GAR Gen Lyon Post 2 Roster, 1889
Many men in St. Louis served in the Civil War. While some served in the Confederacy, most were part of the Union Army. After the war, Union veterans formed a fraternal organization called the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). By 1890, the GAR had about 400,000 members and the veterans can be traced in the GAR annual reports and death rolls. St. Louis had about 13 GAR posts, with approximately four hundred posts elsewhere in Missouri.
Original Civil War pension records are available at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. You can order the pension files online at the National Archives Military website.
Post 2 of the Missouri Department was named after BG Nathaniel Lyon (1818–1861), who was killed at Wilson’s Creek, Missouri, 10 August 1861. (Note: The link to General Lyon’s biography will take you to the Find a Grave website. No representations or warranties, express or implied, are made as to the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the data on that site.)
This roster of the Gen Lyon Post No. 2 as of 1889 has been indexed. The names of the veterans, their unit(s), occupations, and addresses are included in the index.
This information comes from the By-Laws, Rules of Order and Roster of Gen Lyon Post No. 2, G.A.R. Department of Missouri , pages 5–13. The images of this booklet are provided by the Missouri Historical Society with no copyright restrictions and with permission via the usage rights of the Missouri Historical Society Open Access Policy.
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STATUS SYMBOLS USED:
* Transferred. † Suspended or Dropped ‡ Elected, not mustered. § Dead.
UNIT ABBREVIATIONS:
M. S. Missouri, (Mo.), indicates Missouri State Militia (Cavalry Vols).
U. S. R. C., Mo.—United States Reserve Corps, Mo. Vol. Infantry.
E. M., Mo.—Enrolled Militia, Mo.
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