Amazon or ebay might be good places to find a copy.

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From: "Jim Folts" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: Index needed - NY in Spanish-American War


> The index inquired about does exist and was published as follows:
>
> Chauncey W. Herrick, comp., Index to New York in the Spanish-American War
(Albany: J.B. Lyon Co., 1914), 448pp.
>
> This index refers to entries in the following work:
>
> N.Y. (State) Adjutant General's Office, New York in the Spanish-American
War 1898, 3 vols. (Albany: J.B. Lyon Co., 1900).
>
> Vol. 1 of this work contains general information and reprinted documents
relating to New York's participation in the conflict. The rest of Vol. 1 and
all of Vols. 2-3 contain summary data on members of New York National Guard
and Naval Militia units who served during the conflict. The entries are
arranged by regiment, then alphabetically by name.
>
> The four volumes are available in the New York State Library
[518-474-5355; [log in to unmask]; www.nysl.nysed.gov] and in other
larger libraries holding collections of New York State government documents.
>
> A reprint, including the index volume, was published in 1987 by AISI
Publications, North Salt Lake City, Utah.
>
> Jim Folts
> New York State Archives
>
> >>> [log in to unmask] 05/02/02 06:38AM >>>
> Could anyone on this list help Marty with this:
>
>
> Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 17:04:12 -0400
> From: Marty Irons <[log in to unmask]>
>
>  "New York in the Spanish-American War" 1898,  part of the report
> of the Adjutant-General of the State for 1900, was published in 3
> volumes, nicely alphabetized by unit, but no overall index for some
> 2,700 pages.
>
> If you know the unit it's easy to find the soldier or sailor, but if you
> don't know the unit it takes a long time to go through all the units.
>
> Does anyone know if a master index has been created for these
> 3 volumes?  If so, where can my genealogical society purchase
> a copy?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Marty Irons