The Last US Civil War Pension

Published: Aug. 25, 2020, 5 p.m.

On May 31, 2020, Irene Triplett passed away at the age of 90. Her life was rather unremarkable save for one important fact: she was the last person who received a pension from the United States government from the US Civil War.

Find out how a woman who died two decades into the 21st Century was still receiving a pension from a war that ended 155 years ago on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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