Department of Iowa
Dorr Post #62, G.A.R. Altoona, Iowa
Chartered: October 8, 1881
Members: Charter 18 Total 30
Disbanded: January 1, 1925 by request of D.C. Bishard
Property:
Received April 27, 1942 from Herbert Bishard, 4210 Pleasant St., Des
Moines, Iowa:
Post #62 Minutes, October 1880 - May 15, 1915, Souvenirs G.A.R.
Encampments.
See complete statement in file.
In 1890 had only 13 members. Sus at suggestion of Daniel C. Bishard to
take effect January 1925,
only 4 members at time. Pearl Stutsman, 800 University Ave., Des Moines,
reported books, etc. given to
Herbert Bishard, Register & Tribune letter April 20, 1942.
Named for:
Dorr, Joseph B
Born: Aug 6, 1825, Erie Co., N.Y.
Died: May 28, 1865, Macon, Ga Buried Linwood Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa
Quartermaster 12th Iowa Inf
Colonel 8th Iowa Cav
Residence Dubuque, nativity New York. Appointed Quartermaster Nov. 5,
1861. Mustered Nov. 5, 1861. Missing in battle
April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Must. Out for promotion as Col. 8th Cav.
May 18, 1863. App. Col. Apr. 13, 1863. Must. Sept. 30, 1863.
Wounded Mar. 6, 1864, Waverly, Tenn. Wnd. And taken prisoner July 29,
1864, Lovejoy's Station, Ga. Returned to command
Nov. 7, 1864. Died of disease May 28, 1865, Macon, Ga.
There are a lot of records and documents for
those listed below.
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Transcribed and contributed by Conni McDaniel Hall, February, 2021.
| Comrades | Born | Where Born | Died | Where Died | Burial | War Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adkins, Jesse L | 17 Feb 1839 | Mill Springs, Ky | 16 Oct 1921 | Glendale Cem, Des Moines, Ia | CORP Co B 6th IA Inf | |
| Arrowood, George Washington | 31 Jan 1842 | N.C. | 11 Jul 1919 | Bondurant, Ia | Old Altoona Cem, Altoona, Ia | PVT Co A 6th IN Cav |
| Barkhurst, Melville W | Nat. Ind | PVT Co B 34th IA Vol Inf | ||||
| Barton, Joseph | 02 Feb 1833 | 30 Dec 1911 | Rising Sun Cem, Four Mile T, Polk Co | PVT Co I 12th IL Inf | ||
| Bishard, Daniel | 16 Aug 1839 | Grundy Co, Ohio | 29 Oct 1927 | Canfield Cem, 10 mi east Des Moines | SGT Co M 8th IA Cav | |
| Canfield, Gilford P | 08 Apr 1843 | Susquehanna Co, Pa | 1928 | Canfield Cem, Clay Twp, Polk Co, Ia | CORP Co D 2nd IA Cav | |
| Corey, John | Nat. NY | Co F 16th IA Inf | ||||
| Corey, | Nat. Ill | 4th SGT Co F 16th IA Inf | ||||
| Cory, Willard | 08 Jul 1837 | Vt | 22 Nov 1914 | Altoona, Ia | Old Altoona Cem, Altoona, Ia | PVT 6th OH Batt |
| Crews, Noah J | PVT Co F 77th IL Inf | |||||
| Donolson, Joseph N | 1838 | Ind | PVT Co E 22nd IA Inf | |||
| Ellerman, Henry | 09 Oct 1839 | 04 Oct 1920 | Altoona, Ia | Old Altoona Cem, Altoona, Ia | PVT Co D 114th IL Inf | |
| Gifford, Owen | 1839 | Ohio | 1925 | Altoona, Ia | Canfield Cem, Clay Twp, Polk Co, Ia | PVT Co D 24th IA Inf |
| Hall, John S | 1832 | PVT Co I 27th IL Inf | ||||
| Hemstreet, Herman S C | 1842 | PVT Co D 1st WI H Art | ||||
| Hughes, William Robert | 24 Nov 1832 | Anglisey Bowdewyden Wales | Apr 1901 | Colfax, Ia | Altoona, Ia | PVT Co C 2nd IA Cav |
| Ingle, William T | 25 Jan 1827 | Henry Co., Ky | Old Altoona Cem, Blk D, row 4, Grave 5 Altoona, Ia | PVT Co E 14th IA Inf | ||
| Jeffers, Jacob C | 27 Jan 1838 | 23 Nov 1921 | Old Altoona Cem, New Add Row 2, Gr 21, Polk Co Ia | MUSC Co A 100 OH Inf | ||
| London, William | 18 May 1836 | 10 Oct 1914 | Old Altoona Cem, Old Add, Blk A, Row 8, Gr 8, Altoona, Ia | PVT Co F 1st MI Art | ||
| Landfield, Clark Douglas | 08 Dec 1839 | New York | 02 Sep 1912 | Des Moines, Ia | Laurel Hill Cem, Des Moines, Ia | PVT Co F 144th NY Inf |
| McGovern, Thomas H | 1839 | SGT Co K 7th IL Cav | ||||
| McWhorter, Arno L | 1844 | PVT Co G 124th IL Inf | ||||
| Manbeck, Henry | 10 J 1830 | Ohio | 06 Nov 1911 | Des Moines, Ia | Berwick Cem, Delaware Twp, Polk Co Ia | PVT Co B 39th IA Inf |
| Moffett, Francis Garner | 25 Dec 1844 | Carroll Co, Ill | 01 Aug 1921 | Berkeley, Calif | Fairview Cem, Grundy Centery Ia | SGT Co D & I 34th IA Inf |
| Mosteller, Edward C | 1840 | Ill | 1913 | Wicker Cem, Camp Twp, Polk Co, Ia | BUGLER Co A 10th IL Cav | |
| Osborn, Thomas B | 1840 | NY | 10 Jun 1855 | Altoona, Ia | Altoona, Ia | CORP Co A 43rd WI Inf |
| Owens, Joseph | 23 Feb 1843 | Ebensburg, Cambria Co, Pa | 08 Oct 1900 | Altoona, Ia | Old Aloona Cem, Govt Stone | PVT Co A 11th PA Inf |
| Owens, Robert Jr | 16 Apr 1839/42 | Dayton, Pa | 04 Jul 1922 | Des Moines, Ia | "aveland (sic) Cem, Prairie City, Ia | PVT Co C 105th PA Inf |
| Perstin, Friedrich L | 13 Nov 1828 | 01 Dec 1906 | Altoona, Ia | Altoona, Old Add. Blk C, Row 10 Gr 6 | PVT Co C 46th IL Inf | |
| Rieman, Franklin | 1840 | Ind | 09 Dec 1921 | Old Add, Blk B, Row 3, Gr 9, Altoona, Ia | PVT Co B 13th IA Inf | |
| Shaffer, B H | 1839 | PVT Co H US Signal Corps | ||||
| Versaw, Levi | 15 Jun 1834 | Canada | 07 Dec 1907 | New Add, Altoona, Ia | CORP Co C 22nd IA Inf | |
| Walter, Isaac | 17 Jan 1840 | Penn | 1926 | Altoona, Ia | Altoona Cem, Altoona, Ia | PVT Co E 14th IA Inf |
| Wheeler, Nelson | 1836 | PVT Co H 38th WI Inf | ||||
| Williams, Jeremiah Dawson | 25 Jul 1841 | near Edinburg, Ind | 04 May 1925 | Lake Williams, ND | Lake Williams, N.Dak. | CORP Co C 23rd IA Inf |
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