ADJUTANT GENERAL: NATIONAL GUARD:
An Inventory of Its Motor Corps Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. National Guard, creator. | |
| Title: | Motor Corps Records. | |
| Dates: | 1917-1919. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Enlistment papers and oaths of office for each soldier serving in this auxiliary division of the National Guard, a uniformed, armed military body of business and professional men who used their own motor vehicles for any duty on which the state saw fit to call them. | |
| Quantity: | 0.4 cubic feet (2 partial boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. National Guard. Motor Corps Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: None
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 008113340
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 109.K.11.5B | Enlistment papers and oaths of office, 1917-1919. | ||||||||||
| Enlistment form (with oath) for each soldier including name, date enlisted, prior service (if any), date and place of birth, marital status, occupation, brief physical description, and a stamped or typed statement authorizing the use of their personal vehicles. | |||||||||||
| Arranged first by battalion, then by unit, there under alphabetically by soldier’s surname. | |||||||||||
| 1st Battalion, Headquarters, A-D Companies, Minneapolis. | |||||||||||
| 2nd Battalion, Company C, St. Paul, and Company D, South St. Paul. | |||||||||||
| 3rd Battalion, Headquarters and Company A, Rochester. | |||||||||||
| 3rd Battalion, Company B, Kasson. | |||||||||||
| 3rd Battalion, Company C, Zumbrota. | |||||||||||
| 3rd Battalion, Company D, Red Wing. | |||||||||||
| 3rd Battalion, Company E, Winona. | |||||||||||
| 3rd Battalion, Company F, Chatfield. | |||||||||||
| 3rd Battalion, Company G Plainview. | |||||||||||
| 4th Battalion, Headquarters and Companies A and B, Fairmont. | |||||||||||
| 4th Battalion, Company C, Truman. | |||||||||||
| 4th Battalion, Company D, Sherburne. | |||||||||||
| 5th Battalion, Company A, Virginia. | |||||||||||
| 5th Battalion, Company B, Eveleth. | |||||||||||
| 5th Battalion, Company C, Gilbert. | |||||||||||
| 6th Battalion, Company A, Appleton. | |||||||||||
| 6th Battalion, Company B, Ortonville. | |||||||||||
| 6th Battalion, Company C, Montevideo. | |||||||||||
| 9th Battalion, Company A, St. Cloud. | |||||||||||
| 10th Battalion, Company A, Bemidji. | |||||||||||
| Formerly 8th Battalion, Company A. | |||||||||||
| 109.K.11.4F | Encampment reports, September 1918. | ||||||||||
| Invitation packet with schedule, a listing by battalion of attendees by rank (no names), and reports on activities. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota Motor Corps.
- Minnesota. Home Guard.
- Minnesota. Office of the Adjutant General.
- Minnesota. National Guard -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
- Places:
- Minnesota -- Militia.
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