John Thomas Graves
Confederate Army soldier
About John Thomas Graves
Lived 1842 – 1950 (aged 107–108).
John Thomas Graves (1 January 1842– 9 May 1950) was one of the last surviving Confederate soldiers from the American Civil War.
Graves was a member of General Joseph O. Shelby's Iron Brigade. He was wounded in action during the Battle of Lexington (Missouri), September 12, 1861. He died at the Confederate Soldiers Home at Higginsville, Missouri, in 1950 at the age of 108. He is buried in Confederate Cemetery, Higginsville, Missouri.
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Who was John Thomas Graves?
Confederate Army soldier
When was John Thomas Graves born?
John Thomas Graves was born in 1842.
When did John Thomas Graves die?
John Thomas Graves died on 9 May 1950 in Higginsville.
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