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Grand Army of the Republic Posts - Historical Summary

National GAR Records Program - Historical Summary of Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Posts by State 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 NJ Org. 10 Ended 1945 Department of New Jersey organized 10 December 1867. The Beath, 1889; Carnahan, 1893; December 1867 Department came to an end with the passing of Department National Encampment Commander William H. Perrine. Proceedings, 1946 001 McPherson Boonton Morris NJ Masonic Hall (1870) Chart'd 26 Dec. Dis. 30 Jan. Dept. Roster, 1870; Lyon 1866 1878 Camp #10, SUVCW (NJ) 001 002 Phil Kearney / Kearney- Newark Essex NJ MG , Jr. (1815- 750 Broad Street (1870); 100 Chart'd 6 Dec. Originally organized as Post No. 1, and chartered by the History of Essex and Hudson Sheridan (aft. 1916) 1862), KIA at Chantilly, VA, on 1 Market Street (1879); 194 Market 1866 Department of . Its seniority was contested with Post No. Counties, 1884; Beath, 1889; Sept. 1862. Famous Civil War Street (1884) 1, located in Boonton, whose charter had been issued by National Dept. Proceedings, 1916 leader. HQ. Kearney Post was assigned No. 2 until the Post at Boonton disbanded, and was then rechartered as Kearney Post, No. 1. Consolidated with Sheridan Post, No. 110, on 10 Feb. 1916, and was renamed Kearney-Sheridan Post, No. 1, at that time.

002 001 Kearney Newark Essex NJ MG Philip Kearny, Jr. (1815- Chart'd 6 Dec. (See Phil Kearney Post 1 notes) Beath, 1889 1862), KIA at Chantilly, VA, on 1 1866 Sept. 1862. Famous Civil War leader. 002 Commodore Conover South Amboy Middlesex NJ Commodore Thomas Anderson Broadway & 1st Street (1879) Must'd 11 Mar. Dept. Proceedings, 1879 Conover (1791-1864), famous US 1878 Navy officer and former commanding officer of the Constitution . Died in South Amboy. 002 Thomas A. Sharp Millville Cumberland NJ PVT Thomas A. Sharp ( ? - 1864), Chart'd 20 Jan. Formed from the consolidation of Tice Post, No. 9, and Union Dept. Proceedings, 1904; Lyon Co. G, 3rd NJ Cav., KIA at 1891 Post, No. 55. Still active in the 1930's. Camp #10, SUVCW (NJ) Winchester, VA, on 17 Aug. 1864.

003 Gilliam Van Houten (originally Jersey City Hudson NJ The post had two namesakes: 1) GAR Hall (1870); 38 Edge Ave. Org. 23 Apr. Name changed "This post was organized in the city of Bergen, now a portion of History of Essex and Hudson Joe Hooker) MG (1814-1879), (1879); City Hall, top floor (1884) 1867; Chart'd 10 1873 Jersey City. At the time of its organization, and until 1873, it bore Counties, 1884; Dept. famous Civil War leader. 2) COL May 1867 the name of Joe Hooker Post, No. 3, but changed it to G. Van Proceedings, 1904 Gilliam Van Houten (1819-1862), Houten under a general order from the National Encampment 21st NJ Inf., died at Bank's Ford, prohibiting posts from taking the name of any soldier living." VA, on 6 May 1863, from wounds received at Salem Heights, VA, on 4 May 1863.

004 Admiral Stewart Manahawkin Ocean NJ (presumably) Rear ADM Charles Chart'd 29 Jan. Noted in New Jersey Department General Order No. 2, dated 17 Dept. Roster, 1870; Dept. G.O. Stewart (1778-1869), famous 1870 Feb. 1872. Also in the Department Roster of 1870. #2, 17 Feb. 1872; Lyon Camp naval leader, placed on retired list #10, SUVCW (NJ) 004 James A. Garfield Newark Essex NJ MGin 1861. James Abram Garfield (1831- 851 Broard St. (1884) Chart'd 23 Sept. History of Essex and Hudson 1881), Civil War leader and later 1881 Counties, 1884; Dept. US President (assassinated). Proceedings, 1904 004 005 Nathaniel Lyon Bricksburg Ocean NJ BG Nathaniel Lyon (1818-1861), GAR Hall (1870); Council Hall, Chart'd 1 Feb. Listed in 1870 as number 5. Dept. Roster, 1870 KIA at Wilson's Creek, MO, 10 Clifton Ave. (1879) 1870 August 1861. 005 Phil Kearney Jersey City Hudson NJ MG Philip Kearny, Jr. (1815- Chart'd 2 Sept. Revoked 17 Dept. Roster, 1870 1862), KIA at Chantilly, VA, on 1 1867 July 1869 Sept. 1862. Famous Civil War leader. 005 Thomas M. K. Lee, Jr. Camden Camden NJ CPT Thomas M. K. Lee, Jr. (1836- Central Hall, Fourth & Arch Chart'd 4 Jan. Eighty-five charter members. History of Camden County, 1873), Co. K, 6th NJ Inf., Streets (1879) 1875 1886; Dept. Proceedings, 1904 prominent Camden citizen. 006 Sedgwick Camden Camden NJ Chart'd 1 Oct. Dept. Roster, 1870 1867 006 GEN Harker Glassboro Gloucester NJ BG Charles Garrison Harker Odd Fellows Hall (1879) Chart'd 1878 Dept. Proceedings, 1879 (1835-1864), KIA at Kennesaw Mountain, GA, on 27 June 1864. Famous Civil War leader.

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 006 H. H. Janeway New Brunswick Middlesex NJ COL Hugh Hartshorne Janeway Org. 1872 Sur. 1878 Formed in 1872 after dissention within Kearney Post No. 15 led Dept. Proceedings, 1879; Lyon (1842-1865), 1st NJ Cav., killed at some members to break away to form their own Post. Merged (re- Camp #10, SUVCW (NJ) Amelia Springs, VA, on 4 April united) with Kearney Post No. 15 in 1878 to become Kearney- 1865, local hero. Janeway Post, No. 15. 006 Jacob C. Shinn Port Norris Cumberland NJ PVT Jacob C. Shinn ( ? -1862), Chart'd 12 Jan. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 Co. G, 24th NJ Inf., missing 1887 (supposed KIA) at Fredericksburg, VA, on 13 Dec. 1862.

007 Post No. 7 Lambertville Hunterdon NJ No namesake. Known only by its Dis. 16 Nov. Dept. Roster, 1870 number. 1868 007 GEN George G. Meade Passaic Passaic NJ MG George Gordon Meade (1815- Pythian Hall, Main St. (1879) Chart'd 26 June Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1872), famous Civil War leader. 1873

008 Bayard Trenton Mercer NJ BG George Dashiell Bayard (1835- Cook's Hall, 28 Green St. (1879) Chart'd 5 Nov. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1862), famous Civil War leader, 1867 KIA at Fredericksburg, VA, on 13 Dec. 1862. 009 Post No. 9 Vineland Cumberland NJ No namesake. Known only by its Dis. before Dec. Dept. Roster, 1870 number. 1870 009 George W. Taylor Hampton Junction Hunterdon NJ BG George William Taylor (1808- Knights of Pythias Hall (1879) Chart'd 1 Oct. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1862), famous Civil War leader. 1878 Formerly COL, 3rd NJ Inf. Died at Alexandria, VA, on 1 Sept. 1862, from wounds received at 2nd Bull Run, VA, on 30 Aug. 1862. Hunterdon County's only Civil War general. 009 Jas. W. Allen Burlington Burlington NJ Also listed as Joseph W. Allen Post. Short lived. 010 Post No. 10 Bordentown Burlington NJ No namesake. Known only by its Sur. 1869 The Post (known then as Post No. 10) was in existence by May The National Memorial Day, number. 1869, when it observed Memorial Day. 1869; Dept. Roster, 1870 010 Nathaniel Lyon Vineland Cumberland NJ BG Nathaniel Lyon (1818-1861), Grand Army Hall (1879) Chart'd 16 June Dept. Proceedings, 1904 KIA at Wilson's Creek, MO, 10 1875 August 1861. 011 Lincoln Newark Essex NJ (1809-1865), 781 Broad St. (1879); 755 Broad Chart'd 1 Feb. Ten charter members. History of Essex and Hudson 16th President of the United St. (1884) 1868 Counties, 1884; Dept. States. Proceedings, 1904 012 Kearney Bridgeton Cumberland NJ Re-inst. Between Dis. 1 Oct. 1869 Noted in New Jersey Department General Order No. 2, dated 17 Dept. Roster, 1870; Dept. G.O. 1869-1872 Feb. 1872. #2, 17 Feb. 1872

012 Post No. 12 Hackettstown Warren NJ No namesake. Known only by its number. 012 Uzal Dodd Orange Essex NJ CPT Samuel Uzal Dodd (1828- Grand Army Hall (1879); Chart'd 23 Mar. The organizers first met on 28 February 1878. Twenty-five charter Dept. Proceedings, 1879, 1863), Co. H, 26th NJ Inf., died 6 Reynolds' Building, Main between 1878; Must'd 25 members. 1904; The Founders and June 1863 from wounds received Day and Centre Streets (1896) Mar. 1878 Builders of the Oranges, 1896 at Salem Heights, VA, on 3 May 1863. Buried at Rosedale Cem., Orange. 013 Post No. 13 Hammonton Atlantic NJ No namesake. Known only by its Sur. 23 Dec. The Post (known then as Post No. 13) was in existence by May The National Memorial Day, number. 1869 1869, when it observed Memorial Day. 1869; Dept. Roster, 1870 013 Henry Wilson Jersey City Hudson NJ 150 Newark Ave. (1879); Chart'd 30 Dec. History of Essex and Hudson Humboldt Hall, 186 Newark Ave. 1875 Counties, 1884; Dept. (1884) Proceedings, 1904 014 Reno Metuchen Middlesex NJ "Never organized" Dept. Roster, 1870 014 Ellsworth Union Hudson NJ COL Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth Gavazzas Hall, Hackensack Ave. Chart'd 24 Jan. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 (1837-1861), in the New (1879) 1876 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.

015 CPT Henry Vreeland Belleville Essex NJ CPT Henry Vreeland (? - ?), Co. Chart'd 11 Mar. Dept. Proceedings, 1911 F, 2nd NJ Inf. 1910 015 Kearney New Brunswick Middlesex NJ Chart'd 8 June Sur. 1878 Merged with Janeway Post 6 in 1878 to become Kearney-Janeway Dept. Roster, 1870; Dept. 1868 Post, No. 15. Proceedings, 1879 015 Kearney - Janeway New Brunswick Middlesex NJ Combined names of Kearney Kearney Hall (1879); Stet Hall, Chart'd 6 Aug. Sur. 23 June The Post formed form the combination of Janeway Post 6 and Dept. Proceedings, 1904, 1905 Post, No. 15 and Janeway Post Albany Street (1888) 1878 1904 Kearney Post 15. After surrendering their charter, transfer cards No. 6. were issued to 49 members, who formed a consilidated Post with Robert Boggs Post, No. 67.

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 016 Bramhall Rahway Union NJ (presumably) CPT Walter Morrell Watson's Drug Store Chart'd 27 June Noted in New Jersey Department General Order No. 2, dated 17 Dept. Roster, 1870; Dept. G.O. Bramhall (1839-1913), 6th NY 1868 Feb. 1872. #2, 17 Feb. 1872 Light Art. The 6th was formed from an original company organized in Rahway. Bramhall is buried in Rahway Cem.

016 E. F. Cook Deckertown Sussex NJ MAJ (Bvt. BG) Edwin Francis Chart'd 1878 Dept. Proceedings, 1879 Cooke (1835-1867), 2nd NY Cav., enlisted in Newton Twp., NJ, local hero, buried in Clove, Cem., Sussex County. 016 Parker Grubb Burlington Burlington NJ (Adjutant) Isaac Parker Grubb GAR Hall, Lawrence opposite Chart'd 28 May Dept. Proceedings, 1904 (1843-1864), 37th NJ Inf., died of Clarkson (1895) 1880 disease (typhoid fever) at Spring Hill, VA, on 11 Aug. 1864. Local hero, buried in St. Marys Episcopal Churchard, Burlington.

017 Higbee Burlington Burlington NJ Discontinued by December 1870. Dept. Roster, 1870 017 Custer Carlstadt Bergen NJ (presumably) MG George Niederer's Hall (1879) Chart'd 29 July Dept. Proceedings, 1904 Armstrong Custer (1839-1876). 1878 KIA at Little Bighorn, MT, on 25 June 1876. Famous Civil War (and Indian Wars) leader. 018 Phil Sheridan / Ira J. Lindsley Morristown Morris NJ 1) MG Philip Henry Sheridan Chart'd 25 Aug. Sur. 1874 Originally named Phil Sheridan Post. Dept. Roster, 1870; A History (1831-1888), famous Civil War 1868 of Morris County, New Jersey, leader. 2) CPT Ira J. Lindsley ( ? - 1914 1863), Co. C, 15th NJ Inf., KIA at Salem Heights, VA, on 3 May 1863. 018 Sedgwick Hackettstown Warren NJ MG (1813-1864), Am. Mech's Hall (1879) Chart'd 29 Jan. Sur. 1906 Dept. Proceedings, 1904, 1906 famous Civil War leader, KIA 1870 Spotsylvania Co., VA, 9 May 1864. 018 William McKinley Vineland Soldiers Cumberland NJ CPT (Bvt. MAJ) William McKinley Home (1843-1901), soldier, 23rd Ohio Infantry, later US President, assassinated 14 September 1901.

019 Wadsworth Hoboken Hudson NJ IOOF Hall (1870) Chart'd 3 Sept. Sur. 1878 Charter annulled in 1878, by order of the Council of Administration. Dept. Roster, 1870; Dept. 1868 Proceedings, 1879 019 John A. Dix Swedesboro Gloucester NJ MG John Dix (1798-1879), Chart'd 29 Apr. Sixteen charter members. History of Gloucester, Salem, famous Civil War leader and New 1879 and Cumberland Counties, NJ, York politician. 1883; Dept. Proceedings, 1904

020 GEN Heckman Elwood Atlantic NJ Langham Hall (1870) Chart'd 13 Mar. Noted in New Jersey Department General Order No. 2, dated 17 Dept. Roster, 1870; Dept. G.O. 1869 Feb. 1872. #2, 17 Feb. 1872 020 MAJ C. A. Angel Lambertville Hunterdon NJ CPT Charles Augustus Angel, Co. Union & Coryell St. (1879) Chart'd 20 Nov. Dept. Proceedings, 1904; Sgt. A, 35th NJ Inf., KIA at Ruff's Bluff, 1878 Hiram W. Purcell Camp 104, GA, 4 July 1864, originally bur. Dept. of New Jersey, SUVCW Marietta Nat'l Cem., GA, later reinterred at Lambertsville. 021 Joseph A. Rawlings Plainfield Union NJ Temperance Hall (1870) In existence before 31 December 1870. Dept. Roster, 1870 021 Joseph R. Ridgway Beverly Burlington NJ CPT Joseph R. Ridgway ( ), Co. Chart'd 23 May Dept. Proceedings, 1904 G, 23rd NJ Inf., KIA at 1879 Fredericksburg, VA, on 13 Dec. 1862. Buried in Rancocas Quaker Burying Ground, Burlington County. 022 H. H. Janeway Toms River Ocean NJ COL Hugh Hartshorne Janeway Chart'd 12 Feb. Noted in New Jersey Department General Order No. 2, dated 17 Dept. Roster, 1870; Dept. G.O. (1842 -1865), 1st NJ Cav., KIA at 1869 Feb. 1872. #2, 17 Feb. 1872 Amelia Springs, VA, on 5 April 1865. 022 E. D. Baker Moorestown Burlington NJ COL Edward Dickinson Baker Org. 24 June Lyon Camp #10, SUVCW (NJ) (1811-1861), KIA at Ball's Bluff, 1879 VA, 20 October 1861. politician and later Senator in . Buried in San Francisco.

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 022 Mansfield Bayonne Hudson NJ Chart'd 17 Dec. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1889 023 Slater Frenchtown Hunterdon NJ Chart'd 20 May Sur. 25 May Listed incorrectly as Post 22 in the 1870 roster. Dept. Roster, 1870 1869 1870 023 Aaron Wilkes Trenton Mercer NJ 2LT (Adjutant) Aaron Wilkes Chart'd 1 July Dept. Proceedings, 1904 (1840-1862), Co. B, 6th NJ Inf., 1897 KIA at Williamsburg, VA, on 5 May 1862. Buried Riverview Cem., Trenton. 024 Tice Millville Cumberland NJ PVT Leonard Tice ( ? -1862), Co. Stratton's Hall (1870) Chart'd 27 May Noted in New Jersey Department General Order No. 2, dated 17 Dept. Roster, 1870; Dept. G.O. H, 4th NJ Inf., KIA at 1869 Feb. 1872. #2, 17 Feb. 1872 Fredericksburg, VA, on 13 Dec. 1862. 024 Morristown Morris NJ MG Winfield Scott (1786-1866), Chart'd 14 July Renamed in late "On the death of General Torbert, the name was changed in his A History of Morris County, famous Mexican War leader, and 1879 1880 honor to A. T. A. Torbert Post, No. 24, there being a large number New Jersey, 1914 early leader in the Civil War. of his old brigade, who were members of the post." 024 A. T. A. Torbert Morristown Morris NJ BG Alfred Thomas Archimedes Chart'd 14 July Originally named Winfield Scott Post, No. 24. The name was Dept. Proceedings, 1904; A Torbert (1833-1880), famous Civil 1879 changed after the death of General Torbert in 1880. There were History of Morris County, New War leader and former COL of the three members of the Post still living in 1938: Martin B. Hyler, Fred Jersey, 1914 1st NJ Inf. Muchmore, and George Blanchard. 025 Ulric Dahlgren Elizabeth Union NJ COL Ulric Dahlgren (1842-1864), Collett Hall (1870); Herman Hall, Chart'd 14 June Sur. Jan. 1932 Thirty-two charter members (1875). The Post surrendered its The City of Elizabeth, New US Vols. Aide-de-Camp, killed in No. 9 East Scott St. (1879); 109 1869; Re-org. charter in January 1932 with four members remaining. Jersey, Illustrated, 1889; Dept. an unsuccessful raid on Broad Street (1912) 1875 Proceedings, 1904; Asbury Richmond, VA, on 2 March 1864. Park Evening Press, 19 Jan. Son of ADM John A. Dahlgren. 1932

026 Robert G. Shaw Camden Camden NJ COL Robert Gould Shaw (1837- Chart'd 24 June Dept. Roster, 1870 1863), 54th MA Infantry, KIA at 1869 Fort Wagner, SC, 18 July 1863. Famous Civil War leader of colored troops. 026 GEN A. E. Shiras Mount Holly Burlington NJ COL (Bvt. MG) Alexander Eaken Chart'd 17 July Dept. Proceedings, 1904 Shiras (1812-1875), US Army 1879 Commissary Dept., native of Mount Holly, buried at St. Andrews Graveyard, Mount Holly.

027 Shaw Newark Essex NJ 123 Market Street (1870) Chart'd 29 Mar. Dept. Roster, 1870 1870 027 William F. Barry Rahway Union NJ Chart'd 23 July Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1879 028 Farragut Paterson Passaic NJ ADM David Glasgow Farragut Excelsior Hall (1870); GAR Hall, Chart'd 21 June Dept. Roster, 1870; Dept. (1801-1870), famous Civil War 219 Main St. (1879) 1870 Proceedings, 1904 leader and former Commandant of Mare Island Naval Shipyard. 029 George H. Thomas Hudson Hudson NJ MG George Henry Thomas (1816- Hoffman's Hall (1870) Chart'd 11 Aug. Dept. Roster, 1870 1870), famous Civil War leader. 1870

029 George H. Thomas Jersey City Hudson NJ MG George Henry Thomas (1816- Fellers Hall, Palisade Ave. (1879); Chart'd 11 Aug. Sur. 11 Mar. Identified as George H. Thomas Post, No. 20, in the 1884 History History of Essex and Hudson 1870), famous Civil War leader. Middendres' Hall, Palisade Ave. 1878 1926 of Essex and Hudson Counties. Counties, 1884; Dept. (1884) Proceedings, 1904; Lyon Camp #10, SUVCW (NJ) 029 Thomas Eayre Southampton Burlington NJ CPT Thomas W. Eayre ( ? -1864), U.S. Volunteers Adjutant-General Dept., KIA at Spotsvylvania Court House, VA, on 12 May 1864. Buried Vincentown Friends Cem., Burlington County.

030 Henry Warren NJ Mechanic's Hall (1870) Chart'd 17 Aug. Noted in New Jersey Department General Order No. 2, dated 17 Dept. Roster, 1870; Dept. G.O. 1870 Feb. 1872. #2, 17 Feb. 1872 030 Thomas R. Haines Princeton Mercer NJ Chart'd 1 Aug. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1879 031 P. Vredenburg Red Bank Monmouth NJ MAJ Peter Vredenburg, Jr., (1837- Masonic Hall (1870) Chart'd 26 Oct. Noted in New Jersey Department General Order No. 2, dated 17 Dept. Roster, 1870; Dept. G.O. 1864), 14th NJ Inf., KIA at 1870 Feb. 1872. #2, 17 Feb. 1872 Winchester, VA, on 19 Sept. 1864. 031 GEN Howell Woodbury Gloucester NJ Chart'd 16 Sept. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1879 032 Post No. 32 Belvidere Warren NJ No namesake. Known only by its Noted in New Jersey Department General Order No. 2, dated 17 Dept. G.O. #2, 17 Feb. 1872 number. Feb. 1872.

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 032 Joe Hooker Atlantic City Atlantic NJ MG Joseph Hooker (1814-1879), Chart'd 1 Nov. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 famous Civil War leader. 1879 033 Edward A. Acton Pennsgrove Salem NJ Chart'd 8 Nov. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1879 034 Hexamer Newark Essex NJ CPT William Hexamer (1825- 183 Market Street (1879, 1884), Chart'd 25 Apr. A German-American Post. Ten charter members. History of Essex and Hudson 1870), Battery A, 1st NJ Light Art., 37 Market (1900) 1872 Counties, 1884; Dept. commanded a mostly-German Proceedings, 1904; A History artillery battery, "one of the most of the City of Newark, 1913 valliant artillery officers of the Army of the Potomac." 035 Chaplain Butler Paterson Passaic NJ Butler Hall, Main St. (1879) Chart'd 15 Apr. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1872 036 Robert McAllister Kearney Hudson NJ Org. 20 Aug. Lyon Camp #10, SUVCW (NJ) 1912 036 Van Leer Gloucester Camden NJ Chart'd 13 Nov. Sur. 1906 Dept. Proceedings, 1904, 1906 1879 037 William B. Hatch Camden Camden NJ Chart'd 20 Feb. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1873 038 Zabriskie Jersey City Hudson NJ COL Abraham Zabriskie (1841- Ave. House, Five Corners (1879, Chart'd 22 Dec. History of Essex and Hudson 1864), 9th NJ Inf., died at Fortress 1884) 1879 Counties, 1884; Dept. Monroe, VA, on 24 May 1864, Proceedings, 1904 from wounds received at Drury's Bluff, VA, on 12 May 1864. His father was on the committee that framed the charter for Jersey City.

039 Bartlett Caldwell Essex NJ Chart'd 22 Dec. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1879 040 John Mecray Cape May Cape May NJ PVT John Mecray ( ? -1862), Co. Chart'd 11 Feb. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 A, 7th NJ Inf., KIA at 1880 Williamsburg, VA, on 5 May 1862. Buried in Cold Spring Presbyterian Cem., Lower Twp., NJ. 041 C. K. Hall Asbury Park Monmouth NJ LTC (Bvt. BG) Caldwell Keppele Chart'd 7 Apr. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 Hall (1839-1870), 14th NJ Inf. 1880 Many soldiers of the 14th were recruited from Monmouth County.

042 Alexander L. Robeson Bridgeton Cumberland NJ 1LT Alexander Lewden Robeson McGear & Bro. Store, 3rd story Chart'd 27 Apr. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 (1834-1862), Co. H, 24th NJ Inf., (1895) 1880 KIA at Fredericksburg, VA, on 13 Dec. 1862. Resident of Bridgeton, local hero.

043 MAJ James H. Dandy Perth Amboy Middlesex NJ Chart'd 29 May Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1880 044 Charles S. Olden Metuchen Middlesex NJ Org. 31 May 1880 Sur. 6 Jan. Dept. Proceedings, 1896; Lyon 1896 Camp #10, SUVCW (NJ) 044 Edward G. Brown Hoboken Hudson NJ Chart'd 25 Jan. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1900 045 Washington Bordentown Burlington NJ Chart'd 4 June Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1880 046 James B. Morris Long Branch Monmouth NJ 1LT James B. Morris, Bat. D, 1st Chart'd 15 July Fifteen charter members. National Tribune, 10 May 1883; NJ Light Art., "one of New 1880 Dept. Proceedings, 1904 Jersey's noblest sons, who met the enemy on many a hard-fought battle-field, and came home to die from the effects of wounds and exposure." 047 GEN William J. Sewell Mays Landing Atlantic NJ COL (Bvt. MG) William Joyce Chart'd 5 June Dept. Proceedings, 1904 Sewell (1835-1901), 38th NJ Inf., 1903 MOH recipient, buried Harleigh Cem., Camden. 047 Vredenburg Manasquan Monmouth NJ Org. 26 July 1880 Sur. 1897 Dept. Proceedings, 1896, 1897

048 Lambert Boeman Flemington Hunterdon NJ MAJ Lambert Boeman (1832- Chart'd 28 Aug. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1864), 15th NJ Inf., KIA at Cedar 1880 Creek, VA, on 19 Oct. 1864.

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 049 Leonard Tice Millville Cumberland NJ PVT Leonard Tice ( ? -1862), Co. Org. 24 Sept. Consolidated 20 Consolidated with Union Post, No. 55, to become Sharp Post, No. Lyon Camp #10, SUVCW (NJ) H, 4th NJ Inf., KIA at 1880 Jan. 1894 2, on 20 Jan. 1894. Fredericksburg, VA, on 13 Dec. 1862. 049 Thomas W. Eayre Vincentown Burlington NJ CPT Thomas W. Eayre ( ? -1864), Chart'd 1 May Dept. Proceedings, 1904 U.S. Volunteers Adjutant-General 1894 Dept., KIA at Spotsvylvania Court House, VA, on 12 May 1864. Buried Vincentown Friends Cem., Burlington County.

050 John G. Tolmie Phillipsburg Warren NJ SGT John G. Tolmie, Jr. (c.1839- Haggarty's Hall (1886) Chart'd 11 Feb. Warren County History and 1862), Co. E, 7th NJ Inf., died of 1881 Directory, 1886; Dept. disease at Williamsburg, VA, on 7 Proceedings, 1904 May 1862 (two days after being wounded at Williamsburg). 051 William P. Robeson Camden Camden NJ LTC (BVT BG) William Penn Chart'd 27 June Noted as an African American GAR Post in The Won Cause History of Camden County, NJ, Robeson, Jr. (1837-1881), a 1881; Must'd 28 (Gannon, 2011). 1886; Dept. Proceedings, 1904 resident of Camden, died 15 Sept. June 1881 1881, a few months after the Post organized. 052 James B. McPherson Hackensack Bergen NJ BG James Birdseye McPherson Chart'd 13 July Eighteen charter members. Adopted its namesake on the evening History of Bergen County, (1828-1864), famous Civil War 1881 of 29 July 1881. 1900; Dept. Proceedings, 1904 leader, KIA at the Battle of Atlanta, GA, 22 July 1864. 053 MAJ Martin Delaney Atlantic City Atlantic NJ MAJ Martin Robison Delany (1812- Chart'd 10 May Noted as an African American GAR Post in The Won Cause Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1885), 104th US Colored Inf. First 1901 (Gannon, 2011). African-American field officer in the US Army. 053 Thomas H. Davis Haddonfield Camden NJ Org. 16 July 1881 Dept. Proceedings, 1896

054 MAJ Anderson Dover Morris NJ MAJ (Bvt. MG) Robert Anderson Chart'd 19 July Twenty-eight charter members. Name changed after a few years Dover Dates 1722 1792, A (1805-1871), commander of the 1881 to honor James McDavit of Dover. Bicentennial History of Dover, garrison at Fort Sumter when it 1922 was bombarded at the outset of the Civil War. 054 James M. McDavit Dover Morris NJ PVT (SGT?) James M. McDavit Chart'd 19 July The original namesake was "MAJ Anderson" of Fort Sumter fame, Dept. Proceedings, 1904; (1840-1863), Co. E, 11th NJ Inf., 1881 but after a few years, the Post members decided to change the Dover Dates 1722 1792, A KIA at Chancellorsville, VA, on 3 namesake to honor James McDavit, a local man who gave his life Bicentennial History of Dover, May 1863 while tending to in the war. 1922; Jan Williams, Cultural wounds of CPT Thomas J. and Historic Resources Halsey. Buried Orchard Street Specialist, County of Morris, NJ Cem., Dover. 055 GEN Henry W. Slocum Paterson Passaic NJ MG Henry Warner Slocum (1827- Chart'd 28 May Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1894), famous Civil War leader, 1894 later congressman from NY. 055 Union Millville Cumberland NJ Org. 17 Aug. Consolidated 20 Consolidated with Tice Post, No. 49, to become Sharp Post, No. 2, Lyon Camp #10, SUVCW (NJ) 1881 Jan. 1894 on 20 Jan. 1894. 056 Thomas Hamilton Trenton Mercer NJ Chart'd 18 Aug. Noted as an African American GAR Post in The Won Cause Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1881 (Gannon, 2011). 057 Craven Bound Brook Summerset NJ Org. 10 Nov. Sur. 1 Apr. Lyon Camp #10, SUVCW (NJ) 1887 1893 057 J. G. Foster NJ MG John Gray Foster (1823- 1874), famous Civil War leader. 057 GEN William S. Truex South Amboy Middlesex NJ COL (Bvt. BG) William Snyder Chart'd 23 Jan. Sur. 16 July Changed its number from 118 to 57 in 1915. Dept. Proceedings, 1916, 1920 Truex (1819-1889), 14th NJ Inf. 1893; Re- 1919 numbered 1915 058 William S. Pierson Bloomfield Essex NJ PVT William S. Pierson (1841- Unangst Hall, 306 Glenwood Ave. Chart'd 13 Oct. Thirty-eight charter members. The Stillwater Messenger, 22 1861), Co. B, 1st Minnesota Inf., 1881 Oct. 1861; Dept. Proceedings, wounded at the Battle of Bull Run 1904; History of Essex and 21 July 1861, died of wounds as a Hudson Counties, New Jersey, POW at Richmond, VA, 18 Aug. 1884 1861, aged 20 years. Local hero, buried (or memorialized) at Bloomfield Cem.

059 Ambrose E. Burnside Toms River Ocean NJ MG Ambrose Everett Burnside Chart'd 11 Nov. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 (1824-1881), famous Civil War 1881 leader.

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 060 A. B. Bateman Cedarville Cumberland NJ SGT Albert B. Bateman ( ? - Chart'd 12 Dec. Dept. Proceedings, 1896 1878), Co. H, 7th NJ Inf. Buried 1872 in Old Broad St. Presbyterian Cem., Bridgeton, Cumberland County. 061 Arrowsmith Red Bank Monmouth NJ LTC George Arrowsmith (1839- Chart'd 6 Dec. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1863), 157th NY Inf., KIA at 1881 Gettysburg, PA, on 1 July 1863. Native of Monmouth County, local hero. 062 GEN Stahel Egg Harbor Atlantic NJ MG Julius H. Stahel (1825-1912), 200 Ave. Chart'd 16 Jan. Dept. Proceedings, 1904; Mark famous Civil War leader and 1882 W. Maxwell, Egg Harbor recipient. Historical Soc., Inc. 063 CPT James W. Conover Freehold Monmouth NJ CPT James W. Conover (1832- Chart'd 16 Jan. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1864), Co. D, 14th NJ Inf., died at 1882 Frederick, MD, on 4 Aug. 1864, from wounds received at Monocacy, MD, on 9 July 1864. Buried in Maplewood Cem., Freehold. 064 Judson Kilpatrick Elizabeth Union NJ MG (1836- Chart'd 16 Feb. Sur. 1925 The Post headquarters, built in 1886, was located on East Jersey The City of Elizabeth, New 1881), famous Civil War leader. 1882 Street. Jersey, Illustrated, 1889; Dept. Proceedings, 1904; Asbury Park Evening Press, 19 Jan. 1932 065 Issac M. Tucker Newark Essex NJ COL Isaac M. Tucker (1832- 124 Market St. (1884) Chart'd 4 Apr. Sixteen charter members. Noted as an African American GAR History of Essex and Hudson 1862), 2nd NJ Inf., KIA at Gaines' 1882 Post in The Won Cause (Gannon, 2011). Counties, 1884; Dept. Mill, VA, on 27 June 1862. Native Proceedings, 1904 of Essex County, local hero.

066 John F. Reynolds Washington Warren NJ MG John Fulton Reynolds (1820- Chart'd and Twenty-six charter members. National Tribune, 6 May 1882; 1863), KIA at the Battle of Must'd 26 Apr. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 Gettysburg on 1 July 1863. 1882 Famous Civil War leader. 067 Robert Boggs / Boggs - New Brunswick Middlesex NJ Chart'd 20 Consolidated with Kearney - Janeway Post, after the latter Dept. Proceedings, 1904, 1905 Janeway (aft. 1894) Apr.1882 surrendered their charter in June 1904. Post originally named for Robert Boggs, renamed Boggs - Janeway Post in 1904. 068 GEN D. A. Russell Hammonton Atlantic NJ BG (Bvt. MG) David Allen Russell Chart'd 8 May Dis. 1 Jan. 1918 Dept. Proceedings, 1904, 1918 (1820-1864), famous Civil War 1883 leader, KIA at Winchester, VA, on 19 Sept. 1864.

069 COL Robert C. Johnson Salem Salem NJ COL Robert Carney Johnson Chart'd 26 May Dept. Proceedings, 1904 (1811-1881), 12th NJ Inf., native 1882 of Salem, local hero. 070 Burnett Burdsall Bridgeton Cumberland NJ Chart'd 4 Apr. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1889 070 Edward Townsend Goshen Cape May NJ Sur. 1 Feb. Lyon Camp #10, SUVCW (NJ) 1889 071 John Williams Gloucester Camden NJ Org. 8 Nov. 1882 Sur. 1 July 1892 Surrendered charter with seventeen members. Lyon Camp #10, SUVCW (NJ)

071 Samuel Starr German Valley NJ Chart'd 13 Aug. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1892 072 GEN G. K. Warren New Egypt Ocean NJ MG Gouverneur Kemble Warren Chart'd 19 May Sur. 9 Nov. Eighteen charter members. Dept. Proceedings, 1904, 1905 (1830-1882), famous Civil War 1883 1904 leader. 073 Winfield Scott Plainfield Union NJ MG Winfield Scott (1786-1866), Chart'd 13 Dec. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 famous Mexican War leader, and 1883 early leader in the Civil War. 074 GEN E. V. Sumner Jamesburg Middlesex NJ MG Edwin Vose Sumner (1797- Chart'd 4 Apr. Thirty-seven charter members. National Tribune, 24 May 1883; 1863), famous Civil War leader. 1883 Dept. Proceedings, 1904

075 GEN Wadsworth Somerville Summerset NJ BG (Bvt. MG) James Samuel Chart'd 17 Apr. Twenty charter members. National Tribune, 24 May 1883; Wadsworth (1807-1864), famous 1883 Dept. Proceedings, 1904 Civil War leader. Died 8 May 1864, from wounds received at Wilderness, VA, on 6 May 1864.

076 Samuel Mills Clayton Gloucester NJ Chart'd 11 May National Tribune, 23 Aug. 1883; Must'd 17 1883; Dept. Proceedings, 1904 May 1883

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 077 Henry D. Ryerson Tuckerton Ocean NJ COL Henry Ogden Ryerson (1826- Chart'd and Most GAR records spell the namesake with the "D" middle initial. National Tribune, 23 Aug. 1864), 10th NJ Inf., died at Locust must'd 19 May This may have been an error on the original charter. COL 1883; Dept. Proceedings, 1904 Grove, VA, on 12 May 1864, from 1883 Ryerson's middle name was Ogden. wounds received at Wilderness, VA, on 6 May 1864. 078 Philip Van Rensselear Burlington Burlington NJ MAJ Philip Livingston Van Must'd 11 June National Tribune, 23 Aug. 1883 Rensselaer (1839-1873), 2nd NJ 1883 Cav. 079 Frank Lloyd South River Middlesex NJ Chart'd 26 Aug. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1883 080 COL P. J. Parisen South Amboy Middlesex NJ LTC Philip J. Parisen (1824- Must'd 1890 National Tribune, 18 Sept. 1862), 57th NY Inf., KIA at 1890 Antietam, MD, on 17 Sept. 1862.

080 Robert G. Shaw Moorestown Burlington NJ COL Robert Gould Shaw (1837- Noted as an African American GAR Post in The Won Cause 1863), 54th MA Infantry, KIA at (Gannon, 2011). Fort Wagner, SC, 18 July 1863. Famous Civil War leader of colored troops. 081 MAJ Chris. Woerner Hoboken Hudson NJ CPT (Bvt. MAJ) Christian Woerner Chart'd 28 Sept. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 (1885-1881), 1st NJ Light Art. 1883 Buried Flower Hill Cem., North Bergen. 082 James S. Stratton Mullica Hill Gloucester NJ Chart'd 22 Oct. Dis. 1 Jan. 1918 Dept. Proceedings, 1904, 1918 1883; Re-org. 1918 083 John G. Shackleton Keyport Middlesex NJ Chart'd 21 Nov. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1883 084 GEN Reno Lakewood / Ocean NJ MG Jesse Lee Reno (1823-1862), Chart'd 25 Feb. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 Manchester KIA at , 1884 MD, on 14 Sept. 1862. Famous Civil War leader. 085 William C. Berry Woodbridge Middlesex NJ Chart'd 23 June Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1884 086 John Hill Boonton Morris NJ Chart'd 31 July Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1884 087 Elwood Arnold Point Pleasant Ocean NJ Chart'd 26 Aug. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1884 088 Marcus L. Ward Newark Essex NJ North Ward Bank Building, Broad Chart'd 17 Sept. Twenty-four charter members. History of Essex and Hudson St. (1884) 1884 Counties, 1884; Dept. Proceedings, 1904 089 GEN Thomas A. Smythe Elmer Salem NJ BG (posthumous Bvt. MG) Chart'd 21 Oct. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 Thomas Alfred Smyth (1832- 1884 1865), died 9 Apr. 1865 at Farmville, VA, from wounds received from an enemy sharpshooter on 6 Apr. 1865. 090 William J. Steadman Yorktown Salem NJ Chart'd 1 Jan. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1886 091 John Kernan Cape May Court Cape May NJ Org. 23 Feb. Dis. 10 Jan. Twenty-one charter members. Lyon Camp #10, SUVCW (NJ) House 1885 1894 092 John E. Beam Bloomingdale Essex NJ Chart'd 26 Feb. Dis. abt 1916 Re-organized in 1920 after having fallen deliquent in paying per- Dept. Proceedings, 1904, 1920 1885; Re-org. 21 capita over the course of four years. The Dept. Proceedings name May 1920 the newly re-organized Post as John E. Beam Post, No. 58, but this number may have been in error. 093 GEN Gershom Mott Rutherford Essex NJ MG Gershom Mott (1822-1884), Chart'd 30 Apr. Sur. 12 Apr. Dept. Proceedings, 1904, 1905 famous Civil War leader. 1891 1905 Commanded the 6th NJ Inf., prior to promotion to MG. 093 U. S. Grant Elizabeth Union NJ GEN Ulysses Simpson Grant Org. 25 Mar. Twenty-nine charter members. The members of this Post in 1889 The City of Elizabeth, New 1822-1885), famous Civil War 1885 were primarily members of the Veteran Zouaves. Jersey, Illustrated, 1889; Lyon leader, later US President. Camp #10, SUVCW (NJ) 094 John M. Wheeler Montclair Essex NJ Chart'd 11 May Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1885 095 D. B. Birney Red Bank / East Long Monmouth NJ MG David Bell Birney (1825- Chart'd 15 July Noted as an African American GAR Post in The Won Cause Dept. Proceedings, 1904 Branch 1864), famous Civil War leader. 1885 (Gannon, 2011). 096 Edward H. Wade Millburn Essex NJ Chart'd 10 Aug. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1885 097 CPT Henry Belvidere Warren NJ Chart'd 31 Aug. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1885 098 CPT Walker Branchville Sussex NJ Chart'd 4 Sept. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1885

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 099 GEN George B. McClellan Frenchtown Hunterdon NJ MG George Brinton McClellan Chart'd & Must'd National Tribune, 3 Dec. 1885; (1826-1885), famous Civil War 12 Nov. 1885 Dept. Proceedings, 1904 leader. 100 GEN Sherman Bayonne Hudson NJ MG William Tecumseh Sherman Chart'd 12 Nov. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 (1820-1891), famous Civil War 1885 leader. 100 James N. Van Buskirk Bergen Pt. Hudson NJ Org. 30 Nov. Described as "ready for muster" in the National Tribune, 3 Dec. National Tribune, 3 Dec. 1885; 1885 1885 Dept. Proceedings, 1896

101 Bergen Westwood Bergen NJ Named for the county in which the Post was based. 101 Gabriel R. Paul Westwood Bergen NJ BG Gabriel René Paul (1813- Chart'd 10 Dec. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1886), famous Civil War leader, 1885 blinded at the . 102 GEN John A. Logan Camden Camden NJ MG John Alexander Logan (1826- Chart'd 7 Feb. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1886), famous Civil War leader. 1887 103 Dwight Englewood Bergen NJ Chart'd 25 Mar. Sur. 15 Mar. Dept. Proceedings, 1904, 1911 1887 1911 104 E. A. Stevens Naval Hoboken Hudson NJ Org. 6 Apr. 1887 Dept. Proceedings, 1896 105 MG David Hunter Princeton Mercer NJ MG David Hunter (1902-1886), Chart'd 19 May Noted as an African American GAR Post in The Won Cause Dept. Proceedings, 1904 famous Civil War leader. 1887 (Gannon, 2011). 106 Howard Fisler Williamstown Gloucester NJ SGT Howard Fisler (1842-1864), Sur. 1896 Dept. Proceedings, 1896 Co. A, 10th NJ Inf. Died 12 Nov. 1864 at Winchester, VA, from a severe right leg wound received at Cedar Creek, VA, on 19 Oct. 1864. Buried Old Methodist- Episcopal Cem., Williamstown.

107 Highstown Mercer NJ BG Winfield Scott Hancock (1824- Chart'd 1 Aug. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1886), famous Civil War and 1887 Mexican War leader. 108 James M. Weart Hopewell Mercer NJ 2LT James Manners Weart (1839- Chart'd 25 Aug. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1874), Co. H, 21st NJ Inf., first 1887 volunteer in the State of NJ. 109 MAJ Anderson Plainfield Union NJ Chart'd 22 Sept. Sur. 1897 When the Post disbanded, most members transferred to Winfield Dept. Proceedings, 1896, 1897 1887 Scott Post, No. 73. 110 Phil Sheridan Newark Essex NJ MG Philip Henry Sheridan (1831- Chart'd 6 Dec. Dis. due to Consolidated with Kearney Post, No. 1, on 10 Feb. 1916, Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1888), famous Civil War leader. 1888 Consolidating becoming Kearney-Sheridan Post, No. 1. on 10 Feb. 1916 111 CPT George V. Griggs Newton Sussex NJ CPT George V. Griggs (1839- Chart'd 25 Dec. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1863), Co. A, 2nd NJ Cav., died 1888 of wounds received at Culpeper, VA, on 11 Oct. 1863. Buried Newton Cem. 112 William T. Sherman Moorestown Burlington NJ MG William Tecumseh Sherman Chart'd 1 Oct. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 (1820-1891), famous Civil War 1889 leader. 113 John Murray Cape May Cape May NJ Chart'd 31 Dec. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 1889 114 Clinton B. Fisk Atlantic Highlands Monmouth NJ BG (Bvt. MG) Clinton Bowen Fisk Chart'd 26 Nov. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 (1828-1890), famous Civil War 1890 leader. 115 Edgar Sherman Sparta Sussex NJ PVT Edgar Sherman (c.1837- Chart'd 22 June Dept. Proceedings, 1896 1864), Co. C, 2 NJ Cav., KIA at 1891 Egypt Station, MS, on 28 Dec. 1864. Resident of Sparta, local hero. 116 Chaplain A. A. Haines Deckertown (Sussex) Sussex NJ Chaplain Alanson Auston Haines Chart'd 23 Aug. Dept. Proceedings, 1904 (1830-1891) 15th NJ Inf. Buried 1891 at North Hardyston Cem., Hamburg, Sussex County. 117 U. S. Grant Chatham Morris NJ Gen. Ulysses Simpson Grant Chart'd 5 Jan. Sur. 30 June Dept. Proceedings, 1904, 1916 1822-1885), famous Civil War 1892 1915 leader, later US President. 118 057 GEN William S. Truex South Amboy Middlesex NJ COL (Bvt. BG) William Snyder Chart'd 23 Jan. Re-numbered Changed its number from 118 to 57 in 1915. Dept. Proceedings, 1904, 1916 Truex (1819-1889), 14th NJ Inf. 1893 1915 (see Post No. 57)

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 119 CPT Andrew Caillaux Asbury Park Monmouth NJ CPT André Cailloux (1825-1863), Chart'd 28 Nov. Dis. 1916 Sixteen charter members. Noted as an African American GAR Dept. Proceedings, 1896, 1917 Co. E, 1st LA Native Guard (later 1895 Post in The Won Cause (Gannon, 2011). 73rd USCT). KIA at the Battle of Port Hudson, LA, on 27 May 1863. One of the first black federal combat casualties of the Civil War.

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: 12/21/2020

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