Administrative correspondence files, 1859-1875 (bulk 1859-1862).

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Administrative correspondence files, 1859-1875 (bulk 1859-1862).

This series consists mainly of incoming correspondence directed or forwarded to the Inspector General's Office.

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New York (State). Military Dept.

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New York (State). Inspector General's Offices.

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The Inspector General was a member of the General Staff which was comprised of all the officers concerned in regulating the details of the Military Department and furnishing the forces with the means necessary for their subsistence, comfort, mobility, and actions. The General Staff can be considered the central focus of the state's military administration. According to the 1863 General Regulations For the Military Forces, the Inspector General was to: critically inspect ...