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u gggggggggg5^5^^- gggg Short History of John Mecray Post (Con tinned from first page) from Cape May City. (It waa strictly against the rules to name a Post after any living person.) All arrangements at this meeting was made to muster in and form the first and only post of the J Grand Army of the Republic. In Cape May County on the'evening of Wednesday, February 11th, at Washington and Ocean streets, the soldiers assembled, the same evening the department commander Samuel Hufty and his aid-de-camp arrived and mustered in John Mecray Post No. 40, the newly elected officers and were installed in their respective offices, as follows : Post Commander, A. C. Gile. Senior Vice Commander, Peter J. Donnelly. Junior Vice Commander, William Farrow. Adjutant, Mitchel Sandgran. Surgeon, James Mecray, M. D. Chaplain, Geo. W. Barns. Officer of the Day, F. K. Duke. Officer of the Guard, John D. Speace. Sergeant Major, Wm. W. Messick. Quartermaster, J. H. Carman. Quartermaster Sergeant, John B. Davies. The following are the names of the nineteen charter members, and the various regiments they enlisted in : A. C. Gile, enlisted July 14, '62, Co. C, 68th P. V. Scott Legion ; discharged July 15, 1865. Peter J. Donnelly, enlisted August }9, '62, Co. E. 15th P . V. Cavalry; discharged June 19, 1865. Wm. Farrow, enlisted August, 1862,*Co. I, 25th Regt. N. J. Mitchell Sandgran, enlisted August 13, '62, Co. C, 118th Rept. P. V.; discharged August 31, 1864. (Died). Henry W. Sawyer, Lieutenant Colonel, enlisted April 18, '61, First Cavalry N. J., discharged August 14, 1865. (Died.) John N. Reeves, enlisted August 21, '62, Co. F., 119tli Regt. P. V. ; discharged June 19, 1865. (Died.) Geo. W. Barnes, enlisted August 4, '62, Keystone Battery P. V.; discharged August 20, 1863. (Died.) Francis K. Dukes, Second Lieutenant, enlisted June, '62, Co. F, 2d Regt. Delaware? discharged March 18, 1863. (Died.) Wm. W. Messick, Sergeant, enlisted Sept. 1, '62, Co. D, 25th N. J.; discharged July, 1864. (Died.) James Crandall, enlisted August 13, '62, Co. I, 25th N. J.; discharged June 20, 1863. (Died.) Thos. L. Lemmon, enlisted May 14. '61, Co. B, 29th P. V.; discharged July 25, 1865. (Died.) Samuel C. Barton, Sergeant, enlisted July 29, '62, Co. I, 58th P. V. ; discharged June 12, 1865. Wm. B. Eldredge. enlisted August 20, '61, Co. D, First Cavalry N.J. (Died.) Chas. Sandgran, Corporal, enlisted July 27, '61, Co. E, 82d P. V.; discharged Sept. 11, 1862. (Appointed Paymaster Clerk U. S. S. August 13, 1863-64, Mt. Vernon.) John D. Speace, Sergeant, June 18, '63, Co. C, 186 P. V., dis0 charged August 15, 1865. (Died). Henry P. Seamon, enlisted Jan. 21, '62, Co. C, 13th N. ^ork; discharged Jan., 1865. (Died.) C. S. MaGrath, Corporal, enlisted April 26, '61, Co. B., 17th N. York; discharged June 20, 1863. James J. Doak, enlisted Sept. 5, '61, Co. D, 196 P. V.; discharged Novevember 24, 1864. John B. Davis, Bugler, enlisted August, '63, Co. E, 21 Cavalry P. V.; June, 1865. (Died.) There is but seven charter members now living and twelve have died. The Post had recruited altogether one hundred abd one members, the following are the names of those mustered in after the Post was started : James H. Carman, enlisted August, 1861, Co. F., 106 P. V., Inft.; discharged Jan. 1, 1862. James V. Clark, enlisted May, 1861, Sergt. Co. I., 9 N. J. Inft.; dis- ' charged July 12, 1865. James T. Smith, enlisted Aug. 23, 1861, Sergt. Co. A. 7 N. J. Inft., discharged Oct. 7, 1864. Wm. T. Stevens, enlisted Sept. 1, 1862, Sergt. Co. F. 25 N. J. Inft. , discharged June 20, 1863. Wm. S. Hooper, enlisted Aug. 1861, Sergt. Co. A, 7 N. J. Inft., discharged Oct. 1864. Jonathan Oliver, enlisted Sept. 23, 1864, Co. L., 2 N. J. Cavl. ; discharged June 29, 1865. Moses W. Matthefvs, enlisted Aug. 23, 1861, Co. A., 7 N. J. Intt. : Oct. 7, 1864. Geo. W. Smith, enlisted Sept. 15, 1861, Sergt. Co. A, 1 N. J. Inft., discharged Jan. 7, 1864. Wm. B. Strang, enlisted Sept. 3, 1861, Corp. Co. A, 90 P. V. Inft., discharged July 15, 1863. Enos R. Williams, enlisted August 30, 1862, Sergt. Co. I, 25 X. J. Inft.; discharged Jan. 29, 1863. Walter A. Rupe, enlisted July 12, 1861, Co. G, 18 111. Inft.; dis charged March 15, 1862. Joseph H. Brewton, enlisted. Sept. 1, 1862, Co. J, 25 N. J. Inft.; discharged June 20, 1863. Isaac T. Vanaman, enlisted Sept. 1, 1862, Co. I, 24 N. J. Inft. ; discharged June 29, 1863. Henry W. Hand, enlisted 1861, Act. Mate, U. S. Navy; discharged February 1, 1869. Furraan Barnett, enlisted Sept. 1, 1862, Co. J, 25 N. J. Inft.; discharged Feb. 4, 1863. John Wiggins, enlisted Oct. 18, 1864, Co. D, 21 Vet. Resig., Inft.; discharged November 22, 1865. Thos. L. VanWinkle, enlisted Aug. 23, 1861, Co. A, 7 N. J. Inft.; discharged February* 1» 1865. John Reeves, enlisted Sept. 15, 1861, Co. A, 7 N. J., Inft., disOct. 7, 1864. James Mecray, enlisted Nov. 6, 1862, Asst. Surgeon, Resignation, March 4, 1864. Joseph B. Hughes, enlisted Sept. 1, 1862, Co. F., 25 N. J. Inft., discharged June 20, 1863. John D. Craig, enlisted Sept., 1862, Co. F., 24 N. J. Inft.; discharged January, 1863.

John D. Avars, enlisted Oct 28, 1861, Co. ft.10 N..J. Injt; di»- , charged July, 1865. Andrew J. Tomlin, enlisted July 10, 1862, U. S. Marine Corp. Sergt., Navy ; discharged July 25, 1866. Isaac P. Johnson, enlisted Sept., 1862, Co. G, 24 N. J. Inft.; dis- , charged June, 1863. J. Wesley Corson, enlisted Sept. 1, 1862, Co. F, 25 N. J. Inft.; , discharged February 4, 1863. John Spencer, enlisted April 24, 1861, Sergt. Co. A, 82 P. V. Inft.; discharged July 13, 1865. Samuel R. Stites, enlisted August 31, 1862, Sergt. Co. F, 25 N. J. Inft. ; discharged June 20, 1863. Thos. Keenan Livingston Ewing, enlisted Sept. 1, 1862, Co. F, 25 N. J. Inft.; discharged. June 20, 1863. George W. Homan, enlisted Aug. 7, 1862, Co. F, Vet. Res. Corp. Inft.; discharged July 5, 1865. Enoch W. Hand, enlisted 1861, Co. C, 9 N. J. Inft., discharged December 7, 1864. EJward F. Townsend, enlisted Sept. 20, 1864, Co. H, 38 N. J. Inft.; discharged June 30, 1865. Swain S. Reeves, enlisted Aug. 23, 1861, Corp. Co. A, 7 N. J. Inft. ; discharged Oct. 7, 1864. » Thos. S. Stevens, enlisted Aug. 14, 1861, Co. F, 4 N. J. Inft.; discharged August 17, 1864. Daniel F. Crowell enlisted Sept. 1, 1862, Co. F. 25 N. J. Inft.; discharged June 20, 1863. George Whitney, enlisted Sept. 21, 1861, Lieut. Co. C, 9 U. S. Inft.; discharged February 28, 1866. Benj. F. Wohman, enlist ed Aug. 11, 1862, Q. M. Sergt. Co. I, 19th U. S. Inft., discharged July 7", 1865. Elijah Hand, enlisted Sept. 14, 1864, Coxswain, U. S. Navy ; discharged June 8, 1865. Wm. Snyder, enlisted Sept. 1, 1862, Co. F, 25 X. J. Inft.; discharged June 20, 1863. Thos. H. Taylor, enlisted Jan. 4, 1864, Corp Co. A, 3 N. J. Cavl.; discharged August 1. 1865. Silas Hoffman, enlisted No. 18, 1861, Co. I, 10 N. J. Inft. ; discharged January 19, 1864. Silas Hoffman, reenlisted Jan. 20, 1864, Co. I, 10 N. J. Inft.; discharged July 5, 1865. James Ewing, enlisted June 12, 1863, po. F, 25 N. J. Inft.; discharged August 12, 1864. Benj. S. Wood, enlisted July 31, 1862, Sergt. Co. I, 12 N. J. Inft.; discharged June 4, 1865. Amariah Foster, enlisted Aug. 13, 1861, Co. E, 1 N. J. Cavl.; discharged December 31. 1863. Amariah Foster, reenlisted. Jan. 1, 1864, Co. I, 20 Vet. Resig. Corp.; August 1, 1865. Alphonso D. Lee, enlisted Aug. 31, 1862, Co. F, 25 N. J. Inft.; discharged June 20, 1863. John G. Sheppard enlisted Sept., 1864, Co. H, 38 N. J., Inft.; discharged June 30, 1865. David C. Vanaman, enlisted Sept. 5, 1864, Co. C, 38 N. J. Inft.; discharged June 30, 1865. John W. Kimsey,- enlisted Aug. 23, 1861, Co. A, 7 N. J. Inft.; discharged December 4, 1863.Thos. A. Lyle, enlisted June 18, 1863, Co. F, 32 P. V., Inft.; discharged August 1, 1863. Wm. S. Pritehard, enlisted Sept. 1, 1862, Co. F, 25 N. J. Inft,; discharged June 20, 1863. Andrew Tomlin, enlisted July 10, 1862, Sergt. U. S. Marine Corps; discharged August 28, 1866. Benj. F. Ladou, enlisted Sept. 2, 1862, Co. F., 24 N. J. Inft.; discharged June 29, 1863. Benj. F. Ladou, reenlisted, April 11, 1864, Co. I, 9 N. J. Inft.; discharged July 6, 1865. James Chester, enlisted Aug. 15, 1863, Co. 1, 25 N. J. Inft.; discharged June, 1863. John W. Reeves, enlisted Sept. 1, 1862, Co. F, 25 N. J. Inft.; disj charged February 16, 1863. Peter Smith, enlisted Dec. 22, 1861, U. S. Navy, 3d Asst Kngi. ; discharged Sept. 24, 1869. John S. Burley, enlisted March 28, 1865, Co. C, 102 P. V. Inft.; discharged June 28, 1865. Joseph A. MeCarthev. enlisted Aug. 29, 1862, Co. I, 25 X. J. Inft.; discharged June 20, 1863. John Kimble, enlisted Sept. 1, 1862, Co. B, 25 X. J., transferred to Navy : discharged February 8, 1867. John W. Hand, enlisted Jan. 22, 1864, Co. A, 3 X. J. Cavl.: discharged August 1, 1865. Daniel Cosgrove, enlisted Dec. 18, 1861, Co. B., 9 X. J. Inft.; discharged December 7, 1864. J. W. Scull, enlisted Aug. 3, 1862. Co. F, 68 P. V. Inft.; discharged Oetol»er 9, 1865. ^ Gabrial Holmes, enlisted August 30, 1862, Co. F, 25 X. J. Inft.; discharged June 20, 1863. Page Crawford, enlisted August 30, 1862, Co. F, 25 X. J. Inft. ; discharged June 30, 1863. Joseph Garrison, enlisted September 1, 1862, Co. F, 25 N. J. Inft. ; discharged June 30,- 1863. Elias Scull, enlisted Oct. 11, 1861. Corporal Co. B. 10 N. J. Inft.; discharged July 1. 1865. Virgil D. Schellenger. enlisted Sept. 1, 1862 Co. B, 25 N. J. Inft.; discharged June 20. 1865. Edwin Hough,* enlisted Oct. 16, 1862, Co. K, 175 P. V. Inft., discharged August 7, 1863. Chas. B. Royal, enlisted. James Reegen, enlisted U. S. Navy, Gunboat ; discharged July 6. 1865. Alfred Souder, enlisted August 17, 1861, Co. G, 4 X. J. Inft.; discharged August 3, 1865. Samuel J. Hampson, enlisted April 25, 1861, Corp. Co. A, 14 P. V. Inft; discharged August 6, 1861. Christian Schalles, enlisted Sept. 17, 1861, Co. E, 2 Md. Inft.; discharged Jan. 1, 1871. Christian Schalles, reinlisted July 6, 1864, Co. E, 2 Md., Inft discharged Jan. 1, 1871. Tennbrook Price, enlisted Oct. 12, 1861, Corp. Co. B, 10 N. J. Inft. ; discharged February 24, 1864.

John W. Dabkay enlisted Jan. 15,1864, Co. A., 2 P. V. Inft.; d»- 1 charged Januaiy 29, 1866. jfl Jerome Bowker, enlisted 'Sept. 3, 1862, Co. F, 25 N. J. Inft; discharged June 20, 1863. Joseph Holme, enlisted Sept 1, 1862, Sergt. Co. I, 25 N. J. Inft ; discharged June 20,1863. Joseph Holme, reenlisted, Jan. 4, 1864, Co. F, S N. J. Cavl.; discharged August 7, 1865. "2 Andrew Dorner enlisted. June 14, 1864, Co. K, 3-N. J. Cavl.; discharged July 20, 1865. Malone Hackony enlisted Sept. 17, 1861, Co. D, 7 N. J; Iifft.; discharged October 7, 1864. Williain H. Heritage, enlisted Sept. 6, 1864, Co. K, 38 N. J. Inft: j discharged June 30, 1865. Joshne Williams enlisted April 3, 1865, Co. M., 11 P. V. Cavl.; discharged August 13, 1865. And out of that number there have died fifty-fonr. The youngest member living is seventy years and the oldest is eightyeight years. Old Father Time has dealt gently with some as age has crept upon them, as lie re and there one meets a veteran with an erect form and rugged health, but with a great many the traces of wounds and diseases has left its mark and shortened the span of life. ' . As to the Grand-Army of the Republic. The Grand Army of the Republic was first organised at Decatur, 111., on April 6th, 1866, by Dr. B. F. Stephenson, who had served as surgeon of the 14th 111. Infantry, and the first Department Encampment was held in Springfield, 111., on July 12th, 1866. This organization was created for a good and noble object, and is composed of men drawn together by the invisible bonds of Aflfl friendship, cemented in ^a common danger and in the fire of bat-* tie, and we look back to the time when shoulder to shoulder on ^ bloody battlefield or around the guns of our man-of-yar we fought * for our dear old flag, we do not forget the hardships by day or night, when we pitched our tents and lay down, weary and footsore by the way or on- the battlefield, for an hour's sleep, and we are reminded forcibly by the vacant place once filled by a tent mate that shared with us the dangers of a lonely picket watch, gone. He gave his young, boyish life for his country's cause. To the Grand Army of the Republic, particularly the 9th day of April, 1865, the date of General's Lee's surrender, stands as the culmination of four years of sacrifice, of suffering, privation and all the horrors that are associated with sanguinary war, but it was all endured that our beloved country might "be preserved as a nation. A pattern to the world, when warring nations shall become convinced of the folly and wickedness of strife with no principle involved. Over a half century has gone by, but to those boys that left their happy homes and firesides to protect and resent the insult to "Old Glory," the scenes and horrors are vividly impressed ontheir memory as long as they live, one hundred and thirty-eight years our national banner has been flung to the breeze as the symbol of liberty, and the oppressed of every nation have found shelter under its folds, and today 100,000,000 people claim it as their own and I believe would rally unitedly to its defense if it were assailed. The few occasions which stand out conspicuously because of indignities which our flag Jjas suffered have been induced by a spirit so un-American, so foreign to our institutions and traditions, as to be only such exceptions as prove the general rule, yet by them we are admonished that we cannot too carefully guard our precious emblem, and more particularly at this present time. We are not a war-like nation, we do not and never did seek a quarrel with other nations for the sake of war, but we know our rights upon land and sea, and by the Eternal we are going to have them in spite -of all the nations abroad, and the peace at any price, people or the Mollie Coddles at home. But let us be thankful to God that our dear country is now enjoying that peace which the other nations are now most earnestly wishing for. The Civil War was fougbt by the youths of America and both the North and South had the best and hardiest, in other words, the pick of the best blood and flower of our bovs in the country, the weaklings were not wanted, and the survivors now living are growing less very rapidly. -The Grand Army of the Republic has been an object lesson of self-sacrifice, devotion and patriotism, and its very influence in all the communities is incomparably greater than that of any other organization since time began, as the great and noble Abraham Lincoln said in his .address at Gettysburg: "The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here," but we must not forget the Civil War ended at "Appomattox" and that we have a united country now. such as never before, and let us try to P"« awav all bitterness and ask ourselves what would we have done had be been brought up in the Southern States. As a whole thev will "♦and with us every time in defence of "Old Glory." They have had a hard struggle and we con well afford to be kind to them. We have tried to prove ourselves worthy of the little bronze button we wear in our ranks, for, with the death of the last survivor, so dies the Grand \rmv of the Rcpublu. e:iii the vict.ua who wore the blue and the men who wore the grey will meet again in the last grand review in realms above. How sweet to think that the dear mother, the wife, sister and brother will all meet their bovs in blue and their boys in gray again, and our friends of this country-, after the last survivor has gone, will remember the splendid scnti- " ment that drew these men together. But. artel- the Grand Army, what then! Are the principles of the Grand Army to perish, are the objects no longer worth preserving T And is the great work they wrought in 1861*65 to be forgotten and titne destroy the last vestage of the mighty host of "The Boys in Blue"?. No, a thousand times no! So say fifty thousand sons in whose veins course 4 the rich blood of the soldier. God has given us a staff in the persons of our loyal sons. We are proud of them and they are proud of us. We can w display our pride in no better way than by persuading them to joiil a camp of the Sons of Veterans and thus proclaim to the world the glory of their fathers. They can in no better way attest their appreciation of the value of their inheritance. What the worthy son is to the noble sire, the Sons of Veterans may be to the Grand Army of the Republic.