National Guard regimental and brigade files of Brigadier General James Gibson, 1862-1871.

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National Guard regimental and brigade files of Brigadier General James Gibson, 1862-1871.

This series consists of correspondence, special and general orders, morning reports, descriptive lists, and ordnance returns pertaining to commands held by Brigadier General James Gibson in the state's National Guard. The bulk of the series post-dates the Civil War and concerns Gibson's command of the 12th Brigade of the Third Division. The series also contains a small amount of material concerning Gibson's command of the 30th New York State National Guard between 1862 and 1865. These records are of an administrative nature and pertain mostly to the appointment of officers and enrollment procedures.

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New York (State). Adjutant General's Office

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It is unclear exactly how these volumes came into the State's possession. They may have been forwarded to the Adjutant General who in turn transferred them to the State Library; the State Library then transferred the volumes to the State Archives in the spring of 1978. A second possibility is that the volumes could have been donated to the Bureau of Military Statistics. In 1911 and 1912 the Adjutant General's Office transferred a large number of items collected by the bureau to the State Library...

Gibson, J. Douglas (James Douglas), 1909-

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New York (State). National Guard. Brigade, 12th.

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