John E. Wiegel was the last Union veteran from the Civil War to be laid to rest in Westmoreland County. While no one who was gathered at Irwin Union Cemetery on Memorial Day ever met Private John E.

At our Memorial Day ceremony this year, some people were walking/jogging and stopped to observe our ceremony. They asked who we are. We told them we are members of the Sons of Union Veterans of the ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) -- The Final Salute for a Union Civil War veteran who died in Des Moines nearly 100 years ago got even better after he was discovered by two of his descendants at the Iowa ...

Helen Viola Jackson, the last known surviving widow of a Civil War veteran, has died at the age of 101. Her death was confirmed by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War on Monday. Jackson died ...

Roy Linn bows his head in prayer over the grave of Adnah David Bullock, who was the last surviving Civil War veteran in Cass County. The Department of Iowa Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War ...

An appeal has been launched to find the final resting place of a Hull man believed to be the last known American Civil War veteran in the region. The Sons of Union Veterans of the American Civil War ...

I’M JACKIE DEFUSCO. 15 CIVIL WAR VETERANS NOW HAVE PROPER GRAVE MARKERS IN DES MOINES, CLINTON GLENDALE CEMETERY. A RETIRED DES MOINES FIRE INVESTIGATOR LED THE EFFORT FOR THE RECOGNITION. HE HAD THE ...

ALLEGAN COUNTY, Mich. — A local nonprofit is doing its best to ensure Civil War veterans in Allegan County are honored by giving them proper tombstones. On Saturday at 11 a.m., Friends of Allegan's ...

John Last visits the Erie Cemetery where many veterans are buried in honor of Veteran's Day. I've chosen to observe the Veterans Day holiday this year with a visit to Erie Cemetery. Many veterans are ...