{"id":224,"date":"2019-02-04T23:25:31","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T23:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/suvcwin.org\/?page_id=224"},"modified":"2022-06-19T16:22:06","modified_gmt":"2022-06-19T16:22:06","slug":"g-a-r-department-commanders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/suvcwin.org\/?page_id=224","title":{"rendered":"G.A.R. Department Commanders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Department\nof Indiana Commanders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grand\nArmy of the Republic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note: If you have any biographical information about any of the men listed above, please send an e-mail to <strong> <a href=\"mailto:timbeckman@gmail.com?subject=SUVCW - Dept. of Indiana Web Pages\">timbeckman@gmail.com<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong> We look forward to hearing from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>    Indianapolis, Marion    <br><\/td><td>\n  Commander\n  <\/td><td>\n  Post\n  <\/td><td> Post Location (City, County)  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1866\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/in\/RSFoster.html\">Robert S. Foster<\/a>\n  <\/td><td>\n  #17\n  <\/td><td>\n  Indianapolis, Marion\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>    1867 <\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/in\/NKimball.html\">Nathan Kimball <\/a><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1868\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/in\/RSFoster.html\">Robert S. Foster<\/a>\n  <\/td><td>\n  #17\n  <\/td><td>\n  Indianapolis, Marion\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1869\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/in\/OMWilson.html\">Oliver M. Wilson <\/a>\n  <\/td><td>\n  #17\n  <\/td><td>\n  Indianapolis, Marion\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1870\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/in\/LHumphreys.html\">Louis Humphreys<\/a>\n  <\/td><td>\n  #8\n  <\/td><td>\n  South Bend, St. Joseph\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1871\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/in\/LHumphreys.html\">Louis Humphreys<\/a>\n  <\/td><td>\n  #8\n  <\/td><td>\n  South Bend, St. Joseph\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1879\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/in\/jbhager.htm\">Jonathan B. Hager<br>\n  <\/a>added 3\/13\/10\n  <\/td><td>\n  #1\n  <\/td><td>\n  Terre Haute, Vigo\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>    1880    <\/td><td>    Samuel E. Armstrong    <\/td><td><\/td><td>    Greencastle, Putnam   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>    1881    <\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/in\/wwdudley.htm\">William W. Dudley<br>   <\/a>added 3\/13\/10  <\/td><td><\/td><td>    Richmond, Wayne    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1882\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/in\/jrcarnahan.htm\">James R.Carnahan<br>\n  <\/a> added 2-21-10\n  <\/td><td>\n  #3\n  <\/td><td>\n  Indianapolis, Marion\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1883\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/in\/jrcarnahan.htm\">James R.Carnahan<br>\n  <\/a> added 2-21-10\n  <\/td><td>\n  #3\n  <\/td><td>\n  Indianapolis, Marion\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1884\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/in\/edwinnicar.htm\">Edwin Nicar<\/a> <br>\n   added 11-1-10\n  <\/td><td>\n  #8\n  <\/td><td>\n  South Bend, St. Joseph\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1885\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/in\/dnfoster.htm\">David N. Foster<\/a><br>\n  added 11-1-10\n  <\/td><td>\n  #40\n  <\/td><td>\n  Fort Wayne, Allen\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>    1886 <\/td><td>    Thomas W. Bennett    <\/td><td><\/td><td>    Richmond, Wayne    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>    1887 <\/td><td>  <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/in\/IChase.html\">Ira Joy Chase<\/a>    <\/td><td><\/td><td>    Danville, Hendricks    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>    1888    <\/td><td> <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/in\/argusvanosdol.htm\">Argos D. Vanosdol<\/a>    <\/td><td><\/td><td>    Madison, Jefferson    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1889\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/in\/cmtravis.htm\">Charles M. Travis<\/a>\n  <\/td><td>\n  #7\n  <\/td><td>\n  Crawfordsville, Montgomery\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1890\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/in\/gilstormont.htm\">Gilbert R. Stormont<\/a>\n  <\/td><td>\n  #28\n  <\/td><td>\n  Princeton, Gibson\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1891\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/garcinc\/inwalker.htm\">Ivan N. Walker<\/a>\n  <\/td><td>\n  #17\n  <\/td><td>\n  Indianapolis, Marion\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1892\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/in\/jcheadle.htm\">Joseph B. Cheadle<\/a> <br>\n   added 11-3-10\n  <\/td><td>\n  #65\n  <\/td><td>Frankfort, Clinton<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1893\n  <\/td><td>\n  James T. Johnson\n  <\/td><td>\n  #9\n  <\/td><td>\n  Rockville, Parke\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1894\n  <\/td><td>\n  Albert O. Marsh\n  <\/td><td>\n  #60\n  <\/td><td>\n  Winchester, Randolph\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>    1895    <\/td><td>   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/45111600\/harvey-brower-shively\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harvey B. Shively<\/a><br>(Find-a-Grave Link added 5-4-22)    <\/td><td><\/td><td>    Wabash, Wabash    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1896\n  <\/td><td>\n  Henry M. Caylor\n  <\/td><td>\n  #133\n  <\/td><td>\n  Noblesville, Hamilton\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1897\n  <\/td><td>\n  James S. Dodge\n  <\/td><td>\n  #37\n  <\/td><td>\n  Elkhart, Elkhart\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>    1898 <\/td><td>    Daniel Ryan  <\/td><td><\/td><td>    Morristown, Shelby    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1899\n  <\/td><td>\n  William L. Dunlap\n  <\/td><td>\n  #127\n  <\/td><td>\n  Franklin, Johnson\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1900\n  <\/td><td>\n  David E. Beem\n  <\/td><td>\n  #93\n  <\/td><td>\n  Spencer, Owen\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1901\n  <\/td><td>\n  Milton Garrigus\n  <\/td><td>\n  #30\n  <\/td><td>\n  Kokomo, Howard\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1902\n  <\/td><td>\n  Benjamin Starr\n  <\/td><td>\n  #55\n  <\/td><td>\n  Richmond, Wayne\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1903\n  <\/td><td>\n  George W. Grubbs\n  <\/td><td>\n  #77\n  <\/td><td>\n  Spencer, Owen\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>    1904    <\/td><td>    Daniel R. Lucas    <\/td><td>   <\/td><td>  Indianapolis, Marion <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1905\n  <\/td><td>\n  Marien D. Tackett\n  <\/td><td>\n  #5\n  <\/td><td>\n  Greensburg, Decatur\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>    1906   <\/td><td>    Edmund R. Brown    <\/td><td>   <\/td><td>  Winamac, Pulaski      <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1907\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/garcinc\/waketcham.htm\">William A. Ketcham<\/a>\n  <\/td><td>\n  #17\n  <\/td><td>\n  Indianapolis, Marion\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>    1908 <\/td><td>    <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/cgi-bin\/fg.cgi?page=gr&amp;GSln=Alexander&amp;GSfn=John&amp;GSbyrel=in&amp;GSdyrel=in&amp;GSst=17&amp;GScntry=4&amp;GSob=n&amp;GRid=12550551&amp;\" target=\"_blank\">John D. Alexander&nbsp;<\/a><br>   (Find-a-Grave Link) added 3-29-10    <\/td><td><\/td><td>    Springville, Green (?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1909\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/garcinc\/somers.htm\">Orlando A. Somers<\/a>\n  <\/td><td>\n  #30\n  <\/td><td>\n  Kokomo, Howard\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1910\n  <\/td><td>\n  Alexander P. Asbury\n  <\/td><td>\n  #564\n  <\/td><td>\n  Farmersburg, Sullivan\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1911\n  <\/td><td>\n  Daniel Waugh\n  <\/td><td>\n  #203\n  <\/td><td>\n  Tipton, Tipton\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1912\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/cgi-bin\/fg.cgi?page=gr&amp;GRid=34899022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frank Swigart<\/a> <br>\n   (Find-a-Grave Link) added\n  2-15-15\n  <\/td><td>\n  #14\n  <\/td><td>\n  Logansport, Cass\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1912\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/cgi-bin\/fg.cgi?page=gr&amp;GRid=113726165\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wilbur E. Gorsuch<\/a> <br>\n   (Find-a-Grave Link) added\n  2-15-15\n  <\/td><td>\n  #8\n  <\/td><td>\n  South Bend, St. Joseph\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1913\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/cgi-bin\/fg.cgi?page=gr&amp;GRid=6576564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daniel W. Comstock<\/a><br>\n   (Find-a-Grave Link) added\n  2-15-15\n  <\/td><td>\n  #55\n  <\/td><td>\n  Richmond, Wayne\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1914\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/in\/ARCrampton.html\">A. B. Crampton\n  \n  <\/a>\n  <\/td><td>\n  #31\n  <\/td><td>\n  Delphi, Carroll\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1915\n  <\/td><td>\n  Lewis King\n  <\/td><td>\n  #13\n  <\/td><td>\n  Columbus, Bartholomew\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1916\n  <\/td><td>\n  V. V. Williams\n  <\/td><td>\n  #247\n  <\/td><td>\n  Bedford, Lawrence\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1917\n  <\/td><td>\n  Samuel M. Hench\n  <\/td><td>\n  #40\n  <\/td><td>\n  Fort Wayne, Allen\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>    1918 <\/td><td>    Alonzo Murphy    <\/td><td><\/td><td>    Greensburg, Decatur    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1919\n  <\/td><td>\n  William F. Medsker\n  <\/td><td>\n  #179\n  <\/td><td>\n  Cambridge City, Wayne\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>    1920    <\/td><td>    Robert W. McBride    <\/td><td><\/td><td>    Indianapolis, Marion    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1921\n  <\/td><td>\n  Richard H. Tyner\n  <\/td><td>\n  #148\n  <\/td><td>\n  New Castle, Henry\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1922\n  <\/td><td>\n  William A.Kelsey\n  <\/td><td>\n  #40\n  <\/td><td>\n  Fort Wayne, Allen\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1923\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/in\/AJBall.html\">Albert J. Ball <\/a>\n  <\/td><td>\n  #17\n  <\/td><td>\n  Indianapolis, Marion\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1924\n  <\/td><td>\n  F. M. VanPelt\n  <\/td><td>\n  #224\n  <\/td><td>\n  Anderson, Madison\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>    1925    <\/td><td>    David Strouse    <\/td><td><\/td><td>    Danville, Hendricks<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1926\n  <\/td><td>\n  James W. Spain\n  <\/td><td>\n  #27\n  <\/td><td>\n  Evansville, Vanderburgh\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1927\n  <\/td><td>   John H. Hoffman (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/suvcwin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/John-Huffman-Obit.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">See Obit Here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/42060203\/john-h-hoffman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find-a-Grave Memorial Here<\/a>) added 6-19-22<\/td><td>\n  #125\n  <\/td><td>\n  Ligonier, Noble\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>    1928    <\/td><td> <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/in\/WFMolyneaux.html\">W. F. Molyneaux      <\/a>    <\/td><td><\/td><td>    Gary, Lake    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1929\n  <\/td><td>\n  Charles E. Hale\n  <\/td><td>\n  #14\n  <\/td><td>\n  Logansport, Cass\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1930\n  <\/td><td>\n  Issac B. Austin\n  <\/td><td>\n  #133\n  <\/td><td>\n  Noblesville, Hamilton\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1930\n  <\/td><td>\n  James Kilmartin\n  <\/td><td>\n  #28\n  <\/td><td>\n  Princton, Gibson\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1931\n  <\/td><td>\n  F. M. McNair\n  <\/td><td>\n  #77\n  <\/td><td>\n  Martinsville, Morgan\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>    1932    <\/td><td>    James Bowden   <\/td><td><\/td><td>    Muncie, Delaware    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>    1933   <\/td><td>    Jasper N. Callicott    <\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1934\n  <\/td><td>\n  John F. McKinley\n  <\/td><td>\n  #561\n  <\/td><td>\n  Lebanon, Boone\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1935\n  <\/td><td><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/83738669\/edward-mcclelland\" target=\"_blank\">Edward M. McClelland<\/a><br>(Find-a-Grave Link) added 1-23-22  <\/td><td>\n  #78\n  <\/td><td>\n  Muncie, Delaware\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1936\n  <\/td><td>\n  Quincy A. Hunt\n  <\/td><td>\n  #1\n  <\/td><td>\n  Terre Haute, Vigo\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1937\n  <\/td><td>\n  Dr. John H. Stone\n  <\/td><td>\n  #30\n  <\/td><td>\n  Kokomo, Howard\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1938\n  <\/td><td>\n  Dr. John H. Stone\n  <\/td><td>\n  #30\n  <\/td><td>\n  Kokomo, Howard\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1939\n  <\/td><td>\n  Dr. John H. Stone\n  <\/td><td>\n  #30\n  <\/td><td>\n  Kokomo, Howard\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1940\n  <\/td><td>\n  Dr. John H. Stone\n  <\/td><td>\n  #30\n  <\/td><td>\n  Kokomo, Howard\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1941\n  <\/td><td>\n  Dr. John H. Stone\n  <\/td><td>\n  #30\n  <\/td><td>\n  Kokomo, Howard\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1941\n  <\/td><td>\n  David S. Moist<br>\n  (<a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/in\/lastsoldierproject.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See\n  Last Soldier Page<\/a>)\n  <\/td><td>\n  #38\n  <\/td><td>\n  Union City, Randolph\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1942\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/garcinc\/iwsharp.htm\">Isaac W. Sharp<\/a>\n  <\/td><td>\n  #114\n  <\/td><td>\n  Warsaw, Kosciusko\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1943\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/garcinc\/iwsharp.htm\">Isaac W. Sharp<\/a>\n  <\/td><td>\n  #114\n  <\/td><td>\n  Warsaw, Kosciusko\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1944\n  <\/td><td>\n  John F. Smith\n  <\/td><td>\n  #227\n  <\/td><td>\n  Marion, Grant\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1945\n  <\/td><td>\n  John F. Smith\n  <\/td><td>\n  #227\n  <\/td><td>\n  Marion, Grant\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1946\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/in\/JCAdams.html\">John C. Adams<\/a>\n  <\/td><td>\n  #409\n  <\/td><td>\n  Jonesboro, Grant\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1947\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/in\/JCAdams.html\">John C. Adams<\/a>\n  <\/td><td>\n  #409\n  <\/td><td>\n  Jonesboro, Grant\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1948\n  <\/td><td>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/suvcw.org\/in\/JCAdams.html\">John C. Adams<\/a>\n  <\/td><td>\n  #409\n  <\/td><td>\n  Jonesboro, Grant\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Department of Indiana Commanders Grand Army of the Republic Note: If you have any biographical information about any of the men listed above, please send an e-mail to timbeckman@gmail.com&nbsp; We [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-224","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/suvcwin.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/suvcwin.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/suvcwin.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suvcwin.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suvcwin.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=224"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/suvcwin.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1126,"href":"https:\/\/suvcwin.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/224\/revisions\/1126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/suvcwin.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}