Grand Army of the Republic Posts - Historical Summary
National GAR Records Program - Historical Summary of Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Posts by State INTERNATIONAL Prepared by the National Organization SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR INCORPORATED BY ACT OF CONGRESS
No. Alt. Post Name Location State / Province Country Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Notes Source(s) No. Mentioned PLEASE NOTE: The GAR Post History section is a work in progress (begun 2013). More data will be added at a future date. 077 Joseph Bernard Coaticook Quebec Canada NH Org. Feb. 1896 National Tribune, 18 June 1896
077 William Winer Cooke Hamilton Ontario Canada 1LT (Bvt. LTC) William Winer Org. Feb. 1891 Manitoba Free Press (Canada), Cooke (1846-1876), Co. M, 24th 3 Feb. 1891 NY Cav., later served in the 7th US Cav., and was killed at Little Big Horn, MT, on 25 June 1876. 652 Hannibal Hamlin London (ON) Ontario Canada NY Hannibal Hamlin (1809-1891), Home of Commander (1915) Chart'd 27 Nov. NY Dept. Roster, 1915 Vice-President to Abraham 1891 Lincoln in his first administration. 073 105 GEN Hancock Montreal Quebec Canada VT BG Winfield Scott Hancock (1824- Org. 1890 Twenty-four charter members. First meeting to consider The Evening Bulleting 1886), famous Civil War and organizing a Post was held at the town hall of Ville St. Henri, (Maysville, KY), 18 Mar. 1890; Mexican War leader. Montreal, in March 1890. National Tribune, 19 June 1890; The Vermont Watchman, 11 Feb. 1891 117 Quebec Quebec Quebec Canada VT Named for the town/province in which it was based. 472 William W. Cooke Hamilton Ontario Canada NY 1LT (Bvt. LTC) William Winer 7 South Hughson Street (1915) Chart'd 2 Feb. NY Dept. Roster, 1915 Cooke (1846-1876), Co. M, 24th 1891 NY Cav., later served in the 7th US Cav., and was killed at Little Big Horn, MT, on 25 June 1876. 532 James S. Knowlton Toronto Ontario Canada NY 1LT (Adjutant) James S. Knowlton Knights of Pythias Hall (1891); Must'd 18 May The last surviving member of the Post was John Knowlton, a National Tribune, 26 Nov. ( ? - ? ), Co. G, 6th MO Inf., a Sons of England Hall, 58 1891; Chart'd charter member and the brother of the namesake of the Post. 1891; Dept. Roster, 1915 native of Toronto, "died from Richmod Street, East (1915) June 1891 disease contracted while in the service." 592 Manitoba Winnepeg Manitoba Canada PA Named for the province in which it was based.
100 E. O. C. Ord Mexico City Mexico TN MG Edward Otho Cresap Ord (1818-1883), famous Civil War leader.
634 Abraham Lincoln Lima Peru PA Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Must'd 10 June PA Dept. Proceedings, 1898 16th President of the United 1897 States.
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: 12/31/2017
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