Original Civil War Collection (1903-2014), CW PD
Abstract
The Paymaster Department records series is arranged in several subseries as part of
the Civil War Collection of the Military Collection at the State Archives of North
Carolina. It is composed of: Paymaster Department, Pay Records, 1861-1864; Supply
and Requisition Records, 1861-1865; and Miscellaneous Records, 1861-1865.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Paymaster Department series
- Call Number
- CW PD
- Creator
- Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina
- Date
- 1861-1865
- Repository
Preferred Citation
[Box Numbers], Paymaster Department series, Civil War Collection, Military Collection,
State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Collection Overview
The Paymaster Department records series is arranged in several subseries as part of
the Civil War Collection of the Military Collection at the State Archives of North
Carolina. It is composed of: Paymaster Department, Pay Records, 1861-1864; Supply
and Requisition Records, 1861-1865; and Miscellaneous Records, 1861-1865.
The Paymaster Department, Pay Records, 1861-1864, subseries is composed of various
officers' pay vouchers as well as miscellaneous records of the Paymaster Department.
The subseries is arranged in Box 30 of the old Civil War Collection arrangement.
The Supply and Requisition Records, 1861-1865, subseries is composed of requisitions
by military units, hospitals, military posts, officers, and factories for camp equipage,
subsistence, ordnance, and clothing stores; special requisitions by officers for uniform
cloth for personal use; cloth requisitions for nonpersonal use; requisitions and requests
for subsistence for soldiers' families; and other miscellaneous requisitions, receipts,
and invoices. The subseries is arranged in Boxes 31-33 of the old Civil War Collection
arrangement.
The Miscellaneous Records, 1861-1865, subseries is composed of correspondence of assistant
quartermasters, financial statements, payrolls, contracts, bonds, invoices, receipts
for supplies, statements of wages, quarterly returns, transportation passes, and requisitions.
The subseries is arranged in Box 34 of the old Civil War Collection arrangement.
The series is arranged in Boxes 30 to 34 of the old Civil War Collection arrangement.
Contents of the Collection
Includes various officers' pay vouchers as well as miscellaneous records of the Paymaster Department.
Includes requisitons by military units, hospitals, military posts, officers, and factories for camp equipage, subsistence, ordnance, and clothing stores; special requisitions by officers for uniform cloth for personal use; cloth requisitions for non-personal use; requisitions and requests for subsistence for soldiers' families; and other miscellaneous requisitions; receipts, and invoices.