Muster roll collection, 1775-1876.

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Muster roll collection, 1775-1876.

Muster rolls, 1775-1876, including significant numbers from the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. The Revolutionary War material contains a few returns of clothing and receipts of stores, as well as muster rolls for the Royal Americans, regiments of artillery, and regiments from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, and Rhode Island. Civil War material consists of muster rolls for the 7th, 39th, 52nd, and 57th Regiments of New York State Volunteers, with a few other miscellaneous papers. There are also muster rolls for the 6th, 9th, 11th, 55th, 71st, 84th and 96th regiments of the New York State National Guard, from 1866 to 1876.

1.2 linear feet (4 boxes, 1 oversize)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7771532

Churchill County Museum

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Great Britain. Army. Royal American Regiment, 60th

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United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 52nd (1861-1865)

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United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 57th (1861-1864)

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United States. Continental Army

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In response to the expansion of the Continental Army the number of staff was increased and reorganized in 1776. Changes included the creation of a new unit to supplement George Washington's personal staff. This special unit, the Commander in Chief's Guard, was formed on March 12, 1776 with Captain Caleb Gibbs (formerly adjutant of the 14th Continental Regiment and appointed Aid to Major General Greene) as commander. The unit protected Washington, the army's cash, and official papers. ...

New York (State). National Guard

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No law was found which specifically required the keeping of an enlistment roll. Chapter 80, Laws of 1870; Chapter 299, Laws of 1883; and Chapter 212, Laws of 1898, governed the National Guard during the period covered by this series. From the description of Enlistment Roll of the Third Battery, Second Division, 1870-1916. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 83095544 ...

United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 39th (1861-1865)

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United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 7th (1861-1863)

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