Geary County Military
"The History of Junction City Post, No. 132"
Written by
Thomas Dever, 1902
Junction City Post, No. 132, was organized during the first year after the
first state encampment held in Kansas. Its charter is date Oct. 5,
1882, and bears the names of 20 charter members, viz:
Cyrus Allen, deceased
M. D. Tenny, transferred and now of Texas
H. S. Tollen, transferred and now of New Jersey
Charles L. Linton, dropped from roll of order, now living in Lawrence
Frederic Vogl, deceased
A. J. Callahan, Junction City
William Lockstone, dropped from roll
S. D. Underwood, dropped from roll
J. C. Anderson, Junction City
F. S. Houghawout, transferred, now of Onaga, Kansas
J. F. Schnell, dropped from roll
Martin Bradford, Junction City
George W. Hess, dropped from roll, now of Ogden
J. M. Wandler, deceased
Thomas Dever, Junction City
William Cosgrove, died at Soldiers' Home near Leavenworth
Orlando F. Porter, deceased
John Davidson, Junction City
Lyle J. Brown, Junction City
John K. Wright, Junction City
Thus it will be seen that, of the original members, five of them, Allen, Vogl, Wandler, Porter and Cosgrove, are dead; all of whom died members in
good standing in the Grand Army of the Republic.
Of the original charter members, seven still reside at Junction City, and all are in good standing in the order. During the nineteen years of the
existence of this post, its roll show about 290 members have been borne
thereon, with 89 now in good standing.
Eight of the original twenty members of the post, Allen, Tenny, Tolen,
Linton, Vogl, Dever, Porter and Davidson, have been honored with the
position of Post commander.
This Post, the Women's Relief corps and the people of Junction City
generally, are accredited by those who constituted the last state encampment and allied organizations which met here last June, with having done our whole duty with a promptness and in a manner unsurpassed, if not
unequaled, in the history of the Grand Army of the Republic in Kansas. It should be our aim to maintain the good reputation we acquired by our acts
and conduct during that encampment.
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