Wellsville,NY DEXTER POST G.A.R.

The badge (above, right) is pictured from & is property of the David A. Howe Public Library, Wellsville,NY

(Transcribed by Ron Taylor from: "Allegany County & It's People: A Centennial Memorial History of Allegany County, New York". --Histories of the Towns of the County; Mrs. Georgia Drew Merrill, Editor; Published by W.A.Fergusson & Co., Alfred,NY - 1896)

Grand Army of the Republic---The local Grand Army post was organized at a meeting attended by 45 old soldiers at the Moore House (now Commercial) Jan. 26, 1883. Of the informal organization Col. Stephen B. Moore was elected president, Capt. W. R. Bliss secretary and James Thornton treasurer. Feb. 9, 1883, the Post was formally mustered in and Capt. W. R. Bliss elected commander; Capt. H. U. Schlick, senior vice com.; Geor. W. Greene, junior vice com.; I. L. Kress, adjutant; Miles F. Jones, quartermaster; Dr. A. W. Greene, surgeon; L. C. Hakes, chaplain. The record book says: “On motion the name of the post was called “Dexter Post,” in honor of the Dexters, formerly of this place, now dead.” The successive past commanders have been Capt. W. R. Bliss, E. Geer, Capt. G. H. Blackman, James Jump, Russell Tremaine and A. M. Boyd. The present officers are: Commander, James Thornton; Senior Vice Commander, M. D. Palmer; Junior Vice Commander, Russell Tremaine; Officer of the Day, William Miller; Quartermaster, G. Eugene Farnum; Chaplain, I. L. Kress; Surgeon, Dr. King; Officer of the Guard, Ezekiel Johnson; Inside Guard, Charles Gardner; Outside Guard, J. C. Jump; Delegate to State Department, Russell Tremaine; alternate, I. H. Kress. Auxiliary to the Post there is an efficient Woman’s Relief Corps.

The enrollment of membership affords a fairly complete list of the veterans of the Rebellion who have lived in Wellsville since 1883. A star opposite a man’s name indicates that he is dead. The list is taken from the post record book which, unfortunately, is, in many ways, incomplete.

NUMBER	LAST NAME	FIRST NAME, MI	SERVICE DATES	SERVICE UNIT/(comments by transcriber)
1	BLISS	W.R.	5/1/1861-8/1/1865	CO. G, 13TH N.Y. VOLS.
2	SCHLICK	H.U.	8/4/1862-7/18/1865	CO. K, 130TH N.Y. VOLS.
3	BOYD	A.M.	9/1861-1/5/1865	CO. H, 106TH PA. VOLS.
4	GREENE	S.W.	12/26/1863-2/1/1865	147TH N.Y.
5	STEFFY	WM.	4/1/1861-9/1/1865	13TH N.Y.
6	KRESS	I.L.	10/1861-3/1862	86TH N.Y.
7	HAKES	L.C.	9/1862-11/1865	160TH N.Y.
8	SARSFIELD	JOHN	1861-1862	105TH N.Y.
9	THORNTON	JAMES	8/12/1862-6/30/1865	CO.G, 130TH VOLS., OR 1ST N.Y. DRAGOONS
10	JONES	MILES T.	9/16/1861-11/21/1862	CO.H, 85TH N.Y.
11	MURRAY	PETER	10/14/1864-10/15/1865	CO.H, 2ND N.Y.H.A.
12	MARSHALL	HORACE	12/5/1861-12/5/1864	CO.G, 64TH N.Y.
13	JOHNSON	DARIEN C.	9/5/1864-7/20/1865	3RD N.Y.
14	VOORHEES	WM. B.	8/12/1862-6/20/1865	136TH N.Y.
15	ROWLEY	GEO. H.	9/1862-11/1865	160TH N.Y.
16	HOFFMAN	CHRISTOPHER	1/7/1864-6/30/1865	CO.G, 1ST N.Y. DRAGOONS
17	MCDANIELS	R.M.	8/12/1862-6/20/1865	CO.G, 1ST N.Y. DRAGOONS
18	BRANDES	HENRY	9/1/1861-11/1/1865	64TH N.Y.
19	GARDNER	JACOB	9/12/1861-6/1/1863	85TH N.Y.
20	PALMER	M.D.	INCOMPLETE	INCOMPLETE
21	CLARKE	CHARLES	INCOMPLETE	INCOMPLETE
22	GRAMES	U.B.	INCOMPLETE	161ST N.Y.
23	AVERY	G.H.	INCOMPLETE	56TH N.Y.
24	CHAMBERS	CHARLES	INCOMPLETE	160TH N.Y.
25	GARRIGAN	JAMES	INCOMPLETE	83RD PA
26	LEO	WM. E.	INCOMPLETE	14TH NY
27	GEER	E.	INCOMPLETE	61ST PA
28	MCINTIRE	HENRY	INCOMPLETE	SHIP "SONOMA"
29	WILHELM	JACOB O.	INCOMPLETE	12TH PA CAV
30	WEDGE	JOHN	INCOMPLETE	INCOMPLETE
31	PRYOR	CHAS.	INCOMPLETE	86TH N.Y.
32	CLEMONS	C.F.	INCOMPLETE	G.H.A.
33	SMITH	WALTER C.	INCOMPLETE	5TH NY CAV
34	VOORHEES	JAMES K.	INCOMPLETE	107TH NY
35	KING	E.B.	INCOMPLETE	189TH NY
36	WHEELER	GEO. W.	INCOMPLETE	20TH NY BAT
37	LITTLE	WM.	INCOMPLETE	INCOMPLETE
38	PETERS	FRED	INCOMPLETE	45TH PA VOLS
39	OLDEN	PETER	INCOMPLETE	8TH N.J.
40	MOSHER	NELSON	INCOMPLETE	156TH NY
41	JUDD	NEWELL	INCOMPLETE	93RD NY
42	WILLIAMS	THOS.	INCOMPLETE	INCOMPLETE
43	MILLER	JOHN H.	INCOMPLETE	11TH P.V.R.C.
44	PADDOCK	ROSS	INCOMPLETE	5TH NY CAV
45	GERRY	CHRIST	INCOMPLETE	INCOMPLETE
46	PERRY	O.H.	INCOMPLETE	161ST N.Y.
47	CURTIS	E.B.	INCOMPLETE	INCOMPLETE
48	MASON	W.B.	INCOMPLETE	161ST N.Y.
49	DUDLEY	PETER	INCOMPLETE	INCOMPLETE
50	HILLS	MANNY	INCOMPLETE	65TH NY*
51	MOORE	ITHAMER	INCOMPLETE	130TH NY
52	KINNEY	EDWARD	INCOMPLETE	5TH NY CAV* (?64TH NY)
53	WARD	GEO. W.	INCOMPLETE	169TH PA
54	WELLS	CHARLES	INCOMPLETE	189TH NY*
55	WHEELER	JOHN C.	INCOMPLETE	93RD NY
56	FULLER	HENRY	INCOMPLETE	INCOMPLETE
57	KRINE	JOHN	INCOMPLETE	INCOMPLETE
58	SPICER	S.D.	INCOMPLETE	188TH NY
59	ARNOLD	JACOB C.	INCOMPLETE	INCOMPLETE (?64TH NY)
60	WILLIAMS	SENECA	INCOMPLETE	27TH NY
61	NILES	IRA W.	INCOMPLETE	160TH N.Y.
62	GORDON	GEO. A.	INCOMPLETE	INCOMPLETE
63	MCCLURE	R.S.	INCOMPLETE	193RD PA *
64	BRADFORD	THOS. D.	INCOMPLETE	106TH NY *
65	BROWN	JOHN H.	INCOMPLETE	INCOMPLETE
66	AUSTIN	PHILIP	INCOMPLETE	90TH NY
67	PLANTS