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Strawberry Point

1883
At the organization of the Grand Army of the Republic Post in this place last evening, fifty-five of the boys who wore the blue were present and joined the organization. Brigadier General Sherman was present to assist in starting the Post. The following officers were chosen:
Com., A. B. Moreland
Sen. Vice Com., P.W. Keith
Jr. Vice Com., Edwin Smith
Adjutant, K. W. Kingsley
Quartermaster, G. Cooley
Surgeon, J. J. Stringer
Chaplain, J. D. Inger
Officer of the day, I. L. Cole
Officer of the Guard, H. R. Eaton
Sergeant Major, A. T. Little
Quartermaster Sergeant, V. A. Balluff
~Source: Strawberry Point Press,Thursday, December 6, 1883 [Vol. X Issue: No. 38]
~transcribed by Terry Sargent

BY-LAWS
Strawberry Point G.A.R. Post

ARTICLE I
This post shall be known as Strawberry Point Post No. 259, Department of Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic.

ARTICLE II
Sec. 1. The regular meeting of the Post shall occur on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, at their Hall at Strawberry Point Iowa.
Sec. 2. The hour of opening shall be as follows: From September 1st. until April 1st. at 7 o’clock P.M. and 8 o’clock P.M. for the remainder of the year, and each session shall close at 10 o’clock P.M. unless prolonged by a majority vote of the members present.

ARTICLE III
Sec. 1. All persons mustered into this Post shall pay muster fee of one dollar, which shall accompany the petition.
Sec. 2. The regular dues of this Post shall be fifty cents per quarter, payable and subject to penalties as prescribed by the rules and regulations.
Sec. 3. Comrades joining this Post on transfer cards shall pay the fee of 50 cts. which shall accompany the application.

ARTICLE IV
Sec. 1. Each comrade of this Post in good standing shall, when sick or disabled receive the care of its members. Provided always that such sickness or disability is not caused by intemperance or immoral conduct.
Sec. 2. When watchers are needed by a sick comrade, it shall be the duty of the adjutant to detail comrades for that duty in the order their names appear on the roll of the Post, and a comrade having performed that duty shall not be again called upon, until his name is again reached in its regular order, and any comrade so detailed shall act or furnish a substitute.
Sec. 3. The Post Commander and Adjutant shall constitute a relief committee, whose duty it shall be to look after any comrade reported sick or in need of relief by this Post. They shall keep themselves posted as to the condition of such disabled comrade during his disability, and provide watches as provided by Sec. 2 of this article.
Sec. 4. Any member of this Post who is six months in arrears in the payment of his dues shall be prohibited from voting, shall be ineligible to any office in the Grand Army of the Republic, and shall be reported “suspended” in the quarterly reports to Department Headquarters, until such dues are paid. While so suspended the Post shall not be subject to the per capita tax on such member, and he shall not be counted in the representation of the Post in the Department of the Encampment; nor, of the Department in the National Encampment. Provided, however, that when a comrade is unable by reason of sickness, or misfortune, to pay his dues, they may be remitted by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting at a regular meeting of the Post, but by the remission of dues the Post shall not become liable for the payment of his per capita tax, nor shall he be counted in the representation to the Department or National Encampment.
Sec. 5. If a comrade shall be one year in arrears for dues, he shall be dropped from the roll, and reinstated only by the Post which dropped him, by a two-thirds vote, by ballot, of all the members, present, and voting, at a regular meeting, upon payment of a sum to be prescribed by a two-thirds vote of the members present, and voting, at a regular meeting; said sum not be less than the amount charged as muster-in-fee. If elected, he shall be re-obligated, provided, that he may be re-obligated in any Post within his jurisdiction he may reside, upon the written request of the Post reinstating him.
Sec. 6. The provisions of Sections 4 and 5 of this article shall not apply to any comrade in the service of the United States, and on duty at a distance from the Post of which he is a member.

ARTICLE V
The Quartermaster shall before entering upon the duties of his office give a bond with approved security of $300, for the faithful performance of his duty.

ARTICLE VI
Roberts’ rules of order shall govern in all cases when applicable and when they do not conflict with the rules and regulations and law of the order.

ARTICLE VII
These by-laws may be altered or amended at any regular meeting of this Post by a two-thirds vote of the members present. Provided notice of such alteration or amendment shall have been given at the previous regular meeting.

~source: “By Laws” of Strawberry Point G.A.R. Post 259 was published in the Strawberry Point Press, Strawberry Point, Clayton County, IA on February 7, 1884 [Vol. X No. 47]
~transcribed by Terry Sargent

1904, Decoration Day, Strawberry Point
Headquarters Henry Howard Post, No. 259,
Dep’t of Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic,
Strawberry Point, Iowa, May 11th, 1904
General Order No. 1,
Series of 1904

All members of this Post will report for duty at 10 o’clock a.m. sharp, on Monday, May 30th, at the W.R.C. hall to participate in the services of Decoration Day.
By order of
J. C. BARNES, Commander
G. COOLEY, Adjutant

The comrades of the G. A. R. named below are detailed to decorate the graves of deceased soldiers:
M.E. Knight, Noble’s Cemetery
Nicholas Meyers, Cox Creek Cemetery
Geo. W. Wait, County Corners Cemetery
A.T. Little, Read Cemetery
Isidor Fliehler, St. Sebald Cemetery

List of graves to be decorated, flags and wreaths will be furnished by Adjutant G. Cooley, on Saturday, May 28.

Henry Howard Post earnestly requests all places of business to remain closed from 10 a.m. to 12 m., and from 2 until 4 p.m., on Decoration Day, Monday, May 30th. All citizens are requested to attend and participate in the exercises at the cemetery in the forenoon and at the Opera House in the Afternoon.

The services on Memorial Sabbath, May 29th, will be held this year at the Congregational Church, the other churches uniting in the services. Henry Howard Post will attend in a body, according to custom. There will be special music and the memorial sermon will be given by Rev. F. A. Dean. A cordial invitation is extended to the public to be present.

Rev. F. A. DEAN,
REV. O. C. DEPUY

~Source: The Mail-Press, Vol. 31 No. 13, Strawberry Point, Iowa, Thursday, May 19, 1904. A copy of it was found on microfilm (The Mail Press Jan 7, 1904 – May 31, 1906) at the Iowa State Historical Society in Iowa City.
~Contributed by Terry Sargent, great grandson of George W. Waite, who is mentioned in the article. George W. Waite joined the Henry Howard Post 259 at Strawberry Point, Iowa in 1883.

1904 Post Officers
Henry Howard Post No. 250 G.A.R. held its election of officers Tuesday afternoon and the following were elected:
Com.- J. C. Barnes
Sr. V.C.- M. E. Knight
Jr. V.C.- J. J. Stringer
Adj.- G. Cooley
Chaplain- E. L. Foote
Quartermaster- B. Hanson
O. of D.- A. Treadwell
O. of G.- H. Marquardt
Serj. Maj.- Wm. Smith
Q.M. Serj.- T. J. Scott
Delegate- A. T. Little
Alternate- A. S. Haskins
~source: Elkader Register, Thur., Dec. 24, 1903 (Strawberry Point column) ~contributed by Reid R. Johnson

1905 Post Officers
The G.A.R. elected the following officers Saturday afternoon, for the ensuing year:
Commander - J. C. Barnes
Sr. Vice Commander - M. E. Knight
Jr. Vice Commander - J. J. St_inger
Sergt. - A. T. Little
Chaplain - H. P. Talcott
Quartermaster - B. Hanson
Officer of the Day - A. Treadwell
Officer of the Watch - H. Marquardt
~Elkader Register, Thur., 05 Jan. 1905. Strawberry Point columns ~contributed by Reid R. Johnson

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Elkport

1890
The following officers of the G.A.R. Post were elected Friday evening:
Jerome Goodsell, Commander
C. F. Buck, S.V.
John Sangston, J.V.
W. J. Mulvaney, Sergt.
James Flemming, O.D.
Jacob Amling, O.G.
Adolph Peick, Quartermaster
George Borrett, Chaplain
The post took in several new members and is in a flourishing condition.
~source: Elkader Register, Thur., 12 Dec. 1889 (Elkport & vicinity column) ~transcribed by Reid R. Johnson for Clayton co. IAGenWeb

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Elkader

1883
Elisha Boardman Post, Grand Army of the Republic
A number of the soldiers and sailors of the late war, who reside in this vicinity, gathered at Odd Fellows Hall, on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of forming a Grand Army Post. After the usual preliminaries, Comrade Herman Karberg, of Dubuque, mustered in those present, and it was voted to take the name of the Elisha Boardman Post, in honor of the late Capt. Boardman. The following officers were chosen and installed:
Commander - T. M. Davidson
Senior Vice Com. - J. M. Leach
Junior Vice Com. - B. G. Griffith
Officer of the day - T. G. Price
Surgeon - C. H. Sterns
Adjutant - Thos. Boots
Chaplain - Geo. Wolf
Quartermaster - Chas. Hartman
Officer of the guard - E. W. Stanton
Sergt. Major - O. F. Davis
Q. M. Sergt. - Jas. Boots
The post starts out with nineteen names on the muster roll, which is believed will be largely increased. A special meeting will be held next Wednesday evening.
~Elkader Register, Fri., June 8, 1883 ~transcribed by Reid R. Johnson for Clayton co. IAGenWeb

1885
At their regular meeting held on Tuesday evening of last week the members of Boardman Post, G.A.R., elected the following officers for the ensuing term:
Com. J. M. Leach
S.V.Com. - D. G. Griffith
J.V.Com. - H. H. Oglesbee
O. of Day - T. M. Davidson
Q.M. - James Boots
Surgeon - F. D. Bayless
Chaplain - O. F. Davis
O. of G. - T. C. Ely
Representative - T. M. Davidson
Alternate - D. G. Griffith
~Elkader Register, 10 Dec. 1884 ~transcribed by Reid R. Johnson for Clayton co. IAGenWeb

1886
At the regular meeting of Boardman Post, G.A.R., on Tuesday evening, the following officers were elected for the ensuing term:
Commander - D. G. Griffith
Senior Vice Commander - T. G. Price
Junior Vice Commander - James Boots
Surgeon - F. D. Bayless
Chaplain - O. F. Davis
Quartermaster - E. W. Stanton
Officer of the day - T. M. Davidson
Officer of the Guard - T. C. Ely
Representative to grand encampment - T. G. Price
Alternate - T. C. Ely
~Elkader Register, 17 Dec. 1885 ~transcribed by Reid R. Johnson for Clayton co. IAGenWeb

1888
The following are the officers of Boardman Post, No. 184, G.A.R., elected at the regular meeting held on Tuesday evening:
Commander - Jas. Boots
S.V.C. - John Everall
J.V.C. - T. C. Ely
Q.M. - Geo. Wolf
O.D. - Chas. Robbins
Chaplain - O. F. Davis
O.G. - Chas. Hartman
Surgeon - F. D. Bayless
Adjutant - D. G. Griffith
S.M. - T. M. Davidson
Q.M.S. - W. Bente
Delegate - T. M. Davidson
Alternate Delegate - Geo. Wolf
~Elkader Register, Thur., 29 Dec. 1887

1889
At a regular meeting of E. Boardman Post, No. 184, G.A.R., at Elkader, on Tuesday evening last the following officers were elected for the ensuing term:
Commander - John Everall
Senior Vice Commander - T. C. Ely
Junior Vice Commander - E. W. Stanton
Quartermaster - Geo. Wolf
Surgeon - F. D. Bayless
Chaplain - O. F. Davis
O. of D. - T. M. Davidson
O. of G. - August Heiden
Adjutant - D. G. Griffith
Q.M. Sergt. - Halvor Larson
Sergt. Major - Peter Larson
D.M. - F. Steen
Delegate - F. D. Bayless
Alternate - O. F. Davis
~Elkader Register, Thur., 20 Dec. 1888

1890
On Saturday evening last the following officers of Boardman Post, 184, G.A.R., were elected for the ensuing term:
Commander - T. C. Ely
S.V.C. - E. W. Stanton
J.V.C. - Jas. Boots
L.M. - Geo. Wolf
Q.D. - T. M. Davidson
Surgeon - F. D. Bayless
Chaplain - O. F. Davis
O.G. - August Heiden
Representative - F. D. Bayless
Alternate - John Everall
~Elkader Register, Thur., 12 Dec. 1889 ~contributed by Reid R. Johnson

1891
At the regular meeting of E. Boardman Post, No. 184, Saturday evening, the following officers were elected:
Com. - T. C. Ely
S.V.C. - E. W. Stanton
J.V.C. -Jas. Boots
Q.M. - Geo. Wolf
Surgeon - F. D. Bayless
Chaplain - O. F. Davis
O. of D. - T. M. Davidson
O. of G. - Jas. B. Litchfield
Representative - D. G. Griffith
Alternate - Geo. Wolf
~Elkader Register, Thur., 11 Dec. 1890 ~transcribed by Reid R. Johnson for Clayton co. IAGenWeb

1892
Boardman Post, No. 184, G.A.R., at its regular meeting last Saturday evening, elected the following officers for the ensuing year:
Com. T. C. Ely
Senior Vice Com. E. W. Stanton
Junior Vice Com. - Chas. Robbins
Chap. - Jerome Robbins
Q.M. Jas. Boots
O. of D. - J. M. Leach
O. of G. - Jas. Litchfield
Surgeon - F. D. Bayless
Delegate - F. D. Bayless
Alternate - John Everall
~Elkader Register, Thur. 10 Dec. 1891~transcribed by Reid R. Johnson for Clayton co. IAGenWeb

1896
At a meeting of E. Boardman Post, No. 184, G.A.R., Saturday afternoon, the following officers were elected and appointed for the ensuing year:
Com. - F. D. Bayless
Senior V. Com. - Jas. Litchfield
Junior V. Com. - O. F. Davis
Chaplain - C. L. Chapman
Q.M. - Geo. Wolf
Surg. - Aug. Doher
O. of D. - E. W. Stanton
Adj. - D. G. Griffith
Sergt. Maj. - J. E. Robbins
Q.M. Sergt. - C. Kaiser
Delegate - T. M. Davidson
Alternate - John Everall
~Elkader Register, Fri., 13 Dec. 1895 ~contributed by Reid R. Johnson

1897
E. Boardman Post No. 184, G.A.R. officers for 1897:
Com. - James Litchfield
S.V. Com. - M. Klingman
Chap. - Jerome Robbins
Q.M. - Geo. Wolf
Adj. - D. G. Griffith
O. of D. - E. W. Stanton
O. of G. - W. V. Partch
Surg. - F. D. Bayless
Delegate - T. M. Davidson
Alternate - D. G. Griffith
~Elkader Register, Fri., 11 Dec. 1896 ~contributed by Reid R. Johnson

1898
At the meeting of Elisha Boardman Post No. 184, Saturday afternoon last the following officers were elected:
Commander - F. D. Bayless
S.V. Com. - T. M. Davidson
J.V. Com. - W. V. Partch
Chaplain - Jerome Robbins
Q.M. - Geo. Wolf
Adj. - D. G. Griffith
O. of D. - E. W. Stanton
O. of G. - Chas. Robbins
Surg. - F. Steen
Delegate - T. M. Davidson
Alternate - D. G. Griffith
~Elkader Register, Fri. morning, 10 Dec. 1897 ~transcribed by Reid R. Johnson for Clayton co. IAGenWeb

1900
At the regular meeting of Boardman Post, No. 184, G.A.R., on Saturday last, the following officers were selected for the ensuing year:
Com. - J. E. Robbins
S.V. Com. - J. H. Hill
J.V. Com. - Chas. Robbins
Adj. - D. G. Griffith
Q.M. - Geo. Wolf
Surg. - Jas. Litchfield
Chap. - Martin Klingman
O. of D. - E. W. Stanton
O. of G. - W. V. Partch
Delegate - F. D. Bayless
Alternate - John Everall
~Elkader Register, Thur., 07 Dec. 1899 ~contributed by Reid R. Johnson

1902
Elisha Boardman Post No. 184, G.A.R., held a meeting Saturday afternoon, at which the following officers were elected and appointed:
Com. - J. H. Hill
S.V. Com. - T. M. Davidson
J.V. Com. - Chas. Robbins
Adj. - D. G. Griffith
Q.M. - Geo. Wolf
Surg. - Fred Steen
Chap. - Wm. Monlux
O.D. - James Litchfield
O.G. - Aug. Doher
S.M. - W. V. Partch
Q.M. Peter Larson
Delegate - T. M. Davidson
Alternate - D. G. Griffith
~Elkader Register, Thur., Dec. 12, 1901 ~transcribed by Reid R. Johnson for Clayton co. IAGenWeb

1903
At the meeting of Boardman Post, No. 184 G.A.R. Saturday afternoon the following officers were elected and appointed for the ensuing year:
Commander - J. H. Hill
S. Vice Com. - T. M. Davidson
J. Vice Com. - Chas. Robbins
Chap. - M. Klingman
Adj. - D. G. Griffith
Q. M. - Geo. Wolf
O.D. - James Litchfield
O.G. - Aug. Dohrer
Q.M.'sgt - Peter Larson
S.M. - W. V. Partch
Delegate - T. M. Davidson
Alternate - D. G. Griffith
~Elkader Register, Thur., 11 Dec. 1902 ~transcribed by Reid R. Johnson for Clayton co. IAGenWeb

1904
At a meeting of E. Boardman Post, No. 184, G.A.R., Saturday afternoon, the following officers were selected for the ensuing year:
Com.- J. H. Hill
S.V. Com.- T. M. Davidson
I.V. Com.- Chas. Robbins
Chap.- M. Klingman
Adj.- D. G. Griffith
Q.M.- Geo. Wolf
Surg.- F. Steen
O. of D.- James Litchfield
O. of G.- Aug. Dohrer
Delegate- T. M. Davidson
Alternate- D. G. Griffith
Q.M. Sergt.- Peter Larson
Segt. Maj.- W. V. Partch
~source: Elkader Register, Thur., December 10, 1903 ~transcribed by Reid R. Johnson for Clayton co. IAGenWeb

1906
At a meeting of Boardman Post No. 184, G. A. R., Saturday afternoon, the following officers were elected and appointed for the ensuing year:
Commander - T. M. Davidson
S.V. Com. - W. V. Partch
J.V. Com. - Chas. Robbins
Chap. - M. Klingman
Q.M. - J. H. Hill
Adj. - D. G. Griffith
Surg. - Fred Steen
O. of D. - James Litchfield
O. of G. - _. A. Dohrer
Delegate - J. A. Dohrer
Delegate - T. M. Davidson
Alternate - D. G. Griffith
Q.M. Sarg't - E. W. Stanton
Serg. Maj. - Peter Larson
~Elkader Register, Thur., 07 Dec. 1905 ~contributed by Reid R. Johnson

1907
At a meeting of Boardman Post No. 184, G.A.R., on Saturday last, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Commander - T. M. Davidson
S.V. Com. - W. V. Partch
J.V. Com. - Chas. Robbins
Chap. - M. Klingman
Q.M. - J. H. Hill
Adj. - D. G. Griffith
Surg.- Fred Steen
O. of D. - Jas. Litchfield
O. of G. - J. A. Dohrer
Q.M.S. - Peter Larson
Delegate - M. Klingman
Alternate - J. H. Hill
~source: Elkader Register, Thur., December 6, 1906 ~transcribed by Reid R. Johnson for Clayton co. IAGenWeb

1909
At a meeting of Boardman Post G.A.R. last Saturday afternoon the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Commander - T. M. Davidson
S.V. Com. - S.V. Partch
J.V. Com. - Chas. H. Robbins
Chaplain - M. Klingman
Q.M. - J. H. Hill
Surg. - Fred Steen
O. of D. - James Litchfield
O. of G. - J. A. Dohrer
Adj. - D. G. Griffith
Q.M.S. - Peter Larson
Delegate - M. Klingman
Alternate - J. A. Dohrer.
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 10 Dec. 1908 ~transcribed by Reid R. Johnson for Clayton co. IAGenWeb

1910
Saturday, Boardman Post 184, G.A.R., elected the following officers:
Com. - T. M. Davidson
S.V. Com. - W. V. Partch
J.V. Com. - Chas. Robbins
Chap. - M. Klingman
Surg. - F. Steen
O. of D. - James Litchfield
O. of G. - J. A. Dohrer
Q.M. - J. H. Hill
Adj. - D. G. Griffith
Delegate - J. A. Dohrer
Alternate - Nic. Adams
~Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 16 Dec. 1909 ~transcribed by Reid R. Johnson for Clayton co. IAGenWeb

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Guttenberg

1886
Hassendenfel Post, G.A.R., at Guttenberg, elected the following officers at its recent meeting:
Commander - H. Ihm
Senior Vice Commander - John Borderr
Junior Vice Commander - Henry Ray
Surgeon - Isaac Ray
Chaplain - W. S. Nicholson
Quartermaster - R. Minger
Officer of the day - J. Anderegg
Officer of the Guard - H. Coleman
Representative to the grand encampment - Nic. Friedlein
Alternate - John Anderegg
~Elkader Register, 24 Dec. 1885. Millville column ~transcribed by Reid R. Johnson for Clayton co. IAGenWeb

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McGregor

1884
Hervey Dix Post, No. 371, G.A.R., is the name of the old soldiers' organization at McGregor, which was mustered in on the 14th, by Milo L. Sherman, with 23 members. The name given the Post, is that of the first Clayton County soldier killed in the war of the rebellion, at Kirksville, Mo., August 20th, 1861. The present officers of the Post are:
Commander - Q. A. Sloane
Senior Vice Commander - Maple Moody, Jr.
Vice Commander - J. P. Patrick
Adjutant - Geo. H. Otis
Chaplain - O. M. Buck
Quartermaster - Geo. W. Oathout
Officer of the Day - John F. Mann
Officer of the Guard - Thomas J. Larkin
Quartermaster Sergeant - Wm. Barber
Sergeant Major - James Barnette
~Elkader Register, 26 Nov. 1884 ~transcribed by Reid R. Johnson for Clayton co. IAGenWeb

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Monona

1905 Post Officers
At the regular meeting of Monona Post. G.A.R., held last Saturday, the following officers for the ensuing year were elected:
Post Commander - Geo. H. Otis
Sen. Vice Com. - Wm. Smith
Jun. Vice Com. - Robert Boyce
Quartermaster - M. N. Hancock
Chaplain - Rev. J. J. Littler
Surgeon - Melvin Davis
Officer of the Day - H. L. Hemen
Officer of the Guard - Warren Casaday
Representative to State Encampment, at Oskaloosa - Warren Casaday
~Elkader Register, Thur., 15 Dec. 1904. Monona column

The installation of the officers elect of the G.A.R. Post took place last Friday evening, Comrade John Everall was master of ceremonies. The following were the officers installed:
Post Commander - Geo. H. Otis
Senior Commander - Wm. Smith
Junior Commander - Robert Boyce
Chaplain and Adjutant - J. J. Littler
Quartermaster - M. N. Hancock
Officer of the Day - H. L. Heman
Officer of the Guard - W. Cassady
Surgeon - Melvin Davis
~Elkader Register, Thur., 26 Jan. 1905. Monona column ~contributed by Reid R. Johnson

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Volga

1884
Bevins Post G.A.R. Organized
On Wednesday evening, February 13th, Gen. M. L. Sherman, of Fredericksburg, delivered an address to the soldiers of the late war, and others who were fortunate enough to be present, which was well received. The object of the meeting was to organize a Post of G.A.R., at this place and after the address all soldiers who wished to join were invited to remain and assist in the organization. Some twenty-five members were mustered in, and the following officers of Bevins Post, were elected for the ensuing term:
Commander - W. H. Clark
Sr.V.Com. - E. W. Marble
Jr.V.Com. - Joseph Ewing
Adj. - Salem Morse
Quartermaster - J. W. Lowe
Surgeon - W. H. Horton
Chaplain - David Jewell
Officer of the Day - N. Phillips
Officer of the Guard - A. Wandell
Sergeant Major - O. A. Phillips
Quartermaster Sergeant - J. M. White
~Elkader Register, Fri., 22 Feb. 1884. Volga column ~contributed by Reid R. Johnson

1887
Bevins Post, No. 281, G.A.R., of Volga City, Iowa, installed their officers on January 14th, 1887, as follows:
Commander - W. S. Davidson
S.V.C. - Joseph Ewing
J.V.C. - Joseph Little
Surgeon - Wm. N. Dill
Officer of the Day - F. N. Phillips
Quartermaster - J. C. Smith
Adjutant - O. A. Phillips
S.M. - J. W. Lowe
Chaplain - Robt. Sherman
O.G. - James D. D. Chapman
Representatives to Grand Encampment - J. E. Smith, with J. W. Lowe as Alternate.
~Elkader Register, Thur., 27 Jan. 1887 ~contributed by Reid R. Johnson

1888
At the regular meeting, December 9th, the following persons were elected as offices of Bevins Post, No. 281, G.A.R. for the ensuing term:
Commander - O. A. Phillips
S.V.C. - J. W. Lowe
J.V.C. - E. B. Star
Surgeon - J. E. Bissell
Chaplain - Robt. Sherman
Q.M. - J. E. Smith
O.D. - W. H. Clark
O.G. - Wm. McCabe
Adjutant, Sergeant Major and Quartermaster Sergeant to be appointed.
~Elkader Register, Thur., 15 Dec. 1887

1889
Bevins Post, G.A.R., held a meeting last Friday evening and elected officers as follows:
Commander - W. S. Davidson
S.V.C. - J. E. Smith
J.V.C. - E. W. Marble
Q. - John W. Lowe
Surgeon - Jas. E. Bissell
Chaplin - S. D. Bachtell
O.D. = F. N. Phillips
O.G. - O. A. Phillips
Delegate to Dept. encampment at Burlington - Joseph Tinker and James D. Chapman, alternates.
~Elkader Register, Thur., 20 Dec. 1888. Volga column