Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) 
Frank Hicks Post No. 78

Named for Pvt. Francis H. "Frank" Hicks born in 1841 in Washtenaw County, Michigan. He enlisted in company B, Second Cavalry, Sept. 9. 1861, at Dansville, for 3 years, age 20. Mustered Oct. 2, 1861. Died at Hamburg, Tenn., May 7, 1862. Buried in Shiloh National Military Park in Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee.

Chartered September 18, 1882.

Original charter lost and replaced due to fire on August 13, 1903.
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Disbanded July 24th, 1917.
Ingham County News. Thursday, July 26th, 1917.
"Special meeting of the G.A.R. was held Tuesday at the home ... W. Raymond at it was decided ... account of the small number they would disband as an organization and ...der its charter."
***The edge of the paper was missing so some of the words were missing (represented by the ...).

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Members

Horace L. Aseltine ~ 1836-1908
Ehrwin Barnhart ~ 1821-1892
Martin Barnhart ~ 1820-1884
Andrew Beers ~ 1840-1912 *Post Commander 1888
Roswell Boutwell ~ 1835-1907
Joseph Braman ~ 1840-1893
Otis Brotherton ~ 1839-1921
John Brown ~ 1846-1877
James Cady ~ 1848-1884
Alton Chandler ~ 1893-1973
Edward Cochran ~ 1826-1895
Commodore Corwin ~ 1844-1928
Hubbard Dakin ~ 1837-1922

Lewis Danford ~ 1817-1885
William Daniels ~ 1836-1909
Edwin Field ~ 1839-1910
Aaron Garrison ~ 1846-1894
George Garrison ~ 1844-1905
Merrit Hicks ~ 1845-1928 *Last member of the Post and brother to Francis H. "Frank" Hicks.
Richard Martin ~ 1831-1893
Andrew Miller ~ 1836-1905
Martin Otis ~ 1841-1908
Christopher Patrick ~ 1842-1913
Charles West ~ 1833-1907
Josiah Wolcott ~ 1844-1896
Jospeh Worden ~ 1826-1900