Illinois. Adjutant General's Office

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

Office of the top military officer of the state, created by an 1819 law that also established the state militia. Kept records of all eligible men from each county and of those who actively served. During the Civil War responsible for recruiting soldiers to meet quotas and worked closely with federal government. Responsible for recruiting, supplying food, clothing and weapons, and keeping track of the whereabouts of troops and individuals soldiers. Also responsible for notifying families and answering questions of the families of troops. After the war, continued to head Illinois militia, supply information to veterans or their families and worked to obtain federal reimbursement for the state.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General, Quartermaster General, and Paymaster General. National Guard and Naval Reserve armories were built throughout Illinois by a commission headed by the Adjutant General.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General, Quartermaster General, and Paymaster General and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General, Quartermaster General, Paymaster General and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General, Quartermaster General, Paymaster General and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve armory construction throughout Illinois.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General, Quartermaster General, and Paymaster General and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction. As part of his record-keeping responsibility, the Adjutant General compiled and published reports (including names; residences; enrollment, muster, discharge and death dates) on Illinois Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil War soldiers.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction. As part of his record-keeping responsibility, the Adjutant General compiled and published reports (including names; residences; enrollment, muster, discharge and death dates) on Illinois Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil War soldiers.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction. As part of his record-keeping responsibility, the Adjutant General compiled and published reports (including names; residences; enrollment, muster, discharge and death dates) on Illinois Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil War soldiers.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction. As part of his record-keeping responsibility, the Adjutant General compiled and published reports (including names; residences; enrollment, muster, discharge and death dates) on Illinois Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil War soldiers.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction. As part of his record-keeping responsibility, the Adjutant General compiled and published reports (including names; residences; enrollment, muster, discharge and death dates) on Illinois Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil War soldiers.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction. As part of his record-keeping responsibility, the Adjutant General compiled and published reports (including names; residences; enrollment, muster, discharge and death dates) on Illinois Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil War soldiers.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction. As part of his record-keeping responsibility, the Adjutant General compiled and published reports (including names; residences; enrollment, muster, discharge and death dates) on Illinois Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil War soldiers.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction. As part of his record-keeping responsibility, the Adjutant General compiled and published reports (including names; residences; enrollment, muster, discharge and death dates) on Illinois Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil War soldiers.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction. As part of his record-keeping responsibility, the Adjutant General compiled and published reports (including names; residences; enrollment, muster, discharge and death dates) on Illinois Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil War soldiers.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction. As part of his record-keeping responsibility, the Adjutant General compiled and published reports (including names; residences; enrollment, muster, discharge and death dates) on Illinois Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil War soldiers.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction. As part of his record-keeping responsibility, the Adjutant General compiled and published reports (including names; residences; enrollment, muster, discharge and death dates) on Illinois Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil War soldiers.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction. As part of his record-keeping responsibility, the Adjutant General compiled and published reports (including names; residences; enrollment, muster, discharge and death dates) on Illinois Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil War soldiers.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction. As part of his record-keeping responsibility, the Adjutant General compiled and published reports (including names; residences; enrollment, muster, discharge and death dates) on Illinois Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil War soldiers.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction. As part of his record-keeping responsibility, the Adjutant General compiled and published reports (including names; residences; enrollment, muster, discharge and death dates) on Illinois Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil War soldiers.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction. As part of his record-keeping responsibility, the Adjutant General compiled and published reports (including names; residences; enrollment, muster, discharge and death dates) on Illinois Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil War soldiers.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction. As part of his record-keeping responsibility, the Adjutant General compiled and published reports (including names; residences; enrollment, muster, discharge and death dates) on Illinois Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil War soldiers.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction. As part of his record-keeping responsibility, the Adjutant General compiled and published reports (including names; residences; enrollment, muster, discharge and death dates) on Illinois Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil War soldiers.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction. As part of his record-keeping responsibility, the Adjutant General compiled and published reports (including names; residences; enrollment, muster, discharge and death dates) on Illinois Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil War soldiers.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction. As part of his record-keeping responsibility, the Adjutant General compiled and published reports (including names; residences; enrollment, muster, discharge and death dates) on Illinois Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil War soldiers.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction. As part of his record-keeping responsibility, the Adjutant General compiled and published reports (including names; residences; enrollment, muster, discharge and death dates) on Illinois Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil War soldiers.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction. As part of his record-keeping responsibility, the Adjutant General compiled and published reports (including names; residences; enrollment, muster, discharge and death dates) on Illinois Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil War soldiers.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction. As part of his record-keeping responsibility, the Adjutant General compiled and published reports (including names; residences; enrollment, muster, discharge and death dates) on Illinois Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil War soldiers.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction. As part of his record-keeping responsibility, the Adjutant General compiled and published reports (including names; residences; enrollment, muster, discharge and death dates) on Illinois Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil War soldiers.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General, Quartermaster General, Paymaster General, and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction.

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Adjutant General assummed additional duties, including maintaining township or county census returns of citizens subject to military service; gathering information on Illinois soldiers serving in federal or state units; and safeguarding all military records held by the Secretary of State. As the Governor's Chief of Staff, the Adjutant General was responsible for all state military correspondence; licensing recruiting agents; recording all general and special orders; and retaining rosters, muster rolls, promotion, resignation and discharge lists.

All four Illinois constitutions have named the Governor as state militia commander-in-chief with his appointee, the Adjutant General, placed in charge of militia administration and coordination. These duties included militia record preservation; public military review attendance; gubernatorial order transmission to troops; equipment, discipline and financial reporting; and militia officer election certificate issuance. The Adjutant General also served as the state Inspector General; Quartermaster General; Paymaster General; and oversaw National Guard and Naval Reserve Armory construction. As part of his record-keeping responsibility, the Adjutant General compiled and published reports (including names; residences; enrollment, muster, discharge and death dates) on Illinois Black Hawk, Mexican and Civil War soldiers.

The state militia was reorganized (1877) and divided into an active volunteer reserve (National Guard) and an inactive reserve (militia). A naval militia (est. 1893) was also overseen by the Adjutant General. Military and Naval Code revisions (1897 and 1909) divided militia units into organized (e. g., National Guard; Naval Reserve) and unorganized reserves. A new Military and Naval Code was approved by the Governor (July 8, 1957), officially designating the Adjutant General's Office as the Military and Naval Department, a non-coded executive branch agency.