On the evening of Friday, Feb. 9th, 1894, a new Post was organized and instituted in Plaistow, New Hampshire. They named their Post in honor of Randall F. Cass (Randall Franklin Cass), a Plaistow resident who was killed during the Battle of Fair Oaks, VA on June 1st, 1862. He was a corporal in Co. D, 5th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, and was only 18 years, 3 months of age.
The following names were the eleven charter members (with their military units added):
Chester C. Smith - Co. K, 1st New England Cavalry
George M. Gates - Co. H, 5th CT INF
Charles W. Cass - Co. L, 1st MA CAV; 4th MA Cavalry
(brother of the Post's namesake)
Edward A. Sleeper - Co. D, 5th New Hampshire Infantry
David W. Clary - Co. B, 48th MA INF
Jacob F. Stevens - Co. B, 7th NH INF
Moses Kimball - Co. E, 3rd MA CAV
James W. Drew - Co. B, 3rd MA CAV
James R. Gray - Co. C, 6th NH INF; Co. E, 1st NH Heavy Artillery
Elbridge G. Tucker - Co. H, 22nd MA INF
Franklin Burnham - Co. K, 5th NH INF
Chester C. Smith - Co. K, 1st New England Cavalry
George M. Gates - Co. H, 5th CT INF
Charles W. Cass - Co. L, 1st MA CAV; 4th MA Cavalry
(brother of the Post's namesake)
Edward A. Sleeper - Co. D, 5th New Hampshire Infantry
David W. Clary - Co. B, 48th MA INF
Jacob F. Stevens - Co. B, 7th NH INF
Moses Kimball - Co. E, 3rd MA CAV
James W. Drew - Co. B, 3rd MA CAV
James R. Gray - Co. C, 6th NH INF; Co. E, 1st NH Heavy Artillery
Elbridge G. Tucker - Co. H, 22nd MA INF
Franklin Burnham - Co. K, 5th NH INF
The 27th Annual Encampment for the Department of New Hampshire took place just days later, on Feb. 13-14, with the new Post having chosen Edward A Sleeper as their representative, and George M. Gates as an alternate (neither attended). Post Commander Chester C. Smith was present at the event.
In the journal for the 28th Annual Encampment (held Feb. 5-6, 1895), pg 33, it wrote of the situation involved with this Post. "Unfortunately divisions arose very early in the history of the Post..." Dep't Commander David R. Pierce scheduled a meeting to "adjust the differences between the members" but, on the day of his visit, the opposing sides failed to attend. After several months of not meeting, it was decided to surrender the charter and they disbanded in Dec. '94.
In the journal for the 28th Annual Encampment (held Feb. 5-6, 1895), pg 33, it wrote of the situation involved with this Post. "Unfortunately divisions arose very early in the history of the Post..." Dep't Commander David R. Pierce scheduled a meeting to "adjust the differences between the members" but, on the day of his visit, the opposing sides failed to attend. After several months of not meeting, it was decided to surrender the charter and they disbanded in Dec. '94.
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