The Grand Army of the Republic, often referred
to as the G.A.R., was founded at Decatur, Illinois, in 1866 by
Dr. Benjamin Franklin Stephenson. To become a member of the Grand Army
a man must have served in the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps,
or Revenue Cutter Service (today’s United States Coast Guard) between
April 9, 1861 and April 12, 1865. He must have been honorably
discharged
from the service and have never taken up arms against the United States
of America. As the veterans of the Civil War began to pass on the
membership
of the Grand Army slowly dwindled away. The G.A.R. held its last
National
Encampment at Indianapolis, Indiana in 1949. Six surviving
Comrades
attended that Encampment. The last member of the Grand Army of
the Republic, Albert Wollson, died in 1956. |
S. V. C. - Thomas Murray J. V. C. - T. A. Mitchell Adjt. - C. O. Ingraham Q. M. - H. Gardner O. D. - T. Inpe O. G. - J. W. Allen |
Chap. - R. W. Travis Surg. - O. M. Brown S. Maj. - H. A. Hotchkiss Q. M. S. - C. F. Batcheller Delegates to the Grand Encampment - H. Sisson and E. W. Burge |
Commander - J. W. Neighbor Sen. vice-commander - Will W. Hibbard Jun. vice-commander - N. B. Briggs Adjutant - W. J. Reals |
Quartermaster - E. D. Copp Officer of the day - Geo. W. White Officer of guard - S. C. Hill |
Commander - Frank O. Chamberlain Senior vice-commander - William H. Adams Junior vice-commander - Charles H. Paddock Adjutant - John Raines |
Quartermaster - J. S. Bostwick Officer of the Day - J. G. Hudson Sergeant Major - Henry C. Beeman Quartermaster Sergeant - E. H. Frary |
P. C. - H. W. Nichols Senior V. C. - Wm. H. Adams Junior V. C. - Charles H. Paddock Surgeon - L. T. Sheldon Chaplain - L. D. Wood |
O. D. - J. C. Farnum O. G. - J. M. Fox S. M. - Edward H. Frary Q. M. - G. H. Warner |
Com. - L. G. Rafter Sr. Com. - F. L. Brown Jr. Com. - C. H. Sheffer Quartermaster - E. D. Aldrich Chaplain - (no first name) Carson Surgeon - L. Hyde |
Officer of the day - C. VanBuren Council of Adm. - L. G. Rafter, F. L. Brown, James Youngs, James Potter, J. W. Overacre Delegate - F. L. Brown Alternate - E. D. Aldrich |
Commander - Thomas C. Townsend Senior V. Com'r - James Walker Junior V. Com'r - A. A. Stetson Adjutant - G. Insse Q. M. - E. Lilly Surgeon - R. G. Chamberlain |
Chaplain - R. W. Travis Officer of the Day - J. C. Jones Officer of the Guard - George Prouty Sergeant Major - T. Powers Q. M. Sergeant - A. Jameson |
Commander - W. H. Adams Senior Vice-Commander - John Raines Junior Vice-Commander - J. C. Farnum Sergeant - Peter Schlick Quartermaster - A. S. Bostwick Chaplain - Rev. Samuel E. Eastman Officer of the Day - G. H. Warner |
Officer of the Guard - Patrick McCarthy Council of Administration - Marion P. Worthy, John Elts, E. H. Frary Delegates to Department - F. O. Chamberlain, John Stephenson Alternates - J. Raines, C. H. Paddock |
Post Com. - DeRoy J. Harkness Sen. Vice-Com. - Chas. Stearnes Adjt. - F. C. Fairchild Surgeon - W. S. Huie Quarter Master - Chas. Starke |
Officer of the Day - W. N. Reddout Officer of the Guard - Fred. Ebert S. Major - F. B. Gage Quarter Sar. - John Hogan Guard - A. Wheeler |
Commander - D. J. Harkness Sen. Vice Commander - M. Taylor Jr. Vice Commander - Charles Stearns Quartermaster - C. W. Stark |
Surgeon - O. L. Babbitt Officer of the day - John Hogan Delegates to the State encampment - William Reddout and Sam Salisbury |
Commander - F. L. Brown S. V. C. - C. D. Stephens J. V. C. - J. W. Overacre Q. M. - G. C. Platt Chaplain - J. S. Carson Surgeon - A. A. Lowe |
O. D. - D. C. Payne O. G. - Ira Dibble Council of Administration - C. L. Bryant, L. B. Hyde, James Potter Delegate - Ira Dibble Alternate - C. L. Bryant |
Commander - John Stephenson Sr. Vice-Commander - John Raines Vice-Commander - Charles Paddock Chaplain - Rev. S. E. Eastman Officer of the day - J. E. Young Surgeon - G. H. Warner |
Officer of Guard - Henry Squier Quartermaster - A. S. Bostwick Quartermaster Sgt. - D. Willys Adjutant - E. H. Frary Sgt. Major - Eugene Cooley |
Commander - E. E. Bond Sen. Vice Com. - H. B Webb Jr. Vice Com. - Leonard Burton Surgeon - Dr. Geo. H. Bennett Officer of Day - Chas. S. Huntington Officer of Guard - Oliver Allen Quartermaster - H. D. Hale Adjutant - S. B. Hunt |
Chaplain - John C. Griffith Sergeant Major - Wm. Martin Q. M. Sergeant - E. H. Millington Delegates to Dept. Encampment - E. M. Sanford and Wm. Martin Alternates - E. A. Chapin and Geo. I. Rose |
Commander - Homer
B. Webb Senior Vice-Commander - Leonard Burton Junior Vice-Commander - Loren A. Taylor Surgeon - Dr. Ellis B. Sayre Officer of the Day - Geo. I. Rose Officer of the Guard - Lucius B. Holmes |
Quartermaster - Henry D. Hale Chaplain - Erastus A. Chapin Delegate to Department Encampment - Gilbert W. Peck Alternate - Edward H. Millington |
Commander - J. W. Neighbor Sr. Vice Com. - Cullen Cobb Jr. Vice Com. - George Warfield Quartermaster - E. D. Copp Chaplain - Joseph Scullen Surgeon - N. B. Briggs |
Officer of the Day - Martin VanDyne Officer of the Guard - John B. Rubperts Chief of Ordnance - S. C. Hill Delegate - R. LeBarre Goodwin Alternate - A. D. Schutt |
Commander - John Dennison Vice-commanders - W. F. Lane and M. W. Parsons Surgeon - M. H. Picot Chaplain - B. W. Scott |
Quartermaster - W. H. Stiegelmaier Officer of the day - W. A. Robinson Officer of the guard - J. R. Orman Adjutant - A. J. Swallow |
Commander - E. H. Frary Senior Vice-Comdr - C. H. Paddock Jr. Vice-Comdr - R. Gibson Quartermaster - N. R. Martin Chaplain - Rev. S. E. Eastman Surgeon - George H. Warner |
O. D. - J. C. Farnum O. G. - H. S. Squires Delegate to State Encampment - John Raines Alternate - John Stevenson |
Com. S. J. Merrill S. V. - O. R. Linkletter J. V. - B. F. Hill Surg. - Benj. Smith Adjt. - Barber Eldridge Chap. - W. C. Dutcher Q. M. - James S. Briggs |
O. D. - I. A. Seamans O. G. - Wm. Long S. M. - Elijah Wilson Q. M. S. - John Gams Delegate - R. T. Porter Alternate - O. R. Linkletter |
Commander - W. N. Reddoutt Senior Vice - D. L. Harkness Junior Vice - John P. Kelley Quartermaster - John Headley Surgeon - Wm. S. Huie Chaplain - Rev. Holland B. Fry |
Officer of the Day - John Hogan Officer of the Guard - George Ford Adjutant - Lyman Culver Delegate to State Encampment - A. J. Warner Alternate - N. H. Green |
Commander - E. H. Frary Sr. vice commander - M. P. Worthy Jr. vice commander - R. R. Gibson Chaplain - S. E. Eastman Surgeon - W. J. Ransom |
Officer of day - J. L. Rockwell Quartermaster - N. R. Martin Officer of guard - H. S. Squires Delegate - John Raines Alternate - John Stevenson |
Commander - Ceylon H. Sheffer Sen. Vice Commander - Israel G. Mason Jr. Vice Commander - Daniel L. Reed Sargent - Wm. McCarthy Chaplain - John W. Overacre Q. M. - C. Haas |
Officer of the Day - D. S. Bronk Officer of the Guard - A. S. Van Cabb Delegate to State Encampment - Oliver S. Titus Alternate - George K. Smith |
C. - E. A. Chapin Adjt. - E. H. Millington S. V. C. - L. A. Taylor J. V. C. - C. S. Huntington Surg. - S. B. Sayre |
Q. M. - G. I. Rose O. D. - O. Allen S. M. - G. W. Peck Q. M. Sergt - E. F. Worthington |
Commander - T. C. Parkhurst Sr. vice-commander - W. J. Ransom Jr. vice-commander - John H. Etts Chaplain - Rev. S. E. Eastman Alternate - Geo. N. Williams Officer of day - George R. West Officer of guard - Henry S. Squires |
Surgeon - Isaac Clark Delegate - John Raines Alternate - Marion P. Worthy Quartermaster - N. R. Martin Trustees - E. H. Frary, Chas H. Paddock, A. E. Cooley |
Commander - S. W. Pitts Sr. vice-commander - G. W. Kingsbury Jr. vice-commander - C. L. Bigelow Quartermaster - E. R. Phillips Surgeon - N. B. Briggs |
Chaplain - Joseph Scullen Officer of day - Martin VanDyne Officer of guard - R. C. Watertown Delegate - C. L. Bigelow |
Commander - John T. Watkins Sr. vice-commander - S. S. Partridge Jr. vice-commander - A. B. Roberts Adjutant - H. C. Severance Quartermaster - Wm. H. Hicks Surgeon - J. C. Brott |
Chaplain - W. W. Gates Officer of day - E. N. Brown Officer of guard - R. H. Bakeman Trustees - C. T. Severance, J. T. Watkins Delegate - J. C. Warner Alternate - W. W. Gates |
Commander - Albert Lane Senior Vice Commander - William Maltman Junior Vice Commander - W. W. Harris |
Officer of the Day - Patrick Hayes Officer of the Guard - H. Quigley Quartermaster - W. H. Cornford |
Commander - C. Haas Senior Vice - I. G. Mason Junior - D. L. Reed Quartermaster - G. C. Platt Surgeon - J. S. Carson Chaplain - J. W. Overacre Officer of the Day - Ira Dibble |
Guard - A. H. Van Cott Delegate to State Convention - O. S. Titus Alternate - James Potter Council of Administration - O. C. Titus, F. L. Brown and T. D. Brown |
Commander - L. J. Harkness S. V. C. - J. P. Kelly J. V. C. - F. Ebert Adj't - L. Culver O. D. - J. Hogan O. G. - G. B. Parshall Surgeon - M. F. Warfield Q. M. - R. Brown |
Chap. - Wm. Huie Q. M. S. - P. Walters S. M. - G. Ford O. S. - C. Sterling Delegate to State Encampment - L. Culver Alternate - Wm. Huie |
Commander - T. C. Parkhurst Sr. Vice-Commander - W. J. Ransom Jr. Vice-Commander - John H. Etts Chaplain - Rev. S. E. Eastman Alternate - Geo. N. Williams Officer of the Day - George R. West Officer of the Guard - H. S. Squires |
Surgeon - Isaac Clark Delegate to State Encampment - John Raines Alternate - D. M. Hulse Quartermaster - N. R. Martin Trustees - E. H. Frary, Chas. H. Paddock A. E. Cooley |
Commander - T. C. Parkhurst Sr. Vice Commander - D. M. Hulse J. V. C. - Isaac Clark Adjutant - E. H. Frary Surgeon - J. B. Voak Chaplain - S. E. Eastman L. M. - M. L. Parkhurst O. D. - G. R. West |
O. G. - H. S. Squires S. M. - A. E. Cooley Q. M. S. - H. L. Hutchens Delegate to encampment: F. O. Chamberlain Alternate - E. D. Copp Trustees - A. E. Cooley, J. B. Voak and E. H. Frary |
Commander - Captain G. W. Kingsbury Senior vice - A. Schutt Junior vice - George Warfield Chaplain - Rev. Mr. Fish Quartermaster - C. H. Smith |
Officer of the Guard - S. C. Hill Delegate to state encampment - S. W. Pitts Alternate - N. B. Briggs |
President - Mrs. Sallie E. Kingsbury Sr.Vice-President - Mrs. Fannie B. Pitts Jr. Vice-President - Mrs. Mary M. Ruperts Treasurer - Mrs. Lottie Burgdorf Secretary - Mrs. Sarah A. VanDyne Chaplain - Mrs. Julia A. Newlands |
Conductor - Miss Cora Reals Asst. Conductor - Mrs. Alma Mather Guard - Mrs. Fannie Caton Asst. Guard - Miss Grace Maynard Delegate - Mrs. M. J. Wilber Alternate - Mrs. Alma Mather |
S. V. C. - Dan M. Hulse J. V. C. - W. J. Ransom Chaplain - Avery Ingraham Quartermaster - H. E. Townsend O. D. - Henry Simonds O. G. - Chas. F. Batchellor |
Delegate to state encampment - Henry Squire Alternate - H. C. Beeman Trustees - Comrades Frary, Cooley and Nichols |
Commander - C. D. Stevens Sr. Vice-Commander - C. H. Tracey Jr. Vice-Commander - W. J. Reals Chaplain - E. D. Copp |
Quartermaster - George Durkee Surgeon - M. Van Dyne Officer of the Day - R. C. Waterman Officer of Guard - H. B. Fleming |
Commander - Wm. J. Ransom Sr. Vice-commander - Avery Ingraham Jr. Vice-commander - Henry S. Squier Quartermaster - Henry Simonds Chaplain - D. S. Willys |
Sergeant - E. H. Frary Officer of Day - C. F. Batchelor Officer of Guard - G. R. West Delegate State Encampment - D. M. Hulse Alternate - H. C. Beeman |
Commander - E. Darwin Copp Sr. vice commander - J. A. Porter Jr. vice commander - Caleb S. Green Chaplain - R. D. Fish Quartermaster - George Durkee Surgeon - Samuel Cooper |
Officer of the day - Charles D. Stevens Officer of the guard - Joshua A. Cox Delegate - Charles D. Stevens Alternate - Arthur D. Scutt Board of Adm. - Edwin R. Phillips, George W. Kingsbury, Arthur D. Scutt |
Sr. vice-commander - James S. Briggs Jr. vice-commander - John Jordan Quartermaster - John Gams Sergeant - John Peck Officer of the day - Charles Benjamin Officer of the guard - John Peck |
Chaplain - S. J. Merrill Delegate - Charles Benjamin Alternate - I. A. Seamans Relief committee - John Jordan, James Briggs, J. Z. Sabin |
Commander and Sr. Vice commander - Charles L. Van Buren Jr. vice commander - William McCarthy Surgeon - E. P. Babcock Chaplain - J. W. Overacre Adjutant - C. H. Sheffer Quartermaster - I. G. Mason |
Officer of the day - Ira Dibble Officer of the guard - P. Heffron Delegate to state encampment - C. M. Cisco Alternate - E. P. Babcock Council of Adm. - C. Haas, J. W. Overacre and C. M. Cisco |
Com. - G. W. Peck S. V. - H. D. Hale J. V. - C. E. Taylor Chap. - G. D. Fox Surg. - E. B. Sayre Q. M. - G. J. Rose |
O. D. - O. Allen Adj't - E. A. Chapin S. M. - George Webb Q. M. S. - J. Claflin Alternate - John Barrett |
President - Mrs. I. A. Seamans Senior vice - Mrs. Emily Powers Junior vice - Lizzie Alcott Sec. - Mrs. A. Freyer |
Treasurer - Mrs. W. L. Richardson Chaplain - Mrs. Emma Maroy Conductor - Mrs. M. F. Adams Guard - Miss Kate Dixon |
Commander - B. F. McKinney Senior vice-commander - Wm. F. Lain Junior vice-commander - Rush Probasco Quartermaster - J. H. Hitchcox Surgeon - M. H. Picot |
Chaplain - Rev. Jas. P. Foster Officer of the day - Robert Smith Officer of the guard - Wm. E. Haight Trustee - Thos. Beard Delegate to state encampment - J. H. Hitchcox |
Commander - Charles VanBuren Vice-commander - Wm. McCarthy Quartermaster - I. G. Mason Surgeon - A. S. VanCott Chaplain - C. Hass Officer of the day - Ira Dibble |
Officer of the guard - C. Knowles Delegate to encampment - A. S. VanCott Alternate - John Blansett Council of administration - J. W. Overacre, C. M. Sisco, C. Hass |
Commander - William H. Raymond Sr. vice commander - A. Ingraham Jr. vice commander - Mortimer Sleght Quartermaster - Fred S. Cooley Surgeon - Hezekiah Townsend Chaplain - William Robinson |
Officer of the day - Charles F. Batcheller Officer of the guard - Geo. R. West Delegate to encampment - Hezekiah Townsend Alternate - A. E. Cooley Trustee - 3 years - E. H. Frary Trustee - 1 year - Wallen Reed |
Commander - J. S. Briggs Sr. vice-commander - J. Z. Sabin Jr. vice-commander - Willard Sheppard Quartermaster - John Gams Sergeant - J. Peck Captain - S. J. Merrill |
Officer of the day - Chas. Benjamin Officer of the guard - Wm. Long Delegate state encampment - J. A. Legore Alternate - I. A. Seamans Relief committee - I. A. Seamans, J. A. Legore, J. Z. Savin |
Commander - John T. Watkins Sr. vice commander - Edgar N. Brown Jr. vice commander - Henry H. Hewett Quartermaster - M. M. Phillips Surgeon - Dr. C. Mudge |
Chaplain - Rev. M. Shaw O. D. - Geo. White, Jr. O. G. - Chas N. Pound Delegate - C. T. Severance Alternate - Wm. H. Hicks |
Commander - E. D. Copp Sr. vice-commander - E. P. O'Neill Jr. vice-commander - G. Warfield Quartermaster - G. W. Durkee Surgeon - S. W. Cooper |
Chaplain - J. Scullen Office of day - R. C. Waterman Officer of guard - Amos Eighmey Delegate encampment - C. D. Stephens Alternate - J. D. Coxe |
President - Mrs. Armanda J. Frantz Senior Vice Pres. - Mrs. Van Tassel Junior Vice Pres. - Mrs. Susie Goodwin Treasurer - Mrs. Louise C. Genther Chaplain - Mrs. Dinan Beard |
Conductor - Mrs. Ada Sniffen Guard - Mrs. Emma C. Moore Secretary - Mrs. Nellie Beard Asst. Conductor - Mrs. Ella Patterson Asst. Guard - Mrs. Laura McKinney |
Commander - R. G. Chamberlain S. V. C. - Thomas C. Townsend J. V. C. - James C. Jones Adj. - Jesse Parshall Q. M. - Adolf. Senn S. M. - Henry VanWie |
Q. M. S. - Chas. Parshall Chap. - Elec Springstead Serg. - Chas. Daniels O. D. - B. F. Hendershot O. G. - Ames Groom |
Commander - C. A. Gillett Sr. vice-commander - George Warfield Jr. vice-commander - John Rubert Quartermaster - George W. Durkee Chaplain - Joseph Scullen Officer of the day - R. C. Waterman |
Surgeon - H. B. Fleming Officer of the guard - J. D. Cox Delegate - E. D. Copp Alternate - E. P. O'Neill Council of Adm. - A. D. Schutt, G. W. Durkee |
Commander - Willard Sheppard Sr. vice-commander - James S. Briggs Jr. vice-commander - John Dixon |
Chaplain - Charles Wheaton Quartermaster - John Gams |
Commander - John T. Watkins Sr. Vice-commander - Edgar N. Brown Jr. Vice-commander - George White Quartermaster - Marcus D. Burke Surgeon - Dr. Chas. Mudge |
Office of the day - Charles N. Pound Outside guard - James Laney Delegate - W. H. Hicks Alternate - S. S. Partridge |
Commander - Avery Ingraham Sr. vice-commander - Mortimer Sleight Jr. vice-commander - Charles Batchelor Officer of the day - George M. Bailey Officer of guard - Daniel Dempsey |
Quartermaster - Richard McOmber Chaplain - Allan Reed Sergeant - Anderson Sims Delegate - W. H. Raymond Alternate - Charles Batchelor |
Commander - Willard Shepard Senior vice - James S. Briggs Junior vice - J. Z. Sabin Q. M. - John Gams Chaplain - A. Wheaton Surgeon - John Peck |
O. D. - J. R. Dixon O. G. - William Long Delegate - John Jordan Alternate - John A. Legore Relief committee - John Jordan, J. Z. Sabin, J. A. Lyon |
Com. - Frank Barks S. V. - Harry Howes J. V. - George Smith Surgeon - Dr. Sayre Chaplain - George Fox |
Q. M. - Louis Partridge Office of Day - George Gaines Officer of Guard - Charles Quick Delegate - E. A. Chapin Alternate - G. I. Rose |
Commander - C. F. Batchelor Sr. vice-commander - John Earl Jr. vice-commander - James L. Rockwell Chaplain - Peter Conway |
Quartermaster - D. F. McOmber Sergeant - Anderson Simms Office of guard - John Finn |
President - Mrs. L. A. Stevens 1st Vice-Pres. - Mrs. L. T. Partridge 2nd Vice-Pres. - Mrs. S. Mayo Secretary - Miss A. Kingsbury Treasurer - Mrs. George Burrill |
Conductor - Miss Nellie Emmons Asst. Conductor - Miss J. H. Deal Guard - Mrs. F. Barks Asst. Guard - Miss Quick Chaplain - Mrs. George Gaines |