Howard, Miner Co., SD - G. A. R. (Civil War Vets)

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	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.

			HOWARD
		George H. Stevens Post No. 23
	This post was organized by M. B. Kent on May 25,
1883; the charter was destroyed by fire and 
another charter issued December 14, 1883. 
The following is a list of the charter 
members:

	Bell, O. C.; Bronson, S. H.; Franklin, S. H.; 
Frost, M.; Gray, William; Holdridge, D. D.; Hutchins, 
S.; Means, L. F.; Osgood, A. P.; Otter, 
John; Pilger, W. C.; Shoemaker, H.; Stowe, 
F. C.; Walters, J. B.; White, W. W.; 
Willard, M., and Wilsey, O. W.

	On January 7, 1905, Barney O'Neil, Commander, 
and J. C. Root, Adjutant, were installed. This 
is the last recorded meeting of the post, 
although in 1907 ten comrades paid their dues.

Ackerman, Michael; b. Germany, 1834; 
	captain, Co. A 32 Ia. Inf.; Aug. 14, 
	1862, to Jan. 6, 1865.
Adkins, Louis; b. Kentucky; private, Co. K 
	47 Wis. Inf.; Jan. 30 to Sept. 4, 1865.
Allen, Abel; b. Vermont, 1810; private, Co. 
	B 21 Ia.; February, 1864, to June, 1865.
Allen, A. E.; private, Co. F 211 Pa. Vol.; 
	Sept. 6, 1864, to June 2, 1865.
Allen, Charles A.; b. Maine, 1842; private, 
	4 Maine Battery; March 1, 1862, to June 
	21, 1865.
Allen, Joseph N.; b. Geneva, Ohio, 1849; 
	private, Co. D 21 Ia. Inf.; Feb. 12, 
	1864, to Aug. 5, 1865.

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Allison, Horatio N.; b. New York, 1821; private, Co. B 5 Mich. 
	Cav.; Aug. 15, 1862, to Dec. 23, 1864.
Andrews, Judson; b. New York, 1845; private, Co. G 75 N. Y. 
	Inf.; Nov. 14, 1861, to Nov. 25, 1864.
Bachman, Jacob; b. Switzerland, 1847; private, Co. I 42 Wis. 
	Inf.; Sept. 3, 1864, to June 5, 1865.
Barker, Joseph; b. Indiana, 1844; private, Co. C 55 Ind. Inf.; 
	Co. C 139 Ind. Vol.; June 7, 1862, to Sept. 9, 1864.
Bell, O. C.; b. New York, 1823; private, Co. A 7 Wis.; 
	December, 1863, to July, 1865.
Bettinger, Charles; b. Germany, 1833; private, Co. K 2 Ia.; 
	Sept. 10, 1861, to May 19, 1865.
Bigalow, Nelson; b. Ohio, 1845; private and corporal, Co. A 
	76 Ill. Inf.; July 24, 1862, to July 22, 1865.
Braford, C. L.; b. Wisconsin, 1849; private, Co. H 1 Wis. Cav.; 
	March 6 to July 19, 1865.
Bronson, S. H.; b. New York, 1844; private and sergeant, Co. 
	B 7 Wis.; May, 1861, to November, 1865.
Brown, David H.; b. Illinois, 1832; fireman, U. S. Navy: Aug. 
	14 to Dec. 28, 1862.
Buck, William M.; b. N. Y., 1840; private, Co. H 3 Minn. Inf.; 
	Sept. 30, 1861, to Sept. 2, 1865.
Bumgarner, David J.; b. Pike Co., Ohio, 1838; private, Co. A 2 
	Minn. Inf.; Co. H 2 Minn. Inf.; February, 1864, to July 8, 
	1865.
Burke, Alfred M.; b. Indiana, 1831; sergeant and second lieut., 
	Co. B 43 Ind.; Sept. 10, 1861, to March 4, 1864.
Calvert, Abner B.; b. Belmont Co., Ohio, 1840; private, Co. F 
	18 Ohio Inf.; Oct. 22, 1861, to Aug. 13, 1865.
Caten, Hugh; b. Ireland, 1823; private, Co. E 9 N. Y. Hvy. Art.; 
	February, 1862, to May, 1864.
Crane, Edgar; b. Illinois, 1843; private, Co. H 34 Ia.; Aug. 15, 
	1862, to Aug. 15, 1865.
Danaher, Thomas; b. Ireland, 1837; private, Co. K 30 Wis.; 
	Aug. 11, 1862, to Sept. 20, 1865.
Dean, Orville E.; b. Connecticut, 1839; sergeant, Co. D
	156 Ill.; 3 Ia. Inf.; June, 1861, to June 17, 1864.
Dewey, David; b. New York, 1839; private, Co. K 5 Ia. Inf.; 
	July, 1861, to July, 1864.
Donahue, Timothy; private, Co. A 15 Ohio; June 18, 1862, to 
	June 26, 1865.
Ooty, M.; b. West Virginia; private and sergeant, Co. F 6 W. 
	Va. Inf.; Co. E 7 W. Va.; Oct. 1, 1861, to April 4, 1865.
Douglas, O. W.; b. Wisconsin; private, Co. D 9 Ia. Cav.; 
	October, 1864, to October, 1865.

GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC 291

Douglass, William H.; b. New York, 1851; private, Co. C 144 
	N. Y.; Aug. 27, 1862, to June 4, 1865.
Downs, W. M.; b. Wisconsin, 1844; private, Co. K 40 Wis. Inf.; 
	May 13 to Sept. 16, 1864.
Doyle, E. W.; b. Canada, 1851; private, Co. G 2 Mich.; March 
	13, 1864, to July 25, 1865.
Finley, William; b. Pennsylvania, 1834; farrier, Co. C S Mich. 
	Cav.; Sept. 17, 1861, to June 1, 1865.
Ford, Henry; b. Ohio, 1844; private, Co. A 15 Ohio Inf.; June 
	18, 1862, to June 26, 1865.
Franklin, S. H.; b. New York, 1831; H. S., 18 Ia.; February to 
	August, 1862.
Frost, Moses; b. Vermont, 1830; sergeant, Co. D 14 Wis.; 
	October, 1864, to October, 1865.
Goodell, L. B.; b. Pennsylvania, 1833; private and Q. M. B.; 
	Co. B 34 Ill.; September, 1861, to August, 1865.
Graham, Campbell W.; b. Ohio, 1845; private, Co. B 1 Minn. 
	Hvy. Art.; Aug. 29, 1864, to June 20, 1865.
Gray, William; b. New York, 1841; private, Co. A 92 N. Y., 
	October, 1862, to January, 1865.
Gregory, Stephen; b. New York, 1828; private, Co. E 17 Wis. 
	Inf.; Nov. 16, 1861, to July 27, 1865.
Hanchett, John; b. New York, 1826; private, Co. G 27 Ia. Inf.; 
	Aug. 19, 1862, to Aug. 8, 1865.
Haskins, Dudley; b. Wisconsin, 1830; private, Co. K 25 Wis.; 
	Sept. 23, 1864, to June 7, 1865.
Hazlett, John; b. Pennsylvania, 1845; private, Co. C 12 Ia. Inf.; 
	September, 1861, to October, 1862.
Hogan, John; b. New York, 1824; private, Co. C 34 N. Y. Inf.; 
	May 20, 1861, to Aug. 17, 1862.
Holdridge, D. D.; b. New York, 1835; first lieut. and Q. M., 46 
	Ia.; June to October, 1864.
Hotchkiss, M. W.; b. New York, 1843; private and seaman, 
	Co. D 19 Ohio; April 25 to Aug. 30, 1861; Aug. 19, 1864, 
	to June 20, 1865.
Humphrey, Hugh E.; b. New York, 1851; private, Co. C 3 N. 
	Y. Art.; Aug. 5, 1863, to July 27, 1865.
Humphrey, James M.; b. Wolhonding, Ohio, 1840; private 
	and first sergeant, Co. A 5 Ill. Cav.; Co. M 9 Ohio Cav.; 
	Aug. 31, 1861, to July 20, 1865.
Hunt, Isaac A.; b. New York, 1846; private, Co. A 13 Wis. Inf.; 
	Jan. 2, 1864, to Nov. 24, 1865.
Hutchins, S.; b. New Hampshire, 1841; musician, 8 Wis.; 
	October, 1861, to June, 1862.
Inman, D. W.; b. New York, 1835; private, Co. I 9 Ia. V.
	Vol.; October, 1864, to July, 1865.

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Iverson, Lars; b. Norway, 1826; private, Co. E 1 Minn. Inf.; 
	March 16 to June 2, 1865.
Kimball, Samuel A.; b. New York, 1846; private, Co. M 2 N. Y. 
	Art.; Dec. 14, 1863, to July 7, 1865.
Kirk, Benjamin F.; b. Dublin, Ireland, 1844; private, 17 Ind. Inf.; 
	May 17, 1864, to July 8, 1865.
Leighty, John.
Lester, Charles; b. Sandy Creek, N. Y., 1822; private, Co. D 1 
	Wis. Hvy. Art.; Sept. 27, 1864, to January, 1865.
Lewis, James; b. Wales, 1842; private, Co. B 30 Wis. Inf.; Aug. 
	21, 1862, to Sept. 20, 1865.
Loeb, Henry; b. Prussia, 1841; corporal, Co. C 35 Wis. Inf.; 
	Nov. 21, 1863, to March 15, 1866.
Mahoney, Jeremiah; b. New York; private, Co. B 11 N. Y. 
	Cav.; 18 months to May, 1865.
Masterson, George; b. Tenn.; private, Co. E 1 Tenn. Inf.
Masterson, Monroe; b. Morgan Co., Tenn., 1840; private, Co. 
	F 12 Ky. Inf.; Feb. 1, 1862, to Jan. 31, 1865.
May, Robert W.; b. Floyd Co., Ky., 1841; sergeant, Co. C 55 
	Ky.; Oct. 17, 1864, to Sept. 19, 1865.
McClarinon, George W.; b. New York, 1845; private, Co. F 31 
	Wis. Inf.; Aug. 11, 1862, to June 20, 1865.
McIntire, G. C.; b. Canada, 1820; corporal and first sergeant, 
	Co. B 2 Vet. R. C.; Aug. 9, 1862, to July 5, 1865.
Means, L. F.; b. Indiana, 1843; private, Co. B 1 Minn. Hvy. Art.; 
	September, 1864, to January, 1865.
Megrew, John P.; b. Ohio, 1840; private and captain, Co. I 11 
	Ind.; April 17, 1861, to July 15, 1865.
Moses, Richard; b. Wales, 1841; private, Co. C 21 Wis. Inf.; 
	Sept. 5, 1862, to June 8, 1865.
Murphy, John; b. Iowa, 1841; private, Co. D 3 Ia.; April, 1861, 
	to July 1864.
O'Neal, John E.; b. Pennsylvania, 1844; private, Co. D 138 Pa.; 
	Aug. 17, 1862, to June 23, 1865.
O'Neil, Barney; b. Ireland, 1845; private, Co. I 142 N. Y. V.; 
	Sept. 6, 1861, to July 18, 1865.
Ortmeyer, A.; b. Germany, 1842; private and sergeant,
	Co. B 27 Wis. Inf.; August, 1862, to October, 1865.
Older, W. H.; b. New York, 1838; private, Co. H 5 Wis. Vol. 
	Inf.; Sept. 18, 1864, to June 20, 1865.
Osbon, Oscar M.; b. Ohio, 1848; private, Co. A 2 Ill. Lt. Art.; 
	Oct. 9, 1862, to July 29, 1865.
Osgood, A. P.; b. Canada, 1830; private, Co. H 27 Ia.; January, 
	1862, to August, 1864.
Oswald, John B.; b. Holland, 1844; private, Co. B Brackett's
	Battalion Minn. Cav.; Aug. 12, 1862, to Oct. 20, 1865.

GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC 293

Otter, James; b. England, 1829; private, Co. D 36 Wis.; 
	February, 1864, to July, 186a.
Palmer, W. L.; b. New York, 1845; private, 
	U. S. Navy; March 5, 1862, to Aug. 26, 1865.
Peterson, John; b. Jackson, Ohio, 1842; 
	private, Co. C 35 Mo. Inf.; Sept. 2, 
	1862, to June 28, 1865.
Phetteplace, Lucius; b. New York, 1835; 
	private and captain, Co. H 19 Mich. Inf.; 
	July 21, 1862, to June 10, 1865.
Phillips, William; b. New York; private, Co. 
	G 38 Wis. Inf.; September, 1864, to June 
	30, 1865.
Pilger, W. C.; b. New York, 1844; private, 
	Co. I 1 Wis. Battery; October, 1861, to 
	February, 1865.
Pratt, George H.; b. Maine, 1843; private, 4 
	Maine Art; 1862 to Jan. 17, 1865.
Randall, J. J.
Reeves, Emerson G.; b. Wisconsin, 1845; 
	private and corporal, Co. G 32 Wis.; 
	March 6, 1862, to June 12, 1865.
Rockser, Rudolph; b. Germany, 1840; private, 
	2 Wis. Lt. Art.; February, 1863, to July, 1865.
Rodney, Thomas.
Root, James C.; b. New York, 1849; private 
and second lieut., Co. K and Co. I 5 N. 
	Y. Hvy. Art.; Aug. 18, 1862, to July 19, 1865.
Runyan, William J.; b. Indiana, 1834; 
	private, Co. E 54 Ind.; Sept. 1, 1862, to 
	Dec. 8, 1863.
Russell, F. W.; b. Wisconsin, 1838; private, 
	Co. I 32 Ia.; August, 1862, to April, 1863.
Ryan, J. P.; b. New York, 1840; private and 
	captain, Co. F 14 Wis.; October, 1861, to 
	October, 1865.
Sage, M. A.; b. Summit, Ohio, 1836; private, 
	Co. B 4 Wis. Inf.; Co. C 2 Wis. Art.; 
	June 15, 1861, to Nov. 19, 1865.
Schneider, Justus; b. Ohio; corporal, Co. F 
	12 Ia.; Nov. 2, 1861, to 1865.
Shaw, George W.; b. Rhode Island, 1845; 
	private, Co. K 10 R. I. Inf.; May 26 to 
	Sept. 1, 1862.
Sheckler, Levi; b. Pennsylvania, 1825; 
	private, Co. G 93 Ill.; August, 1862, to 
	July 5, 1865.
Shephard, L. M.; b. New York, 1832; private, 
	2 Minn. Vol. Inf.; Feb. 29, 1864, to July 
	11, 1865.
Shoemaker, H.; b. Indiana, 1841; private, 
	Co. E 8 Ind.; August, 1861, to August, 
	1864.
Shrigley, G. W.; b. McCook Co., Ill., 1844; 
	private, Co. H 11 Minn. Inf.; Aug. 15, 
	1864, to June 26, 1865.
Smith, Nathaniel; b. Mass., 1830; private, 
	Co. D 49 Wis. Inf.; Feb. 7 to Nov. 1, 1865.

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Staple, Julius M.; b. Prussia, 1845; private and corporal, Co. I 4 
	Minn.; Dec. 14, 1861, to July 19, 1865.
Stillman, Samuel; b. Wisconsin, 1839; private and corporal, 
	Co. A 4 Wis. Cav.; May 1, 1861, to Aug. 22, 1865.
Stowe, F. C.; b. New York, 1826; private and second lieut., 
	Co. I 12 Conn.; August, 1861, to August, 1864.
Tanzy, James; b. New York; private, Co. A 114 N. Y.; Aug. 1, 
	1862, to June 8, 1865.
Taylor, John W.; b. Grant Co., Wis., 1846; private and 
	corporal, Co. I 17 Wis. Inf.; Jan. 21, 1864, to July 14, 
	1865.
Thompson, John W.; b. Pennsylvania, 1844; private, Co. I 10 
	Wis.; March 5, 1862, to Nov. 24, 1864.
VanDebogart, J. L. D.; b. Genesse Co., N. Y., 1836; private 
	and sergeant, Co. A 13 Mich.; Feb. 29, 1864, to July 25, 
	1865.
VanHouse, Norman B.; b. New York; private, Co. B 2 Minn. 
	Cav.; Nov. 9, 1863, to Dec. 1, 1865.
Walters, J. B.; b. New York, 1837; private, Co. H 9 Ia.; August, 
	1861, to August, 1862.
Ward, James S.; b. Jefferson Co., N. Y., 1838; second and first lieut., 
	Co. D 10 N. Y. Hvy. Art.; Aug. 14, 1862, to May 18, 1865.
Wescott, Fenner C.; b. New York, 1843; private, Co. I 27 Wis.; 
	August, 1862, to August, 1865.
Wheeler, J. B.; b. Connecticut, 1828; corporal and sergeant, 
	Co. I 21 Ia.; September, 1862, to July, 1865.
White, W. W.; b. New York, 1843; private, Co. F 2 Wis.; June, 
	1861, to July, 1865.
Willard, M. B.; b. New York, 1840; private and sergeant, Co. 
	H 16 Ill. Inf.; 2 Ill. Art.; May 9, 1861, to July 15, 1865.
Williams, Owen; b. New York, 1846; private and corporal, Co. 
	I 94 N. Y.; June 1, 1862, to July 18, 1865.
Williams, Thomas; b. Wales, 1838; private and corporal, Co. H 
	36 Wis. Inf.; Feb. 15, 1864, to July 12, 1865.
Wilsey, O.; b. Illinois, 1846; private, Co. H 7 Wis.; February, 
	1864, to July, 1865.
Wombacher, George; b. Germany, 1849; private, Co. I 6 
	Minn. Inf.; Feb. 22, 1864, to Aug. 19, 1865.
Wright, S. S.; b. New York; private, Co. A 32 Wis. Inf.; Aug. 15, 
	1862, to June 12, 1865.