Lockwood Post No. 175 Department of New York was organized July 26, 1880 with thirty charter members, three of whom are still members of the Post in 1919. It was named in honor of Captain John W. Lockwood who enlisted from this town in the 111th regiment N.Y Infantry in 1862 and who lost his life in attempting to escape from a railroad train while en route from Andersonville prison, as a prisoner of war. The first Commander of the Post was R.R. Stillwell, who was several times elected to this office and who filled the chair at the time of his death in 1912. The Commander's chair has been filled by William H. Root the present incumbent, by E. M. Slayton, by Smith Taylor, by Richard Warren, by Nathan Munger, by C.F. Horton, and Wm. Blake. One hundred forty five comrades have belonged to the organization of whom twenty are members at the present time (1919). In 1893 the Post purchased and dedicated a Soldiers Monument in Mount Pleasant Cemetery Port Byron, on a lot presented for that purpose by the Cemetery Association. The cost of the monument was about six hundred dollars, which was raised by the subscriptions of generous and patriotic friends of the old soldiers. Memorial Day exercises have been under the charge of the Post each year since its organization. The laws of the State of New York place on the officers of the G.A.R. Posts the duty of looking after the wants of honorably discharged soldiers and sailors and their families who need assistance thus relieving the Overseer of the Poor of that duty. This work has been carefully and conscientiously performed by the Commander and Quartermaster of Lockwood Post.
Under a rule adopted by the G.A.R. in National encampment the Post has elected six honorary members who are registered as such on page C. The meetings of Lockwood Post are still held (1919) in Odd Fellows Hall.
Fallen soldiers who died prior to charter date:
Thomas Kerns
Joel D. Parker
David Upham
Tunis Upham
Aaron Wilson
Enoch Wood
Joel D. Parker
David Upham
Tunis Upham
Aaron Wilson
Enoch Wood
Due to lack of documentation of the day, much of the verbal history surrounding Capt. Lockwood has been determined to be incomplete. Sometimes we are not able to recreate every detail in history but my research has determined that Capt. Lockwood died while boarding a train at Salisbury, NC, his shooting being witnessed by Capt. Francis Hopping of Throop, NY who was a prisoner of war with Lockwood.
Hopping stated that Lockwood was shot by a guard while they were boarding a train at Salisbury, NC for the purpose of being conveyed to another prison at Danville, Virginia. The official records clearly show he died at Salisbury, NC. Therefore, his remains are likely in one of the trenches at the Salisbury National Cemetery.
The family had engraved his name on the family monument at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Due to poor condition, an "In Memory" marker from the Dept. of Veteran Affairs was approved with the assistance of Senator Michael Nozzolio and in particular, the tireless assistance from the staff of Senator Charles Schumer. The Town of Mentz provided the labor to install the marker at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. It was very meaningful to oversee this project and organize/host the ceremony to dedicate this marker for our soldier. Out of the many projects I have researched, the legacy of Capt. John Lockwood became an emotional journey that touched me more than I can verbalize. It was easy to develop empathy for this family, especially for the plight of his mother who had to endure watching her son go off to war as a young man, only to return home a wounded man. John was captured but released at Harpers Ferry, sent to McDougall General Hospital at Fort Schuyler, NY to recover from a gunshot wound to the leg received in the Battle of Gettysburg, then sent to Georgetown Hospital after sustaining a fracture to his left shoulder from a gunshot wound in the battle of the Wilderness. This injury resulted in John being sent home to recover. With restored health, John returned to the ranks, not knowing this would turn out to be his final visit with his family at Port Byron. John was captured at Ream's Station, the next engagement upon his return, and was taken to Salisbury Prison where he would become prison mates with Capt. Hopping of Throop. Capt. John Lockwood died five months shy of his 20th birthday. After the war, Port Byron's GAR named their post in his honor.
MEMBERS OF LOCKWOOD POST #175:
Edwin Abrams
| John Holmes | William H. Root | ||
George Aldrich
| Cyranus F. Horton | E. M. Slayton | ||
William Blake
| Allen Hutchinson | Charles D. Smith | ||
James R. Blauvelt
| John Jetty | Daniel Somers | ||
| James H. Brown | George Edward Kilmer | Hiram Southworth | ||
| Seely Brown | Isaac Knapp | Rasselas R. Stillwell | ||
| Edward Cornell | Napoleon B. Marsh | William H. Storke | ||
| Edward Cunningham | G. W. Marsh | Augustus Sweet | ||
| Henry Dinehart | Edward McChesney | Horace Taylor | ||
| John Dunham | Sylvester McChesney | Israel B. Taylor | ||
| E. Eaman | Woolsey McGee | Nelson Taylor | ||
| George C. Elbridge | Stephen McIntyre | Smith Taylor | ||
| Nathan Elliott Jr | Albert Mitchell | John Thomas | ||
| Anson Emmons | John Monroe | Lyman Townsend | ||
| William A. Emmons | Nathan Munger | George P. Vanderwater | ||
| Fred Force | O. B. Olmstead | Edwin Ward | ||
| John Westly Freeman | Pulaski Olmstead | Richard Warren | ||
| Thomas Gardner | Harry B O'Neil | James V. White | ||
| Frank Gerrity | Milan Parkman | Charles Williams | ||
| Otis Goddard | Lewis W. Pitcher | Emerson Williams | ||
| Isaac Gutchess | Perry Randall | Charles F Woodford | ||
| Robert T. Henry | William B. Rich |
DESCENDANTS THAT JOINED:
| Name | Code | Eligibility | Name | Code | Eligibility |
| J Alexander | g | Frank Hemstreet | Oscar Kent | s | Oscar Kent Sr |
| George Alfreds | s | Henry Alfreds | Warren Lonsbur | s | Charles Lonsbur |
| William Ames | s | John G Ames | ? Miller | ||
| George Blauvelt | s | James Blauvelt | H A Mott | s | Harrison Mott |
| Harry N Derby | g | Wm Derby | Frances S Root | s | William H Root |
| ? J Dodge | s | Hiram Dodge | ? Smith | s | Isaac Smith |
| E Elliott | s | Nathan Elliott Sr | W A Spencer | ||
| George Elliott | s | Nathan Elliott Jr | Frank Wilson | s | Aaron Wilson |
| Stewart Elliott | s | Nathan Elliott Sr | ? Wood | s | Enoch Wood |
| Stewart Jay Elliott | g | Nathan Elliott Sr | |||
| D Emmons | s | Ira Emmons | |||
| Harvey Emmons | s | Ira Emmons | |||
| Louis Emmons | s | Anson Emmons | |||
| Ralph Gardner | s | Thomas Gardner | |||
| William T Hicks | s | Frank Hicks | |||
| Clarence Joslyn | s | Landon Joslyn | |||
| Edward Joslyn | s | Landon J Joslyn | |||
| William Kearnen | s | Thomas Kearnen Sr | |||
s = son of
g = grandson of | |||||
Lockwood Woman's Relief Corps No. 207
Little is known about the Lockwood WRC unit. It was active in the year 1900 but disbanded by the year 1916, at which time the auxiliary to the R.R. Stillwell Sons of Veterans Camp #17 shared duties between the Sons of Veterans and the Grand Army of the Republic. Their members included the following woman (not complete):
R.R. Stilwell Woman's Auxiliary No. 10
Eliza Ames
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Bessie Stillwell
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Margaret Clapp
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Louise Sweet
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Ella E. Emmons
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Vina Tuller
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Jennie Godfrey
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Jennie Ward
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Nanna Lockwood
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Marjory Ware
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Freda Nye
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Addie Warren
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Ruth Nye
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Alice Warren
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Minnie S. Root
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Laura Woodford
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H R Warren-Judge Advocate
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Our soldier's monument was the third to be erected in Cayuga County after the civil war. It was installed with great fanfare by the Lockwood Post GAR and the Port Byron Community.
This plot and the surrounding graves for the burial of veterans was presented to the Lockwood Post by the Port Byron Cemetery Association.
Annual Memorial Day celebrations continue to honor our Nations veterans here at the Lockwood Post GAR Monument at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
The cemetery association later turned over the operations of the cemetery to the Town of Mentz, who maintain it today.
To the right is one of the newspaper articles that illustrate what the old soldiers had in mind for our monument. The plan was to install a bronze soldier at the top, perhaps similar to the monument at King Ferry, which was the first soldiers monument erected in Cayuga County. The urn was placed there until the bronze soldier could be obtained, which was not meant to be, as they only had enough pledges to cover the granite. The monument remains in good condition and the urn continues to adorn its top, which is unique. I have found other articles regarding the desire to engrave the names of soldiers on the main column, which was never carried out to completion.
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| Auburn Weekly News and Democrat 1893 |
To the right is one of the newspaper articles that illustrate what the old soldiers had in mind for our monument. The plan was to install a bronze soldier at the top, perhaps similar to the monument at King Ferry, which was the first soldiers monument erected in Cayuga County. The urn was placed there until the bronze soldier could be obtained, which was not meant to be, as they only had enough pledges to cover the granite. The monument remains in good condition and the urn continues to adorn its top, which is unique. I have found other articles regarding the desire to engrave the names of soldiers on the main column, which was never carried out to completion.
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| Auburn News and Democrat September 20, 1893 |
The monument was dedicated on Wed. September 20, 1893.
It was constructed for about $600.00, which based on CPI would have the equivalent purchase power of $15,500.00 today.
The following soldiers have been laid to eternal rest around the monument:
Soldier
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William J. CRANE
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Co. D 110th N.Y. Infantry
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Schoeppel
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William H. DYGERT
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Co. K., 2nd N . Y. HART
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Verona
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Asher HAYDEN (Hayton)
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Co. K 98th N. Y. Infantry
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Canandaigua
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Frances Little
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wife of Asher HAYDEN
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Stephen HITCHCOCK
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Co. H. 185th N.Y. Infantry
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Camillus
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Stephen LOASBY
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Co. A., 14th NY Infantry & Co. H 16th N. Y. HART
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Utica & St Johnsville
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Charles MATTHEWS
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Co. K. 1st N. Y. Cavalry
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Seneca Falls
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Stephen MC INTRYE
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Co. C. 47th N. Y. Infantry
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Syracuse
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Lorenzo J. RANSIER
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Co. F.111th NY Inf/Co F 4th LA
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Mentz
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Joseph R Robinson
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1st Ind Battery Light Art
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Milo
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Theodore SCHEAN
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Co. D. 90th N. Y. Inf
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Clyde
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Edward SIDMAN
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Co U, 5th Heavy Art
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Mentz
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Elnathan SWEET
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Co. C. 75th N. Y. Inf
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Mentz
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Hiram TAYLOR
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Co. H., 9th N. Y. HART
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Gaines
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John H. THOMAS
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Co. A 105th Inf./Co. H 10th Inf, Co. L 8th HART Colored Troops
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LeRoy
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Edward TURNER
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Co. H 9th N. Y. HART
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Clyde
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Martha UPDYKE
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wife of Pvt William E. UPDYKE of Co. L. 16th N. Y. Art.
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Hector
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Thomas Lynch Lusk
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WWII
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Raymond L. France
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WWII
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Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865
Standard GAR Membership Badge
What the badge stands for
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| Rochester Daily Union Advertiser May 21, 1881 |
If anyone has an ancestor or relative that was a member of this Post or any of the auxiliaries, please contact me. If you have any photos relating to our civil war soldiers, or even their membership badge, please consider donating a digital photo to be added to this website. Please advise who should receive photo credit for your submission, as their name will be displayed underneath.