Grand Army of the Republic Posts - Historical Summary National GAR Records Program - Historical Summary of Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Posts by State NEW YORK 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 NY Org. 3 April 1867 Dis. June 1948 Provisional Department organized 1 December 1866. Permanent Beath, 1889; Carnahan, 1893; Department organized 3 April 1867. The Department came to a National Encampment close in June 1948 when the last two members transferred to "at Proceedings, 1948 large" status. 001 Patrick O'Rourke Rochester Monroe NY COL Patrick Henry O'Rorke Municipal Building (1915) Chart'd 8 Oct. Originally organized under the authority of the Department of Beath, 1889; Dept. Roster, (c.1835-1863), 140th NY Inf., KIA 1866 Illinois. 1915 at Gettysburg, PA, on 2 July 1863. 002 Edward P. Chapin Buffalo Erie NY COL (Bvt BG) Edward Payson GAR Hall, Virginia Street and Chart'd 9 Oct. Originally organized under the authority of the Department of Beath, 1889; Dept. Roster, Chapin (1831-1863), 116th NY Elmwood Avenue (1915) 1866 Illinois. 1915 Inf., KIA at Port Hudson, LA, on 27 May 1863. 003 Post No. 3 Brooklyn Kings NY No namesake. Known only by its Bef. 6 May 1868 The Post elected officers on 23 August 1867. Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 24 Aug. number. 1867 003 Stephen Thatford Brooklyn Kings NY PVT Stephen Hicks Thatford 18th Street, cor. 3rd Ave. (1886); Chart'd 6 May Sur. 1916/17 Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac, (c.1839-1862), Co. D, 84th NY Inf., 351 Seventh Avenue (1915) 1868 1886; Dept. Roster, 1915; Dept. died in Washington, D.C., on 20 Proceedings, 1917 Sept. 1862, from wounds received at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run, VA, on 29 Aug. 1862. Buried in Greenwood Cem., Brooklyn. 004 Wadsworth Brooklyn Kings NY Org. Dec. 1866 A History of Long Island, 1902 004 George H. Thomas Rochester Monroe NY MG George Henry Thomas (1816- Municipal Building, S. Fitzhugh Chart'd 10 Feb. Dept. Roster, 1915 1870), famous Civil War leader. Street (1915) 1875 005 Lewis Benedict Albany Albany NY COL (Bvt. BG) Lewis Benedict, Jr. 31 Green Street (1915) Chart'd 30 Jan. Sue Greenhagen, 2014, GAR (1817-1864), 162nd NY Inf., KIA at 1867 Posts in Albany County Pleasant Hill, LA, on 9 April 1864. (website); Dept. Roster, 1915 Native of Albany, local hero. 006 Lathrop Baldwin Elmira Chemung NY LTC Lathrop Baldwin ( ? -1864), N.Y.S.N.G. Armory, Church Street Chart'd 11 June Last member was Edward Morris, who died 24 May 1943. Sue Greenhagen, 2014, GAR 107th NY Inf., died at Peach Tree (1915) 1868 Posts in Chemung County Creek, GA, on 30 July 1864, from (website); Dept. Roster, 1915 wounds received there on 20 July 1864. 007 Augustus W. Dwight Syracuse Onondaga NY The Post (known then as Post No. 7) was in existence by May The National Memorial Day, 1869, when it observed Memorial Day. 1869 007 Gordon Granger Clifton Springs Ontario NY MG Gordon Granger (1822-1876), GAR Hall (1915) Chart'd 6 Apr. Dept. Roster, 1915 famous Civil War leader. 1878 008 Hamilton-Sleight Poughkeepsie Dutchess NY 008 Phil Kearney Brooklyn New York NY MG Philip Kearny, Jr. (1815-1862), 22nd Regiment Armory, 168th Chart'd 16 Dec. The Post was still active in 1932. Dept. Roster, 1915 KIA at Chantilly, VA, on 1 Sept. Street and Broardway (1915) 1866 1862. Famous Civil War leader. 009 Daniel D. Bidwell Buffalo Erie NY BG Daniel Davidson Bidwell Org 1 Apr. 1870 Merged 28 Apr. Consolidated with Wilkeson Post, No. 87, on 28 April 1880 to George W. Maltby Memorial, (c.1816-1864), famous Civil War 1880 become Bidwell-Wilkeson Post, No. 9. Buffalo leader, KIA at Cedar Creek, VA, on 19 Oct. 1864. 009 Bidwell-Wilkeson Buffalo Erie NY BG Daniel Davidson Bidwell GAR Hall, corner Elmwood Chart'd 28 Apr. Formed by the consolidation of Daniel D. Bidwell Post, No. 9, and Genealogical and Family History (c.1816-1864), famous Civil War Avenue and Virginia Street (1915) 1880 Wilkeson Post, No. 87, on 28 April 1880. of Western New York, vol. 2, leader, KIA at Cedar Creek, VA, 1912; Dept. Roster, 1915; on 19 Oct. 1864. 1LT John Wilkes George W. Maltby Memorial, Wilkeson, Jr. (1834-1862), Co. K, Buffalo 100th NY Inf., died of disease 31 May 1862 010 William Rankin Brooklyn Kings NY Sheldon Hall, 315 Washington Chart'd 16 Feb. Gen. Henry Warner Slocum (1826-1894) was a member of this Dept. Roster, 1915 Street (1915) 1867 Post. Comrades escorted the body to the church service on the day of his funeral. SUVCW - GAR Records Program (www.garrecords.org) New York Page 1 of 28 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. 011 Sedgwick New York New York NY MG John Sedgwick (1813-1864), Revoked 1876 The Post (known then as Post No. 11) was in existence by May The National Memorial Day, famous Civil War leader, KIA 1869, when it observed Memorial Day. 1869; Dept. Proceedings, 1877 Spotsylvania Co., VA, 9 May 1864. 011 Barbara Frietchie Greenpoint / Brooklyn Kings NY Barbara Frietchie / Fritchie (1766- 16 Calyer Street (1915) Chart'd Oct. 1876 Dept. Proceedings, 1877; Dept. 1862), Unionist, made famous in a Roster, 1915 patriotic poem by John Greenleaf Whittier, published in 1863. 012 Abel Smith Brooklyn Kings NY 012 Daniel S. Ellsworth Hornellsville Steuben NY CPT Daniel S. Ellsworth (c.1837- 1863), Co. D, 86th NY Inf., KIA at Chancellorsville, VA, on 3 May 1863. 012 Hector Vanderburgh Afton Chenango NY PVT Hector S. Vanderburgh GAR Hall, Railroad Avenue (1915) Chart'd 19 Apr. Dept. Roster, 1915 (c.1839-1863), Co. E, 114th NY 1878 Inf., died of dyptheria at Fort Monroe, VA, on 10 June 1863. 013 Post No. 13 Norwich Chenango NY No namesake. Known only by its number. 013 Abraham Lincoln New York New York NY Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th President of the United States. 014 Broadbent Dexter Jefferson NY The Post was in existence by May 1869, when it observed The National Memorial Day, Memorial Day. 1869 014 Edwin Forrest Cobleskill Schoharie NY 014 John F. McQuade Utica Oneida NY 177 Genesee Street (1915) Chart'd 5 Apr. Dept. Roster, 1915 1879 015 Post No. 15 Watertown Jefferson NY No namesake. Known only by its The Post (then known as Post No. 15) was in existence by May The National Memorial Day, number. 1869, when it observed Memorial Day. 1869 015 Ziba and Hamilton Brown Schenevus Otsego NY Ziba Brown and Hamilton Brown, Post rooms, Schenevus (1915) Chart'd 11 March D. A. Ellis, 1892 local heroes from the town of 1874, Must'd 29 Maryland, NY. MAJ Hamilton March 1874 Brown (2nd US Colored Cav.) died 24 Oct. 1864 of illness. 016 Post No. 16 Friendship Alleghany NY No namesake. Known only by its number. 016 Frank Head Brooklyn Kings NY 258 Court Street (1886) Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac, 1886 016 569 Homer L. Farmer Cleveland Oswego NY Re-organized from H. L. Farmer Post, No. 569, in the 1915/16 Dept. Proceedings, 1916 administrative year. 016 120 JJMMKlames M. McKeel KKtatonah WWthtestchester NY 017 Willard Allen Johnstown Fulton NY The Post was in existence by May 1869, when it observed The National Memorial Day, Memorial Day. 1869 017 Richard Canby Gloversville Fulton NY 13 N. Main Street (1915) Chart'd 8 Aug. Consolidated Consolidated with Col. Sammons Post, No. 242, in 1914 to become Dept. Roster, 1915 1873 1914 Ansel Denison Post, No. 17. 017 Ansel Denison Gloversville Fulton NY Org. 1914 Formed by the consolidation of COL Sammons Post, No. 242, and Dept. Proceedings, 1915 Richard Canby Post, No. 17. 018 338 Griswold - McConichie Troy Rensselaer NY Sur. 1876 Merged with John A. Griswold Post 18 Dept. Proceedings, 1877 018 185 John McConihe (McConichie) Troy / Averill Park Rensselaer NY County Court House (1915) Chart'd 22 Feb. Dept. Roster, 1915 1886 018 George W. Snyder (Lawyer) Cobleskill Schoharie NY Chart'd 1876; Dept. Proceedings, 1877 Must'd Jan. 1877 019 Henry Galpin Little Falls Herkimer NY GAR Hall (1915) Chart'd 15 Apr. Dept. Roster, 1915 1873 019 Rensselaer Bailey Oswego Oswego NY The Post was in existence by May 1869, when it observed The National Memorial Day, Memorial Day. 1869 020 Louis Hamilton (Hamilton- Poughkeepsie Dutchess NY CPT Louis McLane Hamilton GAR Hall, 27 Garden Street Chart'd 23 Mar. Renamed 8 Merged with David B. Sleight Post, No. 331, on at a meeting held Poughkeepsie Eagle-News, 10 Sleight after 1910) (1844-1868), 7th U.S. Cav. (post (1915) 1867 Nov. 1911 on 8 Nov. 1911, becoming Hamilton-Sleight Post, No. 20. Nov. 1910; Dept. Roster, 1915 war), KIA in battle against the Associated with Corps No. 203, WRC. Cheyennes, Washita River, OK, 27 Nov. 1868. Bur. In Poughkeepsie Cemetery. Local hero (also saw service in the Civil War) 021 Harry Lee Brooklyn Kings NY Hart's Hall, 1028 Gates Avenue Chart'd 28 June Dept. Roster, 1915 (1915) 1870 022 T. F. Meagher Brooklyn Kings NY BG Thomas Francis Meagher (1823-1867), famous Civil War leader. 022 Montour Montour Falls / Havana Schuyler NY GAR Hall, Tracy Block, Montour Chart'd 14 Sept.