”The other post, the Col. H. C. Hoffman, is named for the commanding officer of the old Twenty-third N. Y. V. It was organized February 21, 1887, with the following named among others as the charter members : Johnson Beers, George Trout, John Van Gorder, Harry Van Gorder, Thomas Ross, and Robert N. Hill. The first officers of the post were : Commander, John Van Gorder ; S. V. commander, Thomas Ross; J V. commander, George W. Trout; adjutant, Joseph Tierney, who died and Johnson Beers was chosen to fill his place ; quartermaster, J. C McElroy; chaplain, John S. Ware; officer of the day, James Maloney ; officer of the guard, N. K. Smith ; sergeant-major, H. B. Van Gorder. The following named are the past commanders of the post : Thomas Ross, J. C. McElroy, George W. Trout, James Maloney. The muster roll shows a membership of 75.”

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Our County and Its People, by Ashburn Towner, 1892, page 393