Vermillion, Clay Co., SD - G. A. R. (Civil War Vets) This file is a copy of pages 412 - 418 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. VERMILLION Miner Post No. 8 This post was mustered May 6, 1882, by the Department of Iowa with the following charter members: Austin, Horace J.; Ambord, Allen; Brodick, Frank N.; Butler, Henry; Eves, Clarkson C.; Egan, James; Fisher, Joseph E.; Hanson, Halver E.; Hayward, Samuel; House' John C.; Jolley, John L.; Laurie, Andrew B.; Palmer, Silas N.; Strayer, David; Ward, John W., and Wheeler, George H. Abderson, Edward; b. Norway, 1841; private, Co. A 1 Dak. Cav.; Dec. 15, 1861, to May, 1865. Abell, Otis N.; b. New York, 1847; private, Co. K 193 N. Y. Vol.; March 21, 1865, to Jan. 18, 1866. Amborn, Allen; b. Indiana, 1839; private and corporal, Co. D 31 Ia. Inf.; Aug. 9, 1862, to June, 1864. Anderson, T. B.; b. Harrison Co., Ohio, 1845; private, Co. B 49 Wis. Inf.; Feb. 17 to Nov. 8, 1865. Anderson; Ole; b. Norway, 1838; private, Co. B 27 Ia. Inf.; Aug. 10, 1862, to Aug. 8, 1865. Andrews, Cornelius; b. Centerville, N. Y., 1831; private, Co. A 1 Dak. Cav.; February, 1862, to May 5, 1865. Atwood, Hiram; b. Rockport, Ill., 1846; private, Co. B 8 Ill. Cav.; Oct. 3, 1864, to July 17, 1865. Austin, Horace J.; b. New York, 1837; private and sergeant, Co. A Dak. Cav.; February, 1862, to May, 1865. Banks, Horatio; b. Canada, 1850; private, Co. E 74 Ill. Inf.; Aug. 9, 1862, to June 10, 1865. Ballinger, B.; b. Switzerland, 1830; private and corporal, Co. I 35 Wis. Inf.; Feb. 9, 1864, to March 28, 1865. Barton, Levi; b. Rochester, N. Y.; private, Co. C 8 Ia. Inf.; Aug. 10, 1861, to Oct. 15, 1864. Basnesbeck, J. A.; b. Maryland, 1826; captain, Co. K 140 Ill. Inf.; May 28 to Nov. 3, 1864. Beede, Jesse R.; b. Vermont, 1838; private, Co. F 11 Vt. Inf.; Aug. 6, 1862, to June 24, 1865. GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC 413 Bergstressen, Jacob; b. Pa., 1839; private, Co. H 133 Pa. Vol. Inf.; Aug. 8, 1862, to May 26, 1863. Best, Joseph G.; b. Farmington, Ia., 1843; private, Co. I 21 Mo. Inf.; Aug. 6, 1861, to April 10, 1865. Bower, William G.; b. New York, 1842; musician, Co. A 7 Wis. Inf.; June 12, 1861, to Oct. 16, 1864. Bridgman, C. C.; b. Vermont, 1847; private, Co. L 1 Vt. Art.; May 15, 1863, to May 11, 1865. Brodick, Frank N.; b. Vermont, 1840; assistant surgeon, 88 Ill. Inf.; July 29, 1862, to January, 1863. Butler, Henry; b. New York, 1840; private and corporal, Co. H 66 Ill. Inf.; Co. D 9 Ill. Cav.; October, 1861, to October, 1865. Caster, W. H.; b. Indiana, 1843; private, Co. C 14 Ia. Cav.; Co. M 1 Ill. Cav.; Jan. 4, 1863, to June 22, 1866. Clark, Nelson; b. Trumbull Co., Ohio, 1831; private, Co. F 171 Ohio Cav.; April 27 to Aug. 20, 1864. Cleland, Peter C.; b. Wisconsin, 1848; private, Co. B 3 Wis. Inf.; Sept. 3, 1864, to June 9, 1865. Cotton, D. H.; b. Ohio, 1844; private and corporal, Co. H 12 Ind. Cav.; December, 1863, to November, 1865. Cowman, J. P.; b. Ohio, 1844; private, Co. A 2 Ohio Hvy. Art.; July 1, 1863, to Aug. 23, 1865. Cross, P. N.; b. New York, 1833; private and second lieut., Co. C 14 Wis. Inf.; Sept. 9, 1861, to Oct. 9, 1865. Daily, Jesse B.; b. Jackson Co., Ind., 1840; private, Co. F 28 Ia. Inf.; Aug. 30, 1862, to May 25, 1864. Dawson, Eli B.; b. Barnesville, Ohio, 1840; private, Co. F 16 Ia. Inf.; Oct. 1, 1864, to June 28, 1865. Demick, Horace E.; b. Jamestown, N. Y., 1836; private, Co. D 35 Ia. Vol. Inf.; Aug. 6, 1864, to August, 1865. Denison, Franklin; b. Vermont, 1838; private and corporal, Co. A 12 Mich. Inf.; October, 1861, to May 15, 1865. Dennison, Franklin; b. Vermont, 1837; private and corporal, Co. A 12 Mich. Inf.; October, 1861, to May 15, 1865. Doan, Amos; b. Pa., 1828; private and sergeant, Co. A 32 Ia. Inf.; July, 1862, to July 5, 1865. Donoho. William T.; in service three years. Doom, Daniel H.; b. Pa., 1847; private, Co. G 1 Ia. Cav.; Dec. 26, 1863, to Jan. 16, 1866. Douthit, T. J.; b. Laurel Co., Ky., 1847; private, Co. H 13 Ia. Inf.; Jan. 6, 1864, to July 21, 1865. Dunham, George W.; b. New York, 1840; private, Co. A N. Y. Art.; Aug. 25, 1862, to June 28, 1865. Ebersole, John D.; b. Knox Co., Ohio, 1844; private, Co. C 67 Ill. Inf.; Co. H 142 O. H. G.; June 2, 1862, to Sept. 2, 1864. 414 SOUTH DAKOTA HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS Edgerton, Harrison R.; b. Joliet, Ill., 1844; private, Co. I 61 N. Y. Inf.; Oct. 24, 1861, to Nov. 5, 1864. Egan, James; b. New York, 1835; private, Co. B 4 Ia. Inf.; September, 1862, to June 26, 1865. Eves, Clarkson C.; b. Ohio, 1841; private and corporal, Co. G 2 Ia. Cav.; Sept. 16, 1861, to Nov. 15, 1865. Fellows, Perry; b. Ohio; Co. F 21 Ohio Inf.; April 20, 1861, to July 28, 1865. Ferry, H. L.; b. Burlington, Ia., 1839; private and first sergeant, Co. I 11 Ia. Inf.; Sept. 9, 1861, to July 1, 1865. Fisher, I. L.; b. Ohio, 1845; private, Co. A 12 Ill. Cav.; Aug. 12, 1862, to April, 1863. Fisher, Joseph E.; b. Ohio, 1841; private and captain, Co. F 1 Wis.; Co. A 12 Ill. Cav.; Feb. 28, 1861, to Feb. 28, 1865. Getman, Marshal; b. Illinois, 1838; private, Co. C 4 Ill. Cav.; Sept. 1, 1861, to Nov. 14, 1864. Gilbert, George W.; b. Walworth, N. Y., 1842; corporal, Co. B 9 N. Y. Hvy. Art.; Aug. 11, 1862, to Feb. 16, 1865. Goddard, Thomas M.; b. Davis Co., Ia., 1840; private, Co. E 3 Ia. Cav.; Sept. 4, 1863, to Aug. 25, 1865. Gunderson, Harvey; b. Norway, 1841; private and corporal, Co. H 13 Wis. Inf.; September, 1861, to Dec. 28, 1865. Hanson, Halver E.; b. Norway, 1841; private and corporal, Co. A 23 Wis. Inf.; August, 1862, to July 4, 1865. Hayward, Samuel; b. New York, 1830; private, 8 Wis. Lt. Art.; Aug. 13, 1863, to Sept. 15, 1865. Hinchliff, Joseph; b. New York, 1834; private, Co. H 25 Wis. Inf.; Sept. 26, 1864, to May 24, 1865. House, John C.; b. Indiana, 1834; private, Co. I 31 Ind. Inf.; 12 Ind. Cav.; August, 1861, to June 29, 1865. Howard, Isaac N.; b. Champlain, N. Y., 1825; private, 3 Minn. Battery; Feb. 22, 1865, to March 25, 1866. Hurst, H. H.; b. Keithsburg, Ill., 1841; private and first sergeant, Co. G 30 Ill. Inf.; Sept. 30, 1861, to July 17, 1865. Hutchinson, D. T.; b. Rockford, Ill., 1847; private and corporal, Co. K 2 Wis. Cav.; Jan. 13, 1862, to Dec. 15, 1865. Hyde, James; b. Pa., 1844; private, Co. B 16 U. S. Inf.; May 24, 1862, to May 4, 1865. Johnson, Albert; b. New York, 1845; private, Co. E 7 Kan. Cav.; Aug. 8, 1861, to Sept. 21, 1865. Jolley, John L.; b. Quebec, 1841; private and second lieut., Co. C 23 Wis. Inf.; Aug. 22, 1862, to July 4, 1865. GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC 415 Jones, Samis H.; b. Ohio, 1829; private, Co. K 150 In. Inf.; July 6, 1865, to Jan. 16, 1866. Jones, Francis E.; b. LaFayette, Wis., 1847; private, Co. I 28 Wis. Inf.; Aug. 22, 1862, to June 10, 1865. Keasey, John; b. Pa., 1838; private and sergeant, Co. G 126 Pa. Inf.; Co. I 201 Pa. Inf.; Aug. 4, 1862, to June 21, 1865. Kimball, Jonathan; b. New Hampshire, 1835; first sergeant and first lieut., Co. A 7 Ill. Inf.; April 25, 1861, to Feb. 19, 1862. Kolb, George; b. Pa., 1846; private, Co. F 3 Wis. Inf.; Co. K 44 Wis. Inf.; June 28, 1861, to Aug. 27, 1865. Kutzler, William; b. Pa. 1847; private and corporal, Co. I 10 Minn.; Feb. 14, 1863, to Aug. 27, 1865. Lathrop, A. N.; b. Racine, Wis., 1833; second sergeant and orderly sergeant, Co. G 43 Wis. Inf.; 1864 to July 6, 1865. Larson, Ole B.; private, Co. A 1 Dak. Cav. Laurie, Andrew B.; b. Scotland, 1846; private, Co. A 2 Wis. Cav.; Co. F Vet. Corps; Sept. 16, 1861, to April, 1865. Leeper, John A.; b. Indiana, 1844; private, Co. G 8 Ia. Cav.; Aug. 6, 1862, to Aug. 6, 1865. Lewison, Lewis; b. Norway, 1843; private, Co. K 15 Wis. Inf.; 12 Ia. Inf.; Jan. 25 to Oct. 29, 1862, and from Oct. 3, 1864, to Jan. 20, 1866. Lockwood, James; b. Steuben Co., Pa., 1845; private, Co. E 14 Pa. Cav.; March 29, 1864, to Aug. 24, 1865. Lyman, W. A.; b. New York, 1850; private, Co. I 20 Wis. Inf.; Feb. 29, 1864, to March 15, 1866. Mammel, John; b. Germany, 1836; private and corporal, Co. G 2 U. S. Art.; July 14, 1860, to July 2, 1867. Markell, John; b. Pa. 1840; private, Co. A 1 Dak. Cav.; January, 1862, to May 9, 1865. Martin, Henry E.; b. Vermont, 1837; private, Co. C 3 N. Y. Cav.; Aug. 26, 1864, to June 7, 1865. Maxon, C. A.; b. New York, 1842; private, Co. C 130 N. Y. Inf.; Aug. 12, 1862, to July 24, 1864. Maxon, George L.; b. Coshocton, Ohio, 1842; private, Co. C 14 Wis. Inf.; Nov. 25, 1863, to Oct. 9, 1865. McDonald, A. J.; b. Coven, Ireland, 1844; musician, Co. K 5 Minn. Inf.; March 11, 1862, to July 15, 1864. McDonald, E. B.; b. New York, 1836; private, Co. F 2 Neb. Cav.; Oct. 20, 1862, to Dec. 10, 1865. Morton, Henry; b. England, 1845; private, Co. I 2 Neb. Cav.; Oct. 16, 1862, to Nov. 19, 1863. Muetson, F. G.; b. London, England, 1843; private, Co. A 129 Ill. Inf.; October, 1863, to March 25, 1865. 416 SOUTH DAKOTA HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS Norton, Adelbert; b. Hulburton, N. Y., 1843; private, Co. G 2 Ia. Cav.; Aug. 31, 1861, to Oct. 5, 1864. Olson, Tolave; b. Norway, 1844; private, Co. G 14 Wis. Vol. Inf.; Sept. 28, 1861, to Dec. 25, 1862. Ordmayer, Anthony; b. Germany, 1828; private and sergeant, Co. B 27 Wis. Inf.; August, 1862, to October, 1865. Overhulse, G. B.; b. Addison, Ohio, 1844; private, Co. I 42 Ohio Vol. Inf.; October, 1861, to January, 1865. Palmer, Walter W.; b. Ohio, 1842; private, Co. E 4 Ia. Inf.; July 4, 1861, to Sept. 4, 1864. Palmer, Charles; b. Brighton, Me., 1847; private, Co. B 11 Maine Cav.; Oct. 10, 1864, to Oct. 9, 1865. Palmer, Silas N.; b. New York, 1836; private and sergeant, Co. G 1 Ia. Cav.; Co. B Vet. Corps; June 13, 1861, to Aug. 1, 1866. Payne, Byron; b. Mich., 1841; private, Co. G 1 Col. Cav.; Sept. 18, 1861, to Nov. 20, 1864. Perry, T. H.; b. Lee, N. Y., 1845; private, Co. F 146 N. Y.; Aug. 14, 1862, to July 14, 1865. Peterson, James P.; b. Denmark, 1841; private, Co. B 44 Ill. Inf.; Oct. 7, 1864, to Sept. 25, 1865. Peterson, Herman; b. Norway, 1847; private, Co. A Dak. Cav.; Oct. 20, 1862, to Dec. 25, 1865. Peterson, Herman; b. Norway, 1847; private, Co. A 1 Dak. Cav.; July 26, 1863, to Dec. 15, 1865. Quinn, James; b. Ireland, 1827; private, Co. H 43 Wis. Inf.; July 15, 1864, to July 6, 1865. Randolph, John B.; b. Steuben Co., N. Y., 1844; private, Co. G 26 Mo. Inf.; November, 1861, to Jan. 11, 1865. Rasmussen, R. M.; b. Denmark, 1834; private, Co. L 2 Mass. Cav.; Nov. 5, 1863, to June 18, 1865. Reeves, E. G.; b. Wisconsin, 1846; private and corporal, Co. G 32 Wis. Inf.; Aug. 2, 1862, to June 24, 1865. Reeves, Andrew T.; b. Ohio, 1849; private, Co. I 28 Ill. Inf.; Nov. 8, 1865, to March 8, 1866. Rice, B. F.; b. Ohio; private, Co. F 4 Ind. Ohio Cav.; Aug. 11, 1862, to March 28, 1865. Richman, William C.; b. Indiana, 1847; private, 3 Ind. N. Y. Battery; September, 1864, to ________. Robbins, Alfred; private, Co. E 32 Ia. Inf.; July 1, 1862, to July 1, 1865. Robertson, R. J.; b. Elk Lick, Pa., 1847; private, Co. E 58 Pa. Inf.; Oct. 4, 1861, to Dec. 31, 1863. Runyan, Jered; b. Northumberland Co., Pa., 1843; private and lieut., Co. H 93 Pa. Vol.; Sept. 25, 1861, to May 30, 1865. GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC 417 Rupele, Calvin S.; b. Ohio, 1835; private, Co. C 2 Wis. Cav.; Co. I 7 Wis. Inf.; August to September, 1862. Russell, Renwick; b. Sauk City, Wis., 1833; private, Co. F. 20 Wis. Inf.; July 13, 1862, to July 14, 1865. Shriner, Jesse; b. Ohio, 1846; private, Co. B 4 Ia. Inf.; Oct. 19, 1864, to Aug. 7, 1865. Simpson, John R.; b. Iowa, 1844; private, Co. G 1 N. Y. Marines; July 22, 1862, to Jan. 25, 1863. Sponage, William; b. England, 1827; private, Co. K 46 Ill. Inf.; Feb. 27, 1864, to Jan. 20, 1866. Stamp, Claus; b. Germany, 1837; private, Co. D 81 Ill. Inf.; Aug. 12, 1862, to Aug. 12, 1865. Stevens, Adne I.; b. New York, 1845; private, Co. K 4 N. Y. Hvy Art.; Dec. 17, 1863, to Sept. 26, 1865. Stevens, E. C.; b. Cook Co., Ill., 1834; private and sergeant, Co. D 11 Ill. Inf.; April 24, 1861, to Dec. 27, 1862. Strayer, David; b. Pa., 1832; private, Co. A 20 Ia. Inf.; Aug. 21, 1862, to July 8, 1865. Swezey, L. T.; b. Rockport, Ill., 1840; private and sergeant, Co. E 74 Ill. Inf.; Aug. 14, 1862, to Jan. 9, 1863. Taylor, Isaac L.; b. North Carolina, 1833; private, Co. B 4 Tenn. Cav.; December, 1862, to June 16, 1865. Thompson, John W.; b. Wisconsin, 1841; private and corporal, Co. E 31 Wis. Inf.; Aug. 11, 1862, to May 25, 1865. Todd, James E.; b. Clarksfield, Ohio, 1847; private, Co. K 150 Ohio National Guards; May 2 to Aug. 21, 1864. Ward, John W.; b. West Canada, 1841; private and sergeant, Co. C 33 Ia. Inf.; Aug. 12, 1862, to Aug. 24, 1865. Washburn, W. H. H.; b. Vermont, 1841; musician, Co. E 74 Ill. Inf.; Aug. 4 to Dec. 6, 1862. Washburn, Henry C.; b. Vermont, 1845; private, Co. G 44 Ill. Inf.; Co. L 11 Ill. Cav.; Aug. 13, 1861, to November, 1865. Wheeler, George H.; b. Illinois, 1848; private, Co. K 12 Mo. Inf.; Nov. 12, 1863, to July 16, 1865. Wherry, Noah; b. Williamsport, Pa., 1823; private and third sergeant, Co. B 37 Ia. Inf.; September, 1862, to June, 1865. White, W. B.; b. Great Britain, 1827; private and sergeant, Co. C 1 Mich. Art.; Nov. 18, 1861, to Dec. 18, 1864. Wildman, W. H.; b. Farmington, Ohio, 1842; private, Co. D 2 Ohio Cav.; 25 Independent Ohio Battery; Aug. 17, 1861, to Dec. 15, 1865. 418 SOUTH DAKOTA HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS Williams, Thomas C.; b. Sidney, Ohio, 1846; private, Co. A 17 Ia. Inf.; Co. C 9 Ia. Cav.; March 2, 1862, to Feb. 28, 1866. Woodward, L. M.; b. Canada, 1843; private, Co. I 8 Ill. Cav.; Jan. 3, 1864, to January, 1865. Wright, Asa S.; b. Rockdale, 1841; private, Co. C 55 Ill. Inf.; Sept. 9, 1861, to Aug. 14, 1865. Wright, George; b. Rockdale, Pa., 1841; private and sergeant, Co. C 55 Ill. Inf.; Sept. 9, 1861. to Aug. 14, 1865.