HISTORY AND ROSTER (c.1890) OF STOUGH LYON'S POST NO. 11, G.A.R.; HALL COUNTY, NEBRASKA From "The History of Hall County", published in 1919 by Buechler, Barr, Stough Lyon's Post No. 11, G.A.R. and from "Biographical and Historical Memoirs" May, 1890 Published by the Goodspeed Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois. Submitted to the USGenWeb Nebraska Archives, April, 1998, by Kaylynn Loveland (audriana@ginetworks.com). USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial researchers, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for presentation in any form by any other organization or individual. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must obtain express written permission from the author, or the submitter and from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist. *************** Roster of Stough Lyon's Post No. 11, G.A.R. From "The History of Hall County", published in 1919 by Buechler, Barr, Stough Lyon’s Post No. 11, G.A.R. While Hall County did not produce many veterans of the Civil War, from the very beginning of the influx of settlers after the war she began to have a large list of resident veterans. A great percentage of the men whose names appear in connection with every activity in the first fifty years of the county’s history, were proud of their war records. As early as August 29, 1877, there were enough active veterans here to establish a post, and on that date, Lyon Post No. 11, Grand Army of the Republic, was founded. At this writing, 1919, there are 340 or 350 veterans residing in Hall County, according to the report made by the county assessor to the secretary of state. About seventy five of these are residents living at the Soldier’s Home at Burkett. G.A.R. Building Association The G.A.R. Building Association was incorporated April 1, 1886. On April 10, 1886, stockholders were elected. The corner stone of the building was laid June 26, 1886, and the G.A.R. Hall dedicated, December 29,1886. This splendid hall, located on East Third street, just a few doors east of the Palmer Hotel building, has not only provided a comfortable home for Lyon Post, but has been the attractive meeting place for many other lodges and clubs, and thirty three years after its dedication is in use almost every night of the week by some lodge. Lyon Post Cemetery* Association was formed December 13,1884, and duly incorporated. Five acres of land were purchased for this association, and lots therein sold to members of Lyon Post. *The name of the cemetery was “Burkette Cemetery”. It is now known as “Veterans Memorial Cemetery”. Encampments During the “nineties", Grand Island was the popular spot among the old soldiers for their annual reunions and for years this was the event of the year for the soldiers, their families and friends, and an attendance was gathered from all parts of the state. "Biographical and Historical Memoirs" May, 1890 Published by the Goodspeed Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois. Lyon Post No. 11, G.A.R., Grand Island, Dept. of Ne., was organized Aug. 29, 1877. The following roster in Jan., 1890, comprised the following names: Past Dept. Commander General John M. Thayer, 1st Neb. Inf. Past Post Commanders Giles H. Bush D.C. Crawford, 14th Pa. Inf. J. O. West Henry Harrison, 10th Ill.Inf John M. Thayer, 1st Neb. Inf. N. H. Hurford, 62nd Ohio Inf. George F. Ryan, 60th N.Y. Inf. J. W. Liveringhouse, 30th Ind. Inf. J. W. Freeman, 12th Pa. Cav. Present Officers Chester L. Howell, P.C., 13th N.Y. Inf David Ackerman, S.V.C., 28th Pa. Inf. George P. Dean, J.V.C., 10th Mich. Cav. W.H.H. Pillsbury, Chap., 17th Me. Inf. Edward Searson, Adj't, 148th Pa. Inf. George F. Ryan, Q.M., 60th N.Y. Inf. David Bowen, Surg., 139th Ill. Inf. F.P. Cowee, O.D., 36th Ohio Inf. Frank Gardner, O.G., 100th Ill. Inf. C.C. Dodson, S.M., 74th Ill. Inf. F.G. Lockwood, Q.M.S., 13th Ia. Inf. Members Abbott, O.A., 9th Ill. Cav. Alter, I.R., 8th Ohio Inf. Andrews, J.H., 76th Ind. Inf. Atkinson, Thomas, 2nd Ill. Cav. Avery, Z., 23rd Mich. Inf. Ball, W.J., 87th Ind. Inf. Becker, Herman, 3rd Wis. Inf. Beemer, J.W., 10th Minn. Inf. Bennett, Wm., 3rd Mich. Inf. Bentley, C.F., 142nd Ill. Inf. Bevier, H.K., 72nd N.Y. Inf. Bohne, A.H., 33rd Ill. Inf. Burcher, Tho. B., 50th Pa. Inf. Burke, Martin, 27th Wis. Inf. Burket, H.L.,13th Ill. Inf. Caldwell, Geo. H., 140th Ohio Chamberlain, C.J., 34th Ill. Inf. Clark, James, 10th Mich. Art. Connell, J.T., 1st Ill Art. Corbin, E. Countryman, E.H., 14th Wis. Inf. Currier, W.C., 4th Mich. Curtis, E.L., 75th Ill. Inf. Custard, D.C., 166th Ohio Inf. Davidson, M.A., 108th Ill. Inf. Davis, J.W., 89th Ill. Inf. Davis, W.D., 13th Ia. Inf. Depue, N.M., 13th Ill. Inf. Depue, J.D., 105th Ill. Inf. Deuel, Wm., 121st Mich. Inf. Dennon, G.W., 149th Ohio Inf. Dobson, David, 66th Ind. Inf. Dings, David, 191st N.Y. Inf. Drew, F.L., 1st Me. Inf. Evansizer, R.D., 196th Ohio Inf. Everett, Geo. E., 44th Mass. Inf. Flottman, August, 1st Mo. Art. Foutz, W.P., 5th Ia. Cav Frey, Geo. W., 93rd Ill. Inf. Gahan, M.J., 13th N.Y. Art. Gardner, B.F., 15th Ill. Inf. Gilchrist, Wm., 2nd Ill. Cav. Gillette, H.J., 21st Ind. Cav. Grabach, John, 3rd Ohio Cav. Greul, Paul, 44th Ill. Inf. Halstead, Jonathan, 99th Ill. Inf. Halstead, Wm. J., 26 Ill. Inf. Hamilton, D.R., 38th Ohio Inf. Handy, C.B., 14th Mich. Inf. Harrison, W.H. Harrison, R.L., 2nd Ohio Art. Harris, R.B., 10th Ky. Inf. Harris, J.A., 123rd Ind. Inf. Heidman, Henry, 176th N.Y. Inf. Hensley, J.P., 28th Ill. Inf. Henderson, A.J., 9th Mo. Cav. Henderson, C.P., 37th N.Y Inf. Hindman, Sam'l, 100th Ind. Inf. Hogg, Adam, Navy Holingshead, W., 1st Cal. Inf. Jackson, C.C., 72nd Ind. Inf. James, G.A., 1st Ohio Art. Job, S.E., 33rd Ill. Inf. Kent, H.E., 3rd Pa. Art Kent, E.D., 9th Ill. Cav. King, Benj., 6th Ia. Cav. Leake, C.A., 46th Wis. Inf. Lewis, James, 85th N.Y. Inf. Linden, J.P., 25th Ohio Inf Locke, J.E., 1st Vt. Cav. Mann, W.W., 12th Ia. Inf. Marquisse, P.O., 47th Ia. Inf. Matthews, John A., 71st N.Y., Inf. McCutchen, R.P., 42nd Ind. Inf. McLaughlin, W.F., 9th Ohio Cav. McMaster, W.R., 9th Ia. Cav. Mitchell, W.W., USS "Oriole" Mitchell, R.S., 13th Ind. Inf. Milisen, Chas., 1st Pa. Rifles Mobley, S.P., 7th Ia. Cav. Moore, J.D., Miss. Squadron Morgan, David, 140th Ind. Inf. Mullen, W.C., 14th Ill. Cav. Murphy, C.H., 13th Ia. Inf. Norris, C.B., 19th Me. Inf. Otto, Fred, 43rd N.Y. Inf. Pearl, S.E., 13th Wis. Inf. Pemberton, W.D., 1st W.Va. Peterson, M.J., 75th Ill. Inf. Pierce, C.C., 100th Ind. Inf. Powell, U., 100th Ind. Inf. Powers, M.C., 134th Ill. Inf. Pridmore, Theo., 97th Ill. Inf. Pue, A., 3rd Mich. Purdy, J.D. 47th N.Y. Inf. Redlon, J.M., 25th Mich. Inf. Renling, Nicholas, 17th Wis. Cav. Rice, W.H.H., 11th Mich. Ridge, John, Knapps Ind. Pa. Art. Richter, August, 24th Ill. Inf. Riss, John, 1st Wis. Inf. Rosswick, Henry, 5th N.Y. Inf Roberts, Charles, Ryan, A.W., 18th N.Y. Cav. Sacks, B.F., 15th Ill. Inf. Seivers, Chas. Skelton, Jos., 7th Ind. Cav. Smith, Jos., 2nd US Cav. Spencer, Geo. J., 137th N.Y. Inf. Stott, J.H., 1st PRVC Swazey, W.A., 22nd Ia. Inf. Taylor, T.A., 8th Pa. Reserves Tegmeyer, Henry, 119th N.Y. Inf. Thorne, B.F., 30th Ia. Inf. Tiedermand, C.A., 153rd N.Y. Inf. Tidball, D.A., 3rd Ia. Cav. Tompkins, Chas., 5th Ia. Tracey, W.H., 7th Ohio Inf. Troyer, J.C., 112th Ill. Inf. Varney, Ransom Veasey, J.H., 33rd Ia. Inf. Veenker, Henry, 12th Ind. Inf. Watts, J.H., 116th Ill. Inf. Watson, George, 5th Ia. Inf. Wear, James N., 1st W.Va. Welch, F.P. West, Frank, 50th Ill. Inf. Wheeler, H., 145th Pa. Inf Williams, Geo., 10th Me. Inf. Winslow, Chas. F., 48th Ia. Inf Wright, Fred, Frigate "Minnesota" Young, Jas. F., 12th Ia. Inf. Charter Members S.P. Mobley, 7th Ia. Inf. W.M. Ogle S.W. Smith, 73rd N.Y. Inf. G.H. Bush W.P. Foutz, 5th Ia. Cav. S.D. Rannells O.J. Riley T.C. McCoy Garrett Segar, 17th Mich. N.H. Hurford, 62nd Ohio Inf. W.H. Harrison H.M. Burcher C.B. Lewis, 85th N.Y. Inf. & James Lewis, 85th N.Y. Inf. & 5th NY Cav. 5th NY Cav. O.A. Abbott, 9th Ill. Cav. The Lyon's Post 11 G.A.R. building is still standing on East Third St. in Grand Island. The current owners are remodeling it and it is beautiful. It was almost lost in a fire when the Eagles Club next door burned in the 70's.