Military Records

Archived Collection

Military Collection - Civil War

Inventoried:
November 1991

Archives Shelf Location:
3 A.3

Document Condition:
Original documents in fair condition. Photocopying is not permitted; use of digital or 35 mm camera is permitted.

Correspondence:

• Letters:
  • No dates
  • 1860s – 3 Folders
  • 1970s – 2 Folders

Individuals:

• Cook, Marshall N.:
  Captain, Army of the Potomac
  Co. I, 2nd Division, 2nd Corps of the 8th NY Heavy Artillery

• Holland, Captain:

  • Letter from Elizabeth Wilson, 1863
    Co. E, 33rd Regiment N.C. Troops
    Ordnance Reports, 1865

• Loomis, Reuben:
  Discharge, Pension, Photograph, Gettysburg Celebration

• Upton, Emory:

  • Correspondence:
    • Family
    • Military
    • Sister (1857)
  • Infantry Tactics – Book Manuscript:
    • Notes #1 - School of the Company – Skirmishes
    • Notes #2 - School of the Battalion
    • Notes #3 - School of the Company
    • Notes #4 - School of the Soldiers
    • Notes #5 - School of the Platoon
    • Notes #6 - Miscellaneous

• Wiard, George:

  • Folder 1862-1864:
    • List of men, rank and supplies
    • Charges in the Armaments to First Brigade, Second Brigade, Third Brigade, and Fourth Brigade, 1862
    • Captain, 4th NY H. Artillery; Transferred to Lieutenant, Muster Roll, 1863
    • Map of Washington D.C. Area – Forts, Railroads, etc.
    • August 26: Duties & Respectabilities of Officer of Duty
    • August 30: General Orders (Fort McHenry)
    • October 14: Special Orders (Fort McHenry)
    • October 25: General Orders (Fort McHenry)
  • Folder 1865-1867:
    • May 5, 1865: Ordnance Officer (Accountability of Account)
    • May 20, 1865: Final Statements in the Cases of Deceased Soldiers (Listing)
    • June 1865: Monthly Return of Clothing, Camp and Garrison Equipage – 4th NY H. Artillery
    • June 1865: Quarterly Return of Ordnance & Ordnance Stores - 8th Regiment WNY H. Artillery Transferred to 4th NY
    • June 5, 1865: Invoice of Ordnance
    • June 5, 1865: List of Stores – 8th NY H. Artillery (Camp Baileys Cross Roads)
    • June 7, 1865: Receipts for Issues – 4th NY H. Artillery
    • June 7, 1865: Officers Transferred from 8th NY H. Artillery to 4th NY H. Artillery
    • June 7, 1865: Receipts for Issue 4th NY H. Artillery
    • June 7, 1865: List of Stores – 4th NY H. Artillery
    • June 7, 1865: List of Stores Co. “G” 4th NY H. Artillery
    • June 8, 1865: List of Stores 4th NY H. Artillery
    • June 22, 1865: Ordnance Office – Flyer
    • June 24, 1865: List of Stores 4th NY H. Artillery
    • June 24, 1865: Correspondence – S.A. Chamberlain
    • June 26, 1865: Special Orders No. 98 – S.A. Chamberlain
    • June 29, 1865: Special Orders No. 74 – Transfer of Supplies
    • June 29, 1865: List of Stores – 4th NY H. Artillery
    • June 29, 1865: Receipt for Issue – 4th NY H. Artillery
    • July 1, 1865: Receipt for Issue – 4th NY H. Artillery
    • August 1, 1865: Communications from W.A. Hopkins
    • August 12, 1865: Correspondence “Wagon Train”
    • August 15, 1865: Communications from W.A. Hopkins
    • August 25, 1865: Form Letter from Perry
    • September 1, 1865: Special Orders No. 25
    • September 1, 1865: Muster – In Roll
    • September 1, 1865: Individual Record of Officers & Enlisted Men (form)
    • September 1, 1865: Muster – Out Roll
    • September 5, 1865: Special Orders No. 27
    • September 6, 1865: Ordnance Office
    • September 19, 1865: Ordnance Office
    • September 22, 1865: “Return of Clothing and Camp and Garrison”
    • September 28, 1865: Office Commissary General of Subsistence
    • June 22, 1866: Correspondence (copy) to Sec. of War E.M. Staunton from J.A. Haskins
    • July 2, 1866: Correspondence to Brother
    • November 11, 1867: Auditor’s Office

Reports:

• Muster Rolls of Genesee County:
  List of men from Provost Marshall Office / Adjutant Generals Office (63 sheets)

• Ordnance of Co. E, 33rd Regt. N.C. Troops:
  2/13/1865 (one sheet)

Town Records:

Records were hand copied by the Genesee County History Department staff during the 1980s. The originals are on file in the New York State Archives. This information has been typed, and an alphabetic listing is available in the History Department’s Research Library.

• Complete Record as Required by Chapter 690, of the Laws of 1865:
  • Officers, Soldiers, and Seamen composing the quotas of the troops furnished to the United States
  • Record Created by the Town Clerk for:
    • Alabama [Original filed in Document Box 15B]
    • Alexander
    • Bethany
    • Bergen
    • Darien
    • Elba
    • LeRoy
    • Oakfield
    • Pavilion
    • Pembroke
    • Stafford
    • [NOTE: Batavia – filed in Document Box 15B, Byron is missing from the NYS Archives collection and an original locally has not been found]

Military Collection - Oversized Documents

Inventoried:
November 1991

Archives Shelf Location:
3 A.4.1

War of 1812

• Payroll of Light Infantry Co. Commanded by Captain Davis
  Dated: 1814
  [Copy of original document – handwritten. Photocopying permitted.]

Civil War

• Individual Soldier: Minor, Henry

  • Letters
    Dated: 1861 to 1864
    Many letters have been photocopied and these copies were placed along with originals into archival sleeves and a notebook – See Inventory. Fair Condition.
    Photocopying of originals not permitted; use of digital or 35 mm camera permitted.
    Photocopying of photocopies permitted.

• Rand, Charles / Co. K 12th N.Y. Infantry

  • Promotion Citation (Promoted to Sgt.)
    Dated: May 1861
    Original – Ink is faded = difficult to read.
    Photocopying not permitted; use of digital or 35 mm camera permitted.

• Military Service Records:

  • Town of Alabama – Record of Soldiers & Officers in the Military Service 1865
    Original. Fair condition.
    Photocopying not permitted; use of digital or 35 mm camera permitted.

  • Town of Batavia - Record of Soldiers & Officers in the Military Service 1865
    3 Sections – Hand copied from original housed in the New York State Archives.
    [NOTE: This information is available within the Research Library.]

• Newspapers:

  • Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper
    Dated: December 7, 1861
    Original. Fair Condition.
    Photocopying not permitted; use of digital or 35 mm camera permitted.

• Reports:

  • Co. D, 9th Regiment N.Y. Artillery / Captain W. Parish’s Morning Reports
    Dated: May 1865 – October 1865
    Original. Fair Condition.
    Photocopying not permitted; use of digital or 35 mm camera permitted.

  • Co. D, 14th Regiment N.Y. Volunteers / Captain William Cowan’s Morning Reports
    Dated: 1862-1863
    Original. Fair Condition.
    Photocopying not permitted; use of digital or 35 mm camera permitted.

Military Collection - World War I & II, Plus Military Miscellaneous

Inventoried:
January 1992

Archives Shelf Location:
3 A.5

World War I

• Booklets:

  • Official Program – Soldiers & Sailors Field Day
    Dated: August 6, 1919
    Exposition Park, Batavia [3 copies]

  • War Gardening – Victory Edition 1919

  • The Story of the 27th N.Y. Guard Division

  • Souvenir Catalogue - War Exposition – Buffalo
    Dated: January 4-12, 1919

  • United States Marine Corps in the World War 1920

• Letters – 1918-1919 (4)

• Military Documents:

  • Enrollment card

  • Federal Food Administration – request forms

  • French Address postcard

  • Honorable Discharge

  • Information on Thrift Stamp and War Savings Certificate

  • Langres – Picture Booklet

  • Liberty Bonds

  • New York State Military Census and Inventory card - 1917

  • Physical Examination card

  • Red Cross card

    • Route Letter
    • U.S. Government Thrift Card 1918
    • Vaccination Registration
    • “Regio Esercito Italiano”
    • Who Am I? – Marines Catechism (2)

• Photographs & Post War Postcards – William McBride Collection

• William Charles – Military & Pension Records 1902-1928
  [Donated by Mrs. Robert Wohlfer, Elba]

• Veterans of World War I Club - Barracks No. 1427 Documentation and Memorabilia:

  • Bible

  • Bank – Checks and Balances 1970-1983

  • Certificate of Appreciation 1974

  • Constitution and By-Laws - Booklets

  • Death Notices and Obituary: 1970s-1980s

  • Flag, Patches, Buttons and Stamp

  • Inspection Reports 1970s

  • Instructions to Installing Officers & Warrants 1970s-1981

  • Lists of Members and Membership Information [3 Folders]

  • Minutes of Meetings – June 1967 – March 1980 [Notebook]

  • Miscellaneous Letters

  • Quarter Masters Ledger

World War II

• Air Raid Information

• Letters to Josephine Johnson 1940s

• Ration Information & Ration Book

• Soldiers’ Addresses 1940s

• Tiede, Gerald L. = Purple Heart

Miscellaneous

• Military Burial Records
  [Photocopies of Cemetery records / back-up copies]
  • Batavia
  • Bergen
  • Byron
  • Darien
  • Elba
  • LeRoy
  • Oakfield
  • Pembroke
  • Stafford
  • Monroe County

Military Collection - World War II

Inventoried:
March 1991

Archives Shelf Location:
2 A.1

Bulletins:

• New York State War Council 1942-1944

  • New York State War Council 1943
  • New York State War Council 1944

• FBI - Warning Notice

• LEGAL - Effects of Military Service (Local Case)
  (Filed on side of file folders)

• OBSERVATION POST
  (Filed on side of file folders)

SALVAGE RECORDS:

• Boy Scouts

  • Bulletin 1942
  • Collection Records 1943
  • Correspondence 1943-1945
  • Newspaper Clippings 1943-1944

• Committee Reports

  • 1942
  • 1943

• Discarded Clothing - Correspondence 1943

• Fat – Grease

  • Bulletins and Pamphlets 1943-1945
  • Collection Records
  • Correspondence 1943-1945
  • Newspaper Clippings 1943-1945

• General Bulletins

  • 1943
  • 1944
  • 1945

• Genesee County Committee

  • 1943
  • 1944

• Industrial Workers

• Newspaper Clippings 1943-1944

• Miscellaneous Items

• Paper

  • Bulletins and Pamphlets 1944-1945
  • Correspondence 1943-1945
  • Collection Records 1944
  • Newspaper Clippings 1943-1945
  • Posters

• Poster – For Hotels 1944

• Rubber

  • Correspondence 1943

• Silk, Nylon

  • Correspondence 1943
  • Newspaper Clippings 1943

• Tin

  • Bulletins and Pamphlets 1943
  • Bulletins / State 1944-1945
  • Correspondence 1943
  • Correspondence 1944
  • Correspondence 1945
  • Collection Records 1943
  • Collection Records 1944
  • Collection Records 1945
  • Newspaper Clippings 1943-1945

Ration Books – WW II

[Donated by Jerold Colby, Batavia June 9, 1995]

• Total of 21 Ration Books from the Dobson Family of Batavia
  • Certificate of Register (7)
  • War Ration Book Two [Stamps] (7)
  • War Ration Book No. 3 [Stamps] (7)
    • Family:
      • Father = Ralph
      • Mother = Marion
      • Daughters = Marjory, Arlene and Donna
      • Son = Raymond
      • Grandfather = Bill

UNTIED WAR FUND

• Batavia Campaign – Bulletin 1942
• Brochures and Pamphlets
• Correspondence 1942-1946
• Donation Cards
• Financial Reports 1942-1947
• Newspaper Posters 1942
• State Bulletins 1942-1945

USO / All Batavia Fund / Community Chest 1946 - 1947

The Genesee County History Department’s Civil War collection has been meticulously curated over the years, enriched through staff efforts, volunteer contributions, and AmeriCorps projects. It encompasses a wide range of materials sourced from local newspapers, cemetery records, and archival documents, both donated by the public and discovered during Records Management Inventory initiatives. The collection is accessible in the Genesee County History Department’s Research Library, enhanced by developed indexes for improved public access.

This detailed cataloging ensures that the rich history of Genesee County’s involvement in the Civil War is preserved and accessible for generations to come.

Korean War Collection

The Korean War newspaper articles collection at the Genesee County History Department offers a comprehensive view of the conflict, compiled meticulously over years by staff and students. This collection is a valuable resource for understanding various aspects of the Korean War through local perspectives.

KW #1 - Korean War Newspaper Articles

• Arranged: Chronologically

• Includes:

  • KW #1.1 - Assault from the Sea – The Amphibious Landing at Inchon by Curtis A. Utz
    • 50th Anniversary of the Korean War Commemoration Edition (2000)
    • Total of 195 Pages, indexed from 1 to 235
  • KW #1.2 to KW #1.17 - Soldiers
    • Various notebooks covering specific date ranges, totaling 18 notebooks
    • Articles compiled from Batavia Daily News, covering soldiers' stories and general articles
    • Indexed per year for easier access (*indicates years with general articles)
  • KW #1.18 - Miscellaneous Articles
    • Articles without identified dates or found after initial collection assembly
    • Includes timeline overviews and internet-sourced information
    • Obituaries added continuously as discovered

• Size: Each notebook is 3” thick, containing extensive coverage of the war

• Finding Guide: Indexed by year (* indicates years with general articles), includes names, article titles, and dates: 1950(PDF, 266KB) , 1951(PDF, 304KB) , 1952(PDF, 347KB) , 1953(PDF, 221KB) 

• Korean War Misc(PDF, 119KB)

This collection not only preserves local narratives and historical perspectives but also provides insights into the broader impact of the Korean War on the Genesee County community. It serves as a significant educational and research resource for those interested in this pivotal period of American history.

Military Files

• General Reference
• General/Burial Records
• General/Burial Records/Soldiers Headstones
• General/Canada
• General/Cemeteries
• General/County Cemeteries/Soldiers
• General/Draft
• General/Fort Niagara see also war of 1812
• General/Genesee County
• General/Killed In Action
• General/Soldiers
• Militia
• Militia/Walker, Cyrenus
• Monuments
• Music
• National Guard/Gen. Co.
• Recruiting Station
• U. S. Army Reserve Center
• Women in Service
• Revolutionary War
• Revolution/Census of Pensioners 1841
• Revolution/General History
• Revolution/Genesee County Soldiers
• Revolution/Soldiers/WNY
• War of 1812
• War of 1812/Booklet
• War of 1812/Canadian Patriots
• War of 1812/Fort Niagara 1
• War of 1812/Fort Niagara 2
• War of 1812/History
• War of 1812/Index of Awards Claims
• War of 1812/Letter
• War of 1812/Pensions/Redfield, Heman
• War of 1812/Ronald, James /Discharge
• War of 1812/Soldiers
• War of 1812/Soldiers/Senacas
• War of 1812/Wickham
• Mexican War
  
• Civil War
• Civil War/8th NYHA/ Eulogy/Porter, Col. Peter & Wadsworth, Brig. Gen. James
• Civil War/8th NYHA/Armstrong, Dr. Nelson Book
• Civil War/8th NYHA/Casualties by Battle & Name
• Civil War/8th NYHA/Echoes and Memories of the 8th
• Civil War/8th NYHA/Echoes and Memories Vol. 2
• Civil War/8th NYHA/Echoes and Memories Vol. 3
• Civil War/8th NYHA/General
• Civil War/8th NYHA/Hall, Lewis
• Civil War/8th NYHA/Humphrey, Amos
• Civil War/8th NYHA/Lewis, Henry
• Civil War/8th NYHA/Martin, Norman
• Civil War/8th NYHA/Norris, Abraham
• Civil War/8th NYHA/Porter, Col. Peter
• Civil War/8th NYHA/Researchers Material
• Civil War/8th NYHA/Researchers Material/Dunn, Will
• Civil War/8th NYHA/Reunions
• Civil War/8th NYHA/Robins, Ferando
• Civil War/8th NYHA/Soldier Burial, Brooklyn
• Civil War/8th NYHA/Soldiers Records National Archives
• Civil War/8th NYHA/Vedder, John W.
• Civil War/9th NYHA
• Civil War/12th NYSV/Company K
• Civil War/14th NYSV/ Company D
• Civil War/14th Separate Co.
• Civil War/15 NY Cavalry/The Red Neckties see CW4 on Military Shelf
• Civil War/28th NY Infantry
• Civil War/100th Regiment
• Civil War/104th Regiment “Old 13th”
• Civil War/105th NYSV
• Civil War/151st Regiment
• Civil War/151st Regiment/Cummins, Simon/Battle of the Wilderness
• Civil War/187th NYSV
• Civil War/1885 Surrender Terms
• Civil War/Alabama Soldiers
• Civil War/Barber, Charles
• Civil War/Barton, Major Isaac
• Civil War/Batavia Cemetery
• Civil War/Batavia/Foster, John Diary
• Civil War/Benton, Edwin J.
• Civil War/Bergen Byron Boys Letters
• Civil War/Bergen/Dean, Thomas Jas.
• Civil War/Bibliographies
• Civil War/Byron soldiers
• Civil War/Cameron, Joseph W.
• Civil War/Carpenter, Cyrus B.
• Civil War/Certificates 1863-1864
• Civil War/Darien Soldiers
• Civil War/Davis, Angela
• Civil War/Dow, James A.
• Civil War/Emerson, John R.
• Civil War/Ford, James H.
• Civil War/Frasier, George E.
• Civil War/G.A.R.
• Civil War/Gear, Oscar
• Civil War/General History
• Civil War/General/Newspaper Clippings
• Civil War/Genesee County Atlas 1875
• Civil War/Genesee County Civil War Soldiers
• Civil War/Genesee County History
• Civil War/Hale, James
• Civil War/Historical War Map
• Civil War/Hunn, William H.
• Civil War/Hunting, Lafayette
• Civil War/Jones, Delos M.
• Civil War/Kinney, Eaton
• Civil War/Le Roy Soldiers
• Civil War/Le Roy/Camp Upton/Pierson, Myron Diary
• Civil War/Marshall, Henry
• Civil War/Master Lists
• Civil War/Mather, George W.
• Civil War/New York Units at Gettysburg
• Civil War/News Articles Index/Le Roy Gazette
• Civil War/Newspaper/Albany 6/23/1864
• Civil War/Numans Battery
• Civil War/Numan Battery List & Daniel Delaban Musketeers
• Civil War/Parker, Ely
• Civil War/Pavilion Soldiers
• Civil War/Re-enactments
• Civil War/Robinson, George W.
• Civil War/Root, John W.
• Civil War/Ross, Edwin
• Civil War/Sherman, John Jay
• Civil War/Sherman, John Jay/Letters & Papers
• Civil War/Soldiers List
• Civil War/Sons of Union Veterans
• Civil War/Stanton, Frank W.
• Civil War/Tonawanda Veterans Book
• Civil War/Tracy, Philemon
• Civil War/Tracy, Philemon/Dedication
• Civil War/Uniforms
• Civil War/Upton/Camp
• Civil War/Upton/Correspondence/Office
• Civil War/Upton, Henry
• Civil War/Upton/History #1
• Civil War/Upton/History #2
• Civil War/Upton/Monument
• Civil War/Upton/Post
• Civil War/Upton/Suicide
• Civil War/Wiard
• Civil War/Williams, John V.
• Civil War/Whitcomb, Wilson W.
• Civil War/Whitney, Grove D.
• Civil War/Women
• Spanish American War
• Spanish American War 1898
• Spanish American/Albough, Charles W.
• Spanish American/Ames, Clarence I.
• Spanish American/By Laws of Col. John Jacob Astor Camp
• Spanish American/Betes, Elmer W.
• Spanish American/Betts, Myron E.
• Spanish American/Bosworth, Charles M.
• Spanish American/Brady, Michael
• Spanish American/Brown, John Anthony
• Spanish American/Chandler, Frank G.
• Spanish American/Coon, William H.
• Spanish American/Cuffman, Edward
• Spanish American/Cutler, Lloyd A.
• Spanish American/Donlon, John
• Spanish American/Dross, Louis H.
• Spanish American/Ebner, William
• Spanish American/Eckert, Frank
• Spanish American/Ferris, Charlotte Towne
• Spanish American/Fotch, George W.
• Boxer Rebellion/Fraterrigo, Phillippo
• Spanish American/Glick, Frederick
• Spanish American/Gonyo, William
• Spanish American/WWI/Graff, Ernest
• Spanish American/Green, Henry
• Spanish American/Haller, John
• Spanish American/Heimann, Ferinard
• Spanish American/Herrington, William
• Spanish American/Hunt, Elmer F.
• Spanish American/Hyde, Albert
• Spanish American/Ireland, Thomas R.
• Spanish American/Jensen, Charles J.
• Spanish American/Jermyn, Thomas
• Spanish American/Kerber, Charles A.
• Spanish American/Kirchman, Frank J.
• Spanish American/Kroll, William J.
• Spanish American/Lafler, William Jr.
• Spanish American/LaPress, Henry
• Spanish American/Laurett, Arthur S.
• Spanish American/LeFever, John H.
• Spanish American/McBride, William  H.
• Spanish American/Michels, Joseph A.
• Spanish American/Natzke, Charles H.
• Spanish American/Olday, William
• Spanish American/Orvis, Albert F.
• Spanish American/Ostrander, George H.
• Spanish American/Owen, Robert D.
• Spanish American/Parent, Robert
• Spanish American/Rose, Harry P.
• Spanish American/Schudoma, Gustav
• Spanish American/Spofford, Henry M.
• Spanish American/Taber, Henry
• Spanish American/Trumpheller, John
• Spanish American/Turner, Samuel
• Spanish American/West, William
• Spanish American/Witherell, Harry L.
• Spanish American/Woolever, Adelbert
• Philippines – Vera Cruz
• Philippines 1900
• Philippine Insurrection
• Mexico/Vera Cruz 1914
• Veteran/Bentley, A.D.
• World War I
• WWI/General Information
• WWI/Genesee County/General Information
• WWI/Griffith, Lewis
• WWI/Gold Star Mothers
• WWI/Index of Deceased Veterans
• WWI/Insurance War Risk
• WWI/Letters
• WWI/Letters Timby, Ward
• WWI/List of Dead/Genesee County
• WWI/List/Draft
• WWI/Photographs
• WWI/Soldiers and Sailors Field Day
• WWI/Veterans
• WWI/Veterans/Loomis, Glenn
• WWI/Veterans/Moll, Raymond
• WWI/Veterans/Oakfield
• WWI/Welcome Home Newspaper Clippings
• WWI/Welcome Home Program
• WWI/Women
• World War II
• WWII/5th Infantry
• WWII/10th Mountain Marine Division
• WWII/71st Infantry History
• WWII/African Americans/ Genesee County
• WWII/Bibliography
• WWII/Britain
• WWII/Causalities/Obits
• WWII/Conscientious Objector
• WWII/Contingents
• WWII/Died in Action
• WWII/Elba
• WWII/General Information #1
• WWII/General Information #2
• WWII/General Information #3
• WWII/Genesee County/General Information
• WWII/Home Front
• WWII/Home Front Photo’s Index
• WWII/Home Stead’s
• WWII/Index to Veterans
• WWII/Johnson, George F.
• WWII/Letters
• WWII/List/Darien
• WWII/List of Dead
• WWII/P.O.W./Hollenbeck, John G.
• WWII/P.O.W.’s
• WWII/P.O.W.’s/German & Italian
• WWII/Pearl Harbor
• WWII/Reminiscences
• WWII/Soldiers/Veterans
• WWII/War Brides
• WWII/Women
• WWII/Years in Review
• WWII/York, Col. Edward J.
• Korean
• Korea/Macarthur-Korea Story
• Korea/Crusade for Freedom
• Korea/Veterans
• Vietnam
• Vietnam/Causalities/Obits
• Vietnam/Genesee County Gold Star Honor Roll (Dedication 9-20-68)
• Vietnam/Service Appreciation Committee 1966-67 Minutes
• Vietnam/Service Appreciation Committee 1969-70 Minutes
• Vietnam/Service Appreciation Committee 1971-73 Minutes
• Vietnam/Service Appreciation Committee/General Info
• Vietnam/The Moving Wall
• Vietnam/Veterans
• Desert Storm
• Kosovo Operation

Military Records Kept in Manuscript

Located within the MANUSCRIPT* COLLECTION

*Includes individuals and information regarding one family per collection.

Collection Location in the County Archives

(Detailed inventories on the various collections are available. Copies pertaining to military records are provided following this listing.)

BRADLEY FAMILY

Pioneer Farm Family - Pavilion

Collection ID:  Manuscript Box 11

Collection Location: 5C.3.A

Collection Volume: .5 Cubic Foot

Date Range: 1774 – 1981

Contains: Correspondence, property, military and financial records, genealogy references, writing and certificates.

CHAMBERLAIN, IDA HOYT

Local author of Lincoln’s Fifteen Lost Hours which is a story that President Lincoln slept in her family home - Alexander

Collection ID:  Manuscript Box 6

Collection Location: 5A.6

Collection Volume: 1 Cubic Foot

Date Range: 1861 - 1972 (Book copyright date 1976)

Contains: Photographs, genealogy references, book manuscript, poems and short stories, correspondence and newspaper clippings.

REDFIELD FAMILY

Hon. Heman J. Redfield (b. 1788-d.1877)

War of 1812 Veteran, State Senator (1823-25), Post-Master (LeRoy), lawyer (William Morgan Affair), land agent, farm estate - Batavia

Collection ID: Manuscript Box 10A-D

Collection Location: 5B.3, 5B.5, 5B.6 and 5C.1

Collection Volume: 3.5 Cubic Feet

Date Range: 1812-1907

Contains: Accounts, diaries, journals, correspondence, legal papers, farm records, certificates and War of 1812 military records.

UPTON FAMILY

General Emory Upton (b. 1839-d.1881)

Military tactician, army officer during the Civil War, author of Military Policy of the United States, (Father- Daniel - farmer) - Batavia

Collection ID: Manuscript Box 5

Collection Location: 5A.5

Collection Volume: 1 Cubic Feet

Date Range: 1819-1907

Contains: Collection of published books on the Upton family, military reference, calling card collection, scrapbook of newspaper articles and hand-written notes.

(Involving more than one military conflict)

(April 1754 – February 1763)

(April 1775 – September 1783)

(June 18, 1812 – December 24, 1814)

(May 13, 1846 – February 2, 1848)

(April 12, 1861 – April 1865)

(April 21, 1898 – August 13, 1898)

(July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918)

(September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945)

(June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953)

(November 1, 1955 – April 30, 1975)

(March 20, 2003 – December 18, 2011)

Service Men and Women 1943-1966(PDF, 496KB)

Vietnam War

Vietnam War Master Index 1963 – 1974

Vietnam War Newspaper Articles

• Arranged: Chronologically
• Includes: Collection of newspaper articles taken from the Batavia Daily News pertaining to all aspects of the war [Compiled by Americorps Member – Sarah Duval, Judy Stiles, History Department’s Research Assistant and Department volunteers 2005 to 2007 financed by Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter #193]
• Size: 3” Notebook – total of 22
• Finding Guide: Indexed(PDF, 1MB)  – Name, Title of Article, Date, Newspaper page and Notebook page number

War of 1812

Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812

In 2012, the Genesee County Historians dedicated a historical plaque located in the Peace Garden in Batavia to commemorate the Bicentennial of the War of 1812.

War of 1912 Brief History(PDF, 24KB)

(PDF, 24KB)War of 1812 Letter(PDF, 9KB)

Divisions, Brigades, Regiments(PDF, 11KB)

Gazetteer Project

George L. McKeown, a volunteer with the Genesee County History Department, meticulously copied all individual references to the War of 1812 found within the "Gazetteer & Biographical Record 1788-1890" by F.W. Beers. This extensive project required Mr. McKeown to read through the Gazetteer and create a comprehensive listing of references. The History Department has a digital copy of the book, which Mr. McKeown used to print the text. A total of 111 references were found. He organized these copies and created two indexes: one by Towns(PDF, 15KB)  and the other by Names(PDF, 18KB) .

Local Information

Local information regarding the soldiers of the War of 1812 has been reorganized. This information may include obituaries, applications for headstones found among claim for payment records filed in the County Clerk’s Office, newspaper articles, and marker dedications. The information is arranged into a notebook, and an index(PDF, 17KB)  has been created.

1926 Daily Newspaper Listing

In 1926, the Captain of the New York State Police created a tombstone listing, which was printed in the Daily News. The listing(PDF, 29KB)  for the War of 1812 was taken from this article.

Awards on Claims Listings

The soldiers of the War of 1812 filed claims with New York State, and these records are filed by Claim Number. Claims were for expenses of clothing and equipment used, lost, or destroyed during the war. To access the 35 cubic feet of records housed within the New York State Archives, you will need the claim number, which is listed in the Index of Awards on Claims of the Soldiers of the War of 1812. This index is available at public libraries and on the Internet.

Using this index, a separate soldiers listing(PDF, 13KB)  for Genesee County was created. However, only the towns that were part of the county as of 1841 were included within this project. Additionally, the Seneca Nation also participated, and the Tonawanda Reservation Warriors(PDF, 66KB)  listing was copied. Both the soldiers and warriors listings were used to research the claims and make copies. Copies of the Awards on Claims are available in the Genesee County Research Library.

Compiled by: Susan Conklin, Former Genesee County Historian
Date: August 4, 2014

World War I began on August 4, 1914, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. The war involved major European powers and their allies, including the United States, which joined the conflict in 1917. The war ended on November 11, 1918, resulting in significant geopolitical changes.

1. World War I Newspaper Articles

2. Veterans Service Agency’s World War I Deceased Veterans Files

3. "To End All Wars"

1. World War I – Defense Council

2. World War I – Veterans’ Service Data

World War II

WWII Newspaper Articles

Arranged: Chronological

Includes: A collection of local newspaper articles from the Batavia Daily News.  This project was complied through an AmeriCorps projects 2007-2009.  Our AmeriCorps Members were Brandy Alden, Alice V. Becker and Ruth Koch.  The index was created by the Genesee County History Department's Research Assistant, Judy Stiles.

WWII Soldiers(PDF, 203KB)