Examples of state commissions issued to military officers, 1865.

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Examples of state commissions issued to military officers, 1865.

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This series consists of commissions utilized by northern states in commissioning general officers during the Civil War.

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New York State Archives

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New York (State). Military Dept.

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New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics

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The Bureau of Military Statistics was originally established within the Adjutant General's Office pursuant to Special Order No. 866 issued on December 20, 1862 by the Adjutant General. The legislature recognized this action by appropriating $6000 in order to allow the bureau to fulfill its mandated duties as defined in Chapter 113 of the Laws of 1863. Chief among these included the collection and preservation of an "authentic sketch of every person from this State who has volunteered into the se...