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Department of Defense - New Jersey National Guard
The New Jersey National Guard was formed under legislation passed 9 March 1869, which merged the state's militia and rifle corps.
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See also:
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Department of Defense - New Jersey Militia and New Jersey Rifle Corps
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Series:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Miscellaneous Records - Pre-World War I [Unprocessed Binders], ca. 1868-ca. 1915 |
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Control #:
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SDENG001 |
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Format:
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14.5 c.f. (29 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Binder number |
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Notes:
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This series combines portions of three sequences of binder numbers. |
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Annual Returns of Militia, 1866-1905 |
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Control #:
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SDENG002 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (6 map folders) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Finding Aid:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Miscellaneous Records - Post-World War I [Unprocessed Binders], ca. 1919-1936 |
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Control #:
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SDENG003 |
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Format:
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4 c.f. (29 binders, 8 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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No obvious arrangement |
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Notes:
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Combines portions of two sequences of binders; includes muster rolls, rosters, enlistment records, National Rifle Assn. records. |
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Finding Aid:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Records of the New Jersey Provisional Battalion, Yorktown Centennial Encampment, 1881 |
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Control #:
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SDENG004 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (3 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Various |
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Finding Aid:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Portraits of Officers of the Fourth Regiment, ca. 1900-1904 |
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Control #:
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SDENG005 |
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 box) |
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Arrangement:
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By company, then rank |
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Officers' Descriptive Cards, 1909-1917 |
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Control #:
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SDENG006 |
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box); 1 reel (35-mm) |
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical |
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Physical Examination Records, 1910-1916 |
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Control #:
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SDENG007 |
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Format:
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0.4 c.f. (2 vols.) |
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Arrangement:
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Various |
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Brigade Records, 1878-1921 |
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Control #:
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SDENG008 |
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Format:
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2 c.f. (4 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By brigade, then record type, date |
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Regimental Records, 1862-1936 |
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Control #:
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SDENG009 |
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Format:
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39.5 c.f. (79 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By regiment, then record type, date |
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Notes:
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Most of the records pre-date World War I. |
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Finding Aid:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Photograph Collection, ca. 1863-1973 |
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Control #:
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SDENG010 |
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Format:
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30 c.f. (28 boxes and oversized map drawers) |
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Restrictions:
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This collection has been imaged and is available online. Access to the original items will be granted only by special permission from the Chief of Archives or his designate. |
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Finding Aid:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Records of Hospital Corps and Sanitary Troops, 1895-1917 |
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Control #:
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SDENG011 |
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By organization, then record type/date |
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Cadet Corps Records, 1893-1908 |
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Control #:
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SDENG012 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box) |
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Arrangement:
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By corps, then record type |
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Inspection Reports on Commanding Officers and State Headquarters, 1878-1923 |
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Control #:
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SDENG013 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box) |
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Arrangement:
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Various |
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Court Martial Records, 1889-1916 |
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Control #:
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SDENG014 |
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (2 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by surname |
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Finding Aid:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Records relating to Distinguished Service Medal and Medal of Honor Recipients, 1925-1939 |
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Control #:
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SDENG015 |
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box) |
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Arrangement:
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By medal, then alpha. by surname |
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Pension Records, 1882-1897 |
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Control #:
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SDENG016 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box) |
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by surname |
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Summer Encampment Rosters and Reports, 1918-1920 |
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Control #:
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SDENG017 |
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Rifle Practice and Competition Records, 1878-1915 |
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Control #:
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SDENG018 |
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Essex Troop Ledgers, 1894-1924 |
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Control #:
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SDENG019 |
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (3 vols.) |
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Arrangement:
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Chronological |
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Series:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Armory Records, 1911-1930 |
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Control #:
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SDENG020 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box) |
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Arrangement:
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By location, then date |
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Officer Efficiency Reports, 1916-1922 |
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Control #:
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SDENG021 |
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By year, then alpha. by surname |
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Registers of Officers and Enlisted Men, 1776-1960 |
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Control #:
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SDENG022 |
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Format:
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9 c.f. (19 vols.) |
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Arrangement:
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By organization, then company, surname |
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Notes:
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Only commanders-in-chief (and staff) and breveted/retired officers are included after 1917--no enlisted men or other officers. |
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Regimental and Company Books, 1863-1918 |
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Control #:
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SDENG023 |
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Format:
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13.25 c.f. (49 vols.) |
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Arrangement:
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By regiment and company |
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Individual Service Records, 1880s-1910s |
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Control #:
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SDENG024 |
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Format:
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24.5 c.f. (49 boxes) |
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Arrangement:
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By soldier's name |
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Finding Aid:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Newsclippings and Photographs relating to the 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry, ca. 1920-1940 |
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Control #:
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SDENG025 |
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (2 folders) |
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Arrangement:
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Various |
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Series:
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Department of Defense New Jersey National Guard Scrapbook of Company C, 3rd Regiment, 1920-1936 |
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Control #:
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SDENG026 |
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 vol.) |
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 146.5 c.f. of paper records and 1 reel of microfilm ~
To contact New Jersey State Archives: Relative to research and mail reference services - archives.reference@sos.state.nj.us Relative to records transfers and donations - archives.collections@sos.state.nj.us For additional and/or more recent records relating to this topic, contact: New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, 101 Eggert Crossing Road, PO Box 340, Trenton, NJ 08625-0340, tel. 609-530-6823, website: www.state.nj.us/military This page last updated 05/17/2006 |
