Military Claims File Claims not Settled (PA) 1862-1905

About This Collection

A record of claims that were not settled in response to the Acts of April 16, 1862 and April 22, 1863 providing for the Adjutant General, the Quartermaster General, and the Commissary General to act as a board to adjudicate and settle claims for pay of the Pennsylvania Volunteers. Among the items found are affidavits, certifications, and declarations that provide the militiaman's name, signature, rank, company, regiment, unit, and county of residence; date warrant was issued; the amount of pay that was to be received; the period of service that was to be paid; and the place where the claim was filed. Images are arranged chronologically by year, and thereunder alphabetically by surname. This collection is part of the Office of the Auditor General which audits the fiscal affairs for the Commonwealth.