What year did the last Union Civil War Widow die?
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01-20-03, 03:49 PM
MkStfnz
This person is Daisy Anderson. She passed away in 1998.

Source: Transcript of Civil War Widows

01-20-03, 06:15 PM
Sherasi
I am sorry, that is incorrect... I have documentation to back my statement. Anyone else want to venture a guess?

01-20-03, 07:26 PM
JerseyTomater
Gertrude Janeway died 1/17/03 at the age of 93.

Source-Civil War Widow

An interesting article.

01-20-03, 08:18 PM
Sherasi
JT, you are correct..

in fact we have one more Civil War widow left..?

Can anyone name her? (It is obvious which side her husband fought for by now)

01-20-03, 09:51 PM
Texan-In-Exile
Source-Civil War Widow
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I should point out that it was not uncommon at that time in the US for younger females to marry older males, although usually not that much older. However, if I remember correctly, the federal government paid a pension to Civil War widows, regardless of which side their departed husband fought for.

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