Scope and Content: Rolls were created to provide an abstract of the Civil War service record of soldiers of the Massachusetts Volunteers that served in three-year units, Including infantry regiments (35-61 only), cavalry, and artillery. –For details, see the series relating to soldiers of shorter terms: Rolls of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, 1861-1865 ((M-Ar)465X)
Arrangement: Arranged by regiment, thereunder by military unit
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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.  As one of a group of rolls variously designated, this series documents the re-enlistment of volunteers to Massachusetts military units at that time.  It also provided a basis for determining the compensation of each soldier, as well as bounty obligations due.
Arrangement: Arranged by branch of service, thereunder by military unit
Notes: Vol. 1: Infantry, regts. 1-29.  Vol. 2: Infantry, regts. 30-62.  Vol. 3: Heavy and light artillery.  Vol. 4: Cavalry. –Reel GSU 525: v. 1 (start). Reel GSU 526: v. 1 (end)-v. 4 (start).  Reel GSU 527: v. 4 (end)
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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.  Muster rolls demonstrated strength and readiness of militia units for the war, as well as providing information for the payment of the military personnel.  Rolls were filled out in multiples with copies returned to the adjutant general.
Arrangement: Arranged by branch of service, thereunder by military unit, and then chronologically
Notes: Several volumes contain useful explanatory notes by Frederick W. Cross, military archivist, on the front flyleaf.  He apparently reviewed these materials in the period 1919-1921
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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 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; these activities were intensified during the Civil War.  Muster rolls demonstrated the strength and readiness of the militia units at that time, as well as providing information for the payment of military personnel.  Rolls were filled out by the provost marshal in multiples with copies returned to the adjutant general.  These lists seem to be confined to information about men conscripted for service and substitutes.  In this, they would be auxiliary to the regular unit rolls.
Arrangement: Arranged within each subseries by regiment. Organized into three subseries: (1) Muster rolls (2) Descriptive rolls of conscripts (3) Lists of substitutes from various districts
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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 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. This series identifies recruits credited to specific municipalities in fulfillment of their respective recruitment quotas, and is based on information provided by deputy provost marshals of recruitment districts.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by municipality
Notes: An explanatory note in the Archives control file, prepared ca. 1920 by Frederick W. Cross, military archivist, refers to four volumes that were likely bound into one as this series
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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 provides an abstract account of military payrolls during and after the war.
Arrangement: Arranged by payroll number (i.e., chronologically).
Notes: The origin of this series is unclear.  It may have been a summary of bounty payrolls prepared by the paymaster general, but the information given is insufficient to draw that conclusion.  No connection can be made between this record and: Massachusetts. Paymaster General. Bounty payroll accounts, 1865-1866 ((M-Ar)439X).  Having come to the Archives with other records from the Adjutant General’s Office, this item has been ascribed to that agency
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Scope and Content: Upon declaration of war with Great Britain in 1812, the U.S. War Dept. ordered the organization of state militia units, with Massachusetts having a quota of 10,000. Military orders were issued by the Massachusetts Adjutant General and other officers to direct militia units during the War of 1812.  Series consists of one volume of bound military orders sent to Capt. Moses Ames or Ensign/Lieut. Levi Brigham of the 1st Regt., 3rd Brig., 1st Div. of the Massachusetts Militia. Arranged from July 12, 1812 to Oct. 18, 1815, they include printed pages of orders as well as handwritten orders and notes. General orders, as well as division, brigade, and regimental orders are included. –Military orders directed those in command to carry out operations and policies, in this case specific to the War of 1812. General orders include forwarding of federal directives from the Secretary of War to organize the militia into regiments for detachment, and directives to commanders of state militia units to transmit to the Adjutant General returns of their men, arms, and equipment. Other orders relate to war preparations such as acquisition of arms, uniforms and other supplies, details of parade drills and training exercises, signals to be used to indicate attacks, preparing units to be ready for immediate response, or giving detachments specific assignments, including guard duty. Routine directives include calls for official escorts for special occasions, such as accompanying the Governor on Election Day and Harvard Commencement. In 1815 emphasis is on discharges and return of ordnance. –Orders also often address personnel issues, including assignments and discharges; election, appointment and resignations of officers; and courts martial. There are also calls for meetings of officers at designated times and places, and general commentaries on the readiness and appearance of troops.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Transferred to Archives from Connecticut State Library, including correspondence relating to its original purchase by the library in 1921
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