Texas Adjutant General's Department: An Inventory of Texas National Guard Records at the Texas State Archives, 1902-1931, 1939, 1941-1945, 1950, undated (bulk 1903-1911)


Overview
	Creator:	Texas. Adjutant General's Dept.
	Title:	Texas National Guard records
	Dates:	1902-1931, 1939, 1941-1945, 1950, undated
	Dates:	(bulk 1903-1911)
	Abstract:	These records consist of military orders, correspondence, printed matter, records of personnel, records of property, records of payments for services, and a calendar of riot duties. They comprise records of the Texas National Guard, 1902-1931, 1939, 1941-1945, 1950, and undated (bulk 1903-1911).
	Quantity:	39.47 cubic ft.
	Language	English.

Agency History

The Texas Volunteer Guard was reorganized by the 28th Legislature, Regular Session, on April 1, 1903, as the Texas National Guard. All able-bodied citizens between the ages of 18 and 45 were liable to militia service. The state militia was divided into two classes: a Reserve Militia composed of all persons liable to militia duty; and the Texas National Guard composed of volunteers accepted as such by the commander-in-chief. The Governor of Texas would serve as commander-in-chief until such time that the National Guard was called into the service of the United States. The National Guard could be called "to execute the laws, to suppress insurrections, repel invasions, and protect the frontier from hostile incursions by Indians or other predatory bands." In peacetime, the Texas National Guard was not to exceed 5,000 officers and enlisted men. As of 1987, "the Texas National Guard may not exceed 37,000 officers and enlisted persons except in case of war, insurrection, invasion or the prevention of invasion, the suppression of riot, or the aiding of civil authorities to execute state law."

The Governor (commander-in-chief), with advice and consent of the Senate, appoints an Adjutant General with the rank of brigadier-general, plus all other officers of the Texas National Guard. The commander-in-chief also originally appointed a Quartermaster General, who would also be Chief of Ordnance. (The current law calls for the appointment of Assistant Adjutants General.)

On August 5, 1917, the Texas National Guard was drafted into federal service, forming the 36th Division, which was to be mobilized during World War II as well.

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Scope and Contents of the Records

These records consist of military orders, correspondence, printed matter, records of personnel, records of property, records of payments for services, and a calendar of riot duties. They comprise records of the Texas National Guard, 1902-1931, 1939, 1941-1945, 1950, and undated (bulk 1903-1911).

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Organization of the Records
	These records are organized into seven series:

		Military orders, 1903-1920, 1922-1923, 1942-1943 (bulk 1906-1911), 2.38 cubic ft.
		Correspondence, 1906-1907, 1911-1916, 1920-1928, undated, 0.94 cubic ft.
		Printed matter, 1903-1924, 1939, 1950, undated, 0.71 cubic ft.
		Records of personnel, 1903-1928, undated, 12.22 cubic ft. (12 subseries)
		Records of property, 1903-1931 (bulk 1903-1916), 17.92 cubic ft. (2 subseries)
		Records of payments for services, 1903-1928, undated (bulk 1903-1911), 5.23 cubic ft.
		Calendar of riot duties, 1903-1908, fractional.

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

Texas National Guard Officer's exams and Medical officer's exams may be restricted under the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.122, "Exception: Test Items"). A request to see records in either of these two series will require that the State Archives seek an Open Records Opinion from the Attorney General before the files can be provided to the researcher. Such a request should be in writing.

Restrictions on Use

Letterpress books are extremely fragile; pages are tissue-thin and bindings are either broken already or ready to break. Therefore they may not be photocopied, and must be treated with great care.

The large volume of General Orders is also very fragile. Therefore it may not be photocopied, and must be treated with great care.

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Index Terms
	The terms listed here were used to catalog the records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records.
	Corporate Names:
		Texas. National Guard.
		Texas. National Guard--Personnel records.
		Texas. National Guard--Supplies and stores.
		Texas. National Guard--Guard duty.
		Texas. National Guard--Pay, allowances, etc.
		Texas. National Guard--Ordnance and ordnance stores.
	Subjects:
		Military training camps--Texas.
		Quartermasters--Texas.
		Guard duty--Texas.
	Places:
		Texas--History--1846-1950.
	Document Types:
		Correspondence--Texas--Military records--1903-1950.
		Orders (military records)--Texas--1903-1950.
		Returns (military reports)--Texas--Military records--1903-1950.
		Reports--Texas--Military records--1903-1950.
		Financial records--Texas--Military records--1903-1950.
		Rosters--Texas--Military records--1903-1950.
	Functions:
		Protecting state.

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Related Material


	The following materials are offered as possible sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by the records. The listing is not exhaustive.
	Texas State Archives
		In addition to the records listed, portions of many 20th century governors' records concern the Texas National Guard and related matters.
		Frank S. Tillman Collection, 1915-1920, [ca. 1917-1919], 1922, [ca. 1925], 1928, 1930, 1933-1936, 1939, undated, 0.94 cubic ft.
		Manuscript collection: Records of Adjutant General, 1929, 1931 (concerning martial law and the oil production industry) [There is no finding aid available for this unprocessed collection. Call number is 2-23/843.]
		Texas Adjutant General's Department, Departmental correspondence, 1846-1943 (bulk 1861-1933), 121.62 cubic ft.
		Texas Adjutant General's Department, Military rolls, Texas National Guard military rolls, 1902-1913, 1915, 1917, 1935, undated, 9.21 cubic ft.
		Texas Adjutant General's Department, Service records, Texas National Guard service records, 1901-[ca. 1929] (bulk 1903-1911), 58.75 cubic ft. [restricted]
		Texas Adjutant General's Department, Texas Volunteer Guard records, 1874-1904, undated, 19.34 cubic ft.
		Texas Adjutant General's Department, Texas Volunteers (Spanish-American War) records, 1898-1904 (bulk 1898-1901), 3.97 cubic ft.
		Texas Adjutant General's Department, Texas State Guard/Texas Defense Guard/Texas State Guard Reserve Corps records, 1938-1983, undated, 83.72 cubic ft.
		Texas Adjutant General's Department, Ranger records, 1839-1975, undated (bulk 1854-1918), 40.94 cubic ft.
		36th Division Association Papers, 1857-1964 and [19--], 13 ft., 2 in.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item and cite the series), Texas National Guard records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession number: 1933/001

The majority of these records (at least those between 1903 and 1911) were transferred to the Texas State Archives by the Texas Adjutant General's Department on February 21, 1934. Accession records are too incomplete to determine when the remainder were transferred.

Processing Information

Tony Black, July 1987, May 1988

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Detailed Description of the Records

Military orders, 1903-1920, 1922-1923, 1942-1943 (bulk 1906-1911),
2.38 cubic ft.

These records consist of military orders for the Texas National Guard, dating 1903-1920, 1922-1923, 1942-1943 (bulk 1906-1911). They include printed and typescript general orders and circulars, plus a handful of special orders, issued mainly by the War Department in Washington, D.C., but also by several subsidiary federal headquarters, and by the Adjutant General of the State of Texas. There are separately-bound indexes for War Department general orders and circulars for the years 1908 and 1909.

In addition, there are three volumes containing pasted-down general orders and circulars issued by the War Department between January 1906 and December 1910. Those for 1906 and 1907, plus part of 1908, are not duplicated among the loose orders.

Finally, one enormous, fragile volume contains General Orders from June 24, 1870 through January 8, 1912. The entire range of military organizations for this time period is represented: State Police, State Guard, Reserve Militia, Frontier Forces, Frontier Battalion, Ranger Force, Texas Volunteer Guard, and Texas National Guard. For the time period 1903-1912, military orders concerning the Ranger Force are included, along with those concerning the Texas National Guard.

Arrangement

These records are arranged by issuing office, then by type of order, and chronological therein.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Military orders, Texas National Guard records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession number: 1933/001

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

The large volume of General Orders is very fragile. Therefore it may not be photocopied, and must be treated with great care.

Processed by

Tony Black, July 1987

War Department

box

folder

401-895

17.

General Orders, 1903

18-19.

General Orders, 1908

20-29.

General Orders, 1909

box

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401-896

1-9.

General Orders, 1910

10.

General Orders, 1916-1917

11.

Circulars, 1903, 1905

12-13.

Circulars, 1908

14-17.

Circulars, 1909

18-21.

Circulars, 1910

22.

Circulars, 1913-1914, 1918-1920, 1922

23.

Index to General Orders and Circulars, 1908

24.

Index to General Orders and Circulars, 1909

25.

Special Orders, 1911, 1913, 1916

War Department, Militia Bureau

box

folder

401-897

1-3.

Circular Letters, 1922

4-6.

Circular Letters, 1923

Headquarters Central Division (Chicago)

box

folder

401-897

Special Orders, 1911

Headquarters Pennsylvania National Guard

box

folder

401-897

General Orders, 1905, 1909

Headquarters Southern Department (Fort Sam Houston)

box

folder

401-897

Special Orders, 1913

Headquarters Department of Texas (San Antonio)

box

folder

401-897

Circulars, 1908

Special Orders, 1909-1910

Headquarters Maneuver Camp (Leon Springs, Texas)

box

folder

401-897

General Orders, 1908

Headquarters 9th U.S. Infantry (Laredo)

box

folder

401-897

General Orders, 1914

Headquarters, Texas National Guard

box

folder

401-897

General Orders, 1903, 1905-1907

10.

General Orders, 1908

11.

General Orders, 1909-1911

12.

General Orders, 1913-1917, 1919

13.

Circulars, 1904, 1907-1909, 1911

14.

Circulars, 1913-1915, 1918

Headquarters, 1st Texas Brigade, Encampment

box

folder

401-897

15.

General Orders, Court Martial Orders, Circulars, August 1911

16.

Field Orders, memoranda, August 1911

17-18.

Special Orders, August 1911

State of Texas, Adjutant General's Department

box

folder

401-897

19.

General Orders, 1942-1943

folder

19.

Circular Letters, 1942-1943

Training memoranda, 1943

War Department: General Orders and Circulars

volume

401-1052

January 2, 1906-December 31, 1907

volume

401-1053

January 2, 1908-December 1909

volume

401-1054

January 4, 1909-December 31, 1910

volume

401-984

General Orders, 1903-1912

[Note: Overall date span for this volume is 1870-1912, covering entire range of military organizations in Texas for this time period.]

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Correspondence, 1906-1907, 1911-1916, 1920-1928, undated,
0.94 cubic ft.

These records consist of correspondence of the Texas National Guard, dating 1906-1907, 1911-1916, 1920-1928, and undated. One group consists of letters, memos, and telegrams received and sent by the Adjutant General of Texas between 1911 and 1915, mainly regarding the encampments of those years. Specific topics of discussion include attendance, leaves of absence, sick reports, reports of maneuvers, schedules, transportation to and from, supplies, etc.

A specific set of files represents the correspondence of Captain James M. Love, 12th Infantry, Inspector-Instructor, Organized Militia of Texas (1915-1916). These include letters and memos to and from Captain Love, orders concerning him, and other items marked as his copies.

In addition, there is a register of 54 regimental letters received between January 17, 1906 and July 23, 1907, giving date of receipt of the letter, file number, name of the writer, the date and subject of the letter, and the action taken (e.g., "L[etter] S[ent] 3-February 17, 1906," or "Circular No. 1, March 8, 1906.") A separate volume is an index to this register.

There are four small "correspondence books," or registers with indexes: one for Company B, 144th Infantry (1922-1928), one for the 56th Machine Gun Squadron (1924), and two that are unidentified.

Finally, of unusual interest is a group of letters consisting of copies of personal correspondence produced by John A. McKee, Chief Clerk, Finance Branch, Property and Disbursing Office at Camp Mabry (1920-1923). In addition to letters to various relatives, this correspondence reflects Mr. McKee's activities as Financier of the Austin Council of the Security Benefit Association, as Secretary of the Mary-Rebekah Lodge (Oddfellows) of Austin, and as a Methodist Sunday School Superintendent.

The researcher should be aware that additional correspondence can be found in the Departmental correspondence series of the Adjutant General Department's records.

Arrangement

These records are arranged by type of correspondence, and then roughly chronologically.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Correspondence, Texas National Guard records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession number: 1933/001

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Processed by

Tony Black, July 1987, May 1988

Texas National Guard correspondence

box

folder

401-897

20.

January-May 1911

21.

June-July 1911

22-24.

August 1911

25.

September-December 1911

26.

January-February 1912

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401-898

1-2.

January-June 1913

July 1913

October-December 1913

April-September 1914; September 1915

More specific correspondence

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401-965

Correspondence book, Company B, 144th Infantry, 1922-1928

Correspondence, 56th Machine Gun Squadron, 1924

3-4.

Correspondence, unidentified

5-7.

Captain James M. Love correspondence, 1915-1916

Regimental letters received

volume

401-990

volume

401-991

Index, 1906-1907

Personal correspondence

box

folder

401-1234

John A. McKee, May-December 1920

John A. McKee, January-June 1921

John A. McKee, July-December 1921

John A. McKee, January-June 1922

John A. McKee, July-December 1922

John A. McKee, January-July 1923

Walter V. White, [not before 1899]

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Printed matter, 1903-1924, 1939, 1950, undated, 0.71 cubic ft.
	These records consist of a wide variety of instructional and informational publications, dating 1903-1924, 1939, 1950, and undated, mostly printed by either the Army Service Schools Press in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, or the Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C. They range from small pamphlets to sizable training manuals. In addition, there are a number of newspaper clippings dating mainly from 1903-1917.
	Arrangement
	These records are arranged by type of publication, and then chronologically by year.
	Preferred Citation
	(Identify the item), Printed matter, Texas National Guard records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
	Accession Information
	Accession number: 1933/001
	The majority of these records (at least those between 1903 and 1911) were transferred to the Texas State Archives by the Texas Adjutant General's Department on February 21, 1934. Accession records are too incomplete to determine when the remainder were transferred.
	Restrictions on Access
	None.
	Restrictions on Use
	None.
	Processed by
	Tony Black, July 1987
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401-898	6-9.	Course in Tactics--Map Problems, 1912-1913
	10.	Course in Tactics--Map Problems, 1913-1914
	11-12.	Course in Tactics--Map Problems, 1914-1915
	13.	Field Manuevers, 1907
	13.	Field Fortification, 1914
	14.	Army Contracts, 1912
	15.	Field Service School for Medical Officers, 1914, undated
	16.	European Frontiers, 1909
	16.	Psychology of War, 1915
	17.	Training Regulations: Field Artillery, 1922
	18.	Government Printing Office publications, 1917, 1920
	19.	Government Printing Office publications, 1921
	20.	Book of forms, [ca. 1917]
	21.	Rifle Range Construction, 1909
box	folder
401-899	1.	Report of Chief, Division of Militia Affairs, 1909
	2-3.	National Rifle Association: Reports, 1910, 1911
	4.	Shooting News, 1915
	5.	National Guard Association, 1914, 1916
	6.	Legislation, 1905, 1914, 1917
	7.	Promotional, 1907, 1912, 1913-1920
	7A.	Maps, 1907, undated
	8.	Miscellaneous, 1914-1915, 1917
		Newspaper clippings, 1903-1924, undated:
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401-899	9.		1903-1904
	10.		1905-1906
	11.		1907
	12.		1908
	13-14.		1909
	15.		1910-1912
	16.		1913-1915
	17.		1916-1917
	18.		1923-1924, undated
	19.	Plan for use of civilian agencies to aid recruiting, 1939
	20.	Annual report of Adjutant General, 1950

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Records of personnel, 1903-1928, undated,
12.22 cubic ft.

These records consist of the following types of Texas National Guard records dealing primarily with personnel, dating 1903-1928, and undated: returns, morning reports and guard reports, sick reports, drill reports, inspection reports, rifle and pistol practice reports, officer's exams, medical officer's exams, officer efficiency reports, collective enlistment oaths, and a list of registrations for the El Paso Draft Board.

Organization

These records are organized into twelve subseries:

Returns, 1903, 1905-1911, 1921-1923, 0.99 cubic ft.

Morning reports and guard reports, 1903-1908, 1911, 1921, 1928, 0.86 cubic ft.

Sick reports, 1904, 1914, fractional

Drill reports, 1903-1911, 1922-1925, 0.84 cubic ft.

Inspection reports, 1903-1910, 1913, 1915, 1921-1928, undated (bulk 1903-1910), 3.42 cubic ft.

Rifle and pistol practice reports, 1903, 1905, 1907-1913, undated, 0.95 cubic ft.

Officer's exams, 1904-1911, 1918, undated, 4.4 cubic ft.

Medical officer's exams, 1904-1906, 1910-1911, 0.4 cubic ft.

Efficiency reports, 1915, fractional

Collective enlistment oaths, 1903, 1905-1906 (bulk 1905), fractional

List of registrations, local draft board, E1 Paso, 1917, fractional

Officers service cards, 1903-1917, 0.12 cubic ft.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item and cite the subseries), Records of personnel, Texas National Guard records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession number: 1933/001

Restrictions on Access

Restrictions on Use

None.

Processed by

Tony Black, July 1987

Returns, 1903, 1905-1911, 1921-1923,
0.99 cubic ft.

These records consist of annual returns, field returns, semi-annual returns, and strength returns of the Texas National Guard, dating 1903, 1905-1911, and 1921-1923.

The annual returns (1903, 1906-1910) contain the following information: (for each branch or arm of service) the number of regiments, separate battalions, and companies; actual strength, authorized maximum strength, number of each rank of officers and enlisted men, station, total enlisted, aggregate (actual and authorized); general officers (name, rank, corps/department, duty for which detailed, and organizations attached); the organizations and composition of each; a record of events; a return of publications issued; and the number of males available for military duty, but unorganized.

The field returns (1909, 1911, and 1921) contain the following information: station, commanding officer, troop designation, number of regiments, number of companies, number of each rank of officers and men present and absent (within and without the department), the aggregate; how many equipped for duty, killed, wounded, and missing in action; number of horses (serviceable and unserviceable, and lost in action); the number of pieces of artillery; the officers (number, name, rank, regiment/corps, and remarks); and a record of events.

The semi-annual returns (1905-1908) contain the following information for each company represented: number of officers and men present and absent (by status, e.g., "sick"), and alterations since the last return; the absent enlisted men accounted for by name; memorandum and remarks; a record of events; the commissioned officers accounted for by name; alterations since the last return among enlisted men (by name); and official communications received during the six months.

The strength returns are monthly reports for Company B, 144th Infantry (1922), and Headquarters, 56th Machine Gun Squadron (1923). Information includes: predominant race; number of officers and enlisted men present and absent (of the organization, attached, and casuals); strength--present and absent--by rank and grade; and alterations since the last monthly return.

Arrangement

These records are arranged by type of return, then chronologically, and therein (if applicable) by organization.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Returns, Records of personnel, Texas National Guard records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Annual returns

map-case

folder

401-1322

1903

oversize

folder

401-966

1906-1907

1908-1910

Field returns

oversize

folder

401-966

July 6, 1909

April 13 and 16, 1911

August 7-16, 1911

box

folder

401-899

21.

June 12, 1921

21.

August 15, 1921

Semi-annual returns

box

folder

401-899

22.

1st-2nd Infantry, 1905

23.

3rd-4th Infantry, 1905

24.

Cavalry, Artillery, Separate Battalion, 1905

25.

1st Infantry, 1906

26.

2nd Infantry, 1906

27.

3rd Infantry, 1906

box

folder

401-900

4th Infantry, 1906

Cavalry, Signal Corps, 1906

1st Infantry, 1907

2nd Infantry, 1907

3rd Infantry, 1907

6-7.

4th Infantry, 1907

Cavalry, Signal Corps, 1907

2nd Infantry, 1908

3rd Infantry, 1908

Separate Battalion, 1908

Strength returns

box

folder

401-900

10.

1922

11.

1923

Morning reports and guard reports, 1903-1908, 1911, 1921, 1928,
0.86 cubic ft.

These records consist of morning reports and consolidated morning reports, a duty roster, and guard reports for certain units of the Texas National Guard, dating 1903-1908, 1911, 1921, and 1928.

The morning reports include one for a Camp of Instruction (August 18-26, 1903), 16 for companies of the 1st and 2nd Provisional Regiments (September, 1904), one for the 4th Infantry (December 5-13, 1905), and one for Company F, 4th Infantry (January 14, 1908). In addition, there are several consolidated morning reports (1911 and 1921): one for the Provisional Infantry Regiment at Camp Lyon near Fort Worth (April 13-16, 1911); one for Headquarters, 1st Brigade at Camp Mabry (August 7, 1911) and one for 2nd Infantry (August 8, 1911); and one for Headquarters, Camp of Instruction (August 15-24, 1921). Information on these consolidated morning reports includes date, organization, and number of each rank present and absent, for each status (e.g., "sick").

The duty roster for the 1st Brigade (August 1911) lists the field officers of the day, by name, rank, and regiment.

The guard reports for the Military Tournament at Camp Lyon (April 11-14, 1911) give a list of the guard by rank (last name, company, and regiment), plus a breakdown of the guard for each of three reliefs, and where posted; no prisoners are listed. The guard reports for the 56th Machine Gun Squadron (July and August, 1928) add to the previous information summaries of prisoners and detailed remarks. There is also a blank booklet for guard reports.

Finally, there is a volume that includes consolidated morning reports for the 1st [Provisional] Regiment of Infantry, 1903-1907.

Arrangement

These records are arranged by type of report, and therein chronologically.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Morning reports and guard reports, Records of personnel, Texas National Guard records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

map-case

folder

401-1322

Morning reports, 1903, 1905

oversize

folder

401-1268

1-16.

Morning reports, 1904

box

folder

401-900

12.

Morning reports, 1908

13.

Consolidated morning reports, 1911

14.

Consolidated morning reports, 1921

15.

Duty roster, 1911

folder

15.

Guard reports, 1911

box

folder

401-900

16.

Guard reports, 1928

17.

Blank book

volume

401-992

Consolidated morning reports, 1903-1907

Sick reports, 1904, 1914,
fractional

These records consist of three booklets containing daily sick reports for September, 1904, for Companies D and F, 1st Provisional Infantry, and for Company F, 2nd Provisional Infantry. Information includes: name of patient, rank, date when taken sick, whether in the line of duty, number of times sick during the year, and number of days on sick report during the year; this data is followed by surgeon's remarks (limited to the following: whether in the line of duty, whether in quarters or in hospital, of what duty capable, and date the patient returned to duty).

In addition, for the regimental infirmary at Texas City (August 17-27, 1914), there are daily field reports of sanitary personnel and transportation, daily field reports of patients (which tally the types of cases remaining under treatment), and a report of the sick and wounded (which includes the companies and towns represented, the numbers of admissions and completed cases, and a check list--by name--of all entries on the register cards of patients).

Arrangement

These records are arranged by company, and then chronologically.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Sick reports, Records of personnel, Texas National Guard records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

box

folder

401-900

18-20.

Daily sick reports, 1904

21.

Daily field reports of patients and personnel, 1914

Drill reports, 1903-1911, 1922-1925,
0.84 cubic ft.

These records consist of various forms that report on drills of individual companies, dating 1903-1911 and 1922-1925.

The Return of company and drill report (1903-1904) provides the following information for a six-month period: a record of strength (by rank) and the names and reasons for losses and gains; the dates of drills, number of officers and men present and absent, the type of drill, and remarks.

The Report of drills and record of attendance (1905-1910) gives the following information for a six-month period: number, date, number of officers and men present and absent (with and without leave), and the character of the drill; the number and average strength present of drills at the home station, practice marches, and target practice; the date, number of days, and average strength at camps of instruction and inspections (state and federal).

The Report of drills, target practice, and field instruction (1903-1911), an annual summary, provides the following: regiment and company/troop/battery; numbers of, and average strength present, for practice marches, camp of instruction, rendezvous target practice, and rendezvous drill; date inspected by state and by federal inspector; and remarks. These reports, usually oversized, are often composed of two sheets.

The Report of a prescribed drill or equivalent military duty (1922-1924), for Company B, 144th Infantry (Mineola), and for Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 56th Machine Gun Squadron (Houston), gives a daily report including the following data: date, duration in hours, company, character of the drill, number of officers and enlisted men present at formation, attending service schools, and absent with and without leave. Reports for the former company are loose, and those for the latter squadron still in booklet form.

The Armory drill attendance records (1922-1924) gives (in booklet form) the following information for each individual in Captain Oscar P. McCary's company: name, rank, date enlistment expires, date of enlistment or rank of officer, date of federal recognition (for officers) or date of qualification (for enlisted men), number of years served, monthly number of days attended armory drill, and remarks. There are also Armory drill payrolls for Company B, 144th Infantry (January 1-September 30, 1925), plus a Field Training Payroll (July 23-August 8, 1925).

Arrangement

These records are arranged chronologically, and therein by organization.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Drill reports, Records of personnel, Texas National Guard records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Return of company/drill reports, 1903-1904

box

folder

401-900

22.

1st Infantry, 1903

23.

2nd Infantry, 1903

24.

3rd Infantry, 1903

25.

4th Infantry, 1903

25.

Field Artillery, 1903

26.

Colored Infantry, 1903

box

folder

401-901

1st Infantry, 1904

2nd Infantry, 1904

3rd Infantry, 1904

4th Infantry, 1904

1st Cavalry, 1904

Artillery, 1904

Colored/Separate Battalion Infantry, 1904

Reports of drill/record of attendance, 1905-1910

box

folder

401-901

1905

1st Infantry, 1906

2nd Infantry, 1906

3rd Infantry, 1906

4th Infantry, 1906

Cavalry, 1906

Signal Corps, 1906

10.

1st Infantry, 1907

10.

2nd Infantry, 1907

11.

3rd Infantry, 1907

11.

4th Infantry, 1907

11.

1st Cavalry, 1907

12.

2nd Infantry, 1908

13.

3rd Infantry, 1908

14.

4th Infantry, 1908

15.

1st Cavalry, 1908

15.

Field Artillery, 1908

15.

Signal Corps, 1908

15.

Separate Battalion, 1908

16.

2nd Infantry, 1909

17.

3rd Infantry, 1909

18.

4th Infantry, 1909

19.

1st Cavalry, 1909

19.

Artillery, 1909

19.

Signal Corps, 1909

19.

Separate Battalion, 1909

box

folder

401-902

2nd Infantry, 1910

3rd Infantry, 1910

4th Infantry, 1910

1st Cavalry, 1910

Artillery, 1910

Signal Corps, 1910

Hospital Corps, 1910

Separate Battalion, 1910

Other reports

box

folder

401-902

Reports of drills, target practice, and field instruction, 1910-1911

Reports of prescribed drill: Company B, 144th Infantry, 1922

Reports of prescribed drill: Company B, 144th Infantry, 1924

8A.

Armory drill payrolls: Company B, 144th Infantry, 1925

Reports of prescribed drill: 56th Machine Gun Squadron, 1922-1924

10.

Armory drill attendance record, 1922-1924

oversize

folder

401-966

Reports of drills, target practice, and field instruction, 1903-1909

Inspection reports, 1903-1910, 1913, 1915, 1921-1928, undated (bulk 1903-1910),
3.42 cubic ft.

These records consist of various forms that report on annual inspections of individual companies of the Texas National Guard, dating 1903-1910, 1913, 1915, 1921-1928, and undated (bulk 1903-1910).

The Memorandum of an Inspection includes the following information: a return of the company (number present and absent, of each rank), an accounting of absentees from the inspection ceremony (e.g., "sick," or "arrest," etc.), and the names and addresses of officers; questions concerning small-arms target practice (e.g., What instruction given officers under Firing Regulations, Par. 13? Location and suitability of range? etc.); questions on equipment and ordnance; questions on the officer's school; questions on the interior economy of the company (e.g., How many officers capable of making ordinary field sketch? Means at hand for extinquishing fire? Has company a library, and number of volumes? etc.); special questions for field artillery and cavalry (e.g., What practical instruction given company during past 12 months in bitting horses?); and general remarks and suggestions as to efficiency.

The Inspection Report includes a return, a quartermaster return, an ordnance return, 58 questions, and a blank space for comments and suggestions.

The Field Inspection Report (1913) includes a summary of attendance; comments on drill and instruction; comments on discipline; comments on the officers; comments on arms, uniforms, and equipments; comments on sanitation and messing; miscellaneous; and general comments. Separate forms are provided for Organized Militia and for Sanitary Troops. These reports cover entire regiments.

The Inspection Reports of 1915 include a return of strength; a summary of attendance; questions on organization, personnel, armory, the care of property, horses, drill/instruction, camp and field service, and target practice; remarks; and property returns (quartermaster, medical, publications, and ordnance).

Arrangement

These records are arranged chronologically, and therein by organization.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Inspection reports, Records of personnel, Texas National Guard records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

box

folder

401-902

11-11A.

Inspection reports, 1903

Memoranda of inspections, 1903

box

folder

401-902

12-15.

1st Infantry, 1903

16-19.

2nd Infantry, 1903

box

folder

401-903

1-5.

3rd Infantry, 1903

6-10.

4th Infantry, 1903

11-12.

1st Cavalry, 1903

13-14.

Artillery, 1903

15-17.

Battalion Colored Infantry, 1903

18-19.

Separate Companies, 1903

Reports of inspections, 1904-1907

box

folder

401-904

1-2.

1st Infantry, 1904

3-7.

2nd Infantry, 1904

8-12.

3rd Infantry, 1904

13-15.

4th Infantry, 1904

16-17.

1st Cavalry, 1904

18.

Field Artillery, 1904

19.

Coast Artillery, 1904

19.

Signal Corps, 1904

20-21.

Colored Battalion, 1904

box

folder

401-905

1st Infantry, 1905

2-3.

2nd Infantry, 1905

4-5.

3rd Infantry, 1905

6-7.

4th Infantry, 1905

1st Cavalry, 1905

Artillery, 1905

Signal Corps, 1905

Battalion Colored Infantry, 1905

10.

Battalion Colored Infantry, 1906

11.

Battalion Colored Infantry, 1907

Memoranda of inspections, 1907

box

folder

401-905

12.

Headquarters 1st Division, 1907

12.

1st-2nd Brigades, 1907

13-15.

1st Infantry, 1907

16-22.

2nd Infantry, 1907

box

folder

401-906

1-5.

3rd Infantry, 1907

6-12.

4th Infantry, 1907

13-14.

1st Cavalry, 1907

15.

Field Artillery, 1907

15.

Signal Corps, 1907

Reports of inspections, 1908-1910

box

folder

401-906

16-18.

2nd Infantry, 1908

19-22.

3rd Infantry, 1908

23-26.

4th Infantry, 1908

27.

1st Cavalry, 1908

28-29.

Separate Battalion, 1908

30.

Reports of operations, 1908

31.

Encampment, 1909

box

folder

401-907

1-5.

2nd Infantry, 1909

6-12.

3rd Infantry, 1909

13-18.

4th Infantry, 1909

19-21.

1st Cavalry, 1909

box

folder

401-908

Field Artillery, 1909

Signal Corps, 1909

3-6.

Separate Battalion Infantry, 1909

7-12.

2nd Infantry, 1910

13-18.

3rd Infantry, 1910

19-21.

4th Infantry, 1910

box

folder

401-909

1-3.

4th Infantry, 1910

4-5.

1st Cavalry, 1910

Coast Artillery, 1910

Field Artillery, 1910

Signal Corps, 1910

Hospital Corps, 1910

10-12.

Separate Battalion Infantry, 1910

Field inspection reports, 1913

box

folder

401-909

13.

2nd Infantry, 1913

14.

3rd Infantry, 1913

15.

4th Infantry, 1913

16.

1st Cavalry, 1913

17.

Coast Artillery, 1913

18.

Hospital Corps, 1913

Inspection reports, 1915, 1923, undated

box

folder

401-909

19.

Company H, 4th Infantry, 1915

20.

Troop D, 1st Cavalry, 1915

21.

Battery A, Field Artillery, 1915

22.

Inspection Reports, 1923, undated

Armory inspection reports, 1921-1928

box

folder

401-909

23.

56th Machine Gun Squadron, 1921-1923

24.

56th Machine Gun Squadron, 1924-1927

25.

Company B, 144th Infantry, 1925-1926

25.

Company B, 144th Infantry, 1928

Rifle and pistol practice reports, 1903, 1905, 1907-1913, undated,
0.95 cubic ft.

These records consist of various reports of small-arms practice by the Texas National Guard, dating 1903, 1905, 1907-1913, and undated.

The majority are Returns of Scores of Rifle and Revolver Practice (1909-1913), which provide the following information for each company: names and ranks; scores and total number of years qualified for each classification (marksman, sharpshooter, and expert), for both rifle and revolver; remarks; the company figure of merit; and a requisition for rifle and revolver practice medals.

The Reports of Small-Arms Firing of the Troops (1903, 1907-1911) are annual consolidated reports, giving the following data: regiment and company; average strength; total number of men qualifying for each classification (i.e., sharpshooter, marksman, etc.); total number firing rifle and carbine; total firing pistol; average score; and remarks. Most are oversized.

There are two sets of narrative reports on firing, accompanied by charts, for the Camp near Leon Springs (August, 1905), and for Camp Mabry (1909).

There is a Score Book for Rifle Shooting, compliments of the United States Cartridge Company (which advertises within the booklet), containing only six filled-in score sheets, dating November 9, 1905. There are also a handful of score cards, two for regiments (3rd Infantry, and Coast Artillery and Signal Corps, dating 1909), and two for individuals in the 56th Machine Gun Squadron.

Finally, there is an undated, oversized Bulletin of a National Rifle Competition, which gives the names, the scores for each type of contest, and the totals for each state team, listed alphabetically by state.

Arrangement

These records are arranged by type of report, then chronologically, and therein by organization.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Rifle and pistol practice reports, Records of personnel, Texas National Guard records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Returns of scores of rifle and revolver practice

box

folder

401-909

26-29.

2nd Infantry, 1909

box

folder

401-910

1-4.

3rd Infantry, 1909

5-8.

4th Infantry, 1909

9-10.

1st Cavalry, 1909

11.

Coast Artillery, 1909

11.

Signal Corps, 1909

12-13.

Separate Battalion Infantry, 1909

14.

Departments and retired, 1909

15.

2nd Infantry, 1910

16-17.

3rd Infantry, 1910

18.

4th Infantry, 1910

19.

1st Cavalry, 1910

19.

Coast Artillery, 1910

20.

Separate Battalion Infantry, 1910

box

folder

401-911

1-2.

2nd Infantry, 1911

3-4.

3rd Infantry, 1911

5-6.

4th Infantry, 1911

7-8.

1st Cavalry, 1911

Field Artillery, 1911

Coast Artillery, 1911

10-12.

2nd Infantry, 1912

13-15.

3rd Infantry, 1912

16-17.

4th Infantry, 1912

18.

1st Cavalry, 1912

19.

Returns of scores of rifle and revolver practice, 1913

Other reports

box

folder

401-911

20.

Narrative reports, 1905

21-A.

Narrative reports, 1909

21-B.

Narrative reports, [ca. 1912]

22.

U.S. score book for rifle shooting, 1905

23.

Score cards, 1909

24.

Reports of small-arms firing of the troops, 1910-1911

oversize

folder

401-969

11.

Reports of small-arms firing of the troops, 1903, 1907-1909

oversize

folder

401-966

Bulletin of National Rifle Competition, undated

Officer's exams, 1904-1911, 1918, undated,
4.4 cubic ft.

These records consist of the examination papers of 337 candidates for commission and/or promotion as officers in the Texas National Guard, dating 1904-1911, 1918, and undated. These exams, administered by a board of three officers, required short answers on a wide variety of topics, e.g.: guard duty, military law, field fortifications, firing regulations, camping, aid to the injured, riot duty, etc. The files vary in content, typically including questions (occasionally selected from an enclosed printed booklet), answers, enclosures, accompanying orders and letters, and recommendations of the board. Some are typescript, some longhand, some a combination of the two (typed or printed forms with space for the answers in longhand). Many candidates have more than one exam, and there are also some re-exams. Often more than one candidate was examined at a time, with the packets therefore being split.

Arrangement

These records are arranged alphabetically by the name of the examinee, and chronologically therein.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Officer's exams, Records of personnel, Texas National Guard records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

Restrictions on Use

None.

Officer's exams, 1904-1911, 1918, undated

box

folder

401-911

25-33.

box

folder

401-912

1-33.

34-42

box

folder

401-913

1-23.

Ce-Cu

24-37.

Da-Do

box

folder

401-914

1-3.

Dr-Dy

4-8.

9-14.

15-25.

26-37.

box

folder

401-915

1-19.

He-Hy

20.

21-29.

30-38.

Ka-Ke

box

folder

401-916

1-6.

Ki-Kr

7-23.

24-29.

30-35.

Ma-Me

box

folder

401-917

1-16.

Mi-My

17-18.

19-22.

23-39.

box

folder

401-918

1-26.

27-33.

Sa-Se

box

folder

401-919

1-27.

Sh-Sy

28-39.

box

folder

401-920

1-3.

4-28.

29-30.

Exam questions

box

folder

401-920

31-32.

1906

33-37.

undated

Medical officer's exams, 1904-1906, 1910-1911,
0.4 cubic ft.

These records consist of the examination papers of 27 candidates for commission as assistant surgeons in the Medical Corps of the Texas National Guard, dating 1904-1906 and 1910-1911. These exams, administered by the Department of Public Health and Vital Statistics, were usually in longhand, and consisted of short answers on a wide variety of medical topics, e.g.: chemistry, practice, surgery, hygiene, anatomy, physiology, materia medica and therapeutics. The name of the examinee is marked on the outside of the exam, usually accompanied by a nom de plume or alias (e.g. "Busted," or "Many men of many minds") apparently to insure objectivity in grading. Each section of the exam was given a numerical grade. Those exams without a date were apparently taken in 1904-1905.

Arrangement

These records are arranged alphabetically by the name of the examinee.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Medical officer's exams, Records of personnel, Texas National Guard records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Restrictions on Access

Restrictions on Use

None.

Medical officer's exams, 1904-1906, 1910-1911

box

folder

401-921

1-4.

B, C, D

5-10.

E, F, H

11-14.

J, L

15-19.

M, N, O

20-25.

R, S, T

26-27.

W, Y

28.

Noms de plume, 1904-1905

Efficiency reports, 1915,
fractional

These records consist of individual efficiency reports, originally marked "Confidential," on officers of the 2nd and 4th Infantry Regiments of the Texas National Guard, all dated December 31, 1915. Information on each officer includes: name, rank, organization, and address; and evaluations on attention to duty, habits, general education, occupation, apparent physical condition, marching ability, horsemanship, condition of command, marksmanship, special qualifications, fitness for present rank, recommendation for increased volunteer command, school record (attendance, subjects, and proficiency), and general estimate.

Arrangement

These records are arranged by regiment, and therein by descending order of rank.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Efficiency reports, Records of personnel, Texas National Guard records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Efficiency reports

box

folder

401-921

29-30.

2nd Infantry, 1915

31.

4th Infantry, 1915

Collective enlistment oaths, 1903, 1905-1906 (bulk 1905),
fractional

These records consist of lists of signatures on printed forms, dating 1903 and 1905-1906 (mostly 1905), containing the enlistment oath for the Texas National Guard (used when taken collectively).

Arrangement

These records are arranged by military unit, and chronologically therein.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Collective enlistment oaths, Records of personnel, , Texas National Guard records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Collective enlistment oaths, 1903, 1905-1906 (bulk 1905)

box

folder

401-921

32.

1st Infantry

33.

2nd Infantry

34.

3rd Infantry

35.

4th Infantry

36.

Cavalry and Artillery

List of registrations, local draft board, El Paso, 1917,
fractional

These records consist of a bound volume prepared by the Provost Marshal General for the Local Draft Board of El Paso, Texas (Division 2), dated October 6, 1917. This volume, containing Form #102, is a "list of names of persons whose Registration Cards are in the possession of this Local Board, in the order of their liability for military service, as determined by this Local Board, as required by the Rules and Regulations." Information includes serial number, name, address, and order number (i.e., priority number in liability for conscription).

Arrangement

These records are arranged numerically by order number (priority number in liability for conscription).

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), List of registrations, local draft board, El Paso, Records of personnel, Texas National Guard records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

box

folder

401-964

22.

El Paso draft board registrations, 1917

Officers service cards, 1903-1917,
0.12 cubic ft.

These records consist of a number of loose 8-by-5 inch index cards, compiled by unknown persons (possibly Texas State Archives staff) at some unknown date, from unknown sources, but covering the years 1903-1917. Each card tracks the career of an officer of the Texas National Guard prior to 1917, including the following information: name, city, age; ranks, companies, regiments, and inclusive dates; the number of years of service, in increments; and remarks.

Arrangement

These records are arranged alphabetically.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Officers service cards, Records of personnel, Texas National Guard records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

box

401-1271

Officers service cards, 1903-1917

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Records of property, 1901-1931, undated (bulk 1903-1916),
17.92 cubic ft.

These comprise quartermaster and ordnance records of the Texas National Guard, dating 1903-1931 (bulk 1903-1916).

Quartermaster records include: semi-annual returns of state property and supplies; requisitions of quartermaster supplies required by individual companies; special requisitions; bids to furnish supplies; proposals for furnishing hay and oats; contracts for subsistence stores; invoice/receipt forms for the transfer of quartermaster supplies; invoices of subsistence property; invoices of quartermaster supplies transferred; invoices of medical property; bills of lading; shipping tickets; shipping orders; purchase orders; packer's slips for the State Arsenal; receipts for supplies; memorandum receipts for supplies in use; abstracts of articles received from officers by the Governor of Texas; abstracts of subsistence stores issued; abstracts of subsistence stores sold; abstracts of articles expended, lost, destroyed or sold; certificates of expenditures; bonds for quartermaster stores and ordnance; affidavits concerning lost, stolen, or damaged supplies; shortage and valuation accounts for quartermaster stores and ordnance; vouchers; semi-annual statements of state property; statements of subsistence stores; statements of government property in possessions of Captains; statements of cost of articles of clothing and equipage called for in the requisition of the Governor of Texas; consolidated ration returns; returns of subsistence stores; returns of medical property; returns of engineer property; returns of signal corps property; annual returns of quartermaster supplies for use of militia (rendered by the Governor of Texas to the Quartermaster of the United States Army); stock record cards; inventory sheets; reports of inspections of quartermaster supplies; reports of surveys on U.S. property in possession of the State of Texas; proceedings of boards of officers to recommend disposition of quartermaster supplies; and correspondence concerning quartermaster supplies.

Ordnance records include: annual and semi-annual ordnance returns; requisitions for ordnance and ordnance stores for use of individual companies; bills of lading; packer's slips for the State Arsenal; invoices of ordnance property; receipts of ordnance; memorandum receipts for ordnance supplies in use; combination forms for invoice/receipt of ordnance property; stock record cards; transfers of ordnance property; certificates of expenditures of ordnance; annual abstracts of expenditures; vouchers; bonds for ordnance; affidavits of loss of ordnance; statements of ordnance in the possession of a company or individual; statements of account of ordnance and ordnance stores; annual returns of ordnance and ordnance stores; semi-annual returns of ordnance and ordnance stores (by company); semi-annual returns of ordnance and ordnance stores for Battery A, Field Artillery (1911-1915, each return over 100 pages long); reports of inspection of ordnance and ordnance stores; numbers of magazine rifles i

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