The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) in Kansas

Throughout the history of the Department of Kansas, Grand Army of the Republic, there were some 500+ G.A.R. Posts located in Kansas and Oklahoma (which was known until it became a state in 1907 as "Indian Territory").

Beginning June 1, 1889, per General Order No. 9 of the Commander-in-Chief of the G.A.R., the jurisdiction of the Department of Kansas also included all of "Indian Territory" (Oklahoma) located North of the Canadian River. Seven new Posts of the G.A.R. were created that year in this part of Oklahoma alone. They remained under the jurisdiction of the Department of Kansas until August 29, 1890 at which time the Department of Oklahoma & Indian Territory was formed.

To assist you in your research we have provided below a listing of the majority the Posts of the Department of Kansas including the City and County in which they were located (where we know it). There are several places in the listing where there are multiple Post names under one number. This is because the Department would "recycle" numbers on occasion after a Post had folded. (If we know what year a Post was organized or failed we indicate that information in parentheses beside the Post name. Also, as G.A.R. Posts occasionally changed their name, any former name of the Post is listed in parentheses next to the last known name of the Post.)

This information was compiled by PDC Dean K. Speaks, Department of Kansas, in 2001 Additional information was provided by Blair D. Tarr in 2009. The Department of Kansas appreciates all of their efforts in this project.

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Post #	Post Name	City	County
1	Lincoln	Topeka	Shawnee
2	Vance	Hays	Ellis
3	Jewell	Pleasanton	Linn
4	McPherson	Independence	Montgomery
5	Kearney	Washington	Washington
6	Custer	Leavenworth	Leavenworth
7	Wadsworth	Council Grove	Morris
8	B.F. Larned	Larned	Pawnee
9	Lyon	Marysville	Marshall
10	Sumner	Kansas City	Wyandotte
11	(Camden) Canby	Osage City	Osage
12	Washington	Lawrence	Douglas
13	Osterhause Elsmore	Prescott (Savonsburg) Elsmore	Linn Allen
14	Meade	Sterling	Rice
15	John W. Geary	Cottonwood Falls	Chase
16	Allison	Burlington	Coffey
17	Joe Hooker	Hutchinson	Reno
18	George H. Thomas	Ottawa	Franklin
19	Lyndon	Lyndon	Osage
20	Kit Carson	Lyons	Rice
21	Hanover/Johnson (until 1887) Mound Fort Donelson	Hanover Gridley St. Mary’s	Washington Coffey Pottawatomie
22	Ellsworth	Ellsworth	Ellsworth
23	E.M. Stanton	Howard	Elk
24	Sedgwick	Clifton	Washington
25	Garfield	Wichita	Sedgwick
26	Rawlins	Elk Falls	Elk
27	Upton	Caldwell	Sumner
28	Burnside	Kansas City	Wyandotte
29	Ed Lines	Alma	Wabaunsee
30	Sherman	Ness City	Ness
31	J.G. Blunt	Linn	Washington
32	William H. Lytle	Fort Scott	Bourbon
33	Montgomery	Mound City	Linn
34	Jim Lane	Mankato	Jewell
35	E.P. Sheldon	Burlingame	Osage
36	Judson Kilpatrick	Newton	Harvey
37	Farragut	Burrton	Harvey
38	O.P. Morton	Wamego	Pottawatomie
39	Custard	Onaga	Pottawatomie
40	E.D. Baker	Baldwin City	Douglas
41	Winfield Scott / Hill City	Millbrook /Hill City	Graham
42	Pollock	Marion	Marion
43	Reynolds	Cawker City	Mitchell
44	John Brown	Belleville	Republic
45	Robert Anderson	Smith Center	Smith
46	Will Wendel	Holton	Jackson
47	Kennesaw	Minneapolis	Ottawa
48	S.A. Hurlbut	Ellinwood	Barton
49	General Bailey	Girard	Crawford
50	Dick Yates	Eureka	Greenwood
51	McCook	Iola	Allen
52	Pap Thomas	Great Bend	Barton
53	Henderson	Frankfort	Marshall
54	F.P. Blair	Galena	Cherokee
55	(Emporia) Preston B. Plumb	Emporia	Lyon
56	Shiloh	Cherokee	Crawford
57	James Shields	Wellington	Sumner
58	S.R. Deach	Jewell City	Jewell
59	John A. Dix	Columbus	Cherokee
60	Dahlgren Alta Vista A. M. Kirkpatrick (1917)	Ness City Alta Vista La Harpe	Ness Wabaunsee Allen
61	(Benton) W.H. Lawton	Anthony	Harper
62	Jesse Nelson	Tecumseh	Shawnee
63	Abilene	Abilene	Dickinson
64	Antietam	Parsons	Labette
65	General Russell	Pittsburg	Crawford
66	W.H.L. Wallace	El Dorado	Butler
67	Chickamauga	Scranton	Osage
68	Franklin	Olathe	Johnson
69	O.M. Mitchell	Osborne	Osborne
70	Gettysburg (until 1905) Labette	Hollenberg Labette	Washington Labette
71	(General Rice) Topeka	Topeka	Shawnee
72	Vicksburg	Humboldt	Allen
73	(Neosho Falls) B.F. Goss	Neosho Falls	Woodson
74	Stone River	Sedan	Chautauqua
75	(Eskridge) W.H. Earle	Eskridge	Wabaunsee
76	Stockton	Stockton	Rooks
77	Phillipsburg	Phillipsburg	Phillips
78	Ionia	Ionia	Jewell
79	Brownlow	Severy	Greenwood
80	(Williamsburg) Reseca	Williamsburg	Franklin
81	Haddam (until 1887) Ness Parsons	Haddam Bazine Parsons	Washington Ness Labette
82	General Strong	Jetmore	Hodgeman
83	Reno	Nickerson	Reno
84	Silas Miller	Canton	McPherson
85	(Winfield) Siverd	Winfield	Cowley
86	Pomona L.P. Wilkes	Pomona Dwight	Franklin Morris
87	James B. McPherson	McPherson	McPherson
88	(Clay Center) Phil Sheridan	Clay Center	Clay
89	Peabody	Peabody	Marion
90	John Goldy (until 1908) Sheridan	Milan Coffeyville	Sumner Montgomery
91	Mulligan	Longton	Elk
92	George Graham	Seneca	Nemaha
93	(Atchison) John A. Martin	Atchison	Atchison
94	Colonel J. Hays	Carbondale	Osage
95	General Mower	Galatia / Millard	Barton
96	Lookout	Wellsville	Franklin
97	Douglass	Douglass	Butler
98	Phil Harvey	Fredonia	Wilson
99	Cedarvale	Cedarvale	Chautauqua
100	Lew Gove	Manhattan	Riley
101	Chase	Beattie	Marshall
102	A.J. Smith	Fontana	Miami
103	DeLong / C.F. Smith	St. John	Stafford
104	General Curtis	Spring Hill	Johnson
105	L.E. King	Augusta	Butler
106	General H.C. Bull	Alton	Osborne
107	Collyer	Collyer	Trego
108	Knowlton	Ottumwa	Coffey
109	L.B. Richardson	Miltonvale	Cloud
110	E.O.C. Ord	Moline	Elk
111	Princeton	Princeton	Franklin
112	Fall River	Fall River	Greenwood
113	(Concordia) W.T. Sherman	Concordia	Cloud
114	General G.K. Warren	Osage Mission (St. Paul)	Neosho
115	Wilson	Wilson	Ellsworth
116	Wilderness	Delphos	Ottawa
117	McCaslin	Paola	Miami
118	Pea Ridge	Chetopa	Labette
119	New Albany	New Albany	Wilson
120	Leavenworth Newton	Leavenworth Newton	Leavenworth Harvey
121	Cumberland G.W. Harrison	Salem Andover	Jewell Butler
122	Kirwin	Kirwin	Phillips
123	Baxter Springs	Baxter Springs	Cherokee
124	Prairie Grove	Kansas Centre / Frederick	Rice
125	Leon	Leon	Butler
126	Sackett	Irving	Marshall
127	John A. Logan	Salina	Saline
128	Elk City	Elk City	Montgomery
129	Neosho (Consolidated with Post 136 on July 10, 1902 and became Chanute Post #129)	Chanute	Neosho
130	Hiawatha	Hiawatha	Brown
131	Bridge	(Chico) Gypsum	Saline
132	Junction City	Junction City	Geary
133	Dexter / H.C. McDorman Wabaunsee / McKinley	Dexter Wabaunsee	Cowley Wabaunsee
134	Greenleaf	Greenleaf	Washington
135	O.R. Powers	Netawaka	Jackson
136	Medicine Henry Dunn Ad Astra (Consolidated with Post 129, July 10, 1902)	Raceburgh / Highhill Woodston Chanute	Rooks Rooks Neosho
137	Wallace Sandy Valley	Scandia N. Middleton	Republic Woodson
138	N.B. Page	Whiting	Jackson
139	Mound Valley	Mound Valley	Labette
140	Jayhawker	Admire	Lyon
141	Pawnee Galesburg	Cora Galesburg	Smith Neosho
142	Hackleman	Cherryvale	Montgomery
143	Hepler W.D. Conn (1890) Natoma	Hepler Alanthus Natoma	Crawford Gove Osborne
144	Havensville	Havensville	Pottawatomie
145	Humphrey	Neodesha	Wilson
146	Circleville	Circleville	Jackson
147	Beloit	Beloit	Mitchell
148	G. W. Smith C.C. Myser	Fort Riley Toledo	Geary Chase
149	Tonganoxie S.S. Perry	Tonganoxie Wallace	Leavenworth Wallace
150	Oswego	Oswego	Labette
151	Westmoreland	Westmoreland	Pottawatomie
152	Bunker Hill	Bunker Hill	Russell
153	Coffeyville	Coffeyville	Montgomery
154	James Montgomery	Uniontown	Bourbon
155	(Oskaloosa) Jules Williams	Oskaloosa	Jefferson
156	Osage	McCune	Crawford
157	Corinth John Anderson	Monmouth Wilder	Crawford Johnson
158	Arkansas City	Arkansas City	Cowley
159	Cornforth	Clyde	Cloud
160	Meriden	Meriden	Jefferson
161	Winchester Gen. Slocum	Crystal Plains Tonganoxie	Smith Leavenworth
162	Gaylord James Fear	Gaylord Brownell	Smith Ness
163	Oneida	Oneida	Nemaha
164	Larrabee	Russell	Russell
165	H.Z. Curtis	Keelville / Melrose	Cherokee
166	Soldier / James B. Kyle	Soldier	Jackson
167	John L. Graham	Wetmore	Nemaha
168	Sumter	Winchester	Jefferson
169	Dunlap	Dunlap	Morris
170	Robert B. Mitchell	LaCygne	Linn
171	George Ellis	Ellis	Ellis
172	Burden	Burden	Cowley
173	Scottsville (until 1908)	Scottsville	Mitchell
174	Eldred	Medicine Lodge	Barber
175	Sabetha	Sabetha	Nemaha
176	Cloud R.B. Hayes	Central City Pratt	Anderson Pratt
177	Logan	Logan	Phillips
178	Ohio Grove Steadman Hatch Sylvan Grove (Early 1900's)	Minneapolis Partridge Sylvan Grove	Ottawa Reno Lincoln
179	Meacham	Colony	Anderson
180	Rufus Kilpatrick	Garnett	Anderson
181	Long Island	Long Island	Phillips
182	J.B. Milroy	Lenora	Norton
183	(Mulberry Grove) Mulberry (name change effected August 30, 1892)	Mulberry	Crawford
184	Charley Aldrich	Cedarville	Smith
185	Woodson	Yates Center	Woodson
186	H.H. Free	Burr Oak	Jewell
187	Madison	Madison	Greenwood
188	Centralia	Centralia	Nemaha
189	(Halstead) Buford	Halstead	Harvey
190	Orloff Norton	Le Roy	Coffey
191	Severance	Severance	Doniphan
192	Rousseau Bies	Shady Bend Brewster	Lincoln Thomas
193	Sargent Russell Springs Little River (1901)	Little River Russell Springs Little River	Rice Logan Rice
194	Sergeant R. Mercer (1887) W.M. Richardson	Leonardville Admire	Riley Lyon
195	Wier	Pardee	Atchison
196	(Hartford) J.A. Taylor (name change effected Feb. 7, 1893)	Hartford	Lyon
197	Captain Trego	Wakeeney	Trego
198	T.E.G. Ransom	Oberlin	Decatur
199	Toronto	Toronto	Woodson
200	Colonel Givens	Hallowell	Cherokee
201	U.S. Grant	Elmdale	Chase
202	(Marion)Gen. George Francis Marion (name change effected Jan. 14, 1893)	Florence	Marion
203	Mulvane	Mulvane	Sumner
204	Col. H. P. Johnson Ulysses	Urbana Ulysses	Neosho Grant
205	Westphalia Liberal	Westphalia Liberal	Anderson Seward
206	Armourdale Earlton	Armourdale Earlton	Wyandotte Neosho
207	Silver Lake	Silver Lake	Shawnee
208	Gen. R.G. Shaw	Leavenworth	Leavenworth
209	Captain Jarvis	Norton	Norton
210	Sergeant McCoy	Randolph	Riley
211	White Rock Valley H.M Dobyns	White Valley Opolis	Republic Crawford
212	Harbine	Harbine, KS/Byron, NE	Republic
213	Knoxville Floral (until 1905)	Kingston Floral	Labette Cowley
214	Atwood	Atwood	Rawlins
215	Bennington (until March 30, 1903)	Bennington	Ottawa
216	Col. McElvaine J.Y. Smith (until 1890) Winfield Scott	Lura Plum Grove / Brainard Scott City	Russell Butler Scott
217	Roanoke	Oak Valley	Elk
218	Chautauqua	Chautauqua	Chautauqua
219	Colonel Shane (until 1887) Banner City	Holyrood Banner City	Ellsworth Dickinson
220	T.R. Stanley (until 1890) Greeley	Weir City Greeley	Cherokee Anderson
221	Quenemo	Quenemo	Osage
222	LaCrosse	LaCrosse	Rush
223	Elmwood	(Shibboleth) Dresden	Decatur
224	Eagle	Chase	Rice
225	Captain Lewis Stafford	Valley Falls	Jefferson
226	Colonel J.J. Jones	Formoso	Jewell
227	Rough and Ready (until 1887) (Burdett) Tim McCarthy	Star Valley Burdett	Cherokee Pawnee
228	Delaware	Osawkie	Jefferson
229	Bridgeport	Bridgeport	Saline
230	Belmont (until 1890) J.W. Mackey	Crestline Pomona	Cherokee Franklin
231	Walnut	Walnut	Crawford
232	(Downs) Ben Greenman	Downs	Osborne
233	A. W. Farr Magbie McConnell (1890) Neosho Rapids	Empire City Simpson Blakeman Neosho Rapids	Cherokee Mitchell Rawlins Lyon
234	Gen. Ed. Kitchen W.S. Harvey	Montana Coolidge	Labette Hamilton
235	Brookville	Brookville	Saline
236	W.H. Grimes	Atchison	Atchison
237	Fitz Henry Warren Conrad Baker (until 1890) Overbrook (until January 30, 1903)	Netherland Voltaire Overbrook	Reno Sherman Osage
238	Melvern	Melvern	Osage
239	Glasco	Glasco	Cloud
240	Lebanon	Lebanon	Smith
241	T.O. Howe	Kinsley	Edwards
242	Perryville	Arlington	Reno
243	Altoona	Altoona	Wilson
244	Wm. R. Creighton Ingalls (1890) Eggleston	Covert Ingalls Wichita	Osborne Gray Sedgwick
245	Equity	Lone Elm	Anderson
246	Thompson	Vermillion	Marshall
247	Waverly	Waverly	Coffey
248	Volunteer	Coyville	Wilson
249	Americus	Americus	Lyon
250	Blue	North Topeka	Shawnee
251	Harper	Harper	Harper
252	Louisburg	Louisburg	Miami
253	Axtell	Axtell	Marshall
254	(Sanders) Moran (until January 1, 1903)	(Morantown) Moran	Allen
255	Stephenson	Sedgwick	Harvey
256	Ft. Donelson McDaniels	St. Mary’s Bonner Springs	Pottawatomie Wyandotte
257	James R. Fulton	Garden City	Finney
258	General Hazen	Lincoln	Lincoln
259	Corning	Corning	Nemaha
260	Waterville	Waterville	Marshall
261	Galesburg Glen Elder	Galesburg Glen Elder	Neosho Mitchell
262	Dover John Morgan Centropolis (1890) Baldwin	Dover Rago Centropolis Derby	Shawnee Sedgwick Franklin Sedgwick
263	Portis	Portis	Osborne
264	R.B. Burleigh	Blue Mound	Linn
265	Kingman	Kingman	Kingman
266	Griffin	Ada	Ottawa
267	Copeland-Goodwin (1887) J.H. Howe	Pratt (Lamborn) Kanorado	Pratt Sherman
268	Colonel Topping	Altamont	Labette
269	Washburn (until 1908)	Twin Falls / Nash	Greenwood
270	Atlanta	(Vilas) (Rest) Buffalo	Wilson
271	(General Lander) William H. Baker Manhattan	Lane Manhattan	Franklin Riley
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