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that the last person to receive a pension from the American Civil War died in 2020. Irene Triplett s father fought for both the Confederacy and the Union in the Civil War. She was 90 at the time of her death and had been receiving a pension benefit of $73.13 per month.

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Fun Fact: that the last person to receive a pension from the American Civil War died in 2020. Irene Triplett’s father fought for both the Confederacy and the Union in the Civil War. She was 90 at the time of her death and had been receiving a pension benefit of $73.13 per month.

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