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 WI Org. 7 June 1866 Dis. 29 Sept. Department organized 7 June 1866. The Department maintained Beath, 1889; Carnahan, 1893 1951 its organization through the difficult years of 1869 to 1872, having dwindled at one point to 3 or 4 Posts. The Department came to an end with the death of its last member, Lansing Alphonse Wilcox, on 29 September 1951. 001 Post No. 1 Madison Dane WI No namesake. Known only by its 10 June 1866 Beath, 1889 number. 001 E. B. Wolcott Milwaukee Milwaukee WI Chart'd 14 Jan. Dis. 1942 Two Commanders-in-Chief of the GAR were members of this Post: McCrory, 2005 1880 August Weissert and Frank Walsh. 002 Ripon Ripon Fond du Lac WI Named for the community in Chart'd 16 June Dis. Aug. 1874 Charter revoked 16 July 1874. McCrory, 2005 which the Post was based. 1866 002 Robert Chivas Milwaukee Milwaukee WI Chart'd 9 June Dis. 1918 McCrory, 2005 1875 003 Post No. 3 Mazomanie Dane WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 003 Post No. 3 Milwaukee Milwaukee WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1872- Dis. 1878-1879 McCrory, 2005 number. 1875 003 009 Phil Sheridan Milwaukee Milwaukee WI MG Philip Henry Sheridan (1831- 1871 Dis. 1878-1879 McCrory, 2005 1888), famous Civil War leader. 003 Darien Walworth WI Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Chart'd 26 Aug. Dis. 1922 McCrory, 2005 16th President of the United 1879 States. 004 Post No. 4 Fond du Lac Fond du Lac WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 004 022 John H. Williams Berlin Green Lake WI Chart'd 8 Sept. Dis. 18 Apr. Believed to be the oldest Post in the GAR with an unbroken record Beath, 1889; McCrory, 2005 1866; Re-chart'd 1937 since its organization. Disbanded with the death of its last 29 Sept. 1871 member, Alexander Parsons. 005 Post No. 5 Greenbush Sheboygan WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 28 June Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1866 1871 005 Edward Saxe Wautoma Waushara WI Org. 1873 Dis. 1875 McCrory, 2005 005 J. H. Knight Butternut Ashland WI Org. 12 Nov. Dis. 1913 McCrory, 2005 1879 006 Post No. 6 Algoma Kewaunee WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 006 James F. Ordway Beaver Dam Dodge WI Org. about 1868 Dis. 23 July McCrory, 2005 1874 006 George H. Thomas Delavan Walworth WI MG George Henry Thomas (1816- Org. 28 Nov. Dis. 1935 McCrory, 2005 1870), famous Civil War leader. 1879

007 Post No. 7 Edgerton Rock WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 007 J. F. Sawyer Omro Winnebago WI Org. 14 Feb. Dis. 1936 McCrory, 2005 1880 008 Post No. 8 Green Bay Brown WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 008 Veteran National Home Milwaukee WI Named in honor of the Civil War Org. 26 Apr. 1879 Dis. 1917 McCrory, 2005 Veteran. 009 Post No. 9 Milwaukee Milwaukee WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 009 003 Phil Sheridan Milwaukee Milwaukee WI MG Philip Henry Sheridan (1831- See Phil Sheridan Post 3 McCrory, 2005 1888), famous Civil War leader. 009 Baraboo Sauk WI MG Joseph Hooker (1814-1879), Org. 4 Mar. 1880 Dis. 1942 McCrory, 2005 famous Civil War leader. 010 P. H. Sheridan Oshkosh Winnebago WI MG Philip Henry Sheridan (1831- Org. 16 Aug. Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005 1888), famous Civil War leader. 1866 011 Post No. 11 Racine Racine WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1869 Dis. 16 July McCrory, 2005 number. 1874

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 011 Cassius Fairchild / C. C. Madison Dane WI First name: COL Cassius Org. 14 Jan. 1880 Dis. 1939 McCrory, 2005 Washburn / Fairchild (1829-1868), 16th WI Inf., died of wounds received at the Battle of Shiloh. Third name: BG Lucius Fairchild (1831-1896), famous Civil War leader, later CinC of the GAR. 012 Post No. 12 Mifflin Iowa WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 012 J. B. McPherson Sharon Walworth WI Org. 1880 Dis. 1883 McCrory, 2005 012 Jarius Richardson Sheboygan Falls Sheboygan WI Org. 10 July 1883 Dis. 1936 McCrory, 2005

013 Post No. 13 Sun Prairie Dane WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 013 H. A. Tator Reedsburg Sauk WI CPT Henry A. Tator Org. 13 Apr. 1880 Dis. 1942 McCrory, 2005

014 Post No. 14 Menomonie Dunn WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 014 Rousseau Portage Columbia WI Org. 13 Apr. 1880 Dis. 1931 McCrory, 2005

015 Post No. 15 Butte des Morts Winnebago WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 015 Harvey Green Bay Brown WI Org. 16 Mar. Dis. 1879 McCrory, 2005 1876 015 J. H. Roberts Plainfield Waushara WI Org. 1880 Dis. 1883 McCrory, 2005 015 Jerome Chesebro Markesan Green Lake WI Org. 22 Aug. Dis. 1889 McCrory, 2005 1885 015 McKinley La Crosse La Crosse WI CPT (Bvt. MAJ) William McKinley Org. 29 Nov. Dis. 1922 McCrory, 2005 (1843-1901), soldier, 23rd 1901 Infantry, later US President, assassinated 14 September 1901.

015 John Follensbee New Centerville St. Croix WI Org. 13 Apr. 1889 Dis. 1899 McCrory, 2005

016 Post No. 16 Watertown Jefferson WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 016 Gov. Louis P. Harvey Amherst Portage WI Gov. Louis Powell Harvey (1820- Org. 18 Apr. 1880 Dis. 1883 McCrory, 2005 1862), governor of WI. He drowned in the Tennesse River near Savannah, TN, on 19 Apr. 1862, "while trying to alleviate the sufferings of Wisconsin's sick and wounded volunteers." 016 CPT I. Eckels Amherst Portage WI Org. 1884 Dis. 1931 McCrory, 2005 017 Post No. 17 Sturgeon Bay Door WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 017 Governor Harvey Racine Racine WI Gov. Louis Powell Harvey (1820- Org. 24 Jan. 1881 Dis. 1936 McCrory, 2005 1862), governor of WI. He drowned in the Tennesse River near Savannah, TN, on 19 Apr. 1862, "while trying to alleviate the sufferings of Wisconsin's sick and wounded volunteers." 018 Post No. 18 Waterloo Jefferson WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 018 H. M. Walker Manitowoc Manitowoc WI Org. 28 Apr. 1881 Dis. 1934 McCrory, 2005

019 William B. Cushing Waukesha Waukesha WI Org. 24 May 1881 Dis. 1937 McCrory, 2005

020 Post No. 20 Rome Jefferson WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 020 W. H Sargent Janesville Rock WI Org. 21 Oct. 1881 Dis. 12 Apr. Disbanded with the death of its last member, Orion Sutherland. McCrory, 2005 1937 021 Post No. 21 New London Waupaca WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 021 James A. Garfield Waupaca Waupaca WI MG James Abram Garfield (1831- Org. 26 Oct. 1881 Dis. 1941 McCrory, 2005 1881), Civil War leader and later US President (assassinated). 022 Wood County Grand Rapids Wood WI Named for the county in which the Org. 9 Dec. 1881 Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005 Post was based. 022 004 Post No. 22 Berlin Green Lake WI No namesake. Known only by its Org. 8 Sept. 1866 See John H. Williams Post, No. 4 McCrory, 2005 number.

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 023 Post No. 23 Black Earth Dane WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 023 A. McFarland Poynette Columbia WI Org. 1884 Dis. 1888 McCrory, 2005 023 W. K. Forshey Wyalusing Grant WI Org. 27 Mar. Dis. 1912 McCrory, 2005 1888 024 Post No. 24 Richland Center Richland WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 024 Henry Dillon Lone Rock Richland WI Org. 23 Feb. Dis. 1940 McCrory, 2005 1882 025 Post No. 25 Mineral Point Iowa WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 025 George H. Irwin Lodi Columbia WI Org. 19 Mar. Dis. 1936 McCrory, 2005 1882 026 Post No. 26 Waukau Winnebago WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 026 John E. Holmes Jefferson Jefferson WI 1LT John E. Holmes ( ? -1863), Org. 15 Apr. 1882 Dis. 1937 McCrory, 2005 22nd WI Inf., died of disease at Annapolis, MD, on 8 June 1863. Resident of Jefferson, local hero. 027 Post No. 27 Martinsville Dane WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 027 J. B. McPherson Lake Geneva Walworth WI BG James Birdseye McPherson Org. 18 Apr. 1882 Dis. 1936 McCrory, 2005 (1828-1864), famous Civil War leader, KIA at the Battle of Atlanta, GA, 22 July 1864. 028 Post No. 28 Jefferson Jefferson WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 028 GEN Edward Canby Auroraville Waushara WI MG Edward Richard Sprigg Org. 4 June 1882 Dis. 1885 McCrory, 2005 Canby (1817-1873), famous Civil War leader, KIA in the Modoc Indian Wars, CA, 11 April 1873. 028 Newton Wilson / George F. Kingston Green Lake WI Org. 17 Mar. Dis. 1930 Name changed to Brayton Post on 26 Dec. 1891, in honor of one McCrory, 2005 Brayton 1888 of its charter members. 029 Post No. 29 Lodi Columbia WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 029 D. D. Barker Abrams Oconto WI Org. 22 Apr. 1896 Dis. 1940 McCrory, 2005

029 J. Kilpatrick Camp Douglas Juneau WI MG (1836- Org. 13 Apr. 1882 Sur. 17 Aug. McCrory, 2005 1881), famous Civil War leader. 1895

030 Post No. 30 Aztalan Jefferson WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 030 John W. Lynn Sparta Monroe WI Org. 24 Apr. 1882 Dis. 1934 McCrory, 2005

031 Post No. 31 Lake Mills Jefferson WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 031 John H. Ely Juneau Dodge WI Org. 1 June 1882 Dis. 1929 McCrory, 2005 032 Post No. 32 Stockbridge Calumet WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 032 J. B. Wyman Clintonville Waupaca WI Org. 28 May 1882 Dis. 1913 McCrory, 2005

033 Post No. 33 / Platteville Platteville Grant WI Org. 18 Oct. 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 1871 033 W. H. Bennett Richland Center Richland WI Org. 1 May 1882 Dis. 1941 McCrory, 2005 034 Post No. 34 Hebron Jefferson WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 034 Charles W. Curtice Whitewater Walworth WI Org. 29 June Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005 1882 035 Post No. 35 Albion Dane WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866- Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1867 1871 035 N. S. Frost Prairie du Sac Sauk WI Org. 1 July 1882 Dis. 1906 McCrory, 2005 036 Post No. 36 Eau Claire Eau Claire WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866- Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1867 1871 036 Alex Lowrie Viroqua Vernon WI Org. 17 July 1882 Dis. 1937 McCrory, 2005

037 Post No. 37 Boscobel Grant WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 037 Philip W. Plummer Prairie du Chien Crawford WI Org. 18 July 1882 Dis. 1941 McCrory, 2005

038 Post No. 38 Manitowoc Manitowoc WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866- Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1867 1871

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 038 Wilson Colwell La Crosse La Crosse WI CPT Wilson Colwell (1827-1862), Org. 17 Aug. Dis. 1939 Disbanded in September 1939 with the death of the Post's last McCrory, 2005; La Crosse Co. B, 2nd WI Inf., KIA at South 1882 member. Public Library Mountain, MD, on 14 Sept. 1862. Resident of La Crosse, local hero.

039 Post No. 39 Chilton Calumet WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866- Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1867 1871 039 T. J. Hungerford Spring Green Sauk WI Org. 15 July 1882 Dis. 1941 McCrory, 2005

040 Post No. 40 Columbus Columbia WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866- Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1867 1871 040 B. J. Sweet Stockbridge Calumet WI COL (Bvt. BG) Benjamin Jeffery Org. 6 Oct. 1882 Dis. 1920 McCrory, 2005 Sweet (1832-1874), 21st WI Inf. Also saw service as COL in the VRC. 041 Post No. 41 Dodgeville Iowa WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866- Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1867 1871 041 T. Sutphen Evansville Rock WI PVT Theodore L. Sutphen (1841- Org. 24 Sept. Dis. 1943 McCrory, 2005 1862), Co. H, 2nd WI Inf., KIA at 1882 Gainesville, VA, on 28 Aug. 1862. Resident of Evansville, local hero. Buried Maple Hill Cem., Evansville. 042 Post No. 42 Argyle Lafayette WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866- Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1867 1871 042 Henry W. Cressy Tomah Monroe WI PVT Henry W. Cressy (1824- Chart'd 14 Aug. Dis. 1936 Forter charter members. Original Post charter; McCrory, 1864), Co. D, 25th WI Inf., died 1882 2005 24 July 1864, from wounds received at Decatur, GA, on 22 July 1864. Resident of Tomah, local hero. Buried at Marietta National Cem., GA. 043 Post No. 43 Princeton Green Lake WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866- Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1867 1871 043 Raymond Mayville Dodge WI Org. 23 Aug. Dis. 1935 McCrory, 2005 1882 044 Post No. 44 Prescott Pierce WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866- Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1867 1871 044 J. B. Shepard Menasha Winnebago WI Org. 8 Sept. 1882 Dis. 1 May 1933 Disbanded with the death of its last member, C. S. Lloyd. McCrory, 2005

045 Post No. 45 Wautoma Waushara WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866- Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1867 1871 045 Harvey Darlington Lafayette WI Org. 19 Oct. 1882 Dis. 1937 McCrory, 2005

046 Post No. 46 Markesan Green Lake WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866- Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1867 1871 046 Henry Turner New London Waupaca WI Org. 26 Sept. Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005 1882 047 Post No. 47 Durand Pepin WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866- Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1867 1871 047 Henry Miles / Frank Prevey Elroy Juneau WI 1) CPT Henry C. Miles (1843- Org. 6 Oct. 1882 Dis. 1936 Twenty-six charter members. Changed its name to Frank Prevey McCrory, 2005 1879), Co. E, 35th WI Inf.; 2) PVT Post about 1888. Franklin Prevey ( ? -1862), Co. F, 16th WI Inf., KIA at Shiloh, TN, on 6 Apr. 1862. 048 Lyon Cazenovia Richland WI Org. 1866-1867 Dis. 24 July McCrory, 2005 1874 048 Charles G. Bacon Niellsville Clark WI PVT Charles G. Bacon (? -1862), Org. 24 Nov. Dis. 1932 McCrory, 2005 Co. I, 14th WI Inf., died at Mound 1882 City, IL, on 7 May 1862, from wounds received at Shiloh, TN, on 7 April 1862. Resident of Niellsville, local hero. 049 W. S. Rosecrans Grantsburg Burnett WI MG William Starke Rosecrans Org. 10 Nov. Dis. 1910 McCrory, 2005 (1819-1898), famous Civil War 1902 leader, later congressman from CA, died at Redondo Beach, CA, 11 March 1898. 049 A. A. Matthews La Valle Sauk WI Org. 26 Oct. 1882 Dis. 1901 McCrory, 2005

050 John Gillespie Kilbourn / Wisconsin Columbia WI Org. 26 Oct. 1882 Dis. 1932 McCrory, 2005 Dells

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 051 Starkweather Bear Creek Outagamie WI Org. 26 Nov. Dis. 1913 McCrory, 2005 1897 051 William Wright Excelsoir Richland WI Org. 27 Oct. 1882 Dis. Dec. 1896 McCrory, 2005

052 Eagle Eau Claire Eau Claire WI Org. 26 Aug. Dis. 1942 McCrory, 2005 1879 053 Post No. 53 Marquette Marquette WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866- McCrory, 2005 number. 1867 053 George W. Bell Wonewoc Juneau WI Org. 18 Nov. Dis. 1942 McCrory, 2005 1882 054 Post No.54 River Falls Pierce WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1867 Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 054 L. D. H. Crane Beloit Rock WI Org. 21 Nov. Dis. 1939 McCrory, 2005 1882 055 Post No. 55 Brodhead Green WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1867 Dis. before 29 McCrory, 2005 number. Nov. 1871 055 Wausau Marathon WI Org. 5 Dec. 1882 Dis. 1931 McCrory, 2005 056 Post No. 56 Milwaukee Milwaukee WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1867 Dis. before 29 McCrory, 2005 number. Nov. 1871 056 A. R. McDonald Mazomanie Dane WI Org. 1 Dec. 1882 Dis. 1929 McCrory, 2005 057 Post No. 57 Sheboygan Falls Sheboygan WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1868? Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 057 Charles Edgerton Warren's Mills Monroe WI Org. 30 Dec. Dis. 1929 McCrory, 2005 1882 058 Post No. 58 Bloomington Grant WI No namesake. Known only by its Org. 11 Sept. Dis. 20 Nov. McCrory, 2005 number. 1867 1871 058 William Evans Menomonie Dunn WI Org. 6 Jan. 1883 Dis. 1938 Twenty-two charter members. National Tribune, 24 May 1883; McCrory, 2005 059 Post No. 59 Monroe Green WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1868? Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 059 A. S. Northrup Mauston Juneau WI Org. 10 Jan. 1883 Dis. 1936 McCrory, 2005

060 Post No. 60 Prairie du Sac Sauk WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1868? Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 060 A. D. Hamilton Milton Rock WI Org. 10 Jan. 1883 Dis. 1931 McCrory, 2005

061 Post No. 61 Mount Hope Grant WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1868? Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 061 W. P. Mitchell New Lisbon Juneau WI Org. 17 Jan. 1883 Dis. 1937 McCrory, 2005

062 Post No. 62 Salem Kenosha WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1868? Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 062 J. C. McIntyre Boaz Richland WI Org. 21 Jan. 1883 Dis. 1898 McCrory, 2005

062 John Shaver Cedar Grove Sheboygan WI Org. 25 Mar. Dis. 1901 McCrory, 2005 1898 062 E. A. Colburn Bruce Rusk WI Org. 4 Jan. 1902 Dis. 1917 McCrory, 2005 063 Post No. 63 Lancaster Grant WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1868? Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 063 E. B. Cornwall Eagle Corners Richland WI Org. 26 Jan. 1883 Dis. 1901-1902 McCrory, 2005

063 T. B. Crawford Westfield Marquette WI Thomas B. Crawford Must'd 28 Feb. Dis. 25 Jan. Twenty-eight charter members. National Tribune, 15 Mar. 1883; 1883; Re-org. 9 1924 McCrory, 2005 Oct. 1906 064 Post No. 64 Beaver Dam Dodge WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1868? Dis. 23 July McCrory, 2005 number. 1874 064 W. D. Walker Montello Marquette WI Org. 23 Feb. Dis. 1927 Listed as W. S. Walker Post in McCrory, 2005 (book). McCrory, 2005 1883 065 Post No. 65 Hingham Sheboygan WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1868? Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 065 Thomas B. Crawford Westfield Marquette WI Org. 28 Feb. Dis. July 1902 McCrory, 2005 1883 065 F. Jackel Spooner Washburn WI Org. 26 Aug. Dis. 1930 McCrory, 2005 1903 066 Post No. 66 Cascade Sheboygan WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1868? Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 066 William T. Sherman Platteville Grant WI MG Org. 6 Feb. 1883 Dis. 1937 Thirty-one charter members. National Tribune, 12 Apr. 1883; (1820-1891), famous Civil War McCrory, 2005 leader. 067 Post No. 67 Jamestown Grant WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1868? Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 067 S. F. Curtis West Lima Richland WI Samuel F. Curtis Must'd 15 Mar. Dis. 1900 National Tribune, 5 Apr. 1883; 1883 McCrory, 2005 068 Post No. 68 Oregon Dane WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1868? Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 068 James Comerford Chippewa Falls Chippewa WI Org. 15 Mar. Dis. 1942 McCrory, 2005 1883 069 Post No. 69 Waupaca Waupaca WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1868? Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 069 Erastus Hoyt Albany Green WI Org. 24 Mar. Dis. 1906 McCrory, 2005 1883 070 Post No. 70 Beloit Rock WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1868? Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 070 Alexis Tallman Clinton Rock WI Org. 18 Apr. 1883 Dis. 1926 McCrory, 2005

071 Post No. 71 Black River Falls Jackson WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1868? Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 071 J. C. Moore Avoca Iowa WI Org. 28 Mar. Dis. 21 Feb. Listed as J. B. Moore Post in McCrory, 2005 (book). McCrory, 2005 1883 1896 071 O. B. Rice Eleva Trempealeau WI Org. 26 Apr. 1886 Dis. 1928 McCrory, 2005

072 Post No. 72 Patch Grove Grant WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1868? Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 072 A. M. Howard / Custer Rock Elm Pierce WI 2nd namesake: MG George Org. 27 Mar. Dis. 1919 Fifteen charter members. Name changed to Custer Post between National Tribune, 10 May 1883; Armstrong Custer (1839-1876). 1883; Must'd 28 1886 and 1890. McCrory, 2005 KIA at Little Bighorn, MT, on 25 Apr. 1883 June 1876. Famous Civil War (and Indian Wars) leader. 073 Post No. 73 Kenosha Kenosha WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1868? Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 073 James S. Alban Pittsville Wood WI Org. 10 May 1883 Dis. 1905 McCrory, 2005

074 Post No. 74 Pensaukee Oconto WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1868? Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 074 E. A. Ramsay Oconto Oconto WI Org. 10 Oct. 1883 Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005

075 Post No. 75 Alma Buffalo WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1868? Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 075 Sylvester Wheeler Verona Dane WI Org. 22 Feb. Dis. 1921 Eighteen charter members. Described as "Sylvester Wheeler Nationel Tribune, 8 Mar. 1888; 1888 Post, No. 244" in the National Tribune of 8 Mar. 1888. McCrory, 2005 075 Myron Gardner Arcadia Trempealeau WI Org. 1883 Dis. 1888 Revived in 1889 as Post 255. McCrory, 2005 076 Post No. 76 Appleton Outagamie WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1868? Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 076 Walworth County / Rutherford Elkhorn Walworth WI BG Rutherford Birchard Hayes Org. 10 May 1883 Dis. 1941 McCrory, 2005 B. Hayes (1822-1893), famous Civil War leader, 19th President of the . 077 Post No. 77 Geneva Walworth WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1868? Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 077 John Flynn North La Crosse LaCrosse WI Org. 5 May 1883 Dis. 1936 McCrory, 2005 078 John Matteson Embarrass Waupaca WI Org. 10 July 1868 Dis. 1874 McCrory (2005) lists this Post as being one of those whose McCrory, 2005 charters were revoked on 20 Nov. 1871, however, he also points out that it lasted until 1874. Further research is needed to confirm the Post history. 078 John A. Kellogg Antigo Langlade WI LTC (Bvt. BG) John Azor Kellogg Org. 15 May Dis. 1936 Thirteen charter members. National Tribune, 14 June (1828-2883), 6th WI Inf., post-war 1883; Must'd 16 1883; McCrory, 2005 politician in WI. May 1883 079 Post No. 79 Waukesha Waukesha WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1868? Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 079 Ramsdell Marion Showano / WI Org. 11 may 1883 Dis. 1896 McCrory, 2005 Waupaca 079 George Emery Wolf Creek Polk WI Org. 15 Jan. 1898 Dis. 1910 McCrory, 2005

080 O. D. Chapman Bell Center Crawford WI Org. 24 Apr. Dis. 1912 Nineteen charter members. National Tribune, 10 May 1883; 1883; Must'd 25 McCrory, 2005 Apr. 1883 081 W. H. Hawley Shawano Shawano WI Org. 4 May 1883 Dis. 1917 McCrory, 2005 082 Post No. 82 Mukwonago Waukesha WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1868? Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871 082 Charles Coleman Durand Pepin WI Org. 17 May 1883 Dis. 1924 McCrory, 2005

083 Post No. 83 Wausau Marathon WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1868? Dis. 20 Nov. Charter revoked. McCrory, 2005 number. 1871

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 083 John Faller North Freedom Sauk WI Must'd 2 May Dis. 1926 Twenty-one charter members. National Tribune, 10 May 1883; 1883 McCrory, 2005 084 A. S. Bennett Downing Dunn WI Org. 12 May 1883 Dis. 1919 McCrory, 2005

085 George H. Thomas Winneconne Winnebago WI Org. 1870 Dis. 1872 McCrory, 2005 085 Jerry Turner Viola Richland WI Org. 24 May 1883 Dis. 1927 McCrory, 2005

086 COL Ellsworth Merillan Jackson WI COL Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth Org. 15 May 1883 Dis. 1920 McCrory, 2005 (1837-1861), in the New 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.

087 Post No. 87 Winneconne Winnebago WI No namesake. Known only by its Chart'd 1866- Dis. 16 July McCrory, 2005 number. 1867 1874 087 P. C. Junkins Alma Center Jackson WI Org. 15 June Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005 1883 088 William A. Barstow Kendall Monroe WI COL William Augustus Barstow Org. 26 Aug. Dis. 1922 McCrory, 2005 (1813-1865), 3rd WI Cav. Former 1879 . He died shortly after being mustered out at Leavenworth, KS.

089 Nathan Hoyt Woodstock Richland WI Org. 25 May 1883 Dis. 1905 McCrory, 2005

090 Wesley W. Patton Brodhead Green WI Org. 4 June 1883 Dis. 1937 McCrory, 2005

091 Harrison De Pere Brown WI Org. 18 June Dis. 1937 McCrory, 2005 1883 092 William Moore Black River Falls Jackson WI Org. 11 June Dis. 1935 Fifty charter members. National Tribune, 20 Sept. 1883 1883; McCrory, 2005 093 Henry O. Watrous Spencer Marathon WI Org. 1883 Dis. 1887 McCrory, 2005 093 William G. Wheeler Osseo Trempeleau WI Org. 28 May 1888 Dis. 1900 McCrory, 2005

094 O. D. Pease Watertown Jefferson WI CPT Oliver D. Pease ( ? -1862), Org. 7 July 1883 Dis. 1937 McCrory, 2005 Co. D, 16th WI Inf., died at Savannah, TN, on 11 Apr. 1862, from wounds received at Shiloh, TN, on 6 Apr. 1862. Resident of Watertown, local hero. 095 John W. Christian Mondovi Buffalo WI Org. 14 July 1883 Dis. 1922 McCrory, 2005

096 Union / Thomas H. Oates Shullsburg Lafayette WI Org. 16 July 1883 Dis. 1927 Name changed to Oates Post in 1888. McCrory, 2005

097 William A. Nelson Forestville Door WI Org. 11 Aug. Dis. 1901-1902 McCrory, 2005 1883 098 John E. Perkins Augusta Eau Claire WI Org. 3 Aug. 1883 Dis. 1941 McCrory, 2005 099 Edwin Austin Sylvan Corners Richland WI Org. 21 Apr. 1883 Dis. 1888 McCrory, 2005

099 Iola Iola Waupaca WI Named for the community in Org. 21 Apr. 1888 Dis. 1908 McCrory, 2005 which the Post was based. 100 George H. Stevens Fox Lake Dodge WI Org. 29 Aug. Dis. 1912 McCrory, 2005 1883 101 J. McDermott Boscobel Grant WI Org. 15 Aug. Dis. 1941 McCrory, 2005 1883 102 Oscar F. Pinner Monroe Green WI Org. 28 Aug. Dis. 1936 Listed as Oscar F. Pinney Post in McCrory, 2005 (book). McCrory, 2005 1883 103 B. I. Humphrey New Richmond St. Croix WI Org. 18 Sept. Dis. 1942 McCrory, 2005 1883 104 Whitehall Trempeleau WI MG Winfield Scott (1786-1866), Org. 29 Aug. Dis. 1922 McCrory, 2005 famous Mexican War leader, and 1883 early leader in the Civil War. 105 MAJ William F. Dawes Necedah Juneau WI Org. 3 May 1883 Dis. 1887-1888 McCrory, 2005

105 M. G. Townsend Pewaukee Waukesha WI Org. 14 May 1888 Dis. 1904 McCrory, 2005

106 James Mason De Soto Vernon WI Org. 16 Oct. 1883 Dis. 1913 McCrory, 2005

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 107 Altoona Arena Iowa WI Org. 7 Sept. 1883 Dis. 1917 Eighteen charter members. National Tribune, 20 Sept. 1883; McCrory, 2005 108 A. J. McNurlin Loyd Richland WI Org. 10 Sept. Dis. 14 Nov. McCrory, 2005 1883 1893 108 James Little Pepin Pepin WI Org. 7 July 1894 Dis. 1910 McCrory, 2005 109 Williamson Dodgeville Iowa WI Org. 18 Sept. Dis. 1931 McCrory, 2005 1883 110 Marshfield / James G. Blaine Marshfield Wood WI Org. 23 Oct. 1883 Dis. 1935 Changed name to Blaine Post around 1893 (after the death of the McCrory, 2005 namesake). 111 McKenzie St. Croix Falls Polk WI Org. 24 Dis. 1921 McCrory, 2005 Sept.1883 112 I. N. Earl Colby Clark WI Org. 18 Dec. Dis. 1931 McCrory, 2005 1883 113 John Ross Monticello Green WI Org. 6 Oct. 1883 Dis. 1909 McCrory, 2005 114 Hans C. Hegg Waupun Dodge WI Org. 16 Oct. 1883 Dis. 1934 McCrory, 2005

115 Cumberland Cumberland Barron WI Named for the community in Org. 1883 Dis. 1885 McCrory, 2005 which the Post was based. 115 Belmont Blaine Portage WI Org. 18 June Dis. 1903 McCrory, 2005 1888 116 J. W. Appleton Black Creek Outagamie WI Org. 25 Oct. 1883 Dis. 1911 McCrory, 2005

117 George Hall Beaver Dam Dodge WI Org. 29 Oct. 1883 Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005

118 Ellsworth Ellsworth Pierce WI COL Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth Org. 23 Nov. Dis. 1927 McCrory, 2005 (1837-1861), colonel 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.

119 O. F. Mattice Waterloo Jefferson WI Org. 7 Nov. 1883 Dis. 1902 McCrory, 2005 120 J. B. Steadman Manawa / Little Wolf Waupaca WI MG James Blair Steedman (1817- Org. 6 Nov. 1883 Dis. 1909 McCrory, 2005 1883), famous Civil War leader.

121 Joe Mower Belleville Dane WI MG Joseph Anthony Mower (1827- Org. 8 Nov. 1883 Dis. 1931 McCrory, 2005 1870), famous Civil War leader.

122 Bagero Post Friendship Adams WI Org. 13 Dec. Dis. 1935 McCrory, 2005 1883 123 O. E. Rice Oregon Dane WI Org. 26 Nov. Dis. 1927 McCrory, 2005 1883 124 T. O. Howe Green Bay Brown WI Org. 29 Dec. Dis. 1936 McCrory, 2005 1883 125 George H. Legate Mineral Point Iowa WI Org. 20 Dec. Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005 1883 126 166 Martin W. Heller Rice Lake Barron WI Org. 3 Jan. 1884 Dis. 3 Mar. McCrory, 2005 1893 126 F. A. Marden Wis. Veterans Home Waupaca WI Org. 4 June 1893 Dis. 1937 McCrory, 2005

127 Benjamin Allen Arkansaw Pepin WI Org. 29 Dec. Dis. 1903 McCrory, 2005 1883 128 A. Weatherby Chetek Barron WI Org. 15 Jan. 1884 Dis. 1948 McCrory, 2005

129 H. J. Lewis Neenah Winnebago WI Org. 18 Jan. 1884 Dis. 1939 McCrory, 2005

130 E. A. Brown Fond du Lac Fond du Lac WI Org. 19 Jan. 1884 Dis. 1939 McCrory, 2005

131 Lincoln Merrill Lincoln WI Org. 24 Jan. 1884 Dis. 1941 McCrory, 2005

132 Tom Cox Lancaster Grant WI Org. 17 May 1885 Dis. 1942 McCrory, 2005

133 George D. Eggelston Appleton Outagamie WI Org. 1 Jan. 1884 Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005 134 Will Hickock Bloomington Grant WI Org. 8 Feb. 1884 Dis. 1931 McCrory, 2005 135 Edward Saxe Wautoma Waushara WI Org. 23 Feb. Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005 1884 136 Ben Shelden Brandon Fond du Lac WI Org. 7 Mar. 1884 Dis. 1926 McCrory, 2005 137 C. S. Swift Edgerton Rock WI Org. 11 Feb. Dis. 1936 Noted as Henry S. Swift Post in McCrory, 2005 (book). McCrory, 2005 1884

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 138 Joseph Bailey Palmyra Jefferson WI Org. 16 Feb. Dis. 1922 McCrory, 2005 1884 139 Charles H. Graves Cadott Green Lake WI Org. 11 Feb. Dis. 1908 McCrory, 2005 1898 139 George M. Potter Cadott Green Lake WI Org. 14 Jan. 1884 Dis. 14 Sept. McCrory, 2005 1896 140 George A. Custer Ashland Bayfield WI MG Org. 19 Feb. Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005 (1839-1876). KIA at Little 1884 Bighorn, MT, on 25 June 1876. Famous Civil War (and Indian Wars) leader. 141 Henry Didiot Hillsboro Vernon WI Org. 12 Mar. Dis. 1936 McCrory, 2005 1884 142 Emerson Opdyke Clear Lake Polk WI BG Emerson Opdycke (1830- Org. 7 Mar. 1884 Dis. 1932 McCrory, 2005 1884), famous Civil War leader and former COL of the 125th OH Inf. 143 J. C. Miller Oxford Marquette WI Org. 15 Mar. Dis. 1926 McCrory, 2005 1884 144 William Pitts Dallas Barron WI Org. 13 Mar. Dis. 1907 McCrory, 2005 1884 145 GEN James Shields Medford Taylor WI Org. 25 Mar. Dis. 1933 McCrory, 2005 1884 146 Frank A. Haskell / H. M. Brown Columbus Columbia WI Org. 10 Apr. 1884 Dis. 1938 Name changed to Harvey Brown Post in Dec. 1894. McCrory, 2005

147 N. P. Lyon Bloomer Chippewa WI BG Nathaniel Lyon (1818-1861), Org. 31 Mar. Dis. 1928 McCrory, 2005 KIA at Wilson's Creek, MO, 10 1884 August 1861. 148 Joseph Shannon / A. K. Knapp Dunn WI Org. 9 Apr. 1884 Dis. 1902 Name changed to Humphrey Post a few years after it formed. McCrory, 2005 Humphrey 149 Plover Plover Portage WI Named for the community in Org. 21 Mar. Dis. 1939 McCrory, 2005 which the Post was based. 1884 150 Thomas Eubanks Hancock Waushara WI Org. 26 Mar. Dis. 1911 McCrory, 2005 1884 151 Edwin A. Clapp Hudson St. Croix WI Org. 24 Mar. Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005 1884 152 Phillip Davenport Soldier's Grove Crawford WI Org. 3 May 1884 Dis. 1920 McCrory, 2005 153 Philo C. Buckman Stoughton Dane WI 1SGT Philo Churchill Buckman Org. 29 Mar. Dis. 1934 McCrory, 2005 (1834-1862), Co. D, 7th WI Inf., 1884 KIA at Gainesville, VA, on 28 Aug. 1862. Resident of Stoughton, local hero. 154 Allen McVey Star Vernon WI Org. 23 Apr. 1884 Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005

155 John M. Reed Kewaunee Kewaunee WI Org. 6 May 1884 Dis. 1919 McCrory, 2005 156 Stevens Point Stevens Point Portage WI Org. 9 Apr. 1884 Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005 157 W. W. Olds Turtle Lake Barron WI Org. 23 Apr. 1884 Dis. 1915 McCrory, 2005

158 James Williams Ontario Vernon WI Org. 19 Apr. 1884 Dis. 1917 McCrory, 2005

159 Fort Atkinson Fort Atkinson Jefferson WI Org. 24 Apr. 1884 Dis. 1923 McCrory, 2005

160 Hiram Russell Fremont Waupaca WI Org. 30 Apr. 1884 Dis. 1931 McCrory, 2005

161 Elijah Amidon Melrose Jackson WI Org. 1 May 1884 Dis. 1910 McCrory, 2005 162 Bellknap Fuque Potosi Grant WI Org 26 Aug. 1889 Dis. 1923 McCrory, 2005

163 Asbra Welcome Thorp Clark WI Org. 12 May 1884 Dis. 1911 McCrory, 2005

164 C. P Garlick Osceola Mills Polk WI Org. 22 May 1884 Dis. 1900 McCrory, 2005

165 George W. West Hartford Washington WI Org. 31 May 1884 Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005

166 126 Martin W. Heller Rice Lake Barron WI Org. 1 Aug. 1894 Dis. 1934 McCrory, 2005 166 MAJ N. Paine Fairchild Eau Claire WI Org. 19 June Dis. 12 Aug. McCrory, 2005 1884 1893 167 Frank Bigelow Eagle Waukesha WI Org. 21 Feb. Dis. 1887 McCrory, 2005 1887 167 Lucius H. Drury Eagle River Vilas WI Org. 21 July 1888 Dis. 1890 McCrory, 2005

167 John Green Eau Galle Dunn WI Org. 27 Feb. Dis. 1913 McCrory, 2005 1890

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 168 F. F. Pruyn Dorchester Clark WI Org. 9 July 1884 Dis. 1928 Listed as Howard F. Pruyn in McCrory, 2005 (book). McCrory, 2005 169 John Echternoch Theresa Dodge WI Org. 10 July 1884 Dis. 1901 McCrory, 2005

170 Alonzo Palmer Superior Douglas WI Org. 9 Aug. 1884 Dis. 1942 McCrory, 2005 171 Henry Concklin East Troy Walworth WI Org. 16 Aug. Dis. 1929 McCrory, 2005 1884 172 Martin Watson Barron Barron WI Org. 6 Aug. 1884 Dis. 1931 McCrory, 2005 173 Sam Monteith Fennimore Grant WI Org. 12 Aug. Dis. 1934 McCrory, 2005 1884 174 A. D. Thornburg Lime Ridge Sauk WI Org. 11 Aug. Dis. 1908 McCrory, 2005 1888 175 G. W. Halloway Beetown Grant WI Org. 16 Aug. Dis. 1 Apr. 1893 McCrory, 2005 1884 175 Rufus King South Milwaukee Milwaukee WI Org. 15 Nov. Dis. 1922 McCrory, 2005 1893 176 Cullen / John Bragg Gratiot La Fayette WI Org. 8 Aug. 1884 Dis. 1922 Name changed to Bragg Post in 1898. McCrory, 2005 177 I. N. Nichols River Falls Pierce WI Chart'd 23 Aug. Dis. 1934 Thirty-one charter members. Post Charter; McCrory, 2005 1884 178 Chelsea Chelsea Taylor WI Named for the community in Org. 27 Sept. Dis. 1888 McCrory, 2005 which the Post was based. 1884 178 H. C. Isabell Birnamwood Shawano WI Org. 18 Dec. Dis. 1932 McCrory, 2005 1888 179 H. T. Saunders Norwalk Monroe WI Org. 5 Sept. 1884 Dis. 1931 Listed as Horace T. Sanders Post in McCrory, 2005 (book). McCrory, 2005

180 Andrew Chambers Weyauwega Waupaca WI Org. 6 Sept. 1884 Dis. 1920 McCrory, 2005

181 Phillips / Allen Jackson Phillips Price WI Org. 7 Sept. 1884 Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005

182 S. A. Bean Hammond St. Croix WI Org. 17 Sept. Dis. 1901-1902 McCrory, 2005 1884 183 John B. Doughty Colfax Dunn WI Org. 15 Oct. 1884 Dis. 1891 McCrory, 2005

183 George C. Ginty Cadott Chippewa WI Org. 28 Dec. Dis. 1934 McCrory, 2005 1891 184 Luther T. Park Black Earth Dane WI Org. 18 Oct. 1884 Dis. 1920 McCrory, 2005

185 M. E. Sexton Sextonville Richland WI Org. 7 Oct. 1884 Dis. 1918 McCrory, 2005 186 William Payne Pardeeville Columbia WI Org. 6 Oct. 1884 Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005 187 Gus Wintermeyer Sheboygan Sheboygan WI Org. 28 Nov. Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005 1884 188 William J. Kershaw Briggsville Marquette WI Org. 27 Oct. 1884 Dis. 1930 McCrory, 2005

189 R. P. Converse Prescott Pierce WI Org. 16 Dec. Dis. 1929 McCrory, 2005 1884 190 GEN Lyttle Kiel Manitowoc WI Org. 27 Dec. Dis. 1926 McCrory, 2005 1884 191 Ren Dixon Mt. Horeb Dane WI 1LT Lorenzo "Ren" A. Dixon (Co. Org. 25 Mar. Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005 M, 3rd WI Cavalry), died of 1885 wounds, Clarksville, AR, 20 Oct. 1864 (also reported as died 29 Oct. at Independence, MO), associated with the Battle of Baxter Springs, KS. 192 A. O Heald Cascade Sheboygan WI Org. 26 Feb. Dis. 1921 McCrory, 2005 1885 193 A. J. Fullerton West Bend Washington WI Org. 21 Mar. Dis. 1927 McCrory, 2005 1885 194 Henry Bertram Oconomowoc Waukesha WI Org. 26 Mar. Dis. 1921 McCrory, 2005 1885 195 George Parsons Merrimac Sauk WI Org. 25 Apr. 1885 Dis. 1923 McCrory, 2005

196 Finian Alma Buffalo WI Org. 25 May 1885 Dis. 1914 Listed as Christopher Fimian Post in McCrory, 2005 (book). McCrory, 2005

197 Walter Waterman Plainfield Waushara WI Org 22 Aug. 1885 Dis. 1937 McCrory, 2005

198 John Granzo Seymour Outagamie WI Org. 24 June Dis. 1916 McCrory, 2005 1885 199 H. S. Eggleston Ripon Fond du Lac WI Org. 13 June Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005 1885 200 Alex Rickey Hersey St. Croix WI Org. 8 Jan. 1886 Dis. 1911 McCrory, 2005 201 Luther Crane Burlington Racine WI Org. 6 Aug. 1885 Dis. 1931 McCrory, 2005

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 202 Harry Randall Dartford Green Lake WI Org. 5 Sept. 1885 Dis. 1931 McCrory, 2005

203 Grantsburg Grantsburg Burnett WI Named for the community in Org. 25 Sept. Dis. 1889 McCrory, 2005 which the Post was based. 1885 203 Fred Richter / Charles Blair Lowell Dodge WI Org. 25 May 1889 Dis. 1934 Post name changed to Richter in 1907. McCrory, 2005

204 Ulysses S. Grant Maiden Rock Pierce WI GEN Ulysses Simpson Grant Org. 1 Aug. 1885 Dis. 1901 McCrory, 2005 1822-1885), famous Civil War leader, later US President. 205 Chilton / J. B. Reynolds Chilton Calumet WI Org. 28 Aug. Dis. 1933 Post name changed to Reynolds in 1905. McCrory, 2005 1885 206 Pier Post Argyle Lafayette WI Org. 2 Dec. 1885 Dis. 1915 McCrory, 2005 207 Samuel H. Sizer Marinette Marinette WI Org. 14 Sept. Dis. 1942 McCrory, 2005 1885 208 W. H. Hamilton Sun Prairie Dane WI Org. 18 Sept. Dis. 1906 McCrory, 2005 1885 209 Plum City Plum City Pierce WI Named for the community in Org. 1885 Dis. 1888 McCrory, 2005 which the Post was based. 209 Ennis Reed Easton / White Creek Adams WI Org. 23 Mar. Dis. 1936 McCrory, 2005 1889 210 Francis Steffen Hortonville Outagamie WI Org. 29 Sept. Dis. 1931 McCrory, 2005 1885 211 E. E. Ellsworth Fish Creek Door WI COL Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth Org. 24 Oct. 1885 Dis. 1896 McCrory, 2005 (1837-1861), colonel in the New 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.

211 Old Guard Post Milwaukee Milwaukee WI Org. 17 May 1898 Dis. 1906 McCrory, 2005

212 H. P. Davidson Plymouth Sheboygan WI Org. 9 Nov. 1885 Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005 213 Joe Mower Wrightstown Brown WI MG Joseph Anthony Mower (1827- Org. 20 Oct. 1885 Dis. 1887-1888 McCrory, 2005 1870), famous Civil War leader.

213 John A. Eaton Greenwood Clark WI Org. 20 Oct. 1888 Dis. 1919 McCrory, 2005

214 John Hazen Cashton Monroe WI Org. 11 Feb. Dis. 1900 McCrory, 2005 1886 215 G. B. Lincoln Union Grove Racine WI Org. 26 Jan. 1886 Dis. 1920 McCrory, 2005

216 C. Green Lynxville Crawford WI Org. 27 Mar. Dis. 1901 McCrory, 2005 1886 217 Unity Unity Marathon WI Named for the community in Chart'd 20 May Dis. 1896 McCrory, 2005 which the Post was based. 1886 218 Joseph Mueller Cassville Grant WI Org. 19 June Dis. 1901-1902 Originally noted as J. Mower Post in the SUVCW lists. Corrected. McCrory, 2005 1886 219 Joseph Rankin Two Rivers Manitowoc WI Org. 16 June Dis. 1918 McCrory, 2005 1886 220 John Hauff Horicon Dodge WI Org. 15 June Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005 1886 221 C. McArthur Rockbridge Richland WI Org. 27 Aug. Dis. 1908 McCrory, 2005 1886 222 H. M. Gibbs Brillion Calumet WI Org. 18 Sept. Dis. 1917 McCrory, 2005 1886 223 George C. Drake Milwaukee Milwaukee WI Org. 18 Aug. Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005 1886 224 G. L. Park Boyd Chippewa WI Org. 27 Oct. 1886 Dis. 1888 McCrory, 2005

224 John E. Gurley Blanchardsville Lafayette WI Org. 27 Dec. Dis. 1931 McCrory, 2005 1888 225 Cumberland Cumberland Barron WI Named for the community in Org. 20 Sept. Dis. 1937 McCrory, 2005 which the Post was based. 1886 226 H. S. Schulyer Sturgeon Bay Kewaunee WI Org. 16 Oct. 1886 Dis. 1919 McCrory, 2005

227 Hayward Sawyer WI BG Soloman "Sol" Meredith (1810- Org. 6 Oct. 1886 Dis. 1888 McCrory, 2005 1875), famous Civil War leader.

227 Azro Young Winneconne Winnebago WI Org. 14 Jan. 1889 Dis. 1934 McCrory, 2005

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 228 Wallace Dantz Princeton Green Lake WI Org. 8 Oct. 1886 Dis. 1913 McCrory, 2005 229 Frank H. Potter Cambridge Dane WI Org. 5 Jan. 1887 Dis. 1928 McCrory, 2005 230 Fred S. Lovell Kenosha Kenosha WI Org. 11 Apr. 1887 Dis. 1942 McCrory, 2005

231 James S. Ewing Poy Sippi Waushara WI Org. 11 Apr. 1887 Dis. 1929 McCrory, 2005

232 J. A. Logan Rhinelander Oneida WI MG John Alexander Logan (1826- Org. 5 May 1887 Dis. 1908 McCrory, 2005 1886), famous Civil War leader. 233 CPT O. F. Brown Glenwood St. Croix WI Org. 3 Dec. 1898 Dis. 1918 McCrory, 2005 233 Nelson Quiggle Mindoro La Crosse WI Org. 3 June 1887 Dis. 1 Jan. 1898 McCrory, 2005

234 Cyprian Donner Bangor La Crosse WI Org. 28 May 1887 Dis. 1936 McCrory, 2005

235 G. A. Fisk Cataract Monroe WI Org. 4 June 1887 Dis. 1896 McCrory, 2005

236 COL C. R. Gill Loyal Clark WI Org. 5 Aug. 1887 Dis. 1911 McCrory, 2005 237 August Roemhild Prairie Farm Barron WI PVT August Roemhild (1839- Org. 16 July 1887 Dis. 1923 McCrory, 2005 1883), Co. I, 42nd WI Inf. Buried Vanceburg Cem., Dunn County, WI. 238 John A. Otis Trimbelle Pierce WI Org. 11 Aug. Dis. 1908 McCrory, 2005 1887 239 C. A. Arthur Ogdensburg Waupaca WI Org. 3 Nov. 1887 Dis. 16 July McCrory, 2005 1896 240 Rank and File Milwaukee Milwaukee WI Org. 7 Jan. 1888 Dis. 1919 McCrory, 2005 241 John W. Scott Oshkosh Winnebago WI Org. 22 Dec. Dis. 1923 McCrory, 2005 1887 242 J. Anderegg Algoma / Annapee Kewaunee WI Org. 11 Jan. 1888 Dis. 1912 McCrory, 2005

243 Nathaniel Green Shell Lake Washburn WI Org. 28 Jan. 1888 Dis. 1917 Listed as Newton S. Green Post in McCrory, 2005 (book). McCrory, 2005

244 W. S. Hancok Cedarburg Ozaukee WI BG (1824- Org. 21 Jan. 1889 Dis. 1920 McCrory, 2005 1886), famous Civil War and Mexican War leader. 245 W. F. Davis Necedah Juneau WI Org. 9 Feb. 1889 Dis. 1931 Listed as W. F. Dawes Post in McCrory, 2005 (book). McCrory, 2005 246 Isaac Hendricks Campbellsport Fond du Lac WI Org. 7 Feb. 1889 Dis. 1919 McCrory, 2005 247 P. H. Beaulieu Kaukauna Outagamie WI Org. 15 Feb. Dis. 1934 McCrory, 2005 1889 248 Estrick Burbank Mather Juneau WI Org. 11 Nov. Dis. 1903 McCrory, 2005 1893 248 William Taylor Peshtigo Marinette WI Org 16 Feb. 1889 Dis. 12 Apr. McCrory, 2005 1893 249 A. E. Burnside Bayfield Bayfield WI MG Ambrose Everett Burnside Org. 24 Mar. Dis. 1927 McCrory, 2005 (1824-1881), famous Civil War 1889 leader. 250 Robert Mueller Milwaukee Milwaukee WI Org. 8 Apr. 1889 Dis. 1923 McCrory, 2005 251 H. E. Hess Eureka Winnebago WI Org. 19 Apr. 1889 Dis. 1926 McCrory, 2005

252 GEN Warren Nelson Buffalo WI Org. 23 Apr. 1889 Dis. 1910 McCrory, 2005

253 George H. Bryant Lake Mills Jefferson WI Org. 28 May 1889 Dis. 1923 Listed as Gustavus H. Bryant Post in McCrory, 2005 (book). McCrory, 2005

254 Ellen Becker Port Washington Bayfield WI Org. 25 June Dis. 1894 Listed as Frank Becker Post in McCrory, 2005 (book). McCrory, 2005 1889 254 Moses Hull Washburn Bayfield WI Org. 20 Dec. Dis. 1900 McCrory, 2005 1895 255 Myron Gardner Arcadia Trempealeau WI Org. 28 June Dis. 1922 McCrory, 2005 1889 256 E. W. Long Wittenburg Shawano WI Org. 29 June Dis. 1902 McCrory, 2005 1889 257 Peter Weber Fountain City Trempeleau WI Org. 15 July 1889 Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005

258 Charles H. Ford Galesville Trempeleau WI Org. 24 July 1889 Dis. 1933 McCrory, 2005

259 Alban Hurley Iron WI Org. 30 July 1889 Dis. 30 June McCrory, 2005 1896 260 Solomon Meredith Hayward Sawyer WI BG Soloman "Sol" Meredith (1810- Org. 20 Aug. Dis. 1938 McCrory, 2005 1875), famous Civil War leader. 1889

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No. Alt. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) No. 261 Joseph Ledergerber Keshena Shawano WI CPT Joseph A. Ledergerber Org. 16 Aug. Dis. 1933 Twenty-nine charter members. The Post was composed entirely National Tribune, 3 Oct. 1889; (1837-1863), Co. K, 12th MO Inf., 1889 of tribal members from the Menominee Reservation. McCrory, 2005 died at Chattanooga, TN, on 27 Nov. 1863, from wounds received on Missionary Ridge, TN, on 25 Nov. 1863. He commanded a brigade that included the 17th WI Inf. 262 Nicholas Friedel Rome Jefferson WI Org. 24 Aug. Dis. 1910 Listed as Nicholas Friddle Post in McCrory, 2005 (book). McCrory, 2005 1889 263 Daniel Chapman Amery Polk WI Org. 25 Oct. 1889 Dis. 1904 McCrory, 2005

264 Ben Davis Pedee / Oakley Green WI Org. 12 Feb. Dis. 1906 McCrory, 2005 1890 265 Brad Phillips Royalton Waupaca WI Org. 16 Feb. Dis. 1899 McCrory, 2005 1891 266 W. O. Topping Hazel Green Grant WI Org. 22 Apr. 1891 Dis. 1922 McCrory, 2005

267 William Atkinson N. Marcellon / Columbia WI Org. 23 May 1891 Dis. 1903 McCrory, 2005 Thurman 268 Dupont Florence Florence WI Org. 30 June Dis. 1928 McCrory, 2005 1891 269 Wheeler Coloma Station Waushara WI Org. 7 July 1891 Dis. 14 May McCrory, 2005 1894 269 GEN Hincks New Cassell Fond du Lac WI Org. 24 Aug. Dis. 1898 McCrory, 2005 1894 270 Duane Patton Sharon Walworth WI Org. 9 July 1891 Dis. 1919 McCrory, 2005 271 C. H. Brayton Fall River Columbia WI Org. 28 Sept. Dis. 1936 Listed as George H. Brayton Post in McCrory, 2005 (book). McCrory, 2005 1891 272 Otis Hoyt Glenwood St. Croix WI Org. 12 Nov. Dis. 7 July 1893 McCrory, 2005 1891 272 Jerry Rusk Spring Valley Pierce WI LTC (BVT BG) Jeremiah McLain Org. 21 Jan. 1895 Dis. 1929 McCrory, 2005 Rusk (1830-1893), 25th WI Inf. Famous Civil War leader and post- war politician. 273 George Willich Boyd Chippewa WI Org. 1 July 1892 Dis. 24 Sept. McCrory, 2005 1892 273 J. D. Robie Superior Douglas WI Org. 25 Jan. 1893 Dis. 1904 McCrory, 2005

274 William Steinmeyer Milwaukee Milwaukee WI Org. 26 July 1892 Dis. 1909 McCrory, 2005

275 Oliver O. Hegg Independence Trempeleau WI Org. 26 Jan. 1893 Dis. 1898 McCrory, 2005

276 H. O. Watrous Spencer Marathon WI Org. 19 Jan. 1895 Dis. 1921 Listed as Henry O. Watrous Post in McCrory, 2005 (book). McCrory, 2005

277 Wausaukee Wausaukee Marinette WI Named for the community in Org. 12 Aug. Dis. 1901-1902 McCrory, 2005 which the Post was based. 1899 278 Oneida Oneida Outagamie WI Named for the community in Org. 21 Sept. Dis. 1926 An all Native American Post made up of members of the Oneida McCrory, 2005 which the Post was based, which 1899 Nation. in turn was named for the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin. 279 H. W. Lawton Muscoda Crawford WI LTC (post-war MG) Henry Ware Org. 1 Mar. 1900 Dis. 1924 Listed as H. W. Lawton Post in McCrory, 2005 (book). McCrory, 2005 Lawton (1843-1899), 30th IN Inf., KIA in the Battle of Paye (Span- Am War, Philippines) 19 Dec. 1899. Medal of Honor recipient. 280 J. E. Tourtellolle / Rusk Ladysmith Rusk WI Org. 7 Aug. 1906 Dis. 1940 Changed its name to Rusk Post in March 1910. McCrory, 2005

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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