Sisseton, Roberts Co., SD - G. A. R. (Civil War Vets) This file is a copy of pages 401 - 403 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. SISSETON Gen. John Gibbon Post No. 161 This was one of the last posts organized, charter being issued April 14, 1896. The following is a list of the charter members: Atwood, Charles M.; Crafton, Thomas S.; Crall, Henry; Gardner, Charles H.; Heath, Constantine S.; Hogan, John; Lampke, John; Steele, J. M.; Strand, Tollef O.; Wampler, Andrew J.; Warren, Samuel. The last recorded meeting of this post is April 29, 1911, at which time three comrades were admitted as members. The dues on ten members were, however, paid until Jan. 2, 1913. 402 SOUTH DAKOTA HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS Atwood, Charles M.; b. New York, 1843; private, Co. B 20 Wis. Inf.; June 16, 1862, to July 14, 1865. Bailey, S. H.; b. Erie Co., N. Y., 1842; corporal, Co. B 95 Ill. Inf.; Aug. 14, 1862, to March 20, 1863. Barker, L. R.; b. Ohio, 1844; private, Co. A 7 W. Va. Cav.; Sept. 1, 1861, to June 30, 1865. Birdsell, Seth; Co. K 7 Minn. Brown, H. W.; b. Troy, Vt., 1841; private and corporal, Co. E 9 Vt. Vol.; June, 1862, to Oct. 17, 1862. Canfield, Byron W.; b. Indiana, 1838; private, Co. I 3 Minn.; September, 1861, to Sept. 27, 1865. Claven, Thomas; Co. G 13 N. Y. Crafton, Thomas S.; b. Kentucky, 1836; captain, Co. H 10 Ill. Cav.; Sept. 23, 1861, to April 13, 1862. Crall, Henry; b. Ohio, 1846; private, Co. B 46 Wis. Inf.; Feb. 1 to Sept. 27, 1865. Elpheck, Stephen; quarter gunner, U. S. Navy; April 24, to August, 1864. Fetterly, Charles; b. New York, 1835; private, Co. I 4 Mich. Cav.; August, 1862, to July 1, 1865. Forry, William; b. Ohio, 1847; corporal, Co. K 155 Ind.; Feb. 27 to Aug. 4, 1865. Franklin, D.; private, Co. D 50 Wis.; Feb. 14, 1865, to April, 1866. Gardner, Charles H.; b. Dutchess Co., N. Y., 1844; private, 10 Wis. Inf.; Dec. 3, 1863, to June 23, 1865. Getchell, Fred; b. Maine, 1823; private and sergeant, Co. D 8 Maine, Sept. 26, 1861, to Jan. 1, 1866. Heath, Constantine S.; b. Crawford Co., Pa., 1833; private, Co. D 7 Mich. Cav.; Jan. 20, 1864, to May 6, 1865. Hill, Ira C.; b. New York, 1849; private, Co. D 9 Minn.; Feb. 28, 1864, to Aug. 24, 1865. Hogan, John; b. Ireland, 1841; private, Co. G 6 Ky. Cav.; April 25, 1862, to July 14, 1865. Huhn, Thomas; b. Kentucky, 1841; private, Co. F 2 Ky. Cav.; July 9, 1861, to June 29, 1865. Jackson, C. B.; b. Tipton Co., Ind., 1843; private and corporal, Co. G 1 Minn. Vol. Inf.; April 29, 1861, to May 5, 1864. Lampke, John; b. Germany, 1845; private, Co. H 119 N. Y. Inf.; Aug. 22, 1852, to June 7, 1865. Larrabee, John; b. New York, 1846; private, Co. H 4 Minn.; December, 1863, to July 24, 1865. Leavitt, N. J.; b. Warren, Vt., 1841; private and sergeant, Co. C 8 Vt. Inf.; Nov. 20, 1861, to Sept. 4, 1863. McCarty, Pat.; b. Ontario, Can., 1845; private, Co. F 1 Minn. Hvy. Art.; February, 1863, to Oct. 16, 1865. GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC 403 McDonald, Thomas; b. St. Louis, Mo., 1844; private, Co. H 2 Minn.; July 11, 1861, to July 11, 1865. Miller, L. Millett, Rev. Joseph. Morse, Milo B.; b. New York, 1835; private, Co. H 2 N. Y.; Dec. 15, 1863, to Aug. 16, 1865. Murray, J. B.; b. Iowa, 1839; private, Co. A 5 Ia.; April, 1861, to August, 1865. Niclay, Theodore; b. 1835; private, 118 Ill. Inf. O'Bryon, J. C. O'Grady, J. T. Pryor, Norman J.; b. Warren, Vt., 1839; private, Co. G 3 Minn. Vol. Inf.; 1861 to 1862. Sheldon, Fred; Co. H 20 Wis. Vol. Inf. Steele, J. M.; b. Kentucky, 1846; private, Co. I 40 Ky. Inf.; Oct. 1, 1863, to Dec. 30, 1864. Steele, H. N.; b. Roxbury, N. Y., 1840; private, Co. H 23 Wis. Inf.; Aug. 15, 1862, to April 3, 1863. Strand, Tollef O.; b. Norway, 1839; private and sergeant, Co. F 9 Ia. Cav.; Sept. 26, 1863, to Feb. 3, 1866. Vanderheyden, Giller; b. Belgium, 1833; private, Co. H 32 Mass.; Sept. 7, 1864, to June 29, 1865. Warren, Samuel; b. Ireland, 1840; private, Co. G 22 Mich. Inf.; Feb. 29, 1864, to May 16, 1865. Wampler, Andrew J.; b. Monroe Co., Ind., 1841; private and corporal, Co. D 94 Ill. Inf.; Aug. 7, 1862, to Aug. 9, 1865.