Groton, Brown Co., SD - G. A. R. (Civil War Vets) This file is a copy of pages 265 - 269 of "South Dakota Historical Collections", vol. 16, Part 1. Scanning and OCR by Maurice Krueger, mkrueger@iw.net; proofing and final editing by Joy Fisher, http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00001.html#0000031 This material is copyrighted, 1932 by South Dakota Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. Reproduced with the written permission of Nancy Tystad Koupal, Director of Research and Publishing. LIST OF G. A. R. POSTS IN S. DAK. Alphabetical list of Posts, South Dakota Grand Army of the Republic, with names of veterans residing for a longer or shorter time in the state. GROTON Thomas J. Leavitt Post No. 103 This post was chartered March 10, 1886, with the fol lowing charter members: 266 SOUTH DAKOTA HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS Adams, F. D.; Baily, Emerson; Burnham, W. A.; Cook, S. W.; Evans, W. D.; Faryman, John; Farquhar, D.; Giles, J. H.; Hubbard, D.; Henry, C. E.; Johnson, G. H.; Johnson, A. W.; Pasco, J. N.; Pratt, J. W.; Smith, J. W.; Smith, J. H.; Wheeler, B. R. Adams, F. D.; b. Vermont, 1838; second and first lieut., Co. D 1 Mich. E & M. Albert, John; b. Ohio, 1838; corporal, Co. B 88 Ind.; Aug. 4, 1862, to Jan. 7, 1865. Bailey, Emerson; b. New York; private and sergeant, Co. A 8 Mich. -Co. A 13 Mich.; Oct. 7, 1861, to Feb. 28, 1863. Baker, Richard; private. Bates, I. L.; b. New York, 1835; corporal and sergeant, Co. C 3 Mich. Cav.; Sept. 17, 1861, to Oct. 5, 1865. Bawn, E.; b. Vermont; first lieut., Act. R. C. 73 Ind.; July 16, 1862, to Sept. 28, 1865. Bennett, H. C.; b. Scotland; private, Co. F 90 N. Y.; to Sept. 1, 1865. Burnham, W. A.; b. Vermont; bugler, Co. C 6 Wis. Bat.; Dec. 27, 1863, to July 18, 1865. Clark, J. A.; b. Illinois; private, Co. A. 151 Ill.; , to 1866. Cramer, H. W.; b. Pennsylvania; private, Co. D 6 Mich. Cav.; Feb. 3, 1864, to __________. Cole, L. F.; b. New York, 1825; private, Co. C 14 Mich. Inf.; Feb. 8, 1864, to July 18, 1865. Cook, S. W.; b. New York, March 2, 1832; private and corporal, Co. H 23 Ill. Inf.; September, 1862, to July 24, 1865. Curry, Oliver; b. Pennsylvania; private and sergeant, Co. F 20 Ind.-Inf.; Aug. 25, 1861, to Sept. 29, 1864. Demell, J. C.; b. Illinois; private, Co. C 32 Wis.; Aug. 18, 1862, to June 12, 1865. Dickens, G. W.; b. Ohio; private, Co. A 21 Ia.; January, 1862, to 1865. Dickerson, Benjamin F.; b. New York; private, Co. H 23 Mich.; Oct. 16, 1862, to June 28, 1865. Downing, __________. Ernest, W. H.; b. Michigan; private, Co. K 21 Mo.; Sept. 4, 1862, to May 12, 1863. Evans, W. D.; b. Ohio; musician, Co. E 153 Ohio; May 2, to Sept. 1, 1864. Farquhar, D.; b. Montgomery Co., Ohio; private, Co. A 1 Minn.; April 29, 1861, to Sept. 16, 1864. GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC 267 Faryman, John; b. Ohio; private, Co. A 1 Minn.; Aug. 12, 1862, to June 6, 1865. Feller, Samuel J.; b. Ohio, 1834; private, Co. D 99 Ohio Inf.; Aug. 7, 1862, to _________. Fellows, Isaac; b. Maine, March 18, 1833; private and sergeant, Co. A 38 Mass.; July 15, 1862, to May 17, 1865. Giles, J. H.; b. Maine; private, Co. C Hatch's Batallion Minn. Cav.; Aug. 18, 1863, to September, 1865. Graham, J. H.; b. Ohio; private, Co. C 41 Ill. Inf.; Aug. 13, 1861, to July 23, 1865. Guernsey, Otis; b. New Hampshire; private and com. sergeant, Co. D 7 Wis.; Aug. 26, 1861, to July 1, 1865. Hatton, David H.; b. England, 1839; private, Co. D 8 Wis. Inf.; July 18, 1861, to Aug. 15, 1865. Hatton, J. T.; b. England; private, Co. D 8 Wis.; July 18, 1861, to Sept. 15, 1864. Haywood, H.; b. New York; private, Co. L 99 Ohio; Feb. 23, 1864, to July 2, 1865. Heath, M. A.; b. Mass.; musician, Co. M 27 Mich. Inf.; Jan. 4, 1862, to ____________. Henry, C. E.; b. New York; private, Co. K 3 Mich.; April 29, 1861, to Nov. 1, 1862. Hiet, John; b. Germany; private, Co. H 13 Mo. Inf.; Oct. 6, 1861, to April 1, 1863. Holder, J. H.; b. 1841, Pennsylvania; private, Co. H 6 Ohio Cav.; Sept. 9, 1862, to June 6, 1865. Hurd, J. A.; b. New York; private, Co. E 169 N. Y.; July, 1863, to __________. Hubbard, D.; b. Michigan; private, Co. H 12 Mich.; Oct. 16, 1861, to Feb. 17, 1866. Ingersoll, C. M.; b. New Jersey; private, Co. F 30 Mich.; to March 30, 1864. Johnson, A. W.; b. Ohio; corporal, Co. H 1 Minn; April 3 to July 14, 1865. Johnson, G. H.; b. Norway; private, Co. M 1 Ill. Art.; Feb. 29, 1863, to July 24, 1865. Johnston, Charles; private, 1864 to ________. Kemp, F.; b. Michigan; private and corporal, Co. I 28 Mich. Inf.; Sept. 14, 1864, to July 6, 1866. Lewis, L. W.; b. Pennsylvania; private, Co. K 112 N. Y,; Aug. 27, 1862, to June 16, 1865. Luce, J C.; private and captain, 6 Ia. Cav.; Sept. 22, 1863, to Oct. 17, 1865. McFarland, Walter; b. Scotland, 1843; private, Co. H 23 Wis.; Aug. 19, 1862, to __________. Meachem, Homer; b. New York; private, Co. H 46 Wis. - Co. A 26 Wis.; January, 1865, to September 29, 1865. 268 SOUTH DAKOTA HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS Mereness, George; b. New York, 1841; private and sergeant, Co. D 152 N. Y.; September, 1862, to July, 1865. Messer, C. E.; b. Vermont; private, Co. D 5 Wis. Inf.; Aug. 19, 1864, to June 20, 1865. Newal, James; b. Ontario, Can.; saddler, Co. M 4 Mich.; Aug. 9, 1862, to __________. Olson, J. P.; b. Sweden; private, Co. G 1 Colo. Cav.; Sept. 23, 1861, to Jan. 31, 1866. Pasco, J. N.; b. New York; private, Co. F 85 N. Y.; Aug. 26, 1861, to April 4, 1866. Phillips, Aaron. Pratt, J. W.; b. New York; private, Co. K 11 Mich.; Sept. 1, 1861, to Feb. 16, 1863. Quigley, P. J.; b. Ohio; private, Co. F 169 Pa.; Oct. 16, 1862, to July 25, 1863. Rathbun, Charles; b. Wisconsin, 1847; private, Co. D 18 Wis.; Dec. 15, 1862, to June 5, 1865. Ritter, Isaac; b. Ohio, 1848; private, Co. G 23 Ohio, Feh 6, 1864, to July, 1865. Robinson, Thomas; b. New York; private, Co. B 8 N. Y. Cav.; Nov. 28, 1861, to Nov. 30, 1863. Sanders, G. W.; b. Ohio; private, Co. C 152 Ind.; Feb. 14, to June 15, 1865. Scarrill, Thomas; b. N. Y.; private, Co. G 107 N. Y.; Aug. 4, 1862, to June 5, 1865. Scribner, W. V. B.; b. New York; private, Co. B 4 Minn. Inf.; Aug. 15, 1864 to June 15, 1865. Slater, J. H.; b. New York; private, Co. I 13 Kan.; Sept. 9, 1862, to June 26, 1865. Snell, Charles; b. Indiana, 1840; private, Co. E 68 Ind.; Aug. 9, 1862, to June 20, 1865. Smith, H. J.; b. Michigan; private, Co. B 1 Mich.; Sept. 1, 1861, to Oct. 31, 1864. Smith, A. W.; b. Michigan; private, Co. C 3 Mich.; Aug. 4, 1864, to June 12, 1866. Smith, J. H.; b. Michigan; private, Co. K 2 Mich. Cav. - Co. A 9 Mich. Cav.; July, 1861, to Sept. 16, 1865. ~ Smith, J. W.; b. Boston, Mass.; private and captain, Co. K 8 Vt. Inf.; Feb. 18, 1862, to June 28, 1865. Swift, A.; b. New York; private, Co. C 10 N. Y.; Aug. 11, to July 7, 1865. Van Riper, John H.; b. New Jersey, 1836; private, Co. G 27 N. J.; Sept. 1, 1862, to July 3, 1863. Wells, E. H.; b. Michigan; private, Co. A 8 Mich. Cav.; Oct. 17, 1863, to Sept. 22, 1865. Wheeler, B. R.; b. Michigan; corporal and sergeant,: Go. C 22 Mich.; July 30, 1862, to Nov. 14, 1865. GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC 269 White, J. R.; b. Canada; private, Co. B 25 Mich.; Aug. 11, 1862, to July 14, 1865.