Grand Army of the Republic
Henry Freeman Post #98, Brookfield, Vermont
Members of Henry Freeman Post #98, Brookfield, VT, based on the GAR Descriptive Book and post ledger, transcribed by Elinor Gray, Brookfield Historical Society.
| Name | Born | Unit(s) | Post-war occupation |
| Abbott, Royal Jr. | Brookfield, VT | 15th VT INF | Mechanic |
| Benham, Edward E. | Jericho, VT | 26th NY CAV/VT FCAV | farmer |
| Bigelow, John Jr. | Brookfield, VT | 3rd MA CAV, VRC | Pension also shows service in 33rd MA INF. |
| Buck, William L. | Berlin, VT | 6th VT INF | joiner |
| Bullard, Franklin | Bethel, VT | 6th VT INF | farmer |
| Carpenter, Ira | Brookfield, VT | 15th VT INF | farmer |
| Chase, Zolva W. | Middlesex, VT | 8th VT INF | None |
| Clark, Urial Abbott Jr. | Brookfield, VT | 10th VT INF | 10th Vt. History off-site |
| Collins, Moses | Malone, NY | 12th VT INF | farmer |
| Davenport, Norman B. | Bristol, VT | 9th VT INF | farmer |
| Ditty, Eri L. | Brookfield, VT | 6th VT INF | farmer |
| Edson, Henry L. | Brookfield, VT | 1st VT CAV | farmer |
| Fletcher, Harvey Alvin | Johnson, VT | 3rd VT INF | farmer |
| Ford, William A. | Norwich, VT | 1st VT CAV | farmer |
| Freeman, Augustus W. | Moretown, VT | 6th VT INF | carpenter |
| Frink, Cornelius T. | Underhill, VT | 1st VT INF, 13th VT INF, 26th NY CAV/VT FCAV | 13th Vt. History off-site |
| Fullam, Calvin | Plainfield, NH | 4th VT INF, VRC | shoemaker |
| Gilligan, Patrick C. | Ireland | 1st VT CAV | Died at Bennington Soldiers' Home |
| Glysson, Edward A. | Brookfield, VT | Recruit | farmer |
| Green, John Smalley | Williamstown, VT | 4th VT INF | Died in Brookfield, VT |
| Heath, John F. | Braintree, VT | 15th VT INF | farmer |
| Herrick, Denslow Eugene | Brookfield, VT | 15th VT INF | Joiner |
| Hood, Christopher C. | Chelsea, VT | 2nd VT INF | carpenter |
| Hutchinson, Stearns S. | Braintree, VT | 2nd VT INF | farmer |
| Johnson, Jason | Johnson, VT | 4th VT INF, 1st US VET CORPS | farmer |
| Laselle, Martin C. | Barnard, VT | 3rd VT LARTY | farmer |
| Lawrence, Charles F. | Williamstown, VT | 4th VT INF | carpenter |
| Locke, J. Frank | Ossipee, NH | 16th ME INF | (clergyman, member of Brookfield GAR Post #98) |
| Mason, George E. | Williston, VT | 10th VT INF | 10th Vt. History off-site |
| Metcalf, Royal D. | Lowell, VT | 3rd VT INF | Clergyman |
| Nichols, Charles W. | Middlesex, VT | 17th VT INF | Musician |
| Nichols, Roswell S. | Middlesex, VT | 8th VT INF, 17th VT INF | None |
| Parmenter, James W. | Granville, VT | 6th VT INF | Mechanic |
| Peabody, Marcus Morton | Orange, VT | 12th VT INF | farmer |
| Peck, Cassius | Brookfield, VT | 1st USSS | None |
| Raymore, John W. | Brookfield, VT | 10th VT INF | 10th Vt. History off-site, |
| Shattuck, George | Hartland, VT | 13th VT INF, 17th VT INF | 13th Vt. History off-site |
| Smith, Josiah | Brookfield, VT | 8th VT INF, VRC | None |
| Smith, Norman Ailes | Morristown, VT | 8th VT INF | None |
| Sprague, Edwin A. | Randolph, VT | 15th VT INF | farmer |
| Stevens, Oliver B. | Bow, NH | 11th VT INF | farmer |
| Stone, John M. | Barre, VT | 1st VT INF | Farmer; See UVM's Digital Collections for the Civil War |
| Stratton, Carlos E. | Brookfield, VT | 15th VT INF | farmer |
| Walbridge, Rodney W. | Brookfield, VT | 4th VT INF | farmer |
| Waldo, Dillingham | Royalton, VT | 2nd VT INF, 6th VT INF, VRC | farmer |
| Waldo, Willard G. | Royalton, VT | 8th VT INF, 16th VT INF | None |
| Wheatley, Alson N. | Brookfield, VT | 9th VT INF | farmer |
SIGNERS TO RULES & REGULATIONS & BY-LAWS OF H. F. FREEMAN GAR POST 98
| NAME | BY MUSTER | BY TRANSFER | BY REINSTATEMENT | ||||||
| Henry L. Edson | June 29, 1886 | ||||||||
| John Bigelow | June 29, 1886 | ||||||||
| Cassius Peck | June 29, 1886 | ||||||||
| Norman Smith | June 29, 1886 | ||||||||
| Denslow E. Herrick | June 29, 1886 | ||||||||
| Charles W. Nichols | June 29, 1886 | ||||||||
| John W. Raymore | June 29,1886 | ||||||||
| Urial A. Clark | June 29,1886 | ||||||||
| G.E. Mason | June 29,1886 | ||||||||
| Moses Collins | June 29,1886 | ||||||||
| Patrick C. Gilligan | June 29,1886 | ||||||||
| Calvin Fullam | June 29,1886 | ||||||||
| W.L.Buck | June 29,1886 | ||||||||
| Alson W.Wheatley | June 29,1886 | ||||||||
| Royal Abbott | June 29,1886 | ||||||||
| John F. Heath | June 29,1886 | ||||||||
| Carlos E. Stratton | June 29,1886 | ||||||||
| R.W.Walbridge | June 29,1886 | ||||||||
| Dillingham Waldo | June 29,1886 | ||||||||
| C,F.Frink | June 29,1886 | ||||||||
| E.E.Benham | June 29,1886 | ||||||||
| Ira Carpenter | June 29,1886 | ||||||||
| Augustus W. Freeman | June 29,1886 | ||||||||
| Geo. Shattuck | June 29,1886 | ||||||||
| Martin C. Lazelle | June 29,1886 | ||||||||
| Marcus M.Peabody | June 29,1886 | ||||||||
| Josiah Smith | transfer | ||||||||
| Zolva Chase | transfer | ||||||||
| Roswell S. Nichols | transfer | ||||||||
| Oliver Stevens | transfer | ||||||||
| Royal D. Metcalf | transfer | ||||||||
| J.W.Parmenter | Muster | ||||||||
| Erie L. Ditty | Muster | ||||||||
| E.S.Glysson | Muster | ||||||||
| J.S.Green | |||||||||
| Jason Johnson | |||||||||
| Stearns S. Hutchinson | |||||||||
| Charles F. Lawrence | |||||||||
| C.C.Hood | |||||||||
| W.A.Ford | |||||||||
| Norman Davenport | transfer |
The following is the last page in the ledger
"I am closing these records by
surrender of the charter of
Henry H. Freeman Post No. 98 Dep. Vt.
Depleted ranks, extreme age, compel
the move. Organized in 1886.
I am the only charter member left, age 87.
Ira Carpenter.