The Last Civil War Widow Dies
Posted by Rob Etherton on Jan 07, 2021
Helen Viola Jackson’s 1936 marriage to James Bolin was unusual to say the least: He was 93 and in declining health, and she was a 17-year-old schoolgirl.Bolin was also a Civil War veteran who fought for the Union in the border state of Missouri. Jackson was almost certainly the last remaining widow of a Civil War soldier when she died Dec. 16 at a nursing home in Marshfield, Missouri. She was 101.Several Civil War heritage organizations have recognized Jackson’s quiet role in history, one that s
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