AGENCY: Commissioner of Indian War Records

SERIES: 6330
TITLE: Militia name list
DATES: i 1909-1918.
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by soldier's surname. They have also been assigned new document numbers, 5521-7472.

DESCRIPTION: These cards at one time provided a name index to the payrolls of the territorial militia, giving document number and envelope number as filed by the Commissioner of Indian War Records (the Adjutant General of the National Guard). They were used to locate individuals on the payrolls for the purpose of validating pension claims of Indian War veterans. Documentation of service began in 1909 in conjunction with federal pensions and continued through the 1917 creation of a state pension fund. Payrolls are no longer arranged by envelope number or that document number, so these reels no longer serve as an index. They do provide an alphabetical listing of names, each with the date(s) of the payroll(s) on which that individual appears.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Historical

This series provides a convenient method for research staff or genealogists to determine if an individual served in the territorial militia.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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