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Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
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Department of Defense - Civil War
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office
Miscellaneous Publications, 1863 & 1907
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Control #:
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SDEA0026
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (2 reports)
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Notes:
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Includes 1863 list of commissioned officers, Civil War; 1907 sketch of Major Henry Washington Sawyer, 1st Regiment.
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Pension Claim Files, 1880s-1920s
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Control #:
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SDEA4001
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Format:
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28 c.f. (56 boxes); 52 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by pensioner
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Notes:
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Include correspondence and supporting material relative to claims of New Jersey soldiers for federal pensions.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Memorials of Officers, no date
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Control #:
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SDEA4002
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Format:
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1.25 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by officer
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Operations Reports and Battle Accounts, 1862-1894
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Control #:
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SDEA4003
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Muster Rolls by Congressional District, 1860-1865
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Control #:
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SDEA4004
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Format:
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12.75 c.f. (26 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By district, then regiment or date
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Notes:
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Includes binders #616-#670.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Lists of Men Credited to New Jersey, 1863
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Control #:
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SDEA4005
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box)
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Enlistment Credit Records, 1862-1865
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Control #:
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SDEA4006
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Documents are numbered
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Notes:
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Consult the guide for a name index to the documents.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Records of Separation of Service, 1861-1866
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Control #:
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SDEA4007
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Format:
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0.3 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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By document type, then date
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Service Correspondence relating to Non-New Jersey Soldiers and Non-New Jersey Residents, ca. 1861-ca. 1894
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Control #:
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SDEA4008
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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By state, then by name
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Notes:
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Includes discharge verifications, etc., for both NJ soldiers living elsewhere and NJ residents who served from other states.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Burial and Death Lists, 1861-1879
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Control #:
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SDEA4009
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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By state, then by city
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Photographs of Soldiers [Cartes de Visite], ca. 1861-1890s
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Control #:
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SDEA4010
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Format:
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1.25 c.f. (4 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by name
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Restrictions:
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Patrons must request photographs one at a time
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Unites States Navy - Service/Recruit Files, ca. 1861-ca. 1866
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Control #:
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SDEA4011
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Format:
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4.5 c.f. (9 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by name
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
United States Navy - Marine Enlistment Lists, 1864-1865
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Control #:
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SDEA4012
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
United States Navy - Marine Corps Service Records, ca. 1861-ca. 1865
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Control #:
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SDEA4013
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by Marine's name
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
United States Navy - Volunteer/Enlistment Certificates, 1864-1865
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Control #:
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SDEA4014
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (2 boxes); 4 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By county/municipality
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
United States Colored Troops - Service Files, ca. 1862-1870s
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Control #:
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SDEA4015
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Format:
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2.5 c.f. (5 boxes); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical
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Notes:
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Includes information on black and white soldiers credited to New Jersey; a few files relate to non-New Jersey soldiers.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
United States Colored Troops - Volunteer Certificates, 1864
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Control #:
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SDEA4016
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (55 items); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By number
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Notes:
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With a few exceptions, these soldiers were assigned to the 43rd and 45th Regiments.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Service Record Inquiries, ca. 1862-1898
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Control #:
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SDEA4017
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Format:
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6 c.f. (44 binders); 21 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Semi-alphabetical by name of soldier
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Assessors' Returns of Men Liable for Military Duty and Reserve Militia Enrollment Lists, 1860-1865
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Control #:
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SDEA4018
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Format:
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10 c.f. (54 binders); 26 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Roughly by county
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Regimental Records, 1861-ca. 1890
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Control #:
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SDEA4019
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Format:
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51 c.f. (269 binders)
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Arrangement:
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By regiment
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Copy Books [Muster and Bounty Rolls], 1861-1865
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Control #:
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SDEA4020
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Format:
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9 c.f. (18 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By regiment and company
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Volunteer Re-Enlistment Muster Rolls, 1862-1865
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Control #:
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SDEA4021
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (9 binders)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Receipts for Additional Bounty Pay, 1866-1869
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Control #:
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SDEA4022
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Format:
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1 c.f. (8 binders); 4 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Semi-alphabetical by surname
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
United States Regular Army Records, 1861-1865
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Control #:
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SDEA4023
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (2 binders)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Notes:
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Records of New Jersey men who served in the United States Regular Army.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Veteran Reserve Corps Records, 1863-1865
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Control #:
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SDEA4024
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Format:
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1.75 c.f. (10 binders)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Compiled Lists of Soldiers, 1861-1865
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Control #:
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SDEA4025
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Format:
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6 c.f. (23 binders); 7 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By type of service, then name
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Correspondence relating to Claims for State Pay, 1862-1875
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Control #:
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SDEA4026
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Format:
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3.5 c.f. (23 binders); 5 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By year within record type
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Hospital Rosters and Reports, ca. 1861-1872
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Control #:
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SDEA4027
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Format:
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0.6 c.f. (1 box, 1 folder); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Notes:
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Includes casualty reports; Civil War binder nos. 210 & 211.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Monthly and Tri-Monthly Reports of Volunteers Mustered into Service, 1864-1865
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Control #:
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SDEA4028
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Format:
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1 c.f. (6 binders)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Enlistment Rosters, 1862-1864
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Control #:
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SDEA4029
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Format:
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1.25 c.f. (7 binders)
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Arrangement:
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By county and year, then by town
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Militia Records, 1860-1868
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Control #:
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SDEA4030
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (9 binders)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Detachment Books, 1863-1865
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Control #:
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SDEA4031
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Format:
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1.25 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by detachment date
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
United States Colored Troops - Muster Rolls, 1863-1865
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Control #:
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SDEA4032
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Format:
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8 c.f. (46 map folders)
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Arrangement:
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By regiment
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Lists of Detachments of Substitutes and Drafted Men, 1864-1865
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Control #:
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SDEA4033
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Registers of Commissioned Officers, 1861-1866
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Control #:
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SDEA4034
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (3 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Miscellaneous Records, 1861-1882
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Control #:
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SDEA4035
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Format:
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5.5 c.f. (11 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Alphabetical Roll of New Jersey Volunteers, 1861-1862
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Control #:
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SDEA4036
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Format:
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3.5 c.f. (7 vols.); 3 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by surname
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Notes:
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Includes the 1st-31st Regiments and Batteries A & B.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
United States Colored Troops - Rosters of Soldiers [Rough Drafts], ca. 1863-1870s
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Control #:
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SDEA4037
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By soldier's name or regiment
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Notes:
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Includes draft alphabetical and regimental lists, lists sent to Washington for verification, etc.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Register of Calls Made on the Federal Pension Office relative to Pension Claims of New Jersey Volunteers, 1880-1888
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Control #:
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SDEA4038
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 vol.); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By first letter of claimant's surname
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Notes:
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Claims were made under Joint Resolution No. 1 of the U.S. Congress, approved 10 March 1880.
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Regimental and Company Books, 1861-1865
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Control #:
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SDEA4039
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Format:
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10.1 c.f. (57 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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By regiment/company
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Notes:
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Series includes regimental and company (captain's) book for scattered regiments/companies only.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Registers of Volunteers, 1861-1865
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Control #:
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SDEA4040
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Format:
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9.5 c.f. (19 vols.); 8 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By reg./co., then surname letter
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Notes:
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Registers contain partial enlistment information for non-commissioned soldiers.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Muster Rolls [Bound Originals], 1861-1866
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Control #:
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SDEA4041
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Format:
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13 c.f. (13 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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By regiment/company
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Notes:
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Includes an original muster-in and muster-out roll for each company [some regiments incomplete].
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Restrictions:
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Cannot be photocopied due to size and condition
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Registers of Company Rolls, 1861-1865
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Control #:
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SDEA4042
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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By regiment/company, then surname
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Notes:
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Includes remarks dated as late as 1865.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Record of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War [Annotated Copy], 1861-1865
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Control #:
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SDEA4043
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Format:
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2 c.f. (6 vols.); 5 reels (4 35-mm & 1 16-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By regiment
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Notes:
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This copy of Gen. Stryker's published "Record..." is rebound with lined sheets and annotated, apparently for reprinting as 4-5 vols.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Copies of Muster Rolls for State Pay, 1861-1864
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Control #:
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SDEA4044
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Format:
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13 c.f. (13 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By regiment/company, then surname
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Battle Maps, 1861-1865
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Control #:
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SDEA4045
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Format:
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4 c.f. (19 map folders)
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Governors' Proclamations, 1861-1865
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Control #:
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SDEA4046
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
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Arrangement:
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By governor, then chronological
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Notes:
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Includes 3 proclamations of Gov. Charles S. Olden and 19 proclamations of Gov. Joel Parker.
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Restrictions:
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Special permission must be granted to use these records
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
United States Navy - Rosters [Rough Drafts], ca. 1861-1868
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Control #:
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SDEA4047
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By page number
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
United States Navy - Enlistment Credit Records, 1861-1865
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Control #:
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SDEA4048
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Format:
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1.75 c.f. (4 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Notes:
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Includes lists by congressional district, by county, and by surname letter.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
United States Navy - Monthly and Tri-Monthly Reports of Volunteers, 1864-1865
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Control #:
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SDEA4049
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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By date within record type
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Notes:
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Includes reports on Marines.
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Record Binders, ca. 1862-ca. 1866
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Control #:
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SDEA4050
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Format:
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8 reels (35-mm)
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Notes:
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These records have been processed into various series; film reflects prior arrangement.
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Civil War)
Records relating to Civil War Veterans' Medals, 1907-1923
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Control #:
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SDEA4051
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 vol. and 10 folders); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Notes:
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Includes ledger of applicants for the New Jersey Civil War Veteran Medal and the First Service Medal.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Defense
Adjutant General's Office (Spanish-American War)
Pension Claim Files, 1916-1930
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Control #:
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SDEA5010
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Format:
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1.25 c.f. (3 boxes); 5 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by soldier
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Notes:
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Relate to federal pension claims; also include Civil War and World War I veterans. Indexes under series Record Binders and Indexes.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 228.9 c.f. of paper records and 154 reels of microfilm ~
To contact the New Jersey State Archives about research, reference services, records transfers or donations, please email us at njarchives@sos.state.nj.us
For additional and/or more recent records relating to this topic, contact:
National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001, tel. 866-272-6272, website: www.archives.gov
This page last updated 06/05/2006
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