February 24, 1914 Joshua Chamberlain, the Lion of the Round Top, former Governor of Maine and Bowdoin College President passed away in Portland, Maine from complications of wounds he suffered in battle. Said to be the last casualty of the Civil War.Unionforever1865 OP t1_j9txafq wrote
Reply to comment by IamSauerKraut in February 24, 1914 Joshua Chamberlain, the Lion of the Round Top, former Governor of Maine and Bowdoin College President passed away in Portland, Maine from complications of wounds he suffered in battle. Said to be the last casualty of the Civil War. by Unionforever1865
Chamberlain died as a result of his wounds. That’s what casualty means.
Henry Woolson definitely died in 1956
IamSauerKraut t1_j9u10bk wrote
It's a fine slice for a man who dies when he is 85.
Here is one bit on Woolson: https://npsgnmp.wordpress.com/2012/10/19/the-last-veteran/ Note the paragraphs dedicated to another drummer boy, James Marion Lurvey, born in Palmyra, ME.
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