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Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Incorporated by Act of Congress Grand Army of the Republic Posts - Historical Summary National GAR Records Program - Historical Summary of Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Posts by State IOWA 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 IA Org. 26 Dissolved 5 Provisional Department organized 24 July 1866. Permanent Beath, 1889; Carnahan, 1893 September 1866; Feb. 1871 Department organized 26 September 1866. Department dissolved Re-org 23 Jan. per General Orders dated 5 February 1871. Provisional 1879 Department restored 31 December 1874, becoming a Permanent Department 23 January 1879. 001 August Wentz Davenport Scott IA LTC. Augustus Wentz (c.1829- Chart'd 12 July Dis. Sept. 1937 One of the original Posts present when the Department organized Beath, 1889; Iowa GAR 1861), 7th IA Inf., KIA at Belmont, 1866; Must'd 24 26 September 1866. Forty-six charter members (1881). This was Records (index cards) MO. Resident of Davenport, and July 1866; Re- the sole Post to retain its charter when the original Department local hero. chart'd 26 Oct. dissolved in 1871. 1881 002 Torrence Keokuk Lee IA COL William M. G. Torrence Org. 8 Apr. 1872; Dis. 16 May Twenty-two charter members. Iowa GAR Records (index (1823-1861), 30th IA Inf., KIA in Chart'd 11 Apr. 1932 cards) an ambush at Cherokee Station, 1872; Re-org. 11 AL, on 21 Oct. 1863. Resident of May 1880 Keokuk, local hero. 003 Iowa City Iowa City Johnson IA Named for the community in One of the original Posts present when the Department organized Beath, 1889 which the Post was based. 26 September 1866. The department functioned as a provisional department from 1866 to 1879 during which time over 130 posts were chartered under the direction of 9 different commanders. A permanent organization was established in January of 1879 with Hurlbut E. Griswold of Atlantic as commander. Iowa City post no. 3 was established during the years of the provisional state department. The Samuel J. Kirkwood Post No. 8 of Iowa City was established under the permanent Department of Iowa. See Post 8. 003 Charles City Charles City Floyd IA Named for the community in Chart'd 14 June Dis. 1936 Twenty-one charter members. Iowa GAR Records (index which the Post was based. 1883 cards) 004 Fred Steele Anamosa Jones IA MG Frederick Steele (1819-1868), Chart'd 12 May Dis. 2 June Thirty charter members. "Suspended by request" in June 1925. Iowa GAR Records (index Civil War leader, died in California 1882 1925 cards) January 1868. 005 Post No. 5 Clinton Clinton No namesake. Known only by its One of the original Posts present when the Department organized Beath, 1889 number. 26 September 1866. 005 C. L. Matthies Burlington Des Moines IA BG Charles Leopold Matthies Knights of Pythias Hall; 408 Chart'd 14 Sept. Dis. 23 Feb. Twelve charter members. Portrait and Biographical Album (1824-1868), Civil War leader, Jefferson Street (aft. 1886) 1874 1934 of Des Moines, 1885; Iowa died at Burlington. GAR Records (index cards) 006 Post No. 6 Lyons Clinton IA No namesake. Known only by its One of the original Posts present when the Department organized Beath, 1889 number. 26 September 1866. 006 Sam Rice Atlantic Cass IA BG Samuel Allen Rice (1828- Chart'd 13 Feb. Dis. 31 Dec. Twenty-six charter members. Iowa GAR Records (index 1864), mortally wounded at 1877 1938 cards) Jenkins' Ferry on 30 Apr. 1864, AR, died at Oskaloosa, IA, on 6 July 1864 as a result of the wounds. Iowa hero, originally COL with the 33rd IA Inf. 007 Post No. 7 Dubuque Dubuque IA No namesake. Known only by its One of the original Posts present when the Department organized Beath, 1889 number. 26 September 1866. 007 Kinsman Des Moines Polk IA LTC William H. Kinsman (1832- Org. 15 Feb. Dis. Mar. 1938 Fifteen charter members. History of Polk County, IA, 1863), 23rd IA Inf., died in camp 1878 1880; Iowa GAR Records near Vicksburg, MS, on 18 May (index cards) 1863, from wounds received at Black River Bridge, MS, on 17 May 1863. 008 Iowa City Iowa City Johnson IA Named for the community in Chart'd 22 Oct. Renamed 1895 Changed name to Samuel J. Kirkwood Post, No. 8, in 1895, based Iowa GAR Records (index which the Post was based. 1883 on resolution passed 24 Sept. 1894. cards) 008 Samuel J. Kirkwood Iowa City Johnson IA Samuel Jordan Kirkwood (1813- Chart'd 22 Oct. Dis. 24 May Formerly called Iowa City Post, No. 8. Ninety-six charter Iowa GAR Records (index 1894), "war governor" of Iowa, 1883 1931 or 14 Dec. members. cards) 1860-1864. 1934 SUVCW - GAR Records Program (www.garrecords.org) Iowa Page 1 of 30 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. 008 McPherson Marne Cass IA BG James Birdseye McPherson Bev. 1882 Iowa GAR Records (index (1828-1864), famous Civil War cards) leader, KIA at the Battle of Atlanta, GA, 22 July 1864. 009 Post No. 9 Wilson Osceola IA No namesake. Known only by its One of the original Posts present when the Department organized Beath, 1889 number. 26 September 1866. 009 Lyon Red Oak Montgomery IA Org. May 1878 Dis. 1879 "It did not last over six months." Merritt, 1906, A History of the County of Montgomery 009 W. Worthington Griswold Cass IA COL William Hord Worthington Chart'd 20 June Dis. 1 Jan. 1920 Twenty-one charter members. Iowa GAR Records (index (1828-1862), 5th IA Inf., shot and 1883 cards) killed by friendly fire at Corinth, MS, on 22 May 1862. 010 Sedgwick Bedford Taylor IA MG John Sedgwick (1813-1864), Chart'd 7 June Dis. 1 Jan. 1932 Forty-nine charter members. Iowa GAR Records (index famous Civil War leader, KIA 1883 cards) Spotsylvania Co., VA, 9 May 1864. 011 029 Warren Clarinda Page IA BG Fitz Henry Warren (1816- Org. c.1877; Re- Dis. 1 Jan. Sixty-two charter members. Date on charter is 20 Mar. 1879. Iowa GAR Records (index 1878), famous Civil War leader. org. 18 Mar. 1932; Dis. 1 cards) 1884; Re-org. Oct. 1938 1930's 012 Crocker Des Moines Polk IA BG Marcellus Monroe Crocker Chart'd 11 Mar. Dis. 30 Apr. Twenty-two charter members. History of Polk County, IA, (1830-1865), resident of Des 1878 1939 1880; Iowa GAR Records Moines, died in Washington, DC, (index cards) on 26 Aug. 1865, from complications due to tuberculosis. Local hero. 013 William Hoyman Clarence Cedar IA SGT William Hoyman (1837- Org. 3 Feb. Dis. 31 Jan. Iowa GAR Records (index 1882), Co. G, 102nd OH Inf., bur. 1886; chart'd 10 1927 cards) at Clarence Cemetery. Feb. 1886 014 Post No. 14 Muscatine Muscatine IA No namesake. Known only by its One of the original Posts present when the Department organized Beath, 1889 number. 26 September 1866. 014 Maxwell Stuart Guthrie IA 1LT William Maxwell (1826-1877), Chart'd 31 May Dis. 1 June Fifteen charter members. Iowa GAR Records (index Co. H, 3rd OH Cav., murdered in 1879 1931 cards) Polo Blanco, TX. 015 Custer Glenwood Mills IA Org. bef. 1882 Dis. Feb. 1884 Originally known as Custer Post, Disbanded and re-organized in Iowa GAR Records (index Feb. 1884 as A. Kerney Post. See below. cards) 015 A. Kerney Glenwood Mills IA SGT Abner B. Kearney (1837- Chart'd 25 Feb. Dis. 1935 Twenty charter members. Iowa GAR Records (index 1863), Co. A, 4th IA Inf., died of 1884 cards) disease at Glenwood, IA, on 29 Sept. 1863. 016 Post No. 16 Grinnell Poweshiek IA No namesake. Known only by its One of the original Posts present when the Department organized Beath, 1889 number. 26 September 1866. 016 Garrett Newton Jasper IA COL John A. Garrett (1824-1877), Chart'd 20 Aug. Dis. 31 Dec. Thirty-eight charter members. Iowa GAR Records (index 40th IA Inf., died 23 Jan. 1877 at 1879 1934 cards) Newton. 017 Warr Mitchellville Polk IA PVT William Warr (c.1835-1872), Chart'd 6 Oct. Dis. 31 Dec. Sixteen charter members. Iowa GAR Records (index Co. A, 4th IA Cav., buried 1879 1933 cards) Mitchellville Cem., Mitchellville. 018 Iseminger Chariton Lucas IA CPT Daniel William Iseminger Org. 18 Oct. Dis. 31 Dec. Fourteen charter members. Two of the charter members, Warren City of Chariton website, May (1813-1862), Co. B, 6th Iowa Inf. 1879; Chartered 1933 Dungan and Emmet Woodward, were friends of the Post's 2014; Iowa GAR Records First mayor of Chariton, KIA at the 23 Oct. 1879 namesake. (index cards) Battle of Shiloh, 6 April 1862. Local hero. 019 Post No. 19 Des Moines Polk IA No namesake. Known only by its One of the original Posts present when the Department organized Beath, 1889 number. 26 September 1866. 019 George Strong Fairfield Jefferson IA 1LT George Strong (1840-1861), Chart'd 16 June Forty-one charter members. Iowa GAR Records (index Co. E, 2nd IA Inf., died of brain 1883 cards) fever at St. Joseph, MO, on 18 July 1861. Resident of Fairfield, first man from Jefferson County to die in the war. 020 McFarland Mount Pleasant Henry IA LTC Samuel McFarland (1824- Chart'd 14 Nov.
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