Saline County Military--G. A. R. News
Also includes news and information about the W.R.C. (Women's Relief Corps, an auxillary of the G.A.R.), and the Sons of Veterans.
The John A. Logan post received its
charter on September 4, 1882, with 30
charter members: D. G. Addison, W. C. Addison, M. D. Sampson
sr., Ed Wittman, F. A. Smith, Enos Lincoln, H. J. Tremaine, C. F.
Hilton, C. L. Hussey, I. H. Wells, Ben
McKouen, Robert Markland, B. B. Stimell, H. H. Sweetland, L. F. Parsons,
Charles Bush, J. W. Crowley,
George E. Gardner, R. R. Titus, J. M.
Anderson, John W. Burks, D. S. Jones, L. M.
Tuttle,
Alex K. Pierce, H. H. Marsh, Dr. R.
Wagstaff, H. D. Baker, H. C. Cunningham, A. Southwick, and Alex Schultz.
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From the Solomon City Sentinel, Aug. 17, 1882: A post of the G. A. R. was organized here
last Saturday, with the following officers: Dr. O. F. Searl, Post Commandant; S. W. Collins,
Senior Vice Commandant; C. M. Blair, Junior Vice Commandant; J. Sheahan, Adjutant; G. G.
Griffen, Quartermaster.
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L. M. Tuttle, commander of the
Salina Post G. A. R, having received
authority to organize a post on Gypsum Creek, accompanied by the other
officers of the post, went to Bridge
School House last Tuesday, Sept. 26, 1882, and
organized Eureka* Post No. 131. There
were 16 charter members mustered
The meeting was a good one, and
much enjoyed by all present. The Eureka boys are full of enthusiasm and
will probably muster the most men of
any post in the county. The election
of officers resulted as follows: A. B.
Chapman, Commander; A. C. Wait,
Senior Vice Commander; James M.
Burt, Junior Vice Commander: Wm.
Tinkler, Quartermaster; C. Post, Officer of the Day; J. C. Lloyd, Officer of
the Guard. The following appointments were made: Henry Shier,
Chaplain; Thos. Florence, Q. M. Sergeant; T. D. W. Manchester, Adjutant;
Anson Miller, Sergeant Major
The visiting party from Salina were
most hospitably and handsomely entertained by Mr. Anson Miller and his
excellent lady, at their pleasant home,
and returned their warmest thanks
in due and ancient form.
*in other articles Post #131 is called "Bridge Post."
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The Bald Hill Post, G. A. R., was
recently organized in the northwestern
part of the county, with the following
officers: Commander, A. J. Maddox;
S. V. C., W. W. Norris; J. V. C,
James Clemmens; Q. M., S. P.
Thompson; Adjutant, S. R.
McGavern; Chaplain, Fullsome; Surgeon, Wm. Robinson; Officer of the
Day, D. J. Reed; Officer of the
Guard, F. Prater; Q. M. Serg't., L.
D. Moon. At the installation services
there was a large party of soldiers and
their families present, who sat down
to a fine supper and spent the evening
very pleasantly. (Saline County Journal, Jan. 17, 1884)
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The members of Bridge Post G. A.
R. invited their families to meet
them last Monday evening, and witness a public
installation of the 1884 officers of the post. The following officers
were installed by past commander A.
B. Chapman : A. C. Wait,
commander; J. M. Bert. Sr. V. C; C Post. Jr.
V. C.; J. C. Lloyd, Officer of the Day';
S. s. Knapp. Officer of the Guard ; A.
B. Chapman, Surgeon; T. D. W.
Manchester, Adjutant; S. Post, Quartermaster; Thomas Lawreaee, Quartermaster Sergt,
and Anson Miller,
Sergt. Major. A. B. Chapman
a very pleasant out-going speech. A.
C. Wait, the newly installed
commander, outlined his future policy,
and expressed his gratitude at the
honor imposed upon him, in a neat
speech. After music by the band, led
by Billy Tinkler, Com. McDowell
gave a short address on a question
from which religion and politics were
excluded called "Morality" After
this the first table of fifty persons were
served from a hidden recess in the
house, including oysters and other
eatables too numerous to mention.
Owing to a refractory stove, the first
table was held longer than the second
and third tables, but in good time the
oysters were forthcoming, under the
supervision of Mrs. Carter. By the
way the dishes were returned by
some a fourth time, it was guaranteed that they were served up in a
palatable shape. After spoiling 40
cans, and a cart load of other provisions, a barrel of coffee. the third and
last table of fifty was filled, and the
boys had exhausted the last old army
song they knew. Among the small
hours of the next morning we adjourned to meet again in warmer
weather, and in a place targe enough
to accommodate all the friends of the
G. A. R., some of whom were excluded on account of lack of room.
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At a meeting of tbe Bridge Post, G.
A. R., on the evening of the 8th inst,
the following officers were elected :
Commander, J. M. Burt ; S. V. C, C.
Post; J. V. C., J. C. Lloyd; Officer
of the Day, Anson Miller; Officer of
the Guard, E. H. Damonde ; Q. M.,
S. Post ; Surgeon, A. B. Chapman ;
Chaplain, Henry Shirar. I. McDowell
was chosen delegate to attend the
Grand Encampment, and Anson Miller alternate.
(Saline County Journal, Dec. 18, 1884)
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Mrs. J. L. Ball, Mrs. A. B. Hepperly and Mrs. C. L. Myers,
of Ellsworth, arrived at Salina, Monday ,to
organize a Woman's Relief Corps of
the G. A. R. The requisite number
of charter members having been obtained among tbe ladies of Salina, the
following officers were elected : President, Mrs. W. R. Evans; Senior
Vice, Mrs. C. T. Hilton ; Junior Vice,
Mrs. H. Baker; Treasurer, Mrs. C.
Eberhardt; Chaplain, Mrs. E. G.
Ebling ; Secretary. Mrs. J. W. Crowley ; Guard, Mrs. Peeler.
(Saline County Journal, Dec. 18, 1884)
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At the meeting of Salina Post, G.
A. R., last Saturday afternoon, the
following officers were elected: Commander, J. G. Mohler ; S. V. C., J.
M. Anderson; J. V. C, J. Burke;
Officer of the Day. F. A. Smith ; Surgeon, J. W. Crowley ; Chaplain, E.
G. Ebllng; Officer of the Guard, H.
H. Nash ; Q. M., G. A. W. Bone.
H. Logan and E. C. Culp were elected
delegates to the Grand Encampment,
and A. Southwick and C. E. Faulkner alternates.
(Saline County Journal, Dec. 18, 1884)
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In a newspaper article dated May, 1885, noting Decoration Day ceremonies conducted by the G. A. R., there appeared a list of veterans buried in the Gypsum Hill cemetery:
Thomas Anderson
William N. Anderson
John Beck
Henry Borton
Capt. Cox
Rev. Thomas B. Dooley
Benjamin Hull
W. D. Hill
Elijah Husband
Capt. G. G. Lowe
George J. Lay
Col. A. S. Norton
William Norton
John T. Robinson
Ed. Robeys
Arthur Van Tassell
C. W. Tressin
Theobald Werry
George Weifenbach.
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A new Grand Army Post was organized at Bavaria in the school
house last Saturday afternoon.
Messrs. L. M. Tuttle, Chas. Bush, E.
G. Ebling and J. K. Osborne, of the
Salina Post, assisted at the organization. There were some 15 charter
members. It is to be known as the
Bavaria Post. The following persona were elected officers: H. H.
Nash Commander; E. N. Grisson,
S. V. C; W. J. Bartell, J. V. C;
J. O. Bear, Chaplain ; Wm. Shaw,
Q. M. ; D. S. Jones, Adjutant ; J. W.
Crowley, Surgeon ; D. W. Armstrong,
Officer of the day ; Conrad Rahmer,
officer of the Guard; T. E. Keith,
Sergeant; Hineman, Q. M. Sergeant.
Following the exercises came a very
fine supper furnished in the first
story of the school building by the
ladies.(Saline County Journal, July 23, 1885)
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The annual festival and installation of the officers of Bridge Post
131, G. A. R., came off as announced
last Monday evening, Jan. 20, 1888.
The weather being propitious the attendance was large, a
although on account of the limited room in the G. A. R. Hall, only veterans and their
families were invited. Meeting was
called to order by Commander Anson Miller, followed by the song
"Marching through Georgia." All
joined in the chorus, even to the
four year old daughter of the Commander, and it stirred up the "old
boys" like the sound of battle.
The following officers were installed by Past Commander J. C. Lloyd,
in an impressive manner:
Commander, T. D. W. Manchester.
S. V. C, S. S. Knapp.
J. V. C, W. E. Jones.
Surgeon, A. Root.
O. D., B. G. Lanham.
O. G.. Copperthwaite.
Chaplain, L. Chellis.
Adjutant, C. C Post.
Trustees, E. E. Sharp, J. C. Lloyd
and Anson Miller.
Commander Miller made a very
appropriate out-going speech, and
ended with gracefully resigning his
badge to his successor.
T. D. W. Manchester, the newly
installed Commander, was next called upon for a speech, who complied,
giving a short history of the organization of the Bridge Post, and also
expressed gratitude at the honor
conferred upon him in a few well chosen words.
Next was music "Flag of the
Union" which was well received,
followed by a recitation, "The Countersign was Mary," by Miss Effie Jones. The piece was well recited,
every word being distinctly heard
by the audience.
Oration "Our G. A. R ," by Chas.
N. Manchester, was pronounced
good by all, and was heartily applauded. The quartette "How it Marches
The Flag of the Union" was well
sung.
But one of the most entertaining
features of the literary part of the
programme was the select reading
by Mr. C. Post. It was was a war
record of Co. G., consisting of 102
men.(rest of paragraph unreadable)
The programme was unusually
good,and was well carried on time. The
supper was excellent aud abundant,
and we heard it remarked several
times that it did not look like hard
times, for four long tables were reset several times and all were filled.
The old soldier found no occasion to
forage for more.
Mrs. Abby Kelley, Mrs. Anson
Miller and Mrs. B. G. Lanham had
charge of the tables, and it was so
well directed that there was not
a flaw or break in that department
throughout.
The G. A. R. Hall of Post 131, formerly known as the Bridge school
house, was beautifully and appropriately decorated with emblems of
war, flags, mottoes, and pictures, portraits of the two martyred presidents occupying the west end
Comrades W. E. Jones and L. Chellis, the decorating committee,
received the highest commendation
from all quarters for the skill they
had displayed as amateur house decoraton. Every one seemed happy
and the best of good feeling prevailed. Many pronounced
it the pleasantest entertainment of the kind ever
held at Bridge.
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The Bald Hill Post and W. R. C. held a public installation of officers the night
of Jan. 26, 1888. The following-named officers were installed:
Commander, S. B. Thompson
S. V. C., Philip Weis
J. V. C., W. Chilson
Chaplain, John Weis
Q. M., Eph. Simpson
Q. M., H. L. Twining
Adjutant, J. P. Norris
O. D., A. J. Maddox
S. M., S. W. Williams
O. G., B. Smith
G., Charles Hanam
Surgeon, N. Maddox
The officers of the W. R. C. as installed were as follows:
President, A. D. Thompson
Jun. Vice, Salena Herrington
Sec'y, M. Woodbury
Treas., Mrs. Philip Weis
Chaplain, Mollie Smith
Con., Francis Norris
Ass't Con, Kate Simpson
G., Lizzie Weis
Ass't. G., Dora Norris
The hall was well filled and the services ably conducted by Past Commander
S. K. McGavron. The services were quite interesting to many spectators,
it being the first opportunity of the kind ever offered in these parts.
After services an interesting composition was read by the old war
veteran, Eph. Simpson.
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The G. A. R. post at Bavaria has
determined to surrender its charter.
The membership is only nineteen,
and the distances they live apart result in slim and
infrequent attendance hence the determination
designated. No officers were chosen
at the last annual election. We can
but regret the necessity for this decision.
H. H. Nash says a local
organisation will be effected and the
spirit of tbe old "boys in blue"
maintained. Most of the members
of Bavaria Post will doubtless connect themselves with the Posts at
Salina, Brookville, or Ball's Bluff. (Saline County Journal, Jan. 10, 1889)
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The Son of Veterans held a most
interesting installation service at
their hall Monday evening. The
exercises were under tbe ministration of the retiring Captain, U. G.
Boyer, and he deported himself on
this occasion with credit to the organisation. The officers elected for
the ensuing year and who were installed at this time are: Chas.
E. Smith, Captain; E. B. Anderson,
1st lieutenaut: W. E. Hedenberg.
2nd Lieutenant; W. E. Brown. W.
G. J. Lay and B. B. Stimmel,
Camp Council ; T. G. Cozene, Chaplain; N. V. Hilton, 1st Sergeant;
U. G. Boyer, Sergeant of Guard;
E. S. Newman, Color Sergeant ; N.
G. Lyons, Corporal of Guard; W. G.
J. Lay, principal musician; G. O.
Beard, Camp Guard; A. N. Richardson, Picket Guard; W. E. Hedenberg, delegate to State Encampment
aud J. E. Henning, alternate.
Interesting exercises in addresses
by member of Barnside Camp and
Grand Army men followed this ceremony, and then the audience was
treated to some excellent music by
a galaxy of singers and an organ performance. The young people indulged in pleasant pastime in the
nature of plays and the evening
passed off pleasantly to all present.
The W. R. C. and G. A. R. as well
as other ladies and gentlemen, were
represented on this occasion and the
hall contained about as many as it
could conveniently hold.(Saline County Journal, Jan. 10, 1889)
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The officers of the W. R. C. of Bridge Post #131 were installed Jan. 17, 1891, as
follows: Pres., Mrs. Jennie Reynolds; Sen. Vice, Mrs. Ellen Williams; Jun. Vice,
Mrs. Abbie Kelley; Treas., Mrs. Bianca Grider; Chaplain, Mrs. Carrie Waddle; Con.,
Mrs. Rosa Dennison; Guard, Mrs. Ida Jay; Sec'y, Mrs. Mary A. Adams; Ass't Con.,
Mrs. Alice Lanham. (Gypsum City Advocate, Jan. 22, 1891)
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The officers of the Steadman Post #465, G. A. R., were installed January 17,
1891 as follows: Comd'r, (not given); S.V.C., C. S. Everhart; J.V.C., C. F. Thomas;
Officer of the Day, Thomas Lawrence; Officer of the Guard, Samuel Shoop; Adj't,
J. M. Burt; Quartermaster, W. E. Tinkler; Chaplain, W. J. Martin; Sgt. Maj., E. C.
Davidson; Q. M., S. R. Spencer.
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The officers of the Sons of Veterans, of General Steele Camp No. 155, were installed
by Capt. J. W. Kelley, of Lookout Camp, as follows: Captain W. E. Martin; 1st Lt., H. V.
Cassaday and 2nd Lt., C. W. Amos. (Gypsum City Advocate, Jan. 22, 1891)
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