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Moses H. Savage Post, No. 49, Alton, NH

6/2/2024

The SAVAGE Post No. 49 was instituted in Alton, New Hampshire on December 19th, 1879. The Post was named in honor of Captain Moses H. Savage, Co. A, 12th New Hampshire Infantry, who fell during the Battle of Chancellorsville, on May 3rd, 1863. His brother George, who was also in the 12th NH (and badly wounded on the same day as Moses), would be elected the Post's first Commander.

The names of the fifteen charter members are as follows, with their military units given:
George D. Savage - Lt. Col., 12th New Hampshire Infantry
Charles H. Dore - Co. F, 2nd New Hampshire Infantry
George P. Miller - Co. A, 12th NH INF
Penuel C. Ham - Co. G, 7th NH INF
"M. C." Mayhew C. Batchelder - Co. A & B,12th NH INF
Charles E. Fifield - Co. A, 12th NH INF
Rufus E. Gale - Co. B, F, & F/S 12th NH INF
George F. Jones - Co. K, 1st New Hampshire Cavalry
Henry W. Perkins - Co. A, 12th NH INF
Cyrus V. Coffin - Co. G, 50th Massachusetts Infantry
John L. Piper - Co. B, 12th NH INF
Julius A. Davis - Co. A, 12th NH INF
Samuel E. Jones - Co. B, 18th NH INF
Richard B. Yeaton - Co. A, 4th NH INF
Irad B. Gilman - Co. A, 15th NH INF and Co. B, 18th NH INF

The Farmington News, on Fri., Dec. 29th, 1879 (pg 2), reported on the meeting of the new Post, and the officers installed.

The Savage Post was in existence until around the end of Dec., 1908 (or Jan 1st, '09), as the Jan. 8th, 1909 issue of The Farmington News reported that the "M. H. Savage Post, GAR, which has been in existence in Alton for 29 years, disbanded at their last meeting..."

At the time of the Post disbandment, there had been discussion about forming a Sons of Veterans Camp in Alton, NH. Such a Camp was later organized in January of 1914, was numbered 24, and would also take the name of Captain M. H. Savage.

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Randall F. Cass Post, No. 95

5/18/2024

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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

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.

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Samuel Hale Post, No. 21, Salmon Falls, N.H.

3/17/2024

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The Grand Army of the Republic Post in Salmon Falls (Rollinsford), New Hampshire, was short lived, having only served their community for two years. Their charter was dated March 22nd, 1880, and lists the names of 28 Civil War veterans from the Rollinsford, NH and South Berwick, Maine area. A note written on the back of the charter, dated March 28th, 1893, states that a meeting was held on July 10th, 1882, where members of the Post voted to surrender their charter. The reasoning behind this decision is not known.

The twenty-eight charter members are as follows, with their Civil War units (when known):

Ezra H. Wheeler - Co. G, 17th Maine Infantry
Aug. P. Horne - (Augustus) Co. B, 9th NH Infantry
Wm. H. Aspinwell (William) - Co. B, 13th NH INF
Horatio H. Warren - Co. B, 13th NH INF
Edwin D. Jaques - Co. I, 17th ME INF
Patrick H. Maguire - Co. F, 7th NH INF
J. L. Wayland -
Samuel Higgingbottom (Higginbottom) -
Robert Nason - Co. B, 27th ME INF
John M. Dore - Co. B, 13th NH INF
Samuel D. Downing - Co. F, 7th NH INF
Horace Carroll - Co. A, 14th NH INF
Charles A. Goodwin - Co. B, 27th ME INF and 5th MA INF
Frank B. Wilkinson - Co. B and D, 12th ME INF
John Pinder (Pindar) - Co. B, 13th NH INF
William Clement - Co. F, 4th NH INF
James R. Miller - Co. D, 4th NH INF
Charles A. Harvey - Co. B, 27th ME INF
James Philpot - 27th Iowa Infantry
William H. Wilkins - U.S. Navy
John Brown - Co. D, 20th MA INF; Co. C, 40th MA; 22nd VRC
Aaron Hubbard - Co. B, 17th ME INF
Edward D. Bennett -
Thomas Cassady -
Orenzo Rollins - Co. B, 13th NH INF
Albert S. Stackpole -
David Sarsfield (Sarchfield) - Co. B, 4th NH INF
John McKenzie - Co. B, 13th NH INF; U.S. Navy

The military service for five of the above named has not been proven with certainty, and so remain blank. Their names are not inscribed on the Rollinsford Civil War monument [write-up here].
Many of the Rollinsford men would later join the ranks of the Charles W. Sawyer Post, No. 17, GAR, in Dover, NH.
The Post number of 21 would end up being reused when the town of Seabrook, NH organized a post.

The SAMUEL HALE Post, No. 21, was likely named after Samuel Hale, Esq (1793-1869), who was a manufacturer in Rollinsford.
In August of 1862, following a vote of the town to pay a $150 bounty to each man who enlisted, Samuel also offered to pay out additional money for enlistees. From The Dover Enquirer, dated Aug. 7th, 1862:

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Phil H. Sheridan Post, No. 14, Hinsdale, NH

3/13/2024

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While the Phil H. Sheridan Post, No. 14, Grand Army of the Republic, had been active since 1868 in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, the following charter was dated the 12th of June, 1884. At some point, likely in 1871 [the NH Historical Society has their records, including a record book of minutes, from 1868-1871], the Post had surrendered their original charter, and then reorganized in 1884.

While their local GAR Post had disbanded, the Civil War veterans still participated in Decoration Day. It was noted in the NH Sentinel, on June 3rd, 1880, that the Hinsdale Guards (state militia), along with Civil War veterans, marched to the railroad station to receive the GAR Post from Keene, who together marched to Pine Grove Cemetery, to decorate the graves for Decoration Day.
This newly chartered Post was active through 1916, as they were listed in the Journal of the Annual Encampment, Department of New Hampshire, up through that year. There was no mention of them in the volumes from 1917-1924.

The names of twenty-eight charter members were written upon the document. This post, while headquartered in Hinsdale, also served the veterans from neighboring towns, including those in Northfield, MA, Guilford, VT, Winchester and Westmoreland, NH.

Charles F. Polley - 14th NH INF, Co. A
Mahlon C. Dix - 15th VT INF, 9th VT INF
Lucian A. Lamson - 11th VT INF
L. Frank Liscom - 14th NH INF, Co. A
Charles D. Merriman - 1st US Sharpshooters, Co. F
George W. Lewis - 14th NH INF, Co. A
John L. King - 14th NH INF, Co. A
George A. Wright - 14th NH INF, Co. A
Smith A. Esten - 4th RI INF, Co. A
Chauncey S. Farr - 14th NH INF, Co. F
Charles P. Hall - 14th NH INF, Co. A and Co. C
Elisee L. Walker - 8th MA INF, Co. K
Dwight A. Hosford - 52nd MA INF
Albert S. Bacon - 8th MA INF, Co. A
Elisha A. Worden - 1st US Sharpshooters, Co. F
Alonzo A. Bailey - 21st MA INF

Moses H. Bardwell - 2nd MA Heavy Artillery
Orrel J. Streeter - 20th MA INF (name was "Uriel")
George Britton - 20th MA INF, Co. E, and 2nd US CAV, Co. C
Henry H. Black - 8th VT INF
Lyman P. Bailey - 16th VT INF
Austin H. Dickerman - 3rd VT Light Artillery
Leyton W. Follett - 53rd MA INF
Clement C. Holton - 52nd MA INF
Fred B. Holman - 2nd VT INF, Co. E
Samuel E. Liscom - 14th NH INF, Co. A
Lorenzo Streeter - 37th MA INF
James M. Scott - 5th NH INF, Co. F

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Decoration Day in Swanzey, NH - 1886

2/7/2024

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SOUVENIR
DECORATION DAY,
1886
Roll of Honor
of late Soldiers of the
Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and 1861,
Who are buried in Swanzey.

A single folded 6" x 8" sheet, listing those soldiers buried in the cemeteries located in West Swanzey and Swanzey Centre, NH.

The following is an alphabetical list of the names contained on the above paper. Cemetery location is either Swanzey Centre (SC) or West Swanzey (WS), followed by the cemetery name, for those memorial pages found on Find a Grave. For the Civil War veterans, I've included their regiments, and death years, when known.

	Surname	first name	Cem Location	Cemetery name	War	Notes
1	Ballou	Jotham	SC	Mt Caesar	CW	“J.A.” on stone	18th NH INF
2	Belding	Elijah	SC	Mt Caesar	1812
3	Black	Samuel	WS		CW
4	Bourn	Amasa	WS		CW	BOORN	1st NH INF, 2nd NH INF
5	Bryant	Nathaniel	SC	Mt Caesar	CW	d. 1881	1st NH CAV
6	Capron	Oliver	SC	Mt Caesar	Rev	Captain
7	Cross	Ebenezer F	WS	Homestead	CW	d. 1864	1st VT HA
8	Cummings	Enoch	SC		Rev
9	Cummings	Nehemiah	SC	Mt Caesar	Rev
10	Darling	Lowell W	WS	Homestead	CW	d. 1862	6th NH INF
11	Dickenson	Joseph	SC	Mt Caesar	Rev
12	Eaton	Thomas S	WS		CW
13	Emerson	Ezra	WS	Homestead	1812
14	Emmons	Chancey L	WS	Homestead	CW	d. 1864	27th MA INF
15	Gleason	George	SC		CW
16	Green	William	WS	Homestead	Rev
17	Hammond	Benjamin	WS	Homestead	Rev
18	Hammond	Joseph	SC	Mt Caesar	Rev	Lieut Col
19	Hardy	Silas S	WS		CW
20	Healy	D Brainard	SC	Mt Caesar	CW		14th NH INF
21	Henry	Hubbard	WS		CW	d. 1864	14th NH INF
22	Herd	Samuel	SC		CW	HURD	1st NH INF, 6th NH INF
23	Holbrook	Cyrus	SC		CW		9th NH INF
24	Holbrook	Peter	SC	Mt Caesar	Rev	Captain
25	Hovey	Fernando	SC	Mt Caesar	CW	d. 1866	1st NH CAV
26	Hovey	Sylvander	SC	Mt Caesar	CW	d. 1866	16th NH, 18th NH INF
27	Hovey	Theodore	SC	Mt Caesar	CW	d. 1864	16th NH INF
28	Hunt	William	SC	Mt Caesar	Rev
29	Johnson	Cyrene	WS	Homestead	1812
30	Lakin	Oliver	WS	Oak Hill	CW	d. 1864	2nd MA HA
31	Lane	Aseph	SC	Mt Caesar	Rev
32	Lane	Elkanah	SC	Mt Caesar	Rev	Lieut
33	Larrabee	Frank	SC		CW	LARABY d.1885	14th NH INF
34	Lyman	Chester	SC	Mt Caesar	1812	Major
35	Morse	Henry	SC	Mt Caesar	Rev	Lieut
36	Newell	Nathan F	SC	Mt Caesar	CW	d. 1884	10th IL Cav, 150th IL INF
37	Olcott	Otis	WS		1812
38	Parker	Benjamin	SC	Mt Caesar	Rev
39	Pike	Charles	SC	Mt Caesar	CW	KIA 1862	6th NH INF
40	Pomroy	Benjamin	WS	Homestead	CW	d. 1862	6th NH INF
41	Prentiss	G E	WS		CW
42	Ramsdell	Aquilla	SC	Mt Caesar	Rev	Bunker Hill
43	Read	Timothy	SC		Rev
44	Reynolds	George	SC		CW
45	Roys	Roswell	SC	Mt Caesar	CW	ROYCE	9th VT INF
46	Sebastion	Samuel	SC	Mt Caesar	CW	d. 1884	2nd NH INF
47	Snow	Ivory	WS	Homestead	Rev
48	Snow	Joseph	WS		1812
49	Stanley	Penticost	SC	Mt Caesar	Rev
50	Starkey	Joseph	SC	Mt Caesar	Rev
51	Stearns	Samuel	WS	Homestead	1812
52	Stephenson	William	WS	Homestead	1812
53	Stone	John	SC	Mt Caesar	CW	KIA 1863	2nd NH INF
54	Thayer	John S	WS	Oak Hill	CW	d. 1870
55	Weeks	Richard	SC		1812
56	Wheelock	Lincoln	WS	Oak Hill	CW	d. 1876	14th NH INF
57	Whitcomb	Abijah	SC	Mt Caesar	Rev	Bunker Hill
58	Whitcomb	Abijah	SC	Mt Caesar	1812
59	Whitcomb	Elisha	SC	Mt Caesar	Rev	Major
60	Whitcomb	John	SC	Mt Caesar	Rev
61	Whitcomb	Jonathan	SC	Mt Caesar	Rev
62	Whitcomb	Philomern	WS	Homestead	Rev
63	Williams	Moses B	SC	Mt Caesar	Rev
64	Withington	John	SC		1812
65	Worster	Reuben	WS	Homestead	1812

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