The last civil war veteran’s widow died in 2004 at the age of 97. She married the 81 year old vet in 1927 when she was 21 and he was 81.

Last Civil War widow dies at 97 The last surviving widow of a US Civil War veteran has died – nearly 140 years after the conflict ended. Alberta Martin passed away aged 97 at a nursing home in Alabama on 31 May after suffering a heart attack. In 1927, she married the 81-year-old war veteran […]

The last civil war veteran’s widow died in 2004 at the age of 97. She married the 81 year old vet in 1927 when she was 21 and he was 81. Read More »