[TomServo]

Dixie Ping!!

[billorites]

"They were married on Dec. 10, 1927, and 10 months later had a son, William."

Apparently, the South did rise again.

[LibertyAndJusticeForAll]

ThisLinkWorks

[kaycee]

If you are a Civil War buff like I am, you can buy VHS tapes of the last gatherings of the men in BLUE AND GRAY. I have one, plus a wonderful recording (double album) of their music of the time. Believe it was released by Columbis Records years ago, and probably available through researching some sources. If interested, I have an old brochure that came with the tape. Send me a message, and I will respond.

[AuH2ORepublican]

"Her younger son, Willie Martin, lives in Elba."

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Other than Willie, are there any other surviving children of Civil War veterans?

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Argh! Did I mess up the link? Sorry...

[KangarooJacqui]

Thanks for posting this. I remember just a few months ago, someone posted an article about this lady's existence (I'd link to it, except I'm not capable without my morning coffee!)

May the dear lady rest in peace...

[Cronos]

Two months later, Alberta Martin married her late husband's grandson, Charlie Martin.

kind of freaky...

[Old Sarge]

A while back, there was a book, later made into a movie:
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All". I was told it was a passable work of historical fiction.

Can any of the buffs hereabouts confirm?

[VadeRetro]

So I guess we can stop paying Veterans benefits on the Civil War now. (Wars are expensive!)

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[Right_in_Virginia]

BTTT

[Recovering_Democrat]

Bizarre. When we starting hearing about 1,100 WWII veterans dying every day, I began thinking about the vets from WWI. I was just wondering yesterday if there were any "first generation" links to that war. I supposed there weren't any left to the Civil War, or the Spanish-American war. I guess I was wrong.

[Recovering_Democrat]

Her younger son, Willie Martin, lives in Elba.

So, this 73-year old guy can say, "Yeah, my dad fought in the Civil War..." Wild.

[Tax-chick]

What a wild story! What a life this old lady had ... can you imagine the scandal in 1931 when she married her step-grandson?

[yarddog]

When I was a boy I got to meet one of the last Confederate Veterans. I think he was the third to last but it might have been second.

His name was William Lundy and he was from Crestview, Florida. Not all that far from Enterprise, Alabama where She died.

I am sure the last three survivors of the WBTS were Confederate, probably because they tended to have younger soldiers.

[wai-ming]

Last widow of Civil War Vet dies

How many widows did he leave behind? Must've been a Mormon.

[Lancey Howard]

My Dad's great-grandfather lived to be 99, and my Dad vividly remembers listening to his stories about visiting Lincoln's funeral train when it came through Philadelphia. My great-great-grandfather was a teenager at the time, and it was his father who took him downtown.

It just makes me shake my head to think that my Dad, who is 76 (and by the way golfed an 86 a few weeks ago), spoke personally with a witness to Lincoln.

[texasbluebell]

She said her husband never talked much about the war, except the harsh times at Petersburg, Va.

One of my own g-g-g-grandfathers was wounded at the battle of Petersburg.

[Arkinsaw]

My kids and I met Mrs. Martin at the Lotz House in Franklin, TN. She was there for N.B. Forrest's birthday.

She was not a shrinking violet. She was very feisty and was throwing little barbs at everyone present, except the kids. She was tough and wonderful.