Defense - Adjutant General - Letterbooks
Scope and Contents
The position of Adjutant General was first created in 1792 by act of the General Assembly and designated as second to the governor in direct command of the Georgia Militia. The position was abolished by the legislature in 1840, re-created in 1860, abolished again in 1860, and finally reestablished in 1879.
This series consists of bound volumes of record copies of outgoing correspondence of the Adjutant General. Much of the correspondence deals with requests for commissions, appointments or exemptions. Correspondence also deals with ordnance, supplies, troops, instructions, and orders to commanding officers.
Dates
- Created: 1860-1909
Creator
- Defense (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted
Extent
30.00 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Physical Access Requirements
Hardbound copies exist for most of these records.
- Title
- Defense - Adjutant General - Letterbooks
- Author
- Georgia Archives
- Description rules
- Local
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Georgia Archives Repository
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States