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THE G.A.R.
The Grand Army of the Republic, patriotic order for veterans of the Civil War, organized in Sutherland in 1887 as the E. O.C. Ord post. First officers were E. P. Messer, commander; F. L. Bidwell, senior vice commander; N. Remington, junior vice commander; George Nelson, quartermaster; C W. Inman, adjutant; George Colcord, officer of the day; Thomas Steward, chaplain; E. T. Cleveland, officer of the guard; E. W. McOmber, surgeon; R. M. Van Horn, quartermaster sergeant; J. B. Dunn, sergeant major; and W. J. Stewart, sentinel.With the passing of the years, the membership dwindled and today James P. Martin is the only surviving member of the E. O. C. Ord Post and the only Civil War veteran in the county. Mr. Martin celebrated his ninety-fifth birthday anniversary last month and is in good health.
The 40 deceased members of the G. A. R. buried in Sutherland cemeteries are:
| Michael Betz | Moses Heckert |
| F. L. Bidwell | James Hicks |
| Robert Boyd | Jas. C. Jenkins |
| D. B. Harmon | Henry Hoagland |
| Frank M. Lee | Samuel Jordan |
| James Parks | Thos. Kelsey |
| John H. Peck | Alexander Long |
| Samuel S. Todd | Geo. Louthan |
| R. M. Van Horn | Thos. Merrick |
| H. J. Alexander | T. B. Nott |
| . Bidwell | Chas. Peaker |
| A. G. Bliss | Louis Renville |
| Geo. F. Colcord | D. M. Sheldon |
| P. G. Coleman | John M. Snyder |
| M. V Davis | J. H. Stockwell |
| Joseph Cowan | Louis P. Vance |
| J. C. Doling | Henry Wheeler |
| John H. Frush | Lionel Worth |
| Haye | Com. Shepherd |
| David Harkness | Geo. W. Nelson. |
From Sutherland Courier December 3, 1942
