G.A.R. Department Commanders

Department of Indiana Commanders

Grand Army of the Republic

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Indianapolis, Marion
Commander Post Post Location (City, County)
1866 Robert S. Foster #17 Indianapolis, Marion
1867 Nathan Kimball
1868 Robert S. Foster #17 Indianapolis, Marion
1869 Oliver M. Wilson #17 Indianapolis, Marion
1870 Louis Humphreys #8 South Bend, St. Joseph
1871 Louis Humphreys #8 South Bend, St. Joseph
1879 Jonathan B. Hager
added 3/13/10
#1 Terre Haute, Vigo
1880 Samuel E. Armstrong Greencastle, Putnam
1881 William W. Dudley
added 3/13/10
Richmond, Wayne
1882 James R.Carnahan
added 2-21-10
#3 Indianapolis, Marion
1883 James R.Carnahan
added 2-21-10
#3 Indianapolis, Marion
1884 Edwin Nicar
added 11-1-10
#8 South Bend, St. Joseph
1885 David N. Foster
added 11-1-10
#40 Fort Wayne, Allen
1886 Thomas W. Bennett Richmond, Wayne
1887 Ira Joy Chase Danville, Hendricks
1888 Argos D. Vanosdol Madison, Jefferson
1889 Charles M. Travis #7 Crawfordsville, Montgomery
1890 Gilbert R. Stormont #28 Princeton, Gibson
1891 Ivan N. Walker #17 Indianapolis, Marion
1892 Joseph B. Cheadle
added 11-3-10
#65 Frankfort, Clinton
1893 James T. Johnson #9 Rockville, Parke
1894 Albert O. Marsh #60 Winchester, Randolph
1895 Harvey B. Shively
(Find-a-Grave Link added 5-4-22)
Wabash, Wabash
1896 Henry M. Caylor #133 Noblesville, Hamilton
1897 James S. Dodge #37 Elkhart, Elkhart
1898 Daniel Ryan Morristown, Shelby
1899 William L. Dunlap #127 Franklin, Johnson
1900 David E. Beem #93 Spencer, Owen
1901 Milton Garrigus #30 Kokomo, Howard
1902 Benjamin Starr #55 Richmond, Wayne
1903 George W. Grubbs #77 Spencer, Owen
1904 Daniel R. Lucas Indianapolis, Marion
1905 Marien D. Tackett #5 Greensburg, Decatur
1906 Edmund R. Brown Winamac, Pulaski
1907 William A. Ketcham #17 Indianapolis, Marion
1908 John D. Alexander 
(Find-a-Grave Link) added 3-29-10
Springville, Green (?)
1909 Orlando A. Somers #30 Kokomo, Howard
1910 Alexander P. Asbury #564 Farmersburg, Sullivan
1911 Daniel Waugh #203 Tipton, Tipton
1912 Frank Swigart
(Find-a-Grave Link) added 2-15-15
#14 Logansport, Cass
1912 Wilbur E. Gorsuch
(Find-a-Grave Link) added 2-15-15
#8 South Bend, St. Joseph
1913 Daniel W. Comstock
(Find-a-Grave Link) added 2-15-15
#55 Richmond, Wayne
1914 A. B. Crampton #31 Delphi, Carroll
1915 Lewis King #13 Columbus, Bartholomew
1916 V. V. Williams #247 Bedford, Lawrence
1917 Samuel M. Hench #40 Fort Wayne, Allen
1918 Alonzo Murphy Greensburg, Decatur
1919 William F. Medsker #179 Cambridge City, Wayne
1920 Robert W. McBride Indianapolis, Marion
1921 Richard H. Tyner #148 New Castle, Henry
1922 William A.Kelsey #40 Fort Wayne, Allen
1923 Albert J. Ball #17 Indianapolis, Marion
1924 F. M. VanPelt #224 Anderson, Madison
1925 David Strouse Danville, Hendricks
1926 James W. Spain #27 Evansville, Vanderburgh
1927 John H. Hoffman (See Obit Here and Find-a-Grave Memorial Here) added 6-19-22 #125 Ligonier, Noble
1928 W. F. Molyneaux Gary, Lake
1929 Charles E. Hale #14 Logansport, Cass
1930 Issac B. Austin #133 Noblesville, Hamilton
1930 James Kilmartin #28 Princton, Gibson
1931 F. M. McNair #77 Martinsville, Morgan
1932 James Bowden Muncie, Delaware
1933 Jasper N. Callicott
1934 John F. McKinley #561 Lebanon, Boone
1935 Edward M. McClelland
(Find-a-Grave Link) added 1-23-22
#78 Muncie, Delaware
1936 Quincy A. Hunt #1 Terre Haute, Vigo
1937 Dr. John H. Stone #30 Kokomo, Howard
1938 Dr. John H. Stone #30 Kokomo, Howard
1939 Dr. John H. Stone #30 Kokomo, Howard
1940 Dr. John H. Stone #30 Kokomo, Howard
1941 Dr. John H. Stone #30 Kokomo, Howard
1941 David S. Moist
(See Last Soldier Page)
#38 Union City, Randolph
1942 Isaac W. Sharp #114 Warsaw, Kosciusko
1943 Isaac W. Sharp #114 Warsaw, Kosciusko
1944 John F. Smith #227 Marion, Grant
1945 John F. Smith #227 Marion, Grant
1946 John C. Adams #409 Jonesboro, Grant
1947 John C. Adams #409 Jonesboro, Grant
1948 John C. Adams #409 Jonesboro, Grant