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Grand Army of the Republic
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GAR
Post information Name, location, officers, meeting time &
organization date.
GAR
Post Numbers in Nebraska from the NSGS -- ANCESTREE
Daughters of Union Veterans
NSGS ANCESTREE
Photographs of medal/badge that belonged to Lewis C. Olmstead.
The Jas. A. Garfield Post,
No 80, G.A.R. - Dept. of Nebraska, was located at Red Cloud,
Webster County, NE.
Photos supplied by great-grandson, Raymond Felle.
Valparaiso
GAR Photo, Saunders County
Burt
Co. GAR History & Veterans Association on Burt News pages
NE
GAR officials for 1897 (from Legislative Year Book)
Status
of Nebraska Dept. G.A.R. in 1922 from NE History & Record of
Pioneer Days, Vol. V no.3, July-Aug 1922.
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Poster advertising the Nebraska
Soldiers and Sailors Reunion at
Kearney Nebraska in 1889.
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"Bygones" by Angus McDonall, 1911
(Thanks to Ginger & her grandfather)
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GAR Membership Records
GAR members of posts in Boyd
County.
GAR members of two posts in
Dakota
County
GAR members of five post in Douglas
County
Hall Co. - GAR members,
Bradley
& Lyons
Posts
Johnson Co.
- Tecumseh Chieftian Roster of Heckathorn Post No. 47
Thurston
Co. - GAR members of post 278, Pender, NE.
York
Co. - GAR Post 42 and Woman's Relief Corps Auxiliary Post
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From the Hastings Independent Tribune - 30 Aug. 1895
Four pictures from the GAR Reunion at Pierce Nebraska on July 11, 1911
Photo 1
Photo 2
Photo 3
Photo 4
A picture from the GAR Reunion at Meadow Grove Nebraska in 1904
Meadow Grove Photo
A big thank you to Carolee Dunivan for supply the above 5 pictures to the Nebraska GAR site!!
1880: Central City, Merrick,
NE (clips from two newspapers) The First OFFICIAL Reunion of G. A. R., 13-18 September 1880
1881: Lincoln, Lancaster, NE
1895: Hastings, Adams Co., NE
August 26-31 Nebraska State Reunion &NE-KS
Interstate G.A.R. combined reunion. Thank you, Bill W.
1897: Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE
September 13-18 Thank you, Brenda B. & Bill W. 1949: Final Encampment of NE
Dept., G.A.R. Thanks, Bill W.
NSGS Ancestree -
collection of extracts from several issues related to Civil War Vets and
Veteran's Organizations. Rollcalls for Encampments of 1897, 1938, 1941,
1942.
Thank you to NSGS!
Fifty-second Illinois Reunion
of 1908 at Stanton, NE
Reunion of two Union Soldiers
who fought together at Shiloh
Interstate Encampments of GAR
5-18 Sep 1891: NE-KS Interstate
G.A.R. Reunion at Red Cloud, NE Thanks
again to BB & BW!
ROLLCALL
for 1891 G.A.R. NE-KS Interstate Reunion from NSGS Ancestree.
Thank you!
1895 NE-KS Interstate GAR, please see Nebraska State Reunion
above.
1896
- Four State Reunion held at Falls City, NE Richardson County
website, list of 192 attendees with place of residence and/or state
from which enlisted. Thanks to Norma!
National Encampments of GAR
1887:
St. Louis, MO - Plans, invitation to President Cleveland, conflict
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(Thanks
again to BB & BW!)
1899: G.A.R. National Encampment was held 5 September, in
Philadelphia, PA.
1906: National Encampment was held in Minneapolis, MN
1912: 46th G.A.R. National Encampment was held in Los Angeles, CA
1918: Portland, Oregon
Article: "Nebraskan May Head G.A.R., ..."
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From Andreas "History
of Nebraska", 1882 -
(please send notice of other paragraphs
found)
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Antelope
Co (part 2 on web)
Killpatrick Post, No. 82 Oakdale organized
1881.
(list of first officers)
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Lancaster
Co (part 25 on web)
Upright Post, No. 62, Bennet, organized 1881.
(named for woman; current officers)
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Antelope
Co (part 3 on web)
John C. Fremont Post, No. 68, Neligh organized 1881.
(list of first officers)
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Nuckolls
Co (part 3 on web)
G. H. Thomas Post, No. 15, Nelson.
(current officers)
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Buffalo
Co (part 4 on web)
Sedgwick Post, Kearney re-organized 1879.
(officers for 1879; current officers)
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Otoe
Co (part 15 on web)
Wadsworth Post, No. 21, Syracuse, organized 1879.
(first and current list of officers)
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Butler
Co (part 3 on web)
Abraham Lincoln Post, No. 10, David City
organized 1877.
(charter members; current officers; first GAR
Reunion)
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Otoe
Co (part 17 on web)
Mansfield Post, No. 54, Palmyra, organized 1880.
(current officers)
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Butler
Co (part 5 on web)
Farnsworth Post, No. 73, Ulysses organized 1881.
(charter members; first officers; current officers)
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Polk
Co (part 2 on web)
J. F. Reynolds Post, No. 26, Osceola, organized 1879.
(charter members & current officers)
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Butler
Co (part 7 on web)
Charles Russel Lowell Post, No. 83,
Bellwood.
(see Capt. Miles Warren; first GAR Reunion)
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Polk
Co (part 4 on web)
J. A. Mower Post, No. 59, Stromsburg, organized 1880.
(charter members, first and current officers)
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Clay
Co (part 8 on web)
Geo. G. Meade Post, No. 19, Sutton organized 1879.
(first officers; current officers)
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Saline
Co (part 7 on web)
Harker Post, No. 51, Wilbur, organized 1880.
(first and current officers)
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Clay
Co (part 12 on web)
Geo C. Oliver Post No. 43, Fairfield organized
1880.
(first officers; current officers)
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Saline
Co (part 9 on web)
The Curtis Post, No. 89, DeWitt, organized 1882.
(current officers)
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Colfax
Co (part 3 on web)
Sheridan Post, No. 34, Schuyler organized
1880.
(charter members; current officers)
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Seward
Co (part 3 on web)
Seward Post , No. 3, Seward, organized 1880.
(charter members; first and current list of officers)
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Dodge
Co (part 5 on web)
McPherson Post, No. 4, organized 1876.
(First commander; current officers)
Mount Tabor Commandery, No. 9, organized 1880.
(first & current officers)
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Seward
Co (part 6 on web)
Winslow Post, No. 56, Milford, organized 1880.
(charter members, first & current list of
officers)
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Hamilton
Co (part 3 on web)
Zach Chandler Post, No.
44., Aurora, organized
1880.
(charter members, first & current officers)
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Thayer
Co (part 3 on web)
Morton Post, No 17, Hebron, organized 1879, reorganized
in 1882.
(current officers)
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Jefferson
Co (part 4 on web)
Russel Post, No. 77, organized 1881.
(Current officers)
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Washington
Co (part 2 on web)
John A. Dix Post, No. 52, Blair, organized 1880.
(first officers)
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Lancaster
Co (part 8 on web)
Farragut Post, No. 25. Lincoln
organized1879.
(current officers)
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Wayne
Co (on the web)
Casey Post, No. 5, La Porte organized 1881.
(first officers)
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Wanted: Nebraska GAR Encampment (reunion) information. Please submit clippings,
notices, etc. as found to coordinator.
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