General and special orders, 1864.

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General and special orders, 1864.

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The adjutant general of the Commonwealth, as executive administrator of the state's Military Establishment, is responsible for coordinating information and directives both within the Military Establishment and between it and other jurisdictions. General orders were the means by which the adjutant general communicated his directives to his command staff and, through them, to the balance of the militia organization. In many instances directives were grounded in instructions received from the governor or the U.S. War Dept. Special orders normally had the more limited purpose of communicating the issuance of commissions by the governor to members of the military staff.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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Massachusetts. Adjutant General's Office

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The post of Adjutant General was established by the Constitution of 1780, which authorized the governor to appoint such an official (Const Pt 2, C 2, S 1, Art 10) While elaborated upon many times by legislation, the fundamental functions of this position have remained constant. In keeping with a governmental perspective in which the civil authority controls the military, the adjutant general serves as executive administrator of the Military Establishment on behalf of the...