Civil War Veterans' News: Headlines from History
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Indexed here are images of the original newspaper articles about Civil War Veterans. Veterans' meetings often merited a notice beforehand, and frequently merited a write-up in the local paper afterward. Obituaries may include mention of a veteran's military service to the cause of the North or the South.
Items are listed below in the order that they're posted.
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Major Charles J. CAMPBELL Death, 1909
T. W. JOHNSON Death, Confederate Veteran, Paris, Texas, 1903
Death of Judge Volney ELLIS, Veteran, of the 8th Regt., Walter's Division, 1918
Death of Jesse DIEHL, Veteran of the 165th Pennsylvania Regiment, 1908
Murder of Col. ESTELLE, Jackson, Mississippi, 1868. Veteran of the 2nd Mississippi Regt., Mexican War; Veteran of Civil War
GIBBON, CRANEG. A. R. Encampment Meets in Columbus, Ohio, 1888 WARNER, NEIL, HATFIELD, FAIRCHILD, GRANT
John DIXON Death, Confederate Veteran, 1914
"Mess No. 1" of the 11th Indiana Holds Annual Reunion, Indianapolis, 1874 WALLACE, LEIGHTLY, WENTZ, ELSTON, CUSTER
Civil War Romance Finally Leads to a Wedding, 1893 HENRY, JESSE, EATON, STREAM
Judge J. H. SCHLEY Death, Texas 1893; Volunteered in Georgia & Served with JOHNSTON
Civil War Veteran George MADDEN Near Death, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1889
BRIGGS Death at Marlin, Texas; Confederate Veteran Enlisted in Alabama, 1916
Robert A. SMYTH Re-Elected Chief of USCV, SC, 1898
Ex-Confederates Meet at Mississippi City, 1891; Not yet indexed, but surnames include the following: DAVIS, HENDERSON, LANCASTER, RAMSAY, HEWS, HUGHES, SPENCE, EVANS, SMEDES, DEDAUX, HALLEMAN, RICHARDS
Death of Confederate Veteran Green BAKER, Knickerbocker, TX, 1903
Col O. P. MOSS Death, Texarkana, 1903
Fred COSSUM to Muster New GAR Post, NY, 1881
Bluff City Grays Flag Presentation, TN, 1877
Capt. J. R. TAYLOR Death, Confederate Veteran, Mississippi, 1912 PLUMMER, BREAST
John WHITMARSH Death, Union Veteran; Andersonville; NE, 1889
Nebraska & Iowa Pensions, 1889 Lots of names - now indexed!
Grand Benevolent Party on Behalf of Maimed Confederate Vets, Memphis, Tennessee, 1866
August JENNETT, 4th NY Artillery, Claim Your Bounty Money! TX, 1867
Death of Confederate Veteran James WILLIAMSON at Hampton, VA, 1901
General Lew WALLACE Receiving Cancer Treatment, IN, 1903
J. E. CHEW, Furnishing Undertaker, GAR Post 5, Philadelphia, PA, 1883
EWELL & Son, Undertakers, GAR Post 14, Philadelphia, 1883
ROLFE Brothers Drown, STICKNEY Escapes, Civil War Vets from New England, 1867
Veteran General McMANUS of Hartford Makes Annual Southern Pilgrimage to Louisiana, 1912
North Carolina Civil War Vets to Visit Gettysburg & Chancellorsville Battlefields, 1901 METTS, McRAE, PAYNE
GODFREY Death, Served in both Mexican and Civil Wars, 1916
LOWERY Death, Confederate Veteran, TX 1916
Obituary of Gus W. ALLEN, 13th Tennessee Infantry Veteran, 1901 My great-grandfather!
Death of Dr. A. E. WALL, 16th Mississippi Infantry Veteran, 1912
Veterans Attend Old Soldiers' Reunion at Greenville, 1913 CAIN, KINSER, ANDERSON
Union Vet Calvin D. STRONG, Company C, 1st Michigan Infantry, Company C, 19th Michigan Infantry
Civil War Vets Weep for "Home Sweet Home," sung by Emma ABBOTT, Dayton, 1877
Capt. WOOD of 207th PA Still Active at 76, 1903
VREELAND Death, Confederate Veteran, 1912
CSA Vet SIMMS Seeks OXLEY and HINDLEY, formerly of the Hempstead Rifles, 1914
Saratoga, NY Civil War Vets to Form Association, 1881 ROBERTSON, RITCHIE, BROWN, HARRIS, SMITH, SEARING, MUNN, HULL, WELCH
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