GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC
R. P. Cummins Post, No. 210, G.A.R. (named in honor of Col. Robert P. Cummins, of the 142d Regt. Penn. Vols., who, while in command of his regiment, was mortally wounded at the battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1, and died July 2, 1863), was organized June 16, 1881, by comrade George F. Randolph, of Emory Fisher Post, No. 30, Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
The first officers elected and installed were:
Col. John R. Edie, Commander
Capt. William M. Schrock, S.V.C.
John Bills, J.T.C.
R. R. Sanner, Chap.
George H. Tayman, Q.M.
A. C. Davis, Adjt.
Charles J. Harrison, O.D.
J. B. Tredwell, O.G.
George M. Holderbaum, S.M.
John H. Huston, Q.M.S.
Their successors, the present officers, are:
Capt. Charles J. Harrison, Commander
Capt. Wm. H. Schrock, S.V.C.
H. G. Cunningham, J.V.C.
J. M. Cook, Chap.
A. C. Davis, Q.N.
F. F. Koontz, Adjt.
John H. Huston, OD.
Michael Kiefer, O. G.
Alexander H. Huston, S.M.
John Griffith, Q.M.S.
Since its organization the following named gentlemen, who served as officers and enlisted men in various companies and regiments during the war of 1861-5, have been enrolled as members of the post:
Atchison, Henry………………………………..Knepper, A. W.
Auman, Peter…………………………………..Knepper, H. F.
Baker, John D…………………………………..Knepper, Olive
Baldwin, Samuel……………………………….Koontz, F. F.
Barnett, H. F…………………………………….Lambert, Henry
Barnhart, Franklin……………………………..Lavan, D. P. K.
Beam, Mesheck…………………………………Lenhart, Solomon
Beard, William…………………………………..George H. Love
Bennett, Frank………………………………….Miller, C. H.
Berkey, J. L……………………………………….Miller, Noah S.
Berkey, W. H…………………………………….Mountain, Wm. S.
Bills, John…………………………………………Orten, C. C.
Bowman, Jerome……………………………….Pew, John
Bowman, Wm. H………………………………..Pile, Irwin W.
Brant, C. A………………………………………..Pile, John C.
Buick, Andrew……………………………………Pile, S. R.
Bullman, F. A……………………………………..Pritts, Heter
Cook, J. M…………………………………………Pugh, James E.
Cunningham, H. G……………………………..Rapp, Valentine
Davis, A. C………………………………………..Rhoads, C. F.
Davis, W. W……………………………………..Ross, Jacob
Deitz, S. A………………………………………..Sanner, R. R.
Dickey, A. F………………………………………Sanner, W. H.
Dunmyer, David………………………………..Saylor, A. J.
Edie, John R……………………………………..Schrock, William H.
Faith, Abraham…………………………………Seigle, Martin F.
Ferner, Rudolph………………………………..Shaffer, Adam S.
Fisher, Henry……………………………………Shaulis, Cyrus
Foust, W. P………………………………………Shaulis, Ed M.
Friedline, John A………………………………..Shown, Jacob
Gardner, Ludwick………………………………Smith, George H.
Gaul, W. Frank…………………………………..Snyder, George
Griffith, John A…………………………………..Sorber, M. V.
Harrison, Chas. J……………………………….Spangler, A. J.
Heilman, William………………………………..Spangler, Jefferson
Hemminger, George…………………………..Spangler, John J.
Hochstetler, Wm. M……………………………Stahl, Herman
Hoffman, Charles……………………………….Stull, Joseph
Hoffman, J. J……………………………………..Stutzman, Elias
Holderbaum, George M……………………….Stutzman, Henry
Hoover, Francis…………………………………Tayman, George H.
Horner, D. J………………………………………Tayman, W. H.
Howard, Abraham……………………………..Tredwell, James B.
Hunter, Chas. T…………………………………Trent, Daniel
Huston, A. H……………………………………..Trent, Moses
Huston, John H………………………………….Tressler, Joseph
Huston, Wm. P…………………………………..Uhl, Solomon
Hyle, Edgar……………………………………….Wilkenson, John S.
Jones, Isaac………………………………………Will, Jacob
Keefer, Noah……………………………………..Winters, John
Kiefer, Michael……………………………………Yoder, Tobias
King, Hiram………………………………………..Zigler, Jacob
Knee, D. S…………………………………………Zufall, John
(Source: History of Bedford, Somerset & Fulton Counties, PA; 1884)
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