Personal War Sketches of the Members of W.A. Brand Post 98 of Urbana of the Grand Army of the Republic

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CHARITY 
HISTORICAL SKETCH 
OF THE 
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FRATERNITY POST  LOYALTY 
The Wm. A. Brand Post Number 98. Department of Ohio Grand Army of the 
Republic Urbana Ohio; was mustered the 8 day of July 1881, by special mustering 
officer, Comrade Brown, for the department of Ohio; with 18 Charter Members. as 
follows; Comrades. Jno T. Mitchell, Thomas McConnell, Thos. T. Brand, T. G. Keller 
Jas F Shumate, M. A. Gordon, B. F. Gauson, A. F. Vance Jr,. Jos Chamberlin, R. P. Wilkins, 
Jno M Fitzpatrick, J. M. Maitland, J.H. Ayres, Geo M Eichelberger, D. W. Todd Jos. C. 
Brand, Frank Chance, and D. C. Hitt.  After muster the following officers were elcted 
to serve for the remainder of the year; Post Comd’r Comrade J. T. Mitchell; Sen Vice Comdr- 
Thos McConnell, Jr Vice Cm’dr. T. T. Brand, Surgeon J. F. Shumate, Officer of the Day B.F. Ganson 
Q master, A. F. Vance Fr, Officer of the Guard Jno M Fitzpatrick, Chaplain M. A. Jordon, Post Com’d 
Appointed T. G. Keller Adjt. D. C. Hitt Q.M. Seargt. Jos Chamberlin Seargt Maj, J M Maitland Aid 
There were no musters until the 21st day of Nov 1881; when there were 15 new recruits mustered 
giving a membership of 33 for the beginning of the year 1882.  After which there were recruited 
14. for the year 1882, 58 for year 1883; 31 for year 1884; 50 for year 1885; 52 for year 1886 
71. for year 1887; 45 for year 1888; 20 for year 1889, 4 for year 1890; 1 for year 1891, 2 for 
year 1892; 0 for year 1893, & 4 for year 1894. making a total of 384 recuruits mustered 
and received by transfer from other Posts.  The Post has been presided over by 
Comrade Jno T Mitchell for 5 terms, by Comrade Wm Hamilton for 1 term; by Comd 
D. W. Todd for 2 terms, Comrade Thomas McConnell 2 terms; Comr’d W. R. Warnock 
1 term, Comrade J. J. Adnerson 1 Term, by Comrd T. G. Keller 2 terms, elected but 
was not permitted to complete his second term.  He answered the last Roll Call here in 
September 1893; Comrade W. W. Lewis 1 term.  The Post has been represented on the staff of the 
Deptmt Comdr Putman, by Com. Jno. T. Mitchell as chief mustering officer of the Dept and 
by Com Thos McConnell as member of Council of Administration.  Comd. Mitchell Todd 
and McConnell have been Hids De Camp on Staff of Nat’l Comdrs.  Comds T.G. Keller 
A.F. Vance Jr. and J. T. Woodward have been Aids on Dept Comds Staff.  The district has 
been represented in the National Encampment by Com’d Jno. T Mitchell at Columbus O 
in 1888; by Com’d Thomas McConnell in 1890 at Boston Mass. by Comd. W. W. Wilson in 
1892, at Detroit Mich and by Comd. J. T. Woodward at Pittsburg Pa in 1894. 
Thirty nine have answered their last Roll Call here below, and are [illegible] 
on the other shore.  Comrad W. Sullivan being the first member of the Post 
to die, and was buried at Mutual O. being 93 years of age, with the honors 
of the Grand Army of the Republic.  Comrade T. G. Keller was elected Post. 
Historian at regular Meeting.  the 5th day of May 1895; but no record of any 
member of the Post had ever been entered by the Historian; owing no doubt to the 
seeming indifference of the comrades in handing in the blanks.  containing the 
subject matter, during his life.  A vacancy remained in the office of Post Historian 
from death of Com’d Keller until the 21st of Feby 1895 when at regular meeting of the 
Post comrade J. T. Woodward was elected to the office of Post Historian and scribe and 
up to the present date 6/25/1895 has entered such matter for record as has been handed 
in by the comrades and friend. of some one hundred and thirty comrades.