Woman of 84 last to receive Civil War pension

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Irene Triplett, the 84-year-old daughter of a Civil War veteran is the last recipient of a Civil War Pension. She receives $73.13 each month from the U.S. Government. There are still 16 widows and children of veterans of the 1898 Spanish-American war receiving military pensions, and 4,038 widows, sons,…
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