Military telegrams, 1861-1865.

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Military telegrams, 1861-1865.

Telegrams from War Department officials and Ohio Governor William Dennison to the Illinois Adjutant General and Governor concern military unit organization; troop recruitment; battle orders; enemy movement; troop payment, discharges, and transfers.

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Illinois. Adjutant General's Office

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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; Quartermaste...

Yates, Richard, 1815-1873

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United States. War Department

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Marcy served as Secretary of War under James K. Polk, 1845-1849. From the description of William L. Marcy letter : Washington [D.C.], to Col. J.D. Stevenson, New York City, ALS, 1846 June 26. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 43771263 Officer, Second U.S. Cavalry, 1868-1892. From the description of Report of Lieutenant Gustavus C. Doane, 1870 Dec.15. (Montana State University Bozeman Library). WorldCat record id: 43955079 U.S. gov...

Dennison, William, 1815-1882

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Illinois. Office of the Governor

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The Board of Fund Commissioners was created by l. 1837, p. 121. Board contracted for and negotiated all loans authorized by General Assembly for internal improvements and signed and executed all bonds or stock certificates issued for such loans. Monies received from proceeds of loans were deposited at State Bank of Illinois and Bank of Illinois at Shawneetown. These deposits were used to pay drafts issued on Fund Commissioners by Board of Commissioners of Public Works for expenditur...

Illinois. Militia

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Carthage Grays Company was involved in the murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith in Carthage, Ill. on June 27, 1844. From the description of Poll book, Carthage Grays, 1843, November 25, Carthage, Ill. (Western Illinois University). WorldCat record id: 36298898 ...