Civil War Horror: Civil War Photo Friday: Confederate veterans

Friday, September 23, 2011

Civil War Photo Friday: Confederate veterans

This week's image comes from Higginsville, Missouri, site of a retirement home for Confederate veterans opened in 1891. More than 1,600 former soldiers and their families lived there and the last one didn't die until 1950. John T. Graves was a veteran of General J.O. Shelby's Iron Brigade, the best cavalry raiders west of the Mississippi.

This photo was taken in the 1930s, I believe. It would have been amazing to talk to some of these old guys and hear their stories.

You can read more about Higginsville in my post Remembering the Confederate Dead.

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Donna VolkenanntSeptember 23, 2011 at 12:02 PM
Hi Sean,
Fascinating photo. Even though you can't talk to the old vets, I wonder if the records from the hospital are available somewhere.
Oh, and I read your interview with Dianna Graveman in the MWG newsletter. Great job!
Donna
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Civil War HorrorSeptember 24, 2011 at 3:42 AM
When I first went there back in the mid Nineties I heard some of the workers were still alive, themselves now in a retirement home. I wonder if anyone has done oral histories with them?
I noticed I wasn't alone in that issue!
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Friday, September 23, 2011

Civil War Photo Friday: Confederate veterans

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