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| Boulder, Colorado, USA established 2001 |
| Charter Members, April 1881 Nathaniel Lyon Post No. 5, Boulder, Colorado, Grand Army of the Republic, Department Of Colorado and Wyoming |
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The Nathaniel Lyon, Post No. 5, Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Colorado and Wyoming, was active in Boulder from 1881 to 1940. The Charter for a Grand Army Post to be located in Boulder Colorado was granted on 30 March 1881 to 42 petitioners. Thirty five of the 42 petitioners were mustered into the GAR on 09 Apr 1881; the remaining seven, not being able to attend, were mustered at subsequent meetings. The charter members of Boulder's Post No. 5, Grand Army of the Republic, are listed below. The names were listed in Post No.5 meeting records held at the Carnegie Branch Library of Local History, Boulder Public Library, Boulder, Colorado. |
Charter Members
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| SurNAME | Given Names | RANK | CO. | REGIMENT | note |
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| Ambrook; alt. Ambood |
Charles, M.D. | Saddler / Hosp. Steward / 1st Lieut. |
K / - / - |
2nd Mich. Cavalry / USA Medical Department / 5th USC Heavy Artillery | 02 |
| Anderson | Eric J. | Private | D |
3rd Colorado Cavalry | 04 |
| Andrew | Joseph Weir | Private | A |
85 Pennsylvania Infantry | 01 |
| Berkley | John James | 1st Sergeant | F |
2nd Iowa Cavalry | 01 |
| Coan | Alonzo | 2nd Lieut. / 1st Lieut. / Captain |
H / K / H |
15th Maine Infantry | 02 |
| Cosgrove | John | Sergeant | G |
27th Wisconsin Infantry | 03 |
| Danford | Hiram J. | Corporal | D |
27th Ohio Infantry | 03 |
| Danford | Thomas | 1st Sergeant | D |
128th Ohio Infantry | 03 |
| Dean | Hamilton P. | Private | I |
11th Iowa Infantry | 03 |
| Dean | Edwin Baker | Private / Captain |
A / E |
1st Iowa Infantry / 18th Iowa Infantry |
05 |
| Ellet | John A. | Lt. Colonel | - |
1st Miss. Marine Brigade [Miss. Ram Fleet Squadron] |
01 |
| Greene | Oscar Fritz Allen | Private | M |
1st Maine Cavalry | 01 |
| Haff | John L. | Comm. Sergeant | K |
3rd Colorado Cavalry | 06 |
| Hammill | C. M. | - | - |
- | 03 |
| Harrington | William | - | - |
- | 03 |
| Hathaway | Mark M. | 2nd Lieut. / Captain |
A / - |
95th Illinois Infantry / 47th US Colored Infantry |
01 |
| Hixson | Luther | Sergeant | G |
51st Ohio Infantry | 01 |
| Jain | Miles | Sergeant | I |
2nd Colorado Cavalry | 02 |
| King | Dean W. | Assist. Surgeon | - |
2nd Colorado Cavalry | 02 |
| Lakin | David | 1st Lieut. | B |
17th Iowa Infantry | 07 |
| Leonard | Port D. | Musician | E |
23rd Wisconsin Infantry | 08 |
| Morgridge | William O. | Private | B |
3rd Michigan Infantry | 01 |
| Newton | Dawson | Sergeant | A |
33rd Illinois Infantry | 07 |
| Palmer | Theodore R. | Lt. Colonel | - |
13th Michigan Infantry | 03 |
| Pingree | George Washington | Sergeant | B |
1st Colorado Cavalry | 09 |
| Potter | Robert B. | Private | D / F |
24th Ohio Infantry | 01 |
| Rhodes | Merit J. | Private | K |
2nd Colorado Infantry | 03 |
| Rouse | Sterling D. | Corporal | A |
8th Missouri Infantry | 03 |
| Russell | A. A. | Private | L |
6th Missouri Infantry | 03 |
| Russell | H. M. | Private | F |
3rd Wisconsin Cavalry | 03 |
| Rutter | James G. | 1st Lieut. | D |
1st Iowa Cavalry | 03 |
| Sawyer | Alvin M. | Private | A |
53rd Massachusetts Infantry | 03 |
| Sheldon | Henry S. | Sergeant | L / G |
8th Illinois Cavalry | 10 |
| Smith | Leonidus | Private | F |
51st Indiana Infantry | 03 |
| Squires | P. L. | Private | B |
6th Connecticut Infantry | 03 |
| Steele | James W. | Private | G. |
46th / 142nd Illinois Infantry | 01 |
| Stewart | Thomas | 1st Lieut. | G |
17th Iowa Infantry | 01 |
| Streeter | Joseph E. | Sergeant | I |
37th Iowa Infantry | 01 |
| Teeters | Wilber B. | Brevet Col. | - |
116th Ohio Infantry | 03 |
| Virgin | William T. | Private | F / C |
1st Iowa Infantry / 4th Iowa Cavalry |
03 |
| Wattsbaugh | John W. | Private | G |
73rd Illinois Infantry | 11 |
| Wilson | John M. | 1st Sergeant / 1st Lieut. |
D / F |
48th / 83rd Ohio Infantry | 01 |
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Notes regarding Charter Members of Post No. 5, GAR, Boulder, Colorado
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| Note | Burial Information |
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01 |
Buried in Columbia Cemetery, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado. Biographical information of persons buried in Columbia Cemetery can be found at the Columbia Cemetery Burial Index on the Boulder Genealogical Society website. |
02 |
Buried in Green Mountain Cemetery, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado |
03 |
No information found regarding burial. |
04 |
Likely buried Washington state based on HDS information regarding veteran and widow pension. |
05 |
Buried in Old Rural Cemetery, Santa Rosa, Calif., per HDS database. |
06 |
CVGR index indicates Spring Valley Cemetery, Garfield County, Colorado. |
07 |
CVGR index indicates Homelake Cemetery, Rio Grand County, Colorado. | 08 |
CVGR index indicates Grand View Cemetery, Larimer County, Colorado. | 09 |
CVGR index indicates Mizpah Cemetery, Weld County, Colorado. | 10 |
CVGR index indicates Riverside Cemetery, Logan County, Colorado. | 11 |
CVGR index indicates Union Highland Cemetery, Fremont County, Colorado. |
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Resources for information regarding Charter Members of Post No. 5, GAR, Boulder, Colorado
The resources for the development of 'Charter Members of Post No. 5, GAR, Boulder, Colorado' are tabulated below. |
| Resource |
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| Boulder Genealogical Society Columbia Cemetery Burial Index. |
| Boulder Genealogical Society Green Mountain Cemetery Index. |
| Post No. 5, Grand Army of the Republic, records at the Carnegie Branch Library of Local History, Boulder Public Library, Boulder, Colorado. |
| Colorado Veterans' Grave Registrations, 1862-1949,
database. An index of the database is available online; grave
registration cards can be viewed and copies obtain at / from the
archive. The Colorado State Archives
Room 1B-20 1313 Sherman Street Denver, CO 80203 Phone 303-866-2358 |
| Colorado Volunteers [1861-1865 ] Transcript of Records Index database available via the Colorado State Archive online. |
| The US National Park Service Civil War Soldier System
online database; an
invaluable / impressive resource comprised of three parts: |
| Historical Data Systems an online fully searchable database which contains extensive information regarding American Civil War soldiers, regiments, and events. HDS is a subscription database [$25 per year] and is indispensaible to the development of the 'Soldier's Story'. |
| Cemetery Works Index |
Post No. 5, GAR, Boulder, Colorado |
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Superior Cemetery Civil War Veterans |
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