Grand Army of the Republic Posts - Historical Summary National GAR Records Program - Historical Summary of Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Posts by State WISCONSIN 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 Abraham Lincoln 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 Joseph Hooker 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 SUVCW - GAR Records Program (www.garrecords.org) Wisconsin 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. 011 Cassius Fairchild / C. C. Madison Dane WI First name: COL Cassius Org. 14 Jan. 1880 Dis. 1939 McCrory, 2005 Washburn / Lucius Fairchild 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 Ohio 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. SUVCW - GAR Records Program (www.garrecords.org) Wisconsin 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. 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.