ADJUTANT GENERAL: NATIONAL GUARD:

An Inventory of Its Unit Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

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	Creator:	Minnesota. National Guard.
	Title:	Unit Records.
	Dates:	circa 1869-1940.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Correspondence, constitutions, bylaws, inspection reports, orders, rosters, morning reports, enlistment papers, inventories, muster rolls, and related papers documenting the activities of the individual guard units.
	Quantity:	2.5 cubic feet (1 box and 4 partial boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. National Guard. Unit Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession numbers: None; 988-200

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Catalog ID number: 008113367

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location
109.K.19.2F	Unit constitutions and bylaws, 1898-1916.
		Documents, filed with the Adjutant General, outlining operating guidelines; name, address, and affiliation of the unit; membership; civil officers; standing committees; elections; finances; meetings; fines and dues; amending process; and date of adoption. Includes documents for the following units: Fairmont Guards, Company D, 2nd Battalion/Regiment, undated; St. Cloud Guards, [no affiliation listed], undated; 1st Regiment, Company A, January 17, 1901; 1st Regiment, Company G, January 31, 1912; 1st Regiment, Company L, March 16, 1909; 1st Regiment, Company M, November 7, 1908; 2nd Regiment, Company B, March 3, 1898; 2nd Regiment, Company K, May 22, 1908; 3rd Regiment, Company B, February 7, 1898; 3rd Regiment, Company I, May 1, 1912; 1st Field Artillery, Battery A, December 10, 1909; 1st Field Artillery, Battery B, May 4, 1909; and 1st Field Artillery, Battery B, February 8, 1916.


	1st Battalion Artillery:
		Correspondence and orders, 1887-1916.
			Correspondence with the companies, primarily A and B, concerning attendance reports, service awards, requests for courts martial, and reports. Also general orders regarding assignments and appointments.
		Correspondence received, 1898-1913. 2 folders.
			Concerning personnel changes, promotions, instructions, and related topics. Includes an index.
		Correspondence sent, 1898-1913.
			Concerning personnel changes, promotions, instructions, and related topics. Includes an index.
		Inspection reports, 1902-1903; 1st Battalion Mounted: Inspection reports, 1890-1891.
			Reports from encampments, including strength of units, drill, and medical facilities.
		Orders, 1901-1910. 2 volumes.
			Handwritten copies of orders affecting the unit.
		Orders, 1905-1909.
			Concerning personnel changes, promotions, and instructions for the units within the battalion.
		Battery A: Correspondence sent, 1905-April 1913.
			Concerning personnel changes, promotions, and instructions for the units within the battalion.
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109.K.19.3B		Battery B: Correspondence sent, October 1905-1912.
			Concerning personnel changes, promotions, and instructions for the units within the battalion.
		Headquarters and Companies A-E: Roster of officers, 1882.
			Handwritten list.
		3rd Regiment: Morning reports, July 1906.
			Consolidated morning reports from various camps in Goodhue County, including John A. Johnson, Hampton, Fred B. Wood, Charles A. Van Duzee, Rich Valley and Roosevelt camps.


1st Brigade:
	Correspondence received, 1882-1907. 3 folders.
		Correspondence concerning operational issues.
		Arranged alphabetically by writer’s surname, as filed in the 1st Brigade office.
	Correspondence received concerning personnel, 1882-1899. 6 folders.
		Correspondence regarding specific members or units of the brigade, specifically promotions, discharges, duty assignments, and whether fit for duty.
		Arranged alphabetically by writer’s surname, as filed in the 1st Brigade office.
	Roster, 1892-1899. 1 volume in 1 folder.
		List of officers; includes dates of enlistment for inspection roll purposes. Maintained by Assistant Adjutants General John P. Knowles (1892–March 1897) and Milton Mead (March 1897-1899).
		Organized by subunits (e.g., Staff, Field, Unit, Company).
	Headquarters: General orders, 1892-1909.
		Handwritten orders concerning personnel changes, promotions, and instructions for the units within the brigade.
	Headquarters: Special orders, 1892-1907.
		Handwritten orders concerning personnel changes, promotions, and instructions for the units within the brigade.


	1st Infantry Regiment:
		Camp reports and absentees, 1889.
		Correspondence, 1871-1914.
			Correspondence primarily between the regimental commander and the Adjutant General regarding promotions and changes in staff, regulations, attempts to retrieve artillery from the field, petitions, and other matters. Includes a July 22, 1885 petition regarding an incident at camp at White Bear Lake.
		Inspection reports, 1883-1886, 1891, 1893, 1895, 1902, 1903, 1909.
			Reports from encampments, including strength of units, drill, medical, and facilities.
		Orders, 1882-1897. 2 folders.
			Orders issued by the regimental commander to units concerning plans for encampments and inspections, and courts martial for members who did not attend required events.
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109.K.19.4F		Rifle teams, 1888, 1890.
			Reports including names of those to represent the regiment in the scheduled fall matches.
		Roster of officers and ex-officers, undated.
		Company D: Roster, undated.
		Company F: Enlistment papers, 1895-1896.
			Information for each man includes age, height, color of eyes, hair and complexion, nativity, occupation, marital status, names of those recommending the enlistee, and residence.
		Company L: Correspondence, 1898-1899.
		Signal Corps roster, 1893.
			Handwritten list providing biographical information on each officer and comparing a previous roster with this update.


2nd Battalion:
	Correspondence, 1882, 1897.
		Camp reports and correspondence from Winona and Wabasha units, 1882, and correspondence concerning a dispute between the Duluth unit and Battalion officers about drills, 1897.


2nd Field Artillery:
	Monthly reports, January-March 1918.
		Correspondence and reports of attendance for units in the Second Field Artillery.


2nd Infantry Regiment:
	Correspondence, officer elections, discharges, circa 1869-1915. 2 folders.
		Correspondence primarily between the regimental commander and the Adjutant General regarding promotions and changes in staff, regulations, attempts to retrieve artillery from the field, petitions and other matters. There were two Companies E, one stationed in Winona and the other in Albert Lea.
	Inspection reports, 1883-1884, 1886, 1889, 1899-1900, 1891-1893, 1902-1903, 1917.
		Reports from encampments, including strength of units, drill, and medical facilities. Includes rosters.
	Investigations, 1885, 1897.
		Report of investigations for the regimental commander about Joseph Bobleter, Company G, stationed at Austin in 1885, and Company H, stationed at Luverne in 1887.
	Officer elections, 1915-1916.
		Reports of qualifications and elections/promotions for officers in the regiment, including staff officers.
	Orders, 1882-1899, 1908-1911. 3 folders.
		Orders issued by the regimental commander to the units concerning plans for encampments and inspections and courts martial for members who did not attend required events.
	Roster, 1917.
		List of officers and enlisted men for each unit.


Location
126.J.1.2	2nd and 3rd Infantry Regiments:
		Inventory, undated. 1 item in 1 partial folder.
			Inventory of uniform pieces, other clothing, blankets, arms (rifles, scabbards, ammunition holders, etc.), equipment for eating, and tools.
			Arranged by regiment, thereunder by company.
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109.K.19.4F		Property inventories, 1915.
			Inventories from headquarters for both regiments and Companies A, C, E, F, and M of the 3rd Regiment.


	3rd Infantry Regiment:
		Correspondence, 1884-1910.
			Correspondence primarily between the regimental commander and the Adjutant General regarding promotions and changes in staff, regulations, petitions and other matters. Includes correspondence regarding the Hiberian Rifles, also known as Company B of this regiment, 1884-1885.
		Damage to target report, 1915.
		Inspection reports, 1889, 1895, 1902, 1916.
			Reports from encampments, including strength of units, drill, and medical facilities. Includes rosters.
		Officer elections and discharges from service, 1888, 1891-1896, 1902, 1905, 1914-1917.
			Reports of qualifications and elections/promotions for officers in regiment, including staff officers, and requests for honorable/dishonorable discharges with rationales. Includes rosters.
		Orders, 1887-1897.
			Orders issued by the regimental commander to the units concerning plans for encampments and inspections, uniforms, and courts martial for members who did not attend required events.
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106.F.9.8F-2		Company A, 1887-1892. 1 folder and 1 volume.
			Muster roll, 1887-1892, listing name, rank, nativity, description, signature, date mustered in, residence, marital status, and remarks, and roll call record, 1887-1891, listing name, rank, attendance record, discharge and death data, and remarks.


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109.K.19.4F	6th Infantry Regiment:
		Appointment applications, undated.
			Correspondence concerning officer appointments, including H. D. Frankel.
		Correspondence between Adjutant General Frankel and the Regiment, 1919.
			Includes orders and general correspondence with all national guard units as well as specific correspondence with this regiment.
		General Orders, Adjutant General to 6th Regiment, 1918-1919.
			Includes general orders to all units regarding appointments, instructions, and specific orders for the regiment to proceed to Moose Lake to provide assistance following the 1918 forest fire.
		Muster Roll, 1880-1888.
			List of commissioned and non-commissioned officers only.
		Company B: Rosters and related records, circa 1919-1940.
			Formerly Home Guard, 1st Battalion, Company B; also part of the Minnesota Defense Force Civilian Auxiliary. This unit served with the Home Guard during the 1918 Moose Lake forest fire disaster recovery.
			Includes rapid assembly rosters; rifle matches information, 1936; newspaper clippings, 1940; and lists with names, addresses and phone numbers used for reunion planning purposes.


Emmet Light Artillery (St. Paul):
	Record book, 1881-1885. 1 volume.
		Includes board of directors’ minutes, rosters, and information about picnics, parades, drills, and dances.
	Correspondence, 1881-1886.
		Includes correspondence, inventories, payroll, and reports.


		1st Troop of Cavalry, St. Paul:
			Rosters and related records, 1885-1891.


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126.J.1.2	St. Cloud Guards:
		Muster roll, September 8, 1884. 1 item in 1 partial folder.
			Records sixteen officers and musicians and sixty-one privates, with age, address, date of muster and remarks.

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.

Topics:: Veterans -- Minnesota.

Organizations:: Minnesota. Home Guard.; Minnesota. Office of the Adjutant General.; Minnesota. National Guard -- Organization.; Minnesota. National Guard -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc.

Places:: Minnesota -- Militia.

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ADJUTANT GENERAL: NATIONAL GUARD:

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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