Phil Kearney Post 1 G.A.R. 

Newark, New Jersey

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KEARNY POST, No. 1, has the proud pre-eminence of standing at the head of the list of posts organized in the State of New Jersey .  On the 20^th of October, 

1866, about fifty  veterans met at the newly-instituted Soldier’s Home, and were mustered in by Gens. Bramhall and Jardine.  Kearny Post was then organized, 

with Maj. Alfred F.   Sears, Commander; Richard Hopwood, Quartermaster; Samuel H. Baldwin, Adjutant; Rev. Samuel T. Moore, Chaplain; John A. Rodrigo, 

Quartermaster-Sergeant.  A charter was   granted on Dec. 6, 1866, by the Grand Encampment to Ezra A. Carman, William Ward, David A. Ryerson, Samuel H. Baldwin, 

John F. W. Crane, Alfred P. Sears, James H. Close, John K. Simon, Richard Hopwood, William A. Henry, John A. Rodrigo, John R. Decker, John Kehoe, 

Amos H. Van Horn, John F. Chase, Samuel S. Moore, A. J. Clarke, A. W. Woodhull, and their associates and successors.  Of the fifty members whose names appeared 

on the original roster only two remain as of this date, viz., John Rodrigo and Isaac Tuttle.  Many have died, and others have joined new posts from time to time, 

or left the city and connected themselves with posts in different parts of the country.

       Kearny Post has a fine room, handsomely furnished and equipped, for its headquarters, at No. 194 Market Street , where its encampments are held every Wednesday 

     evening. The officers for 1884 are: Robert Kiersted, Commander; Terrence Reilly, Senior Vice-Commander; J. E. Marsland, Junior Vice-Commander; C. H. Rosseter, 

       Adjutant; W. H. Howard, Quartermaster; Albert Oss, Surgeon; Henry Stivers, Chaplain; Samuel Knott, Officer of Day; John Hubman, Officer of Guard; Dennis Cahill, 

       Sergeant-Major; William P. Daily, Quartermaster-Sergeant.  Past Commanders, F. H. Harris, William A. Smith, John A. Rodrigo, R. S. Brown, William R. Williams, 

       Dennis Cahill, Felix W. Branigan and I. W. Townsend. THE LADIES’ LOYAL LEAGUE OF KEARNY POST meets in the same rooms, No. 194 Market Street , 

      and numbers some forty members, with Mrs. S. Crane, President; Mrs. Esther Woodland, Vice-President; Mrs. Samuel Knott, Junior Vice-President; Mrs. Lease, 

      Chaplain; Miss Ella Hatfield, Secretary; Miss Lottie Steel, Treasurer. The ladies have given many entertainments, both literary and musical, the proceeds 

      of which have generally found their way into Kearny Post in the shape of useful presents, and  by their untiring energy and devotion to the Grand Army 

      of the Republic have done much towards strengthening the cause and promoting the interest and good feeling existing in the ranks.

         Information from: Andrew Burnett, Francine Camp 7 SUVCW

Extracted from:  History of Essex and Hudson Counties - Chapter XLII.  Societies of Newark

                                                   Shaw, William H.  1884.  History of Essex and Hudson Counties , New Jersey .  Everts & Peck, Philadelphia , PA.   Vol. 1.  Pages 540-542.

Membership Roster

                        

Last Name	First Name	Middle	Regt.	Birth	Death	Buried	Rank	Notes	Age  Add	Address
Adler	F.	E.	Co L 9 NJ Vol				Lt	Pst roster 1903
Allen	William	Ogden						DC 1916, Pst mem Nat Council of admin 1923
Atkinson	J.	A.	US Navy					Pst roster 1903
Baldwin	Robert	J.	26 NJ Vol					PPC, 1889,92, 93 - PC 1889 per Pst roster 1903, PPC 1892, 1894, 95, 96		Newark
Ball	S.		Co A 13 NJ Vol				Pvt.	Pst roster 1903
Barrett	J.	F.	Co H 2 NJV					Pst roster 1903, 1889
Bates	J.		Co D 4 US Art				Cpl	Pst roster 1903
Bowers	Charles	F.						1881
Bracker	John				/ /1884			1885
Branagan	Felix		Co B, 8 NJV	12/18/1841	4/1/1892	Ch Holy Sepl-E. orange	1st Sgt	PPC 1886 & 87, PC 1882 per Pst roster 1903, PPC 1889, death rpt 1893 49 yrs old, PPC 1884 / Hist. of Essex & Hudson Co.
Brentnall	R.	H.	Co K 39 NJ Vol					Pst roster 1903
Brown	Robert	S.	Co B 37 NJV				Serg	1885, PPC 1886, 87 & 89, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96 -Chapln 1903, PC 1877 per Pst roster 1903 / Hist. of Essex & Hudson Co.
Bryson	Wm.	H.	Co E 37 NJV				Pvt.	PC 1914, Pst roster 1903		Newark
Burns	J.		US Navy				Seaman	Pst roster 1903
Burr	James							PC 1888 per Pst roster 1903, PPC 1889, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96
Burris	Chas.	B.						Adj. Rpt 12/30/1891 dropped
Burris	Theodore							Adj. rpt 12/30/1891 suspended
Cahill	Dennis		Co C, 33 NJV		1/27/1892	Fairmont, Newark	PVT.	PC 1880, 1885, PPC 1886 & 87 & 89, 92 -PC 1881 per Pst roster 1903-Death rpt 1893 45 yrs old, Sgt Maj. & PPC 1884  / Hist. of Essex & Hudson Co.
Camfield	W.	H.						Adj. rpt 12/30/1891 - Dropped
Cavanagh	Francis	J.	Co C 2 NJ Vol				Pvt.	Trans card sold on e-bay 5/23/00
Cavis	J.	W.	Co B 26 NJV				Pvt.	Pst roster 1903
Cchrane	John	H.						1886
Cheever	Henry		Co E 128 NYV					PPC, Pst roster 1903		Newark
Cockley	S.		Co A 16 USA				Pvt.	Pst roster 1903
Coggsill	W.	A.	Co I 1 NJV				Pvt.	Pst roster 1903
Cole	John							Chap / Adj. rpt 12/30/1891
Collins	James	W.						Surg / Adj/ rpt 12/30/1891
Connelly	James	H. (F.)	Co I 35 NJ V				Lt	PDC 1904, PPC, PC 1900 per Pst roster 1903		Newark
Connors	James		Co I 33 NJV				Sgt	Pst roster 1903
Cooper	Edward	J.						Adj. rpt 12/30/1891 - Dropped
Crane	A.	W. B.						Adj. rpt 12/30/1891 - Transferred & Dropped
Crane	Smith	B.	US Navy				Seaman	Pst roster 1903, dropped 12/31/1891 / Adj. rpt
Creeland	W.	H.	Co I 39 NJ V				Pvt.	Pst roster 1903
Creighton	D.	H.	Co C 1 NJ V				Pvt.	Pst roster 1903
Crolsmire	Charles	F.	Co B 1 NJ Cav				Sgt	PPC, PC 1893 per Pst roster 1903, PC 1893, listed as Chas. F. Croselmine PPC 1894, listed as Charles P. Crosemire 1895 pg. 15 & PPC Chas F. Crosemire 1895 & 1896		Newark
Daly	W.	P.	Co I 39 NJV				Drummer	Pst roster 1903
Daly	William	P.						1881, PC 1886, QMS 1884, / Hist. of Essex & Hudson Co.
Day	J.	L.	Co B 8 NJ Vol				Pvt.	Pst roster 1903
De Vanney	S.	H.						1887
De Vanney	Thomas		Co J 13 NJ Vol				Pvt.	Trans card sold on e-bay 5/23/00
Demorest	John							PC 1890 per pst roster 1903, listed as Demarest PPC 1894 & 1895, 1896
Dodd	George	R.			/ /1885			1886
Dolan	F.		US Signal Corps					Pst roster 1903
Dougall	J.		Co D 1 US Cav				Sgt	Pst roster 1903
Dougherty	Alexander						Col	PC 1868 per 1903 Pst roster
Drake	W.		Co E 10 NJV				Cpl	Pst roster 1903
Duffy	Patrick		US Navy USS Elk		12/3/1892	Holy Sepl. Newark	Landsman	Death report 1893 49 yrs. old
Duffy	Wm.		Co C, 2 NJV		2/2/1892	Holy Sepl. Newark	Sgt.	Death report 1893 58 yrs.old
Eble	Jacob		Co. E, 9 NJV		8/21/1893	Fairmont Cem.	Pvt.	53. yrs. old -1894 in Memoriam
Elkins	Joseph	H.						1881
Essex	David									Newark
Farley	A.		US Navy				Seaman	Pst roster 1903
Farrand	S.	D.						Adj. Rpt 12/30/1891 - Suspended
Flanagan	James		Co A 1 NJ Art		11/19/1894	Holy Sepuicher Cem	Pvt.	Med Dir rpt 1/1/1895 48 yrs
Fleming	J.	E.	Co C 11 PA Cav				Capt	Pst roster 1903
Flynn	J.	J.	Co B 7 NYV				Drummer	Pst roster 1903
Fordham	Stephen	C.						Adj. report 12/30/1891 - Dropped
Freeman	John	B.						Adj. report 12/30/1891 - Dropped
Gallager	P.		Co C 3 NJ Art				Pvt.	Pst roster 1903
Gardner	G.		Co K 26 NJV				Pvt.	Pst roster 1903
Garrabrant	G.	A.	Co K 26 NJV				Pvt.	Pst roster 1903
Garrison	David	H.					.	1881
Gerth	Charles		Co D 8 NJ		12/23/1902		Pvt.			Newark
Gillen	James							Adj. report 12/30/1891 - Transferred
Godber	William		Co A 26 NJV				Pvt.	SVC 1903, Pst roster 1903		Newark
Govern	Patrick		US Navy		11/6/1892	Holy Sepl. Newark	Landsman	Death report 1893 47 yrs. old
Greathead	W.	E.	Co B 9 NJV				Pvt.	Pst roster 1903
Green	William	A.	Co C 82 NYV				Pvt.	Pst Surgeon 1903 Pst roster bk 1903		Newark
Gregory	Milton	A.	Co E, 35 NJV				Cpl.	Adj. report 12/30/1891	52	Newark
Gruett	F.	T.R.	Co K 70 NYV				Capt	Pst roster 1903, 1896
Harris	Frederick	H.					Gen	PPC, 1885, PPC 1886 & 89, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96 - PC 1870 & 71 & 72 per Pst roster 1903 / Hist. of Essex & Hudson Co.
Harrison	D.	D.						1886
Hebler	C.		US Navy				Seaman	Pst roster 1903, 1892, , 93, 94, 95
Heller	Conrad							OG / Adj. report 12/30/1891
Helmbold	Francis		Co. A, 3 NJ Cav.		9/20/1893	Lambertville	Pvt.	56 yrs. old - 1894 in memoriam
Henry	Geo.	S.						Adj. report 12/30/1891 - Transferred
Henry	Geo.	S.						Adj. report 12/30/1891 - Dropped
Holford	George							1887
Honeywell	John		Co A, 13 NJV      Co I, 13 NJV				Pvt.	Adj. report 12/30/1891		Newark
Honeywell	Wm.	H.	Co C, 39 NJV				Pvt.	Adj. report 12/30/1891		Newark
Hoover	Arthur		Co C 1 NJ Cav				Sgt	PPC, Pst roster 1903, 1895		Newark
Hopper	Charles	H.						PC 1913, DC 1929		115Delaware Ave, Newark
Hopper	H.		Co E 9 NJ Vol				Lt	Pst roster 1903
Howard	John		Co E US Cav		10/16/1902		Pvt.			Newark
Howard	Richard		Co. F 72 NYV		12/31/1893	Holy Sepulchre Newark	Lt.	55 yrs. old - 1894 - in Memoriam
Howard	William	H.	Co B 8 NJV				Pvt.	1889, PPC, QM 1903, PC 1902 per Pst roster 1903, QM / Adj. report 12/30/1891, 1893, 1893, 1894, QM 1884 / Hist. of Essex & Hudson Co.		Newark
Hulman	John	G.						PPC, listed as Hutman PPC 1893		Newark
Hubman	John							OOG 1884 / Hist. of Essex & Hudson Co.
Hurd	H.	P.	17 NY Art				Cpl	Pst roster 1903
Hutman	John	G.	Co G 39 NJV				Pvt.	PC 1887 per Pst roster 1903, PPC 1889, 1892, 93, 94, 95, 96
Jacobson	Wm.	E.	Co B 8 NJ Vol & Co B 38 NJ Vol				Cpl	App doc sold on e-bay 7/7/00 WIA Williamsburg VA, Pst roster 1903 listed as pvt.
Jaegers	J.		Co D 40 NJV				Sgt	Pst roster 1903
Jarvis	E.	R.	Co C 13 NJV				Pvt.	Pst roster 1903
Johnson	J.	A.	US Navy				Seaman	Pst roster 1903
Kearney	Edward		Co A 59 NYV				Pvt.	1913, Pst roster 1903, 1896		162 Ferry St
Keefe	David	D.	Co D 7 NY HA, Co D 7 NJ Vol		01/06/1913		Cpl	DSVC 1903, PPC, PC 1895 per Pst roster 1903, OD / Adj. report 12/30/1891, 1892, 1894, 95, 96		Newark
Kenland	Charles	H.	Co G 1 NYV				Sgt	PC 1892 per Pst roster 1903, listed as Kenlan PPC 1893, listed as Kenlan PPC 1893, also in 1896 & 96
Kennedy	Thos.	P.	Co B, 5 NYV				Pvt.	Adj. report 12/30/1891 - Transferred. from Hobbie Post #23 Dept. Conn.		Newark
Kierchner	A.		Co D 9 NJV				Pvt.	Pst roster 1903
Kiersted	Robert		Co F 3 NJ Cav				Pvt.	PPC, PPC 1886 & 89, PC 1884 per Pst roster 1903 - PPC 1892, 1893, PPC 1894, 95, 96		Newark
Kihoe	Richard							Adj. report 12/30/1891 - Dropped
King	Wm.							Adj. report 12/30/1891 - Suspended
Kinlan	Charles	M.						PPC, listed as Kenlan PC 1892		Newark
Knapp	B.		Co H 39 NJV				Pvt.	Pst roster 1903
Knapp	W.	A.	Co K Vet Res Corps				Pvt.	Pst roster 1903
Knott	S.		Co D 71 NYV				Pvt.	Pst roster 1903, 1892, 1894, 1884 / Hist. of Essex & Hudson Co.
Kuhn	John		Co D 68 NYV				Bugler	PPC, PC 1901 per Pst roster 1903		Newark
Larose	J.	F.					Capt	PC 1898 per Pst roster 1903
LaRose	L.	J. F.						1893
Laroze	Levi	J. K.						PPC, listed as L. J. F. Laroze 1896		Newark
Lunze	Wm.							Adj. report 12/30/1891 - Suspended
Macintosh	John							SVC / Adj. report 12/30/1891, 1892
Madison	William	J.			/ /1884			1885
Major	Ed	A.	Co C 7 NJV				Cpl	Pst roster 1903, 1895, 1896
Manderville	Chrls.	H.	Co D 1 NJV				Pvt.	PPC, PC 1896 per Pst roster 1903, 1895, PC 1896		Newark
Marks	Edward							PC 1891 per Pst roster 1903, 1889, PPC 1892, 93, 94, 95, 96
Marsland	J.	E.						JVC 1884 / Hist. of Essex & Hudson Co.
McCluskey	Thomas							Adj. report 12/30/1891 - Dropped
McCormick	Francis							Adj. report 12/30/1891 - Transferred
McCormick	Hiram	G.	Co H,      NJV		8/11/1892	Little Silver, NJ	Pvt.	Death report 1893 - 85 yrs. old
McCuin	James				1880			1889
McDonald	J.	F.	Co C 1 RI Art				Pvt.	Pst roster 1903
McLaughlin	Charles	F.	Co I 54 NYV				Sgt	PPC, PC 1899 per Pst roster 1903		Newark
McNeil	John	T.						Letterhead		Newark
McTague	Patrick		Co F. 12 US Inf.		9/12/1893	Holy Sepulchre	Pvt.	57 yrs. old - 1894 in memoriam
Meeks	R.	A.	Co E 26 NJV				Pvt.	Pst roster 1903
Merrell	Richard	J.								Newark
Miller	H.	C.	Co B 30 NJV				Pvt.	Pst roster 1903
Mohler	J.	J.	Co K 2 NJV				Pvt.	Pst roster 1903
Moore	J.	D.						Adj. report 12/30/1891 - Dropped
Morris	Wm.	W.						1886
Morris								1886
Nertman	John							1885
Opp	Jacob				07/27/1913					Newark
Osborn	Elias	W.	Co D 8 NJV				Pvt.	Pst roster 1903, 1895
Oss	Albert							Surgeon 1884 / Hist. of Essex & Hudson Co.
Parker	W.	A.	Co K 70 NYV				Pvt.	Pst roster 1903
Patterson	David		Co. E, NJV		2/17/1893	Fairmont Cem.	Cpl.	65 yrs. old - 1894 in Memoriam
Patterson	George		8 PA Cav				Pvt.	Memb App sold on e-bay 5-23-00 WIA Bugler
Peloubet	A.	H.	Co K 26 NJV				Pvt.	Pst roster 1903
Penn, Jr.	John		Co C, 1 NJV         Co B, 1 NJ Art.		9/10/1892	Greenwood Cem. NY	QM Sgt.	Dath report 1893 59 yrs. old
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