GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC: DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA:

An Inventory of Its Post Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

Expand/CollapseOVERVIEW

Creator: Grand Army of the Republic. Department of Minnesota.
Title:Post records.
Dates:1866-1945.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Minute books, descriptive books (registers of members), dues ledgers, other financial records, and sometimes correspondence, printed items, or other miscellany of Minnesota GAR posts.
Quantity:19.5 cubic feet (21 boxes and 1 partial box); 5 microfilm reels.
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseSCOPE AND CONTENTS

The records include data on individuals who served in non-Minnesota military units. In several instances, minutes and/or miscellany of a post's affiliated Woman's Relief Corps unit are also present. Records are especially voluminous for Garfield Post No. 8, Acker Post No. 21, L. P. Plummer Post No. 50, and John A. Rawlins Post No. 126.


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

The records are organized into the following sections.

Post Records
Selected Post Records (Microfilm SAM 442)


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Grand Army of the Republic. Department of Minnesota. Post Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Microfilm Production:

Microfilm. Salt Lake City, UT : Genealogical Society of Utah, 2002.

Microfilm available on interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society. Inquiries regarding purchase should be directed to the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 2053 (mss); 241; 990-30; 992-173; 993-113; 2003-57

Processing Information:

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Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 001737059


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapsePOST RECORDS

Expand/CollapseMuller [Muller-Crook?] Post No. 1, Stillwater

Charter issued March 30, 1910; consolidation of Post No. 14, July 9, 1880, and Post No. 69, May 13, 1890.
Location
113.F.3.1BDescriptive book, 1880-1890. 1 volume.
Also includes two other member lists, identified on the original volume list as Post No. 2, Anoka, 1880-1890, and Post No. 3, Spring Valley, 1880-1890.
Also available on microfilm.
Miscellaneous papers, [1899-1918? (bulk 1900-1901)].
Mainly biographical data on members.
Arranged alphabetically.
Also available on microfilm.

Expand/CollapseJ. S. Cady Post No. 2

Location
113.F.3.1BBylaws, undated.

Expand/CollapseGeorge N. Morgan Post No. 4, Minneapolis

Location
113.F.3.1BMinute books, January 1919-May 1924, October 1941-September 1942. 2 volumes.
Descriptive book, 1881-1884. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
George N. Morgan Post and Union Veterans Association of Hennepin County: Bylaws, membership lists, and miscellany, 1880-circa 1931. 1 volume.
Miscellaneous items.
Controversy over closure, 1941-1945. 2 folders.
Orrin S. Pierce v Marion G. Jewell, 1944. 2 folders.

Expand/CollapseRobson Post No. 5

Location
113.F.3.1BMuster roll as of October 1, 1891.
Copied from the post’s descriptive book, location unknown.
Also available on microfilm.

Expand/CollapseGarfield Post No. 8

Location
113.F.2.3BMinute books (adjutant's report books):
December 1881-August 1886.
January 1888-May 1890.
July 1890-June 1900. 2 volumes.
Location
112.E.4.5B June 1900-July 1910.
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113.F.2.3B 1905-August 1927. 5 volumes.
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112.E.4.5BRegister of members, 1881-1889.
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113.F.2.4FRoster of members and officers, circa 1889.
Descriptive book [of members], 1882-1901.
Dates mustered in.
Also available on microfilm.
Cashbooks, January 1885-June 1900. 2 volumes.
Members' [dues] ledgers, 1881-1927. 6 volumes.
The 1925-1927 volume includes members' dues and quartermaster accounts (pages 12-13, 78-79).
Location
113.F.2.5BBylaws, 1884.
Historian's papers, undated, 1881.
Member information.
Correspondence, 1883-1891, 1903. 8 folders.
Memorial Day correspondence, 1903-1904.
Miscellaneous papers, undated and 1888-1923. 2 folders.
Adjutants and quartermaster reports, 1883-1899.
Incomplete.
Financial records, 1887.
Periodic financial reports, 1887-1899.
Membership applications and transfer certificates, 1883-1901. 5 folders.
Arranged alphabetically.
Also available on microfilm.
Location
112.E.4.5BPersonal War Sketches, 1890. 1 volume.
Bound in tooled, gilded leather; in custom-made wooden case.
Also available on microfilm.
Location
113.F.2.5BWomen's Relief Corps No. 6: Minute book, March 1924-August 1926. 1 volume.

Expand/CollapseSully Post No. 10

Location
112.C.3.1 Charter, May 30, 1888. 1 item.
Replaced charter destroyed by fire in June 1882.

Expand/CollapseHenry Rodgers [Rogers?] Post No. 11, Brownsdale

Organized March 14, 1882; closed September 12, 1914.
Location
113.F.3.1BDescriptive book, 1881-[1905].
Also available on microfilm.
Minute book, November 1899-December 1913. 1 volume.
Quartermaster's record [ledger], 1882-1912. 1 volume.
Members' dues and miscellany.

Expand/CollapseH. C. Rodgers [Rogers?] Post No. 14, Elk River

Location
113.F.3.1BMinute books:
December 1883-1891. 1 volume.
Includes list of members.
1892-May 1899. 1 volume.
May 6, 1904, November 5, 1904-April 6, 1918. 1 volume.
Descriptive books:
1869-1876. 1 volume.
Flyleaf says Muster roll of Elk River Post No. 15; but some members correspond with those in the 1883-1906 book.
Also available on microfilm.
1883-1906. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
Location
113.F.3.1BQuartermaster's record:
Ledger: members' dues and miscellany, 1884-1903. 1 volume.
Annual dues record, 1884-1903. 1 volume.
Record of dues paid, 1887-1899. 1 volume.
Quarterly financial reports, 1887-1892. 1 volume.
Miscellaneous papers, undated and 1884-1925. 3 folders.

Expand/CollapseAlexander Wilkin Post No. 19

Location
113.F.3.2FMembership list (undated) and Memorial Day Program (1926). 2 items in 1 folder.

Expand/CollapseGeneral Ord Post No. 20, St. Paul

Location
113.F.3.2FMinute books:
1886-1892. 1 volume.
1893-September 1898. 1 volume.
Includes member lists.
October 1898-January 1902. 1 volume.
Descriptive book, 1880s-circa 1902. 1 volume.
Quartermaster's records:
Cash book, 1886-1901. 1 volume.
Dues ledger, 1886-1902. 4 volumes.
Miscellaneous papers , 1889-1901.

Expand/CollapseAcker Post No. 21

Location
113.F.2.6FMinute books [adjutant's records]:
April 1870-1871. 1 volume.
Also includes Civil War records (pages 1-18): lists of stations of Minnesota troops, June 1865, accounting record, 1862, record of documents forwarded by endorsement, 1865-1866. Source unidentified, but presumably a Minnesota regiment.
1872-April 1877. 1 volume.
Includes member list, 1876, and officer rolls, 1872-1877.
1882-1921. 5 volumes.
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113.F.2.6FDraft minutes, 1899-1903. 3 volumes in 1 folder.
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113.F.2.7BMembers [dues] ledgers, 1885-1889, 1904-1912. 3 volumes.
Cashbook, 1904-1914.
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113.F.2.6FCheck stubs, 1872-1876. 1 volume.
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112.C.3.1 Charter, April 8, 1870. 1 item.
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113.F.2.7BArticles of incorporation, and bylaws, 1873, 1904.
Minutes and reports, undated and 1866-1918. 3 folders.
Minutes (very few), quartermaster reports, financial reports, muster rolls, resolutions.
Correspondence, 1866-1918. 7 folders.
Includes statewide GAR-related correspondence that predates the founding of the state GAR in 1881; much financial miscellany.
Miscellaneous papers.
Includes insurance policies, warranty deed, list of books in library, sketch of Charles D. Kerr, court martial of J. B. Chaney, lists of members, memorial to Congress.
Location
113.F.2.7BMiscellaneous papers.
Miscellaneous correspondence, leaflets, Memorial Day programs, financial data.
Post court martial, 1920.
Property book, 1890-1903.
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113.F.2.8FApplications and membership data, 1872-1906. 3 folders.
Arranged chronologically.
Also available on microfilm.
Membership applications, 1917-1921.
Arranged chronologically.
Also available on microfilm.
Muster rolls, 1870-1881. 2 folders.
Also available on microfilm.
Descriptive book.
Also available on microfilm.
Members index, undated. 1 volume.
Members record, circa 1895-1897. 1 volume.
Alphabetical.
Roll of officers and semi-annual reports, 1894-1912. 1 volume.
Roster, 1891.
Location
112.E.4.7B-1Register [roster] of members, 1884-1896. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
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113.F.2.8FRoster (printed), 1896.
Roster and addresses, 1905. 1 volume.
Roster, 1908. 1 volume.
Compiled 1908; with earlier and later entries.
Quartermaster's reports, 1916-1918, 1920-1921.
Miscellaneous membership information.
Roster of the Dead, death dates circa 1886-1897. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
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112.E.4.7B-1Personal War Sketches, circa 1890-1905. 1 volume.
Compiled under the direction of Josiah B. Chaney, who called it a portfolio. Members of the post were to complete a printed form which contains biographical data, a record of service in the Civil War, and personal reminiscences about the individual’s involvement in the war. Occasionally, attachments to the form detail the member’s participation in the war.
Alphabetical index.
The sketches are arranged numerically, with the number recorded on the reverse of the form.
Also available on microfilm.
Location
113.F.2.8FMemorial Day scrapbooks, 1889, 1892. 2 folders.
Saint Paul Soldiers and Sailors Monument record, 1903-1906. 1 volume.
Scrapbook of printeds, correspondence, newspaper articles, illustrations. Erected via the Acker Post 21 Monument Committee.
Women's Relief Corps No. 7: Miscellany, undated and 1907-1917. 2 folders.
Includes financial reports, applications for membership, miscellaneous memoranda, and 1915 yearbook.

Expand/CollapseDudley P. Chase Post No. 22, Minneapolis

Location
113.F.3.2FRoster of Dudley P. Chase Post No. 22 and Dudley P. Chase W.R.C. No. 10, 1902.
Minute book, May 14, 1901-December 22, 1915.
Bylaws, 1887.

Expand/CollapseMiller Post No. 22, Dundas

Location
113.F.3.2FDescriptive book, 1883-1884. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.

Expand/CollapseBuzzell Post No. 24, Annandale

Location
113.F.3.2FDescriptive book. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.

Expand/CollapseLevi Whitney Post No. 29, Appleton

Organized May 8, 1883; charter surrendered August 25, 1914.
Location
113.F.3.2FDescriptive book, 1883-1908. 1 volume.

Expand/CollapsePap Thomas Post No. 30

Location
113.F.3.2FMembers [dues] ledger, circa 1914-1929. 1 volume.
Includes miscellaneous financial records.
Location
112.C.3.1 Charter, February 9, 1922. 1 item.

Expand/CollapsePhil Sheridan Post No. 41, Cottage Grove

Location
113.F.3.2FMinutes, 1876-1877. 1 volume.
Includes minutes of Putnam Post No. 61, St. Paul Park, June 12-November 11, 1889 (pages 227-235).
Descriptive book, 1876-1878. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
Quartermaster's record, 1876-1878. 1 volume.
Members' dues. Includes dues record of Putnam Post No. 61, 1889-1890.
Miscellaneous papers , 1876-1878.

Expand/CollapseCuster Post No. 44

Location
112.C.3.1 Charter, March 29, 1923. 2 items.

Expand/CollapseJohn Ball Post No. 45

Location
112.C.3.1 Charter, September 29, 1883. 1 item.

Expand/CollapseCanby Post No. 47

Location
113.F.3.9BMembership applications, 1891-1897.
Also available on microfilm.
Account book, 1892-1906. 1 volume.
Indexed.

Expand/CollapseL. P. Plummer Post No. 50, Minneapolis

Location
113.F.3.9BMinute books [adjutant's record]:
August 1885-1889, March-December 1892. 3 volumes.
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112.E.4.7B-2 1893-May 1895. 1 volume.
Officers lists in back of volume.
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113.F.3.9B August 1895-December 1900. 3 volumes.
April 1905- January 1911. 1 volume.
Quarterly roll of officers, 1885-1888. 1 volume.
Descriptive books:
1883-1897.
Also available on microfilm.
A-Y (by name), through 1916. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
1883-1916. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
Quartermaster's records:
[Journal?], 1883-1890. 1 volume.
Dues ledger, 1883-1891. 1 volume.
Cash book, 1893-1901. 1 volume.
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112.E.4.7B-2Dues ledger, 1903-1917. 1 volume.
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113.F.2.9BMiscellaneous papers, undated and 1897-1900.

Expand/CollapseJohn F. Reynolds Post No. 51

Location
112.C.3.1 Charter, October 29, 1883. 1 item.

Expand/CollapseMeade Post No. 53, Bird Island

Charter issued June 1, 1883; closed July 1, 1917.
Location
113.F.3.2FDescriptive book, 1883-1885. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
Quartermaster's record, 1883-1885. 1 volume.
Mainly dues ledger.
Location
112.C.3.1 Charter, November 1, 1883. 1 item.

Expand/CollapseMcColley Post No. 55, Delavan

Location
113.F.3.2FDescriptive book, 1883-1893. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
Minute book, December 1883-1885. 1 volume.
Minutes are followed by quarterly officers' rosters and membership reports.
Location
112.C.3.1 Charter, November 16, 1883. 1 item.
Spelled McCauley on charter.

Expand/CollapseHurlburt Post No. 56, Beardsley

Location
113.F.3.3BDescriptive book, 1883-1889. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
Minutes, July 1884-1890. 1 volume.
Quartermaster's record, 1884-1885. 1 volume.
Dues ledger and quartermaster's quarterly reports.
Quartermaster's record, 1884-1886. 1 volume.
Dues ledger and cash journal.

Expand/CollapseF. W. Halstead Post No. 57

Location
112.C.3.1 Charter, February 20, 1896. 1 item.
Issued to replace original destroyed by fire on December 31, 1894.

Expand/CollapsePutnam Post No. 61, St. Paul Park

Organized 1887; closed 1891.
Location
113.F.3.3BMiscellaneous papers , 1889-1890.

Expand/CollapseWadsworth Post No. 61, Parkers Prairie

Organized 1883; closed 1886.
Location
113.F.3.3BDescriptive book, 1884-1887. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
Minute book, February 1884-September 1887. 1 volume.
Quartermaster's record, 1883-1887. 1 volume.
Receipts and expenditures.
Location
112.C.3.1 Charter, January 9, 1884. 1 item.

Expand/CollapseSumner Post No. 62, Sauk Rapids

Location
113.F.3.3BDescriptive book, 1884-1889. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
Minute book, January 10, 1884-July 25, 1885. 1 volume.

Expand/CollapseRobert Anderson Post No. 68, N. P. Junction

Location
113.F.3.3BDescriptive book, 1884. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
Minutes (pages 1-17), March 5-August 29, 1884; state GAR record of correspondence (pages 18-239), 1894-1897. 1 volume.
Location
112.C.3.1 Charter, March 5, 1884. 1 item.

Expand/CollapseWinthrop Post No. 68, St. Paul

Location
113.F.3.3BBylaws, 1886.

Expand/CollapseStedman Post No. 69, Hector

Location
113.F.3.3BDescriptive book, 1884-1892. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
Location
112.C.3.1 Charter, March 6, 1884. 1 item.

Expand/CollapseWilliam A Clark Post No. 70, Watertown

Organized 1885; changed name to Earnest Hainlin in 1889; closed 1900.
Location
113.F.3.3BDescriptive book, 1884-1899. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
Location
112.C.3.1 Charter, March 11, 1884. 1 item.

Expand/CollapseC. C. Washburn Post No. 72, Minneapolis

May originally have been Appomattox Post No. 72, organized August 19, 1891; no closing date.
Location
113.F.3.3BDescriptive book, 1884-1893. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
Quartermaster's record, 1884 [1887?]-1890. 1 volume.
Ledger of dues and receipts/disbursements.
Quartermaster's record, 1890-1891. 1 volume.
Mainly dues ledger; some receipts/disbursements.
Location
113.F.3.3BQuartermaster's dues record, 1887-1888; Post minutes, January 1890-July 1891. 1 volume.
Includes list of officers, 1890.

Expand/CollapseLevi Butler Post No. 73, Minneapolis

Organized March 13, 1884; closed January 25, 1941.
Location
113.F.3.3BMinute book, 1921-1937. 1 volume.

Expand/CollapseOliver B. Smith Post No. 77, Le Sueur

Oliver B. Smith Post No. [183?], Le Sueur; charter issued July 19, 1891 and surrendered January 1, 1913.
Location
113.F.3.4FDescriptive book, 1884-1891. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
Oliver B. Smith Woman's Relief Corps No. 2 minutes, May 1894-1899. 1 volume.

Expand/CollapsePost No. 79, LaGrange

Location
113.F.3.4FRecord [minute] book, May 1898-November 1928. 1 volume.

Expand/CollapseHenry Morton Post No. 87, [St. Charles]

Chartered April 9, 1884; closed March 5, 1920.
Location
113.F.3.4FMinutes, January 1896-March 1920. 2 volumes.
Quartermaster's record, 1884-1920. 1 volume.
Mainly dues ledger.
Quartermaster's record [journal], 1887-1919. 1 volume.

Expand/CollapseGeorge McKinley Post No. 92

Location
113.F.3.4FMinutes, 1913-1924.
Minutes, 1925-1936, 1940; ledger, 1916-1923. 1 volume.
Ledger, 1884-1916. 2 folders.
Daybook [cashbook], 1899-1925. 2 folders.
Descriptive book, 1884-1911.
Also available on microfilm.
Miscellany.

Expand/CollapseNo. 93 (N. B. Barron)

Location
113.F.3.4FMinutes, 1920-1925. 1 volume.
Members' ledger, circa 1915-1924. 1 volume.
Roll of the dead, 1888-1921.
Also available on microfilm.

Expand/CollapseLake Park Post No. 104

Location
113.F.3.4FMinute book, June 1884-February 1889. 1 volume.
Location
112.C.3.1 Charter, June 12, 1884. 1 item.

Expand/CollapseRansom Post No. 106, Wells

Location
113.F.3.4FDescriptive book, 1884.
Also available on microfilm.

Expand/CollapseJudson Kilpatrick Post No. 106, Deer Creek

Location
113.F.3.5BDescriptive book, 1885-1893. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
Minute book, December 1885-1896. 1 volume.
Quartermaster's record, 1887-1896. 1 volume.
Receipts/disbursements record.
Location
112.C.3.1 Charter, December 23, 1885. 1 item.

Expand/CollapseA. J. Whitney Post No. 106, Kimball

Chartered July 29, 1897; closed January 1, 1910.
Location
113.F.3.5BDescriptive book, 1897-1909. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
Minutes, August 1897-June 1909. 2 folders.

Expand/CollapseGeneral W. B. Hazen Post No. 108

Organized December 29, 1886; charter surrendered July 1, 1893.
Location
113.F.3.5BMinutes, 1886-1910. 1 volume.
Includes Minnesota Department post dues ledger, 1923-1948.

Expand/CollapsePhilip Cutland Post No. 109, Springfield

Chartered June 20, 1884; charter surrendered January 1, 1911.
Location
113.F.3.5BDescriptive book, 1884-1909. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
Quarterly record and roll of officers, 1886-1901. 2 volumes.
Minute book, May 1895-1910. 1 volume.
Quartermaster's record, 1888-1910. 1 volume.
Receipts/disbursements.
Dues and relief fund, 1884-1909. 1 volume.

Expand/CollapseBen Franklin Post No. 116 (Morton)

Location
113.F.3.5BMinute book, January 1889-1924. 1 volume.
Descriptive book, circa 1889-1920.
Also available on microfilm.
Miscellaneous papers, 1900-1918.
Newspaper account (undated) of a reunion of the Sixth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry; post reports, 1900, 1905; memorial resolutions, 1911; and correspondence, 1917, regarding the Birch Cooley Battleground.

Expand/CollapseMajor Doughty Post No. 117, Lake City

Chartered July 19, 1884; charter surrendered July 1, 1911.
Location
113.F.3.5BDescriptive book, 1884-1910. 1 volume.
Contains two separately numbered member lists.
Also available on microfilm.
Minute books:
December 1892-February 1899. 1 volume.
June 1903-[May] 1911. 1 volume.

Expand/CollapseJames Bryant Post No. 119, [Minneapolis?]

Location
113.F.3.6FMinute book, 1931-1937. 1 volume.
Member files, A-Y, 1890s-1920s. 5 folders.
Contents of a dismantled scrapbook.
Also available on microfilm.
Scrapbook index.
Serves as a partial index to the member files above, but all entries in the index are not present in the files, and vice versa.
Also available on microfilm.
Memoriam books [leaflets]. 4 folders.
Nos. 36-40, 1909, and 42-198, 1910-1928; printed biographical sketches for memorial services; they occasionally include obituaries or manuscript sketches.
Alphabetical index.
Also available on microfilm.
Rosters of post and James Bryant W.R.C., 1907, 1910, 1929. 3 items in 1 folder.
Financial reports, 1908-1910, 1927.
Miscellany.
Records regarding Company E, 11th Michigan Infantry survivors (Capt. B. M. Hicks).
Location
112.E.4.4FPersonal War Sketches, 1891. 1 volume.
Indexed; laid into the volume is an undated 8-page typescript roster and statistical recapitulation of men in Company E, Eleventh Michigan Volunteer Infantry.
Also available on microfilm.

Expand/CollapseR. A. Fields Post No. 119, New York Mills

Location
113.F.3.5BDescriptive book, 1884-1890. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
Minute book, August 1884-November 1887. 1 volume.

Expand/CollapseJohn A. Rawlins Post No. 126

Location
113.F.2.10FMinute books [adjutant's records]:
1884-1896. 2 volumes.
1900-1915. 4 volumes.
Location
112.E.4.4F 1916-August 1921.
Roster, 1892. 1 volume.
Quartermaster reports, 1918-1922.
Officer lists, 1916, 1918-1920, 1922-1923.
Miscellaneous items.
Includes Life and Services of Maj. Gen. John A. Rawlins: An Address by John M. Shaw, March 24, 1891; Memorial sermon delivered by J. B. Helwig, May 28, 1897; 13th Annual Banquet, West Hotel, program, January 16, 1900; Bylaws and roster, 1902; 15th Annual Banquet program, January 7, 1902; Memorial Sunday services program, May 24, 1903; assorted clippings, undated.
Cashbook, August 1931-May 1934. 1 volume.
Found with other Post 126 materials; appears to be a record of a private business.
Location
112.E.4.4FCashbook, 1899-1917.

Expand/CollapseAlatoona Post No. 128, Albany

Location
113.F.3.5BDescriptive book, 1884-1885.
Also available on microfilm.

Expand/CollapseBooth Post No. 130

Location
113.F.3.5BMinutes, 1885-1896. 1 volume.
Dues ledger, 1885-1915. 1 volume
Descriptive book, 1885-1904. 1 volume.
Dates of muster; includes data added later.
Also available on microfilm.
Correspondence, 1886-1921.

Expand/CollapseGeorge P. Sawyer Post No. 132, Medford

Location
113.F.3.5BDescriptive book, 1884-1909. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.

Expand/CollapseColfax Post No. 133, Dassel

Organized 1886; annulled March 10, 1902.
Location
113.F.3.6FMiscellaneous records.
Surgeon's record [information on members], 1885-1889. 1 volume.

Expand/CollapseH. H. Edwards Post No. 135, Sherburne

Location
113.F.3.6FDescriptive book, 1885-1908. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
Minutes, March 1885-January 1892; financial and dues records, 1885-1911. 1 volume.
Minutes, December 1894-1912. 1 volume.
Miscellaneous papers , 1885-1913.

Expand/CollapseI. O. Russell Post No. 136, Granite Falls

Location
113.F.3.7BDescriptive book, 1885-1903. 1 volume.
Henry Hills Post crossed out on cover.
Also available on microfilm.
Minute book, July 1892-April 1901. 1 volume.
Quartermaster's record, 1893-1902. 1 volume.
Dues ledger.
Quartermaster's record, 1885-1902. 1 volume.
[Cash blotter], Henry Hills Post, I. O. Russell Post.

Expand/CollapseB. F. Davis Post No. 137, Pine City

Location
113.F.3.7BMinute book, May 1885-February 1900. 1 volume.

Expand/CollapseEverts Post No. 138, Battle Lake

Location
113.F.3.6FDescriptive book, 1885-1896. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
Bylaws and list of eligible members, 1885. 1 volume.
Minute book, May 1885-June 1899. 1 volume.
Membership applications and transfers, 1885-1894.
Also available on microfilm.
Quartermaster's reports, 1885-1895.
Location
112.C.3.1 Charter, May 15, 1885. 1 item.

Expand/CollapseH. W. Van Rensalaer Post No. 140, Melrose

Location
113.F.3.7BDescriptive book, 1885-1892.
Also available on microfilm.

Expand/CollapseJohn Kennedy Post No. 141

Location
113.F.3.7BDescriptive book. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.

Expand/CollapseJ. K. Mertz Post No. 144, New Auburn

Location
113.F.3.7BDescriptive book, 1884-1908.
Also available on microfilm.

Expand/CollapseE. M. Kenfield Post No. 145

Location
113.F.3.7BMinute book, 1897-1911. 1 volume.
Descriptive book, 1885-1905. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
Ledger, 1885-1905. 1 volume.

Expand/CollapseB. F. Sweet Post No. 149

Location
112.C.3.1 Charter, April 2, 1886. 1 item.

Expand/CollapseDevillo C. Ford Post No. 150

Location
112.C.3.1 Charter, April 25, 1896. 1 item.
Issued in place of original destroyed by fire in February 1906.

Expand/CollapseDavid Hughes Post No. 156, Lamberton

Charter issued June 28, 1886; closed January 1, 1927.
Location
113.F.3.7BMinute books , June 1886-1916. 2 volumes.
Descriptive book, 1886-1900s.
Also available on microfilm.
Bylaws and dues ledger, 1886. 1 volume.
Ledger, 1886-circa 1914. 1 volume.
Dues and miscellany.
Quartermaster's reports, 1900-1912.
Incomplete.
Miscellaneous records.
Relief Corps No. 76 miscellaneous items.

Expand/CollapseAlbert Woodbury Post No. 157, Cambridge

Location
113.F.3.7BDescriptive book, 1886-1888. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
Minute book, August 1886-May 1888. 1 volume.

Expand/CollapseStanard [Stannard?] Post No. 161, Motley

Organized April 15, 1887; closed 1925.
Location
113.F.3.7BMinute book, 1887-1906. 1 volume.

Expand/CollapseJohn Buford Post No. 166, Beaver Creek

Location
113.F.3.7BDescriptive book, 1897-1902.
Also available on microfilm.
Minute books, October 1887-November 1902. 2 volumes.
Quartermaster's record, 1887-1902. 1 volume.
Dues ledger and receipts/disbursements record.
Circulars, 1890-1902.

Expand/CollapseJames Davis Post No. 170, Dakota

Location
113.F.3.7BDescriptive book, 1888-1901.
Also available on microfilm.

Expand/CollapseOliver P. Morton Post No. 171, Minneapolis

Location
113.F.3.8FDescriptive book, 1888-1910. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
Minute books, March 1888-August 1910. 5 volumes.
Quartermaster's record books, 1887-1911. 5 volumes.
Dues ledgers and receipts/disbursements records.

Expand/CollapseWilliam Noble Post No. 175, Minneapolis

Location
113.F.3.8FDescriptive book, 1882-1892.
Also available on microfilm.
Quartermaster's record books:
Receipts/disbursements record, 1888-1891. 1 volume.
Dues ledger; miscellaneous ledger accounts, 1888-1891. 1 volume.
Location
112.C.3.1 Charter, October 23, 1888. 1 item.

Expand/CollapseHarry Walker Post No. 176, Hanley Falls

Location
113.F.3.8FDescriptive book, 1888.
Also available on microfilm.
Miscellaneous papers, 1888-1890.
Muster roll; adjutant's and quartermaster's reports.

Expand/CollapseE. S. Kellogg Post No. 179, Hewitt

Location
113.F.3.8FDescriptive book, 1894-1905. 1 volume.
Includes William Rhoda Post No. 191, Swanville, [1910]-1913.
Also available on microfilm.

Expand/CollapseJohn Hayes Post No. 180, Staples

Location
113.F.3.8FRules and bylaws, circa 1889-1892.
Includes list of members.
Descriptive book, 1887-1892. 1 volume.
Also available on microfilm.
Minutes, May 1889-February 1892, April-July 1892. 2 volumes in 1 folder.

Expand/CollapseFremont Post No. 181, Fremont

Location
113.F.3.8FDescriptive book, 1883-1898.
Also available on microfilm.
Minute book, June 1889-May 1898. 1 volume.

Expand/CollapseColonel Ellsworth Post No. 184, Ellsworth

Location
113.F.3.9BDescriptive book, 1890.
Also available on microfilm.

Expand/CollapseFrank Videto Post No. 186, Witoka

Location
113.F.3.9BDescriptive book, 1890-1906.
Also available on microfilm.
Minute book, July 1890-February 1906. 1 volume.
Includes list of graves.
Constitution, bylaws, and miscellany, 1890-1903. 1 volume.
Quartermaster's record, 1890-1903. 1 volume.
Dues ledger and receipts/disbursements record.

Expand/CollapseJohn B. Scott Post No. 187, West Duluth

Location
113.F.3.9BDescriptive book, 1890-1895.
Also available on microfilm.
Minutes, 1890-1892.
Quartermaster's record, 1891-1892. 1 volume.
Dues ledger and receipts/disbursements record.
Location
112.C.3.1 Charter, November 24, 1890. 1 item.

Expand/CollapseBilly Mortimer Post No. 192

Location
112.C.3.1 Charter, April 1, 1911. 1 item.

Expand/CollapseMiscellaneous records

Location
113.F.3.9BPrinted items from miscellaneous posts.
Unidentified volumes:
Post 21 or 119, Financial ledger, 1927-1937.
Post 21 or 119, Members ledger, 1927-1937.
[Members' attendance record?], circa 1920s-circa 1930s.
Cashbook, May 1908-January 1924.
Cashbook, January 1929-April 1936.
Composite membership rosters of Blue Earth County GAR posts. 2 folders.
Compiled by Roger A. Norland: William C, Durkee Post No. 25, Eagle Lake; Andrew J. Murphy Post No. 108, Lake Crystal; Samuel Louden Post No. 74, Mapleton; Alexander Wilkin Post No. 19, Mankato.

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Expand/CollapseSELECTED POST RECORDS (MICROFILM SAM 422)

LocationReel
SAM 42215-AMuller [Muller-Crook?] Post No. 1, Stillwater:
Descriptive book, 1880-1890.
Miscellaneous papers, [1899-1918? (bulk 1900-1901)].
George N. Morgan Post No. 4, Minneapolis:
Descriptive book, 1881-1884.
Robson Post No. 5, Albert Lea:
Muster roll as of October 1, 1891.
Garfield Post No. 8, St. Paul:
Descriptive book, 1882-1901.
LocationReel
SAM 42216Membership applications and transfer certificates, A-Z, 1883-1901.
Personal War Sketches, 1890.
Henry Rodgers [Rogers?] Post No. 11, Brownsdale:
Descriptive book, 1881-[1905].
H. C. Rodgers [Rogers?] Post No. 14, Elk River:
Descriptive books, 1869-1876, 1883-1906.
General Ord Post No. 20, St. Paul:
Descriptive book, 1880s-circa 1902.
Acker Post No. 21, St. Paul:
Applications and membership data, 1872-1906.
Membership applications, 1917-1921.
LocationReel
SAM 42217Muster rolls, 1870-1881.
Descriptive book.
Register [roster] of members, 1884-1896.
Roster of the dead, death dates circa 1886-1897.
Personal War Sketches, circa 1890-1905.
Miller Post No. 22, Dundas:
Descriptive book, 1883-1884.
Buzzell Post No. 24, Annandale:
Descriptive book, 1883-1911.
Levi Whitney Post No. 29, Appleton:
Descriptive book, 1883-1908.
Phil Sheridan Post No. 41, Cottage Grove:
Descriptive book, 1876-1878.
Canby Post No. 47, Farmington:
Membership applications, 1891-1897.
L. P. Plummer Post No. 50, Minneapolis:
Descriptive books:
1883-1897.
A-Y (by name), through 1916.
1883-1916.
Meade Post No. 53, Bird Island:
Descriptive book, 1883-1885.
McColley Post No. 55, Delavan:
Descriptive book, 1883-1893.
Hurlburt Post No. 56, Beardsley:
Descriptive book, 1883-1889.
Wadsworth Post No. 61, Parkers Prairie:
Descriptive book, 1884-1887.
Sumner Post No. 62, Sauk Rapids:
Descriptive book, 1884-1889.
Robert Anderson Post No. 68, N. P. Junction:
Descriptive book, 1884.
Stedman Post No. 69, Hector:
Descriptive book, 1884-1892.
William A. Clark Post No. 70, Watertown:
Descriptive book, 1884-1899.
C. C. Washburn Post No. 72, Minneapolis:
Descriptive book, 1884-1893.
Oliver B. Smith Post No. 77, Le Sueur:
Descriptive book, 1884-1891.
George McKinley Post No. 92, Cannon Falls:
Descriptive book, 1884-1911.
N. B. Barron Post No. 93, Waterville:
Roll of the Dead, 1888-1921.
Ransom Post No. 106, Wells:
Descriptive book, 1884.
Judson Kilpatrick Post No. 106, Deer Creek:
Descriptive book, 1885-1893.
A. J. Whitney Post No. 106, Kimball:
Descriptive book, 1897-1909.
Philip Cutland Post No. 109, Springfield:
Descriptive book, 1884-1909.
Ben Franklin Post No. 116, Morton:
Descriptive book, circa 1889-1920.
Major Doughty Post No. 117, Lake City:
Descriptive book, 1884-1910.
LocationReel
SAM 42218James Bryant Post No. 119, Minneapolis:
Member files, A-Y, 1890s-1920s.
Scrapbook index.
Memoriam books [leaflets], 1910-1928.
Personal War Sketches, 1891.
R. A. Fields Post No. 119, New York Mills:
Descriptive book, 1884-1890.
Alatoona Post No. 128, Albany:
Descriptive book, 1884-1885.
Booth Post No. 130, Grand Meadow:
Descriptive book, 1885-1904.
George P. Sawyer Post No. 132, Medford:
Descriptive book, 1884-1909.
Colfax Post No. 133, Dassel:
Surgeon's record, 1885-1889.
H. H. Edwards Post No. 135, Sherburne:
Descriptive book, 1885-1908.
I. O. Russell Post No. 136, Granite Falls:
Descriptive book, 1885-1903.
Everts Post No. 138, Battle Lake:
Descriptive book, 1885-1896.
Membership applications and transfers, 1885-1894.
H. W. Van Rensalaer Post No. 140, Melrose:
Descriptive book, 1885-1892.
John Kennedy Post No. 141, Osakis:
Descriptive book, 1885-1902.
J. K. Mertz Post No. 144, New Auburn:
Descriptive book, 1884-1908.
E. M. Kenfield Post No. 145, Barnesville:
Descriptive book, 1885-1905.
David Hughes Post No. 156, Lamberton:
Descriptive book, 1886-1900s.
Albert Woodbury Post No. 157, Cambridge:
Descriptive book, 1886-1888.
John Buford Post No. 166, Beaver Creek:
Descriptive book, 1897-1902.
James Davis Post No. 170, Dakota:
Descriptive book, 1888-1901.
Oliver P. Morton Post No. 171, Minneapolis:
Descriptive book, 1888-1910.
William Noble Post No. 175, Minneapolis:
Descriptive book, 1882-1892.
Harry Walker Post No. 176, Hanley Falls:
Descriptive book, 1888.
LocationReel
SAM 42219E. S. Kellogg Post No. 179, Hewitt:
Descriptive book, 1894-1905.
John Hayes Post No. 180, Staples:
Descriptive book, 1887-1892.
Fremont Post No. 181, Fremont:
Descriptive book, 1883-1898.
Colonel Ellsworth Post No. 184, Ellsworth:
Descriptive book, 1890.
Frank Videto Post No. 186, Witoka:
Descriptive book, 1890-1906.
John B. Scott Post No. 187, West Duluth:
Descriptive book, 1890-1895.

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Patriotic societies -- Minnesota.
Women -- Minnesota -- Societies and clubs.
Organizations:
Grand Army of the Republic -- Minnesota -- Membership.
Grand Army of the Republic. Garfield Post No. 8 (Saint Paul, Minn.).
Grand Army of the Republic. Acker Post No. 21 (Saint Paul, Minn.).
Grand Army of the Republic. James Bryant Post No. 119.
Grand Army of the Republic. L. P. Plummer Post No. 50 (Minneapolis, Minn.).
Grand Army of the Republic. John A. Rawlins Post, No. 126 (Minneapolis, Minn.).
Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.). Department of Minnesota.
Places:
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Societies, etc.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans.
Document Types:
Charters.
Microforms.

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