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re: The last living biological son of a Civil War veteran turns 97 years old...
Posted on 1/15/22 at 10:17 am to Adajax
Posted on 1/15/22 at 10:17 am to Adajax
A little nugget. Young women would marry CW vets to get their pension which transfered to the spouse. As a result, you have 75-80 year old vets pumping out kids.
ETA
Last widow to receive a CW pension died in 2020
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ETA
Last widow to receive a CW pension died in 2020
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This post was edited on 1/15/22 at 10:20 am
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Posted on 1/15/22 at 12:04 pm to AUCE05
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A little nugget. Young women would marry CW vets to get their pension which transfered to the spouse. As a result, you have 75-80 year old vets pumping out kids.
Didn’t the girls know that just because you were married, didn’t mean you HAD to… you know
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