The last soldier to die in the U.S. Civil War

[mookiemookie]

http://1dustytrack.com/archives/1787

I've sometimes given thought to the last person to die in a given war. How sad it is...it never seems to be a meaningful sacrifice. I thought Private Williams' story was sad and interesting.

[vienna]

A good article.

I've also wondered about those who are the last victims of tragic ciustances: the last slave sold or brought to the U.S. when slavery was repealed, the last politcal prisioner to die before the fall of the USSR, the last person to suffer or die before a disease cure is found, etc. I sometimes wish some things were able to be rertoactive by some sort of magic just to spare some who had the unfortunate distinction of being the last victim...

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I've also wondered about those who are the last victims of tragic ciustances: the last slave sold or brought to the U.S. when slavery was repealed

But think of the last poor bugger who spent good money on a slave only to have the evil government rob him of his investment.

[vienna]

But think of the last poor bugger who spent good money on a slave only to have the evil government rob him of his investment.

Evil government does in evil bugger: don't see much of a problem...

[Sailor Steve]

The first soldier's death in the Civil War was just as remarkable. The Confederates shelled Fort Sumter for more than thirty hours. Major Robert Anderson agreed to surrender after General P.G.T. Beauregard promised to honor the US flag and guarantee Anderson and his men safe passage back to Federal territory. Not one man on either side had been killed. Then, when giving a 100-gun salute as the US flag was lowered, some ammunition exploded, killing private Daniel Hough and mortally wounding private Edward Gallway.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter

[Stealhead]

Those where the first deaths of the official war all though several hundred people had already died in Missouri and Kansas before the war though it was over the exact same reasons that the Civil War began.

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

http://1dustytrack.com/archives/1787

I've sometimes given thought to the last person to die in a given war. How sad it is...it never seems to be a meaningful sacrifice. I thought Private Williams' story was sad and interesting.

I've thought about that too. Man, can you imagine what it's like to be on the front lines with daily reports and rumors of a ceasefire or armistice? What stress, on top of everything else!