The following is a list of all members of the George W. Rader G. A. R. Post #119 of Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana. The post was organized at the old Odd Fellows Hall at Middletown, Indiana on Tuesday night, December 12, 1882. This list was compiled as of 1887. It list place and year of birth, the outfit they served with, enlistment and discharge dates, promotions, months of service, whether wounded in action or killed in action. Several of these veterans served in outfits other than Indiana, but they were still eligible for membership in the G. A. R. Post #119.
The post was named in honor of Sgt. George W. Rader who was wounded in action at the assault on Vicksburg on May 22, 1863 in which he lost a leg later on May 27, 1863 he died of his wounds. He was buried on the battlefield and is supposed that later his remains were re-interred at the National Cemetery at Vicksburg.
| Name | PO Birth | Year | Enlisted | Date | Rank | Discharge | Served | Note |
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| Abshire, James T. | Roanoke, VA | 1844 | Co. E, 9th In. Cav. | 8 Jan 1864 | Pvt. | Jan. 1865 | 19 months | POW
| | Alspaugh, Henry | Indiana | 1839 | Co. E, 9th In. Cav. | 8 Jan 1864 | Pvt. | 11 Sep 1865 | 19 months |
| | Baker, John | Tenn. (a slave) | 1846 | Co. E, 1st TN Arty | 15 Apr 1864 | Pvt to Crpl. 1864 | 31 Mar 1865 | 24 months |
| | Barkdull, Philip | Indiana | 1835 | Co.I, 142d In. Inf. | 24 Oct 1864 | Pvt. | 14 Jul 1865 | 9 months |
| | Barrett, Philip | Ohio | 1838 | Co. I, 193d Oh. Inf. | 1 Feb 1865 | Pvt. | 12 Aug 1865 | 6 months |
| | Barrett, Samuel | Indiana | 1842 | Co. B, 118th In. Inf. | 1 Aug 1863 | Pvt. | 4 Mar 1864 | 6 months |
| | Bartlow, John G. | Madison Co., IN | 1844 | Co. G, i39th In. Inf. | 1 May 1864 | Pvt. | 4 Aug 1865 | 11 months |
| | Bell, La Fayette | Campbell Co., KY | 1849 | Co. F, 53d KY Inf. | 1 Oct 1864 | Sgt. | 27 Sep 1865 | 12 months |
| | Bowers, Samuel | Henry Co., IN | 1839 | Co. B, 130th In. Inf. | 11 Mar 1864 | Pvt. | 2 Dec 1865 | 21 months |
| | Brandon, George W. | Delaware Co., IN | 1846 | Co. G, 7th In. Cav. | 21 Au 1863 | Pvt. | 13 May 1865 | 21 months |
| | Brattain, Jonathan | Hamilton Co., IN | 1844 | Co. E, 34th In. Inf. | 10 Oct 1861 | Pvt. | 3 Feb 1866 | 36 months |
| | Burton, Thomas T. | Union Co., IN | 1837 | Co. E, 50th In. Inf. | 4 Oct 1861 | Pvt. | 5 Jan 1865 | 39 months |
| | Campbell, John B. | Virginia | 1845 | 4th In. Battery | 24Aug 1863 | Pvt. | 20 Jul 1865 | 23 months |
| | Castetter, Burton W. | Ohio | 1845 | Co. B, 84th In. Inf. | 16 Mar 1864 | Pvt. | 15 Jul 1865 | 16 months |
| | Cheroweth, Isaac N. | Ohio | 1819 | Co. F, 124th In. Inf. | 23 Dec 1863 | Sgt. | 31 Aug 1865 | 22 months |
| | Clevinger, John R. | Henry Co., IN | 1840 | Co. E, 8th In. Inf. | 28 Aug 1861 | Pvt. | 28 Aug 1865 | 18 months |
| | Clevinger, Jonathan J. | Delaware Co., IN | 1842 | Co. H, 134th In. Inf. | 24 May 1864 | Pvt. | 24 Sep 1864 | 4 months |
| | Collins, Robert K. | Indiana | 1832 | Co. B, 8th In. Inf. | 16 Apr 1861 | Pvt. to Capt.1862 | 5 Jan 1865 | 31 months | Blinded
| | Conn, Adam E. | Henry Co., IN | 1835 | Co. F, 57th In. Inf. | 4 Nov 1861 | Pvt. to Crpl. 1864 | 20 Jul 1865 | 18 months |
| | Cooper, Imla W. | Henry Co., IN | 1846 | Co. D, 147th In. Inf. | 20 Jan 1865 | Sgt | 4 Aug 1865 | 7 months |
| | Craig, Enoch | Indiana | 1840 | Co. E, 8th In. Inf. | 29 May 1864 | Pvt. | 28 Aug 1865 | 16 months |
| | Craig, Samuel | Indiana | 1843 | Co. E, 8th In. Inf. | 14 Aug 1861 | Pvt. | 28 Aug 1865 | 49 months |
| | Crisher, Peter | Ohio | 1841 | Co. E, 8th In. Inf. | 13 May 1864 | Pvt. | 28 Aug 1865 | 16 months |
| | Davis, Benjamin H. | Fulton Co., IN | 1846 | Co. G, 155th In. Inf. | 28 Feb 1865 | Pvt. | 4 Aug 1865 | 6 months |
| | Diltz, James R. | Preble Co., OH | 1842 | Co. I, 44th In. Inf. | 10 Sep 1861 | Pvt. | 28 Nov 1864 | 38 months | WIA
| | Dutton, John | Columbian Co. OH | 1844 | 3d Oh. Battery | 14 Jan 1862 | Pvt. | 29 Aug 1864 | 31 months |
| | Dutton, Joseph | Columbian Co. OH | 1837 | Co. H, 69th In. Inf. | 8 Aug 1862 | Sgt. | 5 Jul 1865 | 36 months |
| | Eddleman, Richard J. | Indiana | 1844 | 12th In, Arty | 5 Feb 1862 | Pvt. | 23 Jan 1863 | 12 months |
| | Ellingwood, Cyrus | Indiana | 1846 | Co. I, 39th In. Inf. | 19 Aug 1861 | Pvt. to Crpl. 1864 | 23 Jul 1865 | 47 months |
| | Everett, Theophilus | Wooster, OH | 1806 | Co. D, 3d In. Cav. | 28 Nov 1861 | Sadler | 28 Aug 1865 | 42 months |
| | Fleming, Andrew J. | Henry Co., IN | 1842 | Co. E, 8th In. Inf. | 20 Aug 1861 | Pvt. | 4 Sep 1864 | 36 months |
| | Fleming, William | Henry Co., IN | 1829 | Co. E, 8th In. Inf. | 20 Aug 1861 | Pvt. | 4 Sep 1864 | 36 months |
| | Gardner, William M. | Indiana | 1848 | Co. G, 69th In. Inf. | 27 Sep 1864 | Pvt. | 5 Jul 1865 | 9 months |
| | Gibson, John | White Co., IN | 1845 | Co. K, 12th In. Cav. | 12 Dec 1863 | Pvt. | 17 Jun 1865 | 18 months |
| | Ginn, Job B. | Henry Co., IN | 1839 | Co. E, 8th In. Inf. | 20 Aug 1861 | Pvt. | 28 Aug 1864 | 48 months |
| | Ginn, Jonathan T. | Indiana | 1849 | Co. H, 140th In. Inf. | 20 Sep 1864 | Pvt. | 4 Jun 1865 | 8 months | age 15y
| | Ginn, Thomas J. | Campbell, Co., KY | 1833 | Co. F, 57th In. Inf. | 9 Nov 1861 | Pvt. | 19 May 1865 | 42 months | POW
| | Gossett, Richard S. | Henry Co., IN | 1841 | Co. G, 17th Inf. | 12 Jun 1861 | Pvt. to Crpl. 1864 | 8 Aug 1865 | 50 months |
| | Graham, James | Union Co., IN | 1824 | Co. H, 69th In. Inf. | 15 Aug 1862 | Pvt. | 1 Dec 1862 | 4 months |
| | Graves, Joseph | Henry Co., IN | 1839 | Co. H, 69th In. Inf. | 8 Aug 1862 | Pvt. to Crpl. 1863 | 5 Jul 1865 | 36 months | WIA
| | Griffith, William | Henry Co., IN | 1841 | Co. E, 40 th In. Inf. | 10 Oct 1864 | Pvt. | 20 Oct 1865 | 12 months |
| | Grove, Isaac | Pennslyvania | 1827 | Co. K, 8th In. Inf. | 17 Apr 1861 | Musician | 10 Apr 1865 | 28 months |
| | Gustin, Joseph G. | Madison Co., IN | 1846 | Co. H, 140th In. Inf. | 3 Sep 1864 | Pvt. | 12 Jul 1865 | 10 months |
| | Hanby, Elisha M. | Indiana | 1845 | Co. F, 53d In. Inf. | 15 Mar 1865 | Pvt. | 15 Jul 1865 | 4 months |
| | Higley, Henry W. | Michigan | 1837 | Co. G, 3d Mis. Cav. | 2 Oct 1861 | Vetenary Surgeon | 11 Nov 1864 | 37 months | WIA
| | Hodson, John | Indiana | 1834 | Co. E, 8th In. Inf | 20 Aug 1861 | Pvt. | 1 Apr 1864 | 31 months |
| | Holsinger, Jacob | Pennsylvania | 1825 | Co. G 110th Oh. Inf. | 22 Aug 1862 | Sgt. | 20 Jun 1865 | 34 months |
| | Hopper, Abram B. | Mt. Healthy, OH | 1843 | Co. G, 39th Oh. Inf. | 31 Jul 1861 | Pvt. | 12 Aug 1864 | 36 months | WIA
| | Hunt, Herbert | Indiana | 1847 | Co. C, 57th In. Inf. | 9 Mar 1864 | Pvt. | 30 May 1865 | 15 months |
| | Hurst, Joseph | Indiana | 1847 | Co. G, 17th In. Inf. | 9 Mar 1864 | Pvt. | 8 Aug 1865 | 19 months |
| | Jacobs, Henry | Pennsylvania | 1820 | Co. A, 91st Oh. Inf. | 11 Aug 1862 | Pvt. | 24 Jun 1865 | 35 months |
| | Jennings, Geo. W. | Frankfort, KY | 1820 | Co. K, 16th In. Inf. | 12 Jul 1862 | Pvt. to Crpl. 1864 | 20 Jun 1865 | 36 months |
| | Jester, Gary | Ohio | 1839 | Co. E, 8th In. Inf. | 14 Aug 1861 | Pvt. | 28 Aug 1865 | 48 months |
| | John, Steven | Indiana | 1848 | Co. L, 8th In. Inf. | 20 Feb 1864 | Pvt. | 12 Sep 1865 | 17 months |
| | Jones, David | Virginia | 1839 | Co. F, 124th In. Inf. | 31 Dec 1863 | Crpl. | 28 Aug 1865 | 20 months |
| | La Boyteaux, Richard J. | Indiana | 1839 | Co. H, 69th In. Inf. | 6 Aug 1862 | Pvt. | 5 Jul 1865 | 36 months |
| | Latchaw, William | Indiana | 1843 | Co. D, 57th In. Inf. | 29 Dec 1863 | Pvt. | 31 Jan 1865 | 12 months |
| | Leavens, Alfred D. W. | Erie Co., PA | 1841 | Co. K, 8th IL, Cav. | 10 Oct 1861 | Pvt. | 17 Jul 1865 | 33 months |
| | Lewis, Thomas N. | Hamilton Co., OH | 1818 | Co. A, 36th In. Inf. | 2 Jan 1864 | Pvt. | 15 Nov 2865 | 3 months | WIA
| | Little, Gambreal | Madison Co., IN | 1833 | Co. B, 130th In. Inf. | 1 Jan 1864 | Pvt. | 2 Dec 1865 | 23 months | WIA
| | Mackenzie, Peter | Adams Co., OH | 1834 | Co. E, 91st Oh. Inf. | 6 Aug 1862 | Pvt. | 30 Mar 1863 | 8 months |
| | May, Jonathan | Virginia | 1843 | Co. E, 8th In. Inf. | 14 Aug 1861 | Pvt. | 28 Aug 1865 | 49 months |
| | McConnell, Joseph P | Ohio | 1846 | Co. E, 9th In. Cav. | 31 Oct 1863 | Pvt. | 15 Apr 1865 | 18 months |
| | McCormack, Andrew | Indiana | 1837 | Co. E, 9th In. Cav. | 24 Dec 1863 | Pvt. | 11 Sep 1865 | 20 months | POW
| | McCormack, Josiah | Virginia | 1826 | Co. E, 9th In. Cav. | 28 Dec 1863 | Pvt. | 16 Apr 1865 | 16 months |
| | McGuire, Amos | New York | 1846 | Co I, 9th NJ Inf. | 1 Dec 1963 | Pvt. | 5 Aug 1865 | 32 months | WIA
| | Mills, Samuel | Virginia | 1831 | Co. H, 140th In. Inf. | 23 Sep 1864 | Pvt. | 20 May 1865 | 8 months |
| | Minnick, Andrew J. | Indiana | 1840 | Co. H, 69th In. Inf. | 19 Aug 1862 | Pvt. | 5 Jul 1865 | 36 months |
| | Mitchell, Samuel | Indiana | 1835 | Co. E, 8th In. Inf. | 4Sep 1861 | Pvt.- Sgt - LT. | 28 Feb 1864 | 30 months |
| | Moore, Abraham | Ohio | 1843 | Co. B, 2d In. Cav. | 20 Sep 1861 | Pvt. | 4 Oct 1864 | 36 months |
| | Moore, William M. | Pennsylvania | 1846 | Co. F, 124th In. Inf. | 18 Nov 1863 | Pvt.- Sgt.- LT. | 31 Aug 1865 | 23 months |
| | Morton, Thomas | Preble Co., OH | 1826 | Co. C, OH Vol. Inf. | 18 Aug 1861 | Capt. - Col. | 29 Jul 1864 | 39 months | WIA
| | Munnell, John A. | Indiana | 1835 | Co. E, 9th In. Cav. | 28 Dec 1863 | Pvt. | 15 Jul 1865 | 19 months |
| | Myer, Lewis E. | Indiana | 1846 | Co. H, 153d In. Inf. | 18 Feb 1865 | Pvt. | 8 Sep 1865 | 6 months |
| | Myer, Solomon F. | Indiana | 1848 | Co. D, 147th In. Inf. | 13 Feb 18661 | Pvt. | 12 Jun 1865 | 5 months |
| | Needham, Isaac | Ohio | 1835 | Co. G, 7th In. Cav. | 14 Aug 1863 | Pvt. | 18 Feb 1866 | 30 months |
| | Nelson, William H. | Ohio | 1840 | 135th Ohio Inf. | 15 Aug 1863 | Pvt. | 16 Oct 1865 | 26 months |
| | Noftsinger, John J. | Ohio | 1836 | Co. K, 188th Oh. Inf. | 11 Feb 1865 | Pvt. | 21 Sep 1865 | 7 months |
| | Painter, David | Henry Co., IN | 1844 | Co. E, 9th In. Cav. | 19 Dec 1863 | Pvt. | 16 Aug 1865 | 20 months |
| | Painter, Flemmon W. | Henry Co., IN | 1841 | Co. F 10th Ind. Cav. | 8 Jan 1864 | Pvt. to Sgt. 1865 | 31 Aug 1865 | 19 months |
| | Paty, William M. | Indiana | 1842 | Co. D, 117th In. Inf. | 23 Jul 1863 | Pvt. | 21 Jun 1865 | 15 months |
| | Pence, Alfred M | Henry Co., IN | 1839 | Co. H, 140 In. Inf. | 29 Sep 1864 | Pvt. to Crpl 1864. | 11 Jul 1865 | 9 months |
| | Radar, George W.* | Middletown, IN | 1840 | Co. E, 8th In. Inf. | 14 Aug 1861 | Pvt. to Sgt. 1861 | 27 May 1863 | 21 months | KIA
| | Reed, Collier M. | Deleware Co., IN | 1840 | Co. C, 8th In. Inf. | 18 Apr 1861 | Pvt. | 6 Aug 1861 | 3 months | WIA
| | Rent, Daniel | Pennslyvabia | 1842 | Co. E, 8th In. Inf. | 25 Aug 1861 | Pvt. to Crpl. | 25 Aug 1865 | 48 months | WIA
| | Rent, George D. | Pennsylvania | 1847 | Co. A, 139th In. Inf. | 7 May 1864 | Pvt. | 29 Sep 1864 | 5 months |
| | Rent, John N. | Pennslyvania | 1840 | Co. F, 57th In. Inf. | 20 Oct 1861 | Pvt. - Sgt. - Lt. Capt. | 14 Dec 1865 | 50 months |
| | Ricks, Levi | Indiana | 1840 | Co. H, 140th In. Inf. | 24 Sep 1864 | Pvt. | 12 Jul 1865 | 11 months |
| | Riggs, Alfred | Indiana | 1845 | Co. E, 8th In. Inf. | 30 Aug 1862 | Pvt. | 14 Jun 1865 | 34 months |
| | Rohrback, William H. | Maryland | 1840 | Co. E, 1st Patomac | 12 Sep 1864 | Pvt. to Sgt 1864 | 1 Oct 1864 | 36 months |
| | Saunders, Henry | Indiana | 1843 | Co. H, 140th In. Inf. | 8 Sep 1864 | Pvt. | 11 Jul 1865 | 10 months |
| | Seward, Loveless | Rush Co., IN | 1837 | Co. B, 2d In. Cav. | 20 Sep 1861 | Pvt. | 1 Jan 1864 | 45 months |
| | Sharp, Russell B. | Ross Co., OH | 1844 | Co. F, 66th Oh. Inf. | 15 Dec 1861 | Pvt. | 15 Jul 1865 | 43 months |
| | Sherry, John W. | Indiana | 1840 | Co. H, 8th In. Inf. | 26 Apr 1861 | Pvt. | 1861 to 1865 | 51 months |
| | Sherry, John W. | Indiana | 1840 | Co. H, 8th In. Inf. | 26 Apr 1861 | Pvt. | 6 Aug 1861 | 51 months |
| | Sherry, William P. | Indiana | 1841 | Co. K, 36th In. Inf. | 28 Mar 1862 | Pvt. | 19 Mar 1865 | 36 months |
| | Shoemaker, John M. | Delaware Co., IN | 1843 | Co. H, 69th In. Inf. | 11 Aug 1862 | Pvt. | 5 Jul 1865 | 36 months |
| | Shoemaker, John M. | Delaware Co., IN | 1843 | Co. H, 69th In. Inf. | 11 Aug 1862 | Pvt. | 5 Jul 1865 | 36 months |
| | Shoemaker, John P. | Delaware Co., IN | 1844 | Co. B, 34th In. Inf. | 23 Apr 1864 | Pvt. | 10 Sep 1864 | 4 months |
| | Shoemaker, Levi P. | Delaware Co., IN | 1843 | Co. E, 8th In. Inf. | 14 Aug 1861 | Sgt. to 2d Lt. 1865 | 28 Aug 1865 | 48 months |
| | Shoemaker, Levi P. | Delaware Co., IN | 1843 | Co. E, 8th In. Inf. | 14 Aug 1861 | Pvt. - Sgt. - 2Lt. | 28 Aug 1865 | 48 months |
| | Shroyer, John W. | Indiana | 1843 | Co. D, 84th In. Inf. | 19 Aug 1862 | Pvt. | 3 Sep 1865 | 30 months |
| | Stewart, David | Henry Co., IN | 1845 | Co. G, 17th In. Inf. | 3 Mar 1864 | Pvt. | 8 Aug 1865 | 17 months |
| | Sweet, William K. | Indiana | 1843 | Co. G, 40th Oh. Inf. | 12 Sep 1861 | Pvt. | 3 Oct 1865 | 49 months |
| | Tarkleson, George W. | Middletown, IN | 1843 | Co. E, 8th In. Inf. | 14 Aug 1861 | Pvt. - Sgt. - Capt. | 28 Aug 1865 | 49 months |
| | Taylor, Eathen S. | Ohio | 1814 | Co. D, 8th In. Inf. | 16 Aug 1861 | Pvt. | 28 Aug 1865 | 49 months |
| | Tyler, Frederick | Preble Co., OH | 1825 | Co. B, 8th In. Inf. | 17 Apr 1861 | Capt. | 22 Oct 1861 | 24 months |
| | Van Mater, Cyrus | Delaware Co. IN | 1839 | Co. B, 8th In. Inf. | 3 May 1861 | Sgt. to 1Lt. 1861 | 4 Dec 1864 | 43 months | WIA
| | Walling, Joseph | Indiana | 1848 | Co. B, 134th In. Inf. | 24 May 1864 | Pvt. | 10 Sep 1864 | 4 months |
| | Warner, Noah W. | Virginia | 1832 | Co. B, 8th In. Inf. | 23 Apr 1861 | Pvt. | 1 Aug 1863 | 15 months | WIA
| | Warnock, Jacob | Henry Co., IN | 1844 | Co. G, 7th In. Cav. | 16 Oct 1863 | Pvt. Sgt. 1864 | 1 Sep 1865 | 23 months |
| | Welsh, James H. | Butler Co., OH | 1838 | Ast. Srg. 185th Oh. | 20 Mar 1865 | Post Surgeon 124th | 2 Oct 1865 | 7 months |
| | West, William H. | Ohio | 1843 | Co. E, 8th In. Inf. | 17 Aug 1861 | Pvt. | 31 Aug 1865 | 26 months |
| | Whitworth, John W. | Henry Co., IN | 1841 | Co. E, 8th In. Inf. | 5 Sep 1861 | Pvt. to Crpl. 1865 | 28 Aug 1865 | 48 months |
| | Whitworth, Sanford | Indiana | 1845 | Co. G, 7th In. Cav. | 20 Aug 1863 | Pvt. | 18 Feb 1866 | 30 months |
| | Wilson, Robert H. | Pennsylvania | 1825 | Co. C, 156th Oh. Inf. | 15 May 1864 | Pvt. | 15 Sep 1864 | 4 months |
| | Windsor, David E. | Indiana | 1821 | Co. I, 99th In. Inf. | 16 Aug 1862 | Pvt. | 5 Jun 1865 | 36 months |
| | Wisehart, Richmond | Henry Co., IN | 1843 | Co. F, 57th In. Inf. | 20 Oct 1861 | Pvt.- 1st Sgt. - 2lt. | 14 Dec 1865 | 50 months | WIA
| | Wisehart, William | Indiana | 1825 | Co. H, 69th In. Inf. | 7 Aug 1862 | Pvt. | 23 May 1865 | 34 months |
| | Yost, Albert N. | Virginia | 1836 | Co. B, 8th In. Inf. | 17 Apr 1861 | Pvt.- Crpl.- 1sgt. | 23 Oct 1865 | 39 months |
| | Young, Joseph A. | Virginia | 1846 | Co. G, 7th In. Cav. | 4 Aug 1863 | Pvt. to Sgt. 1864 | 1 Sep 1864 | 25 months |
| | Young, Robert A. | Virginia | 1842 | Co. G, 139th In. Inf. | 1 May 1864 | Pvt. | 4 Aug 1865 | 11 months |
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