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.

From the description of Mexican War records, 1846-1890. (Illinois State Archive). WorldCat record id: 36952778

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