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Department of New Jersey organized December 10, 1868 - With 2 Posts & 58 members (Dept. #8) Yearly Journal Records - - - - - - - - - - - - - >
No.#	*Post Name*	*Location*	*Meeting Place*	*County*	*Start*	*End*	*Still Active*	*Notes*	1871	1874	1875	1878	1880	1885	1886	1887	1889	1892	1893	1894	1897	1900	1902	1903	1904	1905	1909	1913	1914	1923 - 24	1926	1931	Affiliated
1	McPherson	Boonton	Masonic Hall	Morris		1877		disbanded 1/30/1878, listed in Dept. roster 12/31/1871		45	0
1	Phil Kearney	Newark	210 Market St.	Essex	12/06/1866		1914	Was Post 2, changed 8/29/1877				50		167	145	139	146	160	169	156								74	50
1	Kearney - Sheridan	Newark	478 Broad St.	Essex	12/06/1866		1931	1923 - 24 Dept. roster																						35 members
2	Phil Kearney	Newark	Room #4 Library Hall	Essex	12/06/1866	1878		Changed to post 1, 8/29/1887. listed on Dept. roster 12/12/1871		38	30
2	Commodore Conover	South Amboy		Middlesex	03/11/1878	01/23/1893		Consolidated w/ Pierson Pst 80 in 1892 to form Trux Pst 118						22	24					0 3/1/1878
2	Thomas A. Sharp *	Millville	GAR Hall, East Main St	Cumbrland	01/01/1891		1931	Formed from Tice 49 & Union 55 merger1/20/1894. Charter date from by-laws bk. Mvl Hist. Soc & Tice Pst Mins. showing change to new post														1/1/1893		1/20/1894		1/20/1893		51	61 1/201893	16 members	1/20/1893
3	Gilliam Van Houten *	Jersey City	94 Belmont Ave, GAR Hall	Hudson	05/10/1867		1931	Listed on Dept roster12/12/1871		24	30	28		278	276	309	328	331	334	327 4/5/1867	04/03/1867							125	107	40 members			Relief post 16
3	?	Bergin City						Listed in GAR book pub. 1869 / George Kane
4	Admiral Stewart	Mannahawkin		Ocean			1871	Listed on Dept. roster 12/12/1871
4	Lincoln	Newark		Essex				from ribbon w/ post name & # owned by Buzz Smithcors
4	Nathaniel Lyon	Bricksburg		Ocean	06/04/1880			Listed in 1878 & 1880
4	H. O. Ryerson	Stanhope			04/01/1875		1875	Listed in 1875 Dept. Encp. Report			23
4	James A. Garfield	Newark	248 Market St, Post Hall	Essex	09/23/1881		1931							123	109	124	156	156	160	159								86	77	33 members
5	Nathanial Lyon	Bricksburg	Grand Army Hall	Ocean			1872	listed in 1871 & 1872, Listed in Dept. roster 12/12/1871 as Lyon pst. 5
5	Thomas M.K. Lee	Camden	Corner 5th & Taylor Ave	Camden	01/05/1875		1931	Organized with 85 Charter members				41		148	133	138	149	144	155	161 1/4/1875		1/4/1875	1/4/1875	1/4/1875	1/4/1875	1/4/1875		118	113	45 members	1/4/1875
6	Hugh H. Janeway	New Brunswick		Middlesex	1875		1878					25
6	Gen. Harker	Glassboro		Gloucester	10/31/1878	09/00/1885		Surrendered Charter						33	33
6	Sedgwick	Camden	NW Corner 5th & Taylor Ave.	Camden			1871	out of existance before 1889, not listed in 1887. Listed on Dept. roster 12/12/1871, Disbanded in 1875			0
6	John C. Shinn	Port Norris	GAR Hall	Cumbrland	01/12/1887	12/09/25		Suspended 1925, no report 1923-24 also listed as Jacob C. Shinn Post												01/22								22	20	8 members
7	George G. Mead	Passaic	Elks Hall	Passaic	06/26/1873		1926	No report 1923 -24		29	28	50		62	51	59	65	56	54	50 1/26/1873	1/23/1873					6/23/1873		29	26 6/23/1871	12 members	06/23/1873
8	Bayard	Trenton	Bayard Hall, N. Montgomery St	Mercer	11/05/1867		1931			45	68	44		64	84	148	140	164	143	130		12/22/1870						64	56	12 members			Bayard Corp WRC 1903
9	Jas. W. Allen	Burlington		Burlington	5/20/1874	1877		disbanded 1877. Name listed as Joseph W. Allen in 1875 / George Kane			47
9	George W. Taylor	Hampton Junction	Stewart Bowlby Hall	Hunterdon	10/01/1878	12/09/25		Suspended 1925, no report 1923 - 24						36	39	42	63	72	73	71 10/4/1878	10/4/1878	10/2/1878						16	14	6 members
10	Phil Kearney	Bordentown		Burlington				Listed in GAR book pub. 1869 / George Kane
10	Nathaniel Lyon *	Vineland	GAR Hall	Cumberland	06/16/1875	12/18/26		all property @ Vineland Historical Society				32		92	100	112	92	117	100	114								66	56	22 members			Lyon Corps WRC 1903
11	Lincoln	Newark	838 Broad St	Essex	12/17/1870		1931	instituted 12/17/1870? Listed in Dept. roster 12/12/1871		47	86	30		181	177	191	208	267	314	316 2/1/1868		2/1/1868	2/1/1868	2/1/1868	2/1/1868	2/1/1868		185	173 2/1/1868	64 members	02/01
12	Post 12	Hackettstown		Warren		1877		surrendered charter w/o explanation 1/30/1878
12	Uzal Dodd	Orange	249 Main St	Essex	03/23/1878		1931							91	100	105	117	134	139	140								57	67	25 members	03/21/1878
13	?	Hammonton						Listed in GAR Book pub. 1869
13	Henry Wilson	Jersey City	148 Newark Ave	Hudson	12/30/1875		1931	Hancock Hall, 148 Newark Ave.				39		92	80	95	104	93	82	12/301876	12/30/1876	12/23/1875						32	33	28 members
14	Ellsworth	Union	Town Hall, Lewis St	Hudson	01/24/1876		1931					46		55	70	75	88	90	87	86 11/8/1876	11/8/1876							25	30	19 members
15	Capt. Henry Vreeland	Bellville		Essex	03/11/10	12/09/25		Suspended 1925, no report 1923 - 24																				10	10	12 members
15	Kearney	New Brunswick	Kearney Hall	Middlesex			1885	listed in 1878 - 1885. Listed in Dept. roster 12/12/1871		91	15	36
15	Kearney-Janeway	New Brunswick	78 Schurman St	Middlesex	08/07/1878	06/23/1904								45	73	84	102	62	78	74 8/6/1878		6/12/1868	8/6/1878	8/6/1878	8/6/1878
16	Bramhall	Rahway	Watson's Building	Union			1871	Listed in GAR Journal of 1871 / Geo. Kane, Listed on Dept roster 12/12/1871
16	J. Parker Grubb	Burlington	GAR Hall	Burlington	5/28/1880	12/09/26		started again 5/28/1880, suspended 12/9/1925, no report 1923, 24					5/28/80	88	81	85	93	78	73	66 5/28/1880	5/28/1880	5/28/1880	5/28/1880	5/28/1880				37	36 7/29/1878	16 members
17	Custer	Carlstadt	GAR Hall	Bergin	07/29/1878		1914							36	34	32	36	30	28	25							11	12
18	Ira J. Lindsley	Morristown	Grand Army Hall	Morris		1877		disbanded 1/30/1878, listed in Dept roster 12/31/1871		24
18	Sedgwick	Hackettstown	Hackettstown	Warren	01/29/1879		1909							32	32	41	41	48	42	32					1/29/1870
18	William McKinley	Vineland Soldiers Home	Post Hall	Cumberland	11/30/07	05/04/26		surrendered charter																				51	47	26 members			McKinley WRC #8
19	Wadsworth	Hoboken	ODD Fellows Hall	Hudson			1887	Listed in Dept. roster 12/12/1871		64	115	20
19	John A. Dix	Swedesboro	Main St.	Gloucester	04/29/1879	1925								24	28	24	30	25	30	29								13	10	7 members
20	Gen. Hickman	Elwood	Grand Army Hall	Atlantic			1871	Listed in Dept. roster 12/12/1871
20	Maj. C. A. Angel	Lambertville	Rittenhouse Hall, Union St	Hunterdon	11/20/1878		1931							36	43	67	74	98	87	81								37	34	16 members
21	Tice	Millville	Wilson's Hall	Cumberland			1871	Listed in Dept. roster 12/12/1871
21	Joseph A. Ridgway	Beverly	Broad & Warren St	Burlington	05/23/1879	12/09/25		Suspended 1925 as James A. Ridgway Pst. no rpt. as Ridgway 1923, 24						23	26	26	45	61	53	42								10	10	6 members
22	?	Toms River						Listed in GAR pub. 1869 / George Kane
22	E. D. Baker	Moorestown		Burlington	06/24/1879		1889							50	31	27	16
22	Mansfield	Bayonne	Ex. Firemen's Hall	Hudson	12/17/1889		1931	1923 - 1924 no report										40	43	47								18	18	8 members
23	Slater	Frenchtown						Listed in GAR pub. 1869 / George Kane
23	Arron Wilkes *	Trenton	Broad & Hanover St	Mercer	07/01/1879		1931							184	184	195	206	234	226	225								157	151	41 members			Arron Wilkes Corps WRC 1903
24	Tice	Millville		Cumberland				Listed as Post 24 in Dept. Encp. Report 1875			23
24	Winfield Scott	Morristown		Morris		1880		changed name to A.T.A. Torbert Pst 24 in 1880
24	A. T. A. Torbert	Morristown	GAR Hall, Washington St	Morris	07/14/1879		1931	name chg from Winfield Scott Pst 24 in 1880						91	97	109	101	139	144	154						7/14/1870		61	64	21 members
25	Ulric Dahlgren	Elizabeth	109 Broad St	Union	06/14/1869		1931	Listed in Dept. roster 12/12/1871				49		157	142	161	161	140	140	133 9/3/1875	9/3/1875							67	60	27 members
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