When Did Irene Triplett Die?
Irene Triplett Was the Last Recipient of an American Civil War Pension. Her Father Had Fought for Both the Confederacy and Later the Union in the Civil War...
Irene Triplett was the last recipient of an American Civil War pension. Her father had fought for both the Confederacy and later the Union in the Civil War. The last living wife of a Civil War veteran was Helen Viola Jackson who died on December 16, 2020.
When did the last child of a Civil War veteran die?
Irene may also have been the last surviving child of a Civil War veteran. In 2017, 97-year-old Fred Upham died. Upham, whose father fought in the First Battle of Bull Run, was featured in a 2014 National Geographic story about his father's service.
Who is still receiving a Civil War pension?
The last person in the United States to receive a Civil War-era pension died late last month at age 90. Irene Triplett received a monthly check for $73.13 from the Department of Veterans Affairs as her father, Mose Triplett, deserted the Confederates just before Gettysburg and later joined the Union army.
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