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

   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