Grand Army of the Republic Posts - Historical Summary National GAR Records Program - Historical Summary of Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Posts by State SOUTH DAKOTA Prepared by the National Organization SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR INCORPORATED BY ACT OF CONGRESS No. Alt. No. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Source(s) 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) 002 Jos. Mower 004 Kilpatrick 005 N/A N/A SD La Moure SD MG Joseph Anthony Mower (18271870), famous Civil War leader. Huron Beadle SD MG Hugh Judson Kilpatrick (18361881), famous Civil War leader. George H. Thomas Redfield Spink SD MG George Henry Thomas (18161870), famous Civil War leader. 006 007 Ransom Phil Kearney Mitchell Yankton Davison Yankton SD SD 008 Miner Vermillion Clay SD 009 Stephen A. Hurlburt Elk Point Union SD 010 Joe Hooker Sioux Falls Minnehaha SD 011 GEN Lyon Canton Lincoln SD 012 Canby Miller Hand SD 013 Sully Pierre Hughes SD 014 Brad Waller Athol Spink SD 015 C. C. Washburn Egan Moody SD 017 J. H. Carleton Parker Turner SD 018 Schaffer Montrose McCook SD 019 Robert Anderson Aberdeen Brown SD 020 021 Dahlgren COL Ellsworth Dell Rapids Lennox Minnehaha Lincoln SD SD 022 GEN James Shields Madison Lake SD 023 George H. Stevens Howard Miner SD SUVCW - GAR Records Program (www.garrecords.org) 27 February 1883 MG Philip Kearny, Jr. (18151862), KIA at Chantilly, VA, on 1 Sept. 1862. Famous Civil War leader. MG Stephen Augustus Hurlbut (1815-1882), one of the founding fathers of the GAR. MG Joseph Hooker (1814-1879), famous Civil War leader. BG Nathaniel Lyon (1818-1861), KIA at Wilson's Creek, MO, 10 August 1861. MG Edward Richard Sprigg Canby (1817-1873), famous Civil War leader, KIA in the Modoc Indian Wars, CA, 11 April 1873. Department of Dakota organized 27 February 1883. Name changed to Department of South Dakota on 11 April 1890, after North Dakota formed its own Department. Carnahan, 1893 Chart'd 25 Mar. 1882 Originally chartered by the Department of Iowa. Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Must'd April 1882 Originally chartered by the Department of Iowa. Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Chart'd 9 May 1882 Originally chartered by the Department of Iowa. Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Must'd 6 May 1882 Must'd 12 May 1882 Originally chartered by the Department of Iowa. Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Chart'd 2 May 1882 15 May 1882 Originally chartered by the Department of Iowa. Originally chartered by the Department of Iowa. Originally chartered by the Department of Iowa. Chart'd 23 Dec. 1882 Chart'd 19 June 1888 Org. 15 Feb. 1883 Must'd 13 Mar. 1883 Chart'd 12 Jan. 1884, Must'd 12 Jan. 1893 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 proConfederacy innkeeper in Alexandria, VA, on 24 May 1861. Civil War hero and martyr. South Dakota Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Nat'l Encampment Proceedings, 1898 Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Dis. December 1893 Sur. 1889 Chart'd 10 June 1883 Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Chart'd 25 Sept. 1883 Org. 25 May 1883 Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Original charter was destroyed by fire, and a new one was issued on 14 December 1883. Page 1 of 5 Grand Army of the Republic Posts - Historical Summary No. Alt. No. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake 024 Burnside Cavour Beadle SD MG Ambrose Everett Burnside (1824-1881), famous Civil War leader. 025 026 McArthur GEN John Sedgwick Woonsocket Salem Sanborn McCook SD SD 027 John A. Rawlins Plankinton Aurora SD 028 029 Harney E. O. C. Ord Rapid City Wessington Springs Pennington Jerauld SD SD 030 John A. Dix Highmore Hyde SD 031 Edward S. McCook Hurley Turner SD 032 033 Meade T. O. Howe Gettysburg Hitchcock / Altoona Potter Beadle SD SD 034 035 McKenzie Reno Chamberlain Kimball Brule Brule SD SD 036 046 MG John Sedgwick (1813-1864), famous Civil War leader, KIA Spotsylvania Co., VA, 9 May 1864. BG John Aaron Rawlins (18311869), famous Civil War leader. Meeting Place(s) Organized Chart'd 15 Sept. 1883 MG Edward Otho Cresap Ord (1818-1883), famous Civil War leader. COL Edwin Stanton McCook (1837-1873), 31st IL Inf. Famous Civil War leader and post-war politician. One of the "fighting McCooks." Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Must'd 4 Sept. 1883 Chart'd 5 Sept. 1883 Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Must'd 25 July 1883 Dis. 1918 Chart'd 15 Oct. 1883 c.1883 Centerville Turner SD Alexandria Springfield Hanson Bon Homme SD SD 039 Baker Lake Preston Kingsbury SD 040 GEN Haskins Gary Deuel SD 041 Edward Welch White Brookings SD 042 043 GEN A. A. Humphrey GEN Sheridan Milbank Grant Geddes / Bloomington Charles Mix SD SD 043 Gordon Granger Alexandria Hanson SD Ralph Ely Columbia Brown SD 15 Mar. 1884 Frank P. Blair Waterbury Jerauld SD Org. 28 Feb. 1884 046 Anson S. McCook Centerville Turner SD c.1883 047 Jack G. Sturgis Fort Meade Meade SD 048 Abe Lincoln Sturgis Bon Homme SD 048 GEN Winfield Scott Ipswich Edmunds SD 049 Joseph A. Mower Mellette Spink SD 050 051 GEN Wadsworth O. P. Morton Flandreau Armour Moody Douglas SD SD 052 Farragut Spearfish Lawrence SD 053 COL Ellis St. Lawrence Hand SD SUVCW - GAR Records Program (www.garrecords.org) Sur. 1910 Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) GEN Harrison GEN Steedman 036 Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Must'd 25 Aug. 1883 Anson S. McCook 046 Source(s) IOOF Hall (1885) 036 038 045 Last Mentioned Notes 20 Jan. 1883 Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Department records state that the number 46 was given to this Post after Frank P. Blair Post, No. 46, disbanded in 1887. Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) MG James Blair Steedman 18171883), famous Civil War leader. MG Philip Henry Sheridan (18311888), famous Civil War leader. Chart'd 10 Nov. 1883 Must'd 10 Nov. 1883 Must'd 12 Nov. 1883 Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Sus. 4 June 1901 Sur. 19 Mar. 1898 Org. 1883 Dis. 1915 The Post originally organized at Geddes. When the railroad was extended to Bloomington in 1888, the Post moved its headquarters to that town. Dis. 1887 Also listed as Frank T. Blair Post. When the Post disbanded in 1887, the members transferred to Anson S. McCook Post, No. 46, in Centerville. Took the number 46 circa 1889. See also Anson S. McCook Post, No. 36, and Frank P. Blair Post, No. 46. Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) MG Gordon Granger (1822-1876), famous Civil War leader. Must'd 21 Feb. 1884 Org. 20 Oct. 1884 Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th President of the United States. MG Winfield Scott (1786-1866), famous Mexican War leader, and early leader in the Civil War. MG Joseph Anthony Mower (18271870), famous Civil War leader. Org. 1884 Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton (1823-1877), Governor of Indiana during the Civil War. ADM David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870), famous Civil War leader and former Commandant of Mare Island Naval Shipyard. South Dakota Existed one year. Existed for three years. Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Must'd 15 Mar. 1884 Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Must'd 7 Mar. 1884 Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Page 2 of 5 Grand Army of the Republic Posts - Historical Summary No. Alt. No. Post Name Location County Dept. 054 Thomas Elsom Northville Spink SD 055 Hancock Oakwood Brookings SD 058 Dumont Blunt Highmore SD 059 Freeman Thayer Watertown Codington SD 060 Marion Walker Willow Lakes Clark SD 061 Sol. Meredith Frankfort Spink SD 062 GEN Upton Ashton Spink SD 063 Ricketts Ethan / Rome Davison SD 064 Keogh Deadwood Lawrence SD 067 COL Kirk Andover Day SD 068 Devine Arlington GEN G. M. Dodge GEN Crocker Beresford Webster Brookings / Kingsbury Union Day SD 069 070 071 Parkhurst Oelrichs Fall River SD 072 Phil. H. Sheridan Faulkton Faulk SD 074 Robert L. McCook Brookings Brookings SD 075 COL Frank Haskell Artesian City Sanborn SD 076 COL Hughes White Lake Aurora SD 077 Atlanta Olivet Hutchinson SD 077 Heintzleman Scotland Bon Homme SD 078 GEN Sherman Clear Lake Deuel SD 078 Grierson Tyndall Bon Homme SD 081 Edwin M. Stanton Lead Lawrence SD 082 Harvey DeSmet Kingsbury SD 085 W. H. L. Wallace Alpena Jerauld SD 088 Morgan L. Smith Harrold Hughes SD 089 Iroquois Iroquois Kingsbury SD 090 William McCain Wolsey Beadle SD 091 GEN McDowell Fort Randall Gregory SD 093 094 COL Grambee GEN Steele Bijou Hills Custer Brule Custer SD SD SUVCW - GAR Records Program (www.garrecords.org) Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Chart'd 29 Mar. 1884 Must'd 13 Mar. 1884 Must'd 27 Mar. 1884 Must'd 16 April 1884 Must'd 13 Oct. 1888 Must'd 18 April 1884 BG Soloman "Sol" Meredith (18101875), famous Civil War leader. Must'd 19 Apr. 1884 Must'd 24 June 1884 Must'd 30 May 1884 Must'd 12 July 1884 SD SD Must'd 11 June 1884 Must'd 8 Mar. 1887 Must'd 15 July 1884 MG Philip Henry Sheridan (18311888), famous Civil War leader. BG Robert Latimer McCook (18271862), died of wounds at Huntsville, AL, on 6 August 1862. Famous Civil War leader. One of the "fighting McCooks." Must'd 4 Sept. 1885 Chart'd 19 Apr. 1884 Org. 24 April 1889 Must'd 3 Oct. 1884 MG Samuel Peter Heintzelman (1805-1880), famous Civil War leader. MG William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891), famous Civil War leader. Last Mentioned Notes Sur. 15 May 1890 Sus. 4 June 1901 Reportedly took the number 60 from a defunct Post that had existed in Doland. Must'd 4 Oct. 1884 Org. 15 Oct. 1884 Sur. 1900 Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Sur. 3 May 1893 Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Sur. 18 Oct. 1909 Dis. 1887 Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Dis. 1920 The last meeting was held on 26 Feb. 1920. Must'd 25 Oct. 1884 Org. 30 Apr. 1885 BG William Hervey Lamme Wallace (1821-1862), mortally wounded at Shiloh, died 19 Apr. 1862. Must'd 24 Mar. 1885 Must'd 10 May 1885 Chart'd 20 May 1885 Must'd 25 June 1885 Named for the community in which the Post was based. MG Frederick Steele (1819-1868), Civil War leader, died in California January 1868. 7 Dec. 1885 South Dakota Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Sur. 11 Aug. 1902 Must'd 19 Dec. 1886 Edwin McMasters Stanton (18141869), Secretary of War under President Lincoln. Source(s) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Sur. 1894 c.1901 Sur. 1887 Sur. 15 Dec. 1892 The last meeting was reportedly held on 27 April 1901. Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Page 3 of 5 Grand Army of the Republic Posts - Historical Summary No. Alt. No. Post Name Location County Dept. Post Namesake 095 U. S. Grant Onida Sully SD Gen. Ulysses Simpson Grant 1822-1885), famous Civil War leader, later US President. 096 098 GEN Weitzel GEN Sherman / Clear Lake Clark Clear Lake Clark Deuel SD SD 099 COL George Estelline Hamlin SD 101 Greathouse Castalia Charles Mix SD 103 Thomas J. Levette Groton Brown SD 104 William F. Dawes Warner Brown SD 105 GEN W. S. Hancock Elkton Brookings SD 106 Abraham Lincoln Mount Vernon Davison SD 107 GEN J. A. Kellogg Wentworth Lake SD 108 Fort Donelson Eden / Hudson Lincoln SD 109 COL Jones Bonilla Beadle SD 110 GEN S. R. Curtis Bridgewater McCook SD 112 GEN Rowley Frederick Brown SD 114 George Washington Valley Springs Minnehaha SD 115 John B. Wyman Wessington Beadle SD 116 COL David T. Jenkins Ree Heights Hand SD 117 119 George J. Stannard E. H. Kennedy Loyalton Volga Edmunds Brookings SD SD 121 GEN Hendrick Britton Marshall SD 123 Thomas S. Free Canistota McCook SD 126 Wm. L. Utley Parkston Hutchinson SD 127 Silas A. Strickland Hot Springs Fall River SD 128 Samuel T. Allen / R. B. Hayes Buffalo Gap Custer SD 129 132 Mansfield Gettysburg Hermosa Roscoe Custer Edmunds SD SD 134 W. H. Fisher Rockham Faulk SD 137 MAJ J. B. Wiley Henry Codington SD 138 GEN D. H. Strother Hecla Brown SD 139 Resacca Claremont / Langford Brown SD 140 COL Hawkins Bristol Day SD SUVCW - GAR Records Program (www.garrecords.org) Meeting Place(s) Organized Last Mentioned Notes Chart'd 14 Nov. 1887 Source(s) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) MG William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891), famous Civil War leader. Must'd 24 Dec. 1885 25 Dec. 1885 Chart'd 10 Mar. 1886 Must'd 28 Jan. 1886 Must'd 10 Feb. 1886 BG Winfield Scott Hancock (18241886), famous Civil War and Mexican War leader. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th President of the United States. Brevet Brigadier General John Azor Kellogg (1828-1883), Major, 6th Wisconsin Infantry. Fort Donelson, TN, site of major Civil War battle in Feb. 1862. Chart'd 3 Mar. 1886 Org. 10 Mar. 1886; Re-org. 10 Nov. 1899 Must'd 17 Mar. 1886 Chart'd 7 Mar. 1886 Chart'd 4 Feb. 1889 Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Sus. 1908 Sur. 1894 Sus. 1901 Sur. 3 Mar. 1894 Original charter was destroyed by fire. A replacement was issued on 6 July 1892. Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Originally organized at Eden. It lasted only two years. It reorganized in 1899 in Hudson with the same namesake and number. Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Sus. 4 June 1901 Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) George Washington (1731-1799), 1st President of the United States. Must'd 3 April 1886; Re-org. 27 Sept. 1889 Chart'd 26 June 1886 Chart'd 26 Aug. 1886 Chart'd 4 Feb. 1886 12 Mar. 1887; Chart'd 16 Mar. 1887 Must'd 9 June 1887; Chart'd 14 June 1887 Chart'd 1 July 1887 Chart'd 1 July 1887 BG Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893), famous Civil War leader, 19th President of the United States. Gettysburg, PA, site of major Civil War battle, 1863. Chart'd 29 July 1887 Chart'd 14 Mar. 1888 Chart'd 7 April 1888 Chart'd 5 June 1888 Chart'd 5 June 1888 Chart'd 18 June 1888; re-chart'd 26 Aug. 1891 South Dakota Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Sus. 4 June 1901 Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Sus. 4 June 1901 Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Sur. 30 May 1901 Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Orginally called Samuel T. Allen Post, it changed its name in 1897 Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR to R. B. Hayes Post. History) Sur. 1902 Dis. 15 Oct. 1890 Sus. 1901 Sur. 1 Jan. 1901 Dis. C1890; Dis. The Post was rechartered as Harvey Post in 1891. 30 June 1899 Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Page 4 of 5 Grand Army of the Republic Posts - Historical Summary No. Alt. No. Post Name Location County Dept. 141 D. M. Evans Raymond Clark SD 143 Calvin Duke Sturgis Bon Homme SD 146 Luther C. Ladd LaGrace / Mound City Campbell SD 147 Simon Camron Leola McPherson SD 148 GEN Mansfield / William Stanley Hermosa Custer SD 150 John Mangen Bangor (Sleby) Walworth SD 152 GEN Brooks Wilmot Roberts SD 153 GEN Crook Whitewood Lawrence SD 154 GEN John A. Logan Alcester Union SD 155 GEN Warren Shedd Hill City Pennington SD 156 Custer Carthage Miner SD 157 Merritt Wakonda Clay SD 158 McPherson Esmond Kingsbury SD 159 William M. Rogers Doland (LaDelle) Spink SD 160 A. J. Hamilton Belle Fourche Butte SD 161 GEN John Gibbon Sisseton Roberts SD 162 McLean Letcher Sanborn SD 163 McPherson Fairfax Gregory SD Org. 29 Aug. 1895 Chart'd 9 July 1896 Chart'd 14 Apr. 1896 Must'd 7 May 1898 Chart'd 1908 164 COL Campbell Sioux Falls Minnehaha SD Chart'd 1909 Org. = Organized Chart'd = Chartered List of Abbreviations: For sources of Post names, refer to the SUVCW GAR Records Catalog Edited by Dean Enderlin, SUVCW National GAR Records Officer, 30 June 2013 SUVCW - GAR Records Program (www.garrecords.org) Post Namesake Meeting Place(s) Organized Chart'd 10 Aug. 1888 Chart'd 30 July 1888 Chart'd 4 June 1889 Chart'd July 1889 MG George R. Crook (18281890), famous Civil War and Indian Wars leader. MG John Alexander Logan (18261886), famous Civil War leader. MG George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876). KIA at Little Bighorn, MT, on 25 June 1876. Famous Civil War (and Indian Wars) leader. Last updated: Sus. 1901 Sur. 20 May 1902 Originally called GEN Mansfield Post, No. 148. It was short lived. The Post was rechartered in 1889 as William Stanley Post, No. 148. Source(s) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Must'd 16 Aug. 1890; Chart'd 9 Oct. 1890 Chart'd 20 May 1891 Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Must'd 29 May 1891 Must'd 28 Jan. 1892 Must'd 18 June 1892 Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Chart'd 21 July 1892 19 Jan. 1894 Dis. = Disbanded Sus. 1901 Org. 1 July 1887; Re-chart'd 4 Sept. 1889 Chart'd 1889 PVT John Mangan, Co. H, 1st US Artillery, reportedly one of the men serving at Fort Sumter when it was bombarded in April 1861. Must'd = Mustered In Last Mentioned Notes Sur. = Surrendered Charter Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Sur. 31 Mar. 1903 Dis. 1912 Sur. 30 June 1915 Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Alice B. Muller, 1932 (SD GAR History) Sus .= Suspended 11/15/2015 South Dakota Page 5 of 5