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"rb608" wrote in message
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On Mar 14, 3:13 pm, "Wolfgang" wrote:
I also remember hearing many years ago about the death of the last
American Civil War veteran and, somewhat later, the last widow of an
American Civil War veteran (and have no recollection as to when either
of those events occurred).

I do remember that the death of the last Confederate widow caught my
attention (seems not that long ago), probably because I'd read Allen
Gurganus' book of almost the same title.

Joe F.

I seem to remember that the last Civil War Widow died many years after the
last vet, because she had married an 84 or so year old vet, when she was 16
years of age, or something like that?

Op

"Opus" wrote in message
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I seem to remember that the last Civil War Widow died many years after the
last vet, because she had married an 84 or so year old vet, when she was
16 years of age, or something like that?

That's pretty much the gist of the book too, though I have no knowledge
whether the novel was at all based on any real person.

Joe F.

On Mar 15, 10:36 am, "rb608" wrote:
"Opus" wrote in message

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I seem to remember that the last Civil War Widow died many years after the
last vet, because she had married an 84 or so year old vet, when she was
16 years of age, or something like that?

That's pretty much the gist of the book too, though I have no knowledge
whether the novel was at all based on any real person.

Joe F.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3765811.stm

--riverman

On Mar 15, 10:36 am, "rb608" wrote:
"Opus" wrote in message

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I seem to remember that the last Civil War Widow died many years after the
last vet, because she had married an 84 or so year old vet, when she was
16 years of age, or something like that?

That's pretty much the gist of the book too, though I have no knowledge
whether the novel was at all based on any real person.

Joe F.

and http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2677095.stm

--riverman