Scope and Content: 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.  During the Civil War these activities were intensified, particularly as they related to fulfillment of municipal recruitment quotas and determinations of entitlement to state aid and bounties.  Consisting of descriptive rolls of recruits arranged by bounty number, this series established the basis on which individuals recruits received their bounty payments, pursuant to St 1863, c 218 and 254 and St 1864, c 130.
Arrangement: In two subseries: (1) Elective rolls of recruits (2) Elective rolls of recruits from southern states; arranged within each subseries by bounty number
Notes: Although the adjutant general had responsibility for militia pay records before, during, and after the Civil War, including this series, from Dec. 1864 (pursuant to General Order 51) such records were in the specific custody of the paymaster general until that office lapsed in 1866. Reel GSU 500: v. 1 (through 2585).  Reel GSU 501: v. 1 (from 2585)-v.5
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Scope and Content: 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.  During and after the Civil War these activities were intensified, particularly as they related to fulfillment of municipal recruitment quotas and determinations of entitlement to state aid, bounties, and other benefits.  This series documents bounty payments to soldiers, discharged soldiers, and heirs of deceased soldiers, as well as payments in disputed cases reviewed by the General Court.
Restrictions: Restricted as fragile. Access by permission of state archivist or curator of Massachusetts Archives only
Notes: Although the adjutant general had responsibility for militia pay records before, during, and after the Civil War, including this series, from Dec. 1864 (pursuant to General Order 51) such records were in the specific custody of the paymaster general until that office lapsed in 1866. Pages have been disbound
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Scope and Content: 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.  This series of ms. notes and ms. and printed forms served to certify the enlistment terms of service of naval recruits at that time.  It also determined the vessel to which the recruit was assigned.
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Scope and Content: The adjutant general of the Commonwealth, as executive administrator of the state’s Military Establishment, has general superintendency over military stores and property. These accounts, kept for federal authorities during the Civil War, detail uniforms and other clothing issued during the war.
Arrangement: Arranged numerically by military unit (regiment/company), thereunder by officer rank, then by soldier, in each group alphabetically by surname
Notes: Held by the Record and Pension Division of the U.S. War Dept. until transferred to the Adjutant General’s Office, 194-? Series incomplete. Includes regiments for Cavalry 1-4; Heavy Artillery 1-4, 11th battalion; Light Artillery 1, 5-7, 9; Infantry 2, 5, 11, 17-20, 23-25, 25 unassigned, 27-40, 56-59, 61.
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Scope and Content: 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.  This series, consisting of completed forms arranged by company and bound together, identifies the personnel available for service in the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, in response to General Order 25 of Governor John A. Andrew.
Arrangement: Arranged by military unit
Notes: Copy of General Order 25 attached to front flyleaf
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Scope and Content: 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.  This series of certificates, recruitment declarations, and correspondence documents the service activities of personnel of the U.S. Marine Corps during and after the war.
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Scope and Content: 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.     Prepared for federal authorities during the Civil War, these reports give daily indications of the number of men available for duty, special duty, or extra duty. Totals are given for those absent on detached service, absent with leave, sick, confined, or absent without leave. Series also documents unit locations.
Arrangement: Arranged by regiment, thereunder chronologically
Notes: Held by the Record and Pension Division of the U.S. War Dept. until transferred to the Adjutant General’s Office, 194-? Series incomplete. Includes regiments for Cavalry 2; Heavy Artillery 1; Infantry 2, 11, 15, 23, 25, 27-28, 31-36, 39, 61
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Scope and Content: The adjutant general of the Commonwealth, as executive administrator of the state’s Military Establishment, is responsible for coordinating information and directives both within the Military Establishment and between it and other jurisdictions.  This series of incoming correspondence relates to administration of the state militia during the last year of the Civil War.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Scope and Content: The adjutant general of the Commonwealth, as executive administrator of the state’s Military Establishment, was made responsible for annual inspections of militia troops pursuant to St 1793, c 14, though at certain periods, notably the Civil War years, the task was delegated to an inspector general.  This series consists of letterpress copies of correspondence regarding such inspections from the adjutant general, acting as inspector general, to assistant inspector generals and other subordinate officers.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Scope and Content: 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.  Unlike other descriptive rolls in which information is arranged by military unit, this series is a straight descriptive listing of Civil War recruits based on that point in time at which they were mustered into state service.
Arrangement: Arranged by county (or camp of rendezvous), then chronologically by date of muster
Notes: Spine title: Enlistment & descriptive rolls
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