Civil War veteran Moses Triplett, second from right, with his first wife, Mary, sitting to his left. After Mary's death in the 1920s, Triplett married Elida Hall, 50 years his junior.
History, as it always does, fades away and into the history books.
Well old Mose and his family did better than two of my great-grandfathers who battled government bureaucracy for years after the war before finally getting their $5 a month Civil War service pensions.
“Her father, Mose Triplett, fought on both sides of the Civil War, first as a rebel and later as a Yankee. Mose realized he was on the losing side after falling ill before the Battle of Gettysburg.”
He realized that the CSA Pension may not pay out.
Switching sides used to be called being a traitor.
Just in time to issue a brand new batch of pensions for Civil War II.
“Civil War veteran Moses Triplett, second from right, with his first wife, Mary, sitting to his left.”
What is she? 10 years old? Looks more like his granddaughter.
“Hall was only 34 years old when she gave birth to Irene in 1930. Mose was 83.”
Why do I think Hall was having some ‘action on the side’?