Lead, Lawrence Co., SD - G. A. R. (Civil War Vets) This file is a copy of pages 325 - 328 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. LEAD Edwin M. Stanton Post No. 81 Organized October 15, 1884 Charter Members Richard Blackstone, Wm. W. Smithson, Edward H. Springer, Jonas J. Fuller, Harlan P. Forbes, Edward Martin, Jonas H. Long, Wm. J. Larimer, Henry Altman, H. A. Barber, Thomas Monahan, George Williamson, Martin Chap man, Robert Holgate, Bartley E. Salmon, M. J. Belding and J. G. Inman. Mustered by Co. Knull of Rapid City. The last meeting was held February 26, 1920, with Commander Hoppin presiding and Comrade H. E. Dewey as Adjutant. Abt, Frank M.; b. Germany, 1837; musician, 2 Ia. Cav.; Oct. 16, 1861, to Aug. 24, 1862. Allason, William J.; b. Illinois, 1843; private, Co. D 87 Ohio Vol. Inf.; Co. C 86 Ohio Vol. Inf.; June 5 to Oct. 3, 1862, and from June 16, 1863, to Feb. 10, 1864. 326 SOUTH DAKOTA HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS Altman, Henry; b. Switzerland, 1842; landsman, U. S. Navy, Mississippi Gunboat Squadron; February to August, 1865. Ball, George H.; b. New York, 1838; private, Co. I 2 Mich. Inf.; April 17, 1861, to Dec. 21, 1862. Barber, H. A.; b. Vermont, 1830; private, Co. F 1 Minn. Inf.; 1861 to May 5, 1864. Belding, M. J.; b. Pa., 1843; private, Co. E 28 N. Y. Inf.; May 18, 1861, to June 2, 1863. Berry, Joseph; b. Maine, 1843; private, Co. H 9 Minn. Inf.; Aug. 15, 1862, to Aug. 24, 1865. Billings, Henry F.; b. Pa.; sergeant, Co. B 30 Pa. M.; June 18 to July 26, 1863. Blackstone, Richard; b. Pa., 1844; private and captain, Co. C 32 Ohio Inf.; July 20, 1861, to , 1865. Brettell, George E.; b. Allegheny, Pa., 1846; private, Co. H 185 N. Y. V.; Sept. 9, 1864, to May 30, 1865. Cendal, August P.; b. Steubenville, Ohio, 1834; private, sergeant and second lieut., Co. D 22 Ill. Vol.; Co. D 7 Mo. Inf.; April 1 to May 1, 1861, and from June 1, 1861, to June 14, 1864. Clement, Wm. H.; b. Geneseo, N. Y., 1848; private, Co. L 14 N. Y. Hvy. Art.; Dec. 19, 1863, to Aug. 26, 1865. Chrysler, Mathias; b. Canada, 1844; bugler, Co. F 15 N. Y. Cav.; Aug. 13, 1863, to Aug. 9, 1865. Corum, A. J.; b. Missouri; sergeant, Co. K 19 Kan. St. M.; 1862 to Oct. 9, 1864. Cunningham, Michael; b. Vermont, 1841; private and sergeant, Co. F 1 U. S. Sharpshooters (Bender); Co. G 1 Vt. Vol.; Aug. 9, 1862, to May 14, 1865. Dewey, Herbert; b. Kendall Co., Ill., 1844; corporal, Co. E 36 Ill. Inf.; Aug. 1, 1861, to April 26, 1865. Dormer, John; b. Ireland, 1843; private and corporal, Co K 53 Pa. Mill; Co. H 1 Pa. Lt. Art.; to June 27, 1865. Folden, Orison B.; b. Ohio, 1844; private, Co. A 91 Ohio; Aug. 2, 1862, to July 2, 1865. Forbes, Harlan P.; b. New Hampshire, 1845; private, Co. I 46 Ill. Inf.; Oct. 25, 1861, to Feb. 10, 1866. Fuller, Jonas J.; b. Ohio, 1845; private, Co. F 139 Ill. Vol. Inf.; May 13 to Oct. 28, 1864. Fullington, G. B.; b. New York, 1832; private, Co. E 25 N. Y.; 1861 to 1864. Glover, George W.; b. New Hampshire, 1845; private, Co. I 8 Wis. Inf.; September, 1861, to 1865. Gregory, N. W.; b. Ohio, 1846; private and corporal, Co. C 55 Ohio Inf.; Dec. 29, 1861, to May 20, 1865. GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC 327 Halstead, Andrew; b. Pa., 1831; private, Co. G 187 Pa. Z.; 1864 to Aug. 8, 1865. Hess, J. N.; b. New York, 1836; private and first lieut. Co. K 7 Minn. Inf.; Co. E 1 Minn. H. A.; Aug. 29, 1862, to Sept. 27, 1865. Hilton, John F.; private, Co. I 8 Ind. Inf. Holgate, Robert; b. England, 1832; private, Co. K 8 Minn. Inf.; Aug. 16, 1862, to March 20, 1863. Hoppin, Frank; b. 1847; private, Co. K 13 Mich. Ini.; Sept. 1, 1861, to April 4, 1865. Inman, Joseph G.; b. Illinois, 1839; second and first lieut., Co. I 9 Ia. Inf.; August, 1861, to Feb. 15, 1863. Jentges, Paul; b. Prussia, 1834; private, Co. F 5 Mo. Inf.; Sept. 17, 1861, to Nov. 22, 1862. Kunchal, Arnold J.; b. Switzerland, 1847; private, Co. H 4 Calif.; 1864 to ___________. Lank, John K.; b. Germany, 1827; private, Co. F 63 Ind.; Aug. 14, 1862, to June 21, 1865. Larimer, William J.; b. Pennsylvania, 1829; second lieut. Co. G 6 Kan. Inf.; Co. F 8 Kan. Inf.; Aug. 28, 1861, to Feb. 28, 1862. Leroy, H. L.; b. Berkshire Co., Mass.; corporal, Co. K 29 Ia. Inf.; Oct. 24, 1862, to Aug. 10, 1865. Long, James H.; b. Indiana, 1836; corporal, Co. G 1 Col. Cav.; Sept. 24, 1861, to Oct. 18, 1864. Martin, Edward; b. Ireland, 1840; private and first lieut., Co. D 13 N. Y.; Co. H 188 N. Y.; April 25, 1861, to July 11, 1865. Mathieu, Frank; b. France, 1838; sergeant, Co. H 15 Mo. Inf.; July 12, 1861, to Dec. 5, 1865. McKibben, John; b. New York, 1847; private, Co. G 15 Ill. Inf.; Feb. 28 to Sept. 16, 1865. Miller, Reuben; b. New York, 1833; private, Co. M and Co. K 2 Col. Cav.; 1861 to 1864. Monahan, Thomas; b. Ireland, 1841; private and sergeant, Co. C 4 U. S. Inf.; Nov. 8, 1860, to July 1, 1867. O'Brien, William S.; b. Maine, 1846; musician, Co. A 9 Minn. Inf.; Aug. 18, 1862, to Aug. 24, 1865. Patterson, L. S.; b. Elizabeth, N. Y., 1841; Co. B 14 Vt. Vol. Peake, Weston W.; b. New York, 1845; corporal and lieut., Co. H 153 N. Y. Inf.; Aug. 21, 1862, to Oct. 2, 1865. Pouchet, Prosper; b. France, 1844; private, Co. H 5 Mich. Inf.; Aug. 14, 1862, to May 31, 1865. Price, Arthur; private, Co. I 2 Pa. H. A.; Sept. 1, 1864, to June 25, 1865. 328 SOUTH DAKOTA HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS Pringle, Robert; b. England, 1846; private, Co. A 85 Ill. Inf.; August, 1862, to June 27, 1865. Reece, Lewis J.; b. Zanesville, Ohio, 1830; private, Co. F 17 O. V. I.; 1861 to September, 1864. Redlon, Thos. L.; b. Granger, N. Y., 1846; private, 8 Wis. Bat.; Feb. 4, 1864, to ________. Rourke, Peter; b. Ireland, 1829; private, U. S. Marines; Nov. 12, 1859, to Nov. 12, 1863. Rowland, R. W.; b. Elgin, Ill., 1846; private, Co. G 56 Ill. Inf.; 1864 to 1865. Russell, S. F.; b. Pa.; private and first lieut., Co. A 10 Ill. Cav.; Sept. 21, 1861, to Jan. 6, 1866. Salmon, Bartley E.; b. England, 1840; private and corporal, Co. D 28 N. Y. Inf.; May 11, 1861, to June 2, 1863. Sands, Martin G.; b. Ohio, 1833; mate on dispatch boat; 1861 to 1864. Sillig, John; b. Germany; private, Co. A 13 Ill. Cav.; March 17, 1863, to January, 1865. Smith, James M.; b. Nova Scotia, 1839; private, Co. A 28 Pa. Vol. Inf.; 1861 to July 20, 1864. Smith, Wm. S.; b. Trenton, N. J., 1841; private, Co's I and B 90 Pa. Vol.; Sept. 3, 1861, to Sept. 3, 1864. Smithson, Wm. W.; b. New Jersey, 1835; private and captain, Co. H 13 N. Y. S. M.; April 1, 1862, to May 7, 1866. Springer, Edward H.; b. Maine, 1843; private, Co. I 11 Maine Vol. Inf.; Sept. 28, 1861, to Sept. 6, 1862. Street, John F.; b. New Jersey, 1836; private and sergeant, Co. E 20 Ill.; April 20, 1861, to July 16, 1865. Stump, Francisco; b. Beverly, Ohio, 1846; private, Co. C 3 Ia. Cav.; Feb. 1, 1864, to Aug. 9, 1865. Swarthout, Charles F.; b. Saratoga, N. Y., 1820; private, 2 Home Guards of Denver City; Oct. 7, 1861, to April 14, 1862. Tanner, Charles G.; b. Utica, N. Y., 1845; private, Co. B 1 Minn. Vol. Inf.; April 29, 1861, to Aug. 23, 1862. Tanner, Milo B.; b. New York, 1840; private and sergeant, Co. D 121 N. Y. Inf.; Co. D 5 U. S.; April 1, 1861, to October, 1866. Ward, Thomas; b. St. Johns, N. B.; private, Co. L 2 Col. Vol. Cav.; Nov. 19, 1862, to Sept. 23, 1865. Wells, George; b. Roxbury, Mass., 1846; private, Co. E 61 Mass. Vol. Inf.; Sept. 27, 1864, to June 4, 1865. Williamson, George; b. England, 1831; private and corporal, Co. C 5 Ia. Cav.; Jan. 6, 1862, to Aug. 11, 1865.