Last Living Veterans of America's Wars

Info Please ^ | March 6, 2005

[BulletBobCo]

Last Living Veterans of America's Wars

American Revolution (1775–1783)

Last veteran, Daniel F. Bakeman, died 4/5/1869, age 109
Last widow, Catherine S. Damon, died 11/11/06, age 92
Last dependent, Phoebe M. Palmeter, died 4/25/11, age 90

War of 1812 (1812–1815)

Last veteran, Hiram Cronk, died 5/13/05, age 105
Last widow, Carolina King, died 6/28/36, age unknown
Last dependent, Esther A. H. Morgan, died 3/12/46, age 89

Indian Wars (c. 1861–1898)

Last veteran, Fredrak Fraske, died 6/18/73, age 101

Mexican War (1846–1848)

Last veteran, Owen Thomas Edgar, died 9/3/29, age 98
Last widow, Lena James Theobald, died 6/20/63, age 89
Last dependent, Jesse G. Bivens, died 11/1/62, age 94

Civil War (1861–1865)

Last Union veteran, Albert Woolson, died 8/2/56, age 109
Last Confederate veteran, John Salling*, died 3/16/58, age 112

Spanish-American War (1898)

Last veteran, Nathan E. Cook, died 9/10/92, age 106

[Springman]

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[BIGLOOK]

Well, looking on the bright side, someday I may become a statistic on a chart. Not looking forward to it though; a nice tree planted somewhere safe with a few bones would be nice.

[SunkenCiv]

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