Claims submitted for expenditures incurred in the organization, equipment, and subsistence of troops mustered into federal service, [ca. 1861-1870], [bulk ca. 1861-1865]

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Claims submitted for expenditures incurred in the organization, equipment, and subsistence of troops mustered into federal service, [ca. 1861-1870], [bulk ca. 1861-1865]

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This series consists of miscellaneous claims, correspondence, vouchers, and receipts received and audited by the Auditing Board. A law of 1862 appointed the Inspector General, Judge Advocate General and Quartermaster General to constitute an auditing board to examine claims "incurred in the organization, pay, equipment, quartering, subsistence and other proper expenses of troops raised... for the service of the United States...and which...have not hitherto been allowed and paid."

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New York (State). Inspector General's Office

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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 each branch connected wit...

New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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New York (State). Quartermaster General's Office.

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New York (State). Judge Advocate General's Office.

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