JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Silas Dalphus Plummer Sr. was the last surviving Civil War veteran in Cambria County when he died Feb. 7, 1940, at age 92. He is buried at Mount Union Cemetery in Summerhill, the town ...
Jul. 12—WORTHINGTON — The search for the last living Civil War soldier buried in Nobles County ended in a volley of ceremonial gunfire honoring Private Reuben Hurd Sunday at Worthington Cemetery — and ...
In a video clip from the 1930s, old Confederate soldiers step up to a microphone and let loose with the howling yelp that was once known as the fearsome "Rebel yell." From "The Rebel's Yell," Courtesy ...
On a Veterans Day ceremony held 160 years after they served their country, four Civil War soldiers were finally honored Tuesday at Greenlawn Cemetery in Wyandanch. It was believed to be the first ...
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Appeal to find 'lost' American Civil War veteran from Hull to pay tribute to his service
An appeal has been launched to find the final resting place of a Hull man believed to be the last known American Civil War veteran in the region. The Sons of Union Veterans of the American Civil War ...
pt. 1. Transition to peace -- By rail and boat / Dixon Wecter -- Confederate demobilization / William B. Holberton -- Did the Confederacy change Southern soldiers? / Michael Barton -- Ghost dance / ...
It’s never too late to show respect. That’s the philosophy of Wheatley Heights resident Ron Wells, who has organized what is believed to be the first Veterans Day ceremony to honor Civil War soldiers ...
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