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Grand Army of the Republic Posts - Historical Summary No. Alt. No. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) PLEASE NOTE: The GAR Post History section is a work in progress (begun 2013). More data will be added at a future date. 000 (Department) N/A N/A MO Org. 7 May 1867, Dissolved c.1872. Re-org. 22 April 1882 Provisional Department organized July 1866. Permantent Department organized 7 May 1867. The Department issued no reports in 1871, and was subsequently abandoned. Provisional Department restored 24 April 1880. Permanent Department organized 22 April 1882. Beath, 1889; Carnahan, 1893 001 Post No. 1 Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau MO No namesake. Known only by its number. Org. 3 July 1866; Chart'd 22 Sept. 1866 First GAR Post organized in Missouri. There were 76 charter members. The Post gathered for a group photograph at a celebration held on 22 September 1868. Bulletin Journal (Cape Girardeau), 15 Apr. 1979, pg. 3 001 Frank P. Blair St. Louis St. Louis City MO Org. 8 Dec. 1879, Chart'd 1 Dec. 1879, Must'd 8 Jan. 1880 One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri reorganized in 1882. Beath, 1889; Western Veteran 1895 002 GEN Lyon St. Louis St. Louis City MO BG Nathaniel Lyon (1818-1861), KIA at Wilson's Creek, MO, 10 August 1861. One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri reorganized in 1882. Beath, 1889 003 ADM Farragut Kansas City Jackson MO ADM David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870), famous Civil War leader and former Commandant of Mare Island Naval Shipyard. 004 McPherson Kansas City Jackson MO One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri reorganized in 1882. Beath, 1889 005 A. Lincoln Moberly Randolph MO 006 James A. Garfield Jefferson City Cole MO MG James Abram Garfield (1831- 1881), Civil War leader and later US President (assassinated). 007 Custer St. Joseph Buchanan MO MG George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876). KIA at Little Bighorn, MT, on 25 June 1876. Famous Civil War (and Indian Wars) leader. One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri reorganized in 1882. Beath, 1889 008 George H. Thomas (later Farragut-Thomas) Kansas City Jackson MO MG George Henry Thomas (1816- 1870), famous Civil War leader. 912 Grand Ave. (1921) One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri reorganized in 1882. Beath, 1889 009 Charles Sumner Kansas City Jackson MO Charles Sumner (1811-1874), US Senator (Massachusetts) from 1851 to 1874, strong proponent of the equal rights of African Americans during Reconstruction. Noted as an African American post by Beath, 1889. One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri reorganized in 1882. Disbanded soon after the reorganization. Beath, 1889 010 GEN Canby Rich Hill Bates MO MG Edward Richard Sprigg Canby (1817-1873), famous Civil War leader, KIA in the Modoc Indian Wars, CA, 11 April 1873. One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri reorganized in 1882. Beath, 1889 011 James A. Mulligan Lexington Lafayette MO One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri reorganized in 1882. Beath, 1889 012 Ellsworth Grant City Worth MO COL Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth (1837-1861), colonel in the New York Fire Zouaves (11th N.Y. Inf.), who was the first Union casualty of the Civil War, killed by a pro- Confederacy innkeeper in Alexandria, VA, on 24 May 1861. Civil War hero and martyr. One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri reorganized in 1882. Beath, 1889 013 COL Hassendeubel St. Louis St. Louis City MO 014 O. P. Morton Joplin Jasper MO Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton (1823-1877), Governor of Indiana during the Civil War. National GAR Records Program - Historical Summary of Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Posts by State MISSOURI Prepared by the National Organization SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR INCORPORATED BY ACT OF CONGRESS SUVCW - GAR Records Program (www.garrecords.org) Missouri Page 1 of 14

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Page 1: Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - GAR Records Program · 109 B. K. Davis Hopkins Nodaway MO 110 William McKee Kahoka Clark MO 111 Miles Carroll Iberia Miller MO Miles Carroll,

Grand Army of the Republic Posts - Historical Summary

No. Alt.

No.

Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s)

PLEASE NOTE: The GAR Post History section is a work in progress (begun 2013). More data will be added at a future date.000 (Department) N/A N/A MO Org. 7 May 1867,

Dissolved c.1872.

Re-org. 22 April

1882

Provisional Department organized July 1866. Permantent

Department organized 7 May 1867. The Department issued no

reports in 1871, and was subsequently abandoned. Provisional

Department restored 24 April 1880. Permanent Department

organized 22 April 1882.

Beath, 1889; Carnahan, 1893

001 Post No. 1 Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau MO No namesake. Known only by its

number.

Org. 3 July 1866;

Chart'd 22 Sept.

1866

First GAR Post organized in Missouri. There were 76 charter

members. The Post gathered for a group photograph at a

celebration held on 22 September 1868.

Bulletin Journal (Cape

Girardeau), 15 Apr. 1979, pg. 3

001 Frank P. Blair St. Louis St. Louis City MO Org. 8 Dec. 1879,

Chart'd 1 Dec.

1879, Must'd 8

Jan. 1880

One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri

reorganized in 1882.

Beath, 1889; Western Veteran

1895

002 GEN Lyon St. Louis St. Louis City MO BG Nathaniel Lyon (1818-1861),

KIA at Wilson's Creek, MO, 10

August 1861.

One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri

reorganized in 1882.

Beath, 1889

003 ADM Farragut Kansas City Jackson MO ADM David Glasgow Farragut

(1801-1870), famous Civil War

leader and former Commandant

of Mare Island Naval Shipyard.

004 McPherson Kansas City Jackson MO One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri

reorganized in 1882.

Beath, 1889

005 A. Lincoln Moberly Randolph MO

006 James A. Garfield Jefferson City Cole MO MG James Abram Garfield (1831-

1881), Civil War leader and later

US President (assassinated).

007 Custer St. Joseph Buchanan MO MG George Armstrong Custer

(1839-1876). KIA at Little

Bighorn, MT, on 25 June 1876.

Famous Civil War (and Indian

Wars) leader.

One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri

reorganized in 1882.

Beath, 1889

008 George H. Thomas (later

Farragut-Thomas)

Kansas City Jackson MO MG George Henry Thomas (1816-

1870), famous Civil War leader.

912 Grand Ave. (1921) One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri

reorganized in 1882.

Beath, 1889

009 Charles Sumner Kansas City Jackson MO Charles Sumner (1811-1874), US

Senator (Massachusetts) from

1851 to 1874, strong proponent of

the equal rights of African

Americans during Reconstruction.

Noted as an African American post by Beath, 1889. One of nine

posts present when the Department of Missouri reorganized in

1882. Disbanded soon after the reorganization.

Beath, 1889

010 GEN Canby Rich Hill Bates MO MG Edward Richard Sprigg

Canby (1817-1873), famous Civil

War leader, KIA in the Modoc

Indian Wars, CA, 11 April 1873.

One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri

reorganized in 1882.

Beath, 1889

011 James A. Mulligan Lexington Lafayette MO One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri

reorganized in 1882.

Beath, 1889

012 Ellsworth Grant City Worth MO COL Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth

(1837-1861), colonel in the New

York Fire Zouaves (11th N.Y. Inf.),

who was the first Union casualty

of the Civil War, killed by a pro-

Confederacy innkeeper in

Alexandria, VA, on 24 May 1861.

Civil War hero and martyr.

One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri

reorganized in 1882.

Beath, 1889

013 COL Hassendeubel St. Louis St. Louis City MO

014 O. P. Morton Joplin Jasper MO Oliver Hazard Perry Throck

Morton (1823-1877), Governor of

Indiana during the Civil War.

National GAR Records Program - Historical Summary of Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Posts by State

MISSOURI Prepared by the National Organization

SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR INCORPORATED BY ACT OF CONGRESS

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015 GEN Shields Kansas City Jackson MO Sur. 1892

016 Stanton Carthage Jasper MO

017 Joe Hooker Cameron Clinton MO MG Joseph Hooker (1814-1879),

famous Civil War leader.

018 Burnside Pleasant Hill Cass MO MG Ambrose Everett Burnside

(1824-1881), famous Civil War

leader.

Annulled 1894

019 Phil Kearney Laclede Linn MO MG Philip Kearny, Jr. (1815-

1862), KIA at Chantilly, VA, on 1

Sept. 1862. Famous Civil War

leader.

020 MAJ James Wilson Louisiana Pike MO

021 Sedgwick Maryville Nodaway MO MG John Sedgwick (1813-1864),

famous Civil War leader, KIA

Spotsylvania Co., VA, 9 May

1864.

022 CPL Dix Kirksville Adair MO Org. 1 Oct. 1866;

Re-org. 1880

Dis. 1871 Beath, 1889

023 F. A. Jones Macon Macon MO

024 Washington Washington Franklin MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

025 David A. Roberts Glenwood Schuyler MO

026 GEN Joseph Bailey Nevada Vernon MO

027 Wm. Redman Lexington Lafayette MO

028 LT Levi Copeland Raymore Cass MO

029 Tindall Chillicothe Livingston MO

030 Nodaway Burlington Jct. Nodaway MO Sur. 1897

031 CPT Wagoner Independence Jackson MO Chart'd 5 May

1893

Sur. 1898 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1894

032 S. A. Hurlburt Hamilton Caldwell MO MG Stephen Augustus Hurlbut

(1815-1882), one of the founding

fathers of the GAR.

033 Ben Loan Kingston Caldwell MO

034 A. D. McCook Lamar Burton MO

035 James A. Smith Millard Adair MO Charter Surrendered

036 Paddy Shields Clarence Shelby MO

037 Olive College Mound Macon MO Charter Surrendered

038 COL Forbes LaPlata Macon MO

039 Roderick Rockwood Xenia Putnam MO

040 Shiloh Queen City Schuyler MO Shiloh, TN, site of major Civil War

battle, 1862.

Charter Annulled

041 Peabody Savannah Andrew MO

042 Albert Chandler Macon Macon MO Noted as an African American GAR Post in The Won Cause

(Gannon, 2011).

043 W. T. Sherman Hannibal Marion MO MG William Tecumseh Sherman

(1820-1891), famous Civil War

leader.

044 McCullough Milan Sullivan MO

045 Christian Meyer Oregon Holt MO Must'd 4 July

1906

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1907

046 Perry V. Fletcher De Soto Jefferson MO

047 CPT J. L. Clark Green City Sullivan MO

048 GEN George G. Meade Lebanon Laclede MO MG George Gordon Meade (1815-

1872), famous Civil War leader.

049 CPT D. M. Birch Edgerton Platte MO

050 Harrisonville Harrisonville Cass MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

051 COL F. Schaefer Concordia Lafayette MO

052 T. C. Wright Callao Macon MO Annulled 1894

053 GEN George R. Smith Sedalia Pettis MO

054 Thos. G. Wade Unionville Putnam MO

055 Ault Carterville Jasper MO Charter Surrendered

056 Reynolds Graham Nodaway MO Sur. 1901

057 O. H. Wood Brookfield Linn MO

058 Bates County Butler Bates MO

059 GEN H. Blunt Pollock Sullivan MO Sur. 1903

060 GEN Wadsworth Dawn Livingston MO

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061 Valentine Peters Maitland Holt MO Sgt. Valentine T. Peters, Co. M,

1st MO Engineers. Resident of

Holt County, killed by guerillas in

the Centralia (MO) Massacre, 27

Sept. 1864.

Re-org. 1915 1916 Dept. Proceedings; Dean

Enderlin, SUVCW

062 GEN Lytle Middleton Montgomery MO Charter Surrendered

063 Winfield Scott Holden Johnson MO MG Winfield Scott (1786-1866),

famous Mexican War leader, and

early leader in the Civil War.

064 Golden City Golden City Barton MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

065 Mound City Mound City Holt MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

066 Kilpatrick Winston Daviess MO Sur. 1904

067 Tarkio Tarkio Atchison MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

068 GEN E. D. Baker Green Ridge Pettis MO COL Edward Dickinson Baker

(1811-1861), KIA at Ball's Bluff,

VA, 20 October 1861. California

politician and later Senator in

Oregon. Buried in San Francisco.

069 CPT John Matthews Springfield Greene MO CPT John W. Matthews ( ? -

1863), Co. A, 8th MO Cav., died

12 Dec. 1863 from wounds

received at Duvall's Bluff, AR, on

1 Dec. 1863.

Must'd 3 May

1883

Twenty-nine charter members. Past and Present in Greene

County, Missouri, 1915

070 B. B. King Canton Lewis MO

071 Walker Walker Vernon MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Must'd 9 May

1883

Charter Surrendered National Tribune, 24 May 1883

072 COL Jacob Smith Trenton Grundy MO

073 Johnson Downen Sticklerville Sullivan MO

074 Lee's Summit Lee's Summit Jackson MO Charter Surrendered

075 Greenfield Greenfield Dade MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

076 John A. Dix Kidder Caldwell MO GEN John A. Dix Must'd 15 May

1883

Twenty charter members. National Tribune, 24 May 1883

077 Penfield Barnard Nodaway MO

078 COL Grover Warrensburg Johnson MO

079 CPT Stanley Princeton Mercer MO

080 Rousseau Ravanna Mercer MO Sur. 1900

081 L. W. Cooper Lathrop Clinton MO

082 Yeager-Sharp Wellsville Montgomery MO

083 Urban D. Wixom Hartford Putnam MO

084 Curtis Sarcoxie Jasper MO

085 Lookout Shelbina Shelby MO Annulled 1900

086 King City King City Gentry MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

087 467 Seaman Harris Sullivan MO

088 C. G. Harker Meadville Linn MO BG Charles Garrison Harker

(1835-1864), KIA at Kennesaw

Mountain, GA, on 27 June 1864.

Famous Civil War leader.

089 CPT E. T. Howard Stewartsville DeKalb MO Charter Surrendered

090 CPT J. H. Paynter Jericho Cedar MO

091 GEN Halleck Louisiana Pike MO

092 T. H. Richardson Lancaster Schuyler MO

093 Osborn Osborn DeKalb MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Charter Surrendered

094 325 Lockwood Lockwood Dade MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

095 Dunlap Humphreys Sullivan MO Charter Surrendered

096 C. C. Harvey Maysville DeKalb MO

097 GEN O. B. Boomer Linn Osage MO

098 Grand River Freeman Cass MO Charter Surrendered

099 GEN Ord Richwoods Washington MO MG Edward Otho Cresap Ord

(1818-1883), famous Civil War

leader.

Must'd 9 Aug.

1899

Annulled 1894 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1895, 1900

100 Franklin Shanks Lutesville / Marble Hill Bollinger MO

101 William E. Wood Lindersville Adair MO

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102 Shelbyville Shelbyville Shelby MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Sur. 1905

103 Chilhowee Chilhowee Johnson MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

104 Nichols Gallatin Daviess MO

105 Rochester Rochester Andrew MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

106 Arthur Crockett Marshall Saline MO

107 Harry P. Harding St. Louis St. Louis City MO

108 Jeff. C. Davis Versailles Morgan MO BG Jefferson Columbus Davis

(1828-1879), famous Civil War

leader.

109 B. K. Davis Hopkins Nodaway MO

110 William McKee Kahoka Clark MO

111 Miles Carroll Iberia Miller MO Miles Carroll, a civilian, murdered

by bushwhackers in front of his

wife and children while his sons

were away at war.

Org. 1890 Dis. 1922 Miller County Museum &

Historical Society

112 Altoona Skidmore Nodaway MO Charter Surrendered

113 New Cambria New Cambria Macon MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Charter Annulled

114 Robert L. McCook Poplar Bluff Butler MO BG Robert Latimer McCook (1827-

1862), died of wounds at

Huntsville, AL, on 6 August 1862.

Famous Civil War leader. One of

the "fighting McCooks."

Annulled 1894

115 Cameron Garrett Carl Junction Jasper MO

116 CPT York Greentop Schuyler MO Charter Annulled

117 Hardy Smith Quitman Nodaway MO Annulled 1897

118 Jewell Mt. Vernon Lawrence MO

119 Marion Stanberry Gentry MO

120 Avilla Avilla Jasper MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

120 Maple Grove Maple Grove Jasper MO

121 Webster Cora Sullivan MO Annulled 1900

122 Virgil Rogers Martinstown Putnam MO Sur. 1901

123 508 John Brown Salisbury Buchanan MO John Brown (1800-1859), famous

abolitionist. He was the leader of

a raid on the arsenal at Harpers

Ferry, VA, in Oct. 1859. He was

captured, tried for treason, and

hanged on 2 Dec. 1859, making

him a martyr for the abolitionist

cause.

124 LT T. D. Neal Bethany Harrison MO

125 Harrison Athens Clark MO

126 GEN Mower Clinton Henry MO MG Joseph Anthony Mower (1827-

1870), famous Civil War leader.

Charter Surrendered

127 CPT James Marquess Edina Knox MO Sur. 1894

128 Salem Salem Dent MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

129 CPT J. H. Little Denver Worth MO

130 Fred. Miller Tina Carroll MO

131 Ransom St. Louis St. Louis City MO Chartered 9

Dec. 1883;

Must'd 19 Dec.

1883

Gen. William T. Sherman was a charter member. Beath, 1889

132 Fairfax Fairfax Atchison MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

133 Gardner Utica Livingston MO

134 Gentry Albany Gentry MO

135 SGT B. H. Porch Olean Miller MO Sur. 1914

136 MAJ Henry Mountain Grove Wright MO Charter Surrendered

137 GEN J. G. Foster Neosho Newton MO

138 C. H. Marine Greencastle Sullivan MO

139 Meagher Darlington Gentry MO BG Thomas Francis Meagher

(1823-1867), famous Civil War

leader.

Charter Surrendered

140 Elwell Ridgeway Harrison MO

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141 Marionville Marionville Lawrence MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

142 Stephen Decatur Medoc Jasper MO Sur. 1913

143 Carter Browning Linn MO Annulled 1892

144 327 Adrian Adrian Bates MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

145 Samuel McClure Aurora Springs / Eldon Miller MO

146 Avalon Avalon Livingston MO

147 Akron Akron Harrison MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Annulled 1900

148 MAJ Johnson Cote Sans Dessein Callaway MO Charter Surrendered

149 J. J. Gravely Bolivar Polk MO

150 Liberty Spickardsville Grundy MO

151 Woodyard Charter Annulled Schuyler MO

152 D. N. Keeler Melrose St. Louis MO

153 Drywood Liberal Barton MO Charter Surrendered

154 Thomas Weber Arbela Scotland MO A Post 154 was annulled in 1900. Not sure which one.

154 William T. Kays Arbela Scotland MO

155 Loyalty Wadesburg /

Creighton

Cass MO Sur. 1905

156 Powers Bucklin Linn MO Annulled 1892

157 GEN G. H. Pierson Mooresville Livingston MO Charter Surrendered

158 George Miller Bethel Shelby MO Sur. 1912

159 Alex. D. Hickman Shibley's Point Adair MO

160 COL Henry C. Gilbert Wheeling Livingston MO

161 GEN Frank J. Herron Buffalo Dallas MO

162 Marshall Elmo Nodaway MO

163 COL Cornine Slater Saline MO Charter Surrendered

164 COL Islam Keith Breckenridge Caldwell MO

165 Conrad Drunard Jonesburg Warren MO Annulled 1892

166 Menke La Grange Lewis MO

167 Rosendale Rosendale Andrew MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Must'd 1 July

1899

Annulled 1894 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1895, 1900

168 Jesse H. Moore Braymer Caldwell MO Sur. 1905

169 Cassville Cassville Barry MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Charter Annulled

170 Fillmore Fillmore Andrew MO Annulled 1900

171 J. N. Whitehead Victoria Jefferson MO Sur. 1915

172 GEN J. B. Steadman Appleton City St. Clair MO

173 Justi Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau MO CPT Henry Justi (c1841 - 1863),

Co. B, 29th MO Inf., died 1 Dec.

1863 at Chattanooga, TN, from

gunshot wound to left thigh,

suffered at Missionary Ridge, TN,

on 25 Nov. 1863. Local hero.

Sur. 1915 First GAR Post organized in Cape Girardeau County.

174 MAJ Hiram Gavitt Fredericktown Madison MO

175 Seneca Seneca Newton MO

176 Indian Springs Indian Springs McDonald MO

177 W. H. L. Wallace Moundville Vernon MO BG William Hervey Lamme

Wallace (1821-1862), mortally

wounded at Shiloh, died 19 Apr.

1862.

Sur. 1910

178 Stephen Estle De Witt Carroll MO Sur. 1907

179 CPT W. G. Murray Memphis Scotland MO

180 Stumbaugh Austin Cass MO George Washington Stumbaugh

(1836-1862), Co. F, 1st MO State

Militia Cav., KIA, probably by

Confederate guerillas, while on

scouting duty near Austin on 11

Aug. 1862.

Cass County Public Library

181 Mansfield Ayersville / Powersville Putnam MO

182 GEN Chester Harding St. Joseph Buchanan MO Sur. 1900

183 Samuel Warner Laredo Grundy MO

184 Erich Pape Bollinger Mills / Zalma Bollinger MO

185 MAJ Hunt New London Ralls MO

186 Windsor Windsor Henry MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Sur. 1895

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187 John A. Rawlins Pierce City Lawrence MO BG John Aaron Rawlins (1831-

1869), famous Civil War leader.

188 John D. Mullins Linnens Linn MO

189 GEN Henry Wilson Rolla Phelps MO Org. 23 July 1884 Twenty charter members. National Tribune, 25 Sept.

1884

190 W. B. Goodrich Webb City Jasper MO

191 John Workman Tuscumbia Miller MO Court House, Johnson & Marshall

Hall, P. F. Hauenstein Hall

Org 16 Aug. 1884 Miller County Museum &

Historical Society

192 CPT Dunlap (unknown) (unknown) MO Charter Surrendered History of Dearborn, Ohio and

Switzerland Counties, 1885.

193 Julius P. Garesche St. Louis St. Louis City MO Sur. 1892

194 Austin Hubbard Stockton Cedar MO Sur. 1905

195 Aleck Hays Knob Noster Johnson MO Charter Surrendered

196 Goodspeed Carthage Jasper MO Sur. 1892

197 COL Morsey Warrenton Warren MO

198 Union Star Union Star DeKalb MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

199 CPT John Burch Eversonville Livingston MO

200 Rogersville Rogersville Webster MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

201 Bradshaw Mt. Moriah Harrison MO Sur. 1903

202 W. S. Thomas Hamden Chariton MO Sur. 1894

203 Aaron Brokaw Luray Clark MO

204 Watson Watson Atchison MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Charter Annulled

205 Wilson Doniphan Ripley MO Sur. 1892

206 George N. McGee Richmond Ray MO

207 COL Brooks Hannibal Marion MO

208 Wilson Stanley Blythedale Harrison MO

209 Edward Wray Linn Creek Camden MO Annulled 1900

210 McCrosky Springfield Greene MO Must'd 26 Sept.

1884

Twenty-three charter members. Past and Present in Greene

County, Missouri, 1915

211 Isaac Clevenger Excelsior Sprgs Clay MO Sur. 1901

212 GEN George Taylor Richmond Ray MO Annulled 1897

213 James A. K. Dillon Lindley Grundy MO

214 SGT Ryan Brashear Adair MO

215 Bonne Terre Bonne Terre St. Francois MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Org. 1884 Moved to Farmington in 1887 and renamed Picket Post, No. 215.

215 Picket Farmington St. Francois MO Org. (renamed)

21 May 1887

Formed when Bonne Terre Post, No. 215, was moved to

Farmington.

216 Cainsville Cainsyille Harrison MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Sur. 1902

217 Bennett Ford Williamstown Lewis MO

218 John Williams Fairport DeKalb MO

219 Republic Republic Greene MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

220 Jamesport Jamesport Daviess MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Sur. 1907

221 Norcross Novelty Knox MO

222 S. L. Turley Bancroft Daviess MO

223 Reuben Dale Eagleville Harrison MO

224 Guy Ward Hale Carroll MO

225 Marshfield Marshfield Webster MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Annulled 1897

226 John Kinnett Jameson Daviess MO Annulled 1900

227 COL Almstaedt Fenton St. Louis MO Sur. 1898

228 Schell City Schell City Vernon MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

229 Union Laddonia Audrain MO

230 Phoenix Osceola St. Clair MO Charter Surrendered

231 Andrew Hightower Kansas City Jackson MO Annulled 1897

232 LT S. A. M. George Humansville Polk MO

233 Thomas J. Brouster Clayton St. Louis MO

234 Ash Grove Ash Grove Greene MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Seventeen charter members. Past and Present in Greene

County, Missouri, 1915; Dept.

Proceedings

235 GEN Fred. D. Steele Montrose Henry MO MG Frederick Steele (1819-1868),

Civil War leader, died in California

January 1868.

Sur. 1910

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236 U.S. Grant Lincoln Benton MO Gen. Ulysses Simpson Grant

1822-1885), famous Civil War

leader, later US President.

Sur. 1903

237 Farnsworth Warsaw Barton MO

238 Lowrey City Lowry City St. Clair MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Chart'd 15 Mar.

1899

Charter Annulled Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1899

239 W. S. Hancock Mexico Audrain MO BG Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-

1886), famous Civil War and

Mexican War leader.

240 John A. Hayn Boonville Cooper MO

241 Galt Galt Grundy MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

242 Pattonsburg Pattonsburg Daviess MO Annulled 1900

243 Andy Smith Willow Springs Howell MO

244 Fred. Steele Cole Camp Benton MO MG Frederick Steele (1819-1868),

Civil War leader, died in California

January 1868.

245 Jack Grant Knox City Knox MO Sur. 1904

246 Charles R. Wood Sligo Dent MO Sur. 1893

247 John W. Rollins West Plains Howell MO

248 Guthrie Galena / Shelby Linn MO Annulled 1897

249 Fordland Fordland Webster MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Annulled 1900

250 Ulysses Mirabile Caldwell MO

251 COL Lennard El Dorado Sprgs Cedar MO

252 Mt. McGregor Sprague Vernon MO Sur. 1913

253 Mt. Pleasant Belton Cass MO

254 J. N. Hilton Forsyth Taney MO

255 G. B. McClellan Granby Newton MO MG George Brinton McClellan

(1826-1885), famous Civil War

leader.

256 McFall McFall Gentry MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Annulled 1893

257 John Boon Licking Texas MO Sur. 1914

258 Mitchell Gatewood Ripley MO

259 Andy Martin Ava Douglas MO Must'd 27 May

1899

Annulled 1892 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1900

260 Blanchard South Blanchard Nodaway MO Org. 11 Jan. 1886 15 charter members. Based in Blanchard, Page County, Iowa

(portions of which cross into Missouri).

History of Page County, 1909

261 SGM J. McIntosh Hermitage Hickory MO Sur. 1897; Sur.

1902

262 Johnson Centralia Boone MO

263 Cuba Cuba Crawford MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Sur. 1903

264 Morgan L. Smith Deepwater Henry MO

265 Nat. M. Gwynne Kansas City Jackson MO

266 Billings Billings Christian MO

267 Arcola Arcola Dade MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Annulled 1892

268 Pinhart Brunswick Chariton MO

269 SGT Plummer Sparta Christian MO

270 MAJ Worthington Roaring River / Eagle

Rock

Barry MO

271 Baker Pineville McDonald MO

272 Vidette Malden Dunklin MO Annulled 1900

273 Difani Perryville Perry MO

274 Norwood Norwood Wright MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Sur. 1910

275 Albert Thompson Gainesville Ozark MO Annulled 1897

276 Henry Brown Clarksburg Moniteau MO

277 Seymour Seymour Webster MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Annulled 1897

278 John Kelsey Cosby Andrew MO Sur. 1901

279 Edinburgh Edinburgh Grundy MO

280 A. J. Horton Modena Mercer MO Annulled 1900

281 David Slake Omaha Putnam MO Annulled 1897

282 Wakefield Standley Carrolton Carroll MO Sur. 1913

283 Hubbard Fair Play Polk MO

283 Wakefield Fair Play Polk MO

284 George G. Bryan Belgrade Washington MO

284 Guthrie North Salem Linn MO

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285 Jim Carnes Rockport Atchison MO Sur. 1910

286 Charles Sumner Boonville Cooper MO Charles Sumner (1811-1874), US

Senator (Massachusetts) from

1851 to 1874, strong proponent of

the equal rights of African

Americans during Reconstruction.

Sur. 1915

287 Warren Rockville Bates MO

288 Thomas S. Staples Fairmont Clark MO Annulled 1900

289 MAJ Bartlett Troy Lincoln MO

290 Fred. Hecker Pacific / Labadie Franklin MO

291 Robert McElroy Clarksville Pike MO Sur. 1899

292 Thomas A. Read Ebenezer Greene MO Must'd 6 Nov.

1886

Sur. 1896 Twenty-two charter members. Past and Present in Greene

County, Missouri, 1915; Dept.

Proceedings

293 George Gamble Hemker Franklin MO

294 COL Geiger Highlandville Christian MO

295 Paddy Collie Lexington Lafayette MO Noted as an African American GAR Post in The Won Cause

(Gannon, 2011).

296 CPT Blandowsky New Haven Franklin MO Sur. 1900

297 John S. Phelps St. James Phelps MO Sur. 1905

298 Stewartsville Stewartsville DeKalb MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Sur. 1898

299 C. A. Arthur Mansfield Wright MO

300 Palmyra Palmyra Marion MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Annulled 1895

301 CPT Charles Denmy St. Louis St. Louis City MO Sur. 1900

302 Negley Ottomer Douglas MO Annulled 1900

303 Bob Ford Coffeysburg Daviess MO

304 John A. Logan St. Louis St. Louis City MO MG John Alexander Logan (1826-

1886), famous Civil War leader.

Sur. 1903

305 Ben. Grigsby Roads Carroll MO

306 GEN Hazen Foster Bates MO MG William Babcock Hazen (1830-

1887), famous Civil War leader.

307 Freeport Roy Douglas MO Sur. 1895

308 Franklin Paris Monroe MO Sur. 1895

309 J. A. Richards New Frankfort Saline MO Annulled 1895

310 MAJ A. B. Carroll Jackson Cape Girardeau MO North First West Street Org. 1 Feb. 1887 Sur. 1895 The Post erected a meeting hall in partnership with the IOOF in

1888. The building was still in use as a private residence in 1938.

Dept. Proceedings, 1896;

Southeast Missourian, 16 July

1938

311 George W. Tyler Ford Gentry MO

312 Dan McCook Leesville Henry MO BG Daniel McCook, Jr. (1834-

1864), mortally wounded at the

Battle of Kennesaw Mountain,

GA, on 27 June 1864. Died 17

July 1864. Famous Civil War

leader, one of the "fighting

McCooks."

Andrew D. McQueen home History of Henry County, MO,

1919

313 William F. Lane Strafford Greene MO Must'd 16 Feb.

1887

Annulled 1900 Twenty-one charter members. Past and Present in Greene

County, Missouri, 1915; Dept.

Proceedings

314 John D. Rohye Cedar Hill Jefferson MO Sur. 1908

315 William W. Brown Montevallo Vernon MO Sur. 1894

316 Jordan Wilson Clarksville Pike MO Annulled 1894

317 GEN Hunter Lamonte Pettis MO Sur. 1898

318 Jesse M. Harbin Puxico Stoddard MO Annulled 1897

319 CPT R. E. M. Mack Green Ridge Greene MO Must'd 23 May

1887

Fifteen charter members. Past and Present in Greene

County, Missouri, 1915

320 CPT Manwaring Hermann Gasconade MO

321 Caruth Kennett Dunklin MO Annulled 1897

322 CPT J. M. Baird Verona Lawrence MO Sur. 1904

323 Galena Galena Stone MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Annulled 1897

324 George V. Pitts Sullivan Franklin MO

325 Lockwood Lockwood Dade MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Annulled 1900

326 CPT J. Felix St. James St. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve MO

327 Adrian Adrian Bates MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

328 Simpson Mason Bakersfield Ozark MO Annulled 1900

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329 Gordon Granger Clinton Henry MO MG Gordon Granger (1822-1876),

famous Civil War leader.

Sur. 1903

330 Jonah W. Reser Urbana Dallas MO

331 John P. McCluney Higginsville Lafayette MO

332 James W. Owens Washington Franklin MO Sur. 1912

333 GEN James H. Hart Piedmont Wayne MO Annulled 1900

334 GEN Washburn O'Day Barry MO

335 H. G. Blake Panacea Barry MO Sur. 1901

336 Archie Archie Cass MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

337 James Ward Jasper Jasper MO

338 LT John Baxter Purdy Barry MO Annulled 1897

339 Houston Houston Texas MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

340 Evans Economy Macon MO

341 Benjamin Wade Bogard Carroll MO

342 SGT L. J. Roach Montreal Camden MO Annulled 1900

343 COL Shaw St. Louis St. Louis City MO Noted as an African American GAR Post in The Won Cause

(Gannon, 2011).

344 Franz Wihelm Union Franklin MO Sur. 1897

345 Jesse Owens Bear Creek Cedar MO

346 Iron Ironton Iron MO

347 Levi F. Pennington Truxton Lincoln MO Sur. 1898

348 Henry C. Becket Mineral Point Washington MO

349 Wm. H. Porter McAllister Spr. Saline MO

350 CPT James Johnson Arnsberg / Friedheim Cape Girardeau MO

351 Joseph Martin Norborne Carroll MO Annulled 1897

352 Pardee Gravel Point / Cabool Texas MO Annulled 1900

353 James M. Macom Pottersville Howell MO Annulled 1892

354 SGT Pinckney P. Mabrey Center Ridge /

Chaonia

Wayne MO

355 Dixon Dixon Pulaski MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

356 Zincite Zincite Jasper MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Annulled 1900

357 John A. Andrew Marshall Saline MO

358 R. L. Ferguson Sweet Springs Saline MO

359 Splitlog Splitlog McDonald MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

360 Daniel Miles Iantha Barton MO

361 Fulton Fulton Callaway MO Annulled 1897

362 Sac River Seybert Dade MO

363 Capitol City Jefferson City Cole MO Annulled 1894 Noted as an African American GAR Post in The Won Cause

(Gannon, 2011).

364 CPT McFarland New Florence Montgomery MO Annulled 1897

365 Appleton Appleton Cape Girardeau MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Org. 1888 Sur. 1900 Southeast Missourian, 16 July

1938; Dept. Proceedings 1901

366 Upton Sheridan Worth MO Sur. 1911

367 Roscoe Roscoe St. Clair MO

368 John T. Wilson Mack's Creek Camden MO Annulled 1897

369 Everton Everton Dade MO

370 Samuel Lewis Cunningham Chariton MO Sur. 1901

371 Rocky Comfort Rocky Comfort Newton MO

372 George Woerstel Thayer Oregon MO

373 COL Putnam Allendale Worth MO Annulled 1900

374 R. P. Carnes Corneau / Dunlap Grundy MO

375 Harwood Harwood Vernon MO Sur. 1897

376 Benton Walker Vernon MO

377 CPT J. W. Robertson Ozark Christian MO

378 Iuka Johnson City St. Clair MO Sur. 1896

379 CPT Tom Walker Leora / Zion Stoddard MO

380 CPT S. P. Barris Chesapeake Lawrence MO

381 Buford Veteran Kansas City Jackson MO

382 Commerce Commerce Scott MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Many members of Bierwirth Post, No. 402 (an African-American

Post), transferred to Commerce Post when Post 402 disbanded.

Southeast Missourian, 16 July

1938

383 James A. Dollans Mountain View Howell MO

384 Dawn Osceola St. Clair MO Sur. 1908

385 Long Lane Long Lane Dallas MO Annulled 1900

386 Albert Harrison Climax Springs Camden MO

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387 Marceline Marceline Linn MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

388 Summerville Summerville Texas MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

389 George E. Wells Lucerne Putnam MO

390 Jacob Yount Heitman's Mills / Yount Bollinger MO

391 Pike Bowling Green Pike MO

392 Southwest City Southwest City McDonald MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

393 CPT J. A. Bowers Milford Barton MO Sur. 1900

394 LT William Brawner Patton Bollinger MO Annulled 1897

395 Andrew Chester Orongo Jasper MO Sur. 1895

396 Frank Cole Coldwater Madison MO

397 Brookline Brookline Greene MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Must'd 16 Aug.

1888

Twelve charter members. Past and Present in Greene

County, Missouri, 1915

398 Phil Sheridan Gulf Greene MO MG Philip Henry Sheridan (1831-

1888), famous Civil War leader.

399 Osterhaus Clearmont Nodaway MO Annulled 1893

400 Albert Anderson Winona Shannon MO

401 A. T. Jordan Van Buren Carter MO

401 Adam T. Jordan Grandin Carter MO Annulled 1893

402 CPT Louis F. Bierwirth Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau MO CPT Louis F. Bierwith, Co. C, 6th

USCT Heavy Artillery. Also saw

service in the 30th MO Inf., and in

Co. C, 2 Miss. Heavy Artillery.

Died c.1871.

Org. 16 Oct. 1888 An African American GAR Post. Southeast Missourian, 16 July

1938

403 George Long Cave Spring Greene MO Sur. 1893

404 Cavalry Clarksdale DeKalb MO Annulled 1897

405 Durbin A. Ward Pickering Nodaway MO Sur. 1907

406 CPL Doke Garrison Christian MO Sur. 1915

407 Conway Conway Laclede MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

408 COL Krekel St. Peters St. Charles MO Sur. 1904

409 John Sheldon Palace Greene MO Must'd 19 Jan.

1889

Fifteen charter members. Past and Present in Greene

County, Missouri, 1915

410 John H. Kendall Brazinto / Hickory Hill Cole MO Annulled 1897

411 CPT Kelsoe Astoria Wright MO

412 Downing Newark Knox MO

413 Richland Dora Ozark MO Sur. 1895

414 Louisburg Louisburg Dallas MO Sur. 1905

415 CPT J. Dunlap Humphreys Sullivan MO Annulled 1895

416 Tiff City Tiff City McDonald MO

417 Smithton Smithton Pettis MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

418 SGT Clay Shaw Sedalia Pettis MO Noted as an African American GAR Post in The Won Cause

(Gannon, 2011).

419 Walden Emory Decaturville Camden MO Annulled 1897

420 Fred Roether Montgomery City Montgomery MO

421 CPT Bradway Crocker Pulaski MO Sur. 1898

422 J. B. Dorr Newton Sullivan MO Annulled 1897

423 Florence Florence Morgan MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

424 COL A. J. Webber Wakenda Carroll MO Sur. 1903

425 William Hawkins Brumley Miller MO

426 Hunnewell Hunnewell Shelby MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

427 John C. Culver Sue City Macon MO

428 Thomas Gordon Polo Caldwell MO Sur. 1899

429 John V. Hoover Elkland Webster MO Sur. 1915

430 Holt Craig Holt MO

431 Joseph W. Wray Egypt Mills Cape Girardeau MO Org. June 1889 Sur. 1903 Southeast Missourian, 16 July

1938; Dept. Proceedings, 1904

432 Columbia Columbia Boone MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

433 Porter Mountain Grove Wright MO

434 J. B. Wicker Richmond Pulaski MO

435 Thomas Shelton Gehn Putnam MO

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436 Joseph A. Mower Hartville Wright MO MG Joseph Anthony Mower (1827-

1870), famous Civil War leader.

437 GEN Simon Cameron Cross Timbers Hickory MO

438 Quincy Quincy Hickory MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Sur. 1893

439 C. M. Anderson Advance Stoddard MO Annulled 1900

440 GEN Hazen Foster Bates MO MG William Babcock Hazen (1830-

1887), famous Civil War leader.

441 Alton Alton Oregon MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Annulled 1900

442 Hume Hume Bates MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

443 CPT Coleman Minden Mines Barton MO

444 Elwood Miller St. Louis St. Louis City MO Sur. 1902

445 CPT G. T. Potter Steelville Crawford MO Annulled 1897

446 Obadiah Gray Moody Howell MO Annulled 1900

447 CPT Bauer Berger Franklin MO Sur. 1912

448 Commodore Foote New Madrid New Madrid MO Annulled 1894

449 Fair Grove Fair Grove Greene MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Must'd 3 Oct.

1889

Sur. 1901 Fifteen charter members. Past and Present in Greene

County, Missouri, 1915

450 David Reves Smithville Clay MO Annulled 1900

451 Dexter Dexter Stoddard MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Annulled 1895

452 Tipton Tipton Moniteau MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Annulled 1900 Noted as an African American GAR Post in The Won Cause

(Gannon, 2011).

453 E. E. Kimball Middletown Montgomery MO

454 Calhoun Calhoun Henry MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

455 McLain Centretown Cole MO Annulled 1900

456 DeKalb DeKalb Buchanan MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Sur. 1899

457 Warren T. Stewart Benton Scott MO re-must'd 18 Dec.

1900

Sur. 1899 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1900, 1901

458 COL J. P. Brownlow Plew Lawrence MO

459 John Whaling St. Joseph Buchanan MO Sur. 1899 Noted as an African American GAR Post in The Won Cause

(Gannon, 2011).

460 Clutter Oxford Worth MO Sur. 1892

461 CPT J. S. Robb Jenkins Barry MO

462 LT Ephraim Gaither Aurora Lawrence MO Sur. 1901

463 Robert Taylor Odessa Lafayette MO Sur. 1896

464 CPT Maco Centerfille Reynolds MO Sur. 1896

465 Louis Duemler St. Clair Franklin MO

466 Vandalia Vandalia Audrain MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

467 087 Seaman Harris Sullivan MO

468 MAJ Leonard Higbee Randolph MO Sur. 1902

469 LT Brooks Ashland Boone MO Annulled 1897

470 GEN George Crook Slater Saline MO MG George R. Crook (1828-

1890), famous Civil War and

Indian Wars leader.

Annulled 1900

471 Ethel Ethel Macon MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

472 Callaway Fulton Callaway MO

473 L. W. Weathermon Clyde Nodaway MO Sur. 1900

474 Sheldon Sheldon Vernon MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Sur. 1893

475 GOV Andrew Birch Tree Shannon MO

476 COL William Parkinson Springfield Greene MO Must'd 30 June

1890

Annulled 1897 Fifteen charter members. Past and Present in Greene

County, Missouri, 1915

477 Sumner New Cambria Macon MO Annulled 1900

478 New Union Gamburg Ripley MO

479 T. R. Lane Montreal Camden MO

480 GEN Hampton Protem Taney MO Annulled 1900

481 Goulding Buckhart Douglas MO Sur. 1907

482 John C. Fremont Blairstown / Norris Henry MO MG John Charles Frémont (1813-

1890), famous Civil War and

Mexican War leader.

483 Howe's Mills Howe's Mills Dent MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Annulled 1895

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484 W. D. Porter Hendrickson Butler MO Annulled 1897

485 GEN George B. McClellan Pacific Franklin MO MG George Brinton McClellan

(1826-1885), famous Civil War

leader.

Annulled 1900

486 C. S. Conover Bonne Terre St. Francois MO Annulled 1894

487 Dillard Bell Elmer Macon MO

488 L. Stevenson Pocahontas Cape Girardeau MO Org. 8 Oct. 1890 Southeast Missourian, 16 July

1938

489 MAJ Ennis Greentop Schuyler MO Sur. 1902

490 Leggett Duncan's Bridge / Ash Monroe MO Sur. 1902

491 Robert B. Riggs Orrick Ray MO Sur. 1892

492 Eagle Monett Barry MO

493 Freeland Hardin Ray MO

494 James H. Fort Greencastle Sullivan MO Annulled 1900

495 E. D. Brown Lead Mine Dallas MO

496 COL Neumann St. Louis St. Louis City MO

497 GEN A. H. Terry Cassville Barry MO

498 MAJ Montgomery Ardeola Stoddard MO Annulled 1900

499 John S. Miller Guilford Nodaway MO Annulled 1900

500 Kinney Lucas Ardmore Macon MO Annulled 1900

501 SGT Parker Chillicothe Livingston MO Sur. 1896

502 Daniel Dawson Salisbury Chariton MO Annulled 1894

503 William Crockett Doe Run St. Francois MO Annulled 1893

504 W. Lee Golden Barry MO

505 COL P. Cornyn Chamois Osage MO Annulled 1900

506 John Tietjens Indian Grove Chariton MO Sur. 1912

507 MAJ Worthington Shell Knob / Brock

School

Barry MO

508 John Brown Salisbury Chariton MO John Brown (1800-1859), famous

abolitionist. He was the leader of

a raid on the arsenal at Harpers

Ferry, VA, in Oct. 1859. He was

captured, tried for treason, and

hanged on 2 Dec. 1859, making

him a martyr for the abolitionist

cause.

Annulled 1895

509 Isaac Smith Brunswick Chariton MO Annulled 1900

510 Whitesville Whitesville Andrew MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Sur. 1900

511 GEN Buford Louisiana Pike MO Annulled 1900

512 H. A. Gleim Tipton Moniteau MO

513 William Burris Glasgow Howard MO Annulled 1900

514 Jesse Turnage Rayville Ray MO

515 Liberal Liberal Barton MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Sur. 1910

516 J. H. Crenshaw Carterville Jasper MO Sur. 1914

517 Parnell City Parnell City Nodaway MO

518 William Broadwell Bertrand Mississippi MO

519 John Martin Tuscumbia Miller MO Annulled 1900

520 F. M. Slagle Exeter Barry MO Sur. 1902

521 Papinsville Papinsville Bates MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Annulled 1900

522 Ashley Ashley Pike MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

522 Duncan Bowling Green Pike MO

523 Thomas Welch Kirbyville Taney MO Annulled 1895

524 Drexel Drexel Cass MO Annulled 1900

525 George W. Murphy Cowgill Caldwell MO

526 George W. Walker Darlington Gentry MO

527 Boone Columbia Boone MO Annulled 1897

528 Max. Latimer Downing Schuyler MO Annulled 1897

529 Ben. Lewis Glasgow Howard MO Annulled 1900

530 Adjt. Pratt Mexico Audrain MO Annulled 1900

531 Belmont Bolckow Andrew MO Chart'd 25 Mar.

1892

Annulled 1900 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1893

532 Flag Springs Flag Springs Andrew MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Chart'd 25 Mar.

1892

Annulled 1900 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1893

533 CPT John Turney Plattsburg Clinton MO Chart'd 5 Apr.

1892

Sur. 1896 Listed as CPT John Turner Post in 1893 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1893, 1897

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534 SGT Welch Ponce-De-Leon Stone MO Chart'd 19 Apr.

1892

Annulled 1900 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1893

535 Samuel Warner Laredo Grundy MO Chart'd 28 Apr.

1892

Annulled 1897 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1893

536 Aldrich Aldrich Polk MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Chart'd 29 June

1892

Annulled 1900 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1893

537 Tecumseh Ridge Prairie Saline MO Chart'd 4 July

1892

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1893

538 Isabella Isabella Ozark MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Chart'd 26 July

1892

Annulled 1897 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1893

539 Tillman Perril Moberly Randolph MO Chart'd 9 Sept.

1892

Annulled 1900 Noted as an African American GAR Post in The Won Cause

(Gannon, 2011).

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1893

540 J. H. Weirich Spring Bluff Franklin MO Chart'd 12 Oct.

1892

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1893

541 Sewell W. Smith Edwards Benton MO Chart'd 10 Nov.

1892

Sur. 1895 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1893, 1896

542 W. H. Harrison Bland Gasconade MO Chart'd 14 Mar.

1893

Sur. 1899 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1893

543 S. S. Bell Festus Jefferson MO Chart'd 22 July

1893

Sur. 1898 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1894

544 GEN Jere. M. Rusk St. Charles St. Charles MO LTC (BVT BG) Jeremiah McLain

Rusk (1830-1893), 25th WI Inf.

Famous Civil War leader and post-

war politician.

Chart'd 21 Nov.

1893

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1894

545 Ridgeway Ridgeway Harrison MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Chart'd 19 Dec.

1893

Sur. 1900 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1894, 1901

546 F. W. Hampton Newport Barton MO Chart'd 1 Mar.

1894

Sur. 1901 Listed in 1894 as T. L. Hampton Post. Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1894, 1902

547 COL J. H. Stover Aurora Springs Miller MO Chart'd 31 Sept.

1894

Sur. 1895 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1895, 1896

548 William A. Mills Boyler's Mills Morgan MO Chart'd 29 Dec.

1894

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1895

549 COL John A. Davis Windsor Henry MO Chart'd 15 June

1895

Sur. 1904 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1896, 1905

550 Seligman Seligman Barry MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Chart'd 21 June

1895

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1896

551 Blythedale Blythedale Harrison MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Chart'd 13 July

1895

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1896

552 Denver Baxter Stone MO Chart'd 5 Sept.

1895

Sur. 1899 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1896, 1900

553 E. L. Vanzant / Thos. Welch Kirbyville Taney MO Chart'd 27 July

1895

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1896

554 Gatzwller St. Charles St. Charles MO Chart'd 13 July

1895

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1896

555 Urich Urich Henry MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Chart'd 9 Nov.

1895

Sur. 1899 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1896, 1900

556 CPT Charles T. Ernst Easton Buchanan MO Chart'd 26 Mar.

1896

Sur. 1900 Listed in 1896 as Chas. F. Ernst Post. Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1896, 1901

557 L. B. Hutchison McElhany Newton MO

558 Garretson Poplar Bluff Butler MO Chart'd 17 July

1896

Annulled 1900 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1897

559 GEN A. J. Smith Alba Jasper MO Chart'd 1 July

1897

Sur. 1899 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1898, 1900

560 James A. Hill Ellsinore Carter MO Chart'd 10 July

1897

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1898

561 A. C. Marvin Collins St. Clair MO Chart'd 4 Sept.

1897

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1898

562 COL Asa G. Smith Walnut Shade Taney MO Chart'd 16 Oct.

1897

Sur. 1898 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1898

563 Blue Springs Blue Springs Jackson MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Chart'd 27 Nov.

1897

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1898

564 East Lynne East Lynne Cass MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Chart'd 8 Jan.

1898

Sur. 1899 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1898, 1900

565 GEN John McNeil Queen City Schuyler MO Chart'd 3 Jan.

1898

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1898

566 Burnside Pleasant Hill Cass MO MG Ambrose Everett Burnside

(1824-1881), famous Civil War

leader.

Chart'd 2 Feb.

1898

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1898

567 James F. How Moberly Randolph MO Chart'd 3 Sept.

1898

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1899

568 Everton Everton Dade MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Chart'd 6 Jan.

1899

Sur. 1902 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1899, 1903

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569 Mark T. Brown Stockton Cedar MO Must'd 10 July

1899

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1900

570 MAJ Cantwell Richmond Ray MO Sur. 1903 Dept. Proceedings, 1904

571 COL James Jackson Balm Cedar MO Must'd 17 Oct.

1900

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1901

572 Rincheval Rhineland Montgomery MO Must'd 21 Dec.

1901

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1902

573 H. M. Hiller Alexanderia Clark MO Must'd 24 Jan.

1902

Sur. 1904 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1902, 1905

574 CPT E. D. Johnston / Jesse

Turnage

Elmira / Rayville Ray MO Must'd 18 Oct.

1902

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1903

575 Albert Anderson Winona Shannon MO Must'd 7 Jan.

1903

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1903

576 COL Robert Bailey Augusta St. Charles MO Must'd 28 Oct.

1903

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1904

577 J. J. Bruton Bradleyville Taney MO Must'd 28 Nov.

1903

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1904

578 Jas. K. P. Connor Alton Oregon MO Must'd 4 Feb.

1904

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1904

579 U. S. Grant Pilot Knob Iron MO Gen. Ulysses Simpson Grant

1822-1885), famous Civil War

leader, later US President.

Must'd 17 Sept.

1904

Sur. 1914 Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1905

580 Windsor Windsor Henry MO Named for the community in

which the Post was based.

Must'd 15 Sept.

1905

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1906

581 Dexter Dexter Stoddard MO Must'd 9 Sept.

1905

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1906

582 GEN A. J. Smith Lee's Summit Jackson MO Must'd 24 Nov.

1905

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1906

583 John Whaling St. Joseph Buchanan MO Must'd 23 Mar.

1906

An African-American Post, according to the 1906 Dept.

Proceedings.

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1906

584 John McNeil Carterville Jasper MO Must'd 3 Aug.

1906

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1907

585 John A. Logan Troy Lincoln MO MG John Alexander Logan (1826-

1886), famous Civil War leader.

Must'd 22 Oct.

1906

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1907

586 COL A. W. Maupin St. James Phelps MO Must'd 15 Nov.

1906

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1907

587 Nodaway Burlington Junction Nodaway MO Must'd 28 May

1908

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1909

588 F. C. Corbett Marshfield Webster MO Must'd 7 July

1908

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1909

589 COL William H. McLane Clinton Henry MO Must'd 27 Feb.

1909

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1909

590 CPT Hendricks Poplar Bluff Butler MO Must'd 6 Sept.

1910

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1911

591 James E. Black Richmond Ray MO Must'd 12 Nov.

1910

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1911

592 Warham Easley Fair Play Polk MO Must'd 6 July

1912

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1913

593 GEN John W. Noble St. James (Soldiers

Home)

Phelps MO Must'd 2 July

1914

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1915

594 Johnson County Warrensburg Johnson MO Named for the county in which it

was based.

Must'd 8 Oct.

1914

Dept. Encampment

Proceedings, 1915

List of Abbreviations: Org. = Organized Chart'd = Chartered Must'd = Mustered In Dis. = Disbanded Sur. = Surrendered Charter

For sources of Post names, refer to the SUVCW GAR Records Catalog

Edited by Dean Enderlin, SUVCW National GAR Records Officer, 30 June 2013 Last updated: 11/23/2015

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