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California State Archive

Ancestry.com. Registres militaires, Californie, États-Unis, 1858 à 1923 [base de données en ligne]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

Données originales : 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.

Registres militaires, Californie, États-Unis, 1858 à 1923

Ces documents de l’adjudant général de la Californie contiennent des papiers sur l’organisation, des listes d’appel et d’autres documents concernant des unités indépendantes de la milice, la Guerre de Sécession, la Guerre Hispano-Américaine et la Première Guerre 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.