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Maine GAR Posts & History Grand Army of the Republic Posts - Historical Summary National GAR Records Program - Historical Summary of Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Posts by State MAINE Prepared by the National Organization SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR INCORPORATED BY ACT OF CONGRESS No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 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 ME Org. 10 January Ended 1947 Provisional Department organized December 1867; Permanent Beath, 1889; Carnahan, 1893; 1868 Department organized 10 January 1868 with 14 Posts. The National Encampment Department came to an end in 1947 with the death of its last Proceedings, 1948 members. 001 Post 1 Bath Sagadahoc ME (predates the practice of Org. 28 June Maine Farmer (Augusta), 14 assigning Post namesakes) 1867 Nov. 1867; Beath, 1889 001 Isaac C. Campbell Pembroke Washington ME 2LT Isaac C. Campbell (1841- Must'd 20 Oct. According to research by John ("JD") Rule, a lodge building built Dept. Proceedings, 1916 1864), Co. F, 6th Maine Inf., KIA 1873 by the Sons of Temperance and the Masons was owned -- in part -- at Spotsylvania Court House, VA, by the Isaac C. Campbell Post until 1919, when the Post sold its on 10 May 1864. Resident of share to Crescent Lodge, No. 78, AF&AM. A provision of the sale Pembroke, local hero. was that the Post artifact be allowed to remain in the building. 002 Bosworth Portland Cumberland ME SMA Frederic W. Bosworth (? - Must'd 17 Sept. Maine Farmer (Augusta), 14 1863), Co. A, 17th ME Inf., died of 1867 Nov. 1867; Beath, 1889 wounds received at Wapping Heights, VA, on 23 July 1863. Portland resident, local hero. 003 A. A. Dwinal Mechanic Falls Androscoggin ME 2LT Augustus A. Dwinal (1841 - Briggs Hall (1872-1883); J. D. Must'd 18 July Nine charter members. The History of Androscoggin 1865), Co. G, 1st ME Veteran Inf. Curtis's Hall 1872 County Maine, 1891; Dept. (also served in the 7th ME Inf.), Proceedings, 1916 one of the youngest volunteers from Mechanic Falls, local hero. Died 13 Aug. 1865, one month after his discharge. 004 Farragut Bridgeton Cumberland ME ADM David Glasgow Farragut Sur. 18 Dec. Nat'l Proceedings, 1875 (1801-1870), famous Civil War 1874 leader and former Commandant of Mare Island Naval Shipyard. 004 Sedgwick Bath Sagadahoc ME MG John Sedgwick (1813-1864), Must'd 8 June Dept. Proceedings, 1916 famous Civil War leader, KIA 1887 Spotsylvania Co., VA, 9 May 1864. 005 Gerry Monson Piscataquis ME Must'd 8 June Dept. Proceedings, 1916 1873 006 Heath Gardiner Kennebec ME CPL Alvin Milton C. Heath (1828- Must'd 16 Nov. The Post raised funds in the 1870's by forming themselves into a Dept. Proceedings, 1916 1862), Co. B, 16th ME Inf., died 1867 fire company, receiving $400 per year. 16 Dec. 1862, from wounds received at Fredericksburg, VA, on 13 Dec. 1862. Resident of Gardiner, local hero. 007 Vincent Mountfort Brunswick Cumberland ME 2LT Vincent Mountfort ( -1864), Co. A, 1st ME Cav., KIA at Sycamore Church, VA, on 16 Sept. 1864. 007 Custer Lewiston Androscoggin ME MG George Armstrong Custer GAR Hall, Pillsbury Block, cor. Must'd 26 May Thirty-one charter members. The History of Androscoggin (1839-1876). KIA at Little Lisbon and Pine (1891) 1877 County Maine, 1891; Dept. Bighorn, MT, on 25 June 1876. Proceedings, 1916 Famous Civil War (and Indian Wars) leader. 008 H. F. Safford Dexter Penobscot ME CPL Hiram Freeman Safford Must'd 16 Oct. Dept. Proceedings, 1916 (1840-1863), Co. H, 6th ME Inf., 1874 KIA at Rappahannock Station, VA, on 7 Nov. 1863. Native of Dexter, local hero. 009 Post No. 9 / Knox Lewiston Androscoggin ME George Knox ( ? -1864), Chaplain Org. 25 Nov. Sur. 18 Apr. Eighteen charter members. The Post was given its namesake on The History of Androscoggin 1st, 10th and 29th ME Inf., KIA in 1867 1877 1 Dec. 1868. County Maine, 1891 Virginia on 31 Oct. 1864. 009 Webster Kennebunk York ME Osborn store, upper floor (1910) Must'd 30 Oct. Dept. Proceedings, 1916 1878 SUVCW - GAR Records Program (www.garrecords.org) Maine Page 1 of 11 Grand Army of the Republic Posts - Historical Summary No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 010 Berry Lisbon Androscoggin ME Farwell Hall Must'd 8 May Successor to a Post that organized in Lisbon on 1 Feb. 1868. The History of Androscoggin 1871 Twenty-eight charter members. The last member of the Post was County Maine, 1891; Dept. reportedly Elbridge G. Coolidge, who died 16 Feb. 1940. Proceedings, 1916; Early Families of Sabattus, 1998 011 J. W. West East Machias Washington ME 2LT J. William West (c.1822- 1861), Co. C, 11th ME Inf., KIA at Fair Oaks, VA, on 31 May 1861. Resident of East Machias, local hero. 011 Stephen Davis Pittsfield Somerset ME Must'd 17 Sept. Dept. Proceedings, 1916 1879 012 B. H. Beale Bangor Penobscot ME 2LT Burritt H. Beale ( ? - ? ), Co. Essex Exchange, 3rd story; Must'd 6 Jan. History of Penobscot County, H, 30th ME Inf. Resident of Strickland's Building; Dow's Block, 1868 1882; Dept. Proceedings, 1916 Portland, local hero. 3rd story (1882) 013 Seth Williams Augusta Kennebec ME LTC (BVT MG) Seth Williams Must'd 26 July Dept. Proceedings, 1916 (1822-1866), US Army Adjutant 1872 General Department. Native of Augusta, local hero. 014 W. S. Heath Waterville Kennebec ME LTC William Solyman Heath Must'd 29 Dec. Twenty-six charter members. Nat'l Encampment (1834-1862), 5th ME Inf., KIA at 1874 Proceedings, 1875 Gaines' Mills, VA, on 27 June 1862. Resident of Waterville, local hero. 015 Bradbury Machias Washington ME Named for two brothers: Ensign Must'd 12 Oct. Narrative of the Town of Isaac Snow Bradbury (1840- 1872 Machias, 1904; Dept. 1866), US Navy, lost at sea in the Proceedings, 1916 shipwreck of the armed tug Narcissus off the coast of Tampa, FL, on 4 Jan. 1866. PVT James True Bradbury (1841-1863), Co. C, 6th ME Inf., KIA at Rappahannock Station, VA, on 7 Nov. 1863. 016 P. Henry Tillson Thomaston Knox ME Org. before May Dis. before May The National Memorial Day, 1869 1875 1869 016 Edwin Libby Rockland Knox ME CPT Edwin Libby (1832-1864), Must'd 3 May Dept. Proceedings, 1916 Co. D, 4th ME Inf., KIA at 1875 Wilderness, VA, 5 May 1864. Resident of Rockland, local hero. Bur. Seaview Cem., Rockland. 017 S. J. Oakes Oldtown Penobscot ME Org. before May Dis. before The National Memorial Day, 1869 1875 1869 017 Wilson North Turner Androscoggin ME Must'd 6 Dec. Eleven charter members. The History of Androscoggin 1875 County Maine, 1891; Dept. Proceedings, 1916 018 E. W. Woodman East Wilton Franklin ME COL Ephraim Warren Woodman Must'd 5 Jan. Dept. Proceedings, 1916 (1822-1869), 2nd ME Cavalry. 1876 Resident of Wilton, local hero. 019 Daniel White Kenduskeag Penobscot ME Must'd 17 Feb. Dept. Proceedings, 1916 1868 020 John B. Hubbard Hallowell Kennebec ME CPT John Barrett Hubbard Fraternity Hall Org 24 Oct. 1877 Fourteen charter members. History of Kennebec County, (c.1836-1863), US Vols. Adjutant 1892 General Department, KIA at Port Hudson, LA, on 27 May 1863. Resident of Hallowell, local hero. 021 Albert H. Frost Winthrop Kennebec ME PVT Albert H. Frost (1837-1863), Must'd 5 June Dept. Proceedings, 1916 Co. K, 3rd ME Inf., KIA at 1879 Gettysburg, PA, on 2 July 1863. Winthrop resident, local hero. 022 Vincent Mountfort Brunswick Cumberland ME 2LT Vincent Mountfort ( -1864), Must'd 27 Jan. Dept. Proceedings, 1916 Co. A, 1st ME Cav., KIA at 1880 Sycamore Church, VA, on 16 Sept. 1864. 023 C. S. Douty Foxcroft Piscataquis ME Must'd 7 April Dept. Proceedings, 1916 1880 024 Chamberlain Skowhegan Somerset ME SUVCW - GAR Records Program (www.garrecords.org) Maine Page 2 of 11 Grand Army of the Republic Posts - Historical Summary No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 024 Erskine North Whitefield Lincoln ME At least four members of the GAR Hall (still standing as a Must'd 6 May Dean Enderlin, SUVCW; Dept. Erskine family of Whitefield Grange Hall) 1880 Proceedings, 1916 served in the Union army. Only one survived the war. The Post may have been named for the family members who died. 025 F. E. Wardwell Bucksport Waldo ME 1SGT Francis Eliakim Wardwell Org. before May The National Memorial Day, (1834-1863), Co. I, 28th ME 1869 1869 Infantry, died of disease on 4 July 1863 in Louisiana. Resident of Bucksport, local hero. 025 John F. Appleton Farmington Franklin ME COL (Bvt. BG) John Francis Must'd 21 May Dept. Proceedings, 1916 Appleton (1838-1870), famous 1880 Civil war leader. Native of Bangor. 026 Thomas T. Rideout Bowdoinham Sagadahoc ME 1SGT Thomas Tyler Rideout Must'd 2 July History of the Town of (c.1841-1863), Co. F, 19th ME 1880; chart'd 9 Bowdoinham, 1912; Dept. Inf., died on 18 July 1863 wounds July 1880 Proceedings, 1916 received at Gettysburg, PA, on 3 July 1863. Resident of Bowdoinham, local hero. 027 Farragut Bridgeton Cumberland ME ADM David Glasgow Farragut Must'd 9 Feb. The original Grand Army Hall, established 1896 and located at 12 Dept. Proceedings, 1916 (1801-1870), famous Civil War 1881 Depot Street, is still standing in Bridgeton (reported by Jeff leader and former Commandant Vaillant, SUVCW).
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