The Last Civil War Veterans Who Lived to Be Over 100… Or Did They
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As America prepared to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Civil War, two centenarians told their tales -- only one was telling the truth
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The Last Civil War Veterans Who Lived to Be Over 100… Or Did They
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Irene Triplett, last person to collect an American civil war pension, dies at 90, American civil war