Last US citizen receiving a Civil War pension dies in North Carolina

Daily Mail ^ | 3rd June 2020 | Andrew Court

[naturalman1975]

The last American citizen receiving a Civil War pension has died in North Carolina at the age of 90.

Irene Triplett, whose father fought for the Union Army between 1863 and 1865, passed away Sunday in Wilkesboro from complications following surgery.

Irene suffered from from mental disabilities and therefore qualified for federal financial support as a 'helpless adult child of a veteran', according to The Washington Post.

She received a monthly check of $73.13 from the Department of Veterans Affairs, which went towards expenses for the nursing home where she lived. Her father, Mose Triplett, was 83 years old when his much younger wide, Elida, gave birth to Irene in 1930.

[foreverfree]

Bump

[RedMonqey]

"Mose Triplett initially enlisted with the North Carolina Infantry Regiment in 1862, aged just 16. "



"He later made a daring escape after his regiment suffered losses during the Battle of Gettysburg and he enlisted with the Union in 1864 at the age of 21. "

Hmmmm

[mumblypeg]

The book was great.

[SisterK]

War will mature a guy real fast

[rbg81]

My man! Getting it done 65 years before Viagra, (assuming he was the real father, there was a lot of fraud with paternity claims, especially with pensions involved, in the days before DNA and blood tests.

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Yes, if true, it was an impressive feat. But I had the same thought: perhaps he was not really the father. It is really hard to picture a 28 woman finding an 78 year old man attractive enough to marry. Unless she married him for the pension and had “side arrangements”.

[RedMonqey]

(Snicker, snicker)

[euram]

maybe wide is now the acceptable replacement for broad.

[Larry Lucido]

(Wide grin)