The Union Preserved : : A Guide to Civil War Records in the NYS Archives / / Harold Holzer.

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• VerfasserIn: Holzer, Harold,
• MitwirkendeR: Holzer, Harold,; Lorello, Daniel,; McPherson, James M.,; Trifousse, Hans L.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2022]; ©1999
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (172 p.)

The Union Preserved: A Guide to the Civil War Records in the New York State Archives is a comprehensive reference work that, for the first time, makes available to a wide public one of the most important and extensive Civil War resources in the nation: the collections of the New York State Archives and Records Administration. The guide also seeks to make readers aware of the vast collections of wartime manuscripts, newspapers, maps, rare books, ephemera, and artifacts held by the New York State Museum, The New York State Library, and The New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs. Collectively, the holdings of these four institutions constitute one of the largest and most significant collections of Civil War materials available to the public. Unlike similar guides that have been published by other archival institutions, The Union Preserved contains eleven appendices that are intended to facilitate and further the research of those interested in New York’s role in the Civil War. Much of the information contained in these appendices either has been long out of print or has never been published and should prove to be an invaluable source to researchers.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Letter From the Governor -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction: "A State of War" -- Documenting New York's Role in the Civil War -- Administrative Histories and Record Series Descriptions -- New York State Adjutant General's Office -- Inspector General's Office -- Commissary General's Office -- Quartermaster General's Office -- Paymaster General's Office -- Surgeon General's Office -- Bureau of Military Statistics -- Bureau of Records of the War of the Rebellion -- Military Board -- Auditing Board -- Board of Commissioners to Examine Militia Claims -- Board of Commissioners to Examine Militia and National Guard Uniform Claims -- Governor's Office -- Comptroller's Office -- Office of State Historian -- Department of State -- New York State Civil War Centennial Commission -- Notes -- Appendix A. Conducting Genealogical and Local History Research in Civil War Records in the New York State Archives -- Appendix B. The Educational Uses of Civil War Records -- Appendix C. List of Record Series by Creating Office -- Appendix D. List of Record Series in Numerical Order by Series Number -- Appendix E. Record Series Available on Microfilm -- Appendix F. List of New York State Agency Annual Reports -- Appendix G. Adjutant General's Annual Reports -- Appendix H List of Town and City Registers Contained in Series 13774 -- Appendix I Where the Men Came From -- Appendix J Synonyms of New York State Volunteer and Militia Regiments -- Appendix K Selected Bibliography -- Index