Without getting too bogged down in history, here’s a quick overview of the American Civil War. Between 1861 and 1865, the U.S. was at war with itself, with the Union representing the North, and ...

Indeed, 12 military men in the American Revolution were drawing pensions in the Civil War, and the photos of six appeared in E.B. Hillard’s book “The Last Men of the Revolution” in 1864.