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James W. Downing, 27th,
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Elisha P. Churchill, 30th,
Albert F. Herrick, 27th,
James A. Douglass, 30th,
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William H. Kilbourn, 27th,
George R. Howard, 30th,
Charles Jackson, 30th,
George B. Lane, 27th,
James W. Mitchell, 30th,
W. Chaplin, 27th, Ansel F. Crooker, 27th,
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Charles J. King, 30th,
Lewiston
Seth Briggs, 30th,
Auburn
Ward Locke, 30th,
Hiram B. Drake, 30th,
Llewellyn C. Pomeroy, 30th, d in service, „
Solomon Pettingill, 30th, -
Warren Pickering, 30th,
Stillman S. Perkins, 30th,
Nicholas F. Ward, 30th,
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Millard A. Bowie, 30th,
Durham
Albert H. Wilson, 30th,
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Seward Merrill, 30th,
Charles Knight, 30th,
Ira F. Beal, 30th,
Auburn
Samuel J. Bradbury, 30th,
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Samuel P. Irving, Corp., 30tlı, Livermore Orpheus M. Leonard, 25th, Leeds
ENLISTMENTS IN U. S. REGULAR ARMY.
George Clark,
Auburn
Henry Cousins,
Lewiston Auburn
Wilson Whittier,
Sanford M. Annis, 17th U. S. I.,
William F. Webb,
Albion D. Briggs,
Charles Smith,
Charles W. Hayford,
Frank Porri,
Sanford Annis,
David W. Pyle,
Richard MeCarthy,
Arthur W. Penley,
Henry Herman,
Turner
Wm K. Chamberlain, 1st Lieut, 17th U. S. I., killed July 2, 1863,
ENLISTMENTS IN THE U. S. NAVY.
Winfield S. Hill,
Greene Minot Leeds
William Greene,
Danville
William Berry,
Charles M. Hines,
John Baptiste,
James Hampton,
Clark R. Caswell,
Sandy Harper,
Danville Durham
John Butler,
Benjamin Hammond,
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Charles Brown,
Gustave Henderson,
Minot
Bernard Burke,
Charles E. Johnson,
Leeds
Radford Booker,
Charles F. Lindsey,
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John Burns,
Rosmus Lawson,
Minot
Daniel Burns,
Durham
Frank J. Lindsey,
Leeds
George B. Barstow,
Everett Lindsey,
Dennis Conners,
Gideon P. Lowell,
Greene
Luther C. Chadbourne,
Greene
Alden Moulton,
Jesse Coffin,
Webster
Arthur N. G. Moulton,
Charles Clark,
Durham
Daniel Mahoney,
Cornelius Crowley,
Lewiston
John McNeil,
James Cullen,
Leeds
Jacob Moore,
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Daniel Canlon,
Greene
Jolin A. Moore,
Auburn
William Clark,
James Mullin,
Minot
James A. Cronins,
Leeds
Daniel MeDaniels,
Leeds
George Currier,
Daniel MeLellan,
Danville
Patrick Driscoll,
John Moore,
James Dooly,
John McBride,
Daniel Downing,
Charles Miller,
Durham
Rufus L. Dill,
Anburn
William Needham,
Greene
William Dunn,
Lisbon
John Philpot,
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Mark Denningham,
Durham
John Peterson,
Auburn
Francis Evans,
William F. Quinby,
Turner
James Ferguson,
John Ready,
Greene
James Fitzgerald,
East Livermore
Frans Raborg,
Minot
Henry Fitz,
William Ryan,
Lisbon
Herbert Field,
Francis Robinson,
Durham
James Gordon,
Henry L. Springer,
Lewiston
Turner Minot
Timothy Connelly,
Louis Henry,
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Danville Durham Turner
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Durham Minot Danville
Greene 66
Durham Lewiston
Roscoe G. Townsend, 30th,
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Levi C. Sumner,
Leeds
Benjamin P. Winston,
Greene
John Sullivan,
Minot
John U. Winslow,
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Jolın Sullivan,
Poland
George D. Field,
Danville
James Scott,
Danville
Warren F. Field,
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John Steib,
Lisbon
Cyrus E. Field,
Henry Spaulding,
Greeno
George A. Stinchfield,
Charles Smith,
Lisbon
Isaac W. Bowring, enlisted Portland,
Auburn
William Turner,
Minot
Willard Winslow.
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Charles F. Tripp,
Danville
Charles H. Davis,
Thomas Vance,
Durham
Dennett Cotton,
Joseph Worth,
Livermore
Charles N. Raynes,
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John Wilson,
Danville
Francis Allen,
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Charles H. Ward,
Lisbon
Robert Harlow,
Portland, kd, ,,
Doane S. Wing,
Leeds
From Auburn enlisted apparently unaccounted for in preceding rosters : Wallace Bicknell, John Y. Turner, William T. Turner, Allen D. Whitman, Parker S. Merrill (Second D. C. Volunteers), Parker S. Stevens (Second D. C. Volunteers), Henry Jago. From Durham went Rufus Tuttle, George Tuttle, and John D. Haskell in Massachusetts organizations, Edwin Osgood in a New York, and Samuel Loring in an Ohio regiment, E. W. Stetson in a Wisconsin battery. George Wentworth, Byron G. Hill, and Henry H. Coburn of Greene, and Alphonzo B. Holland of Lewiston, served in Second D. C. Infantry. Dr. John F. Pratt, of Greene, was a surgeon in service, while Lewis Winslow and John Chase are apparently unaccounted for. Danville sent Charles Smith, Cyrus C. Walker, and Charles B. Reynolds. Samuel Jordan, of Poland, was paymaster in United States Navy. Charles W. Norcross, of Livermore, served in Fourth Massachusetts Infantry. John N. Fuller, a native of Livermore, served in the Eleventh Illinois. Joseph E. Jackson, of Lewiston, was hospital steward in a Federal Kentucky regiment. Ezra Mitchell, Jr, of Mechanic Falls, was assistant surgeon at Cony Hospital.
THE GRAND ARMY IN ANDROSCOGGIN.
Knor Post, No. 9, G. A. R., Lewiston. - The order of the Grand Army of the Republic was introduced into Maine by General William A. Schmidt, of Quincy, Illinois, in 1867. Some of the ex-veterans of Lewiston met General Schmidt at the convention of the soldiers and sailors held in Portland in June, 1867. They were extremely anxious to arrange for the organization of a post in Lewiston, but it was not effected until November 25, 1867. For this purpose a meeting was called at Graffam & Skinner's Hall, on Bates street, and the following were mustered in as charter members of a post of the Grand Army of the Republic, viz .: John S. P. Ham, Isaac S. Faunce, H. H. Rich- ardson, George A. Parker, John F. Putnam, Daniel J. Chandler, E. D. Johnson, Amos Whitney, Phil P. Getchell, Nelson Howard, Benjamin Litchfield, J. H. Bowie, John A. Skinner, Almon J. Gardiner, C. K. Hooker, C. W. Richardson, George L. Dustin, and G. C. Sabin. This was the ninth post in Maine, and
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was organized under the direction of Captain HI. A. Shorey, of Bath. First Officers. - John S. P. Ham, P. C .; Isaac S. Faunce, S. V. P. C .; H. H. Rich- ardson, J. V. P. C .; John F. Putnam, P. Adjutant; Phil P. Getchell, P. Q. M .; Daniel J. Chandler, I. G .; George A. Parker, O. G. Amos Whitney, Almon J. Gardiner, Benjamin Litchfield, Charles K. Hooker, J. H. Bowie, were detailed for guard duty. The post did not receive a name until December 1, 1868, and was then called Knox Post, in memory of Chaplain George Knox, who was chaplain of the First, Tenth, and Twenty-ninth Maine Regiments; and died in Virginia, October 31, 1864. One of the members served as commander of the Department of Maine Grand Army of the Republic, and several others were elected to offices in that body. The post surrendered its charter April 18, 1877, thus closing a work, which for nearly ten years had been fruitful in acts of philanthropy and charity.
Custer Post, No. 7, G. A. R., Lewiston .- This post had its origin in a meeting of the petitioners for a charter held at the hall formerly occupied by Knox Post, May 16, 1877. (The record of the meeting is dated June 16, an obvious error, as the next meeting was held "on Saturday next, May 19.") On May 19 and 23, preliminary meetings were held, and May 26 the post was organized by the assistant-adjutant general of the Department of Maine, S. J. Gallagher, who mustered in these comrades: M. T. Ludden, R. L. Howard, G. A. Chandler, J. Q. A. Jumper, A. L. Wills, M. A. Murphy, I. S. Faunce, M. Emery, N. R. Lougee, L. Q. Arnold, D. P. Field, L. T. Curtis, J. S. P. Ham, J. F. Davis, W. H. Graffam, Russell Daggett, Otis Currier, A. J. Woodbury, B. B. Wells, W. S. Voter, D. H. Elliott, G. A. Parker, Nelson Howard, W. T. Chase, A. S. Perham, J. L. Hayes, T. B. Mennealy, C. H. Goodwin, Charles H. Jumper, L. C. Aldrich, A. B. Holland. The first officers were: W. T. Chase, commander; J. L. Hayes, quartermaster; R. L. Howard, chaplain ; C. H. Jumper, officer of the day ; T. B. Mennealy, officer of the guard; A. S. Per- ham, adjutant. The post was named by M. T. Ludden, R. L. Howard and A. S. Perham. The commanders have been: W. T. Chase, C. P. Nash, Isaac S. Faunce, R. L. Howard, J. Q. A. Jumper, W. G. Haskell, B. B. Wells, D. P. Field, S. H. Bagley, D. P. Field, J. O. Nickerson, George B. Haskell, William H. Graffam, George W. Cappers, J. L. Hayes, C. S. Crowell, F. A. Conant. Much of the good work done by Custer Post, its care for the sick and distressed, and other labors in which it has wrought well, unrecorded, and are only indicated on its books by the payment of some bill for supplies, and by the record of thanks received from some beneficiary. Graves are decorated in Riverside, Barkerville, Mount Hope, Greene, Sabattus, and South Lewiston cemeteries. The post owns a large lot in Riverside Cemetery, whither have been brought the bodies of soldiers previously buried in various places in the cemetery, and May 5, 1890, it was incorporated as a charitable association. It holds annual fairs, which are well patronized and has a large post fund, while
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the relief fund, although constantly drawn upon, is kept in good condition. It receives valuable aid from Custer Relief Corps and Custer Sons of Veterans. April 1, 1891, there were 235 members in good standing. Regular meetings are held weekly, on Monday evenings, at G. A. R. Hall, in Pilsbury Block, corner of Lisbon and Pine streets. These comrades served in other than Maine regiments : -
George D. Armstrong,
C, 13 Mass Inf
James Kelley,
Navy
E. W. Bartlett,
A, 19 Mass Inf
Herman Klusner,
K, 25 Mass Inf
Leander Bourque,
A, 7 N. H. Inf
John H. Lander,
F, 10 N. H. Inf
Fred A. Berthold,
1 Conn. Art
Benjamin Litchfield,
D, 13 Mass Inf
John E. Carrigan,
A, Marine Corps
Samuel Lowell, 1, 20 Mass Inf
Seth Chandler,
L, 2 Mass Cav
Charles Morgan,
I, N. Y. Cav
T. C. Chapman,
E, 31 Mass Inf
Hiram A. Robinson,
B, 32 Mass Inf
B. F. Cotton,
C, 2 N. H. Inf
James Scott, G, 53 Ind. Inf
W. E. Cunningham,
A, 5 Md Inf
W. H. Scruton,
E, 86 Ill. Inf
Russell S. Daggett,
Navy
O. L. Small,
B, 8 Penn. Cav
Hugh Daly,
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N. B. Stockbridge,
A, 142 N. Y. Inf
Rendall W. Dresser,
G, 101 Penn. Inf
Jonas W. Strout,
10 Mass Bat
I. W. Emerson,
G, 1 U. S. Cav
Christopher Thompson,
I, 1 Oregon Inf
Charles G. English, B, 1 Mass Cav
Fred Thornton,
Navy
A. P. Foster,
1, 6 N. H. Inf
E. W. Vosmus,
26 Mass Band
Thomas Fahey,
Navy
G. H. Lombard,
1 Mass Cav
Fred A. Hall,
7 Mass Bat .
Charles E. Hayes,
Navy
William G. Haskell,
2 Mass Art
George Willetts,
1,7 U. S. Inf
O. A. Horr,
114 U. S. Cav., Ass't Surgeon
Samuel Wilkinson,
F, 4 N. H. Inf
Albert R. Hovey,
A, 13 Mass Inf
W. J. Cotton,
3, N. H. Inf
Charles Horbury,
Navy
Rodney Hadley,
7, N. H. Inf
J. Q. Huzzy,
H, 1 Minn. M. R
Jacob L. Hayes,
Navy
John C. Jepson,
C, 6 Mass Inf
John S. Hill,
G, 8 N. H. Inf
Folsom Post, No. 44, G. A. R., Auburn, was organized at Armory Hall, Auburn, March 23, 1869. Charter members: A. A. Miller, George D. Field, Roland W. Randall, Frank E. Miller, Orren Emerson, Henry Young, Charles S. Emerson, Joseph Littlefield, James White. March 27, A. C. Pray, Henry Little, A. H. Fish, Lyman Wright, Aretas B. Penney, S. H. West, Dr B. F. Sturgis, Charles M. Goss, and S. B. Day were elected members, and officers installed as follows: C. S. Emerson, Commander; A. C. Pray, S. V. C .; A. A. Miller, J. V. C .; Henry Little, Adjutant; Joseph Littlefield, Q. M .; A. H. Fish, S. M .; Lyman Wright, Q. M. S .; B. F. Sturgis, Surgeon. The post was named in honor of Lieutenant James C. Folsom, killed at Cedar Mountain, Va. This post relinquished its charter after an existence of eight years, during which time it did a large amount of good work, one year paying out more for relief to soldiers and soldiers' families than any other post in the state. Its largest membership was about 180.
Wilson Post, No. 17, G. A. R., Turner, was organized in 1876, with these charter members: Jacob Keene (dec.), Augustus H. Strickland (dec.), Horace Coburn, Elisha B. Lovejoy, Samuel A. Thomas (dec.), Elbridge G. Francis, Loren W. Morse, Charles B. Young (dec.), John Y. Wood, Elonzo Fuller,
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Ronello B. Keene. Its headquarters have been at North Turner. There have been one hundred and forty-two mustered into its ranks; at present there are sixty-six members in good standing. There is a fund of six hundred dollars for relief and post use. Wilson Post decorates about eighty graves each year. Livermore, Hartford, Buckfield, Turner, and Leeds are represented in this post. E. G. Francis, E. B. Lovejoy, A. H. Pratt, M. K. Mabry, and Shirley Merrill are past post commanders now living. H. T. Conant is the present post commander, and Rev. M. K. Mabry, adjutant.
The following comrades did not enlist from Androscoggin county: Elonzo Fuller, Hartford, First Maine Battery; John Y. Wood, Hartford, Company E, Sixteenth Maine; Sylvanus DeCosta, Hartford, Company C, Eighth Maine; Moses Verrill, Buckfield, Company C, Twentieth Maine; Seth Alden, Hartford, Company E, Sixteenth Maine; William G. Page, Hartford, Company E, Eighteenth Maine; Jason Carney, Wayne, Company K, Third Maine; M. K. Mabry, Hiram, Company K, Seventeenth Maine; A. H. Pratt enlisted in the Fiftieth Massachusetts; Patrick Octril, Seventeenth Massachusetts; Ira L. Mason, Fifth Ohio Cavalry.
Burnside Post, No. 47, G. A. R., Auburn, was instituted October 21, 1881, by Rev. W. G. Haskell, commander of the Department of Maine. There were seventy-seven charter members: J. E. Ashe, C. W. Allen, Francis M. Allen, B. F. Beals, D. Bickford, George D. Barnum, Rufus Bryant, B. K. Barrows, Charles F. Burr, Horatio Bumpus, R. F. Bickford, J. W. Chaplin, J. W. Chaplin, Jr, Charles W. Campbell, D. S. Curtis, George H. Dunham, Henry S. Drake, George P. Day, James C. Drew, J. N. Foster, A. S. Folsom, Frank F. Goss, C. M. Goss, Joseph Goss, R. L. Gilbert, Henry M. George, Benjamin J. Hill, J. C. Harlow, R. L. Harlow, S. F. Haskell, R. G. Jackson, F. R. Jordan, Florian Jordan,1 C. B. Kimball, C. M. Keith, Henry Little, Alvah Leighton, C. M. Lander, Alonzo P. Lamb, Abram Libby, Elias A. Lothrop, A. L. Lamarche, George Lothrop, W. H. Lunt,1 Charles L. Metcalf, Clark Mitchell, Frank Martin, I. B. Martin, F. E. Miller, George W. Moore, O. C. Phillips, A. M. Peables, M. W. Penley, I. O. Partridge, S. G. Perry, Frank H. Read, Weston H. Rand, Rufus E. Rounds, Thomas L. Roberts,1 Frank J. Shaw, J. B. Saun- ders, B. F. Sturgis, Edwin T. Stevens, Edward H. Sawyer, Robert M. Sykes, Thomas Tyrie, H. Thompson, John E. True, R. B. Taylor, George F. True, Murray B. Watson, J. M. Wagg, Henry C. Weston, Benjamin Watson, Henry C. Cony,1 S. F. Chaplin, Delanee Young. The first officers were: Thomas Tyrie, Commander; Delance Young, S. V. C .; J. E. Ashe, J. V. C .; Edwin T. Stevens, Q. M .; A. M. Peables, Surgeon; George Lothrop, Chaplain ; George D. Barnum, O. D .; A. P. Lamb, O. G .; Murray B. Watson, Adjutant; C. M. Lander, S. M .; F. F. Goss, Q. M. S. This post is one of the largest and most influential posts in Maine. Its total membership has been 486, and at
1 Not eligible to membership.
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present writing (March, 1891,) it has 319 members in good standing. It has ever been an active body, and has discharged its duties in a faithful manner. It has had nearly every year a fine parade on Memorial Day, when the numerous cemeteries in the town have been visited and the graves of soldiers decorated. Its fairs have met the hearty support of the people and brought to the relief fund ample supplies, which have been expended wisely and gener- ously in the aid of sick and distressed soldiers and their families. Its record is a noble one. The moneys paid out for charitable purposes since its organi- zation amount to thousands of dollars. It has two valuable auxiliaries-the Relief Corps and Sons of Veterans, that have been of great service in its good works. The commanders have been Thomas Tyrie, Delance Young, J. E. Ashe, Charles S. Emerson, George Lothrop, J. N. Foster, Edwin T. Stevens, A. B. Crafts, Charles L. Metcalf, H. B. Sawyer.
Some of the leading citizens of Auburn who were not soldiers are connected with the post as honorary members, and are called Honorary Reserves. Two of these, Ara Cushman and E. T. Gile, each have purchased a Post Memorial Record, costing $100 per volume, to secure for the post the complete war record of each member, and Comrade Henry Little, the post historian, is now making the transcript in these magnificent volumes. The flag which waves over Edward Little High School when in session, was presented by Burn- side Post, April 9, 1890. The post has, at 46 Main street, a fine hall with reading and social rooms attached, where weekly meetings are held Wednesday evenings. These members served in other than Maine organizations : --
George Acherson,
William E. Alden,
Serg., A, 12th R. I Unattached Mass F, 104th Ill C, 12th Mass
George H. Howard, Moses D. Hodgkins, J. A. Hackett, W. H. Hanscom,
G, 45th Mass
Isaac S. Ayers,
George D. Barnum,
R. F. Bickford,
I, 12th N. H
Thomas Hayes, H. N. Hood,
U. S. S. Sabine A, 3d Mass
R. S. Bradbury,
A, 2d Mass
John M. Kennison,
Serg., D, 7th N. H
George H. Billington,
58th Mass
Oliver P. Laverty, Lawrenton Lane,
E, 25th Mass
James W. Chaplin, Henry Clark,
H, 6th Mo. Cav U. S. N
William A. Miller,
William P. Dyer,
8th Mass H. A
Michael McGrath, Enoch C. Newton,
George M. Dyer,
G, 19th Mass
Henry P. Dorman,
A, 13th Mass
G. W. Daicy,
Serg., D, 53d Penn
Charles Dinsmore,
D, 3d Vt
George H. Rock,
Walter S. Eldridge, Nelson Fogg,
F, 92d N. Y
Edwin T. Stephens, Thomas Tyrie, Hannibal Thompson, Albert F. Whiting, Charles W. Wallace, A. D. Whitman,
G, 13th Mass
I. C. Hanson,
K, 3d U. S. Art
William Willett,
U. S. N
Ruel W. Hanscom,
Albert A. Young,
Corp., D, 33d Mass
Benj. F. B. Holmes,
I, 43d Mass C, Ist Mass Cav
Surg., 30th U. S. Col paymaster U. S. A K, 1st Va Cav Serg., D, 1st Mass Bat Serg., H, 1st N. H. Cav Corp., L, 2d Mass H. A K, 7th Mass E, 6th Vt
H. M. George,
C, 2d Mass H. A A, 17th Vt Mus., 13th Mass
F. W. Garrett,
Horace M. Gurney,
K, 14th Mass H. A G, 7th U. S. Inf
John Gray,
A. M. Peables, J. D. Pulsifer,
A, 17th U. S. Inf 6th Ind. Mass F, 91st N. Y G, 18th Conn
David Bickford,
A, 2d Mass
Serg., C, Ist Ill. Art D, 74th N. Y
B, Ist H. A
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Burnside Relief Corps was instituted January 30, 1883. It had thirty-three charter members and its first officers were: President, Dr Mary Bates Stevens; Vice-President, Mrs C. E. Moulton ; Secretary, Mrs Ella A. Beals; Treasurer, Mrs Amy Estes ; Chaplain, Mrs Annie Foster; Conductor, Mrs George D. Barnum ; Guard, Mrs M. E. Smith ; Past President, Lydia A. Bickford. Since organization the corps has had over 275 members on its books. It has furnished for the state department of the society two presidents, two secre- taries, two treasurers, one inspector, and one director. The corps and the post work hand in hand for the good of the veterans and their families, and in a year do a large amount of labor and accomplish much good.
A. A. Dwinal Post, No. 3, G. A. R., Mechanic Falls. - This post, named in honor of one of Minot's youngest citizen soldiers, a lieutenant in Company E, Seventeenth Maine Regiment, whose picture and sword hang on the walls of the hall where the post meets weekly, was instituted July 18, 1872, by Inspector W. H. Pennell, of Portland. Although only nine men, Josiah Carr, Augustus Golderman, Asa L. Downs, Elliot King, R. D. Weston, L. L. Brown, H. T. Bucknam, David Farr, G. M. Holt, and Edward F. Ross were named in the charter, thirty-one men were present at the institution, viz .: Josiah Carr, Augustus Golderman, H. T. Bucknam, Z. M. Cushman, S. Hiram Hutchinson, Nathaniel Harding, Frank A. Millett, Eliab Bryant, James L. Dingley, A. L. Rounds, David Farr, A. S. Harmon, Mellen Greene, William C. Bridge, Frank Bridge, G. M. Holt, Elliot King, G. W. Currier, Asa L. Downs, William A. Tobie, Joseph R. Bearce, W. W. Pratt, Edward F. Ross, Hiram B. King, Percival D. Herrick, Richard D. Weston, L. L. Brown, Edward Fuller, Ronello Dwinal, Hiram Moore, Hiram P. Bailey. The first officers were: Commander, Josiah Carr; Senior Vice Commander, Hamlin T. Bucknam; Junior Vice Commander, Z. M. Cushman; Chaplain, Zenas Thompson ; Quartermaster, G. M. Holt; Officer of the Day, S. H. Hutchinson ; Officer of the Guard, Asa L. Downs; Adjutant, Augustus Golderman ; Sergeant-Major, Mellen Greene; Quartermaster Sergeant, Elliot King. The commanders since that time have been : Horace A. Sawyer, 1873; Hamlin T. Bucknam, 1874; Edward Fuller, 1875; Edward F. Ross, 1876; Frank R. Harmon, 1877 and 1878; Hiram B. King, 1879; William H. Poole, 1880; William C. Bridge, 1881; Charles B. Adams, 1882; George W. Robbins, 1883; Hamlin T. Bucknam, 1884; F. Edwin Dwinal, 1885; Asa L. Downs, 1886; George W. Sholes, 1887; Frank A. Millett, 1888; Charles N. Burns, 1889; Orrin Downs, 1890; Joseph Gould, 1891. The present officers are: Commander, Joseph Gould ; Senior Vice Commander, Dexter D. Skinner; Junior Vice Commander, Charles S. Greene; Adjutant, Charles N. Burns ; Quartermaster, Hamlin T. Bucknam; Chaplain, George W. Sholes; Surgeon, Francis E. Mabry ; O. D., John F. Bancroft : (). G., Amos Tilton. The post held its first meeting in Briggs's Hall, in the block now owned by D. B. Perry, and occupied
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these quarters until about 1883, when it leased and moved into J. D. Curtis's hall, where its meetings are held. With the aid of liberal contributions from the citizens of Minot and Poland the post has erected a beautiful soldier's monument in Mechanic Falls, "Dedicated May 30, A.D. 1887, to the memory of those comrades who died during the war, 1861-1865."
These members of the post served in organizations outside the state: Frank A. Millett, 4 Mass. Heavy Art., Co. 1; Z. M. Cushman, 1st Mass., Co. D), lieut; Hiram B. King, Co. K, 1 D. C. Cav .; J. C. Owens, Co. G, 181 Ohio; H. A. Sawyer, Co. H, 1st Mass .; George F. Church, Co. G, 11 Mass .; Horatio H. Gammon, Co. G, 43 Mass .; Ilenry M. George, Co. A, 17 Vt Inf. ; Albert HI. Law, Co. C, 33 Ind .; Jeremiah Robinson, Co. C, 4 Mass. Cav .; L. F. Johnson, Co. G, 2 Mass .; Edson F. Howard, 19 unattached Mass. Vols .; Moses D. Hodg- kins, Co. G, 45 Mass .; B. R. Sumner, Navy ; Orrin W. Bartlett, Co. L, 1 D. C. Cav .; Harry W. Jordan, Co. E, 14 N. H .; Albert J. Smith, Navy ; E. H. Damon, Co. G, 2 D. C. Inf .; John Faunce, Co. I, 1 D. C. Cav .; Michael McGrath, Co. F, 91 N. Y .; Charles Greene, 1 N. H. Heavy Art.
Berry Post, No. 10, G. A. R., Lisbon. - A post was instituted here February 1, 1868, by Captains I. S. Faunce and J. S. P. Ham, with these officers: O). E. Small, P. C .; Charles W. Gerrish, S. V. C .; W. H. H. Atwood, J. V. C .; Emery Gilbert, Adjutant; Judson Ames, Q. M .; L. Judkins, S .; George W. Jordan, Chaplain. This had a brief life, for May 8, 1871, Berry Post was instituted by George A. Parker, of Lewiston, with twenty-eight members. E. M. Shaw was commander; W. H. Atwood, adjutant; E. B. Warren, quarter- master. The post was named in honor of General Hiram G. Berry, of Rock- land. These members served in organizations outside of Maine: W. H. Miles, 2 Mass .; Frank E. Grinniger, 47 Mass. ; Edward Marr, Engineer Corps; James Ives, 56 Mass .; N. J. Shaw, 72 N. Y .; S. Stone, 1 Ver .; Jesse Coffin, J. A. Rogers, U. S. N .; H. P. Thompson, hospital steward. Meetings are held in Farwell Hall, semi-monthly.
Knox Post, No. 120, G. A. R., Lewiston, was organized May 5, 1890, at Clan Campbell Hall, Lewiston, by the officers of the Department of the Grand Army of Maine. The officers present were : John D. Anderson, Department Commander ; M. C. Wadsworth, Senior Vice Commander ; John D. Williams, Junior Vice Commander ; B. F. Beals, Assistant Quartermaster; E. C. Mil- liken, Assistant Adjutant-General; J. W. Gilman, Chief Mustering Officer. The following were elected officers : Danville B. Stevens, Commander; R. R. Rieker, Senior Vice Commander; F. C. Tarr, Junior Vice Commander; William Baird, Adjutant; M. A. Murphy, Quartermaster; E. C. Douglas, Chaplain ; C. H. Allen, Officer of the Day; A. B. Holland, Officer of the Guard; C. H. Weymouth, Sergeant-Major; I. W. Hodgdon, Quartermaster Sergeant. The charter members were : Danville B. Stevens, R. R. Ricker, F. C. Tarr, William Baird (12 Mass.), M. A. Murphy, E. C. Douglas, C. H. Allen,
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A. B. Holland, C. H. Weymouth, I. W. Hodgdon, C. H. Jumper, D. B. Cressey, L. D. Parker, John A. Hodgden, G. G. Wagg, Henry J. Penney, L. G. Dingley, Horace V. Whitcomb, P. R. Nevens, Levi Webber, J. M. Sherman, E. E. Ilall, I. S. Faunce, R. D. Damren, George B. Haskell, George W. Hartwell, William N. Higgins, F. E. Bisbee, William Barnes, L. C. Robbins, Joseph A. Johnson, David Nash, Byron D. Babcock, A. S. Donnell.
The post retired to Lyceum Hall, where the officers were publicly installed. After the installation the ladies of Knox Relief Corps held an informal recep- tion, during which they presented to the post a check for $100, the president, Miss Nellie G. Ham, making the presentation. The year has been a prosperous one. The membership is forty-six. The officers for the year are: R. R. Ricker, Commander; F. C. Tarr, Senior Vice Commander; A. B. Holland, Junior Vice Commander; William Baird, Adjutant; M. A. Murphy, Quarter- master; George B. Haskell, Chaplain ; Levi Webber, Officer of the Day ; H. V. Whitcomb, Officer of the Guard; C. H. Allen, Sergeant Major; J. W. Hodgdon, Quartermaster's Sergeant.
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