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List of Grand Army of the Republic posts in Kansas

List of Grand Army of the Republic posts in Kansas

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This is a list of Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) posts in Kansas, United States.

The G.A.R., Department of Kansas was established December 7, 1866. It was preceded by an organization known as the Veteran Brotherhood (and Union Brotherhood), State of Kansas organized in December 1865. The Department of Kansas was permanently reorganized on March 16, 1880, after several years of disorganization. The first statewide encampment was held in Topeka in 1882. The last state encampment was held in Emporia in 1943.[1]

Over 28,000 Civil War veterans lived in Kansas after 1865; the overwhelming number of these men were Union veterans. At its peak in the late 1880s, the G.A.R. in Kansas had over 19,000 members in 478 posts.[2]

Kansas G.A.R. posts

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  1. [1]
    See Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Kansas, Organizational History by the Kansas State Historical Society for a history of the G.A.R. in Kansas.
  2. [2]
    "Cool Things - Union Army Veterans Cannon", Kansas State Historical Society.
  3. [3]
    Ltc Lewis R. Jewell, 6th Kansas Cavalry, mortally wounded in action at the Battle of Cane Hill, November 28, 1862.
  4. [4]
    Col Benjamin F. Larned, United States Army Paymaster, July 1854 to his death, September 1, 1862. The city and Fort Larned are also named in his honor.
  5. [5]
    This is an assumption; further research is needed.
  6. [6]
    The town of Ellsworth took its name from Fort Ellsworth, which was constructed in June 1864 by Company H, 7th Iowa Volunteer Cavalry under the command of 2nd Lieutenant Allen Ellsworth. In 1866 the fort was renamed Fort Harker. An argument could be made that the post was named for Col Elmer E. Ellsworth, but it is highly unlikely given the post's location. Further research could prove the former.
  7. [7]
    Cpt Edward C. D. Lines, Company C, 2nd Kansas Cavalry; mortally wounded in action near Fort Smith, Arkansas, September 1, 1863. See: O.R., Series 1, Volume XXII, Part One, pp. 601-602.
  8. [8]
    Possibly BG William Reading Montgomery; further research is needed
  9. [9]
    Dr. Edwin Pomeroy Sheldon, Assistant Surgeon, 5th Kansas Cavalry, died of disease at Fort Scott, April 3, 1862. He is buried in Burlingame City Cemetery.
  10. [10]
    Sgt Amos J. Custard, Company H, 11th Kansas Cavalry, killed in action against Cheyenne and Lakota while leading a wagon train of 14 teams, 5 wagons, and about 25 men of Companies H and D, July 26, 1865 (commonly referred to as the Battle of Red Buttes).
  11. [11]
    Millbrook was destroyed by a tornado August 4, 1887. The post was moved to Hill City and renamed for the town.
  12. [12]
    Conjectural; the post could have been named for any of the "Fighting McCooks". Further research is needed.
  13. [13]
    Possibly Thomas J. Henderson; further research is needed.
  14. [14]
    Further research is needed.
  15. [15]
    Lt Samuel R. Deach, Company I, 133rd Pennsylvania Infantry. Lived in Jewell County, Kansas, until his death May 4, 1882; he is buried in Wallace Cemetery, east of Jewell.
  16. [16]
    Sgt Andrew M. Kirkpatrick, Company H, 8th Illinois Infantry (3 month regiment); 2Lt, Company K, 98th Illinois Infantry. Lived in La Harpe until his death on January 11, 1916. He was a member of McCook Post No. 51, according to his headstone.
  17. [17]
    Conjectural; this post could have been named for MG William B. Franklin. Further research is needed.
  18. [18]
    Cpt Benjamin F. Goss, Company F, 9th Kansas Cavalry, was a resident of Neosho Falls when he enlisted in 1862. It is highly likely that the post name was changed in his honor following his death.
  19. [19]
    Sgt William Henry Earl, Battery H, 1st Missouri Light Artillery, was a resident of Eskridge. It is highly likely that the post name was changed in his honor following his death in 1885.
  20. [20]
    Ionia was never incorporated as a town and as of the 2000 Census, the entire township has a population of 100.
  21. [21]
    Col Joseph L. Kirby Smith, 43rd Ohio Infantry, mortally wounded at the Second Battle of Corinth, October 1862.
  22. [22]
    Cpl Noah V. Ness, Company G, 7th Kansas Cavalry. Enlisted February 8, 1862; mortally wounded August 18, 1864, and died at Abbeville, Mississippi August 22, 1864.
  23. [23]
    Col Silas Miller, 36th Illinois Infantry, mortally wounded at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain and died July 27, 1864.
  24. [24]
    Cpt Hugh Hicks Siverd, Company B, 1st Ohio Cavalry. Resident and constable of Winfield. On October 25, 1893 Constable Siverd arrested bootlegger Wilbur Norton on a warrant, and was taking him to jail when they were confronted by Morgan Wright, a friend of Norton's. Wright ordered Siverd to release Norton. Norton jumped to one side and Wright shot and killed the constable. A gold star in the sidewalk in Winfield marks the spot of Siverd's death.
  25. [25]
    Pvt Leander P. Wilkes, Company K, 188th Ohio Infantry. Resident of Dwight, who died in 1880.
  26. [26]
    Sgt John D. Goldy, Company B, 35th Iowa Infantry. Resident of Milan who died September 12, 1887.
  27. [27]
    Company A, 7th Kansas Cavalry. Prominent abolitionist and free-state politician. Served in the Territorial Legislature which met at Lecompton in 1859. Later served in both houses of the Kansas Legislature and was also elected State Treasurer.
  28. [28]
    Millard is an unincorporated place in Barton County, located approximately four miles east of Galatia.
  29. [29]
    Pvt Joseph W. Douglass, Company C, 8th New York Cavalry. Founded the town which bears his name in December 1869. Shot by a chicken thief and died September 13, 1871.
  30. [30]
    First enlisted as a private in Company F, 6th Kansas Cavalry and promoted to corporal. In summer 1862 he was assigned as a recruiting officer and commissioned 1st lieutenant in Company G, 11th Kansas Cavalry. His company was chosen to be the escort for MG Samuel Curtis. Gove was promoted to captain May 19, 1864; he died of "brain fever" sometimes after the Battle of Mine Creek. Cpt Gove was the son of a former Manhattan mayor, Moses Gove.
  31. [31]
    Cpt Hiram C. Bull, Company C, 9th Iowa Infantry. Cpt Bull was a founder of Bull City in 1870, who somehow earned the nicknamed "general". He was accidentally killed by a 900 pound pet elk on October 12, 1879, along with two other men.
  32. [32]
    Ottumwa is an unincorporated place in Coffey County on the north side of John Redmond Reservoir Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine.
  33. [33]
    Col Maxwell McCaslin, 15th West Virginia Infantry. Moved to Kansas after the war and settled in Paola where he died January 7, 1880.
  34. [34]
    Salem is an unincorporated place in Rawlins County
  35. [35]
    Pvt George W. Harrison, Company K, 6th Illinois Cavalry. After the war, he settled in Andover where he was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church; he died on April 29, 1887.
  36. [36]
    Kansas Center never incorporated; the only remnant is the Kansas Center Cemetery, located approximately one mile east of Frederick.
  37. [37]
    Bvt BG William A. Sackett, died June 14, 1864, of wounds received at the Battle of Trevilian Station. He was colonel of the 9th New York Cavalry.
  38. [38]
    Pvt Henry C. McDorman, Company A, 16th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry. McDorman was a resident of Dexter after the war and died there on April 21, 1887.
  39. [39]
    Raceburgh was once a settlement and township in Rooks County; no trace remains. Medicine was also a township in Rooks County.
  40. [40]
    No evidence for this location in Kansas has been identified, although it was most likely located in Rooks County.
  41. [41]
    Dunn is an unidentified veteran who lived in the Woodston area following the war. He died on January 5, 1887.
  42. [42]
    The full state motto of Kansas is "Ad astra per aspera" (Latin for: "To the stars through difficulties".), which appears on the state seal.
  43. [43]
    No reference for this location has been found.
  44. [44]
    Waushara was located in Lyon County; no trace remains, although it was located approximately eight miles northwest of Admire.
  45. [45]
    The origin of the term "Jayhawker" is ambiguous, but it was used to describe the anti-slavery forces that battled the pro-slavery "Border Ruffians" prior to the Civil War during the period known as Bleeding Kansas.
  46. [46]
    Cora is an unincorporated place in Cora Township, Smith County. Population was 38 as of the 2000 Census.
  47. [47]
    Alanthus is an unincorporated place in Gove County; nothing remains of the settlement.
  48. [48]
    Maj George W. Smith, Sr. (1805-1878) was elected by Kansas Free-Staters under the Lecompton Constitution to serve as second territorial governor. Smith's administration was never officially recognized. After Kansas became a state in 1861, Smith continued to serve in public offices; he died in Lawrence in 1878.
  49. [49]
    Toledo is an unincorporated place in the northwest part of Chase County. It is approximately three miles west of Plymouth, Kansas.
  50. [50]
    1st Sgt Calvin C. Myser, Company G, 122nd Ohio Infantry; wounded at the Battle of Cold Harbor. He settled near Toledo with his family in 1871; he was a school teacher and died February 14, 1882.
  51. [51]
    Williams, a native of Wales, had a remarkable service in the war. He first enlisted as a private in Company H, 4th Michigan Infantry, being discharged after one year due to disease. He next served as a corporal in Company B, 137th Pennsylvania Infantry. Williams then served aboard the U.S. Receiving Ship Grumpus for a one-year enlistment as master's mate. He ended the service as 1st lieutenant, Company C, 42nd U.S. Colored Infantry, but was not assigned to duty. Instead, he returned to college for the winter term 1864-1865 and upon graduation in May 1865 was ordered to duty with the 42nd U.S. Colored Infantry in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Williams was discharged in February 1866, he married, and moved to Kansas where he became a minister. Williams died in Jefferson County, Kansas, July 14, 1878.
  52. [52]
    Monmouth, located in Crawford County is now considered a ghost town, although a few houses and residents still occupy the town. It is located three miles east of McCune.
  53. [53]
    Also possibly named for the Second Battle of Corinth; further research is needed.
  54. [54]
    Wilder is an unincorporated area in rural western Johnson County, near the Kansas River.
  55. [55]
    Probably Pvt John Anderson, Company C, 16th Kansas Cavalry; died in Olathe, Kansas July 15, 1864. Unlikely that it was named for John Alexander Anderson, who saw no military service during the war. Further research is needed.
  56. [56]
    Crystal Plains Township is located in Smith County and has a population of 40 per the 2000 Census. No town remains, but the Crystal Plains Cemetery (Lat: 39° 41' 29"N, Lon: 98° 40' 24"W) marks the approximate location.
  57. [57]
    It is possible that the post was named for either the First Battle of Winchester or Second Battle of Winchester, but both of these were Confederate victories. Opequon (also known as Third Battle of Winchester) is most likely; further research is needed.
  58. [58]
    Pvt James Fear, Company I, 70th Indiana Infantry. His name appears as "John Fear" on the muster rolls for the 70th Indiana. Fear settled in Ness County, Kansas, after the war and died there.
  59. [59]
    Keelville and Melrose are unincorporated places in Cherokee County located approximately two miles apart on State Highway 166.
  60. [60]
    Maj Henry Z. Curtis (1836-1863), assistant adjutant general of volunteers, was one of 78 men captured by Quantrill's Raiders and executed at the Baxter Springs Massacre on October 6, 1863.
  61. [61]
    Probably Sgt James B. Kyle, Company B, 11th Kansas Cavalry. Further research is needed.
  62. [62]
    Central City is an unincorporated place in Anderson County, located approximately seven miles west of Garnett. The Central City Cemetery is the only remaining evidence of this settlement; it is located near the intersection of NW 1700 Road and NW Harper Road.
  63. [63]
    When the city changed its name is unknown. As of the 2010 Census, it has a population of 14.
  64. [64]
    The county is named for Daniel Woodson, the pro-slavery Secretary of Kansas Territory, who was also a five-time acting governor of the territory. The county was named in his honor and it seems highly doubtful that Union veterans would choose to name their post after an individual who supported slavery in Kansas.
  65. [65]
    Cpt Orloff Norton, Company L, 15th Kansas Cavalry, killed by guerrillas at Cane Hill, October 15, 1865.
  66. [66]
    Shady Bend is an unincorporated area in Lincoln County, approximately two miles west of Beverly.
  67. [67]
    Pardee is an unincorporated place in Atchison, located approximately 2.5 miles northwest of Cummings.
  68. [68]
    Cpt Isaac A. Taylor, Company B, 13th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry. Taylor first served in the 122nd Illinois Infantry and was discharged to accept a commission in the 13th Tennessee Cavalry. He settled in Hartford after the war. In 1892, he went to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for health treatments and died there on November 28, 1892.
  69. [69]
    Cpt Edgar P. Trego, Company H, 8th Kansas Infantry, killed in action September 19, 1863, at the Battle of Chickamauga.
  70. [70]
    Hallowell is an unincorporated place in Cherokee County, located approximately eight miles west of Columbus, Kansas.
  71. [71]
    Urbana is an unincorporated place in Neosho County located approximately eight miles due west of Erie.
  72. [72]
    Col Hamilton P. Johnson, 5th Kansas Cavalry, killed in action September 17, 1861, in Morristown, Missouri.
  73. [73]
    White Rock is an unincorporated place on the western border of Republic County, approximately nine miles northwest of Courtland.
  74. [74]
    Cpt Henry M. Dobyns, Company E, 6th Kansas Cavalry, killed in a skirmish at Cow Creek, Missouri, October 23, 1864.
  75. [75]
    Harbine is an unincorporated place on the northern border of Republic County, adjacent to Byron, Nebraska.
  76. [76]
    Kingston was located in Labette County, near the intersection of County Road 309 and County Road 424. Nothing remains of the settlement.
  77. [77]
    Floral is an unincorporated place in Cowley County, located approximately ten miles northeast of Winfield.
  78. [78]
    Plum Grove is an unincorporated place in Butler County.
  79. [79]
    Smith served in a Pennsylvania regiment during the war; further research is needed to determine which one. He settled in Kansas after the war and died from complications of a wound received in the war on June 25, 1882.
  80. [80]
    Oak Valley is an unincorporated place in Elk County.
  81. [81]
    Col John Shane, 13th Iowa Infantry.
  82. [82]
    Banner City never materialized and is now an unincorporated place in Jackson County.
  83. [83]
    Shibboleth is a historic location near Dresden, that is only recognizable by the Shibboleth Cemetery, located approximately one mile east of state highway 83.
  84. [84]
    Cpt Lewis Stafford, Company E, 1st Kansas Infantry.
  85. [85]
    Ltc John J. Jones, 46th Illinois Infantry.
  86. [86]
    At least three historical (defunct) locations called "Star Valley" are known to have existed in Kansas. Further research is needed to positively identify this post's location.
  87. [87]
    Pvt Benjamin F. Greenman, Company F, [8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment|8th Wisconsin Infantry], September 1, 1864. Mustered out July 10, 1865. His promotion to brevet captain is dated April 6, 1862 (regiment unknown). Greenman settled in Downs after the war and died August 21, 1878.
  88. [88]
    Empire City is an unincorporated place due north and adjacent to Galena.
  89. [89]
    Blakeman is an unincorporated place in Rawlins County located approximately three miles northwest of Atwood.
  90. [90]
    Montana is an unincorporated community in Labette County located approximately six miles southeast of Parsons.
  91. [91]
    Surgeon William H. Grimes, 13th Kansas Infantry.
  92. [92]
    Netherland was the name of the settlement that preceded Lerado, an unincorporated place in Reno County, located approximately nine miles northwest of Kingman.
  93. [93]
    Voltaire was located in Sherman County. Nothing remains of the settlement; the site is now located entirely on private property.
  94. [94]
    Covert is an unincorporated place in Osborne County, located approximately 11 miles southwest of Osborne.
  95. [95]
    Col William R. Creighton, 7th Ohio Infantry. He was mortally wounded in action while in command of a brigade at the Battle of Ringgold Gap, November 27, 1863.
  96. [96]
    Bvt BG Beroth B. Eggleston (1818-1891), 1st Ohio Cavalry. Eggleston settled in Wichita after the war and died there on May 27, 1891.
  97. [97]
    Equity is an abandoned settlement (no remains) in Anderson County, located approximately 1.25 miles northeast of Lone Elm.
  98. [98]
    1st Sgt Hugh F. McDanield, Company C, 76th Ohio Infantry. The McDanield family settled in Bonner Springs after the war; Hugh McDanield died there in 1888.
  99. [99]
    Pvt James R. Fulton, Company G, 31st Ohio Infantry. Fulton settled in Garden City after the war and died there in 1888.
  100. [100]
    Rago is an unincorporated town in Kingman County, located approximately thirteen miles south of Kingman.
  101. [101]
    Centropolis is an unincorporated town in Franklin County, located approximately six miles northwest of Ottawa.
  102. [102]
    Ada is an unincorporated town in Ottawa County, located approximately eleven miles west of Minneapolis.
  103. [103]
    At one time, Kanorado was unofficially known as Lamborn.
  104. [104]
    Twin Falls is a historic location in Greenwood County, located approximately three miles east of Climax. Nothing remains of the settlement.
  105. [105]
    2Lt William H. Baker, Company D, 12th Kansas Infantry. Born in Indiana in 1844, Baker died in 1865 and is buried in Lane's Baker Cemetery.
  106. [106]
    Cato is an unincorporated place in Crawford County, located approximately twelve miles northeast of Girard.
  107. [107]
    Possibly Edward Burd Grubb, Jr.; further research is needed.
  108. [108]
    Pvt John J. Judy, Company H, 12th Kansas Infantry. He and his brother James enlisted together August 11, 1862 and were mustered into the service August 30, 1862. They were taken during Quantrill's raid on Olathe, September 6, 1862, and killed; their bodies were found the next day on a nearby farm. John and James are buried in Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe.
  109. [109]
    South Cedar is a historical location in Jackson County, located approximately two miles east of Mayetta. Nothing remains of this settlement.
  110. [110]
    Cpl William D. Fisher, Company D, 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery. Fisher settled in White City after the war, and died there May 2, 1918.
  111. [111]
    Cpt Nathan Price, Company F, 10th Kansas Infantry. Price was born August 4, 1839 in North Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. He was a lawyer and served in the Kansas Senate, 1873-1874. He died April 12, 1883, in Doniphan County (the same year that this post was founded).
  112. [112]
    Bristow is a historical place in Osborne County, located approximately nine miles southwest of Osborne. The only trace of the settlement is the Bristow Cemetery.
  113. [113]
    Cedron is a historical location in Lincoln County, Kansas, located approximately two miles southwest of Hunter; no trace of the settlement remains.
  114. [114]
    Blue Hill is an unincorporated place in Mitchell County, located approximately four miles northeast of Hunter.
  115. [115]
    Center Ridge is the name of two historical locations; one in Woodson County and one in Wilson County. Further research is needed to identify where this post was located. However, given that reformed Post 287 was established in Buffalo, Wilson County is most likely.
  116. [116]
    It is possible that the post was named for the Second Battle of Corinth; additional research is needed.
  117. [117]
    No settlement with this name has been identified in any source about Kansas ghost towns.
  118. [118]
    Peoria is an unincorporated place in Franklin County, located approximately five miles southeast of Ottawa.
  119. [119]
    Bald Hill has not been identified in any resource as a settlement or geographic feature in Ottawa County; further research is needed.
  120. [120]
    Goodrich is an unincorporated place in Linn County, located approximately nine miles northwest of Mound City.
  121. [121]
    Terra Cotta is an unincorporated place in Ellsworth County, located approximately 14 miles east of Ellsworth.
  122. [122]
    Pvt John D. Godfrey, Company B, 11th Indiana Infantry. Moved to Kansas after the war and settled in Towanda where he died April 1, 1892.
  123. [123]
    Marvin has not been located; further research is needed.
  124. [124]
    Pvt Joseph W. Butterfield, Company H, 39th Ohio Infantry. Settled in Kansas after the war where he died in 1886.
  125. [125]
    Delhi is a historical location in Osborne County; the only remnant of the settlement is the Delhi Cemetery, located approximately seven miles southwest of Hunter.
  126. [126]
    New Salem is an unincorporated community in Cowley County, located approximately five miles northeast of Winfield.
  127. [127]
    No settlement in Kansas has been identified as Cowley, nor is any township or other historical location named Cowley in Cowley County. It can only be assumed that Cowley refers to the county name.
  128. [128]
    Grand Center School is a historical location, approximately three miles east of Atlanta; no trace of this settlement/school remains.
  129. [129]
    1Lt Matthew Cowley, Company I, 9th Kansas Cavalry. Died at Little Rock, Arkansas, October 7, 1864.
  130. [130]
    Rankin was an early settler of Cheney; he died there, but his regiment has not been determined yet.
  131. [131]
    Sulphur Springs is a historical place in Cloud County, located approximately three miles southeast of Aurora. Nothing remains of the settlement.
  132. [132]
    Torrance is a historical place in Cowley County, located approximately two miles southwest of Cambridge. Nothing remains of the settlement.
  133. [133]
    Probably named for Veteran School, a historic place in Finney County, located approximately three miles northeast of Tennis. Nothing remains of the school/settlement.
  134. [134]
    2Lt Jonathan Wadley, Company E, 13th Ohio Cavalry. Wadley moved to Kansas after the war where he died in 1880.
  135. [135]
    Stuart is a historical place in Smith County, Kansas, located approximately 13 miles southeast of Smith Center. No trace remains.
  136. [136]
    Springfield is a historical place in Seward County, located approximately 15 west of Plains. No trace of the settlement remains, but the Springfield Cemetery is located approximately 1/2 mile northeast of the original settlement.
  137. [137]
    Broughton is a historical place in Clay County, located approximately five miles southeast of Clay Center. No trace of the settlement remains, but the Broughton Cemetery is located approximately one mile north of the original settlement.
  138. [138]
    Saratoga is a historical place in Pratt County, located approximately two miles east of Pratt. No trace of the settlement remains, but the Saratoga Cemetery is located approximately one mile south of the original settlement.
  139. [139]
    Ltc David C. Gamble, 66th Illinois Infantry. Gamble settled in Kansas after the war and died in 1884.
  140. [140]
    Cloverdale is an unincorporated place in Chautauqua County, located approximately 13 miles northwest of Sedan.
  141. [141]
    Pvt Charles L. Culver, Company I, 31st Illinois Infantry. Culver settled in Kansas after the war and died in 1880.
  142. [142]
    Pvt Lewis L. Ury, Company F, 2nd Battalion Missouri State Militia Cavalry. Died July 3, 1864 and buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Fort Scott.
  143. [143]
    Pvt George V. Nokes, Company G, 11th Illinois Cavalry.
  144. [144]
    Skiddy is an unincorporated place in Morris County, located approximately 15 miles northwest of Council Grove.
  145. [145]
    Chalk Mound is a historical place in Rooks County, Kansas, located approximately eight miles southeast of Stockton. No trace of the settlement remains, except the Chalk Mound Cemetery.
  146. [146]
    Lamar is an unincorporated place in Ottawa County, located approximately 10 miles northeast of Minneapolis.
  147. [147]
    Pvt Samuel F. Tincher, Company B, 20th Indiana Infantry. Moved to Kansas after the war where he died in 1885.
  148. [148]
    Pvt James P. McGovney, Company E, 91st Ohio Infantry. Settled in Kansas after the war, where he died in 1884.
  149. [149]
    Sgt Mark D. Updegraff, Company F, 14th Kansas Cavalry.
  150. [150]
    Bvt BG Samuel Walker, 16th Kansas Cavalry. Walker's rank before the end of the war was lieutenant colonel, but he received two brevet promotions: colonel (October 29, 1864) and brigadier general (March 13, 1865).
  151. [151]
    Cpt Amos B. Hudson, Company , 1st Wisconsin Cavalry. Hudson moved to Kansas after the war, settling in Foote Township (now defunct), north of Cimarron where he died in 1884.
  152. [152]
    Bittertown was located in Elmandaro Township, Lyon County. Its exact location has not been determined, but was most likely near Olpe.
  153. [153]
    Cpl Wesley C. Hagar, Company I, 9th Kansas Cavalry.
  154. [154]
    Lafontaine is an unincorporated community in Wilson County, located approximately 10 miles south of Fredonia.
  155. [155]
    Chandler P. Taylor, Company G, 98th Ohio Infantry. Moved to Kansas after the war, where he served as a minister, and died in 1888.
  156. [156]
    Cpl John S. Payne, Company B, 2nd Kansas Cavalry.
  157. [157]
    Pvt Thomas Brennan, Company E, 7th Kansas Cavalry.
  158. [158]
    Vine Creek is an unincorporated community in Ottawa County, located approximately 17 miles east of Minneapolis.
  159. [159]
    Lt George R. Barricklow, Company I, 16th Kansas Cavalry.
  160. [160]
    Germantown is a historical place in Smith County, located approximately four miles north of Kensington; only the town cemetery remains.
  161. [161]
    Webster is an unincorporated place in Rooks County, located approximately eight miles southwest of Stockton.
  162. [162]
    Cairo is an unincorporated community in Pratt County, located approximately 10 miles east of Pratt.
  163. [163]
    Crisfield is an unincorporated community in Harper County, located approximately 16 miles west of Anthony.
  164. [164]
    Nonchalanta is a historical place in Ness County, located approximately 11 miles southwest of Ness City. No trace of the settlement remains.
  165. [165]
    Fargo Springs is a historical location in Seward County, located approximately 15 miles west of Plains. No trace of the settlement remains.
  166. [166]
    Keighley is an unincorporated community in Butler County, located approximately 11 miles southeast of El Dorado.
  167. [167]
    Fact is an unincorporated place in Clay County, located approximately 10 miles northeast of Clay Center.
  168. [168]
    Pvt Martin E. Bacon, Company B, 14th Illinois Infantry. Presumed to have settled in Kansas after the war; further research is needed.
  169. [169]
    Perth is an unincorporated community in Sumner County, located approximately seven miles southwest of Wellington.
  170. [170]
    Cpl Seth Kelley (1836-1868), Company B, 9th Kansas Cavalry. A resident of Vinland, Kelly is buried in Vinland Cemetery.
  171. [171]
    Wano is a historical place in Cheyenne County, located approximately two miles northeast of St. Francis. No trace of the settlement remains.
  172. [172]
    Cpt Jackson Morrow, Company F, 8th Iowa Cavalry.
  173. [173]
    Violenta is a historical location in Sheridan, located approximately thirteen miles northwest of Hoxie. No trace of the settlement remains.
  174. [174]
    Hartland is an unincorporated community in Kearny County, located approximately five miles southwest of Lakin.
  175. [175]
    Artificer Lewis Christie, Company B, 1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics. Enlisted September 13, 1861, age 40, at Grand Rapids, Michigan. Discharged November 5, 1862 at Louisville, Kentucky. Settled in Kansas after the war and died in Beverly.
  176. [176]
    Probably Santa Fe Township in Pawnee County; further research is needed.
  177. [177]
    Belmont is an unincorporated community in Kingman County, located approximately seven miles southeast of Kingman.
  178. [178]
    Kimball is an unincorporated community in Neosho County, located approximately six miles northeast of Erie.
  179. [179]
    Lt James M. Gaston, Company G, 7th Illinois Cavalry. Settled in Kansas after the war where he died in 1877.
  180. [180]
    Nescatunga is a historical place in Comanche County, located approximately four miles southeast of Coldwater. The Nescatunga Cemetery is all that remains of the settlement.
  181. [181]
    Eustis is a historical location in Sherman County, located approximately six miles west of Goodland.
  182. [182]
    Allison is an unincorporated community in Decatur County, located approximately seven miles south of Jennings.
  183. [183]
    No geographic or historic location with this name has been identified in Kansas. Additionally, no Civil War battle or skirmish can be linked to this post's name.
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    Shockey is a historical location in Grant County, located approximately six miles northwest of Ulysses. Shockey Cemetery is all that remains of the settlement.
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    Cpt Robert Q. Thompson, Company G, 12th Illinois Infantry. Settled in Kansas after the war where he died.
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    The original name of Hugoton, was Hugo. Residents changed the name to distinguish the town from Hugo, Colorado.
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    Rago is an unincorporated community in Kingman County, located approximately 14 miles south of Kingman.
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    Riverside, if it was a settlement, has not been identified. It was probably located in Hodgeman County given that the post did not have any lapse in continuity, just a name and location change; further research is needed.
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    Hodgeman is a historical location in Hodgeman County. It was located approximately 13 miles northeast of Jetmore; no trace of the settlement remains.
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    Chaplain Ozem B. Gardner, 13th Kansas Infantry. Gardner was killed October 6, 1863, in the Baxter Springs Massacre; he is buried in Baxter Springs. (The city of Gardner is not named for him.)
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    Cpt Alexander Rush, Company H, 2nd Kansas Colored Infantry. Rush was killed in action April 30, 1864, at the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry.
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    Sgt Blan P. Bernard, Company H, 42nd Missouri Infantry. Bernard settled in Kansas after the war where he died in 1884.
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    Pvt Daniel Bacon, Company D, 34th Iowa Infantry. Bacon settled in Kansas after the war, where he died in 1888.
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    No location or geographic feature named Black Eagle has been identified; additional research is needed.
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    Homewood is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, located approximately six miles southwest of Ottawa.
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    2Lt Henry Cowgill Fuller, Company I, 11th Illinois Cavalry. Settled in Kansas after the war where he died in 1887.
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    Pvt Nelson L. Warren, Company B, 2nd Iowa Cavalry. Warren settled in Kansas after the war where he died in 1883.
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    Jackson is assumed to have been located in Pratt County; further research is needed.
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    Leeds is a historical location in Chautauqua County, located approximately ten miles northwest of Sedan. No trace of the settlement remains.
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    2Lt William Harrison Gibson, Company M, 13th Illinois Cavalry. Gibson settled in Kansas after the war, where he died in 1890.
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    Cpt John Walford Kingscott, Company H, 2nd Michigan Cavalry. Kingscott was born in London, England, and came to the United States at age 11. He enlisted in Company A, 5th U.S. Infantry, serving six years as a drummer. Promoted to corporal, Kingscott participated in several battles during the Mexican–American War. He served as regimental quartermaster until his discharge in 1854. Kingscott settled in Kansas around 1870 where he died in 1888.
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    Two men (or the same man) named John P. Bugh served in the Union Army during the war. One was Pvt John P. Bugh, Company I, 14th Illinois Infantry. The other was Pvt John P. Bugh, Company H, 54th Illinois Infantry. A John P. Bugh (1807-1887) is buried in Nashville's Old Bross Cemetery, but which veteran this is has not been determined. Further research is needed.
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    Ltc Ansel Tupper, 41st Illinois Infantry. Killed in action April 6, 1862, at the Battle of Shiloh.
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    Colokan is a historic location in Greeley County, located approximately one-half mile from the Colorado/Kansas border. The community was established in 1886 by Civil War veterans from Illinois. Originally a depot stop on the Denver, Memphis, & Atlantic Railroad, the depot was transferred to Towner, Colorado, and the settlement went into sharp decline. The town was abandoned in 1897.
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    Astor is an unincorporated community in Greeley County, located approximately nine miles west of Tribune.
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    The post may have been named for his brother William Birney, but it is unlikely given that David died during the war and William died in 1907; further research is needed.
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    Banner is a historical location in Trego County, located approximately 12 miles southwest of WaKeeney; no trace of the settlement remains.
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    Morehead is an unincorporated community in Neosho County, located approximately 13 miles southwest of Erie.
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    Pvt Robert L. Houston, Company K, 2nd Kansas Cavalry.
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    Bassettville is a historical location in Decatur County, located approximately nine miles southwest of Oberlin. A cemetery and a school building remain.
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    Pvt Clement Chivington, Company E, 152nd Indiana Infantry.
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    Norman is a historic place in Ellis County, Kansas, located approximately 14 miles northeast of Hays. Only the Norman Cemetery remains.
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    Shaw is an unincorporated community in Neosho County, located approximately three miles northwest of Erie.
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    Hiattville is an unincorporated community in Bourbon County, located approximately eight miles southwest of Fort Scott.
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    Guilford G. Gage, 2nd Kansas Militia Light Artillery (aka, "Topeka Battery"). Gage died in 1899, and his heirs deeded 80 acres of land to Topeka, which created Gage Park.
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    Post found in 1917 GAR Dept. of Kansas Dept. Encampment Proceedings.
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    Bvt BG Uri Balcom Pearsall, 99th U.S. Colored Infantry. Pearsall rose from the rank of private in 1861 and died at the Leavenworth National Military Home in 1907.
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