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 VT Org. 23 October Permanent Department organized 23 October 1868. Beath, 1889; Carnahan, 1893 1868 001 Chamberlain St. Johnsbury Caledonia VT LTC George Ephraim Org. 10 Apr. 1868 Eleven charter members (1868). Associated with Chamberlain Gazetteer of Caledonia and Chamberlain (1838-1864), 1st VT or 26 May 1868 Corps, No. 4, WRC. Essex Counties, 1887; Beath, Heavy Art., died 22 Aug. 1864, (one may be 1889 from wounds received at Charles charter date); Re- Town, WV, on 21 Aug. 1864. org. 8 Jan. 1880 Resident of St. Johnsbury, local hero. 001 Wells St. Johnsbury Caledonia VT Chart'd 10 Jan. Dis. 1870 First Post to organize in the Department of Vermont. Beath, 1889 1868 002 Stannard Burlington Chittenden VT BG George Jerrison Stannard Chart'd 27 Apr. Eleven charter members. Burlington Weekly Free Press, (1820-1886), famous Civil War 1868; Org. 20 1 June 1883 leader and resident of Burlington. July 1868

003 Derby Center Derby Center Orleans VT Named for the community in The Post (known then as Post No. 3) was in existence by May The National Memorial Day, which the Post was based. 1869, when it observed Memorial Day. 1869 003 Ethan Allen Vergennes Addison VT Ethan Allen (1737/8-1789), patriot in the American Revolution, thought to have been responsible for the naming of Vergennes.

004 J. M. Warner Morrisville Lamoille VT (presumably) BG James Meech Warner (1836-1897), famous Civil War leader from Vermont. 005 Hooker South Londonderry Windham VT 006 A. E. Burnside Greensboro Bend Orleans VT MG Ambrose Everett Burnside (1824-1881), famous Civil War leader. 006 Howard Ludlow Windsor VT MG (1830- Org. 4 July 1868 Dis. 1880 Ten charter membres (1868). Meetings were held regularly until National Tribune, 17 May 1883; 1909), famous Civil War leader. 1880. The Post re-organized in 1883 as O. O. Howard Post, No. History of Windsor County, VT, 33. 1891; History of Ludlow, VT, 1949 007 043 Jarvis Springfield Windsor VT MAJ Charles Jarvis (1821-1863), Org. 21 Aug. Dis. 1874 History of Windsor County, VT, 9th VT Inf., died at New Berne, 1868; Re-org. 1891 NC, on 1 Dec. 1863, from wounds July 1884 received while on scout that day. Resident of Windsor County, local hero. 007 Ransom East Corinth Orange VT Gazetteer of Orange County, VT, 1888 008 Sedgwick Brattleboro Windham VT MG (1813-1864), The Post was in existence by May 1869, when it observed The National Memorial Day, famous Civil War leader, KIA Memorial Day. 1869 Spotsylvania Co., VA, 9 May 1864. 009 D. Rattray West Burke Caledonia VT SGT David Rattray, Jr. (1834- Org. 7 Dec. 1882 Associated with D. Rattray Corps, No. 27, WRC. The name is also Gazetteer of Caledonia and 1864), Co. G, 3rd VT Inf., KIA at frequently misspelled, "Rattery." Essex Counties, 1887; Post Wilderness, VA, on 5 May 1864. Roster, 1921 Resident of Caledonia County, local hero. 009 Preston Danville Caledonia VT 009 West Randolph West Randolph Orange VT 010 Gates / Post No. 10 Cambridge Lamoille VT Clarence Dyer Gates (1839- Org. summer Seventeen charter members. The Post was originally named for Personal War Sketches, Post 1917), Adjutant, 1st VT Cav. 1868; Re-chart'd its first Commander, C. D. Gates, but they dropped the name in No. 10 Commander of the Post. Apr. 1878 obedience to the order that the organization should not use the name of a living comrade. The Post considered Eli Ellinwood as a namesake, but chose to simply use Post No. 10 as its name.

011 Cabot Cabot Washington VT Named for the community in which the Post was based.

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 011 Scott Jamaica Lamoille VT 012 John T. Sennot West Rutland Rutland VT 013 Brooks Montpelier Washington VT GAR Hall (1889) Associated with Brooks Corps, No. 18, WRC. Gazetteer of Washington County, VT, 1889 014 Roberts Rutland Rutland VT COL George Tisdale Roberts Org. 11 Nov. Vemont Historical Society (1825-1862), 7th VT Inf., died 7 1868 Aug. 1862, from wounds received at Baton Rouge, LA, on 5 Aug. 1862. Resident of Rutland, local hero. 015 Flint Craftsbury Orleans VT CPT Henry C. Flint (1840-1863), Org. 15 Dec. Seventeen charter members. National Tribune, 28 Dec. 1882 Co. I, 1st VT Cav., KIA at Broad 1882 Run, VA, on 1 Apr. 1863. Resident of Orleans County, local hero. 016 Mason Glover Orleans VT 016 Warner Middlebury Addison VT 017 Fairlee Fairlee Orange VT Named for the community in which the Post was based. 017 Washburn Bradford Orange VT LTC Peter Thatcher Washburn GAR Hall, Union block (1888) Org. 23 Apr. National Tribune, 26 Apr. 1883; (1814-1870), 1st VT Inf. 1870; Re-must'd Gazetteer of Orange County, 12 Apr. 1883 VT, 1888 018 C. J. Ormsbee Brandon Rutland VT CPT Charles James Ormsbee (1839-1864), Co. D, 5th VT Inf., KIA at Wilderness, VA, on 5 May 1864. Resident of Brandon, local hero. 018 Ford Brandon Rutland VT The Post was in existence by May 1869, when it observed The National Memorial Day, Memorial Day. 1869 019 H. H. Smith Stowe Lamoille VT SGM Henry H. Smith ( ? -1863), Co. E, 13th VT Inf., KIA by a shell fragment at Gettysburg, PA, on 3 July 1863. Resident of Stowe, local hero. 020 Baldy Smith St. Albans Franklin VT BG (Bvt. MG) William Farrar Dis. 1878 "The old post became involved in difficulties, and its members lost History of Franklin and Grand "Baldy" Smith (1824-1903), interest in its welfare, whereupon the charter was surrendered." Isle Counties, VT, 1891 famous Civil War leader and native of St. Albans. 020 J. H. Woodward Irasburg Orleans VT (presumably) Rev. John Hills Woodard, Sr. (1809-1886), Chaplain, 1st VT Cav., the "Fighting Chaplain of Vermont." 020 Merrit Williams Bakersfield Franklin VT CPT Merritt Bates Williams (c.1840-1863), Co. G, 13th VT Inf., died 26 July 1863 at Bakersfield, VT, from shell wounds received at Gettysburg, PA, on 2 July 1863. Local hero. 021 067 Bailey Troy Orleans VT 021 Whitney Tunbridge Orange VT PVT Orlando Whitney ( ? -1863), Org. 17 Oct. 1870 Associated with Whitney Corps, No. 14, WRC. The Post National Tribune, 13 Nov. Co. D, 9th VT Inf., died of disease incorporated Vermont in November 1890. 1884; Gazetteer of Orange in VA on 3 July 1863. Resident of County, VT, 1888 Tunbridge, local hero.

022 Edwin Dillingham Waterbury Washington VT MAJ Edwin Dillingham ( ? -1864), GAR Hall (1889) Org. 2 Feb. 1881 Twenty-eight charter members. Associated with Dillingham Corps, Gazetteer of Washington 10th VT Inf., KIA at Winchester, No. 22, WRC. County, VT, 1889 VA, on 19 Sept. 1964. Resident of Waterbury, local hero.

022 Sheridan Woodstock Windsor VT Chart'd about In existence in February 1872. "On account of certain regulations History of Windsor County, VT, 1881 that required too much time, it was thought to become a full 1891 member, (passing through the several degrees — recruits, soldiers, and veterans) the post became unpopular, lost its organization, and finally passed out of existence."

023 Johnson Northfield Washington VT GAR Hall (1889) Org. 8 May 1873 Sur. 1907 Gazetteer of Washington County, VT, 1889; Burlington Weekly Free Press, 27 Feb. 1908 024 Skinner Manchester Depot Bennington VT Last surviving member was Horace J. Fuller (1845-1929). Bennington Banner, 7 Feb. 1929

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 024 059 William B. Reynolds Milton Chittenden VT MAJ William B. Reynolds ( ? - 1864), 17th VT Inf., KIA at Petersburg, VA, on 30 July 1864. Resident of Milton, local hero.

025 Henry Chester Windsor VT Must'd 7 Mar. Twenty-five charter members. National Tribune, 15 Mar. 1883 1883 025 Brooks Chester Windsor VT IOOF Hall; the Depot; old Org. 10 May 1870 Sur. 1871 Twenty-five charter members. The Post was "burned out" shortly History of Windsor County, VT, academy on South St. before it surrendered its charter. Hugh Henry, the first Post 1891; National Tribune, 15 Commander, was later a member of Henry Post, No. 27, named Sept. 1892 for his father. 025 Ellsworth Hardwick Caledonia VT COL Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth Must'd 21 Feb. National Tribune, 15 Mar. 1883 (1837-1861), in the New 1883 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.

026 Newton Stone N. Bennington Bennington VT 026 T. B. Alexander Newport Center Orleans VT Named for a beloved comrade Must'd 13 Apr. Twenty-eight charter members. National Tribune, 1 Mar. 1883 who was killed in an accident in 1883 December 1882. 027 Farragut Mechanicsville Chittenden VT ADM David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870), famous Civil War leader and former Commandant of Mare Island Naval Shipyard. 027 Henry Chester Depot Windsor VT Hon. Hugh Horatio Henry (1814- Org. 7 Mar. 1883 History of Windsor County, VT, 1869), a resident of Chester, 1891; New England Families, "distinguished during the civil war Genealogical and Memorial, for his services to Union soldiers." 1914 His son, 2LT Hugh Henry (b. 1838) was a member of the Post and Past Department Commander. 028 Dudley Arlington Bennington VT 029 Stowe Calais Washington VT Associated with Stowe Corps, No. 36, WRC. Gazetteer of Washington County, VT, 1889 029 Whitney Tunbridge Orange VT PVT Orlando Whitney ( ? -1863), Co. D, 9th VT Inf., died of disease in VA on 3 July 1863. Resident of Tunbridge, local hero.

030 Abbott Windham Windham VT 030 Comstock Bristol Addison VT Sur. summer News and Citizen (Morrisville), 1888 28 Feb. 1889 030 Reynolds Wilmington Windham VT 031 Joseph Eldridge Warren Washington VT Gazetteer of Washington County, VT, 1889 031 Tyler Huntington Chittenden VT 032 Howard Lunenburg Essex VT 032 Parsons Bennington Bennington VT 033 East Fairfield East Fairfield Franklin VT Named for the community in which the Post was based. 033 O. O. Howard Ludlow Windsor VT MG Oliver Otis Howard (1830- Must'd 10 May Dis. 1880 Successor to Post No. 6. Thirty-two charter members. National Tribune, 17 May 1883; 1909), famous Civil War leader. 1883 History of Windsor County, VT, 1891 034 E. H. Stoughton Bellows Falls Windham VT BG Edwin Henry Stoughton (1838- 1868), former COL of the 4th VT Inf. Native of Windsor County, VT. 034 Saxton's River Saxton's River Windham VT Named for the community in which the Post was based. 035 Bixby S. Royalton Windsor VT 035 William C. Tracy Windsor Windsor VT 036 Ainsworth Waitsfield Washington VT CPT Luther Ainsworth ( ? -1863), Gazetteer of Washington Co. H, 6th VT Inf., KIA at Bank's County, VT, 1889 Ford, VA, on 4 May 1863. Resident of Waitsfield, local hero.

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 037 Cummings Hinesburg Chittenden VT Associated with Cummings Corps, No. __, WRC. 038 COL Henry A. Eaton Rochester Windsor VT MAJ Henry A. Eaton ( ? -1864), Org. May 1876 Burlington Weekly Free Press, 17th VT Inf., KIA at Poplar 19 May 1876 Springs Church, VA, on 30 Sept. 1864. Resident of Rochester, local hero. 039 Hall Worcester Washington VT Gazetteer of Washington County, VT, 1889 040 Sampson Weybridge Addison VT 041 Albert L. Pike Readsboro Bennington VT CPL Albert L. Pike (1844-1871), Co. I, 4th VT Inf. 042 112 George A. Custer (later G. A. Bennington Bennington VT MG Org. 1873 Merged (between 1912 and 1913) with Sixth Corps Post, No. 112, Genealogical and Family Custer - Sixth Corps) (1839-1876). KIA at Little to become G. A. Custer - Sixth Corps Post, No. 32. Associated History of the State of Vermont, Bighorn, MT, on 25 June 1876. with George A. Custer Corps, No. 2, WRC. 1903 Famous Civil War (and Indian Wars) leader. 044 C. B. Lawton Wilmington Windham VT 045 Waterson Chelsea Orange VT Tarbell block (1888) Org. 4 Aug. 1877 Gazetteer of Orange County, VT, 1888 046 P. H. Sheridan Weston Windsor VT MG Philip Henry Sheridan (1831- 1888), famous Civil War leader. 046 Waitsfield Waitsfield Washington VT Named for the community in which the Post was based. 047 Old Brigade Johnson Lamoille VT 048 Kearney East Wallingford Rutland VT MG , Jr. (1815- 1862), KIA at Chantilly, VA, on 1 Sept. 1862. Famous Civil War leader. 049 C. H. Joyce Poultney Rutland VT 050 Wallace White Huntington Chittenden VT 051 Baxter Newport Orleans VT 052 William J. Fuller Dorset Bennington VT CPL William J. Fuller ( ? -1864), Co. G, 1st VT Cav., died a POW at Andersonville, GA, on 25 Aug. 1864. Resident of Dorset, local hero. 053 J. H. Bosworth Fairhaven Rutland VT Org. July 1881 Burlington Weekly Free Press, 17 Dec. 1886 054 E. B. Frost Post Mills Village Orange VT CPT Edwin Brant Frost (c.1833- Org. 1881 Associated with Corps No. 40, WRC. Gazetteer of Orange County, 1864), Co. A, 10th VT Inf., KIA at VT, 1888 Cold Harbor, VA, on 3 June 1864.

055 George P. Foster Wolcott Lamoille VT COL (Bvt. BG) George Perkins Org. Mar. 1882 Vermont Phoenix (Brattleboro), Foster (1835-1879), 4th VT Inf. 3 Mar. 1882 056 Richard B. Crandall Barre Washington VT MAJ Richard B. Crandall (1837- GAR Hall (1889) Org. 11 Aug. Dis. 1930 Gazetteer of Washington 1864), 6th VT Inf., KIA at Cold 1883 County, VT, 1889; Vermont Harbor, VA, on 7 June 1864. Historical Society 057 Haskell M. Phelps Williston Chittenden VT CPT Haskell Murray Phelps (1843- Dis. 1886 Upon the break-up of the Post, the members transferred to Posts Burlington Weekly Free Press, 1866), Co. C, 9th US Colored Inf., in neighboring towns. 17 Dec. 1886 killed in an explosion aboard the steamer "Missouri" near Evansville, IN, on 31 Jan. 1866. Resident of Williston, local hero.

057 S. C. Smith Washington Orange VT 058 COL Barney Wheelock Caledonia VT Org. May 1882 Gazetteer of Caledonia and Essex Counties, 1887 060 A. R. Hurlbut St. Albans Franklin VT CPT Alonzo Reuben Hurbut Lock's Block, Main St. (1896); Chart'd 4 Oct. History of Franklin and Grand (c.1837-1864), Co. A, 5th VT Inf., Library Building, Maiden Lane, 1883 Isle Counties, VT, 1891 died at Washington, DC, on 9 2nd floor (1903) June 1864 from wounds received at Wilderness, VA, on 5 May 1864. Resident of St. Albans, local hero. 061 Daniel Lillie Bethel Windsor VT CPT Daniel Lillie (c.1838-1864), Co. E, 4th VT Inf., died 6 June 1864, from a severe shoulder wound received at Wilderness, VA, on 6 May 1864. 062 Garfield Lincoln Addison VT

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 063 Woodbury West Concord Essex VT Org. Oct. 1883 Associated with Woodbury Corps, No. 5, WRC Gazetteer of Caledonia and Essex Counties, 1887 064 COL Preston Wells River Orange VT Masonic Hall (1888) Org. 27 Oct. 1883 Twelve charter members. Associated with COL Preston Corps, Gazetteer of Orange County, No. 10, WRC. VT, 1888; History of Newbury, VT, 1902 065 Birchard Townshend / Newfane Windham VT PVT Sardis Birchard (1842-1864), Co. L, 1st VT Heavy Art., died of disease as a POW at Andersonville, GA, on 22 Aug. 1864. Resident of Newfane, local hero. 066 J. J. Hale Ripton Addison VT Must'd Nov. 1883 Twelve charter members. The Post celebrated its 20th National Tribune, 6 Dec. 1883; anniversary on 8 Jan. 1904. Middlebury Register, 15 Jan. 1904 068 Needham East Middlebury Addison VT Must'd 20 Nov. Sixteen charter members. National Tribune, 6 Dec. 1883 1883 069 L. H. Bostwick Underhill Chittenden VT CPT Lucius Hoyt Bostwick (1837- Underhill Academy (1883-1889); Org. 12 Dec. Forty-three charter members. Associated with L. H. Bostwick History of Jericho Vermont, 1863), Co. F, 13th VT Inf., died of GAR Hall, Jericho (1889) 1883 Corps, No. 19, WRC. 1916 rheumatic fever at Washington, DC, on 4 June 1863. Resident of Chittenden County, local hero.

070 Frontier Richford Chittenden VT Org. 1883 History of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, VT, 1891 071 Morrill Cabot Washington VT Org. 24 Mar. Gazetteer of Washington 1884 County, VT, 1889 072 Ezra Stetson Waterbury Center Washington VT 1LT Ezra Stetson ( ? -1864), Co. M.E. Church basement (1889) Org. 3 May 1884 Gazetteer of Washington B, 19th VT Inf., KIA at Cold County, VT, 1889 Harbor, VA, on 1 June 1864. Resident of Wasthington County, local hero. 073 Jesse A. Jewett Swanton Franklin VT 1LT Jesse A. Jewett (1837-1866), GAR Hall, Dorman Block (1896); Co. C, 5th VT Inf., resident of Old Academy (1914) Swanton, local hero. 074 Hazen Lowell Orleans VT MG William Babcock Hazen (1830- 1887), famous Civil War leader.

075 Henry Dow Strafford Orange VT PVT Henry C. Dow (c.1847-1865), Org. 11 Oct. 1884 National Tribune, 13 Nov. Co. A, 9th VT Inf., died of disease 1884; Gazetteer of Orange on 11 Oct. 1865. Resident of County, VT, 1888 Strafford, local hero. 076 Arba Ford Granville Addison VT PVT Arba A. Ford ( ? -1864), Co. Must'd 24 Oct. Middlebury Register, 31 Oct. K, 4th VT Inf., KIA at Cold Harbor, 1884 1884; National Tribune, 18 VA, on 8 June 1864. Resident of Dec. 1884 Granville, local hero. 076 George W. Quimby Barton Orleans VT CPT George Washington Quimby Org. 21 May 1886 Thirty-six charter members, thirty-three were transfers from Mason Burlington Weekly Free Press, (1835-1862), Co. D, 4th VT Inf., Post, No. 16. 28 May 1886; National Tribune, KIA at Fredericksburg, VA, on 13 3 June 1886 Dec. 1862. Resident of Barton, local hero. 077 B. M. Barber Richmond Chittenden VT 2LT Brownson M. Barber (1843- Must'd 31 Oct. Twenty-three charter members. National Tribune, 13 Nov. 1884 1862), Co. K, 5th VT Inf., died a 1884 POW on 20 July 1862, from wounds received at Savage's Station, VA, on 29 June 1862. 078 Erastus Buck Island Pond Essex VT CPT Erastus Buck (1830-1864), Org. 14 Nov. Gazetteer of Caledonia and Co. I, 3rd VT Inf., died 22 May 1884 Essex Counties, 1887 1864, from wounds received at Wilderness, VA, on 6 May 1864. Buried at Old Protestant Cem., Island Pond. 079 Henry H. Vaughn Danby Rutland VT 1SGT Henry H. Vaughan (1843- Org. Nov. 1885 Sur. about 1911 Fifteen charter members. Burlington Weekly Free Press, 1863), Co. B, 14th VT Inf., KIA at 11 Dec. 1885, 13 June 1912 Gettysburg, PA, on 3 July 1863. Resident of Danby, local hero.

079 William E. Martin Plainfield Washington VT 080 Marsh Franklin Franklin VT Lathrop Marsh (1805-1870), who History of Franklin and Grand rendered excellent service as a Isle Counties, VT, 1891 town official during the Civil War. 081 Phoenix East Fairfield Franklin VT

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 082 George C. Randall Woodstock Windsor VT CPT George C. Randall (c.1840- Org. 15 Dec. Ended July Associated with Randall Corps, No. 26, WRC. Last member was History of Windsor County, VT, 1864), Co. F, 6th VT Inf., KIA at 1884 1934 Seth Winslow, who died 8 July 1934 at the age of 99. 1891; Rutland Daily Herald, 9 Wilderness, VA, on 5 May 1864. July 1934 Resident of Woodstock, local hero. 083 Stevens Barnet Caledonia VT 084 F. V. Randall Danville Caledonia VT COL F. V. Randall Gazetteer of Caledonia and Essex Counties, 1887 085 White River Jct. Windsor VT Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Dis. 1 Jan. 1902 Burlington Weekly Free Press, 16th President of the United 27 Feb. 1902 States. 086 Rollin S. Sherman Essex Junction Chittenden VT Rollin S. Sherman (1848-1864), Org. 9 May 1885 Burlington Weekly Free Press, Captain's steward, gunboat USS 15 May 1885, 12 June 1885 General Thomas, U.S. Navy. Died at U.S. Hospital, Nashville, TN, on 30 Dec. 1864, from shell wounds received while passing enemy batteries in Decatur, AL, on 28 Oct. 1864. Resident of Essex, local hero. 087 I. L. Clark Grafton Windham VT LTC Isaac Lewis Clark, II (1824- 1863), 96th IL Inf., KIA at Chickamauga, GA, on 20 Sept. 1863. His widow, Lemira (nee Dean), was a native of Grafton. 088 John A. Logan Orwell Addison VT MG John Alexander Logan (1826- 1886), famous Civil War leader. 088 Judd M. Mott Alburgh Grand Isle VT CPT Judd Mix Mott (1834-1863), Co. I, 16th MI Inf., died in Washington, DC, on 28 June 1863, from wounds received at Middleburg, VA, on 20 June 1863. Originally from Alburgh, he was a world scholar and lecturer. He returned from Europe to enlist, after receiving the news of 1st Bull Run. 089 William P. Russell Middlebury Addison VT Dr. William P. Russell (1811- Org. 11 July 1885 Burlington Weekly Free Press, 1872), Surgeon, 5th VT Inf. His 17 July 1885 son, Dr. Edward P. Russell was a charter member of the Post. 090 COL W. H. Greenwood Putney Windham VT LTC (Bvt. COL) William Henry Org. July 1885 Twenty-five charter members. Burlington Weekly Free Press, Greenwood (1832-1880), 4th 31 July 1885 Army Corps, supervising repairs on the Gulf & San Antonio Railroad (TX), murdered near Mexico City on 29 Aug. 1880. 091 Aaron Keeler Hyde Park Lamoille VT Aaron Keeler (1757-1816), an Men of Vermont, 1894 early settler in Hyde Park, American Revolution veteran, and the maternal grandfather of the Post's organizer and first commander, Edward Bertrand Sawyer. 092 GEN Israel B. Richardson Fairfax Franklin VT MG Israel Bush Richardson (1815- Org. 20 Nov. Twelve charter members. Burlington Weekly Free Press, 1862), famous Civil War leader, 1885 11 Dec.1885 died at Antietam, MD, on 3 Nov. 1862, from wounds received there on 17 Sept. 1862. 093 Orville Bixby South Royalton Windsor VT 1LT Orville Bixby ( ? -1864), Co. Org. Mar. 1870 Associated with Orville Bixby Corps, No. 37, WRC; and Mark J. History of Royalton, v.1, 1911 E, 2nd VT Inf., KIA at Wilderness, Sargent Camp, No. 74, Sons of Veterans. VA, on 5 May 1864. Resident of South Royalton, local hero.

094 William H. Boynton Northfield Washington VT CPT William H. Boynton (1832- GAR Hall (1889) Org. Mar. 1886 Gazetteer of Washington 1885), Co. F, 1st VT Inf. Buried County, VT, 1889 Elmwood Cem., Northfield. 095 Charles Haile Montgomery Franklin VT PVT Charles Haile ( ? -1861), Co. A, 5th VT Inf., died of disease on 25 Dec. 1861. Resident of Montgomery, local hero.

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 096 U. S. Grant West Randolph Orange VT GEN Ulysses Simpson Grant Mechanic's Band Hall (1888) Org. 26 May 1886 Associated with U. S. Grant Corps, No. 44, WRC. Gazetteer of Orange County, 1822-1885), famous Civil War VT, 1888 leader, later US President. 097 Henry E. Giddings Felchville Windsor VT CPL Henry E. Giddings (1844- 1862), 3rd Co. VT Sharpshooters (Co. H, 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters), died of disease in Alexandria, VA, on 14 June 1862. Buried in Felchville Cem.

098 Henry F. Freeman Brookfield Orange VT SGT Henry F. Freeman ( ? - Masonic Building (1888) Org. 29 June Gazetteer of Orange County, 1864), Co. G, 10th VT Inf., KIA at 1886 VT, 1888 Cedar Creek, VA, on 19 Oct. 1864. Resident of Brookfield, local hero. 099 George G. Meade Barton Landing Orleans VT MG George Gordon Meade (1815- 1872), famous Civil War leader.

100 Henry Carpenter Waterville Lamoille VT 1LT Henry Carpenter (1842- Org. 8 Sept. 1886 Twenty-two charter members. Burlington Weekly Free Press, 1867), Adjutant, 8th VT Inf. 17 Sept. 1886 (formerly in Co's A & F), died 6 July 1867 and buried at Belvidere Center Cem., in nearby Belvidere.

101 W. E. Martin Plainfield Washington VT 1LT William E. Martin (1844- GAR Hall (1889) Org. 11 Mar. Gazetteer of Washington 1864), Co. E, 17th VT Inf., KIA at 1887 County, VT, 1889 Petersburg, VA, on 30 July 1864. Buried at Village Cem., Plainfield.

102 Pixley Enosburgh Falls Franklin VT 2LT Charles Hazen Pixley (1840- Chart'd May 1887 Associated with Pixley Corps, No. 77, WRC. History of Franklin and Grand 1863), Co. B, 1st VT Cav., Isle Counties, VT, 1891 drowned at Broad Run, VA, on 18 Feb. 1863. Buried at Main Street Cem., Enosburg Falls. 103 Charles P. Clark West Halifax Windham VT SGT Charles P. Clark ( ? -1862), Org. 30 June Fourteen charter memebers. Associated with Charles P. Clark The Vermont Historical Co. F, 16th VT Inf., died of 1889 Corps, No. 55, WRC. Gazetteer, 1891 disease in hospital at Camp Vermont, near Fairfax Seminary, on 11 Dec. 1862. Resident of Halifax, local hero. 104 Isaac Blake Morgan Center / West Orleans VT Rev. Isaac Blake (1804-1883), Org. 1890 The Vermont Watchman, 11 Charleston Chaplain, 75th US Colored Inf., Feb. 1891 resident of Morgan at the time of his death. 106 Orrin Farnsworth Lyndonville Caledonia VT CPL Orrin Farnsworth (1831- Org. 1890 The Vermont Watchman, 11 1863), Co. G, 3rd VT Inf., died a Feb. 1891 POW on 8 May 1863, from wounds received near Fredericksburg, VA, on 4 May 1863. Resident of Lyndon, local hero. 107 George S. Gale Bridport Addison VT George Spaulding Gale (1814- Org. 1890 Sur. about 1908 Reported in the AAG report of May 1909 as having surrendered its The Vermont Watchman, 11 1877), Surgeon, 1st VT Cav. charter with 8 members remaining. Feb. 1891; Burlington Weekly Resident of Bridgport at the time Free Press, 13 May 1909 of the war. 108 A. E. Leavenworth Castleton Rutland VT CPT Abel Edgar Leavenworth Org. 1890 The Vermont Watchman, 11 (1828-1901), also Provost Feb. 1891 Marshall, Co. K, 9th VT Inf. Buried at Hillside Cem., Castleton.

109 H. O. Gillett Whitingham / Windham VT 1LT Henry Oliver. Gillett (1836- Org. 1890; Re- The Vermont Watchman, 11 Jacksonville 1877), Co. F, 16th VT Inf. Buried org. 17 Oct. 1907 Feb. 1891 at Sadawga cem., Whitingham.

110 Walter C. Dunton Bristol Addison VT CPT Walter Chipman Dunton (1830-1890), Co. H, 14th VT Inf. Vermont attorney and politician.

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 111 GEN H. H. Baxter Gaysville Windsor VT GEN (Militia) Horace (1818-1884), Adjutant-General of Vermont Militia, responsible for recruiting the 1st VT Inf., and for using his own funds to equip and pay them.

112 042 Sixth Corps Bennington Bennington VT VI Army Corps Org. 31 Dec. Twenty-four charter members. Later combined with George A. Bennington Banner, 1 Jan. 1891 Custer Post, No. 42, to become George A. Custer - Sixth Corps 1892 Post, No. 42. 113 William W. Wells Williamstown Orange VT BG William W. Wells (1837- Org. 30 June 1892), famous Civil War leader 1892 from Vermont. MOH recipient for action at Gettysburg with the 1st VT Cav. 114 George H. Phelps Albany Orleans VT 1LT George H. Phelps ( ? -1862), Co. D, 6th VT Inf., died of disease on 2 Jan. 1862. Resident of Albany, local hero. 115 Stephen F. Spaulding Derby Line Orleans VT 1LT Stephen F. Spaulding ( ? - 1863), Co. B, 8th VT Inf., KIA at Port Hudson, LA, on 14 June 1863. Resident of Derby, local hero. 116 Arza P. Noyes Chittenden Rutland VT Arza P. Noyes (1842-1864), Co. Org. about Apr. Twelve charter members. National Tribune, 14 Apr. 1898 H, 1st VT Cav., KIA near 1898 Richmond, VA, on 12 May 1864. Buried in Baird Cem., Chittenden.

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: 7/9/2018

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