LYON COUNTY, KANSAS

SOLDIERS IN THE CIVIL WAR

Taken from the Annuals of Emporia and Lyon County

by Jacob Stotler

This is only the soldiers listed in Jacob Stotler's Annual of Emporia and Lyon County . There were many other Civil War veterans that lived in Lyon County, Kansas who are not listed here. The men listed here all served in Kansas Regiments, so if your ancestor moved to Lyon County, Kansas from a different state after the Civil War, you will most likely not find him listed here. With the information given here, you should be able to get the military and/or pension records from the National Archives. Due to the length of the list it will broken down into 3 web pages. Just click on the letter of the surname you are searching for.

Surnames A - F

Surnames G - M

Surnames N - Z

National Archives Military and Pension Record Information

LYON COUNTY, KANSAS

GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC

The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) was formed at the close of the Civil War by Union Soldiers. There were many posts through out the United States. This organization was the fore runner of the present day American Legion, and Veterans of Foreign Wars. If your ancestor belonged to this group, then he served in the Union Army during the Civil War, and there should be Military, and maybe Pension records that you can get from the National Archives in Washington, D.C. There is a link on this page to obtain the forms needed for these records. You will have to send two forms if you want both Military and Pension records. (One form for each request.) Make sure that you write at the top of the form "SEND ALL RECORDS", as they often send only part of the records, unless you request them all.

LYON COUNTY 1894 ROSTER, BY POST

Jayhawker Post #140 - Admire, Kansas

Americus Post #249 - Americus, Kansas

P.B. Plumb Post #55 - Emporia, Kansas

W.S. Hancock Post # 464 - Emporia, Kansas

I. A. Taylor Post #196 - Hartford, Kansas

Thomas James Post #369 - Olpe, Kansas

Goodspeed Post #295 - Reading, Kansas

SOME OTHER RELATED SITES TO VISIT

List of G.A.R. on the Memorial Flag Pole at Maple Wood Cemetery