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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 MO Org. 7 May 1867,
Dissolved c.1872.
Re-org. 22 April
1882
Provisional Department organized July 1866. Permantent
Department organized 7 May 1867. The Department issued no
reports in 1871, and was subsequently abandoned. Provisional
Department restored 24 April 1880. Permanent Department
organized 22 April 1882.
Beath, 1889; Carnahan, 1893
001 Post No. 1 Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau MO No namesake. Known only by its
number.
Org. 3 July 1866;
Chart'd 22 Sept.
1866
First GAR Post organized in Missouri. There were 76 charter
members. The Post gathered for a group photograph at a
celebration held on 22 September 1868.
Bulletin Journal (Cape
Girardeau), 15 Apr. 1979, pg. 3
001 Frank P. Blair St. Louis St. Louis City MO Org. 8 Dec. 1879,
Chart'd 1 Dec.
1879, Must'd 8
Jan. 1880
One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri
reorganized in 1882.
Beath, 1889; Western Veteran
1895
002 GEN Lyon St. Louis St. Louis City MO BG Nathaniel Lyon (1818-1861),
KIA at Wilson's Creek, MO, 10
August 1861.
One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri
reorganized in 1882.
Beath, 1889
003 ADM Farragut Kansas City Jackson MO ADM David Glasgow Farragut
(1801-1870), famous Civil War
leader and former Commandant
of Mare Island Naval Shipyard.
004 McPherson Kansas City Jackson MO One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri
reorganized in 1882.
Beath, 1889
005 A. Lincoln Moberly Randolph MO
006 James A. Garfield Jefferson City Cole MO MG James Abram Garfield (1831-
1881), Civil War leader and later
US President (assassinated).
007 Custer St. Joseph Buchanan MO MG George Armstrong Custer
(1839-1876). KIA at Little
Bighorn, MT, on 25 June 1876.
Famous Civil War (and Indian
Wars) leader.
One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri
reorganized in 1882.
Beath, 1889
008 George H. Thomas (later
Farragut-Thomas)
Kansas City Jackson MO MG George Henry Thomas (1816-
1870), famous Civil War leader.
912 Grand Ave. (1921) One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri
reorganized in 1882.
Beath, 1889
009 Charles Sumner Kansas City Jackson MO Charles Sumner (1811-1874), US
Senator (Massachusetts) from
1851 to 1874, strong proponent of
the equal rights of African
Americans during Reconstruction.
Noted as an African American post by Beath, 1889. One of nine
posts present when the Department of Missouri reorganized in
1882. Disbanded soon after the reorganization.
Beath, 1889
010 GEN Canby Rich Hill Bates MO MG Edward Richard Sprigg
Canby (1817-1873), famous Civil
War leader, KIA in the Modoc
Indian Wars, CA, 11 April 1873.
One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri
reorganized in 1882.
Beath, 1889
011 James A. Mulligan Lexington Lafayette MO One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri
reorganized in 1882.
Beath, 1889
012 Ellsworth Grant City Worth MO 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.
One of nine posts present when the Department of Missouri
reorganized in 1882.
Beath, 1889
013 COL Hassendeubel St. Louis St. Louis City MO
014 O. P. Morton Joplin Jasper MO Oliver Hazard Perry Throck
Morton (1823-1877), Governor of
Indiana during the Civil War.
National GAR Records Program - Historical Summary of Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Posts by State
MISSOURI Prepared by the National Organization
SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR INCORPORATED BY ACT OF CONGRESS
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015 GEN Shields Kansas City Jackson MO Sur. 1892
016 Stanton Carthage Jasper MO
017 Joe Hooker Cameron Clinton MO MG Joseph Hooker (1814-1879),
famous Civil War leader.
018 Burnside Pleasant Hill Cass MO MG Ambrose Everett Burnside
(1824-1881), famous Civil War
leader.
Annulled 1894
019 Phil Kearney Laclede Linn MO MG Philip Kearny, Jr. (1815-
1862), KIA at Chantilly, VA, on 1
Sept. 1862. Famous Civil War
leader.
020 MAJ James Wilson Louisiana Pike MO
021 Sedgwick Maryville Nodaway MO MG John Sedgwick (1813-1864),
famous Civil War leader, KIA
Spotsylvania Co., VA, 9 May
1864.
022 CPL Dix Kirksville Adair MO Org. 1 Oct. 1866;
Re-org. 1880
Dis. 1871 Beath, 1889
023 F. A. Jones Macon Macon MO
024 Washington Washington Franklin MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
025 David A. Roberts Glenwood Schuyler MO
026 GEN Joseph Bailey Nevada Vernon MO
027 Wm. Redman Lexington Lafayette MO
028 LT Levi Copeland Raymore Cass MO
029 Tindall Chillicothe Livingston MO
030 Nodaway Burlington Jct. Nodaway MO Sur. 1897
031 CPT Wagoner Independence Jackson MO Chart'd 5 May
1893
Sur. 1898 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1894
032 S. A. Hurlburt Hamilton Caldwell MO MG Stephen Augustus Hurlbut
(1815-1882), one of the founding
fathers of the GAR.
033 Ben Loan Kingston Caldwell MO
034 A. D. McCook Lamar Burton MO
035 James A. Smith Millard Adair MO Charter Surrendered
036 Paddy Shields Clarence Shelby MO
037 Olive College Mound Macon MO Charter Surrendered
038 COL Forbes LaPlata Macon MO
039 Roderick Rockwood Xenia Putnam MO
040 Shiloh Queen City Schuyler MO Shiloh, TN, site of major Civil War
battle, 1862.
Charter Annulled
041 Peabody Savannah Andrew MO
042 Albert Chandler Macon Macon MO Noted as an African American GAR Post in The Won Cause
(Gannon, 2011).
043 W. T. Sherman Hannibal Marion MO MG William Tecumseh Sherman
(1820-1891), famous Civil War
leader.
044 McCullough Milan Sullivan MO
045 Christian Meyer Oregon Holt MO Must'd 4 July
1906
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1907
046 Perry V. Fletcher De Soto Jefferson MO
047 CPT J. L. Clark Green City Sullivan MO
048 GEN George G. Meade Lebanon Laclede MO MG George Gordon Meade (1815-
1872), famous Civil War leader.
049 CPT D. M. Birch Edgerton Platte MO
050 Harrisonville Harrisonville Cass MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
051 COL F. Schaefer Concordia Lafayette MO
052 T. C. Wright Callao Macon MO Annulled 1894
053 GEN George R. Smith Sedalia Pettis MO
054 Thos. G. Wade Unionville Putnam MO
055 Ault Carterville Jasper MO Charter Surrendered
056 Reynolds Graham Nodaway MO Sur. 1901
057 O. H. Wood Brookfield Linn MO
058 Bates County Butler Bates MO
059 GEN H. Blunt Pollock Sullivan MO Sur. 1903
060 GEN Wadsworth Dawn Livingston MO
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061 Valentine Peters Maitland Holt MO Sgt. Valentine T. Peters, Co. M,
1st MO Engineers. Resident of
Holt County, killed by guerillas in
the Centralia (MO) Massacre, 27
Sept. 1864.
Re-org. 1915 1916 Dept. Proceedings; Dean
Enderlin, SUVCW
062 GEN Lytle Middleton Montgomery MO Charter Surrendered
063 Winfield Scott Holden Johnson MO MG Winfield Scott (1786-1866),
famous Mexican War leader, and
early leader in the Civil War.
064 Golden City Golden City Barton MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
065 Mound City Mound City Holt MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
066 Kilpatrick Winston Daviess MO Sur. 1904
067 Tarkio Tarkio Atchison MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
068 GEN E. D. Baker Green Ridge Pettis MO COL Edward Dickinson Baker
(1811-1861), KIA at Ball's Bluff,
VA, 20 October 1861. California
politician and later Senator in
Oregon. Buried in San Francisco.
069 CPT John Matthews Springfield Greene MO CPT John W. Matthews ( ? -
1863), Co. A, 8th MO Cav., died
12 Dec. 1863 from wounds
received at Duvall's Bluff, AR, on
1 Dec. 1863.
Must'd 3 May
1883
Twenty-nine charter members. Past and Present in Greene
County, Missouri, 1915
070 B. B. King Canton Lewis MO
071 Walker Walker Vernon MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Must'd 9 May
1883
Charter Surrendered National Tribune, 24 May 1883
072 COL Jacob Smith Trenton Grundy MO
073 Johnson Downen Sticklerville Sullivan MO
074 Lee's Summit Lee's Summit Jackson MO Charter Surrendered
075 Greenfield Greenfield Dade MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
076 John A. Dix Kidder Caldwell MO GEN John A. Dix Must'd 15 May
1883
Twenty charter members. National Tribune, 24 May 1883
077 Penfield Barnard Nodaway MO
078 COL Grover Warrensburg Johnson MO
079 CPT Stanley Princeton Mercer MO
080 Rousseau Ravanna Mercer MO Sur. 1900
081 L. W. Cooper Lathrop Clinton MO
082 Yeager-Sharp Wellsville Montgomery MO
083 Urban D. Wixom Hartford Putnam MO
084 Curtis Sarcoxie Jasper MO
085 Lookout Shelbina Shelby MO Annulled 1900
086 King City King City Gentry MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
087 467 Seaman Harris Sullivan MO
088 C. G. Harker Meadville Linn MO BG Charles Garrison Harker
(1835-1864), KIA at Kennesaw
Mountain, GA, on 27 June 1864.
Famous Civil War leader.
089 CPT E. T. Howard Stewartsville DeKalb MO Charter Surrendered
090 CPT J. H. Paynter Jericho Cedar MO
091 GEN Halleck Louisiana Pike MO
092 T. H. Richardson Lancaster Schuyler MO
093 Osborn Osborn DeKalb MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Charter Surrendered
094 325 Lockwood Lockwood Dade MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
095 Dunlap Humphreys Sullivan MO Charter Surrendered
096 C. C. Harvey Maysville DeKalb MO
097 GEN O. B. Boomer Linn Osage MO
098 Grand River Freeman Cass MO Charter Surrendered
099 GEN Ord Richwoods Washington MO MG Edward Otho Cresap Ord
(1818-1883), famous Civil War
leader.
Must'd 9 Aug.
1899
Annulled 1894 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1895, 1900
100 Franklin Shanks Lutesville / Marble Hill Bollinger MO
101 William E. Wood Lindersville Adair MO
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102 Shelbyville Shelbyville Shelby MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Sur. 1905
103 Chilhowee Chilhowee Johnson MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
104 Nichols Gallatin Daviess MO
105 Rochester Rochester Andrew MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
106 Arthur Crockett Marshall Saline MO
107 Harry P. Harding St. Louis St. Louis City MO
108 Jeff. C. Davis Versailles Morgan MO BG Jefferson Columbus Davis
(1828-1879), famous Civil War
leader.
109 B. K. Davis Hopkins Nodaway MO
110 William McKee Kahoka Clark MO
111 Miles Carroll Iberia Miller MO Miles Carroll, a civilian, murdered
by bushwhackers in front of his
wife and children while his sons
were away at war.
Org. 1890 Dis. 1922 Miller County Museum &
Historical Society
112 Altoona Skidmore Nodaway MO Charter Surrendered
113 New Cambria New Cambria Macon MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Charter Annulled
114 Robert L. McCook Poplar Bluff Butler MO BG Robert Latimer McCook (1827-
1862), died of wounds at
Huntsville, AL, on 6 August 1862.
Famous Civil War leader. One of
the "fighting McCooks."
Annulled 1894
115 Cameron Garrett Carl Junction Jasper MO
116 CPT York Greentop Schuyler MO Charter Annulled
117 Hardy Smith Quitman Nodaway MO Annulled 1897
118 Jewell Mt. Vernon Lawrence MO
119 Marion Stanberry Gentry MO
120 Avilla Avilla Jasper MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
120 Maple Grove Maple Grove Jasper MO
121 Webster Cora Sullivan MO Annulled 1900
122 Virgil Rogers Martinstown Putnam MO Sur. 1901
123 508 John Brown Salisbury Buchanan MO John Brown (1800-1859), famous
abolitionist. He was the leader of
a raid on the arsenal at Harpers
Ferry, VA, in Oct. 1859. He was
captured, tried for treason, and
hanged on 2 Dec. 1859, making
him a martyr for the abolitionist
cause.
124 LT T. D. Neal Bethany Harrison MO
125 Harrison Athens Clark MO
126 GEN Mower Clinton Henry MO MG Joseph Anthony Mower (1827-
1870), famous Civil War leader.
Charter Surrendered
127 CPT James Marquess Edina Knox MO Sur. 1894
128 Salem Salem Dent MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
129 CPT J. H. Little Denver Worth MO
130 Fred. Miller Tina Carroll MO
131 Ransom St. Louis St. Louis City MO Chartered 9
Dec. 1883;
Must'd 19 Dec.
1883
Gen. William T. Sherman was a charter member. Beath, 1889
132 Fairfax Fairfax Atchison MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
133 Gardner Utica Livingston MO
134 Gentry Albany Gentry MO
135 SGT B. H. Porch Olean Miller MO Sur. 1914
136 MAJ Henry Mountain Grove Wright MO Charter Surrendered
137 GEN J. G. Foster Neosho Newton MO
138 C. H. Marine Greencastle Sullivan MO
139 Meagher Darlington Gentry MO BG Thomas Francis Meagher
(1823-1867), famous Civil War
leader.
Charter Surrendered
140 Elwell Ridgeway Harrison MO
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141 Marionville Marionville Lawrence MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
142 Stephen Decatur Medoc Jasper MO Sur. 1913
143 Carter Browning Linn MO Annulled 1892
144 327 Adrian Adrian Bates MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
145 Samuel McClure Aurora Springs / Eldon Miller MO
146 Avalon Avalon Livingston MO
147 Akron Akron Harrison MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Annulled 1900
148 MAJ Johnson Cote Sans Dessein Callaway MO Charter Surrendered
149 J. J. Gravely Bolivar Polk MO
150 Liberty Spickardsville Grundy MO
151 Woodyard Charter Annulled Schuyler MO
152 D. N. Keeler Melrose St. Louis MO
153 Drywood Liberal Barton MO Charter Surrendered
154 Thomas Weber Arbela Scotland MO A Post 154 was annulled in 1900. Not sure which one.
154 William T. Kays Arbela Scotland MO
155 Loyalty Wadesburg /
Creighton
Cass MO Sur. 1905
156 Powers Bucklin Linn MO Annulled 1892
157 GEN G. H. Pierson Mooresville Livingston MO Charter Surrendered
158 George Miller Bethel Shelby MO Sur. 1912
159 Alex. D. Hickman Shibley's Point Adair MO
160 COL Henry C. Gilbert Wheeling Livingston MO
161 GEN Frank J. Herron Buffalo Dallas MO
162 Marshall Elmo Nodaway MO
163 COL Cornine Slater Saline MO Charter Surrendered
164 COL Islam Keith Breckenridge Caldwell MO
165 Conrad Drunard Jonesburg Warren MO Annulled 1892
166 Menke La Grange Lewis MO
167 Rosendale Rosendale Andrew MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Must'd 1 July
1899
Annulled 1894 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1895, 1900
168 Jesse H. Moore Braymer Caldwell MO Sur. 1905
169 Cassville Cassville Barry MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Charter Annulled
170 Fillmore Fillmore Andrew MO Annulled 1900
171 J. N. Whitehead Victoria Jefferson MO Sur. 1915
172 GEN J. B. Steadman Appleton City St. Clair MO
173 Justi Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau MO CPT Henry Justi (c1841 - 1863),
Co. B, 29th MO Inf., died 1 Dec.
1863 at Chattanooga, TN, from
gunshot wound to left thigh,
suffered at Missionary Ridge, TN,
on 25 Nov. 1863. Local hero.
Sur. 1915 First GAR Post organized in Cape Girardeau County.
174 MAJ Hiram Gavitt Fredericktown Madison MO
175 Seneca Seneca Newton MO
176 Indian Springs Indian Springs McDonald MO
177 W. H. L. Wallace Moundville Vernon MO BG William Hervey Lamme
Wallace (1821-1862), mortally
wounded at Shiloh, died 19 Apr.
1862.
Sur. 1910
178 Stephen Estle De Witt Carroll MO Sur. 1907
179 CPT W. G. Murray Memphis Scotland MO
180 Stumbaugh Austin Cass MO George Washington Stumbaugh
(1836-1862), Co. F, 1st MO State
Militia Cav., KIA, probably by
Confederate guerillas, while on
scouting duty near Austin on 11
Aug. 1862.
Cass County Public Library
181 Mansfield Ayersville / Powersville Putnam MO
182 GEN Chester Harding St. Joseph Buchanan MO Sur. 1900
183 Samuel Warner Laredo Grundy MO
184 Erich Pape Bollinger Mills / Zalma Bollinger MO
185 MAJ Hunt New London Ralls MO
186 Windsor Windsor Henry MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Sur. 1895
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187 John A. Rawlins Pierce City Lawrence MO BG John Aaron Rawlins (1831-
1869), famous Civil War leader.
188 John D. Mullins Linnens Linn MO
189 GEN Henry Wilson Rolla Phelps MO Org. 23 July 1884 Twenty charter members. National Tribune, 25 Sept.
1884
190 W. B. Goodrich Webb City Jasper MO
191 John Workman Tuscumbia Miller MO Court House, Johnson & Marshall
Hall, P. F. Hauenstein Hall
Org 16 Aug. 1884 Miller County Museum &
Historical Society
192 CPT Dunlap (unknown) (unknown) MO Charter Surrendered History of Dearborn, Ohio and
Switzerland Counties, 1885.
193 Julius P. Garesche St. Louis St. Louis City MO Sur. 1892
194 Austin Hubbard Stockton Cedar MO Sur. 1905
195 Aleck Hays Knob Noster Johnson MO Charter Surrendered
196 Goodspeed Carthage Jasper MO Sur. 1892
197 COL Morsey Warrenton Warren MO
198 Union Star Union Star DeKalb MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
199 CPT John Burch Eversonville Livingston MO
200 Rogersville Rogersville Webster MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
201 Bradshaw Mt. Moriah Harrison MO Sur. 1903
202 W. S. Thomas Hamden Chariton MO Sur. 1894
203 Aaron Brokaw Luray Clark MO
204 Watson Watson Atchison MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Charter Annulled
205 Wilson Doniphan Ripley MO Sur. 1892
206 George N. McGee Richmond Ray MO
207 COL Brooks Hannibal Marion MO
208 Wilson Stanley Blythedale Harrison MO
209 Edward Wray Linn Creek Camden MO Annulled 1900
210 McCrosky Springfield Greene MO Must'd 26 Sept.
1884
Twenty-three charter members. Past and Present in Greene
County, Missouri, 1915
211 Isaac Clevenger Excelsior Sprgs Clay MO Sur. 1901
212 GEN George Taylor Richmond Ray MO Annulled 1897
213 James A. K. Dillon Lindley Grundy MO
214 SGT Ryan Brashear Adair MO
215 Bonne Terre Bonne Terre St. Francois MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Org. 1884 Moved to Farmington in 1887 and renamed Picket Post, No. 215.
215 Picket Farmington St. Francois MO Org. (renamed)
21 May 1887
Formed when Bonne Terre Post, No. 215, was moved to
Farmington.
216 Cainsville Cainsyille Harrison MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Sur. 1902
217 Bennett Ford Williamstown Lewis MO
218 John Williams Fairport DeKalb MO
219 Republic Republic Greene MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
220 Jamesport Jamesport Daviess MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Sur. 1907
221 Norcross Novelty Knox MO
222 S. L. Turley Bancroft Daviess MO
223 Reuben Dale Eagleville Harrison MO
224 Guy Ward Hale Carroll MO
225 Marshfield Marshfield Webster MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Annulled 1897
226 John Kinnett Jameson Daviess MO Annulled 1900
227 COL Almstaedt Fenton St. Louis MO Sur. 1898
228 Schell City Schell City Vernon MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
229 Union Laddonia Audrain MO
230 Phoenix Osceola St. Clair MO Charter Surrendered
231 Andrew Hightower Kansas City Jackson MO Annulled 1897
232 LT S. A. M. George Humansville Polk MO
233 Thomas J. Brouster Clayton St. Louis MO
234 Ash Grove Ash Grove Greene MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Seventeen charter members. Past and Present in Greene
County, Missouri, 1915; Dept.
Proceedings
235 GEN Fred. D. Steele Montrose Henry MO MG Frederick Steele (1819-1868),
Civil War leader, died in California
January 1868.
Sur. 1910
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236 U.S. Grant Lincoln Benton MO Gen. Ulysses Simpson Grant
1822-1885), famous Civil War
leader, later US President.
Sur. 1903
237 Farnsworth Warsaw Barton MO
238 Lowrey City Lowry City St. Clair MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Chart'd 15 Mar.
1899
Charter Annulled Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1899
239 W. S. Hancock Mexico Audrain MO BG Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-
1886), famous Civil War and
Mexican War leader.
240 John A. Hayn Boonville Cooper MO
241 Galt Galt Grundy MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
242 Pattonsburg Pattonsburg Daviess MO Annulled 1900
243 Andy Smith Willow Springs Howell MO
244 Fred. Steele Cole Camp Benton MO MG Frederick Steele (1819-1868),
Civil War leader, died in California
January 1868.
245 Jack Grant Knox City Knox MO Sur. 1904
246 Charles R. Wood Sligo Dent MO Sur. 1893
247 John W. Rollins West Plains Howell MO
248 Guthrie Galena / Shelby Linn MO Annulled 1897
249 Fordland Fordland Webster MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Annulled 1900
250 Ulysses Mirabile Caldwell MO
251 COL Lennard El Dorado Sprgs Cedar MO
252 Mt. McGregor Sprague Vernon MO Sur. 1913
253 Mt. Pleasant Belton Cass MO
254 J. N. Hilton Forsyth Taney MO
255 G. B. McClellan Granby Newton MO MG George Brinton McClellan
(1826-1885), famous Civil War
leader.
256 McFall McFall Gentry MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Annulled 1893
257 John Boon Licking Texas MO Sur. 1914
258 Mitchell Gatewood Ripley MO
259 Andy Martin Ava Douglas MO Must'd 27 May
1899
Annulled 1892 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1900
260 Blanchard South Blanchard Nodaway MO Org. 11 Jan. 1886 15 charter members. Based in Blanchard, Page County, Iowa
(portions of which cross into Missouri).
History of Page County, 1909
261 SGM J. McIntosh Hermitage Hickory MO Sur. 1897; Sur.
1902
262 Johnson Centralia Boone MO
263 Cuba Cuba Crawford MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Sur. 1903
264 Morgan L. Smith Deepwater Henry MO
265 Nat. M. Gwynne Kansas City Jackson MO
266 Billings Billings Christian MO
267 Arcola Arcola Dade MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Annulled 1892
268 Pinhart Brunswick Chariton MO
269 SGT Plummer Sparta Christian MO
270 MAJ Worthington Roaring River / Eagle
Rock
Barry MO
271 Baker Pineville McDonald MO
272 Vidette Malden Dunklin MO Annulled 1900
273 Difani Perryville Perry MO
274 Norwood Norwood Wright MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Sur. 1910
275 Albert Thompson Gainesville Ozark MO Annulled 1897
276 Henry Brown Clarksburg Moniteau MO
277 Seymour Seymour Webster MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Annulled 1897
278 John Kelsey Cosby Andrew MO Sur. 1901
279 Edinburgh Edinburgh Grundy MO
280 A. J. Horton Modena Mercer MO Annulled 1900
281 David Slake Omaha Putnam MO Annulled 1897
282 Wakefield Standley Carrolton Carroll MO Sur. 1913
283 Hubbard Fair Play Polk MO
283 Wakefield Fair Play Polk MO
284 George G. Bryan Belgrade Washington MO
284 Guthrie North Salem Linn MO
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285 Jim Carnes Rockport Atchison MO Sur. 1910
286 Charles Sumner Boonville Cooper MO Charles Sumner (1811-1874), US
Senator (Massachusetts) from
1851 to 1874, strong proponent of
the equal rights of African
Americans during Reconstruction.
Sur. 1915
287 Warren Rockville Bates MO
288 Thomas S. Staples Fairmont Clark MO Annulled 1900
289 MAJ Bartlett Troy Lincoln MO
290 Fred. Hecker Pacific / Labadie Franklin MO
291 Robert McElroy Clarksville Pike MO Sur. 1899
292 Thomas A. Read Ebenezer Greene MO Must'd 6 Nov.
1886
Sur. 1896 Twenty-two charter members. Past and Present in Greene
County, Missouri, 1915; Dept.
Proceedings
293 George Gamble Hemker Franklin MO
294 COL Geiger Highlandville Christian MO
295 Paddy Collie Lexington Lafayette MO Noted as an African American GAR Post in The Won Cause
(Gannon, 2011).
296 CPT Blandowsky New Haven Franklin MO Sur. 1900
297 John S. Phelps St. James Phelps MO Sur. 1905
298 Stewartsville Stewartsville DeKalb MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Sur. 1898
299 C. A. Arthur Mansfield Wright MO
300 Palmyra Palmyra Marion MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Annulled 1895
301 CPT Charles Denmy St. Louis St. Louis City MO Sur. 1900
302 Negley Ottomer Douglas MO Annulled 1900
303 Bob Ford Coffeysburg Daviess MO
304 John A. Logan St. Louis St. Louis City MO MG John Alexander Logan (1826-
1886), famous Civil War leader.
Sur. 1903
305 Ben. Grigsby Roads Carroll MO
306 GEN Hazen Foster Bates MO MG William Babcock Hazen (1830-
1887), famous Civil War leader.
307 Freeport Roy Douglas MO Sur. 1895
308 Franklin Paris Monroe MO Sur. 1895
309 J. A. Richards New Frankfort Saline MO Annulled 1895
310 MAJ A. B. Carroll Jackson Cape Girardeau MO North First West Street Org. 1 Feb. 1887 Sur. 1895 The Post erected a meeting hall in partnership with the IOOF in
1888. The building was still in use as a private residence in 1938.
Dept. Proceedings, 1896;
Southeast Missourian, 16 July
1938
311 George W. Tyler Ford Gentry MO
312 Dan McCook Leesville Henry MO BG Daniel McCook, Jr. (1834-
1864), mortally wounded at the
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain,
GA, on 27 June 1864. Died 17
July 1864. Famous Civil War
leader, one of the "fighting
McCooks."
Andrew D. McQueen home History of Henry County, MO,
1919
313 William F. Lane Strafford Greene MO Must'd 16 Feb.
1887
Annulled 1900 Twenty-one charter members. Past and Present in Greene
County, Missouri, 1915; Dept.
Proceedings
314 John D. Rohye Cedar Hill Jefferson MO Sur. 1908
315 William W. Brown Montevallo Vernon MO Sur. 1894
316 Jordan Wilson Clarksville Pike MO Annulled 1894
317 GEN Hunter Lamonte Pettis MO Sur. 1898
318 Jesse M. Harbin Puxico Stoddard MO Annulled 1897
319 CPT R. E. M. Mack Green Ridge Greene MO Must'd 23 May
1887
Fifteen charter members. Past and Present in Greene
County, Missouri, 1915
320 CPT Manwaring Hermann Gasconade MO
321 Caruth Kennett Dunklin MO Annulled 1897
322 CPT J. M. Baird Verona Lawrence MO Sur. 1904
323 Galena Galena Stone MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Annulled 1897
324 George V. Pitts Sullivan Franklin MO
325 Lockwood Lockwood Dade MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Annulled 1900
326 CPT J. Felix St. James St. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve MO
327 Adrian Adrian Bates MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
328 Simpson Mason Bakersfield Ozark MO Annulled 1900
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329 Gordon Granger Clinton Henry MO MG Gordon Granger (1822-1876),
famous Civil War leader.
Sur. 1903
330 Jonah W. Reser Urbana Dallas MO
331 John P. McCluney Higginsville Lafayette MO
332 James W. Owens Washington Franklin MO Sur. 1912
333 GEN James H. Hart Piedmont Wayne MO Annulled 1900
334 GEN Washburn O'Day Barry MO
335 H. G. Blake Panacea Barry MO Sur. 1901
336 Archie Archie Cass MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
337 James Ward Jasper Jasper MO
338 LT John Baxter Purdy Barry MO Annulled 1897
339 Houston Houston Texas MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
340 Evans Economy Macon MO
341 Benjamin Wade Bogard Carroll MO
342 SGT L. J. Roach Montreal Camden MO Annulled 1900
343 COL Shaw St. Louis St. Louis City MO Noted as an African American GAR Post in The Won Cause
(Gannon, 2011).
344 Franz Wihelm Union Franklin MO Sur. 1897
345 Jesse Owens Bear Creek Cedar MO
346 Iron Ironton Iron MO
347 Levi F. Pennington Truxton Lincoln MO Sur. 1898
348 Henry C. Becket Mineral Point Washington MO
349 Wm. H. Porter McAllister Spr. Saline MO
350 CPT James Johnson Arnsberg / Friedheim Cape Girardeau MO
351 Joseph Martin Norborne Carroll MO Annulled 1897
352 Pardee Gravel Point / Cabool Texas MO Annulled 1900
353 James M. Macom Pottersville Howell MO Annulled 1892
354 SGT Pinckney P. Mabrey Center Ridge /
Chaonia
Wayne MO
355 Dixon Dixon Pulaski MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
356 Zincite Zincite Jasper MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Annulled 1900
357 John A. Andrew Marshall Saline MO
358 R. L. Ferguson Sweet Springs Saline MO
359 Splitlog Splitlog McDonald MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
360 Daniel Miles Iantha Barton MO
361 Fulton Fulton Callaway MO Annulled 1897
362 Sac River Seybert Dade MO
363 Capitol City Jefferson City Cole MO Annulled 1894 Noted as an African American GAR Post in The Won Cause
(Gannon, 2011).
364 CPT McFarland New Florence Montgomery MO Annulled 1897
365 Appleton Appleton Cape Girardeau MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Org. 1888 Sur. 1900 Southeast Missourian, 16 July
1938; Dept. Proceedings 1901
366 Upton Sheridan Worth MO Sur. 1911
367 Roscoe Roscoe St. Clair MO
368 John T. Wilson Mack's Creek Camden MO Annulled 1897
369 Everton Everton Dade MO
370 Samuel Lewis Cunningham Chariton MO Sur. 1901
371 Rocky Comfort Rocky Comfort Newton MO
372 George Woerstel Thayer Oregon MO
373 COL Putnam Allendale Worth MO Annulled 1900
374 R. P. Carnes Corneau / Dunlap Grundy MO
375 Harwood Harwood Vernon MO Sur. 1897
376 Benton Walker Vernon MO
377 CPT J. W. Robertson Ozark Christian MO
378 Iuka Johnson City St. Clair MO Sur. 1896
379 CPT Tom Walker Leora / Zion Stoddard MO
380 CPT S. P. Barris Chesapeake Lawrence MO
381 Buford Veteran Kansas City Jackson MO
382 Commerce Commerce Scott MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Many members of Bierwirth Post, No. 402 (an African-American
Post), transferred to Commerce Post when Post 402 disbanded.
Southeast Missourian, 16 July
1938
383 James A. Dollans Mountain View Howell MO
384 Dawn Osceola St. Clair MO Sur. 1908
385 Long Lane Long Lane Dallas MO Annulled 1900
386 Albert Harrison Climax Springs Camden MO
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No.
Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s)
387 Marceline Marceline Linn MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
388 Summerville Summerville Texas MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
389 George E. Wells Lucerne Putnam MO
390 Jacob Yount Heitman's Mills / Yount Bollinger MO
391 Pike Bowling Green Pike MO
392 Southwest City Southwest City McDonald MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
393 CPT J. A. Bowers Milford Barton MO Sur. 1900
394 LT William Brawner Patton Bollinger MO Annulled 1897
395 Andrew Chester Orongo Jasper MO Sur. 1895
396 Frank Cole Coldwater Madison MO
397 Brookline Brookline Greene MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Must'd 16 Aug.
1888
Twelve charter members. Past and Present in Greene
County, Missouri, 1915
398 Phil Sheridan Gulf Greene MO MG Philip Henry Sheridan (1831-
1888), famous Civil War leader.
399 Osterhaus Clearmont Nodaway MO Annulled 1893
400 Albert Anderson Winona Shannon MO
401 A. T. Jordan Van Buren Carter MO
401 Adam T. Jordan Grandin Carter MO Annulled 1893
402 CPT Louis F. Bierwirth Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau MO CPT Louis F. Bierwith, Co. C, 6th
USCT Heavy Artillery. Also saw
service in the 30th MO Inf., and in
Co. C, 2 Miss. Heavy Artillery.
Died c.1871.
Org. 16 Oct. 1888 An African American GAR Post. Southeast Missourian, 16 July
1938
403 George Long Cave Spring Greene MO Sur. 1893
404 Cavalry Clarksdale DeKalb MO Annulled 1897
405 Durbin A. Ward Pickering Nodaway MO Sur. 1907
406 CPL Doke Garrison Christian MO Sur. 1915
407 Conway Conway Laclede MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
408 COL Krekel St. Peters St. Charles MO Sur. 1904
409 John Sheldon Palace Greene MO Must'd 19 Jan.
1889
Fifteen charter members. Past and Present in Greene
County, Missouri, 1915
410 John H. Kendall Brazinto / Hickory Hill Cole MO Annulled 1897
411 CPT Kelsoe Astoria Wright MO
412 Downing Newark Knox MO
413 Richland Dora Ozark MO Sur. 1895
414 Louisburg Louisburg Dallas MO Sur. 1905
415 CPT J. Dunlap Humphreys Sullivan MO Annulled 1895
416 Tiff City Tiff City McDonald MO
417 Smithton Smithton Pettis MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
418 SGT Clay Shaw Sedalia Pettis MO Noted as an African American GAR Post in The Won Cause
(Gannon, 2011).
419 Walden Emory Decaturville Camden MO Annulled 1897
420 Fred Roether Montgomery City Montgomery MO
421 CPT Bradway Crocker Pulaski MO Sur. 1898
422 J. B. Dorr Newton Sullivan MO Annulled 1897
423 Florence Florence Morgan MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
424 COL A. J. Webber Wakenda Carroll MO Sur. 1903
425 William Hawkins Brumley Miller MO
426 Hunnewell Hunnewell Shelby MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
427 John C. Culver Sue City Macon MO
428 Thomas Gordon Polo Caldwell MO Sur. 1899
429 John V. Hoover Elkland Webster MO Sur. 1915
430 Holt Craig Holt MO
431 Joseph W. Wray Egypt Mills Cape Girardeau MO Org. June 1889 Sur. 1903 Southeast Missourian, 16 July
1938; Dept. Proceedings, 1904
432 Columbia Columbia Boone MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
433 Porter Mountain Grove Wright MO
434 J. B. Wicker Richmond Pulaski MO
435 Thomas Shelton Gehn Putnam MO
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436 Joseph A. Mower Hartville Wright MO MG Joseph Anthony Mower (1827-
1870), famous Civil War leader.
437 GEN Simon Cameron Cross Timbers Hickory MO
438 Quincy Quincy Hickory MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Sur. 1893
439 C. M. Anderson Advance Stoddard MO Annulled 1900
440 GEN Hazen Foster Bates MO MG William Babcock Hazen (1830-
1887), famous Civil War leader.
441 Alton Alton Oregon MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Annulled 1900
442 Hume Hume Bates MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
443 CPT Coleman Minden Mines Barton MO
444 Elwood Miller St. Louis St. Louis City MO Sur. 1902
445 CPT G. T. Potter Steelville Crawford MO Annulled 1897
446 Obadiah Gray Moody Howell MO Annulled 1900
447 CPT Bauer Berger Franklin MO Sur. 1912
448 Commodore Foote New Madrid New Madrid MO Annulled 1894
449 Fair Grove Fair Grove Greene MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Must'd 3 Oct.
1889
Sur. 1901 Fifteen charter members. Past and Present in Greene
County, Missouri, 1915
450 David Reves Smithville Clay MO Annulled 1900
451 Dexter Dexter Stoddard MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Annulled 1895
452 Tipton Tipton Moniteau MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Annulled 1900 Noted as an African American GAR Post in The Won Cause
(Gannon, 2011).
453 E. E. Kimball Middletown Montgomery MO
454 Calhoun Calhoun Henry MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
455 McLain Centretown Cole MO Annulled 1900
456 DeKalb DeKalb Buchanan MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Sur. 1899
457 Warren T. Stewart Benton Scott MO re-must'd 18 Dec.
1900
Sur. 1899 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1900, 1901
458 COL J. P. Brownlow Plew Lawrence MO
459 John Whaling St. Joseph Buchanan MO Sur. 1899 Noted as an African American GAR Post in The Won Cause
(Gannon, 2011).
460 Clutter Oxford Worth MO Sur. 1892
461 CPT J. S. Robb Jenkins Barry MO
462 LT Ephraim Gaither Aurora Lawrence MO Sur. 1901
463 Robert Taylor Odessa Lafayette MO Sur. 1896
464 CPT Maco Centerfille Reynolds MO Sur. 1896
465 Louis Duemler St. Clair Franklin MO
466 Vandalia Vandalia Audrain MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
467 087 Seaman Harris Sullivan MO
468 MAJ Leonard Higbee Randolph MO Sur. 1902
469 LT Brooks Ashland Boone MO Annulled 1897
470 GEN George Crook Slater Saline MO MG George R. Crook (1828-
1890), famous Civil War and
Indian Wars leader.
Annulled 1900
471 Ethel Ethel Macon MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
472 Callaway Fulton Callaway MO
473 L. W. Weathermon Clyde Nodaway MO Sur. 1900
474 Sheldon Sheldon Vernon MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Sur. 1893
475 GOV Andrew Birch Tree Shannon MO
476 COL William Parkinson Springfield Greene MO Must'd 30 June
1890
Annulled 1897 Fifteen charter members. Past and Present in Greene
County, Missouri, 1915
477 Sumner New Cambria Macon MO Annulled 1900
478 New Union Gamburg Ripley MO
479 T. R. Lane Montreal Camden MO
480 GEN Hampton Protem Taney MO Annulled 1900
481 Goulding Buckhart Douglas MO Sur. 1907
482 John C. Fremont Blairstown / Norris Henry MO MG John Charles Frémont (1813-
1890), famous Civil War and
Mexican War leader.
483 Howe's Mills Howe's Mills Dent MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Annulled 1895
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484 W. D. Porter Hendrickson Butler MO Annulled 1897
485 GEN George B. McClellan Pacific Franklin MO MG George Brinton McClellan
(1826-1885), famous Civil War
leader.
Annulled 1900
486 C. S. Conover Bonne Terre St. Francois MO Annulled 1894
487 Dillard Bell Elmer Macon MO
488 L. Stevenson Pocahontas Cape Girardeau MO Org. 8 Oct. 1890 Southeast Missourian, 16 July
1938
489 MAJ Ennis Greentop Schuyler MO Sur. 1902
490 Leggett Duncan's Bridge / Ash Monroe MO Sur. 1902
491 Robert B. Riggs Orrick Ray MO Sur. 1892
492 Eagle Monett Barry MO
493 Freeland Hardin Ray MO
494 James H. Fort Greencastle Sullivan MO Annulled 1900
495 E. D. Brown Lead Mine Dallas MO
496 COL Neumann St. Louis St. Louis City MO
497 GEN A. H. Terry Cassville Barry MO
498 MAJ Montgomery Ardeola Stoddard MO Annulled 1900
499 John S. Miller Guilford Nodaway MO Annulled 1900
500 Kinney Lucas Ardmore Macon MO Annulled 1900
501 SGT Parker Chillicothe Livingston MO Sur. 1896
502 Daniel Dawson Salisbury Chariton MO Annulled 1894
503 William Crockett Doe Run St. Francois MO Annulled 1893
504 W. Lee Golden Barry MO
505 COL P. Cornyn Chamois Osage MO Annulled 1900
506 John Tietjens Indian Grove Chariton MO Sur. 1912
507 MAJ Worthington Shell Knob / Brock
School
Barry MO
508 John Brown Salisbury Chariton MO John Brown (1800-1859), famous
abolitionist. He was the leader of
a raid on the arsenal at Harpers
Ferry, VA, in Oct. 1859. He was
captured, tried for treason, and
hanged on 2 Dec. 1859, making
him a martyr for the abolitionist
cause.
Annulled 1895
509 Isaac Smith Brunswick Chariton MO Annulled 1900
510 Whitesville Whitesville Andrew MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Sur. 1900
511 GEN Buford Louisiana Pike MO Annulled 1900
512 H. A. Gleim Tipton Moniteau MO
513 William Burris Glasgow Howard MO Annulled 1900
514 Jesse Turnage Rayville Ray MO
515 Liberal Liberal Barton MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Sur. 1910
516 J. H. Crenshaw Carterville Jasper MO Sur. 1914
517 Parnell City Parnell City Nodaway MO
518 William Broadwell Bertrand Mississippi MO
519 John Martin Tuscumbia Miller MO Annulled 1900
520 F. M. Slagle Exeter Barry MO Sur. 1902
521 Papinsville Papinsville Bates MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Annulled 1900
522 Ashley Ashley Pike MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
522 Duncan Bowling Green Pike MO
523 Thomas Welch Kirbyville Taney MO Annulled 1895
524 Drexel Drexel Cass MO Annulled 1900
525 George W. Murphy Cowgill Caldwell MO
526 George W. Walker Darlington Gentry MO
527 Boone Columbia Boone MO Annulled 1897
528 Max. Latimer Downing Schuyler MO Annulled 1897
529 Ben. Lewis Glasgow Howard MO Annulled 1900
530 Adjt. Pratt Mexico Audrain MO Annulled 1900
531 Belmont Bolckow Andrew MO Chart'd 25 Mar.
1892
Annulled 1900 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1893
532 Flag Springs Flag Springs Andrew MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Chart'd 25 Mar.
1892
Annulled 1900 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1893
533 CPT John Turney Plattsburg Clinton MO Chart'd 5 Apr.
1892
Sur. 1896 Listed as CPT John Turner Post in 1893 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1893, 1897
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534 SGT Welch Ponce-De-Leon Stone MO Chart'd 19 Apr.
1892
Annulled 1900 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1893
535 Samuel Warner Laredo Grundy MO Chart'd 28 Apr.
1892
Annulled 1897 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1893
536 Aldrich Aldrich Polk MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Chart'd 29 June
1892
Annulled 1900 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1893
537 Tecumseh Ridge Prairie Saline MO Chart'd 4 July
1892
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1893
538 Isabella Isabella Ozark MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Chart'd 26 July
1892
Annulled 1897 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1893
539 Tillman Perril Moberly Randolph MO Chart'd 9 Sept.
1892
Annulled 1900 Noted as an African American GAR Post in The Won Cause
(Gannon, 2011).
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1893
540 J. H. Weirich Spring Bluff Franklin MO Chart'd 12 Oct.
1892
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1893
541 Sewell W. Smith Edwards Benton MO Chart'd 10 Nov.
1892
Sur. 1895 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1893, 1896
542 W. H. Harrison Bland Gasconade MO Chart'd 14 Mar.
1893
Sur. 1899 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1893
543 S. S. Bell Festus Jefferson MO Chart'd 22 July
1893
Sur. 1898 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1894
544 GEN Jere. M. Rusk St. Charles St. Charles MO LTC (BVT BG) Jeremiah McLain
Rusk (1830-1893), 25th WI Inf.
Famous Civil War leader and post-
war politician.
Chart'd 21 Nov.
1893
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1894
545 Ridgeway Ridgeway Harrison MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Chart'd 19 Dec.
1893
Sur. 1900 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1894, 1901
546 F. W. Hampton Newport Barton MO Chart'd 1 Mar.
1894
Sur. 1901 Listed in 1894 as T. L. Hampton Post. Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1894, 1902
547 COL J. H. Stover Aurora Springs Miller MO Chart'd 31 Sept.
1894
Sur. 1895 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1895, 1896
548 William A. Mills Boyler's Mills Morgan MO Chart'd 29 Dec.
1894
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1895
549 COL John A. Davis Windsor Henry MO Chart'd 15 June
1895
Sur. 1904 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1896, 1905
550 Seligman Seligman Barry MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Chart'd 21 June
1895
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1896
551 Blythedale Blythedale Harrison MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Chart'd 13 July
1895
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1896
552 Denver Baxter Stone MO Chart'd 5 Sept.
1895
Sur. 1899 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1896, 1900
553 E. L. Vanzant / Thos. Welch Kirbyville Taney MO Chart'd 27 July
1895
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1896
554 Gatzwller St. Charles St. Charles MO Chart'd 13 July
1895
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1896
555 Urich Urich Henry MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Chart'd 9 Nov.
1895
Sur. 1899 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1896, 1900
556 CPT Charles T. Ernst Easton Buchanan MO Chart'd 26 Mar.
1896
Sur. 1900 Listed in 1896 as Chas. F. Ernst Post. Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1896, 1901
557 L. B. Hutchison McElhany Newton MO
558 Garretson Poplar Bluff Butler MO Chart'd 17 July
1896
Annulled 1900 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1897
559 GEN A. J. Smith Alba Jasper MO Chart'd 1 July
1897
Sur. 1899 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1898, 1900
560 James A. Hill Ellsinore Carter MO Chart'd 10 July
1897
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1898
561 A. C. Marvin Collins St. Clair MO Chart'd 4 Sept.
1897
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1898
562 COL Asa G. Smith Walnut Shade Taney MO Chart'd 16 Oct.
1897
Sur. 1898 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1898
563 Blue Springs Blue Springs Jackson MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Chart'd 27 Nov.
1897
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1898
564 East Lynne East Lynne Cass MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Chart'd 8 Jan.
1898
Sur. 1899 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1898, 1900
565 GEN John McNeil Queen City Schuyler MO Chart'd 3 Jan.
1898
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1898
566 Burnside Pleasant Hill Cass MO MG Ambrose Everett Burnside
(1824-1881), famous Civil War
leader.
Chart'd 2 Feb.
1898
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1898
567 James F. How Moberly Randolph MO Chart'd 3 Sept.
1898
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1899
568 Everton Everton Dade MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Chart'd 6 Jan.
1899
Sur. 1902 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1899, 1903
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Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s)
569 Mark T. Brown Stockton Cedar MO Must'd 10 July
1899
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1900
570 MAJ Cantwell Richmond Ray MO Sur. 1903 Dept. Proceedings, 1904
571 COL James Jackson Balm Cedar MO Must'd 17 Oct.
1900
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1901
572 Rincheval Rhineland Montgomery MO Must'd 21 Dec.
1901
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1902
573 H. M. Hiller Alexanderia Clark MO Must'd 24 Jan.
1902
Sur. 1904 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1902, 1905
574 CPT E. D. Johnston / Jesse
Turnage
Elmira / Rayville Ray MO Must'd 18 Oct.
1902
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1903
575 Albert Anderson Winona Shannon MO Must'd 7 Jan.
1903
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1903
576 COL Robert Bailey Augusta St. Charles MO Must'd 28 Oct.
1903
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1904
577 J. J. Bruton Bradleyville Taney MO Must'd 28 Nov.
1903
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1904
578 Jas. K. P. Connor Alton Oregon MO Must'd 4 Feb.
1904
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1904
579 U. S. Grant Pilot Knob Iron MO Gen. Ulysses Simpson Grant
1822-1885), famous Civil War
leader, later US President.
Must'd 17 Sept.
1904
Sur. 1914 Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1905
580 Windsor Windsor Henry MO Named for the community in
which the Post was based.
Must'd 15 Sept.
1905
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1906
581 Dexter Dexter Stoddard MO Must'd 9 Sept.
1905
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1906
582 GEN A. J. Smith Lee's Summit Jackson MO Must'd 24 Nov.
1905
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1906
583 John Whaling St. Joseph Buchanan MO Must'd 23 Mar.
1906
An African-American Post, according to the 1906 Dept.
Proceedings.
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1906
584 John McNeil Carterville Jasper MO Must'd 3 Aug.
1906
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1907
585 John A. Logan Troy Lincoln MO MG John Alexander Logan (1826-
1886), famous Civil War leader.
Must'd 22 Oct.
1906
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1907
586 COL A. W. Maupin St. James Phelps MO Must'd 15 Nov.
1906
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1907
587 Nodaway Burlington Junction Nodaway MO Must'd 28 May
1908
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1909
588 F. C. Corbett Marshfield Webster MO Must'd 7 July
1908
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1909
589 COL William H. McLane Clinton Henry MO Must'd 27 Feb.
1909
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1909
590 CPT Hendricks Poplar Bluff Butler MO Must'd 6 Sept.
1910
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1911
591 James E. Black Richmond Ray MO Must'd 12 Nov.
1910
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1911
592 Warham Easley Fair Play Polk MO Must'd 6 July
1912
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1913
593 GEN John W. Noble St. James (Soldiers
Home)
Phelps MO Must'd 2 July
1914
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1915
594 Johnson County Warrensburg Johnson MO Named for the county in which it
was based.
Must'd 8 Oct.
1914
Dept. Encampment
Proceedings, 1915
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: 11/23/2015
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