The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-08
by Z. j. MYERS


tho SOS for tho maintenance OF the
American Union, they returned to
the several states and territories
,ns heroes. And although thoy were
fetcd and fiattcred as the heroes Of
one OF the fercest contests at arms
Of which history had given any mt
NATION and had been well equipped
ana otherwise provided for by their
government, they were in fact, but
tho successfully returning remnants
OF tho various commands and divis-
ions Of great army Of men that
had escaped from the fiery furnace
Of war with only their lives, many
sof them broken IN health and helpless
fy. crippled. to homes that had suf
fered the blight Of four years Of in
ternecine strife on the almost count.
/ less bloody battle fields. And without
an exception, they evidently were as
glad to hail the peace that had come
ito the war-sick country, as were the
men Of the armies that had battled
.-against them.
Historians IN Agreement
And it is at this point Of considera-
sion. that the historians Of that period
met in perfect agreement on the
apparents TACT that, not since the date
LOT the first attempt to establish and
sperpetuate the freedom Of a people
had armies of men SO equal in de-
termination and bravery, ever met to
measure swords in the settlement Of
a controversy which involved princi-
pies 50 sacred to both sides and the
agreement upon which, through the
afbitrafnent of war, was so strictly
adhered to and through which the in
cident Of the war between the Anne
rican states remains closed Incl
dent to this good day.
1t Is not, however, the purpose here
ITO attempt to outline the causes or
merits or the contentious that tend
ed to bring on the SO called Civil
War, but rather to point to some Of
the results Of the homecoming Of
the men of the North after the he
roic struggle on the battle fields had
ended. And historically speaking, the
organization Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic, comprised Of the men
who wore the Blue, was one OF the
first fruits of the general peaceful
ness which came to abide in that
part Of the country and which great
influence finally reached out and
drew into its folds those who would
Danish war and forever bless mankind
With peace and happiness.
nlinoisan Pounds G. A. X.
From the days of the Old Guard Of
French fame, the Invincibles who
were marshalled by the Iron Duke,
the intrepid Highlanders Of Scotland,
down to the dashing cavalry host that
was led by Light Horse Harry Lee,
during the revolutionary war Of 1776,
an organization and a name has been
sought and bestowed upon all famous
collections Of armed fighters And
following this custom, at the close
OF the war between the states, ac-
cording to the historians Of those
days, DR.. A. ]. Stephenson, re-
tired union army surgeon Of great
skill and prominence, residing at
Petersburg. Illinois, first conceived the
idea and finally founded the Grand
Army of the Republic, which organi-
zation became SO popular as to make
possible the establishment Of G. A.
r. posts in every northern and in
many Of the southern states, OKLA
homa and the other territories, com
ing in for their part in the organi-
zation, where the necessary popula
ton centers existed.
Chickasaw Post Organized
One of the first Of the posts o.
the Grand Army Of the Republic In
the Department Of the Indian Terri
tory and Oklahoma, was Chickasaw
Post No. IS. of Ardmore on Septem'
Der 9th, 1890, the names Of Sc SOL
diers Of the Union army comprising
the membership roll, the men being
credited by enlistment to Is OF the
states and two territories, Missouri,
Kentucky and Tennessee, leading In
point Of numbers among the states
Of the south, the birthplaces OF the
Others being scattered to the renotest
confines Of the northern states, but
all Of them being proud of their
Oklahoma citizenship and the social,
commercial and religious Influences
that surround them here
with these members all acting well
their parts for the best interests OF
the new organization. the meetings
OF the post were held with good
degree Of regularity up to the fall
OF 1897, during which time the mem
bership roll had been increased to
l34, and on August 80, 1897, when II
was believed necessary, q re-organiza-
ton was effected, T. Il. johnson and
ID Redfield, acting commander and
adjutant, respectively.
Membership Roll
The committee having the revision
OF the membership roll In hand, re-
ported the following named as MEM
bers Of Chickasaw Post, G.. A. r oil
Ardmore Indian Territory, in good
standing.
d. Redfield. private, Co. b., 14ti'
Kansas cavalry, Ardmore /, T.
B. +. Mann. sergeant. Co. A, 6th
Kentucky cavalry, iMannsville L. I.
w. l. Kinkade, private Co. B, Goth
Kentucky infantry. Ardmore /. T.
j. w. Stewart, corporal Co. n,
14Oth Illinois infantry, Ardmore, /. T.
oliver II. Weir, private, goth Kan
sas battalion, Ardmore l. T.
Joseph II. Kent, private Co X.
eth Missouri cavalry. Ardmore l. I
II. D. Harman. private. Co. +, 7th
Kentucky infantry, Ardmore /. T.
T., II. Bennett, private, Co. F.. LIST
Massachusetts, cavalry, Ardmore /. T.
John Conover. captain, Co. B, lo5th
New York infantry, Ardmore I. 7.
Joseph q. Littrell. private. Co. G,
1st Arkansas cavalry, Ardmore I. T.
John II. Mccollie. private Co. c,
10th Tennessee cavalry. Ardmore
T. .
AZ. A. Berryhiil, captain Co. +, iSoth
Indiana infantry, Ardmore l. T.
II I. Howell. sergeant Co. l., 4th