place of enlistment, age (in years), length of enlistment, date mustered in, grade, place of birth, occupation, eye and hair color, complexion, height, and congressional and sub-district numbers. The abstracts typically provide the name and residence of the man who furnished the substitute.

Fmding aids: Folder listing.

B0807 Abstracts of Muster Rolls of the 26th Regiment, United States Colored Troops from New York State, 1863-1865. 1.5 c.t: Arrangement: Alphabetical~)'~\' last name.

These unbound abstracts document the military service of "colored" New York enlisted men who were mustered into service and assigned to the QGth Regiment, United States Colored Troops during the Civil \Var. Individual abstracts provide the fi:>llowing information: name, date and place of enlistment, age (in years), length of enlistment, date mustered in, grade, place of birth, occupation, eye and hair color, complexion, height, and congressional district number. The f(xm also contains sections about how each man left his organization (mustered out, discharged, deFinding aids: Folder listing. serted, etc.), in what grade, and "remarks" that occasionally provide int(mnation conB0813 Abstracts of Muster Rolls for Substitutes Unassigned to any Unit During cerning the payment of bounties, pre-sen·ice residence, or enlistment status (e.g., substithe Civil War, 1863-1865. 1 c.f: tute). Finally, many of the abstracts contain Arrangement: Alphabettcal{y ~y last name. physical descriptions of the men (eye and hair These unbound printed abstracts document color, complexion, height, ami age) as well as the military service of substitutes from New their place of birth and occupation. Although York who were mustered into service but the exact date of the collation of these records never assigned to a unit. Under provisions is unknown, they were probably produced governing the conscription of men into the during the same period as the abstracts for army by the federal government during the men who served in the New York State VolunCivil War, men who had been drafted were teer units, the United States Navy and Marine allowed to procure substitutes to serve in Corps, or militia (National Guard) units musoH : The Union Preserved

tered in to federal service. It is most likely

1861-1865 (described above), since that se-

these abstracts should have been bound and included among the abstracts contained in series 1:3775, Abstracts of Muster Rolls ofNew

ries also contains the abstracts of the 20th and :31st United States Colored Troops.

York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops,

Finding aids: Folder listing. Available on micrqjilm.

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Military Board Three days after the bombardment of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, the state legislature appropriated $:3,000,000 to provide for the "embodying and equipment" of 30,000 volunteer militia that were to serve for two years (Chapter 277). The law also mandated that all expenditures made for arms, supplies, or equipment were to be made under the direction of the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, comptroller, attorney general, state engineer and surveyor, and state treasurer. Although not specifically designated as such, these officials were commonly referred to as the Military Board."' As stipulated in the enabling legislation, the Military Board's authority extended only over the 30,000 men enlisted for two years. The board had no similar authority pertaining to troops raised at later dates. During 186 I the board expended $2,811,205 of the three million dollars appropriated to purchase arms, uniforms, and equipment fcx the 30,000 men raised between April and the end of June. Once this was accomplished the board had no substantive function to perform until Chapter :397 of the Laws of 1862 empowered it to pay claims of individuals "incurred in the organization, equipment and subsistence of troops" raised since April 16, 1861. Since these claims could only be paid after they were examined by the Auditing Board, the Military Board's role was a mere f(wmality. For the remainder of the war the board's main duty consisted of reviewing and authorizing these claims.''

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A4204 Proceedings Regarding the Authorization of Payment of Claims Incurred in Raising Troops During the Civil War, 1863-1868. 1 volume. Arrangement: Chronologiral~y by date (!fmeetmg.

These proceedings record the Military Board's decisions to authorize the payment of claims to individuals who incurred expenses while raising troops for service during the Civil War. According to the provisions of Chapter :397 of the Laws of 1862, the Military Board was empowered to authorize these payments only after they had been examined by the Auditing Board. The proceedings usually provide the date and place of meeting, name of claimant, claim number, and amount authorized to be paid. In addition to the claims, the proceedings also contain information regarding the purchase of arms by the state. There is no index.

A4158 Descriptions and Examinations of the Second Deputy Comptroller Pertaining to War Claims Against the State, ca. 1861. 1

volume.

Arrangement: Numencal~y by voucher numbe1~ beside which appears the dal!nant's name.

It is not entirely certain what office created this series, but informational content suggests it may have been compiled by the Military Board, of which the comptroller was a member. Essentially, the volume is a compilation of explanations describing claims against the state f(x expenses incurred in the organization, equipment, and subsistence of troops at the beginning of the Civil War. Remarks describe various types of documents filed,

amount and nature of the claim, and occasionally a statement as to whether a claim should be disallowed.''

concerning the raising of troops, commissioning of officers, organization of companies into regiments, and mustering regiments into federal service.

A3311 Extracts of Minutes, 1861. 0.5 c.f Arrangement: Chronologira!~y.

This series consists primarily of resolutions of the board and brief reports by board members

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Auditing Board In the course of the Civil War, New York State provided the federal government with over S5o,ooo men for the Union's cause. During this mobilization, many disputes arose as to \vhether the state or the federal government should be responsible for specific costs incurred in the raising and organization of the volunteers. For the most part, these disputes can be attributed to the lack of specific policies, rules, and regulations agreed upon by state and federal government oflicials regarding the raising of volunteers. To address this problem the legislature constituted the inspector general, judge advocate general, and the quartermaster general "an auditing board" to examine claims "incurred in the organization, pay, equipment, quartering, subsistence and other proper expenses of troops raised ... for the service of the United States ... and which ... have not hitherto been allowed and paid."'" The Auditing Board first convened in April 1862 and continued to meet until April l HGR. During this period the board examined

A4116 Claims Submitted for Expenditures Incurred in the Organization, Equipment, and Subsistence of Troops Mustered into Federal Service, ca. 1861-1870. o.5 c.f Arranr;ement: Orip;inal(y consecutive~y numbn~

but this order has been lost.

l~y

claim

Then~

are

also larr;e r;aps m the lllllnbermg .~ystem.

This series consists of assorted claims, correspondence, vouchers, and receipts received and audited by the Auditing Board. It appears these records are only a part of what was once a much larger group of records. The claims are for expenses for goods or services provided to the state while it was organizing and equipping volunteer units to be mustered into federal service. These include providing of unifiJrms; rations; eating utensils; various supplies (such as stools, lamps, mess pans, stationery, and pails); blankets and tents; shoes, socks, and other clothing accessories; and similar military equipage and accoutrements.

A4141 Record of Claims, 1862-1868. volume.

1,:352 claims, of which 728 were allowed and

I

G2+ disallowed. A total of $29+,9+8.32 worth of claims was admitted; the board r~jccted another $294,H00.33. Descriptions of the twenty-six types of claims allowed by the board as well as the eighteen categories of disallowed claims arc contained 111 the board's final report to the governor. The report also provides claimants' names, descriptions of

Arranp;ement: Numencal~y by damz numba

claims, and amounts of all claims allowed and disallowed.''"

(1-1 852), whzch is essential~v a chronolor;ical

arranr;nnent by filing date.

This volume contains the disposition of every claim presented to the Auditing Board from April I Hfi2 through April IHGH. The record for each claim provides claim number, classification (designated by capitalized or lowercase letter), name ofclaimant, address (usually city or town), by whom claim was presented, date claim was filed, description of claim and amount, description ofboard's actions, and final disposition.''' Inde.res: A lphabeticalna Ill!' md1~.r a~fori' qfvolume.

Board of Commissioners to Examine Militia Claims Chapter 421 of the Laws of I H62 constituted the comptroller, state treasurer, quartermaster general, and inspector general a board "authorized and required to receive proof~ ascertain and determine the sums due to regiments or members of the militia of the State" for clothing and equipment lost or destroyed while in federal service since April lfi, I HG I. The enabling legislation appropriated $50,000 for this purpose and, by the board's authority, the quartermaster general was made responsible fix disbursing funds to individuals whose claims had been allowed.''" The board first met on .June I :3, I H62, and awarded claims until the end of December 186S, when the original appropriation was exhausted. In addition to the records described below, researchers should refer to the quartermaster general's published annual reports (see Appendix F) for the years I S6:3l H6H for further information regarding the board's activities.

A4115 Affidavits of Claimants for Clothing and Equipment Lost or Destroyed while in the Service of the United States Since April 16, 1861, 1862. O.!i d Arrangement: Numerically by regiment and therein ~y compan.y letter.

This series consists mainly of atlidavits submitted by individuals to the board. There are

also a fe\v unit rolls and company rosters submitted by commanding officers. The bulk of the atlidavits are printed forms which provide the claimant's name, regiment and company, itemized list of clothing and equipment lost or destroyed, amount claimed, and signatures of claimant and notary public. Some forms contain spaces where commanding oflicers signed their names. The company rosters and unit rolls contain essentially the same information. There is no name index. Finding aids: Container listing.

A4162 Minutes of Meetings, 1862-1864. I

volume.

Arrangenzent: Chronological(y b.v date (!{meeting.

The minutes in this volume date from .June 13, I H62, through December 21, I HfH, and consist of resolutions, procedures, abstracts of expenditures of board members, descriptions of claims presented, abstracts of claims allowed, transcriptions of witnesses' testimonies, and descriptions of claims disallowed by the hoard, along with reasons f(w rejection. Although the board continued to award claims until its appropriation was exhausted in 1Hm.;, it apparently (judging fi·om the minutes) never met formally after I H64. Indexes: Alphabetical subjert mde.r at end c:f volume.

Board of Commissioners to Examine Militia and National Guard Uniform Claims

Chapter 334 of the Laws of 1864 constituted the comptroller, secretary of state, state treasurer, inspector general, and quartermaster general a board of commissioners mandated "to receive prooC ascertain and determine what regiments of the uniformed militia or National Guard have lost, worn out or destroyed their uniforms in the service of the United States" since April 16, 1861, "and to which uniforms shall be issued by the State.""" Between May 1H64 and February 1H66 the board convened a total of nine times to examine the claims of various state militia and National Guard regiments for uniforms damaged while the units were temporarily mustered into federal service. The board's minutes contain descriptions and amounts of all claims

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allowed, as well as parts of claims disallowed. The board met fc>r the last time on February :l, 1866.

A4163 Minutes of Meetings, 1864-1866. 1

volume.

Arrangement: Chronologica/f;y by date of meeting. These minutes record the board's resolutions, procedures adopted as to the filing of claims, descriptions of claims submitted by regiments, abstracts of claims audited and allowed, abstracts of claims audited and allowed to clothing manufacturers f(w uniforms, and descriptions of the board's expenses. The minutes date from May H, I H64·, through February 3, 1H66. The minutes are not indexed.

Corcoran-and Currier & lves-at Bull Run Thzs hand-colored CutTzet· and l ves lithograph depzcts Colonel Michael Corcoran leading the 69th New York State Militza, whzch was part ofBrzgadier General William T Sherman's brigade, zn a "despemte and bloody clzarge . .. on the Rebel Batterzes" at the jit·st battle ofBull Run. The Irish-born Corcoran had created a mzno,- sensatzon just pnor to the Civil War when he refitsed to call out the 69th regzment in lwnor ofa viszt to New York City by the Prznce ofWales. Corcoran was wounded and captured at Bull Run, along with seveml oflzzs cif.ficers and the regzment's natzonal.fiag Instead ofbezngpromptly paroled and exchanged, whzch was the custom eady in the wat; Corcomn was held hostage by the Confederates until Augztst I 862 to bargaznfor good tt·eatmentfot· Corifederate p,-ivateers captured by ftdeml authontzes. Upon hzs release, Corcoran was pmmoted to brzgadie,general, but he was killed on Decembe1· 22, 1868, when hzs h01·se fell on hzm. Currzer & Ives, the most prolific przntmakers ofthe Civil War, operatedfrom Nassau Stt·eet zn New York City. Courtesy New Yot·k State Museum

Sarah Rosetta Wakeman (alias Private Lyons Wakeman) The proud, well-uniformed soldierpzctured zn this ambrotype was in many ways a t:yptcal Unzon volunteeT-exceptfor the fact that she was a woman. By some accounts, as many as 4·00 females yozned the Unwn and Corifedemte armedforces, most qfthem eady zn the war; when physzcal examznatwnsfor new recruzts weTe not yet strzngent. Born on a small, upstate New York farm, Rosetta (as size priferred to be called) enlisted zn the I58rd New York Volunteers zn October 1862. Like tens oftlwusands qfher "fellow" soldim, Sarahfaztlzfully petjormed her dutzes until she died from clzronzc diar·rhea zn the federal army hospital zn New Orleans on June 19, 1864·. Buried in Chalmette Natzonal Cemetery zn Metairze, Louiszana, Rosetta's grave mat·ker zdentifies her by alias: "Lyons Wakeman, NY" Courtesy ofRobert C. Burke

Governor's Office The Office of Governor was established with the adoption of the state's first constitution in April 1777. The instrument empowered the governor "to take care that the laws are f~lith­ fully executed" and "to transact all necessary business with the otlicers of government." In addition to several other specific duties, the constitution designated the governor as commander in chief of the state's armed forces. During its first forty years of statehood, New York was involved in two wars with Great Britain in which its armed forces played a significant role. As commander in chief, Governors George Clinton and Daniel Tompkins exercised extraordinary authority over the state's militia during the Revolutionary War and War of I R 12, respectively. The two executives not only etlectively administered the state's militia during these critical periods, but each personally led troops in the field as well.''' The Constitution of I R21 abolished the Council of Appointment, which had been responsible for selecting non-elective public officials whose selection was not provided for in the first constitution. This included the appointment of military otlicers, over which the council frequently dashed with the governor. However, with its abolition the governor was now tl·ee to appoint military otlicers of his own choosing. Between the War of I R12 and the Civil War the state's militia was administered by the adjutant general. With the exception of the Mexican War, during which the governor authorized sending two New York State regiments, this period was marked by inactivity and a general decline in the etliciency of the state's militia. With the commencement of hostilities be-

tween the North and South in April I Ro I, however, the state's militia was shaken from the lethargic state into which it had lapsed. During the war's first months Governor Edwin D. Morgan was actively involved and largely responsible for the rapid organization, supply, and transport of over I S,OOO men to the Washington area in response to President Lincoln's call for 75,000 men. Between I R61 and 1 Rf)5 New York's three war governors acted very closely with federal authorities to provide men for federal service. On several occasions, the governor exercised his authority as commander in chief by ordering militia units to other states, such as Pennsylvania when it was threatened by invasion from Confederate forces. In addition, the governor worked closely with the state legislature to draft and enact statutes which would more effectively prosecute the war. As commander in chief the governor authorized the implementation of the state's bounty system, granted individuals the authority to recruit troops, signed legislation which financed the state's war etlort through the issuance of bonds, issued promotions and appointments to military otlicers, and established institutions such as the Nc\v York Soldiers' Depot (see section on the Quartermaster General's Otlice) to tend to the needs of the state's soldiers. In addition, the governor (Morgan) established the Bureau of Military Statistics, which was responsible for documenting New York's participation in the war. The New York State Archives does not hold the original public papers of New York's Civil War governors. The bulk of Edwin D. Morgan's (I R!59-l RG:3) papers are held by the New York State Library. Other Morgan papers are located at the New-Yorl\ Historical

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Society. The New York State Library also holds most of Horatio Seymour's ( 186S1865) public papers. Additional Seymour material is contained in the New-York Historical Society and the Cornell University Library. The location of the papers pertaining to Reuben E. Fenton's (Fenton was the governor during the last four months of the war) administration ( 1865-1869) is unknown.

A4205 Abstracts of Vouchers Certified by the Governor, 1861-1862. 1 volume. Arrangement: Chronologically by date qf approval.

This series consists of abstracts of vouchers submitted to and certified by the Governor's Office between May 1861 and December 1862. The abstracts deal with the following five distinct accounts: • Vouchers authorized by Chapter 277, Laws of 1861; • Vouchers authorized by Chapter 292, Laws of 1861; • Vouchers authorized by Chapter 458, Laws of 1862; • Vouchers authorized by General Order No. 70, 1861; and • Vouchers pertaining to the New York State Militia. The bulk of the series relates to the vouchers authorized by Chapter 277 of the Laws of 1861. This act appropriated three million dollars in order to raise and equip 30,000 men to be mustered into federal service. The act also created the Military Board (see pp. 70-71 ), of which the governor was a member, and made it responsible tor all expenditures necessary to arm, supply, and equip the troops raised. Each entry prm·ides date, voucher number (usually), description, and amount. For the most part, the vouchers pertain to expenditures t()l·

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rations, bedding, eating utensils, uniforms, arms, equipment, accoutrements, and transportation during the initial mobilization. The abstracts date from May 2, 1861, through December 13, 1862, and are contained on pages 2 through 2S2 of the volume. The second set of abstracts concerns vouchers paid under the provisions of Chapter 292 of the Laws of 1861. This statute, passed two days later than Chapter 277, appropriated an additional $500,000 in order to provide arms and equipment to the state's militia. Expenditures made pursuant to this act could be paid only upon the certificate of the governor, lieutenant governor, and comptroller. Each abstract provides date, voucher number (usually), description, and amount. Examples of expenditures include the purchase of Enfield rifles, swords, cartridges, fuzes, primers, artillery shells, and powder, plus expenses incurred in testing cannon and powder. The abstracts, which date from January 7 through December 29, 1862, are contained on pages 300 through 304 of the volume. They are arranged chronologically by date of approval. The third set of abstracts pertains to expenditures authorized by Chapter 458 of the Laws of 1862, which was a general appropriations statute. This law appropriated $30,000 for the purchase of hospital supplies and the transportation and care of sick and wounded New York soldiers tor which no provisions had been made by the federal government, as well as tor the removal of the remains of officers slain in battle. Expenditures could be paid only after they were certified by the governor. Each abstract provides date, voucher number (usually), description, and amount. The abstracts date ti·om May 29, 1862, through December 31, 1HG2, and are arranged chronologically by date of approval. They appear on pages 350 through 356 of the volume. The fourth set of abstracts concerns vouch-

Body Armor Souvenir From Gettysburg These pieces rifbody armot, which form the lift and rzghtfronts rif an zron vest, we1·e worn by a Confederate soldier during the Battle rifGettysburg, according to records accompanymg the relic. Such body armor was sold to many nafve soldiers on both szdes early zn the war, but buyers soon realized that the contraptwns were too heavy and cumbersome to carry on long marches. This particular pzece was donated to the Bureau rifMilitary Statzstics by Captazn Angell Matthewson rifthe 1st New York A1·tillery. Matthewson himselfwas wounded in action on May 24, 1864 at North Anna, Virginza, but he survzved his wounds and was mustered out with his regzment at Elmzra, New York, on June 16, 1865. Courtesy New York State D zvzszon ifMilitary & NavalAjfaz1·s

General Warren's Presentation Sword Dunng the Civil War· zt was customary for follow soldier·s, localfire companzes, state dignztanes, and even local citizens, to awanl not only generals, but ifficers ifall r-anks, presentatzon swords zn 1·ecognztzon ifoutstanding set·vice. Thzs sword, whzch was manufactured by the Ames Manujactun ng Company ifChzcopee, Massachusetts, was presented to Major General Gouvemeur K. War-ren by two pmminent cztzzens of Cold Sprzng, ew York, on September 30, 1863, at Culpeper Court House zn recognition ifhzs servzces at Gettysbutg The sword, winch Watnn t·eportedly rifused to wear~ zn pr-otest at bemg relieved ifcommand at Five Forks by Ma;oT Gener-al Phillip Shendan, was donated to the State ifN ew YoTk by Emily Wan en, hzs daughter~ in 1936. Courtesy N ew York State Museum

Bounty Payment Bond Issued by the State of New York For yem·s after the end if the Civil War· zn I 65, ew York tate perzodically sold bonds zn m·der to elimznate the mm·e than $27 million debt zt zncurred as a result if if.ferzng bounty money to pmspective recruzts during the war. erzes A 1449 Cancelled State Stock Certificates,

18 15- 19'20.

A Captured Confederate Battle Flag This outstanding example if a Confederate battleflag was r·epm·tedly captured by the 8rd ew Yor-k Cavalry fi·om the "7th Claibor·ne Cavalry, Nor·th Carolina." The.flag was subsequently deposited with the Bureau if M ilitary Statistzcs in Albany. Unfor·tunately, the pr·ecise czr-cumstances if its seizure, and how zt actually came into the possession if the bureau, are unknown. Th.e flag zs one ifseveral Confederate flags in the custody if the Dzviszon ofMilitary & avalAJJair·s. Cou1·tesy ew Yo1·k tate Dzvzszon of Military &

aval Affa.zrs

Confederate Army Surgeon's Kit On October 9, 1864, Przvate JohnS. Robertson qfthe 8th N ew York Cavalry captured this complete Confederate Army surgeon's medical kit. Rober·tson probably obtained his pr·ize at ezther Tom's Brook or Mt. Olive, Virgznza, where hzs unzt engaged Confederatefor-ces under General Jubal Early's command. Robertson then gave the medical kit to D r: N elson D. Ferguson, wlw was the regz.mental surgeon from March 1862 until he was mustered outqfservzce zn December 1862. Ferguson in tum donated the kzt to the Bur·eau qfM ilitary Statistics, probably sometime in 1865. Courtesy New Yo1·k State Dzvzszon ojMilita1y & Naval Affazrs

South Carolina Militia Swallowtail Coat Exactly how and when thzs excellent example of a pre-Civil War militia uniform coat came znto the possession ofthe Bureau ofMilitary Statzstzcs remams a mystery. Also called "spiketails" and "claw hammers, " swallowtail coats were worn by militza unzts between 1851 and 1872. Judgingfrom its distinctive buttons featuring Palmetto trees, thzs outstanding example, whzch zs nary blue with gold faczngs and red pzping, belonged to a South Carolina militza unzt. Cou1·tesy New Y01·k State Dzvzszon if Military & Naval A.ffa.m

Confederate Kepis, Bowie Knives, and Canteens All of these Confederate ztems were captured by New York State troops and eventually depositedfor safekeepzng with the Bureau ofMilitary Statzstzcs. Pzctured above zs a "Rzchmond pattern"jiJrage cap (top right) and a standard butternut kepz (top lift); a hand crafted "Bowie" kniftfeaturzng a bone handle (bottom rzght); another- Bowze knife whose blade measur·es a massive 11% znches long by 2"'.4 znches wide; and two types of canteens. The canteen at top, whzch was pr·obably usedfor carrying ker-osene or some other lightzngjue~ was 1·eportedly capturedfrom the headquar·ter·s of General James Longstreet near Culpeper, Virginia. The other~ a water canteen, was importedfr-om England. Cow·tesy New York State Dzvzszon q[Military & Naval Affam

Shako of the 7th New York State Militia Also r-ifeTTed to as the "Regiment that saved the Capital" because of zts timely arrzval zn Washzngton after the bomba7·dment ofFort Sumte1; the 7th New York State Militza was one ofthe most celebrated pre-Civil War militza unzts zn the country. Composed of many well-educated men and officered by West Poznt graduates orformer Unzted States Regular Army soldiers, the unit produced hundreds of men who went on to serve as officers dur·ing the Civil War. Although the unit did not serve as a whole dunng the Rebellion, zt nonetheless rendered valuable se1·vzce, most notably durzng the New Yo1·k City draft rzots. The 7th's Model1 851 shako, shown here, is distinguished not only by the platefeaturing the number· "7 " but also by the distznctzve regi1nental badge appearingjust below the pompon. Cou1·tesy New T01·k State Museum

ers turned over, tor the most part, by the state's Quartermaster General's Office to the federal government for payment. The vouchers deal with expenses incurred in the organization, transportation, subsistence, and quartering of an additional 25,000 troops requested by President Lincoln on July 25, 1861 The bulk of the abstracts deal with expenses of the rendezvous camp established at New York City. The abstracts provide date, voucher number (occasionally), description, and amount. They are arranged chronologically by date of approval and appear on pages 382 through 413 of the volume. The final set of abstracts relates to vouchers certified by Governor Edwin Morgan for expenses incurred by the state's militia. The bulk of these expenses are salaries for staff officers, clerks, messengers, aides-de-camp, secretaries, and other personnel in the military bureaucracy. The abstracts date from July 2, IH62, through December .'31, 1862. They are arranged chronologically by date of approval. Each abstract provides date, voucher number, description, and amount.

A4206 Registers of Letters Received Concerning Military Affairs, 1862-1870. 2 volumes

Arrangement: Chmnologically by date rifreceipt. These registers describe the contents and disposition of letters pertaining to military affairs received by the Governor's Otlicc. Volume One records all incoming correspondence received by Governor Edwin D. Morgan between June 4, I Hfl2, and August 25, 1862. Volume Two records correspondence received by the Governor's Office from March 28, 1H6.'J, through October 17, 1870. The bulk of this volume, however, lists letters received between March 29, IHG5, and November 1:3, I 8(i6 (Governor Reuben Fenton's administra-

tion ). The m~jority of the correspondence received pertains to recommendations for promotion of officers; requests t(,r transfers, passes, commissions, etc.; resignations; discharges; and other routine administrative matters. Volume One provides date letter was received, synopsis of contents, and, usually, the office where the letter was forwarded f()r final disposition. The second volume provides date ofletter, author, regiment and company (if applicable), description of eon tents, and actions taken. The latter category usually states the office where the letter was forwarded f()r final disposition.

Jndn:es: Volume Two contains a partial alphabetical name index rif individuals who wrote to the Governor:~ Office. Finding Aids: Volume listmg.

A0623 Registers and Index to Incoming Correspondence, 1861-1862. 2 volumes Arrangement: Chronologically ~y date qfrecezpt. This series consists of two registers recording incoming correspondence received during Governor Morgan's administration and an accompanying index. The registers, which are entitled "Diary of Letters Received at the Executive Department," provide the following information for each letter received: date, from whom received, to whom addressed (usually the governor), to be answered by, date answered, and a brief synopsis of the letter's contents. The letters received vary in content. Much of the correspondence concerns the issuance of military supplies or the appointment of officers to New Yorl\ Volunteer regiments. Others pertain to requests for pardons for convicted criminals, applications to1· appointment to civil offices, invitations to meetings, and other administrative matters. It is unclear

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how these particular volumes relate to those described above. The index pertains to both registers. For each letter of the alphabet, all of the correspondence in Volume (or register) One is indexed first, followed by the correspondence of

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the second volume. The index provides the f(>llowing information: page, name, date, disposition, and remarks. Finding Aids: Tolurne listing.

Comptroller's Office The Office of Comptroller was first established in 1797 (Chapter 21 ). The comptroller, as chief fiscal officer of the state, was responsible f(w overseeing the collection of all state

by specified members of a Military Board that had been created two days earlier (Chapter 277), of which the comptroller was a member. The bulk of the series consists of correspon-

revenues, autliting all claims against the state, prescribing accounting methods, and auditing the records and accounts of the state's administrative departments.:..-,

dence among state officials and representatives of the Ban], of Commerce and the firm Schuyler, Hartley, and Graham, outlining details of how the purchase was to be made. The

During the Civil War the comptroller was designated a member of the Military Board, Auditing Board, Board of Commissioners to Examine Militia Claims, and Board of Commissioners to Examine Militia and National Guard Unif(mn Claims (see the respective administrative history of each board for a description of its duties and functions). Furthermore, the comptroller was responsible f(Jr

records date from April ber ~31, I H6 I.

issuing the millions of dollars worth of bonds sold to generate revenue fix the state's bounty system and for auditing all bounty accounts maintained by the paymaster general. He was also involved, along with the paymaster general, with prosecuting claims against the federal government relating to costs incurred while raising, equipping, and quartering troops during the war.

A1235 Records Pertaining to the Purchase of Firearms by New York State, 1861. o.5 c.t: Arrmi!{etrienl: Chrono!ogical~v l~v date.

This series consists of correspondence, receipts, affidavits, and an agreement pertaining to the purchase of Enfield rifted muskets from England. Most of the documents are copies of originals. The records were generated pursuant to Chapter 2~J2 of the Laws of I Hf> I, which appropriated $500,000 for the purchase of "arms and equipments" for the use of the state's militia. This money was to be expended

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A1252 Bonds Issued and Correspondence Relative to the Public Defense, 1862-1863. O.!i c.t: This series consists of cancelled bonds, schedules of receipts f(Jr the reimbursement of New Yorl' State stock, redemption receipts, correspondence, and lists of bonds issued by the comptroller. The bulk of the records in this series was generated pursuant to Chapter -~5() of the Laws of I HG2. This act authorized a tax to be levied in order to pay the state's direct tax to the federal government, as well as to raise funds f(Jr bounties authorized by Governor Morgan's proclamation issued on July 17, I H62. In anticipation of this tax the comptroller's office issued bonds to raise the necessary revenues. The schedules of receipts provide the date of reimbursement, holder's name, name of holder's attorney, and the bond's number, date, amount, and interest rate. The redemption receipts provide basically the same infi.mnation, except that they pertain to a specific bond. The correspondence is mainly from banlwrs to the Comptroller's Office regarding the issuance of the bonds. The lists of issued bonds enumerate bonds authorized by Chapter 277 of the Laws of I Sfi I. They are typed and prm·ide bond

number, date, to whom issued, and amount. The records contained in this series are only small fi·agments of what \Vas once a much larger series; the location of the remainder of the bonds is unknown. Similar cancelled bonds for bounties arc contained in series A l·lo·HJ Cancelled State Stock Certificates (sec below).

A1253 Records Concerning the Raising of Troops and Payment of Bounties to Volunteers, 1861-1863. o.5 c.f This series consists of requisitions for funds, resolutions and orders of the Military Board, correspondence, memoranda, lists of militia expenditures, lists of war claims filed against the federal government, vouchers, and warrants. Approximately one half of the series pertains to expenses incurred by the state in raising, equipping, and paying troops as authorized by Chapter '277 of the Laws of I 86 I. Most of the records generated by the Military Board pertain to this subject. The other half of the series pertains to the payment of bounties authorized by Governor Morgan's proclamation issued on July 17, 186'2. The bulk of these records consists of requisitions by the paymaster general to the governor asking that certain sums be released to him so that bounty payments could be made. There are also records summarizing amounts of bounty expenditures. The files do not contain genealogical information on individuals who received bounty payments.

the Laws of I 865, Chapter ~l'25 of the Laws of 1865, and Chapter '209 of the Laws of I 866. Each stub provides the certificate number, amount of loan (usually $'2,000, $5,000, or $10,000 ), name of bond holder, date of loan, and signature of comptroller's agent. These particular bonds bore 7 percent interest and were redeemable after April 7, 1877. The series originally consisted of eighty volumes (volumes I, 1'2, 15, 16, '2~l, '24, '27-'29 are missing). Many of the cancelled bonds issued in accordance with the statutes above arc contained in series A 14·lo9, Cancelled State Stock Certificates (see belmv).

A1449 Cancelled State Stock Certificates, 1815-1920. 14.5 c.f This series contains cancelled and unused certificates of state stock issued for a variety of reasons. In addition to certificates issued to finance construction projects such as the state's canals, railroads, and the new capitol, the series contains thousands of bonds issued to finance the state's bounty program. Most of these bonds were authorized by Chapters 3'25 and '209 of the Laws of I 865 and I 866, respectively. There may be bonds authorized by other statutes, but the lack of arrangement of the series makes it diflicult to state so with any certainty. Accompanying many of the certificates are receipts for payment of principal and interest, powers of attorney for transfer of stock, lists of stockholders, and assorted other documents.

A1146 Revenue Bond Stub Books, 1866-1875. 71 volumes.

A0806 Index to Claims for the "War Account," 1862-1868. I volume

Arrangement: Numerical(y by book number wzth

Arrangement: Alphabetical~y by last name qf

stubs arranged numerzca/(y w1thin each volume.

claimant.

These volumes record revenue bonds issued "to provide for the payment of bounties to volunteers" as authorized by Chapter 56 of

This volume is an alphabetical index prepared by the Comptroller's Office and consists of "all claims f(w the [the] 'war account' pre-

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sented to the state and upon which determinate action was taken" by the Auditing Board. The index provides the name of the claimant and cross reference to specific records containing detailed information on the claim.

A0910 Claims Examined by the Military Board, 1864-1867. 0.5 c.f Arrangement: Chronological(v by month.

This series consists of an incomplete set of schedules of claims examined by the Military Board and which were subsequently forwarded to the Auditing Board t()r their approval between September I HfH and June I Hfi7. Each schedule contains the claim number, name of claimant, dollar amount of claim, and the date of the meeting at which the schedule was prepared and examined by the Military Board.

A1328 Abstracts of Payments of New York State Bounty by the Paymaster General, 1863-1864. O.!J c.f Arrangement: Chronologtral(v

l~v

month.

This series consists of monthly statistical summaries of the number of men receiving bounty payments from the Paymaster General's Otlice f()r sums varying from $10 to $150. These bounty payments were made in accordance with Chapter I R4· of the Laws of I iW:l and Chapter I H2 of the Laws of I HG4 which authorized the payment of bounties to men who enlisted or re-enlisted for military service during the Civil War. Each abstract

provides the number of men receiving a specified amount of bounty money and the total amount paid out by the paymaster general f()J· the month.

A1458 Summary Account of Bounties Paid Out by the Paymaster General, 1865. 0.1 c.f Arrangement: Clzronological(v ~V month.

This is a fragment from an account book of John D. Van Buren, Paymaster General, giving monthly totals of bounties paid out to volunteers by the State of New York between May I H6:l and December I HfH· pursuant to Chapter I H+ of the Laws of I H6:l and Chapter I H2 of the Laws of I Hfi4. The summary table prm·ides number of bounties paid out to new or re-enlisted men in amounts ranging from $1 o to $150. The information contained within the record suggests that this fi·agment may have originally been filed with series Al:l2R Abstracts of Payments of New York State Bounty by the paymaster general (see abm·e).

A1460 Vouchers and Bills Submitted and Approved by the Andersonville Monument Dedication Commission, 1914. o.!l c.f. Arrangement: Chronological(y

l~y

date r!fvoucher.

This series consists of receipted vouchers and accompanying bills and im·oices incurred by the Andersonville Monument Dedication Commission during the unveiling of the state monument on May H, 1914·, at the Andersonville National Ceremony.'•';

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Office of State Historian The Office of State I lis tori an was created by statute in I S95 (Chapter .'393) and filled by appointment of the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The state historian's official duties were to "collect, collate, compile, edit and prepare f(Jr publication all official records, memoranda and data" relative to the war, and state relations of the Colony and State of New York.'.' 7 Between IS% and I ~J I I the Office of State Historian was maintained as a separate administrative unit. During this period the state historian devoted much ofhis time to publishing documents pertaining to New York's involvement in the Colonial Wars as well as the Civil War. It was during this time that the two series below were compiled, but never published, by the state historian. In 1911 the state historian was placed organizationally within the Education Department (Chapter sso), and the office remains a part of that department.'''

A0257 Transcriptions of Civil War Records, 1861-1897. 2 c.f. Arrangement: I~v branch l![service (artillny, cavahy, engineer:.) and thert~in numeriml(y l~v regnnent number.

This series consists of transcriptions of official reports, correspondence, and orders primarily relating to volunteer artillery, cavalry, and engineer regiments furnished by New York during the Civil War. Most of these records were transcribed from the multi-volume United States War Department publication

The llizr qf the Rebellion: A Compilation qf the q[ficial Records qftlze Unwn and Cof1federate Armtes. Most transcriptions include the serial number of the (Y,ficial Records volume from which they were copied. These transcriptions

provide a chronological record of the activities of individual units during the Civil War, as reported in the Official Records. Finding a1ds: ( 'ontainerlistmg.

A4170 Memorial Album of the Second New York Veteran Cavalry, 1863-1909. I

volume.

This album consists ofvarious documents pertaining to the Second New York Veteran Cavalry's organizational history during the Civil War. Included in the album are copies of special orders issued by the New York State Adjutant General authorizing the organization of the unit (I Sfi.'l); copies of the United States Adjutant General's special orders transferring the regiment to the Department of the Gulf (I S64 ); letter from the regiment's officers re-

questing the resignation of the unit's adjutant (I S(H); petition to the secretary of war requesting that the regiment be mustered out of service, accompanied by approximately 500 signatures of the unit's enlisted men ( l S6!l); copies of two telegrams concerning the mustering out of the regiment (I fW!l); and the statement of former Commissary Sergeant Charles E. Beach presenting this volume to Colonel Morgan H. Chrysler, accompanied by portraits of Beach in I SfH and 19CH (ca. 1909).

Department of State The Office of Secretary of State was established by the constitution of 1777, which specified that the secretary be chosen by the Council of Appointment. The 1H21 constitution vested power to appoint the secretary with the legislature, and the 1 H·Hi constitution made the office electiw. Although the Office of Secretary of State was established by the 1Ti7 constitution, the duties and authority of the office were not defined in that document or by statute. The office was apparently inherited fi·om the colonial period, during which the Secretary of the Province of New Netherland and the Secretary oft he Colony of New York acted as dedu; to the Governor's Council and maintained the records of the colonial governments. These colonial records were transferred to the custody of the first secretary of state, appointed in 177H. Since then the office has remained responsible for the filing and care of records that f(wm the basic legal tnnatwn, as well as the number thr• Tioe(flh ... and Ninetanth Sessums, IGth ( 179.1) of men enrolled in and exempt from the proposed sess., chapter +5 (March 9, 1793), 5 \"Ols. (Albany: draft, ts m·ailable from "Table L Statistics of the Weed & !'arsons, I SS7), :l:++0-50. Draft" contained in the annual report issued by the :l. In addition to the duties and functions preAdjutant General's Office cited above. scribed by federal and state legislation, the Gmeml 9. It is unclear how this register, whKh deals Hewt!ations.filr the Milital)' Forces ~?[the State l!f"New with claims filed by United States troops against Y"ork, I 858 (Albany: \Veed, Parsons, I S5S), pp. the federal government, came into the possession I :Hi-.'lS, describe the types of records required to of the New York State Adjutant General's Office. be compiled and tiled with the Adjutant General's No state laws pertaining to the filing or payment Office. These regulations were published for the of back pay, pension, or bounty claims of this nafirst time in I S5S, under the prm·isions outlined in ture can be f(mnd. However, in the United States Section I+ of Chapter 129 of the Laws of I S5S Statutes, Thirty Eighth Congress, Chapter I2+, entitled "'Act to improve the discipline and pmmotc Section -~.Laws of I S6+, pro\"ision is made for paythe efficiency of the Military forces of the state." ment of such claims to U.S. Colored Troops. See New York State Legislature, Laws r!fthe State of 10. Hesearchers interested in original records .Vew York, HI st sess., chapter 129 (April H, 1S.'JS) relating to New Yorl; State momm1ents at Get(Albany: .1. Munsell, I H5H), pp. 2:ls-+:l. tysburg should also consult series AO·HiS Title Pa·I·. The figure for the number of troops furnished pers Pertaining to the Erection of Monuments on by New Yorl; State during the Civil War is ti·mn the Gettysburg and Chattanooga Battlefields, \Villiam E Fox's He!{/lllental Losses 111 the Amencan I SS7-II>~JH, described on pp. S.'l-H+ of this guide. Civil lfln; I 861-186'5 (I S9S, rept·int, Dayton, Ohio: II. Normally, the tenn battalion is not associated with a volunteer regiment. Howe\"er, this parMorningside Bookshop, 19S.'J), p . .'J:l:l. !J. For an admmistrative history of this instituticular usage can be explained by the fact that the tiOn see the section pertaining to the Quartermas- 77th New York State Volunteers was originally mustered into federal service on November 2:3, ter General (pp. ·H>-.'JO). ii. Hesearchers interested in the I S62 em·ollIS() I, f(>r a term of tht·ce years. Upon the expiniment should also consult county and town clerks' tion of the terms ofenlistment, the regiment's men offices because copies of the enrollment results eligible f(>r discharge were sent to Saratoga, whet·e were required to be filed in these otlices. they were mustered out on December 13, 186·4. 7. Thomas Hillhouse, New York's Adjutant The remaining men were subsequently designated General at this tunc, provides a lengthy discussion a battalion and referred to as such until they were citing the various reasons why this draft was not mustered out on June 27, I HG.'J, at Washington (see implemented in the Annual Heport q{ the Ar!futant Frederick Phisterer, Nrw York 111 flzl' lf{Ir rif' the General q{the State q{New York (Albany: Comstock llebl'llion () Vols. :lrd edition (Albany: .1. B. Lyon, W12), k2HI3-I+). & Cassidy, I S6.'l), pp..'l.':l-·Kl. This report summa12. Laws rif' the State qf Nl'w York, 7+th sess., rizes the adjutant general's activities for the year I sn2. For more on wnscription during the Civil chapter 1so (April W, I S.'J I) (Albany: Gould, War see Eugene C Murdock, Patnotmn Limzted, Banks, I S.'J I), pp. :J:l?-+7; General Ordet· No. :l6H exact date unknown. Series 1440:l General Orders, 1 Hfi'l-1 H65: The Civil War Dn1fl and Bounzv S.vstem 1802-197 5. New York State Archives and Rec(I\ent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, I967);

ords Administration (hereafter referred to as NYSAHA). 1 :l. General llegulationsjor the :~Jilitm:r Forces l!J' lht! State qfNew 1ork, 1858, pp. I •r 1-·E~. 1+. Special Order No. :ll7 dated July :lO, 1HiH.

Series 1H05 Special Orders, 1855-197 5. NYSARA. !5. Gener·al Order No. 52 dated July 7, 1862 and General Order No. 59 dated July 19, I HG:Z. Series l+Hl:l General Orders, 1HO:Z-1 D7 5. NYSAHA. Hi. See "Communication From the Go\·ernor Transmitting the Special Report of the Inspector General," in New Yorl\ State Legislature. Senate.

Domments qf the Smale qj' the State qf New York, 1831-1918 IIHH.

(Albany). Senate Donunent No. :JLI,

history of the board constituted to examine clothing and equipment claims; Special Order No. 2+G dated May 27, !Sfi:) in Series IH05 Special Orders, l S55-197 5, N YSARA; L1ws qf' the State qf' New Fork, HGth sess., chapter IH·1 (April 17, ISG:l) (Albany: \Veed, Parsons, 1HG:I), pp. :)20-22. 2G. U.S. \Var Department, The lfl1r qf' the He-

be/lion: A Compilatwn qf the qffioal Hecords qf the Umon and COI!federate Amues, 1:.17 Yols., index, and atlas (\Vashington, D.C.: GPO, I Hi:I0-190 I) Series I I I Vol. 2:21 1 12 (hereafter referred to as Oil). 27. Special Ordet· No. 151 dated Mareh .'ll, I i:lfl.'J and Spedal Order No. :.10·1- dated May H, 1X{l:J in Series l·H05 Special Orders, IH55-Im5, NYSARA. 2H. For additional informatiOn on the depot researehers should consult the "Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the New York Soldiers' Depot, 1Hfi.'l-1 HiH" contained in New York State Legislature. Assembly, Documn1ts qfthe Assemb~v l!f' the State (if' New York (Albany: \'arious publishers, IH:J1-lf)IH), Assembly Document t\o. 1X·r, IHfH;

17. General Order No. 2-f. dated June 19, I XG:l, in Series 1+Hl.'l, General Orders, I H02-197 5. NY SARA; Laws r!fthl' State qf'New Ybrk, H!Jth sess., ('hapter ·1·77 (April, 18G2) (Albany: Wrighton, IHG2), pp. 8HI-,HG; Ibid., chapter :m7 (April 21, I 1:162), pp. 72·J..-2G; Ibid., chapter -t21 (April 2:.1, 1Hfi2), pp. 75S-55; Special Order No. 190 dated Annuallleport l!f'the Geneml •.Jgentjor lleliefqj'Sick April :2 I, 1i:IG.'J, in Series H-f.05 Special Ordei·s, and Dtsabled Soldiers, 1 R65 (Assembly Document IH5il-197.5, NYSARA; General Order No. Hl No. 1+0, 1 HWJ); ami the Quartermaster General's dated May +, 1HG.'l, 111 Series I HO:l General Or- Annual Hcports ft)r I XflG (Assembly Document ders, 1802-197 5, NYSARA; and Special Order No. 112, I HG7) and 1XflH (Assembly Document No. 2.'l, 1Hfi9). No. 151 dated March .'l!, 186:l, in Series l+W5 :29. Laws r!f' the State qf New York, H!Jth sess., Special Orders, I R55- 197 5, NYSAHA. chapter ·1!), pp. HH 1-9'1·6. on the New York Military A~cnry can be f(mnd in 2:2. Ibid., 41st sess., chapter 222 (April :.11, the \'arious reports listed in Appendix F under the IHIH) (Albany: J. Bud, !HI H), pp. 210-:}3. :2:~. General Regulationsjor the 114.ilitar:y Forces r!f' Board of Managers Soldiers' Depot and the Anthe State qf'New }i)rk, I 8/iB, pp. I 60-63. nual He ports of the Quartermaster General t(w the >!4. Laws qf the State qf New lark, 8+th sess., years I llGH-1 i:lf)H (Assembly Document No. II :2, 1HH7; Assembly Document No. 47, 1X6H; and Aschapter 277 (April Iii, lHG!) (Albany: Munsell & Howland, 1HG 1), pp. G:J 1-:lG. sembly Document No. :./:3, !8Gfl respectively). :25. Ibid., Xiith sess., chapter :W7 (Apl"il 21, :l:l. General Order No . .5 dated :vtarch :.Iii, 1 HfiX, I fl1>2) and chapter 421 (April 2>!, 1H62), pp. 22+- in Seri('s H+O::l General Orders, 1H02- W7 5, 20, 7 5:1-55; see the administrative history of the NYSARA. Auditing Board (p. 72) for a description of its du:H. Laws f!f the State qf Ne-w 1ork, ·!r hands-on, experiential learning that cannot be replicated by textbooks or teacher lectures. In the increasingly global and diverse society in which these students live, historical records arc an excellent way to promote an understanding and tolerance of multiple perspectives. Fm·thermore, historical records arc inexpensive teaching tools. A master copy of a record can be preserved and all other copies made fi·01n it. That costs far less than a new textbook or a field tnp. There are many records series about the Civil War in the State Arcluvcs that can be useful to teachers. For example, the State Archives has the military service 1·ecords of all New Yorkers who fought in the war, including Afi·ican Americans. Teachers may find the Abstracts ofMuster Rolls of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshootei·s, and United States Colored Troops (series number 1377 5) an especially interesting group of records for students to study as a part of a lesson on the varied experiences of African Americans during the Civil War. The muster rolls contain information on date of enlistment; age of the soldier; place and duration of enlistment; date mustered in; grade, company, and regiment; date left the organization and how (killed, discharged, deserted, etc.). Additional remarks typically provide inf(>rmation about promotions, wounds received, physical appearance, and circumstances surround-

ing dismissal fi·mn service. Because the muster roll contains such detailed information, it can also serve as the beginning of more in-depth research about a particular soldier's life. Other records series can also be transformed into an educational resource m the hands of acreati\·e teacher. Undoubtedly, bounty payment made to soldiers for militm-y service is an unfamiliar concept to students. The State Archives has many records about the bounty system, including the large, colodtll bonds that were Issued to finance the system. With guidance from a teacher, students can be led to make their own discoveries about what bounty payments were by studying the histoncal records. Teachers who organize instructional units around holidays might use the handwritten Thanl\sgivmg proclamations Issued by governors as the basis f(>r a lesson on the origins of our national celebration. A holiday usually associated exclusively with the Pilgrims was made anational holiday by Abraham Lincoln. Of course, there are always practical considerations when selecting a record f(>r classroom use. Is the record readable and will a photocopy of it be readable? Is the length of the record appropriate for the instructional time available? Is the level of difticulty of the record appropriate for the students in the class? Does the content of the record relate to the curriculum? A most important practical consideration is the location of the record. While the New Yorl1 State Archives in Albany holds thousands of records about the Civil War, teachers can also find recm·ds about the Civil \Va1· in their own communities. County governments often have copies of the 1865 New York State census, which provides Civil War statistics fin· each county, including names of soldiers who died, cause of death, and place of death. The minutes of meetings of town councils and \'illage boards often contain information about the community's response to the war. Many historical societies have personal letters, diaries, and photographs of individual soldiers who fought in the war. Invariably, these records engage students' attention because they are reading about the very

place in which they are growmg up ami often about people \'cry close in age to themsel\'es. To encourage teachers to use historical records from a \'ancty of time periods, the State Archi\'es has published C01mder thf Source: Histonml Hecords 111 flu' Classroom, a I +6-page book containing reproductions of 22 historical documents, sample lesson

plans, and a how-to-do-it manual. Copies of the book can be obtained by contacting the New York State Arclm·es. The book is also a\'ailable on the State Archi\'es' web site at: www.sara.nyscd.go\' I sen· ices I teachers I cts promo.htm.

Appendix B : m

Appendix C List of Record Series by Creating Office ADJUTANT GENEHAL's OFFICE

Page numbers refer to the Series Descriptions section of this volume. BO·H12 Correspondence and Petitions, I HI! I- I H96.

(i 1.5

r.f

p.

~32

I 3722 Heg1ster of Letters Heceived, I H62-l HGG. H volumes.

p..'l2

I ++O~l General Orders, I HOI!- 197 5.

p. .'32

H~l

volumes.

ss

!++05 Special Orders, IH.'i5-1975 ..'HS volumes.

p.

I S72H Abstracts of Military Commissions, 18\!S-1909. I !i volumes.

p. SS p.

S~l

I S727 Register of Supernumerary Otlicers, I H·~H-1 HHS. 1 volume.

p.

~H

B04GS Resignations of New York State Militia and National Guard Officers, I HIl-l H9.'i. !i c.f

p. S+

A+lmJ Militia Enrollment Heturns Filed by County Boards of Supervisors, 1S!iH. O.!i c.f

p. :3+

I S729

Oq~anization

Hosters of Military Officers, I H00-1899.

1-~

volumes.

Hegisters Hecording Enrollment of Persons Liable to Military Duty (Buffalo, I st Ward and Tonawanda), I H62. 2 volumes.

A·1·i5!)

p.

~H

A+ !56 Statistical Hegister Pertaining to the 186·1- Enrollment of Men Liable to Duty in the National Gum·d, I SG4. I volume.

p. :H

BISH2 Statistical Register of State Draft Quotas and Volunteers, IH62. I volume.

p. :35

A411 0 Rough Abstracts of Expenditures f(Jr Salanes and Ordnance, I H6~l-l H(W.

O. .'i

c.f

p. 35

A4130 Duplicate Correspondence Directed to and Received from Military Oflicers, I H6 1-1 H(W. O.!i c.f

p. 35

A·~H.S

p. 35

Telegrams Received and Sent, 1H62. '1 volumes.

A415S Hegisters Recording the Transmission of Documents to Militia Otlicers, I H5H-l HG:l. 2 \·olumes.

p. :l5

A415'2 Roster ofOtlicers of New York State Volunteer Hegiments, I HG 1-1 HG'l. 1 volume.

p.

A·l-i(JO Register ofUmted States Colored Troops Who Filed Clauns Agamst the Federal Government, I H66-l H69. I volume.

p. SG

1:l725 Descriptive Holl of the Howitzer Battery of the Eleventh Brigade, National Guard, 18G4-!8S·~- 1 volume.

p. SG

BOG3S Descriptive Book ofthe 193rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, IS65. I mlume.

p.

A02'17 Regimental Rec01·ds Pertaining to the First Regiment of Artillery, New York State Volunteers, I HGS-1 HG5. 2 volumes.

p. :n

A+ )()6 Regunental Records Pertaining to the Twenty Second Regiment of New York State Volunteers, 186!-18G5. 4 volumes.

p. :n

A+ 124 Correspondence Pertaining to Enrollment Procedures, J8(H. 0.5 c.f

p. :n

A0087 Records of the 51st Regiment, New York State Volunteers, 1SG1-1 HG4. 1.5 c.f

p. :lH

9H

,'3()

:lG

AO!W:l National Guanl Records, I HG 1-191 7. 20 c.f

p. :JH

Ao 172 Correspondence, Certificates of Appointment, and General and Special Orders, I H2:3- I HG·k O.!i c.f

p. :JH

A-1-1 2:3 Records Pertaining to Vanous Monuments and DedicatiOn Ceremonies, I H9:l. 0.5 c.f

p. :l9

A+ 12!i Hecords Per·taming to Hestgnations and Claims, I SG 1-1 H90. 0.5 c.f

p. :m

A0\07 Records ofthe Independent Corps, New York Light Infantry, IHG2-!Hii+. O.!i c.f.

p. :39

AOI9!i Records ofthe 2nd New York State Volunteers, IH5G-IHG:l. 0.5 c.f.

p. :J9

Ao 1S!J Quartermaster's Special Heqmsttions and Abstracts for Received and Articles Expended fc1r the 77th Battalion, New York State Volunteers, I Hli5. 0.5 c.f.

p. :w

A:l2H.'J National Guard Rt•gimental and Brigade Files of Brigadier General James Gibson, 181i2-l H71. I c. f.

p..'l9

Aol5·~

p.

Records ofthe 1st New York Light Artillery, IHG2-ISGf>. 1.5 c.f

·H)

INSPECTOH c;ENEHAL's OFFICE

A'l·l 00 Administrative Correspondence Files, I H!J9-I S7 5. 0.5 c.f

p. ·!-2

A+ I O.'J Copies of Correspondence Forwarded From the Gtwernor' s Oflice, I Hl1 1-1 Hli2. 0.5 c.f

p.

Al-l :l:l Letter Book, I HG:l-1 HGH. I volume.

p. +:l

·~:l

COMMISSAHY GENEHAL's OFFICE

Al-105 Administrati\·e Files, 181i 1-1 HIW. 1.5 c.f

p.+5

QUAHTEHMASTEH c;ENEHAL's OFFICE

A+IOii Administrative CotTespondence and Related Records, 1H61-IH6H.

J..')

c.f

p. ·I·S

Proceedings and Reports of the Board of Managers of the New York State Soldiers' Depot, p. RG.'J-1 SIH. 0.5 c.f.

A~ 108

I

·~R

A+ 117 Records Pertaining to the New York State Soldiers' Depot, ca. 1SG+-1 HGG. 5 cf

p.·HJ

A+ 1.'35 Registers of Soldiers' Claims Expedited by the New York Military Agency, UW6-! HGR. 2+ volumes.

p. 'i•!J

A+I:W Register ofSoldiers Who Visited the Washington Office of the New York Military

p. '1·9

Agency, I HG:J-1 R65. I volume.

p. 50

AH:n Case Registers ofNew York Medical Agents, IS65-1RG6. 2 volumes. A·~ I :lH

Superintendent's Ledger Regarding the New York Military Agency Fidel Oflices' Accounts, 1Rli5-! R67. I volume.

p. 50

PAYMASTEH GENEHAL's OFFICE

A·H+G Outgoing Correspondence, 1R65. 2 volumes.

p. 51

Appendix C : 99

A+ 13~J Ledgers Pertaming to Bounties Authorized by Chapter IIH, Laws of I H63, I 863-1 H66. :3 volumes.

p.

[,2

A+ 159 Register of Bounty Claims, ca. I HfH-1 Hfi5. I volume. A+ WI Bounty Payment Register, 1865-IH67. I volume. A+ lfH Register of Bounty Applications, 1876-1 HH2. 1 volume.

p.52

AH65 Hegister of Men Claiming Bounty Money Due, ca. 1865-1H6H. 1 volume. A+127 Claims Files, IH75-IH8+. 0.5 c.f.

p.53

A·~ II H Assorted

p. 5:3

Reronls, ca. 1HG 1-1 86H. 0.5 c.f

SUH.GEON GENEH.AL's OFFICE A-1-10·1 Incoming Correspondence Hecen·ed from Medical Officers of New York State Volunteer Units, 1H61-1866. 2 c.f

p.

BO:ll2 Register of Letters Received by the Surgeon General's Office, I H65-l H6H. I volume.

p. 55

B0311 Roster of Medical Staff of New York State Volunteer Regiments, I 861-1865. 1 mlume.

p. 55

A+l+7 Telegrams Heceived, IH61-1864. I volume.

p. 55

5·~

HUH.EAU OF MILITARY STATISTICS 13774 Town and City Hegisters of Officers, Soldiers, and Seamen Composing the Quotas of Troops Furnished to the United States During the Civil War, 1861-1865.% c.f

p. 57

AO.':lH9 Registers of Officers and Enlisted Men Mustered into Federal Military or Naval Service During the Civil Wm·, I H61-l HG5. G volumes.

p. 5H

A~I:H

p. 59

Historical Notes on New York State Volunteer Regiments, 1861-1 HG5. 7 volumes.

A-1111 Admimstratlve Correspondence Files, !85H-IH75. 2 c.f

p. 59

A41 H Accounts Submitted by Local Officials Detailing Monies Raised and Expended and Men Furnished During the Civil War, 1861-1 H66. S c. f.

p. 60

A4144 Volunteer Relief Payroll of the Joint Volunteer HeliefCommittee of Albany, I H6 1-1 H62. 2 volumes.

p. 61

A4149 Telegrams Received and Sent by the Governor's Office, I H6!-l H62. 10 volumes.

p. 61

A4112 Examples of State Commissions Issued to Military Officers, 1865. 20 itl'llls.

p. 61

A-~ll:l

Duplicate Thanksgiving Proclamations Issued by Governors ofStates and Territories, I H61-18f)(). 0.5 r.f.

A·~ 1 19

Enrollment Lists fur the Fourteenth District, New York State, I HfH. 0.5 c.f

p.62 p.62

A~ 120

Index to Newspaper Articles Concerning New York Volunteer and Militia Units, 186:3. 21 H items.

p. 62

A-HS 1 Examples of Ballots and Related Voting Records Issued by Union States to Soldiers During the I H64 Presidential Election, 1864. 0.5 c.f

p. 6.'3

A414:l Huster ofStatfOflicers and Enlisted Men of the !28th Regnnent ofNew York State Volunteers, 18()2-1865. II volumes.

p. 6:3

100 :The Union Preserved

A+ I 57 Suq~eon's Report on Examinations of Applicants in Steuben County Claiming Exemption From Military Duty on Account of Physical Disability, 1862. I volume.

p. G:l

A·l·129 Assorted Printed Material, I Sol-I SG4. 0.5 c.f.

p. f):l

A+207 Register Pertaining to Miscellaneous Accounts and Subjects, I S59-1 SGS. I volume.

p. f>:l

Ai-121 Schuyler County Board of Supervisors Proceedings, ISG2. 0.5 c.f

p. fH

HUHEAU OF HECOHDS OF TilE

WAR OF THE

REilELLION

1:377 5 Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops, IS() l-18o5. l,:lG:l volumes.

p.G5

Boso:J Abstracts of Muster Rolls f(Jr Men Who Serwd in the United States Navy, I SGI-1 S65. ~JG volumes.

p.Gfi

BOSO·I· Abstracts of Muster Rolls f(Jr Men \Vho Served in the United States Marine Corps During the Civil War, I S6 1-1 Sfl5. ·~volumes.

p.6G

Bosoo Abstracts of Muster Rolls f(Jr National Guard Units Mustered Into Federal Service During the Civil War, I Sol-I Sfl5. 92 volumes.

p.GG

BOS()() Abstracts of Muster Rolls of Veteran Reserve Corps Troops from New York State, I Sf)3-l SG5. 0.5 c.f

p. 67

Boso5 Abstracts of Muster Rolls of Men Unassigned to any State or Federal Unit During the Civil War, I Sol-I SG5. 2 c.f

p. 67

Bos 12 Abstracts of Muster Rolls for Colored Enlisted Men Unassigned to any Umt During the Civil War, I S(;:3-1 S65. 0.5 r.t:

p. oR

BOHJ:l Abstracts of Muster Rolls for Substitutes Unassigned to any Unit During the Civil War, I SG:l-1 S65. I c. f.

p. GS

BOS07 Abstracts of Muster Rolls of the 26th Regiment, United States Colored Troops from New York State, I SG:l-1 SG5. 1.5 c.f

p. GS

MILITARY BOAHD

A+20·1· Proceedings Regarding the Authorization of Payment of Claims Incurred in Raising Troops During the Civil War, I Sf>:l-1 S6S. I volume.

p. 70

A+ I .'iS Descriptions and Examinations of the Second Deputy Comptroller Pertaining to War Claims Against the State, ca. I RG I. I \ulume.

p. 70

A:l:lll Extracts of Minutes, !SG I. 0.5 c.f

p. 71

AUDITING

BOAHD

A·l·l I G Claims Submitted for Expenditures Incurred m the Organization, Equipment, and Subsistence of Troops Mustered into Federal Service, ca. I so 1-1 S70. 0.5 c.f

p. 72

A·H ·~I Record of Claims, 1862-18G8. 1 nJlume.

p. 72

Appendix C :

10 t

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TO EXAMINE l',fiLITIA CLAIMS

AH 15 Atlida,·its of Claimants f(>r Clothing and Equipment Lost or Destroyed \Vhile in the Service of the United States Since April lG, IHGI, IHii;.!. 0.5 r the "\Var Account," 1H62- 1HliH. I volume

p. HO

A091 o Claims Examined by the Military Bom·d, 18(i·l·-1 Sli7. 0.5 cf

p. H 1

A 1:12H Abstracts of Payments of New York State Bounty by the Paymaster General, 1Hli:l-1 H(H. 0 ..'> c.f.

p. HI

A J+5H Summary Account of Bounties Patd Out by the Paymastt•r Gem·ral, I HG."J. 0.1 e.f.

p. HI

A l·H>O Vouchers and Bills Submitted to and Appro\'ed by the Andcrsom·ille Monument Dedication Commission, 19 1-1-. 0.5 c.f.

p. HI

OFFICE OF STAT!:: HlSTOHIAN

A02!i7 Transcriptions of Ci\·il War Hecords, 1H61-1 H!l7. 2 ct:

p. 82

A·t-1 70 Memorial Album of the Second New York Veteran Cavalry, I Sli:l-1909. I volume.

p. H2

DEI'AHTMENT OF STATE

AO·HlH Title Papers Pertaining to the Erection of Monuments on the Gettysburg and Chattanooga Battlefields, 1 HH7-1 HgH. I \ulume.

102 :

The Union Preserved

p. H.'l

CIVIL WAH CENTENNIAL HECOHDS

AI+H Office Files, EJfli-WG+. I c.t:

p. H.')

BO.'lOfJ Emancipation Proclamation Centennial MotiOn Picture Film, 19fi2. I c.t: (+tape reels)

p. H.')

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AppendixD List of Record Series in Numerical Order by Series Number Page numbers refer to the Series Descriptions section of this volume. Aomn Records oft he

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Ao 172 Correspondence, Certificates of Appointment, and General and Special Orders, I H~:l- 1Hfi+. 0.5 c.f

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Ao I H~J Quartermaster's Special Requisitions and Abstracts tor Received and Articles Expended f(Jr the 77th Battalion, New York State Volunteers, I Hfif). O.f) c.f

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AO.'lH9 Hegisters of Officers and Enlisted Men Mustered into Federal Military or Nan! Sen·ice During the Civil War, I H6 1-1 Hfif). ()volumes.

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AH Descriptions and Examinations of the Second Deputy Comptroller Pertaining to \Var Claims Against the State, ca. I HG 1. I volume.

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A-I· 169 Hcgister of Bounty Clam Is, ca. I !W+-1 iW!i. I volume.

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Payment Heg1ster, 1IWf>-1 HG7. I ,·olume.

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A I· W2 Minutes of Meetings [Board of Commissioners to Examine Militia Claims], 1H()Q~ 1Hfi-l-. 1 volume.

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A-I·W:J :V1inutes of Meetings [Board of Commissioners to Examine Militia and National Guard Unif(lrlll Claims], l H6 1·-1 HIW. 1 mlume.

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of Bounty Applications, I R7G-IRH2. 1 Yolume.

A4· 1 fifi Hegister of Men Clanmng Bounty Money Due, ra. 1KOi"i-1 K6K. I Yolume.

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Broadside Advertising a Relief Bazaar Proceedsfrom the February 1864 Albany ReliifBazaar, advertised in thzs broadszde, benifited the Unzted States Sanztary Commzssion, the largest soldiers' nliiforganizatzon operatzng during the war. Of all the many booths at the Albany bazaar, it was said that the one earnzng the most money offered young Irzsh girls selling kisses for a d.ollar each. Courtesy New York State Museum

"Group of Ladies With Flags" Asidefrom the vague inscrzptzon on the back if tim albumen photograph, nothzng zs known about thzs unusual patriotzc zmage. However, the presence if Unzon and Co11jederate flags zn the scene, along with the military-style gm·b ofthe ladies, suggest the subyects may have been affiliated with one if the many war-chanty bazaars or exhibitions held in New York, Albany, and othet·localitzes throughout the state. These events, whzch normally displayed hundreds, and zn some znstances thousands, if military artifacts, art, and ladies' handiwot·k, were held to razsefundsfor such organzzatzons as the Unzted States Sanztary Commzsszon. Courtesy New York State D zvzszon r![Military & Naval Affam

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t-------~-----------------------------------------~---------~Broadside Proclaiming Republican Victory in 1864 Proclazmzng that 1864 polling results showed the Empu·e State r·emazned tnte to the Union, tlzzs bmadszde celebrates the re-electzon ifAbraham Lincoln and boldly predicts that there will now be no peace with the so-called Copperheads, who favored makzng peace wzth the Conftderacy. The 1864 preszdential canvas, which hzstorians have called the most important zn Amerzcan hzstory, compelled vote-rs to choose between continuzng the costly, three-year-long war· and seekzng a truce that zncluded renegzng on the Emanczpatzon Pmclamatzon. Jronzcally, the pr·eszdentzalr-ace pztted Lzncoln agaznst Democrat George B. McClellan, a onetzme Unzon army commander now running on a peace platform. New York-and the Union-chose Lzncoln. Courtesy Manuscnpts and Speczal Collectzons Unzt, N ew Yor·k State Librmy

Abstract of Muster Roll for a New York Volunteer The servzce recordfor H arnson Clark, who served zn the I 25th ew York Volunteers, provzdes a full synopsis of Clar-k's military lzzstor-y. It shows that he was pmmoted on the.field at Gettysbur-gjrom przvate to ser-geant and was subsequently dischar-ged after loszng hzs lift leg at the Wildemess zn May 1864. After the war, Cla,-k was awa,-ded the Medal ofHono1"for hzs deeds at the second day's fighting at Gettysbutg Senes 13775 Abstracts ofMuste,- Rolls of ew York tate Volzmlee,-s, U7llled States Sharpshooters, and Umted Stales Color·ed Troops, 1861 - 1 65.

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Private William Carasaw, United States Colored Troops This carte-de-vi ite was inztially zdentzfied only as "William(?), Co. A., 26th US. C. T " But military service 1"ecords zn the New York State Archives make it almost certain that the suliject is Pnvate fVilliam arasaw, who ;ozned Company A ofthe 26th Unzted States Colored Tmops zn August 1864 at the small Adimndack town ofNorth Elba. Camsaw, who was bom m fVate,-vliet, New Yod, was a marrzed 44-yea,--old labonr when he enlistedfor a three-year term. L ike rnany otlutr men who jozned the m·my at t}us tzme, Carasaw 1"ecezved a bounty for his set·vzces: the town ofNorth Elba pazd hzm $500, and he collected an additzonal $100from the federa l govemment-a szgnificant sum at the tzme. Carasaw survzved the war and was mustered out ofservice on August 28, 1865. Courtesy

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Member of the 159th New York Volunteers According to lzzs servzce rec01·d, Pnvate Edwzn Ward Clapp, shown here zn a car te-de-visite portrazt, was an 18-year-old machinzsl from Stuyvesant, New York, when he enlisted zn the Umon Army in October 1862for· a penod qfthree years. Lookzng !teTe considerably younger than hzs qfficzally stated age, Clapp, who stood only 5 feet 3lh znches tall, had the goodfor-tune to serve in the I 59th New Y01·k Volunteers, whzch saw relatzvely little actzon during the war: Dm·ing zts entzre term qfseTvice, the regiment sufftr·ed only 86 combat casualtzes. Cl.app was muster·ed out with the r·est qf his regzment at Augztsta, Georgw, on October 12, 1865. Cou1·tesy N ew York Stale Dzvzszon q[Military & Nn valA.ffn.Z1"S

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~oA74r /2~. flrmation concerning agency activities during any gin~n year. These reports are available from the :--Jew York State Library as well as trom many major research institutions. Many of the reports were issued as separate publications, while others were published only as part of the New Yorl\ State Senate and Assembly Documents series. Moreover, some reports were published as separate documents as well as in the Senate and Assembly series. The tirll citations tbr these two important collections of g(wernment documents are as f(lllows: New York State Legislature: A~semhly. Domments £if the .-Jssemb(r qf the Stale qf New York (Albany: various publishers, lH~li-WIH) and New York State Legislattu-e: Senate. Domments qfthe Smale £!!the Stall' q{Nnv York (Albany: various publishers, 1 Ho~ 1-191 H). The New York State Library maintains a romplete set of these documents. Commonly referred to as the "Senate ami Assembly Documents," these publications are also a\·ailablc on microfiche fi·om the State Library.

ADJUTANT (;ENEHAL's OFFICE

Annual llepurt qfthe ...J,!jutant Gmeral £!f"the Stale q{}v'ew York {for t Hf"il ]. Albany: C. Van Benthuysen, I H6:2 (also published as Assembly Document No. 2ti, I Hli2). Annual Report qj"tlu• Al[jutant Gmeral f(/fhe State qfNew /(n·k [.for 186'2]. Albany: Comstod\ & Cassidy, 1 il();J (also published as Assembly Document No. ·HJ, 1 HG:J). Annual Ueport qj"the .·lqjutant Gmmrl qftlze State qfNrw fork [fin· 18(i.'J]. 2 \·ols. Albany: Comstock & Cassidy, 18GI- (also published as Assembly Donrnwnt No. 80, !iWl} .·lmwal Report qf'tht' .-i£{jutant General f!f"lhe Stair qfl':ew lark [fbr lfi(H]. 2 vols. Albany: C. Van Benthuysen, l S65 (also published as Assembly Document No. :.!2, IH6!i). Amwallleport I!J'the A£!jutant Genrral f!/the State qfNew York t.fbr 1HHG (also published as Assembly Document No. 21·, I HHH).

AUDITING

2 vols. Albany: C. Wendell,

BOAHD

Commmuratwn From the Governor Tnmmuttmg the Report £(/the Auditmg Board, Constituted l:v Cltapta :J97, LawsqflH6'2(aYailahle only in Senate Document No. (ifJ, !S(H). Communimtion From thr Gm1enwr Transnuttmg a Report q{tlte Auditmg Roard, Helathw to the Clanns Agamst tltr !-,'tatl'.filr r~.1penses m Cmmectum wtth llaising 1'0/unteers Dunng the Uebel! ion (a,·ailable only in Assembly Document No. lfi7, !SGH).

BUHEAU OF l\11L!TAHY STATISTICS [MILITAHY

HECOHD]

First Amwal Ueport qf"the Chiif, 1HG ~).

110

Smmd Annual Heport 1ij'the Clu~f'f.!f'the Bureau 1ij'JIIfilitary Statistics. Albany: C. Wendell, Legislatiw Pnnter, I SG.'J (also published as Assembly Document No.6·~, I 8H.'J). Thml Annual Heport 1ij'tlze Bureauf.!flv!ilita1:v Hecord [Ciu~f4'tlze Bureau 1ij'Alilitill)' Statisltts] qj'tlze ,'-,'tate qf New York. Albany: C. Wendell, 18()6. (Also published as Assembly Document No. 7 I, I 81W). Fourth Annual Report qftlze BureauqfJ\;filitill)' Stattsttcs. State l.!f'NI'W York. Albany: C. Van Renthuysen & Sons, 1867 (also published as Assembly Document No. 2~l.'J, I 867). FijUz Annuallleport qj'the Chu.:f4'the Bureau qfMilitill)' Statisttcs, wzth Appendices. Albany: C. Van Renthuysen & Sons, 18fi8 (also publshed as Assembly Document No. 1·1·8, 18GH).

HOAH.D OF

MANAGEHS, SOLDIEHS

DEPOT

Heport '!f'tlze Board qj'managfrs qj'thr New York state Soldiers' Drpot, and qj'the.fimd.fhr thf reli~j'l!f'stck and wounded..filrloughed and discharged soldiers . ... Albany· n.p., I 8{H.

Heport rij'tht' General Agent rij'the State ofNeco nn·k,.fhr the Heli1:f1ij.Sick, lflnmded, Furloughed and Dtsduu;w'd Soldiers. Albany: Comstocl\ & CassJdy, I 8G+. Annual Report 1!/'fhl' Genmi/ Agent.fin· thf Rflit:f'rd'Sick and lflmnded So/dias (avaliable only in Senate Document No. 8~l, UW!J). Annuallll'port 1!f'thl' Nnv }in·k Staff Soldiers' Dfpot, and I!/' Genna/ Agent.fhr thf Ueli1:f'qj'Sick and Dtsablt'd Soldiers qfthe State 1!/'1\'ew lin-k (a\·ailable only in Assembly Document No. I +0, I 81W).

MILITAHY

BOAHD

lleport on ~-ln art to authon.zt' the nnbo1{vmg and equtjnnent qj'vo/unteer mililta," etc., wtfh minutes 1!/'lhetr meeftngs.fimn April /6'-Dt'C. I 6, /86'/. n.p., n.d. Assembly Document No. I .'J, I 8fi2.

HI'port 1!/'lhl' ,'l,finonzv qj'thl' Select Commtltee on so much 1ij'tlze Governor's Alessage as He/ales to thr Transact tons 1!/'the AlilitaJ:v Board, April I 7, I 86'2 (available only Ill Assembly Document No. 2:l:l, 181j2).

Report qj'the A/,yon(v qj'the Se/at Committa on so mudz qj'the Governor's 1\Iessagl' as If elates to th1' Transact tons 1!/'the lv!ilitill:v Boanl (available only in Assembly Document No. 1~H, 1 8H2). Heport 1!/'lhe Seln'f Committee Appomtnl to lnvesttgate the Transactions qfthf Staff Ali/itilly Board (available only in Assembly Document No. 2+2, I 81i2).

COMMISSAHY

GENEHAL's OFFICE

.-lnnua/ Report [fhr 18GO] qj'the Coml/1/SSaJ:v General, .!anua1y :n, 1861 (available only in Assembly Document No. l·l·, l HG I). Annual Heport [fhr I 861] 1!/'the Cmiiiii/SSa1:\' Gmeralqfthe Stale qj'.Vww 1iH-k. Albany: Charles Van Benthuysen, l fW2 (also published as Assembly Document No. 2·~8, 18G2). ,1nnua/ Heport [fur I 86'2] 1!/'the Commissa1)' Gmera/ 1ij'the State 1ij'New }(JI·k. Albany: Comstod\ & Cassidy, IH6:l (also published as Assembly Document No. r;r;, !8G:l). Annual Hfport [fhr 186'3} qj'tlze Commiss111y General 1ij'Ordnance 1ij'the State qfNew 1iJrk (a\·ailable only Assembly Document No. 1+2, 181H).

111

Annual llepor/ [fur 186'·1] r!ftlze ( 'mnmtssa1:v Genmzlqftlze State qj'New 1'ork (antilable only in Assembly Document No. 21, I 81i5).

Appendix F : 1 1 1

Annual Heport [fbr I 1:165) r!fthe Comnussl/ly General r!fOrdnance r!fthl' State qfNew York (availble only in Assembly Document No. +H, 1 HfW).

INS I' E C T 0 H

c; ENE HAL'S 0 F F ICE

""lnnual Report [fbr I 861] qfthe Inspertor Genl'ral's (:ij_jirl' (available only in Assembly Document No. 1S, IHG~).

Annual Heport [fbr I 862] qj"the Impl'ctor General's qffice (available only in Assembly Document No. ·~7, IHG:l).

Annual Report [fbr I 86S} rifthe Inspector General's Office. Albany: Comstock & Cassidy, I HfH (also published as Senate Document No. ~H, IHfH). Communiratwnji"Oin the Governor Transmitlmg the Sp!'Oal Heport qfthe Inspertor Gmenii (available only in Senate Donunen t No . .'l.'l, 1 Hfi-1· ). Annual ll1•port [for I HG5) qfthe I11.1pertor Generalqfthe State r!f'New York. f'or the Year Ending December SI,I8G5. Albany: C. Wendell, Legislative Printer, IH6f1 (also published as Assembly Document No. +!i, !Hfifl).

PAY MAST E H Ci ENE HAL's 0 F F ICE

Annual Rl'port [fbr I 8G2] qj"the Paymaster General of the State r!f'New lark. Albany: Comstock & Cassidy, IHG.'l (also published as Assembly Document No. !HI, IHGS). Annuallleport [fbr I 8G5J r!fthl' Paymaster General qfthl' State qfN!'w York. Albany: C. Wendell, I H6G (also published as Assembly Document No. :m, I HGG). Commtlll!cation From the Governor Tmnsmittmg a Commun1catwn From the Paymaster General Rl'lative to thl' Payment r!fBountli'S to T!Jiunteers (available only in Assembly Document No. I HS, I HfH).

QUARTEHMASTER GENEHAL's OFFICE

Annual Heport [jbr I HG1] qj"the Quartermaster General r!fthl' State qfNew Fork. Albany: Charles Van Benthuysen, I HG~ (also published as Assembly Document No. \H!i, I Ho!l). /lnnual Heport [fbr 1862] r!f'the Quartermaster General rift he State qfNrw York.fbr the rear Ending Dl'cember 31, 11:162, with Acrompanying Domments. Albany: Comstocl1 & Cassidy, I H6.'l (also published as Assembly Document No. 191-l, I Hfi.'l). Annual Heport [fbr 1868] r!fthe Quartermaster Generalqfthe ,\'tate qfNew Jork.fbr the lear Ending December 81, I 1:16'3, w1th Accompan.vmg Documents. Albany: Comstock & Cassidy, 1Hfi+ (also published as Assembly Document No. 127, !HG+). Annual Report [fbr 1 86·1] rift he Quartermaster Gmemlqfthe State qf'New Yorkjbr the }i-ar Ending Decemba 31, 186.'1, w1th Accompan.vmg Domments. Albany: Comstock & Cassidy, I K6!i (also published as Assembly Document No. !i.'l, I H6!i). Annual He port [for I 86'5] qfthe Quartermaster Geneml r!f'the State qfNew }(Jl·k.fbr the }ear I 865. Albany: C. Wendell, IHGo (also published as Assembly Document No . .'Hi, !SGG). Annual Heport 1!/'the Transactwns qfthe Quartermaster Gmera/'s Department.fhr the year I 866, Including also Ileports if1\!ilitaty Agenoes, and in Relation to the Sick, 1/oundrd, and Disabled Soldiers Cared.fbr l~y thl' State qfNew } (n·kjiJr the same penod (available only in Assembly Document No. 112, I Hfi7).

1 1~ :

The Union Preserved

Annual Heport f!fthe Tmnsarlions f!f'tlzl' Quartermastn Geneml's Department.fhr the year 186'7, lnduding also Heports C?f}vlililln:v Agencil's, and in Helatwn to the Sick, Wounded, and Disabled Soldiers Caml.fin·l~v the ,mbly Documt>nt No. +i, I HHH). Annual Report qj'the Tmnsal"lions l!ftlze Quartermaster Geneml's DepartmentjiJr the year 186'8, Including also Heports f!f'Alilitai:\' Agennes, and mllelatum to the Sick, fl(mnded, and Disabled Soldiers Cared.fi!r by the State ofNnv York.fiJr tht' Same Penod (available only in Assembly Document No. \!.'J, 1 H(HJ).

SUHGEON GENEHAL's OFFICE

/lnnual Report [jiJr 1861] qfthe S111geon Geneml r!fthe ,)'tate C!f"New Yin·k. Albany: Charles Van Benthuysen, I HG2 (also available as Assembly Document No. 12, I HG2). Annual Ht'port [fbr 1862] C!f"tlze ,\'urgemz Genmzlf!fthe State C!f"l'.'ew l.ork. Albany: Comstock & Cassidy, I H(ij (also available as Assembly Document No. ·H, I Hli.'l). Annual Report [jhr 1863] r!fthe Surgeon Generalf!ftlze State qfNrw lin-k. Albany: Comstock & Cassidy, I Hfi4 (also available as Assembly Document No. I 10, I H6·J. ). Annual Report [jiJr 186'·1.] l!fthe Surgeon Genemlqftlze State r!fNew lork. Albany: C. Wenddl, I Hfi.'i (also available as Assembly Docunwnt No. I I :J, I Hfi5). Annual Ueport [for /86'5] qftlze Surgeon General qftlze State qfNew York. Albany: C. Vvendell, I H(i(i (also a\·ailable as Assembly Document No. I 29, I HG60,000 men from New York who served during the war. This appendix is intended to assist researchers in identi(ying specific volumes containing inf(mnation about units in which they are interested. The serial number referred to in each entry is more commonly known as the volume number f(x the 1·eport. These ,·olumes are available at many ma.1or research institutions Ill New York State. The New York State Libr;n-y's Manuscripts and Special Collections Unit maintains a complete set of the reports, both 1n paper and on microfiche, which researchers may usc in its reference room on the II th ftoor of the Cultural Education Center in the Empire State Plaza. The volumes arc also available on microfiche as part of the Civil lf(u· [hut Histom's: Regzmental Histonfs and Personal NarratiVes, a micro publicatiOn issued by University l'ublicatwns of America. Civil Tflzr [hut llistonl's is available from the State Library's Microf(mns Section, which is located on the 7th ftoor of the Cultw·al Education Center. This micro publication is not a\·ailahlc through interlibrary loan. It is, howe,·er, available fi·mn many lllaJOr rescan~h institutions nationwide. Annual HI'port C!fthe At[jutant Gmmzl qlfhe Stall' C!f,Vew }{n·kjor the 11'ar I 8.9.1, l'olumf II. Registers rifNew York Regnnmts 111 thf Jflzr qfthl' Rebellion [Supplementl/I:V l'olumes to thf Annual Heport qfthe At[jutant Genemljor 1893-1.905. Se1·ial 1]. Rcgiste1·s of the 1st, 2nd, .'Jd, and 4th H.egiments ofCavah-y, N.Y. Vols., in War of the Rebellion (Albany: .James B. Lyon, I H~H). I ,21W pages. Annual Heport C!fthe A,[iutant Gmeral qj"thf State rifNew Yorkjhr the Jear 18.9·~, Tr1lume II. llegisters r!fNrw York Regimfnts 111 tlu' Hizr r!fthe Rebellion [Supplemenllli:v Volumes to the Annual Ill'port qj'tht• Ar(jutant Gmmzljhr 18.9.~-1905. Scnal2]. Hegisters of the i!th, lith, 7th, and Hth Regiments ofCa\·alry, N.Y. Vols., in War of the Rebellion (Albany: James B. Lyon, I RUI!). I, l·~H pages. ,-Jnnual If I'port r!lfhe At[jutant Gl'!leral qj'the Staff r!fNrw Y'ork.for thl' 1 'far 18.91·, Tolume Ill. Ileg1sters qfNew lin-k Regnnents in the lflzr r!fthe Rebellion [Supplemmta'y rolumes to thf Annual lleport r!fthf Ar[jutant Gnzera/ji1r 18.93-1.905. Serial ~l]. Registers of the 9th, I oth, I I th, and 12th Regiments of Cavalry, N.Y. Vols., in War of the Rebellion (Albany: James B. Lyon, IHU5). 1,:32+ pages. Annual HI'port r!fthe Aqjutant Generalqj'the State qfNew 1ork.for the 1'far I 8.9·1·, T'olillnt' IT: Hewsters r!fNnu lid· ll1'giments 111 thl' Tlln·qfthe Rebellion [Supplnnenflli:V rolumes to the Annual Heport r!fthe A,(jutant Gi'neral.fhr 18.9.'1-1.905. Sen a! 4]. Registers of the I :Jth, Hth, I i!th, I lith, and I Hth Hegiments of Cavalry, N.Y. Vols., 111 War of the Rebellion (Albany: James B. Lyon, IRUI!). 1,~)()9 pages. Annual Report r!fthl' Ar[jutant Gmeral qj'the State qfjVrw lill'kji1r the ]ear 189·1·, T'o/innl' 1: lfeg!slers C!f'New J ark /legnnmts 111 !hi' TJ lzr qlfhe Rebellion [Supplmzental)' Jrdumt's to the Annual Report qfthl' Ar(jutant Gmmzl.for 18.9.'J- 1905. Serial !:i]. H.egisters of the 20th, 21st, 22d, 2.'ld, 24th, 2!:ith, and 2rith Hegiments of Cavalry, N.Y. Vols., in vVar of the Rebellion (Albany: .James B. Lyon, I H95). I ,21i9

pages. Annual Report r!fthe A,[futant General l!f!hf Stall' qj'.VI'w l'orkjhr the Jfar I 8.95. lll'gistas qj'New lbrk

IH

Regmumts m tlw !flu· f.!ftlze Reb!'!lion [Supj>leml'lltal)' T'olumes to the Annuallleport l!fthe ,.Jt!jutant General Jhr 18.9S-1.905. Serial GJ. Rq;isters of the First and Second Veteran Cavalry, First and Second Mounted Hiftes, 111 \Var of the H.ebellion (Albany: Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, Crawtiml, IH9G). I,Ofi~) pa~es.

Annual Report 1!f'the At{jutant Gmeml 1!f'the State qfNew Yorkjhr the 'lear I 8.95. Registers qfl•/ew 1In-k Regunents 111 the Trizr '-!fthe Rebellion [Supplementary Volumes to the Annual Report '-!f'the •..Jdjutant Gmeral Jhr 18.98-1905. Serial 7]. Hegisters of the First Dra~oons, Oneida Independent Company Cavalry. First, Second, Third, and Fourth Provisional Cavalry in the War of the Hebellion (Albany: Wynkoop, !I allen beck, Crawfi>rd, I HHG). I ,077 pa~es. Annual Report '-!/the Adjutant General qfthe State qfNew 1"orkJhr the 1'ear I 8.96'. Reg!Stas 1!f'New York Regzments 111 the lfi1r qj'the Rebellion [Supplementm~y T'olumes to the Annual Heport qfthe Ar{jutant Gmm!l Jhr J8.9S-I905. Serial HJ. Registers of the First and Second He~nnents of New York Artillery, 111 the War of the Hebe Ilion (Albany: Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, Ct·awfi>rd, I H97). I ,OH.'.i pa~es. Annual Report qfthe Adjutant General qf'the ,\'tate 1!f'New Y'orkjhr the Year I 8.96. Registers qfNI'W lin-k Regmzents 111 the lfi1r qfthe Rebellion [Supplementary T'olumes to the Annual Report 1!f'the Arfjutant Gmeral .for 18.9S-1905. Serial9]. Registers of the Third and Fourth Artillery in the \Var of the H.ebellion (Albany: Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, Crawfiml, I H97). I ,209 pages. Annual Report q/fhe Adjutant General qfthe State qfNew Yorkjhr the J ear I 8.96. Registers f.!f'j\'I'W York llegmzents m the lfln f.!f'the Hebe/lion [Supplementm:v Volumes to the Annuallleport qfthe Ar{jutant Gnzeml .for 189.'1-1905. Serial I OJ. Hegisters of the Fifth and Sixth Artillery in the War of the Hehellion (Albany: Wynlwop, Hallenbeck, Crawford, I HD7). 1,2HG pages. Annual Report q/fhe Ac(iutant General qj'tlze State 1!f"J,:ew lorkJor the ll'ar I 8.97. Uegistl'rs r!f'New 'fork Regmzents in the Tll1r l!f'the Hebe/lion [Supplnnental)' Volumes to the ...Jnnuallleport q/fhe A1{jutant General .fhr 189S-1905. Serial II]. H.egisters of the Seventh and Eighth Artillery in the War of the Hebellion (Albany: Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, Crawtiml, I H9H). H2H pa~es. Annual He port 1!f'the A1{jutant Gmeral qj'the State r!f'New J'IJrkJhr the 1"ear 18.97. lf1'gisters 1!/Xew lin-k Regunents Ill the Triu·qf'tlze Hebe/lion [.."lupjllnnenttu:v Volumes to the ,·Jnnual Heport 1!f'thl' Ac{jutant Geneml Ji>r 189.1-1.905. Serial 12]. Registers of the Ninth and Tenth Artillery in the \Var of the Rebellion (Albany: Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, Crawford, I H9H). H12 pages. Annual He port qfthe Aqjutant General ofthe State qf'New Jork.fi>r the Year I 8.97. lleg!Sters r!fNnv lark Hegzments in the !far qf'the Hebellion [Supplemenla1:v Volumes to the Annual lieport qj'the •.Jr{Jutant General Jhr 1898-1905. Serial I :iJ. Hegisters of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Artillery in the War of the Rebellion (Albany: Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, Crawford, 1H9H). !>:3 1 pages. Annual Heport l!f'tlze Arijutant General qj'the State ofNew Yorkjhr the Year 18.97. Registers 1!/New 'fork Regunents 111 the lf{u· 1!/'tlze Hebel! ion [Supplementazy l'lumes to the •.Jnnual Heport 1!f.the A1(jutant Gmeml .fhr 18.9.1-1.905. Serial 14]. He~isters of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Artillery in the War of the Rebellion (Albany: Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, Crawford, I H9H). 926 pages. Annual He port qj'the A1!jutant Generalqf'the State qfNew 'fork.fhr the lear /8.97. lfeg1sters qj'.Vew 'fin-k Hegunents 111 the lll1r f.!ltlze Rebellion [Supplemental:)' J'olumes to the Annual Report qj'thl' Acfjutant General .fi>r I 8.98-1905]. Registers of the Marine Artillery and First to Thirty-Fourth Battenes. Serial No. I fi (Albany: Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, Crawford, I H~iH). 1,-lr I 89S- I .905). Regtsters of the First, Fifteenth, and Fiftieth Engineers, and First Battalion Sharpshooters. Serial No. lG (Albany: Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, Crawfiml, I H9H). I ,2H2 pages. Annual Hej>ort l!f'the Ac(jutant General 1!/'the State 1!/"New l(n·kji>r the li'ar I 8.98. lfeg1stns l!f'.\'ew York llegimmts Ill the lliu· qj'the Rebellion [.\'upplementlll:v T'olumes to the Annual H1~port qf'the Adjutant General

Appendix G ·

1 1 :,

Registers of the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Fifth Veteran lntimtry. Serial No. 17 (Albany: Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, Crawford, HW9). 1,2+~ pnth, and Sixty-eighth He).!;Ullents oflnfimti·y. Se1·ial No. 27 (Albany: .Janws B. Lyon, 190!1). J,:l:W pages.

1w

: The Union Preserved

Annual Rl'port qf'the At{jutant Geneml qf'the State qf'New York.for the !ear 1901. HeKisters qj"New lork HeKunents m the lf'izr qf'the Rebellion [Supplanenta1:v Volumes to the Annuallleport qfthe Atfjutant Geneml .for 18.98-1.905]. Registers of the Sixty-ninth, SeYentieth, Se\·enty-first, SeYenty-second, SeYentythird, and SeYenty-fcJurth Hegiments oflnfantry. Senal No. ~H (Albany: .lames H. Lyon, 190~). 1.~~Jl

pages. Annual Report qf'the Atfjutant General qf'the State qfNew York .for the Year 1901. HeKisters qf'Nrw fork Regiments in tl1e lflzrqf'the Hebel! ion [\'upplemflltary T'l;lumes to the Annuallleport r!f'the At{jutant General for 18.93-l.rd Tompkins Walton

DUTCHESS

Beckman East Fishkill Fishkill Hyde Park La Grange Milan North East Pawling Pine Plains Pleasant Valley Poughkeepsie

120 :

Heel Hook Stanford Union Vale Vv'ashington

EH.IE

Amherst Aurora Boston Brant Buffalo Clarence Colden Eden Evans Grand Island Hamburgh I loll and Marilla Newstead North Collins Sardinia Tonawanda Wales

ESSEX

Chesterfield Crown Point Elizabethtown Lewis Minerva North Elba St. Armand Schroon Westport

FRANKLIN

Bellmont Brandon Brighton BurlE, 61, 12B, lf>L, 22D, Inf2~lB, I~H>K East Husl!fiml: Cav 5E Fnendshtp: Cav 5E lnf 85Cl·~ 1~lGK, 1H9B Gmesee: Cav 5E Gmnger: Art +D lnfHf>E, IH+A Grove: Cav !Dragoons! Hume: Cav I Dragoons I·~ 5F MH 2B Independence: Cav I DragoonsE lnf 1oOHI Ltttle Genesee: lnf Hf>D New Hudson: lnf l~l6K, I H9B MR 21 I

Ora mel: CaY I DragoonsCFH, 5F Huizburglz: Ca\· 5E Inf 851 lluslifiml: Art lSD Inffi+D, 1601 MR 2B Sao: Cav 5E lnfmC, lGOH lfl1rd: Cav IDragoonsH llellsville: Art I 3D Cav 1DragoonsE, 5EF lnf rHG, H5H, 160G-I West Almond: lnf 1GoH, I SHK Wirt: lnf woH, 18!18

BROOME

Bmglwmton: Art IGBtty Cav !(Veteran)FM, 6GI, sLM, 11C,

lnf:nCDt~

89BH, l09DEH,

137ABEI·IDI'; 17HD, !HHA Gowanda: lnfrkshire: Inf JO.SK, !54DI, lllHA CAYUA Byron: Art 25Btty Darzen: Art 8L, 9M, 22Btty East Pembroke: Inf JOOB Elba: Art 25Btty Lf Hoy: Art +L, SL Cav I·~F, 23A Inf IOOB, 105Dl\ Linden: Cav 9A. 22D Oa~field: Art sL, 9M, 22Btty Pavilion: At·t sL Cav 9A, 23A Inf 100H Pembroke: Art sL, 25Btty Inf JOOC ;.,·tqfford: Art sL, 25Btty GREENE

COUNTY: Cav 25A Inf2o(Militia) Ashland: Inf 120DK Athens: Cav f>L Eng 1C Catro: Inf !20K, lf>6C Catskill: Art 5C, 15KL Cav 5L lnf 120F Co.rsakze: Inf 120D Durham: Inf 120K, 1f>GC Greenville: lnf 120K, 15f>lll Hunter: Inf 120F Jewett: I nf 120 F Le.rmgton: I nf 120F New Baltmzore: Inf 120D Prattsville: Inf 120D TVindlzam: Inf 120K HAMILTON

TVells: Inf 115K IIEHI{IMER

COUNTY: Inf44, 97G Columbw: Cav IRLM lnf121BD, 152EK Danube: Art !3GF Inf 121B, !52EI MR 2M Fa11jield: Art 13GH, 14M Inf 121C, !52F Fran!ifort: Art 2 KL I nf 12 1D, !52 K German Flats: Art 2L Inf 121Bl, 152K Gn~ysville: Inf.•J4.C, I SGG llerkzmer: Art 2K, !6DF Cav 20M Inf:l4FG, 12ICG, !52AK, IR6G Litchjield: Cav 2L Inf 121 B, lf>2E Lzttle Falls: Art 1A, 2M, 16B-DF Inf:HB, 971, 121AH,I52AFK MR 2M Mannheim: Art 14L Cav I sLM Inf 121 AD, 1f>2AF

128 . The Union Preserved

Newport: Inf 121 C, 1n+H, 152BF Norway: Art IGF Inf3·l·C, 1528 Ohio: Art sE Russw: Art 2M Inf 121 C, 152B S'alisbzuy: Cav Oneida Independent Cavalry Inf :HK, H7DF, 121ADII Sduqler: Art 2L Inf 121D, I52E Stark: Art 2L lnf 121R, I52DI JJ!arren: Art 2L lnf 121 D, J52DK IVilmurt: lnf 152B Winfield: Cav I8LM Inf 12IB, I52E JEFFEHSON

COUNTY: Inf59B, 9·~ Adams: Art JOBHL, 14M Cav I(Veteran)ABFL Inf 35G, !86Cl Alexandrw: Art I C, sL, 101C, IHnD Watertown: Art ICDH, 2L, JOAHKL, I SA-C!,

HC-EHILM, 1fiACI\ 20Btty, 28Btty Cav 28, GE, IIH, t:;HI, tkHLM, 20B-DGKM, '25fl 1nf :35AE, lHfiG-K Wilna: Art tC, 5M, toD, t+K Cav 20AEK Inf lHGAII lf!Jrth: Art l oBH Inf I H6CI l~

IN CiS

COUNTY: 1nf57C, 5913 Rrook~m: Art +BDGHK, 5A-D, I .'3M, 1r>E, 20Btty Cav 2LM, ·t.LM, 51, ItFH, 13K-M, 25H1LM Eng tFM, !5B-DI-K lnf.'>A1, l·E, 5ABD-1, 7(Vcteran), l:J(Militia), 20H-K, 2:l(Militia), 2H(Milit1a), :Jr>l, J.7, +7(Militla), l·SA-CE-K, 5:l(Militia), 5·1·, 5G(Militia), G:;C, rnABE-GIK, rwr~ H+, H7B-DFH, HHDI, 9oF-K, H5E, 102F, 127DI, t:l2ABDFG1, 1.'3:3BF-K, I:l9A-K, 155DEG, 158, l59BDF1IK, w:J, !G+E-K, !G5l·~ 170, 17:>, 17GBDIK, tsr>G East lv'ew }(n-k: 1nHJoFII'\ Flatbush: I nf 139A I Greenpoint: 1nf5H lf'i!!iamsbur[!;: Cav JIG, 25H Eng 15lllnf3A, 5EI, 201, :lt I, H7CIK LEWIS

COUNT'r: lnf 59BG, mB Beffort: Ca\· I Dragoons! Copenhagm: Cav 20F 1nf:l5B Croghan: Art 5M, IOD Cav 20E lnf IHGAF Dmmark: Art 5LM, I +1'\L Cav 20A 1nf 1HfiF Duma: Art I D, 5L I oD, I ~K Ca,· 20E Gmw Art 5lK, I+H Ilarnsb111g: Art 5M lnf 186A Il(l{hmarkd: Art 5K Leyden: Art 5K, 1+I'\ Cav :lG 1nf 186F Lowville: Art tH, 5IL, HFHK Cav :>G, 7E 1nf 1+1, 9711 Martmsburg: Art 5IL, I+FH Montagur: Art 5LM lnf 1 HGII New Bremen: Art 51, 1-1-F lnf 1HfiF Osreola: Art 101'\ Pinckney: Art 5M, l:lGH Cav 20A lnf IHGDF Port Leyden: lnf I ·I·F Turin: Art 5Fl'\, 141 lf~ttson: Art 5L, I +L Cav :lG lf'est Tunn: Art !+G I nf 1HGF LIVINGSTON

COUNTY: Inf 58(Militia) ,'/von: Art IE, sM Ca,· 2K, 8B, '2'2G Eng 151-L Inf J:HiG, !88B-EG-K, 1891'\

Caledonta: Art 13GH Inf 100B Conesus: Cav IDragoonsG Inf t:WI, 18811'\ Fowlerville: Inf I04G Gmeseo: Art 14HIL Cav !(Vcteran)M, GCK Inf 33E, IO+D, I :wCG, 18HBD Greigsvile: Inf IOOB Groveland: Art I+L Cav I Dragoons B Inf HHE, 13GC, 187DH, IH8IK Leicester: Art I '~L Cav I DragoonsA Inf 13GC, IHHEG Lzma: Art 8M Cav IDragoonsG, !(Veteran)E, 8B Eng !5K Inf27G, 102D, t:wE Lzvonia: Art HL Cav IDragoonsG Inf l:lGC, 1881 l'vft. l'vlorns: Art l +D Cav I DragoonsB, 2K, 24H lnf27ll, 89C, t:wr~ 18HDGI North Dansville: Inf 13GB!, 188KD Nunda: Art +L Cav !Dragoons[, l(Veteran)D Inf 331·~ 104A, J:HH, 18Hl Osswn: lnf !36B Porla[!;e: Cav IDragoonsABI lnf t:36HI, IH8DE Portage Statton: I nf !.%A Scottsburg: Cav I DragoonsB Sparta: Inf J.'Hll, 189 DGH Sprmgwater: Cav tDragoonsG lnf IO+B, t:WBCI, 188C-EGH MH 1K Tuscarora: Inf l+IG, 188F /Vest Sparta: Cav 10M York: lnf !.'3GG, 18HDEI LONC7 ISLAND

Inf 74C, ~JOFIK, IG5G-K See Also: Kings, Queens, and Sz1fhlk Countzes MADISON

COUNTY: lnf26 Brookfield: lnf I 1·1-G, I 76A, I89D Canastota: Inf 12G, 10 I C, 157G, 176A Cazenovta: Cav I RH, 22E lnf :l5H, 1 I+ I'\, 1G I K Chzttenango: Cav Oneida Independent Cavalry Clockville: Inf l57G DeHuyter: !84BD Eaton: Cav Oneida Indepemlent Canlry Inf I I+D, t67I·~ 17GF~ 184D Fenner: lnf 18-J.DK Ge01getown: Inf 157AF, 17GF, 18-J.B Hamilton: Art 2L Cav Oneida Independent Cavalry lnf26D, GIC, I J4.G, !57ACFGI, 17GA, !H9D Lebanon: lnf II.J.D, 157r~ 174D Lennox: Cav 22K lnf !57G MH !L Madison: Cav 22E lnf !57 AI·~ 17GA, !HHA

Appendix I : 129

Nelson: lnf I7GF Nelson Flats: Cav Oneida Independent Cavalry Oneida: Cav 15A, :l2M, Oneida Independent Cavalry lnfsl, I57BG Smithfield: Cav 22EK lnf !57FI South Broo!ifield: Art lA Stockbndge: Art I K Cav Oneida Independent Cavalry Inf 17GF Sullivan: Inf 1571 Wampsville: Inf J57G

Charleston: Art !SF lnf 115D, 15:3[' Florida: Art 1:>F Inf 115BD, 12+AB, 15:JC Hmda: lnf 115ABGI Fort Plain: Art 1K Glen: lnf 115AK, I:H!, 15.'lC Afinden: Art WH Inf 1 15BH, !5SE Mohawk: Art 2K Inf 15ADK, !5QC, 15:lB Palatmr: Art !SF Inf ll5AK, l!>SB Root: Art !SF Cav 25BD lnf 115A, 15SBCH St. Johnsville: Art HiFH lnf 11581, l5SE

MONRO I~

NEW YOHK

COUNT!': Art :HBtty lnf \!() Brighton: Cav HB lnf lOOC, 140D Brockport: Cav sKM, RH!\, 22C lnf I:lK, I05r~ 1-HlAH Bushnell's Station: Cav 1 (Veteran)! Chili: lnf HOI Churchville: Cav 22C Inf 140G Clar·kson: Cav RH Flurport: Cav HH Inf 140H Gates: Inf 1+OD Greece: Eng .50G Inf 1401 Henrietta: Inf 1401 Honeoye Falls: Cav HB Mrm~ford: Art 4C Ogden: lnf 1·1CFG, 15:ll-l lladley: lnf ll.SFG Ila{finoon: An i.'lFM Cav 2f>C lnf 1!.511 1'vfalta: Art 1:lF lnf 1!5Cl Milton: At·t I:JF Inf lt5Cl, I.S:JH, 17HE ;"vtoreau: Inf llf>FG, 15.'lH Northumberland: Cav 2(Vetcran)L lnf !15CF Prov!(/ence: Art l.'lEF lnf 1151 Samtoga: At·t I3E Cav 2(Vcteran)CDFG I-L, l.'lG, 2f>C-F lnf2C, 77C-GK, 115FG Saratoga Springs: Cav 25A lnf .'lODFG 1!H :

The Union Preserved

Sdu~vlerville:

Cav 7ll

i.,'tillwatrr: Art 1.1F Cav :25B Inf sG, 1!5H Tfatetjord: Art I:JEFM lnf 115H West Day: Art ,1-DGH Tf'ilton: Cm· 2(Veteran)L Inf77D, 115F SCHENECTAD Y

Duanesburgh: Art l.'lF Inf l.'HHI Glenville: Art 1:JE Cav z(Vcteran)K ·1./\, l.'lE, WCDFII Cav 2(Veteran)BG, 7C, 25DLM lnf2C, sG, 7(Veteran)DK, IHAE, 30C, 1-3G, ~JiG, l.'HABFHI, 177 MR IE

,\'dtenecfat~V: Art

SCHOHAHIE

COUNTY: Inf76 Blenhmn: Art +B Inf 1 :HE Broome: Inf I :HDEI Cobleskill: Cav .'lD Inf 134G Conesville: Inf !.HE! Fulton: Ca\· I IF lnf I :HDI Gallupsville: Ca\· 3D Gilboa: Art +B Inf t:l+EGI Jlffjer.wm: Inf I .'HE ,"vfiddleburg: Art l-!L Cav !Dragoons Inf l!HDI Ridmumdville: lnf 134G Sdwharze: Cav 3D, wL Inf sC, 13+CI'\ Seward: lnf I.'HG Sharon: lnf l.'HG Sharon Sprmgs: Inf 1021 Summit: Inf t:HE TVnght: Inf 131·1 SCIIUYLEH

COUNTY: Inf2s Alp me: lnf sl'\ Beaver Dams: Inf:lK Burdette: I nf S K Catharme: Art i+D lnfsK, I·I·IAB, IGIE Cayuta: Art :lM Inf HIAB Dt~r:

Art l+D lnfsl'\, t+tAB, WIB, 179C

Havana: Art 14G Inf:ll'\, l-lDA, I07H, HIAB Ill'ctor: Eng i5G I nf 1 H AB, WI BE 111onterey: Art 5C lnf :JI'\ North Hector: Eng 50E lnf IOOB Odessa: Art t+D lnf :JK Omnge: Art 20Btty CaY 21.1) lnf :ll\, HI AB Reading: lnf H l A, IG I B, 179C lleynoldsville: lnf WIG 1)nme: lnf l·l·lB, WIB, 179C fll1lkins: Art HF Eng 5oDII lnf2:ll, WlBG

SENECA

COUNTY: Inf75, 12r1CFGI Canoga: Inf !4HA, I H9C' Covert: Art I HL lnf 14HE Fayette: Art !HLM Inf H·HAD Junius: Art 1HL Lodi: Art wM Eng 15G, 50A Inf IOOB, HHE Ovul: Eng !JOK Inf J.I.HE Homulus: Art I HL Inf 14·8E Seneca Falls: Art;}(' Cav l(Veteran)K, HG, ilK, 22I Eng !JOK Inf:l.'lAK, I+HAH, woE 7)n: Inf J.l.HH, woE J~u-ick: Art WL Inf I +8D Jfizterloo: Art 2H, -~I Cav !(Veteran)K, HG Eng soH Inf:l3C, l+HII STEUBEN

COUl\'Tl': Inf2:l, Sf5I Addison: Cav 2(Vcteran)G Eng 5oA lnf.'l+E, H6H, 1071·~

14!G

Avom: Art 2HI3tty I nf 102D, 1-1-1 E, 1G 1I, I H9CG Rath: Art 1E, I 1-D, IGD C'av 2(Vetcran)G, 22GM Eng !JOA Inf2clA, 7HF, 107G, I+IEH, WID!-~ II-WAC! I Rnu(ford: Inf 1·1·1 B, 179H Camrron: Inf 107F Camplwll: Art 2HBtty I nf 107F, 1-~ IE Ca/1/sleo: A.-t +C InfHGG, 107K, 1-I-IH Cohocton: Art 2HI3tty Cav riC Inf I 04E, I 6 I I.

Thurston: InfHIE Troupsburg: InfH6H, Will Urbana: Art 2HBtty Cav 22G Inf If> I A, IHHC Trizyland: Art 2HRtty Inf 107I, I H9G !Vayne: Inf 141B !Vest Un1on: Inf 107I, H·IH lf'heeler: Inf 141E, IGIA, IH9C !Voodlzull: lnfHGK, l·HG, 161H SUFFOLK (sec also Long Island)

Anutyville: lnf 127E Babylon: Inf 127E Rmlgehampton: Cav II E Inf 127K Brookhaven: Inf 13HA, I MJF Cold ,l,pring Harbor: Inf 102C Coram: Cav 11 E Greenport: Inf 127DGHK Hzmtmgton: lnf 127DEI, I !J!iD Islip: Inf 1391, l!if>DE lvlattiluck: Inf 1271 I Or!fnt: Inf 127H Patchogue: Inf !+fiG Quogue: Ca\· I IE H!Verhead: Inf 127GK Sag Harbor: Infl27GK Smithtown: Inf l.'l!K, J:WII Soutlwmj>ton: Cav I 1E Inf 127DK, 1!if>E, 17GG Southold: Inf 12711, 155D Jflzverzv: Inf2:1E, JmJI

179C, IH9G

Cornmg: Art J.i.DF Inf23D, :l!JF, HfiCF, 107!, HIDE, WIG, 1HHF

Dansville: Art i+DFG

1DragoonsBK, GC Eng 15(1 Infi:JHRG, I·I·IF, 179H, IHHHI r;rwin: Inf HIE Fremont: Art lf>M Cav 25AB Inf 1411oAl\

CG Bl'ava Kill: lnf H:lA Bethel: Art 1!JM Inf I+:~AB MH 2G Hloommgburgh: Ca\· 1f>L Inf l+:lG Bndgrvillr: lnf I+:JE Callicoon: Art lf>M Inf H.'lFK MH 2G Callimon Depot: Inf 5r>HL Cochecton: Art I!iM Inf H:lGIK fl I Gmhamvillr: Inf 1-1·3C MR !CD Hl/Jhland: Inf 1+:!1\ J~fJi-rsonville:

Inf H·:lF Liba(v: Art .'IFH, 15M Inff>r>I·~ H·:lAH MH. 2G i'vlamakatmK: Art 1!iM 1\Jont!allo: Inf2Hll, !iGIK, ll·:lAE-HK MH !CD, 2G Nevrrsmk: Cav 25C Inf l+:lCG Phillipsport: Inf H·:lE

Appendix I : 1.'l5

Uockland: Art HHtty Inf I '~.'lACFI I Thompson: Inf HSBGK MH 2G Tusten: lnf HSGI'\ Tl"urtsborouxh: Inf H~lE TIOGA

COUN1T: Inf2~l, 26 Berkshire: lnf 109B, 1:nG Candor: Art I~lD Inf2GK, 109BCK, I~l7GH, 17HK Halse_v T~Illey: Inf~lll Newark: Cit\' HCF lnf 171, I09B Newark Jldley: Eng I fiG lnf I:nG Nichols: Inf 109K Owexo: Eng !5G-IM, 5o!M Inf:li-I, 23C, 6·1·11, ImJBCHK, I:J7Cll Uu·!!fiml: Inf ImJB, l~l7BG Smithsboro: Inf IO~JI Spmar: Inf :ll-1, 1091, I ~l7H Tioxa: Inf ~lH, I79K Tioga Center: Inf Im>I TOI\1Ph!NS

COUN1T: Inf2:l, ~l2E Caroline: Cav !fiG Eng !iOG lnf 109AB, I~l7GK, 1791 Danl~v: lnfiOHA, I~l7K, 1791 D1yden: Cav 2 I M lnf I09fllnf 51 Princeton: Cav .')I Rahway: Art GBtty Hockawt~l': Cav 21'\ Enf I K Stanhope: Eng 1K llltrren Coun(v: Cav I I C

·~HDE,

DISTHICT OF COLUMBIA: Art !Marine OH 10: lnf59lll, G5K

I LLI NO IS Cluca!{o: Art I Manne Inf G9D INDIANA Chambersburg: Cav 2H Covmgton: Cav 2F Lqfityffte: Ca\· 21 MAINE: lnf65B MASSACIIUSETTS: lnf+HE, 72L Arlington: Inf !·Oil Asl!fiml: Art 713tty Boston: Cav GA lnfl;:lAE, 70F Cambndwport: Inf7!D Lawrence: lnf·Hll\ Afi!Jiml: lnf ~oG Nrwbul)'jwrt: Inf ·Hll3 Sprmgjil'!d: Cav 5D Tfest Camlmdgl': Inf·l·OH MICIII1 I Warren: Inf J52B Xe111a: Cav :lL

PENNSYLVANIA: Eng JC I lonesdale: Eng f>oBF Kingston: Eng I C N!oscow: Eng 50F Alt. Pleasant: Eng 50F Northeast: Cit\' 91 Philadelplua: Art 15R Ca\· 1C, +Capt. McDonnell's Co. lnf·J.OCF~ 71 G Pittsburgh: lnf 70E, 7+AB Scranton: Cav 2K Eng 5oFI Tidooute: lnf 7+F Trilliam.1port: Eng 50H HIIODE ISLAND: Inffi!iB-FH

VF:HMONT: lnf72C riurhawn: Cav 2F Pownal: Inf 2G Salisburv: lnf :!G

AppendixJ Synonyms ofNew York State Volunteer and Militia Regiments FI·equently, researchers will encounter references to regiments not by their numerical designation (e.g., !;!5th New York Volunteer Regiment), but by their synonym. Most of the organizations raiseu by New York State had some name deriYeu tl·om local influences, commanding officer, or other cause, anu were !mown almost entirely by these names. This appendix is intended to assist researchers in determining a unit's numerical designation when only the synonym is known. Researchers who know a unit's numerical designation and wish to determine its synonym can find this inhmnation in the unit histories contained in Phisterer's New York in the !fin· r!fthe Rebellion. This appenuix \vas compiled tl·om John T Fallon's List qj' .~vnon_yms

qfOrp;ani.zai!Ons m /he Volunteer

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'!fthe United Staffs Dunng the Yfars

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A,VD [1'//] '()5 (Washington, D.C.: Gm·ernment Printing Oflice, 1t-!H5) and Frederick Phisterer's "Index of Synonyms," contained in his New York in the Tf(zr '!fthe H!'bellion (Albany: J. B. Lyon, 191 ;!). Hesearchers should be aware that this appendix is not an exhaustiYe listing of all synonyms but rather an amalgamation of the mformation compiled by Fallon and Phisterer.

A Aberdeen's (Da\'ld L.) Battery :Jrd Light Artillery (Battei-y G) Abohbots' (D.O) Cavalry Battalion 12th Ca\'alry (Co. D) and Hth CaYalry (part) Adirondad\ Hegiment 1 1Hth In tan try Ath·ance Gum·d Zouaves 5th Infantry Advanced Zoos G2nd lnf~mtry Albany and Yates Hiftes +:Jrd Infantry Albany County Hegnnent 11 :lth Infantry, afterwards 7th Artillery Albany Hegiment, 1st :Jrd Infantry Albany Hepublican AI'tillery 2!>th Militia (Co. A) Albany Zoua\'e Cadets lOth Militia (Co. A) and I 77th lnfanti·y (Co. A) American Guard 71 st Militia American Guard I2Hh Infantry American Rifles 71 st Militia

Ames's (Nelson) Battery 1st Light Artillery (Battery G) Ammons's (John H.) Battery 3ru Light Artillery (Battery I) Anderson's Zouaves fi2nu Infantry Angel's (James R.) Battery 3rd Light Artillery (Battery K) Anthon Battalion Light Artillery 20th and 2Hth Independent Batteries Anthony Wayne Guards !35th Infantry (also 6th Hea\'y Artillery) Anthony's (George T) Battery 17th Independent Battery Arndt's (Albert) Battery 1st Independent Battalion Light Artillei·y (Battery A), afterwards known as 29th Independent Battery Arnold's (JosephS.) Company Sharpshooters !12th Infantry (Co. L), afterwai·ds 7th Company, 1st Independent Battalion Sharpshooters Arnold's (JosephS.), f(Jrmerly W. S. Howland's Battalion Sharpshooters 1st Independent Battalion (lith, 7th, kth, and 9th Companies) Sharpshooters Artillery Company 15th Militia Artillery Hegiment, I st, Light Battery A 2nd Independent Battei·y

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Artizans and En~ineers 1st En~ineers Ashby's (George E.) Battery Srd Light Artillery (Battery E) Ashcroft's (James E.) Batteries Srd Light Artillery (Battery C, o\d, and Battery B) Astor Regiment, I st 29th Infantry Astor Regiment, 2nd 30th Infantry Astor Regiment (Charles Rosefield's) Gist Infantry (Companies I and K) Astor Rifles 29th Infantry Auburn Regiment 75th Infantry Auburn Regiment, 2nd l~H;th Infantry, afterwards, 9th Artillery Awry Rifles 12th Militia, afterwards 102nd Infantry (Co. A)

B Bacon's (Charles Graham) 36th Independent Battery I Sth Heavy Artillery (part) Baden Artillery 1st Battalion of Artillery Baker Rifles 103rd Infantry Baker's Brigade Battery E. D. Baker's Brigade (Li~ht Artillery Company A), afterwards 13th Independent Battery Baker's (John T.) Infantry Company 19th Infantry (Co. A), afterwards .'~rd Light Artillery (Battery A) Baker's (William), afterwards Edward B. Kinney's, Company Engineers 6th Militia (three months, 1H61 Engineer Company) Bannockburn Battalion 79th Infantry Barnes's (Almont) 1st Light Artillery (Battery C) Barnes's (.1. Warren) Rifle Battery 2Hth Independent Battery Barnes's (James) Battery 21st Independent Battery Barnes's (Thomas) Battery HO :

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I st Independent Battalion Li~ht Artillery, Militia ( 100 days, Battery A) Barnes's (William B.) II th Regiment Heavy Artillery, Companies A-D 4th Heavy Artillery (Companies I-M) Barney B\ack Rifles or Hiram Barney Rifles 54th Infantry Barry's (General) Rocket Battalion Artillery Rocket Battalion Artillery (Companies A and B), afterwards 2.'lrd and 24th Independent Batteries Bartlett's Naval Brigade 99th Infantry Bates's (Thomas H.) Battery 1st Light Artillery (Battery A) Battery A, New York Volunteer Artillery 2nd Independent Battery Battery B, New York Volunteer Artillery Srd Independent Battery Battery C, New York Volunteer Artillery 4th Independent Battery Battery D, New York Volunteer Artillery 4th Independent Battery Baxter Light Guards S 1st Infantry Beecher's Pets G7th Infantry (Co. E) Bell Jetlerson Rifles 94th Infantry Bemis Heights He~iment 77th Infantry Bensen Guard of !25th He~iment 12th Militia Bevines's (John), formerly Richard H. Richardson's Independent Company Infantry HOth Infantry (part) Biligs's (Geor~e C. L.) Battery Jst Independent Battalion L1ght Artillery (Batte1-y C), afterwards S I st Independent Battery Billin~hurst Battery I Hth Independent Battery Billy Wilson's Zouaves 6th Infantry Binghamton Re~iment 109th Int~mtry Black I lorse Artillery 1Hth Independent Battery Blacl\ Horse Cavalry, Northern 7th Cavalry Blacl\ River Artillery, I st Battalion (4th

Independent Battalion Artillery), Companies A-D lOth Heavy Artillery (Companies E, D, M, and B) Black River Artillery, 2nd Battalion (5th Independent Battalion Artillery) Companies A-D lOth Heavy Artillery (Companies A, G, C, and F) Black River Artillery, .'lrd Battalion (6th Imlependent Battalion Artillery), Companies A, B, C, and D 5th Heavy Artillery (Companies I, K, L, and M) Black River Artillery, 4th Battalion (7th Independent Battalion Artillery), Companies A, B, C, and D lOth Heavy Artillery (Companies H, I, K, and L) Blair Rifles !78th Infantry (part) Blenker's Battery 2nd Independent Battery Blenker's Rifles Rth Infantry Bliss Cavalry 5th Cavalry (part) Bock's (Wolfgang) 2nd Independent Battery 15th Heavy Artillery (part) Bookwood's (Charles) Battery 2nd Independent Battery Boonville Regtment 97th Infantry Boyd's (William H.) Company C, Cavalry Regiment Pennsylvama Volunteers Ist (Lincoln) Cavah·y (Co. C) Bradley's (Thomas S.) Company Shm·pshooters 9th Company, I st Independent Battalion Sharpshooters Brady's Light Infantry II th Infantry (reorganization of 1863) Brainerd's (Wesley) H.egiment Engineers 15th Engineers (new) Bramhall's (Walter M.) Battery 6th Independent Battery Breck's (George) Battery I st Light Artillery (Battery L) Bridtd's (Andrew) Battalion Artillery I st Independent Battalion Light Artillery (Batteries A, B. C, and D), afterwanls 29th, ~loth, :ll st, and ~l2ml Independent Batteries) British Volunteers, The .'lGth Inhmtry (part)

Brooklyn Chasseurs 84th Infantry Brooklyn Phalanx 67th Infantry Brooklyn Hifles 87th Infantry (except Companies C and E) Breun's (Edward) Independent Company Infantry 143rd Infantry and I 69th Infantry (part) Breun's (John T) Battery lOth Independent Battery Buffalo Irish Regiment HH-th Infantry Bu!Etlo Light Artillery 27th Independent Battery Butlalo Regtment, 1st Regiment 21st Infantry Butlalo Hegiment, 2nd Regiment 49th Infantry Buffalo Hegiment, :Jrd Regiment IOOth Infantry Bundy's (Henry) Battery J:Jth Independent Battery Bunting's (Thomas B.) Battery 9th Militia (H3rd Infantry Co. I\ old), afterwards 6th Independent Battery Burgesses Corps 25th Militia (Co. K) Burnside Hifles, Companies A and B I 78th Infantry (Companies C and B) Burnside's Escort Oneida Independmt Company Cavalry Burton's (John E.) Battery II th Independent Battery Busteed's (Richard Jr.) Battery (Chicago Light Artillery) 1st Light Artillery (Batteries Band G, part) and 4th Independent Battery (part) Butler's (Benjamin C.) Battalion Sharpshooters 9~JI·d Infantry (Compames A, C, & D) Butt's (Richard) Company Sappers and Miners (Engineers) 84th Infantry (14th Militia)

c Cady's (A. Leste1·) Battery 2·1·th Independent Battery Calcium Light Sharpshooters, Robert Grant's 102nd Inhmtry (Co. E) California H.egiment, I st :l2nd Infantry

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Cameron Highlanders, or Highlanders 7Hth Infantry ( 'anwron Legwn 59th Infantry (Co. K) Cameron HiHe Highlanders (old) 7tHh Regiment Infimtry, Samuel Md\enzie Elliot's (I 8611HG\Z), Companies Band C 1O\Znd Intimtry (Companies I and!-\) Cameron Rifle Highlanders (new) Samuel \1d\enzie Elliot's ( 1864-1865) 7Hth Infantry (part) Cameron Rifles 5~Jth Intimt1·y (part); also H8th Infantry Campbell Guards l07th lnhmtry Carbine Hangers I st Ca\·alry Carryl's (James B.) .'15th Independent Battery Wth llemy Anillery (Co. A) Carthage Batte!')' 2nd Artillery (Co. H) Cattaraugus Regiment H Hh In tim try Cavalry, 11nd Regiment (Northern Black llcH·se) 7th Cavalry Cavalry, 7th Hegiment (Dodge's) 1st Mounted Rifles, afterwards Hh PrO\·isional Cavalry (\n·alry, 7th Hegunent UnitPd Statps or New York 11nd (I larns Light) Cavalry Cavah·y, 12th Rq~iment 1.'lth Cavalry Cavalry, 17th Regiment !Hth Cavalry; also 1st Veteran Cavalry Cavalry, Wth Regiment !.'lOth Infimtry, afterwards lfJth Cavalry, afterwards I st Dragoons Cayuga and \Vayne County Hegiment I.'H!th Infantry, later Hth Artillery Cayuga County Regiment, 1st Wth lntimtry, later .'lnl Artilkry Cayuga County Hegnnent, \Znd 7r.th lnt~mtry Central New York Battalion Q6th lnhmtry ( 't'tTO Gordo Legion :J2nd Infantry (part) Chasst'urs a !'it'd IHth Infantry Chautauqua Regiment I I S!th Infantry 1+:.! :

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Cherry Valley Hegiment 71Hh lnHmtry (:l companie;); also Snl Artillery (part) Chicago Light Artillery {Hid1ard Bus teed's Jr. Bmtery) I st Light Artillery (Batteries Band G, part), and ·Hh Independent Battery (part) Chryslds (E. S.) Independent Company Infantry 10th Ca\'alry (part) Chur('h's (Benjamin S.) Engmeer Corps I :Jth Militia (.'J months, HiG I) City Guard HSrd Inf~mtry Chu·k's (Charles A.) Battery I 11th Independent Battery Clark's (John D.) Battery :Jrd L1ght Artillery (Battery I) Clark's (Moses 1'.) Battery lith Indcpemk•nt Battery Clinton Guanl, 1st Regiment I}! st I nfimtry Clinton Hifles 57th Infantry (Companies F and G) Coast Guard H9th Infimtry Coddington's (GilbertS.) Battery 20th lndept•nden t Battery Colgate's (Clinton G.) Regiment Engineers 15th Engineers (old) Columbia County Regiment !J 1st Intimtry Columbia County H.e?;iment, 2nd JMHh lnfiwtry Conkling H.itles 97th Infimtry Connecticut Cavalry, 1st Squadron, Companies A and B 2nd (llarrts Light) Cavalry (Compames C

amiD) Constitution Guards, 1st J.Oth Infantry Continental Guard i>Hth Inhmtry (Co. B. part) Contmental Guard, I st ·I·Hth Infantry Contint•ntal Guard, 2nd H7th lntlmtry (part) Corbm's (Dewitt C.) Artillery Company G7th Militia (.'Hl days, I H6.'l) Corcoran Guard HHth Intlmtry

Corcoran Zouaves HHth Infantry Corcoran's Brigade or Irish Legion, 1st Hegiment 182nd Infantry Corcoran's Brigade or Irish Legion, 2nd (f(mnerly 5th Regiment) !55th Infimtry Cor~.:oran's Brigade or Irish I..egion, .3nl Hegiment !6+th Infantry Corcoran's Brigade or Irish Legion, Hh (f{mnedy

De Forest Cavalry 5th Cavalry De Kalb Regiment +I st Infantry Delaware Battery Hth Independent Battery D'Epineuil Zouaves ii:lnllnfantry (old) Devin's Independent Cavalry Company Thomas C. Devin's Company A, 1st Militia

!lnd Hegiment) !7oth lnfimtry Corcoran's Bngade or Irish Legion, 5th Hegimcnt !75th Infantry (Companies A, B, and C) Corning Light Can1lry l Hth Ca,·alry Corning Light Infantry I Hth Ca\'alry Cornwall Company 11.!-J.th I nlimtry (Co. C) Corps d'Elite IOSrd Infantry (Co. C, old) Cortland County Regnnent 7mh lnfantr)'; also 1H5th Infantry Cortland Hegunent !57th Infantry Cothran's (George W.) Battery 1st Light Artille1·y (Battery M) Couch's Esco1·t 6th Cantlry (Companies l) and K) Cowan's (Andrew) Battery I st Independent Battery Cromwellian Hegiment 7Gth Infi111try Crounse's (Lorenzo) Battery I st Light Artillel'Y (Battery K)

Cavalry Dickel's Mounted Hiftes Hh Cavalry Dickinson Guard HHth Infantry Dicldnson Light Artillery Wth Independent Battery Dieckmann's (Julius) Battery I :Jth Independent Battery Dtet!erich's (Otto) Battery 1st Independent Battalion Light Artillery (Battery A) afterwards :2flth Independent Battery Die-no-mores ,~Hth Infantry (Co. D) Dodge's (.Jeremiah P. B.) Engineer Corps !)th :\1ilitia Dodge's Mounted Hiftes I st Mounted H.ifles Doubleday (Col. Thomas D.) Heavy Artillery Hh Heavy Ar·tillery Dozen, The 12th lnfimtry Dragoons, 1st B.egiment 1:loth Infantry, afterwards 19th Cavalry, afterwards 1st Dragoons Drew's (l!t-nry Z.) Company, Mechamcs Hifles f) I st Inf[mtry (Co. C, part) Duryee's Zouaves, 1st :ith lnfimtry Duryee's Zoua\'es, 2nd Battalion W5th Infantry Dutchess County Hegiment or Legion !50th lntimtry Dutchess County H.egiment. 2nd !.">9th Infantry

D Da,·ey's (George W.) Battery I I th Independent Battery Davies Light Cavalry I :Jth Cavalry Dm·is's (Henry \V.) Battery 1st Light Artillery (Battery E) Day's (Samuel C.) Battery ,':lnl Light Ar·tillcry (Battery F) DeCamp's Cavalry Hth Ca,·alry (part) Delenders, The 17Hth lnfantt·y (part)

E Eagle Brigade, or Scroggs's Brigade, 1st Hcgiment 7xth Inhmtry

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Eag-le Brig-ade, or Scroggs's Brig-ade, ~nd H.egunent IOOth Infantry Eagle Brigade, or Scroggs's Brigade, .'3rd H.egunent 95th Infantry (Companies I and K) Eagle Brigade, or Scrog-gs's Brig-ade, Hh Reg-iment 7Hth Infantry (part) Eagle Brig-ade, or Scrog-gs's Brigade, 5th Reg-iment !i:lrd Infantry (new) Eaton's (John B.) Battery 27th Independent Battery Eig-hth Ward Rangers 2!ith Infantry (Co. D) Ellis's (William II.) Battery 12th Independent Battery Ellsworth's Avengers ·J.. Hh Infantry Ellsworth's Grays 21st Militia Ellsworth's Zouaves lith lntimtry Emprre Battery l st Artillery, Battery A Empire Brigade, or Spinola's Brigade, I st Regiment !58th lnfimtry Empire Brigade, m Spinola's Brigade, 2nd Regiment \:!2nd Inhmtry Empire Brigade, or Spinola's Brigade, :Jrd Regiment \O:lrd Inhmtry Empire Brigade, or Spinola's Brigade, 4th Hegiment I 64th Infantry Empire City Regiment or Guard Gth Infantry (Co. D); also :J~nd lnfimtry (Co. K) Empire Light Cavalry 2nd Veteran Cavalry Empire Zouaves 51st Infantry (part); also 66th lnf;mtry (Co. B) Ent;mts Perdus Independent Battalion of Infantry Engineers and Artisans I st Engineers; also 2nd Engineers; also 15th Engineers (part) Engineer Corps, Benjamin S. Church's 12th Militia (:!months, IHGI) Engineer Corps, E. A. Quintard's 71 st Militia (.'lmonths, 1HG 1) Engineer Corps, Francis Page's 69th Militia (:!months, I Hfi2) I·H :The Union Preserved

Engineer Corps, .Jerermah P. B. Dodge's !ith Militia(:! months, IH61) Engineer Corps (Sappers and Miners), John Maralious's !.'3th Militia (.'3 months, I HG I) Engineers, 2nd Regiment, Henry V. Slosson's Company 15th Engineers (new, Co. D) Engineers, James Quinlan's Company 6(Jth Militia (:l months, 1861) Engineers, Peter McQuade's Company G9th Militia (.'30 days, \HG:l Co. L) Engineers (Sappers and Miners), C. D. Westbwok's Company 80th Infantry (2oth Militia) Engmeers (Sappers and Miners), Daniel T. Van Buren's Company 2oth Militia (s months, 1HG 1) Engineers (Sappers and Miners), Richard Butts's Company H4th Infantry ( Hth Militia) Engineers, William Baker's, afterwards Edward B. Kinney's Company Gth Militia (3 months, I HG I) Engineers, William M. Walton's Company Hth Militia (:l months, l HG I Co. K) Ethan Allen Regrment 17Hth Infantry (part) Excelsior Battery, I st !ith Independent Battery Excelsior Battery, 2nd 1oth Independent Battery Excelsior Battery, 3rd loth Independent Battery (part) Excelsior Brigade, or Sickles's Brigade, 1st Hegiment 70th Infantry Excelsior Brigade, or Sickles's Brigade, 2nd Regrment 7\st Infantry Excelsior Brigade, or Sickles's Brigade, .'3rd Regiment 72nd Infantry Excelswr Brigade, or Sickles's Brigade, 4th Regiment 73nllnfantry Excelsior Br·igade, or Sickles's Brigade, !ith Regiment 7·1·th Infantry Excelsior Hifte Blues 92nd Infantry

ExcelsiOr Rifte Legion, New York D2nd Infantry

F Faugh-a-ballagh 63rd Infantry Federal Guard 17Hth Inhmtry (part) Fifth Ward Volunteers 5th Inhmtry (Co. D) Fifty-sixth Regiment Battery (Fitch's), 2nd 8th Independent Battery Fifty-sixth Regiment Battery (Regan's), 1st 7th Independent Battery Fire Brigade 7.'ird Infantry Fire Zouaves, I st II th Infantry Fire Zouaves, 2nd 7Srd Infantry Fisher's Cavalry 14th Cavalry (part) Fitch's (Butler) Battery 56th Infantry (2nd Ltght Artillery Company), afterwards Hth Independent Battery Fitzhugh's (Robert H.) Battery 1st Light Artillery (Battery 1\) Flank Company, lOHth Volunteers 6th Company Sharpshooters Flushing Light Artillery 2nd Artillery (Battery L, old), later .'Hth Independent Battery Foerster's (Hermann) Independent Company Infantry Hth Infantry (Independent Company, retained men), afterwards 68th Infantry (part) Foreign Hifles, I st .'l9th I nfim try Fort Plain Battery I st Artillery (Battery 1\) Foster's Heavy Artillery 16th Heavy At·tillery (part) Fox's (George W) Battery 26th Independent Battery Franklin's Body Guard Hth Cm·alry (Co. B) Franklin's Own 9Hth Infantry Frank's (John D.) Battery I st Light Artillery (Battery G)

Fredendall Regiment Failed to organize;!) I st In tim try (part) Fremont Hegiment 46th Infantry Fremont Rifles, Palmer's Company ·!·9th Infimtry (Co. C) French Regiment 55th Infantry Friends' Rifte Guards 70th Infantry (Co. E) Frontier Cavalry, I st 26th Cavalry

G Gallatin Rifles 5Hth Infantry (part) Garde Lafayette 55th Infantry; also 55th Militia Garabaldi Guard 39th Infantry Garrad's (Jeptha) Cavalry Company (6th Independent Company Ohio Cavalry) .'lrd Cavalry (Co. L) Garrard's Tigers I 'Hith Infantry Gavigan's (Owen) Battery .'lrd Light Artillet·y (Battery D) Geneseo Regiment HHth Infantry German Battalion Artillery, 1st 1st Independent Battalion Light Artillery (Batteries A, B, C, and D), afterwards 29th, .'lOth, S I st, and .'l2nd Independent Battenes German Cavalry, l st 4th Cavalry (Co. H, new and part otTo. I) German Heavy Artillery, Adam Senges's Battalion, Compames A-E .'lrd Independent Battalion Artillery (Companies A-E), afterwards 15th Heavy Al'tillery (Compames A-E) Gennan Intimtt·y, I st Regiment 29th I nfim try German Legion Enhmts Penlus (part) German Rangers 52nd Infantry German Hq?;iment 29th Infantry German Rifles, I st Hth Infantry Appendix J : 1+5

German Hifles, 2nd GHth Infantry German Rifles, 3rd IO:lrd Infantry (part) German Hifles, 5th ·~!ith Infantry Glens Falls Company (Milo E. Washburn's) 17 5th Inf~mtry (part) and 1HGth Infantry (Co. K, part) Goodwm's (William E) Hattery, 1 I th Regiment HeaYy Artillery +th Hem·y Artillery (part) Goshen Company I2+th Infantry (Co. B) GoYernor Morgan's Umted States Light Artillery, 2nd Hegiment 2nd Heavy Artillery Governor's Guard 2nd Mounted Hifles Go\'ernor's Guard Gth Militia GoYernor's Guard GGth I nf~m t•·y Grant's (Hobert) Calcium Light Sharpshooters 102nd Infantry (Co. E) Gray's (Abijah C.) Company Sharpshooters JOHth Infantry (Flanl{ Company), afterwanls Gth Company, I st Independent Battalion Sl1a1·pshooters Grenadier Hegunent, I st G5th Infantry Grenadiers IO.'Jrd lnf~mtry (Co. A) Grimm's (Edward) Battery 1st Independent Battalion Light Artillery (Battery D), afterwards :J2nd Independent Battery Grinnell Light Artillery :Jrd Artillery (part Co. H) Griswold Light CaYalry 21st CaYalry Gmw' s (John A.) Battery 25th Independent Battery Guards of Liberty and Union Mohawk Hangers

H l lalleck Guard I :lth CaYalry (Co. II) I Ialleck Guard, Company A l!Hth Intimtry (Co. A)

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Halleck Infantry J.t.Gth Infantry Hall's (James F.) Regiment Engineers I st Engineers Halstead's (William) 2nd Regiment New Jersey Cavalry, Van Heypen's Company Cornelius G. Van H.eypen's Unattached Co. A, New Jersey Cavalry, afterwards :Jrd New York Ca\'alry (Co. M, old), afterwards 1st New Jersey Cavalry (part) Hamilton Light Artillery Thomas L. Robinson's Company, Hamilton Light Artillery, afterwards 2nd Heavy Artillery (Co. L, old), afterwards :Hth Independent Battery Hancock Guards ~JOth Infantry (part) Hancock Regiment 10 I st Infantry (part) Hannum's (Josiah C.) Battery 2Hth Independent Battery Harlan's (Josiah) Cavalry Regiment, Abram H. Kmm's Company 5th Ca\'alry (Co. G) Barn's (William A.) Battery Srd Independent Battery Harris Light Ca\'alry 2nd (Harris L•ght) Cavalry Hart's (Patrick) Batteries l!ith and :l2nd Independent Batteries Havelock Battery 1 1th Independent Battery Hawkins's Zoua\·es, 1st 9th Inf~mtry Hawkins's ZouaYes, 2nd 17Hth Infantry (part) Hazelton's (James B.) Battery 1st Light Artillery (Battery D) l Ieavy Artillery, I st Hegnnent 2nd Hea\'y Artillery (Co. B); also ·Hh I lem·y Artillery l lea\'y Artillery, Jackson, 2nd Rq!;iment !ith Hem·y Artillery HeaYy Artillery ·Hh Militia; also I ~lth Militw Heintzelman's Escort 5th CaYalry (Co. I) Herkimer Hegnnent :Hth Intimtry; also 121 st Infantry Highlanders, or Cameron I Iighlanders 7mh Infantry

Highlanders, 'i'Hth 'i'Hth Infantry Highland Guard 79th Inhmtry Hiller's (Frederick L. Battery) !Gth Independent Battery Hillhouse Light Infantry l.'l2nd Infantry I Iiram Barney Rifles, or Barney Black Rifles 54th Infimtry Hobart's (Elijah) Company, 2nd Regiment United States Sharpshooters 9~lrd Infimtry (Co. B) Hogan's (William I 1.) Battery 5th Artillery, Irish Brigade (Co. A), afterwards 2nd Independent Battalion Light Artillery (Battery A), afterwards Hth Independent Battery Honved Regiment +Mh Infantry (part); also 52nd Infantry (part) !looker's Escort 2nd (llarris Light) Ca,·alry (Companies A, B, I, and K) Horatio Seymour Cavalry, I st Regiment, Companies A and B 1~lth Ca,·alry (Companies E and F) Hor·se A1·tillery, United States Volunteers, I st Regiment 2nd Heavy Artillery (Companies A, B, and I) Houck's (Phillip) Artillery Company (i!5th Militia Ulo days, I HH~l) Howard Artillery 1st Marine Artillery Howell's (John II.) Battery ~>rd Light Artillery (Battery M) Howe's Rifles +5th Infantry Humbold Yaegers !IHth Infantry (part) Hunganan Hegiment ~H!th Infimtry (part) Hussars George W Sauer's Company C, ~lrd Militia Cavalry Hyde's (W B.) Cavalry Hth Cavalry (part)

Impenal Zouaves +'i'th Infimtry (pal't)

Independence Guard 12th Militia Independence Guard 12th Infantry Independence Guard 12th Militia (Co. A), later I02ncl Inlimtry (Co. A) Independent Battalion Artillery, ~lrd (Companies A-E) 15th Heavy Artillery (Companies A-E) Independent Battalion Artillery, .J.th (I st Battalion Black Hiver Artillery), Companies A. B, C, and D 10th Heavy Artillery (Companies E, D, M, and B) Independent Battalion Artillery, !lth (2nd Battalion Black Hi\'er Artillery), Companies A, B, C, and D lOth Heavy Artillery (Companies A, G, C, and F) Independent Battalion Artillery, (ith (~>rd Battalion Black H.iver Artillery), Companies A, B, C, and D 5th Heavy Artillery (Companies I, K, L, and M) Independent Battalion Artillery, 'i'th (+th Battalion Black Ri\'Cr Artillery), Companies A, B, C, and D lOth Heavy Artillery (Companies I I, I, 1\, and L) Independent Battalion Light Artillery, I st, Batteries A, B, C, and D 29th, ~lOth, ~ll st, and ~l2nd Independent Batteries Independent Battalion, Light Artillery, 2nd, Batteries A and B I +th and 15th Independent Batteries Independent Battery. Flying Artillery II th Independent Battery Independent Battery, 2nd (reorganizing) Wolfgang Bock's 1!lth Heavy Artillery (part) Independent Battery, lOth, Edwin S. Jenney's .'l1·d Light Artillery (Battery F) Independent Battery, ~l4th, IIermann Jahn's 15th Heavy Artillery (part) Independent Battery, ~35th, .James B. Caryl's Wth Heavy Artillery (Co. A) Independent Battery, ~Wth, Charles Graham Bacon's I :lth Heavy Artillery (part) Independent Battery B, or 2nd :Jrd Independent Battery

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Independent Company Hth Infantry; also !29th Infantry; also :l5th ln!imtry; also 45th Infantry Independent Company Intimtry, 9th 194th Infantry (Co. D) Independent Company Infantry, 1 \lth (part) !9·Hh Infantry (Co. 1!, part) Independent Company Infantry, 17th !94th Infantry (Co. 1) Independent Company Inhmtry, :Jist HHth lnflmtry (Co. F) Independent Company Intimtry, 31st 75th Infantry (Co. I·~ new) Independent Company Infantry, 49th HJ·Hh Infantry (Co. G) Independent Company oflnfantry (Edw. Breen's) 14:3rd Infantry (part); also 1o9th Infantry (part) Independent Company oflnfantry (Amos Soper's) lHDth lnfantry(Co. K) Independent Corps New York Light Infantry Entants Perdus Independent Engineers 5oth Engineers Independent Irish Regiment 6:3nl lntimtry Independent Hities !51st Infantry Independent Tompkins Blues 12th Militia Independent Volunteers 5oth Engineers Infantry, !Bth Regiment srd Light Artillery Infantry, llSth Regiment 7th Heavy Artillery Infantry, !29th Regiment Hth Hea\·y Artillery Inhmtry, !:lOth Rq~iment 19th Ca\·alry, afterwards 1st Dragoons Infantry, !35th Hegiment lHh Heavy Artillery Infantry, 1 :3xth Hegiment 9th Heavy Ar·tillery Ira Harris Guard, 1st .'Jth Cavalry Ira Harris Guard, :2nd mh Cavalry Ira Harris Guard, :lrd 1:.?th Cavalry Irish Brigade, Meagher's (2nd Brigade, 1st DiYision, :2nd Corps) t·H< : The Union Preserved

2Xth Massachusetts, G3n.l, G9th, and 88th New York, and I Wth Pennsylvania) Irish Brigade, Meagher's, 1st Regiment (lflth Inflmtry Irish Brigade, Meagher's, Srd Regiment H:3rd Infantry Irish Brigade, Meagher's, 5th Hegiment, formerly +th Hcgirnent :'18th Infantry Irish Brrgadt>, Meagher's, 5th Regiment Artillery 2nd Independent Battalion Light Artille1·y (Batteries A and B), afterwards Hth and 15th Independent Batteries Irish Legion, Corcoran's, 1st Hcgiment !H:.?nd Inflmtry Irish Legion, Corcoran's, 2nd Regiment (formerly 5th Regiment) I 55th Infantry Irish Legion, Corcoran's, .'lrd Hegiment HHth Infantry Irish Legion, Corcoran's, 4·th Hegiment (f(mnerly 2nd Hcgiment) !70th Infantry Irish Legion, Corcoran's, 5th Hegiment !75th Infantry Irish H.egiment, Srd ():Jrd Infantry Insh Regiment 105th Infantry Irish Regiment, Buflalo IG4·th Infantry Irish Hlfles :nth Infantry Iron dads l:HHh Int~mtry I ron hearted !15th Infantry Ironsides I 76th Infantry Italian Guard 1:2th Militia Italian Legion :mth rnfimtry (part) I thaea Volunteers fl:2nd Infantry (Co. A)

J Jaekson Artillery 5th Artillery (part) Jaekson Guards l·!.!nd Infantry

.Jackson Heavy Artillery, \?ml Regtment 5th Heavy Artillery Jackson Horse Guard Thomas C. De\·in's Company A, Jst Militia CaYalry Jackson Regiment, Excelsior Brigade or Ja,·kson Light Infantry 7lst Infantry Jahn's (Hermann) Battery 2nd Independent Battery .Jahn';; (Hermann) .'l+th Independent Battery 15th Heavy Artillery (part) .Jeflt~rson County Regiment :35th Infantry; also lOth Artillery Jefferson Greys cl5th Inlimtry (Co. B) Jetf{•rson Guard 5th Militia Jenney's (Edwin S.) lOth Independent Battery ::lrd Light Artillery (Battery F) Jersey Company 48th Infantry (Co. D) Jones's (Enoch) Battery ;3rd Light Artillery (Battery H)

K Kctth's (Robert) Independent Company Infantry 102m! Infantry (part), and 12 Hh Infantry (Co. E, part) KeL~ey·.~ (William A.) Battery :Jrd Light Artillery (Battery G) Kenka Rifles :J.r the physical transfer of the paper files (including the photographic images) to the State Archives. The Division will retain custody of the artifacts (e.g., flags, arms, uniforms, etc.), but the non-arti!actual material will be transferred to the State Archives, thereby reuniting a substantial portion of the holdings originally compiled by the Bureau of Military Statistics, After the records have been transferred to the custody of the State Archives, they will not be available for research until they have been arranged, des(:rihed, rehoused, and catalogued according to basic archival principles, InH>rmation concerning the availability of these records can be obtained by calling (!i IR) 4·7·1·-i:i955.

The National ,1rchives and Records Arninistration The National Archive~ contains by Htr the largest collection of Civil War-related records in the country. No serious research can be considered complete without referring to the Yast and important records held by this institutiOn. National Archives staff will conduct research tor those interested in obtaining the service renn·ds of individuals who f(mght in the Civil \Var. I lowewr, their search is restdcted to basic military sen·ice and pension records. Nevertheless, these records \\'ill frequently

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contain a wealth of information on Civil War· veterans. In order to utilize these records you must first obtain copies ofNATF-HO, "Order For Copies of Veterans Hecords.'" This can be done either by phone (202 50 I-54:30) or by writing to: Reference Services Branch (NNIH) National Archives & Records Administration 7th and Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20408 http:! lwww.nara.gov I genealogy I crvilwar. html Do not send any money with the request. National Archives staff will inf(mn you of any costs after· they have researched your request. Separate NATF-sos must be filled out for each file of which you request a search. For those interested in conducting their own research at the National Archives, it is strongly recommended that the f(Jllowing works be examined: Munden, I\enneth Wand Henry P. Beers, The Unum: A G111de to the Fedeml ,.Jrchzves Hdatm{!; to thl' Civil War. (Washmgton, D.C.: National Archives Trust Fund Board, WH6). This guide describes 111 great detail the voluminous records relating to the Civil War that arc maintained not only by the National Archives but also by federal records centers and agencies. The guide is an invaluable tool f(Jr researchers seeking information on the National Archives' Civil War holdings. In addition to describing the records pertaining to the conduct of the war itself~ the guide also describes records relating to the war that wer·e created after I HG5. The guide also contains lengthy achninistrati\·e histories of federal agencies that prosecuted the Union's war etlorts, which greatly add to an overall under·standing of the records these agencies created. Beers, Henry P. Thl' Cm!federat)': A Guzde to thl' Arduvl's rfthe Government qfthe Col!fi-derate State.1· qfAmenm. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives Trust Fund Board, I9H(i). This is the companion volume to the guide described abm·e and describes in detail records pertaining exclusively to the Confederacy. Although the bull\ of the gurde pertains to materials held by the National Archives, Confederate records maintainedm other institutions an• included.

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Gu1de to Genealog!({z/ Research mthe National Arduves. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives Trust Fund Board, I9H:J). Chapter 5, "Scrnce Records of Volunteers," deals specifically with military service and related records documenting the Civil War. The guide contains an excellent discussion of why these records were created, how they arc arranged, how they can be used, and what infiJrmation one can expect to find. The guide also pmvides additional facts about the availability of microfilm, finding aids, and research strategies. For those planning to utilize the holdings ofthe National Archrves tin· genealogical purposes, this book is invaluable. Military Service Hecords: A Select Catalog qfNatwnal Archzves Micrqfilm Publications (Washington, D.C.: National Archives Trust Fund Board, I9H5). This catalog describes all military sen· ice records microfilmed by theN ational Archives. Many of these records pertain to pcr·sonnel who sen-eel during the Civil War. The catalog is organized by type of record (compiled military service records, records relating to service in the re?;ular U.S. Army or Navy, clarms for bounty land and pensions; and miscellaneous records relating to military sen·ice). Brief descriptions of the records are followed by roll listings of the contents. The catalog also provides information on the N atwnal Archiws' microfilm pricing policy, availability, and specifications.

United States Army Militm)' History Institute Researchers who are interested in possibly obtaming a photograph of a particular soldier or seaman who served during the Civil War should first contact the United States Army Military History Institute. Located at Carlisle Barracks, l'ennsyh·ama, the Institute contains the nation's largest collection of identified images of men who served during the Civil vVar. Information concerning the extent and a\·ailability of the photographic collection may be obtained by contacting the Institute at: United States Anny Military History Institute 22 Ashburn Orin~

Carlisle Barracks, PA I 70 I :3-500H (7I7) 2+5-:H~J.t. h ttp:l I carl isle-www.army.mil I usamhr

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Adjutant General's Office, 2:3, :31-·Hl, 9H-99 annual reports oC 110, 11+-18 correspondence, 32, 35, 37-38 General Orders, 32, :3H registers, .'H-:36, 9:3 Special Orders, :3:3, :3H Affidavits, of claimants for clothing and equipment lost or destroyed, 7.'l Afi·Inlll Americans. See also Colored troops after Civil War, I I Draft Riots and, H-9 regiments of: I !J register of claims filed against govemment by, :H;

sufli·age amendment f(Jr, 1 unassigned to any umt, muster roll abstracts f(Jr, 6H Albany County, ll!l, 12:3 enmllment lists, ()2 Albany EvnunK Journal, 62 Albany, Joint Volunteer Relief Committee, 61 Allegany County, 119, 12:3-2·1· Anderson, Robert, :3 Andersonville Monument Dedication CommissiOn, HI Annual reports, I 10-l :3 Army, definition oC 25 Auditing Board, 70, 72, 8 I, I 0 I annual reports of~ I 10 Baltimore, ·l·:l Bank of Commerce, 79 Barlow, Francis C., I I Barnum, Henry A., I I Battalion, definition of~ 8Hn Beach, Charles E., H2 Bliss, George, 9011 Board of Commissioners to Examine Militia and National Guard Unif(mn Claims, 7+, 102 Board of Commissioners to Examine Militia Claims, 7:3, 102 Bonds Comptroller's Otlice and, 79-HO revenue, stub hooks f(Jr, HO

Bounties Comptroller's Office and, so Paymaster General's Office and, 51-r;:l, 81 Quartermaster General's Otlice and, +6, 'loll Brady, Mathew B., 1-2, 6 Brigade, definition of: 2+-2!J Brooklyn Navy Yard, 5 Broome County, I 19, 12·!Brownell, Frank, I H Bryant, William Cullen, 9 Buffalo First Ward, registers of enrollments ti·01n, :3+ railroad riots in, 5:3 Bureau of Military Statistics (Hecord), J()-22, 56(i+, 7 5, I 00- 10 I

annual reports of~ 110-11 correspondence, 59-60 establishment of: 17 - I H miscellaneous materials in, ()3-(H Bureau of Hecords of the War of the Hebe Ilion, (j!J-69, 101

Burial cards, 'Hl Burnside, Ambrose E., 7 Butler, Benjamin F., 10 Cameron, Simon, 6 I Cattaraugus County, 1 19, 12+ Catton, Bruce, 85 Cayuga County, I HJ, 12+ Chase, Salmon P., 7 Chattanooga monument, title papers pertaining to, 83-iH Chautauqua County, 1 HJ, 125 Chemung County, 119, 125 Chenango County, 1 19, 125 Chrysler, Morgan H., 82 Civil War records, t•ducationaluses ot: !lG-97 Clmms by African Americans, :w Auditing Board and, 72 Board of Commissioners and, 7:3-7·1· Comptroller's Office and, 80-H I Inspector General's Oflice and, ·~2 Military Board and, 70-7 I, 8 I

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Clauns contmued by National Guard, ~!9. H New York Military Agency and, 4K-f>O Paymastet· General's Office and, 61-f>:l Clinton County, I 19, 12f>-26 Clinton, George, 7 r, Cochrane, John, H Cole, David, ~l7 Colored troops. See also African Americans muster roll abstracts f(>r, ()5-66, 9~J 26th Regiment, GK-69 Columbia County, I 19-20, I '26 Commissary General's Office, 44·-4f>, H9 Administrattve Files, 45 annual reports of; 111-1 '2 Commissions abstracts ot; S.'l examples of, 6 1-()2 Company, definition of; 2·1· Comptroller's Office, 7H-K I, 102 and claims agamst state, 70-71 correspondence, 79-HO Confederacy, New York City and, '2-:3, 10 Connolly, Richard H., I I Cooper Union, I Corey, Albert W, 8G Cornell University Library, 76, 9'~ Corps, definitiOn of: 2!) Cortland County, 120, 126 Couch, Darius N., II Cultural Education Center, Albany, 26 Curtenius, Peter, 44 Dedication ceremonies, records on, 39 Delaware County, 120, 126 Democratic party, ·~-5, 7-R, 10 Department of State, New York, K~l-K4, 102 Desertion, definition of; 9~3 Division, definition of: 2.~ Dix, John A., I I Documentation, I f>-2K Dornbusch, Charles E., 123 Doty, Lockwood Lyon, IG-21, 5G, fH, 9011 Doubleday, Abner, 1 1 Douglas, Stephen A., I Draft quotas, register of; ~3!) Draft Riots, 6, K-9, :32 Duganne, A . .1. H., 20-21 Dutchess County, 120, 126-27

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Ellsworth, Ephraim Eitner, ·1·, I H Emancipation Proclamation, (1-K centennial motion ptctut·e film, H!)-HG Enlisted men naval, ()(} registers of; !)R-!)9 of 12Kth Volunteer Regiment, G.'l Enrollment muster roll abstracts, 6!)-GH, 93 in National Guard procedw·es f(>r, 37-3H statistical register of, ~34 registers of Butlitlo First Ward and Tonawanda, f(H· Fourteenth District, 62 Ene County, 120, 127 Essex County, 120, I '27 Excelsior (online archive catalog), 2!), J(H Expenditures abstracts ot; :15 claims f(>r Auditing Board and, 72 record of; 72

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Fallon, John H., 1:19 Federal gm-ernment, and military activity, 22-2~3 Fenton, Reuben E., 10, 19-20, !)7, 7G-77 Firearm purchases, records pertaimng to, 79 Fireman's Zouave Fund Committee, !)9 Fish, Nicholas, ~J I Francis, Henry W., 3R Franklin County, 120, 127 Fremont, John C., 9 Fuller, William, ~JK Fulton County, 120, 127 Garibaldi Guard, 15 Genealogical research, 9~3-Hf>, 16() Gnzera/ Hegulations.for the Military Forces qf'the State of New 1ork, ·19-40 Native Americans, r·egiments of, 15, ISH Navy, muster roll abstracts fi>r, 66 Neville, JohnS., 59 Nevins, Allan, H6 Newburgh Dai~y Journal, 6\1 New York (state) casualties ti·om, 6, I!) political division in, 1-4, 7 soldiers provided by, xv, xvii, .'3-4·, 10-11, 15]()

ethnic composition ot: 15 New Yorl< City and Confederacy, \1-3, 10 Draft Hiots in, G, H-9, 32 New York County, ISO New Ii1rk l~venmg Post, 9 New York Fire Zouaves, ·1· New York Hemld, 62 New-York Histor·ical Society, 7 5-71i New York Light Artillery, First, ·W New York Light Int~mtry, Independent Corps, records ot: fl~J New York Military Agency, 1·7-·Hl claims expedited by, registers of, ·1·9 field otlice accounts, 50 medical case registers ot: !>0 Washington Otlice ot: r-egister of soldiers visiting,·HJ New York Hegiments. See also Volunteer units 7th, !3 II th, H call tin·, .'31 synonyms of: 139-G I New York ,\'tate and the Civil !flu; H!> New York State Archives, \11, 25-211, ~H educational uses ofmatenal in, 96-97 genealogical and local history research in, !'lfl95 web address, ~!7 New Yorl< State Ch·il War Centennial Commission, H!I-Hii, IO!l scrapbook and clippings ot: Hli tape recordings of: HG

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New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs, 20-21, 23, 165 New York State Library, 75-76, H7, ~H Manuscripts and Special Collections Unit, 21, IM-65 New York State Museum, 165 The New York Times, 6, 62 New lark Tribune, 6, 9, 62 New York Veteran Cavalry, Second, memorial album of, H2 Niagara County, 12 I, 130-fll O'Brien, Henry, H Otlice of State Historian, H2, 102 Officers coJTespondence with Adjutant General's Otlice, naval, GG organization rosters ot: 33-.'H register of documents sent from Adjutant General's Oflice to, .'35-.'H:i registers ot: 5H-59 resignations ot: 3·~ • .'3~J supernumerary, S+ ofVolunteer Hegiments, !W, 77 !28th, G3 Oneida County, 121, 13 I Onondaga County, 121, I.'ll-fl2 Ontario County, 121, I !32 Opdyke, George, !1, 9 Or·ange County, 121, 132 Ordnance, expenditures tor, abstracts ot: fl!> Orleans County, I 2 I, I !32 Oswego County, 121, 1.'32 Otsego County, 121, 1!32-!33 Parrott, Hobert, I H Parrott Gun Foundry, 5, I H Paymaster General's Otlice, 51-5!3, HI, annual reports ot: I 12 correspondence, !I I Phisterer, Frederick, xix, 12!3, I !39 Photogr·aphs, of soldiers, 17, 21, I li5 Pine Street meeting, 2 Porter, Fitz John, II Presidential elections of IH60, I of I HIH, items pertaining to, 6fl Putnam County, 121, lfl.'l

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Quartermaster General's Office, 46-50, 77, 99 annual reports oC 1 11!-1 :l correspondence, +H Queens County, 1.'3~3 Questionnaires for local otlicials, 57-5H, GO for soldiers, 17 -I H, 21 Record series by creating otlke, 98-1 0~3 on microfilm, 10~1 by series number, 104-1 OR Regimental flags, 21, 56, W5 Regiment, definition oC 2·} Hensselaer County, 121, 1~3.'3 Republican party, I, ~~-5. 7, 9-1 o Resignations, records ot; ~H. ~39 Richmond County, 12 I, 1.'3~3 Rockefeller, Nelson, H5-H6 Rockland County, 121, I ~3~3 Rutgers University, HG St.LawrenceCounty, 121, 1:3~3-:H Salaries, expenditures for, abstracts of; :35 Saratoga County, 121-22, 1~34 Schenectady County, 122, I ~H Schofield, John M., 1 1 Schoharie County, 122, I :H enrollment lists fot·, G2 Schuyler County, 122, I ~H Bom·d of Supervisors proceedings for, (H Schuyler, Hartley, and Graham, 79 Scott, Winfield, 5, I I Seneca County, 122, 1.'35 Seward, William II., ·1·, 7 Seymour, Horatio, 7-11, 17, 76 Seymour, John F., 47-·l·R Sharpshooters, mustet· roll abstracts f(n·, 65-GG, 9~3

Shet·idan, Philip, 1 1 Sherman, \Villiam T., 9 Shrine for the Emancipation Proclamation, H5-Hfi papers pertainmg to, R7 Sickles, Daniel E., tl:l Sketches, of soldiers, 17, 21, 165 Slavery, New York and, 1 Slocum, Henry W., I I Soldiers' Depot, :32, ·1·7-+H, 5D, 75 Board of Managers annual reports of; 1 1 1

proceedings and reports of; ·l·R-49 rerords ot; 49 surgeon general and, 54 Spt·ague, John T., :l7 Squad, definition of; 24 Stanton, Edwin M., 6 I, 9·1-n Steuben County, 122, I :35 Surgeon's report on examination of exemption applicants from, G~3 Stock certificates, HO Stoneman, George, I I Strong, George Templeton, .'3 Substitutes, unassigned to any unit, muster roll abstracts for, G7-6H Sufllk County, 11!2 Sullivan County, 122, 1:35-.'36 Surgeon Genet·al's Office, 5·1·-55, 100 annual reports of: I I :3 correspondence, 5·1r, fi7-GH Unton party, 9-1 o United States Army Military History Institute, 1(:)(:)

United States Constitution Fifteenth Amendment, II Thirteenth Amendment, 10 United States Military Academy, West Point, 5

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United States War Department, 31,33 Upton, Emory, II Vallandigham, Clement C., 8 Van Buren, John D., 8 I Van Denbergh, Roy C., 86 Vanderpoel, Issac, :37-38 VanValkenburg, R. B., 59 Veteran Reserve Corps, 90n muster roll abstracts for, 67 Volunteer units Ist Artillery Regiment, 37 77th Battalion, .'39 Bureau of Military Statistics records on, 63-6·1· Comptroller's Oflice and, 80 correspondence with Surgeon General's Otlice, 54-55 historical notes on, 59 index to newspaper articles on, 62-63 193rd Infantry Regiment, .'36-.'37 medical staff roster of, 55 muster roll abstracts f(>r, 65-66, 93 naval, 66 officers of; 36, 77 personnel registers of, 58-59 2nd Regiment, .'l9 22nd Regiment, 37 51st Regiment, .'!8 77th Regiment, 8811

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I 28th Regiment, 63 registers of~ 35, 93 synonyms of, 1~39-61 Vredenburg, Henry, xviii Wadsworth, James, 11 War Account, 80-81 The War of the Rebellion: A Compilatwn !if the Offi-

czal Records if the Union and Cmifederate Armies, 82 Warren County, 122, 1[36 Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, xviii, 11 Washmgton County, 122, 13G-37 Washington, D.C., 43 New York Military Agency in, 47, 49 medical case registers of; 50 Wayne County, 122, I 37 Westchester County, 122, I 37 and I8GO election, I West Point, United States Military Academy, 5 Winthrop, Theodore, () Wood, Fernando, 2, 4-5 Wool, John E., xviii Wyoming County, 122, 137 Yates County, 122, 137-38 Zabriskie, A. J., :39