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The last-known Union widow, Gertrude Janeway, died in Jan. 2003 in Tennessee. John Janeway joined the Union army in 1864 and was briefly a POW at Andersonville. The couple married in 1927, after waiting three years until Gertrude turned 18. John was 81. The person thought to be the last-known Confederate widow, Alberta Martin, was born Dec, 4, 1906, and died at age 97 in Alabama on May 31, 2004. In 1927, at age 21, she married William Jasper Martin, then 81. Martin joined the Confederate army in May 1864. Upon her husband's death, she married his grandson from his first marriage. The publicity surrounding Alberta Martin's death prompted relatives of Maudie Celia Hopkins of Arkansas to reveal that the 89-year-old was in fact the last civil war widow. Hopkins married 86-year-old William Cantrell on Feb. 2, 1934, when she was 19. She did so to escape poverty, but kept quiet about the unusual marriage,
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Who was the last Union Civil War veteran who died in 1947?
The last Union Army Veteran of the Civil War was Albert Woolson, who died in 1956.
When did the last ww1 veteran die?
The last veteran of World War 1 died on February 27, 2011.
How many veterans were alive after the civil war?
There are no US Civil War Veterans alive today. The War ended 150 years ago.
Who is a veteran from World War I?
There were millions of WW1 veteran s. The war broke out almost 100 years ago and all the veterans are now dead. The last one died last year (2011).
Who was the civil war veteran that was defeated by sitting bull and Crazy Horse?
The veteran general who was defeated by Sitting Bull was General George Armstrong Cluster.
Who was the last Union Civil War veteran who died in 1947?
The last Union Army Veteran of the Civil War was Albert Woolson, who died in 1956.
Who was the last Pennsylvania civil war veteran?
John Magee
What president twas the last to be a civil war veteran?
William McKinley
When did the last Civil War bride die A wife of a veteran of the US Civil War?
The last Confederate war widow was Alberta Martin of Alabama who passed away on 31 May 2004 at the age of 97. There is however some debate on this as some others have resurfaced in the last year or so. Mrs Martin's claim is solidly supported by legal evidence and proper papers.
When did the last Confederate Civil War veteran die?
This has been the subject of many false claims. The last reunion of Civil War veterans was in 1951 when there were only three left.
Was Albert woolson the last African American soldier to die in the civil war?
Albert Woolson was the last veteran of the civil war. And no he was not the last African American he was indeed white. He died in 1847. Decades after the civil war.I hope this helped :)
How many civil war pensions are currently being issued?
There are no living vets and the last widow died last year.
When did last person who remember civil war die?
It's hard to say with any degree of certainty. However, the last definitively proven Civil War veteran was Albert Woolson, who died in 1956.
What man was the last civil war veteran to serve as president of the United states?
William McKinley was the last US President who was also a Civil War veteran. Except for Benjamin Harrison, all of the Presidents after Johnson and up to McKinley were veterans of that war. Harrison was able to hire someone else to take his place.
The department of veteran affairs was created after the civil war?
The Department of veteran affairs was created
Which civil war veteran became president?
NOT Andrew Johnson
How many union and confedrate soldiers living today?
none. the civil war ended in 1865. i believe the last veteran died in 1933
