Descriptive lists of Massachusetts Volunteers in the U.S. Navy, 1861-1865.

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Descriptive lists of Massachusetts Volunteers in the U.S. Navy, 1861-1865.

The adjutant general of the Commonwealth, as executive administrator of the state's Military Establishment, has been responsible for maintaining and reporting data concerning militia strength; these activities were intensified during the Civil War. Series consists of alphabetical listings of Massachusetts Volunteers providing service in the U.S. Navy at that time.

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