Wisconsin. Secretary of State: Volunteer Aid (Civil War), 1861-1868
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Title: Wisconsin. Secretary of State: Volunteer Aid (Civil War)
Inclusive Dates: 1861-1868

Creator:
  • Wisconsin. Secretary of State
Call Number: Series 248

Quantity: 7.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes, 3 flat boxes, and 7 volumes)

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:
Incoming correspondence and some outgoing correspondence, affidavits, and record books used by the Secretary of State in investigating irregularities in the dispersal of extra pay ($5 per month) to the wives, children, and dependent parents of Wisconsin Civil War volunteers. Several volumes document actual aid disbursed and list name of soldier, affidavit number, residence, company and regiment, when mustered in, name of wife or head of the family, amounts of monthly payments, and remarks concerning discharge, death, promotion, or transfer.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ser00248
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