The Last Confederate Soldiers

1951 - John Salling and William Boush, Confederate Veterans

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2 Responses to The Last Confederate Soldiers

  1. Elizabeth says:

    Wow. That would be amazing to meet a confederate soldier! I reckon we’ll meet ‘em one day in Glory!
    Thank y’all for your posts, and helpful articles. I appreciate what y’all do!

    For God & Dixie,
    Elizabeth

  2. Thanks for stopping by, Elizabeth. I’ve met a “Real Son” at a re-enactment, but the real Confederate veterans were probably all gone before I was born in 1953. Of the two shown above, those who have researched it believe that Salling’s claims were false, and that Boush (or Bush) are probably true. The last authenticated Confederate veteran died in 1951. The last “contested” veteran died in 1959. This is from a Wikipedia article.

    I stopped by to visit your web site (from your email address) and thoroughly enjoyed the visit. It fits in very will with another site that I am working on – http://www.southernagrarian.com .

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