Grand Army of the Republic Posts - Historical Summary National GAR Records Program - Historical Summary of Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Posts by State NEBRASKA 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 NE Org. 11 June Ended 1949 Provisional Department organized 10 July 1867, but soon dropped Beath, 1889; Carnahan, 1893; 1877 from the rolls for lack of reports. Provisional Department restored National Encampment in 1874. and Permanent Department organized 11 June 1877. Proceedings, 1949 The Department came to an end with the death of its last member in 1948. 001 Sedgwick Kearney Buffalo NE MG John Sedgwick (1813-1864), Chart'd 1 Dec. Originally organized in 1870 under the Department of Illinois, re- Dept. Proceedings, 1910 famous Civil War leader, KIA 1875 organized in 1874 under the Department of Iowa, and re-organized Spotsylvania Co., VA, 9 May again under the Department of Nebraska in 1875. 1864. 002 Post No. 2 Brownville Nemaha NE In existence as early as 3 October 1867. Nebraska Advertiser (Brownville), 3 Oct. 1867 002 Phil Kearney Ft. Omaha / South Douglas NE MG Philip Kearny, Jr. (1815- Chart'd 1 Jan. Seventy-six charter members. History of the City of Omaha, Omaha 1862), KIA at Chantilly, VA, on 1 1876 1894; Dept. Proceedings, 1910 Sept. 1862. Famous Civil War leader. 003 Ellsworth Wahoo Saunders NE COL Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth (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. 003 Seward Seward Seward NE Named for the community in Chart'd 16 Dec. Twenty-three charter members. History of Nebraska, 1882; which the Post was based. 1880 Dept. Proceedings, 1910 004 McPherson Fremont Dodge NE Chart'd 2 Nov. Dept. Proceedings, 1910 1876 005 Casey Wayne Wayne NE Chart'd 2 Feb. Dept. Proceedings, 1910 1881 006 351 Union Shubert / Stella Richardson NE Chart'd 20 Jan. Dept. Proceedings, 1910 1883 007 George A. Custer / Old Guard Omaha Douglas NE MG George Armstrong Custer Chart'd 5 June Seventeen charter members. Paul Vandervoort, 11th Commander- History of the City of Omaha, (1839-1876). KIA at Little 1876; Must'd 7 in-Chief of the GAR, was a member of this Post. 1894; Dept. Proceedings, 1910 Bighorn, MT, on 25 June 1876. June 1876 Famous Civil War (and Indian Wars) leader. 008 Canby St. Paul Howard NE MG Edward Richard Sprigg Chart'd 12 June Dept. Proceedings, 1910 Canby (1817-1873), famous Civil 1876 War leader, KIA in the Modoc Indian Wars, CA, 11 April 1873. 009 Baker Columbus Platte NE Chart'd 14 June Dept. Proceedings, 1910 1876 010 Abe Lincoln David City Butler NE Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Chart'd 7 June Twenty-three charter members. History of Nebraska, 1882; 16th President of the United 1877 Dept. Proceedings, 1910 States. 011 Lyon Grand Island Hall NE Chart'd 29 Aug. Dept. Proceedings, 1910 1877 012 E. V. Sumner Sidney Cheyenne NE MG Edwin Vose Sumner (1797- Chart'd 5 Apr. Dept. Proceedings, 1910 1863), famous Civil War leader. 1878 013 Silas A. Strickland Hastings Adams NE Chart'd 8 May Eighteen charter members. The 1890 history of Adams County Biographical and Historical 1878; Must'd 13 notes that the Post was originally chartered with the number 19. Memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall May 1878; Re- This may have been a typographical error, but it needs to be and Hamilton Counties, NE, org. 5 Oct. 1880 confirmed. 1890; Dept. Proceedings, 1910 014 E. A. Rice Steele City Jefferson NE Org. 30 June NEGenWeb Military Resource 1883 Center SUVCW - GAR Records Program (www.garrecords.org) Nebraska Page 1 of 13 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. 015 George H. Thomas Nelson Nuckolls NE MG George Henry Thomas (1816- Chart'd 11 May Dept. Proceedings, 1910 1870), famous Civil War leader. 1878 016 Edgar Edgar Clay NE Named for the community in Chart'd 1879; Re- Forty-three charter members. National Tribune, 5 Apr. 1883; which the Post was based. org. 7 March Dept. Proceedings, 1910 1883 017 Morton Hebron Thayer NE Chart'd 1879; Re- Dept. Proceedings, 1910 org. 4 Mar. 1882 018 W. A. Webb Fairmont Fillmore NE Chart'd 23 Mar. Dept. Proceedings, 1910 1879 019 George G. Meade Sutton Clay NE MG George Gordon Meade (1815- IOOF Hall (original meeting Chart'd 27 Mar. Twenty charter members. History of Nebraska, 1882; 1872), famous Civil War leader. place); Armory 1879; Must'd 28 Dept. Proceedings, 1910 Apr. 1879 020 Edwin M. Stanton Rising City Butler NE Edwin McMasters Stanton (1814- Chart'd 2 July Dept. Proceedings, 1910 1869), Secretary of War under 1879 President Lincoln. 021 Wadsworth Syracuse Otoe NE Parry's Hall (1882) Chart'd 19 July Eighteen charter members. History of Nebraska, 1882; 1879 Dept. Proceedings, 1910 022 Wilson Geneva Fillmore NE Chart'd 21 July Dept. Proceedings, 1910 1879 023 Buford Central City Merrick NE Chart'd 22 July Dept. Proceedings, 1910 1879 024 William Baumer Nebraska City Otoe NE LTC William Baumer, 1st NE Chart'd 5 July 1935 Closed with death of last member, William Balfour Civil War Museum - GAR Hall, Infantry. 1883 Nebraska City, NE; Dept. Proceedings, 1910 025 Farragut Lincoln Lancaster NE ADM David Glasgow Farragut Chart'd 8 Sept. Dept. Proceedings, 1910 (1801-1870), famous Civil War 1879 leader. 026 J. F. Reynolds Osceola Polk NE MG John Fulton Reynolds (1820- Chart'd 4 June History of Nebraska, 1882; 1863), KIA at the Battle of 1879; Must'd 27 Dept. Proceedings, 1910 Gettysburg on 1 July 1863. Nov. 1879 Famous Civil War leader. 027 Thornburg Clarks Merrick NE Chart'd 20 Oct. Dept. Proceedings, 1910 1879 028 Joe Hooker Shelton Buffalo NE MG Joseph Hooker (1814-1879), Chart'd 6 Dec. Dept. Proceedings, 1910 famous Civil War leader. 1879 029 Elmer E. Ellsworth Silver Creek Merrick NE COL Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth Chart'd 27 Dec. Dept. Proceedings, 1910 (1837-1861), colonel in the New 1879 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. 030 Jeff. C. Davis Ft. Hartsuff Valley NE BG Jefferson Columbus Davis (1828-1879), famous Civil War leader. 030 COL Kane Raymond Lancaster NE Chart'd 7 Mar. Thirteen charter members. National Tribune, 17 May 1883; 1883 Dept. Proceedings, 1910 031 Robert McCook Ashland Saunders NE BG Robert Latimer McCook (1827- Chart'd 22 Jan. Dept. Proceedings, 1910 1862), died of wounds at 1880 Huntsville, AL, on 6 August 1862. Famous Civil War leader. One of the "fighting McCooks." 032 Robert Anderson York York NE MAJ (Bvt. MG) Robert Anderson Chart'd 23 Jan. Dept. Proceedings, 1910 (1805-1871), commander of the 1880 garrison at Fort Sumter when it was bombarded at the outset of the Civil War. 033 James Shields Grafton Fillmore NE Chart'd 24 Jan. Dept. Proceedings, 1895 1880 034 Phil Sheridan Schuyler Colfax NE MG Philip Henry Sheridan (1831- Chart'd 25 Feb. Ten charter members. History of Nebraska, 1882; 1888), famous Civil War leader. 1880 Dept. Proceedings, 1910 035 Rawlins Beatrice Gage NE Chart'd 1880; Re- Dis. Mar. 1930 Disbanded with 8 surviving members. El Paso Evening Post, 17 Mar. org 27 Dec. 1882 1930; Dept. Proceedings, 1910 036 T. E. G. Ransom Scotia Greeley NE BG Thomas Edward Greenfield Chart'd 25 Feb. Dept. Proceedings, 1910 Ransom (1834-1864), U.S. 1880 Volunteers, died of disease at Rome, GA, 29 Oct. 1864. SUVCW - GAR Records Program (www.garrecords.org) Nebraska Page 2 of 13 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. 037 GEN Scott Blue Springs Gage NE Chart'd 8 Apr. Sur. 27 July Surrendered charter on 27 July 1911. Later recalled charter and Dept. Proceedings, 1910, 1912 1880; Re-org 16 1911 was reinstated with 10 members on 16 Oct. 1911. Oct. 1911 038 Mitchell Waverly Lancaster NE Chart'd 6 Mar. Dept. Proceedings, 1910 1880 039 Lew Wallace Pleasant Hill Custer NE Maj-Gen Lewis "Lew" Wallace (1827-1905), famous Civil War leader. 039 Edward Lennox Atkinson Holt NE Chart'd 30 Oct. Dept. Proceedings, 1910 1883 040 Commodore Foote Ord Valley NE Commodore (RADM) Andrew Hull Chart'd 1880; Re- Dept. Proceedings, 1910 Foote (1806-1863), U.S. Navy, org 9 June 1882 famous Civil War leader. 041 Dick Yates Waco York NE Richard "Dick" Yates (1815-1874), Chart'd 17 Mar. Dept. Proceedings, 1910 governor of Illinois during the Civil 1880 War. 042 Kit Carson Albion Boone NE COL (Bvt. BG) Christopher Chart'd 22 Mar. Dept. Proceedings, 1910 Huston "Kit" Carson (1809-1868), 1880 famous guide with J. C. Frémont, later colonel in the New Mexico Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. 043 George C. Oliver Fairfield Clay NE Conrad's Hall; Hopper's Hall Chart'd 14 Apr. Sur. 8 Jan.