California, Stati Uniti, Registri militari, 1858-1923

Informazioni sulla fonte

California State Archive

Ancestry.com. California, Stati Uniti, Registri militari, 1858-1923 [database online]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

Dati originali: Office of the Adjutant General. Military Records, 1850–1942. Military Dept., Adjutant General’s Office Records (1850–1944), ID Number R186. California State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Sacramento, California.

California, Stati Uniti, Registri militari, 1858-1923

Questi documenti dell’Aiutante maggiore includono documenti sull’organizzazione, i ruoli ed altri documenti relativi alle unità indipendenti della milizia, alla guerra civile, alle guerre indiane, alla guerra ispano-americana e alla prima guerra mondiale.

Local militias, which are now known as the National Guard, date back to Colonial days in the United States. Organized as necessary by state, their records are often found on the state level. This collection of records of the California Adjutant General includes organization papers, muster rolls, and other records relating to Independent Militia Units, the Civil War, the Indian Wars, the Spanish–American War, and World War I. There are name indexes available for Independent Militia Units, 1851–1866, and Civil War Volunteers, 1861–1867.

Details in the records can include soldier or sailor's name; regiment; company; rank; nativity; age; occupation; enlistment and discharge dates and places; injuries, illnesses or diseases; marital status; whether eligible to draw a pension; promotions; and remarks.