The Last Soldier Project

This page was last edited on 03/28/2009

Beginning in 2003, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) embarked on the Last Soldier Project. The purpose of the project is to locate and appropriately mark the final resting place of the last Civil War Soldier buried in each county/parish and in each state of this great country.

The Last Soldier project is funded, in part, by the SUVCW's Monuments and Memorials Grant Fund and also by obtaining contributions of the citizens, local veteran organizations and governmental agencies.  For more information, please visit the SUVCW Last Soldier page.

PLEASE HELP!!  The Department of Indiana, SUVCW is currently seeking information on any Civil War soldier who may have been the last soldier buried in any of the 92 counties in Indiana.  If you know of or suspect a soldier who might have been the last burial in a particular county, please send an e-mail to the SUVCW Department of Indiana Web Host.  We will be listing on this web page all known or suspected Last Soldiers from each county, as we receive the information.

Last Soldiers of Indiana (if known) - Listed by County
Click on links, if available, to view additional information
If  blank, then no Last Soldier is known for that County

 

Adams 
Allen

Bartholomew 
Andrew Jackson Hunter, Private/Sergeant, Co. G, Sixth Indiana, also Co. D, 67th Indiana, and Co. H, 145th Indiana (4/12/1845 - 4/29/1941).  He is buried in the Newbern Cemetery, Clifty Township, Bartholomew County Indiana (See: http://www.rootsweb.com/~inbhsuv/bartholomewlsoldier.htm).

Benton 
Blackford

Boone
Joseph Holmes, Co. F, 12th Indiana Volunteer Infantry(?) (1/3/1847 -  2/25/1938).  Buried in the Old Cemetery, Thorntown, Boone County Indiana (Click Here for Bio courtesy of Mary Blair Immel, and Click Here for more information).  Note: Joseph Holmes is probably not the Last Soldier of Boone County.  The Indianapolis Times, January 05, 1949 states that William Evans Whitnghill, was the second to the last Civil War Veteran to die. See Times, 01-05-1949 Page 11, Column 3.

Brown
 
Carroll 
George W. Beck, Private, Co. M, 1st Indiana Cavalry (10/23/1841 - 2/10/1942).  Buried in the Burlington Cemetery, Burlington, IN. Click Here to see a picture of his grave stone and Click Here to see a close up picture of the Last Soldier plaque.  Click Here to see a copy of an article that appeared in the Carroll County Comet Newspaper, October 15th, 2008.

Cass
Clark 
Clay
 
Clinton
Cyrus Clark, Co. C, 10th Indiana Volunteer Infantry (1840/41 - Nov. 1939).  Member of the Stone River GAR Post No. 65, Frankfort, IN.

Crawford

Daviess
William W. McNeeley, Private, Co. G, 43rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry (6/27/1846 - 5/30/1942).  Buried in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Daviess County, Odon, Indiana (See: http://www.rootsweb.com/~inbhsuv/daviesslsoldier.htm).

Dearborn 
Decatur 

DeKalb
William H. Stafford, Private, Co. D, 118th Indiana Volunteer Infantry and Corporal, Co. C 30th Indiana Volunteer Infantry (1/16/1847 - 5/25/1939).  Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Auburn, DeKalb County Indiana (See: http://www.ingenweb.org/indekalb/obits/wstaffordobit.htm and Find a Grave Listing)
Delaware
George H. Robinson, Private, 1st West Virginia Light Artillery, Battery H (5/25/1846 - 8/30/1942).  Buried in Beech Grove Cemetery, Delaware County, Muncie, Indiana.  Member of the Williams Post # 78 GAR of Muncie. (See: http://suvcw.org/in/grobinson.htm)

Dubois 
Elkhart

Fayette
Joseph Taggart Hubbell, Private, Co. D, 139th Indiana Volunteer Infantry (9/26/1845 - 6/?/1941).  Buried in the Everton Methodist Church Cemetery, Fayette County Indiana (See: http://scican.net/~ptjones/stones.html).
 
Floyd

Fountain

Franklin
Herman Hilbert, Private, Co. B, 35th Indiana Volunteer Infantry (9/14/1845 - 4/4/1937).  Buried in the St. Peter Catholic Cemetery, Highland Township, Franklin County Indiana (Click Here for His Obit from the Brookville Democrat, 4/8/1937, pp 1, 4 and Here for a Picture of His Gravestone, and Click Here for the Find a Grave Link). Note: William Hall was the last living Union Civil War Veteran from Franklin County, but he died in December 1937 at the Dayton Ohio Veterans Home and was interred there.

Fulton 
Gibson
 
Grant
John C. Adams, Private, Co. C, 17th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry (8/17/1847 - 2/17/1949).  Buried at Riverside Cemetery, Gas City, IN.  Member of the Magnolia GAR Post No. 409, Jonesboro, Grant County Indiana.  Last Living Indiana Union Civil War Veteran (See: http://suvcw.org/in/JCAdams.html).
 
Greene
George W. Halstead, Co. E, 43rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry (11/20/1847 - 1/16/1942).  Buried in the Prairie Chapel Cemetery, Greene County, Lyons Indiana (Click Here for More Information, and Here for His Obituary)

Hamilton 
Hancock 
Harrison

Hendricks
Sylvanus Mabe, Private, Co. C, 6th Indiana Volunteer Infantry (5/31/1844 - 6/30/1940).  Buried in the Clayton West Cemetery, Liberty Township, Hendricks County Indiana (See:  http://www.rootsweb.com/~inbhsuv/hendrickslsoldier.htm) 

Henry
Joseph Smith, 5th Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery (3/7/1846 - 12/23/1940).  Buried at Batson's Cemetery (See: http://www.hcgs.net/civil.html,  http://www.hcgs.net/josmith2.html, and http://www.hcgs.net/photos004.html).

Howard
 Gordon Williams, Unassigned Pennsylvania Volunteers (3/5/1848 - 3/27/1943).  Buried in the Albright Cemetery, Kokomo, Center Township, Howard County Indiana.  Member of the Thomas J. Harrison GAR Post # 30 in Kokomo. (See: http://suvcw.org/in/gwilliams.htm)

Huntington 
Jackson 
Jasper 
Jay 
Jefferson 
Jennings
 
Johnson
William C. Kerr, Private, Co. E, 27th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, also Co. C, 39th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (6/4/1840 - 11/4/1941).  Buried in the Hamner Cemetery, Blue River Township, Johnson County Indiana (See: http://www.rootsweb.com/~inbhsuv/johnsonlsoldier.htm).

Knox
 
Kosciusko 
Isaac W. Sharp, Private, Co. G, 1st Ohio Cavalry (3/9/1848 - 11/10/1946).  Buried in the Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana, Block 78, Lot 5.  Two term Dept. of IN Commander from GAR Post #114, Warsaw, IN and elected Commander-in-Chief in 1944. 
(See: http://suvcw.org/garcinc/iwsharp.htm)

Lagrange 
Lake
 
LaPorte 
Benjamin F. Kimbrel, Private, Co. H, 66th Indiana Volunteer Infantry (10/16/1844 - 12/27/1944).  Buried in the Westville Cemetery, New Durham Township, LaPorte County Indiana. Lot 238, Row 9, Grave 7 (in Memorial Section).  Note: The Rev. George R. Streeter, also a Civil War veteran, died three days prior to Benjamin Kimbrel and is buried in the Springville Cemetery, Springfield Township, LaPorte County Indiana (Click here for Newspaper Article about Mr. Kimbrel, Click Here for More Information on Both of These Veterans, Click Here for the Find a Grave Link for Benjamin F. Kimbrel and Click Here for the Find a Grave Link for Rev. George R. Streeter).  A picture of Benjamin Kimbrel can be found on the following page: http://www.westville-history.com/peoplepics.htm

Lawrence 
Madison 
Marion

Marshall
John F. Cromley, Private, Co. H, 53rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry (12/17/1844 - 3/10/1941).  Buried in the Culver Masonic Cemetery, Culver Township, Marshall County Indiana.

Martin 
Miami 
Monroe 
Montgomery
 
Morgan
John W. Musser, Co. F, 132nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry (7/14/1847 - 3/29/1938).  Buried in the IOOF Cemetery, Waverly, Morgan County Indiana. (Note: This entry needs to be verified with additional information via obits, military records, etc.)

Newton
John C. Sarver, Co. E, 99th Indiana Volunteer Infantry (2/22/1843 - 11/23/1941).  He served from 8/14/1862 to 6/5/1865.  Buried in the Prairie Vine Cemetery, Washington Township, Newton County, Indiana

Noble 
Ohio 
Orange 
Owen 
Parke 
Perry 
Pike

Porter
Jacob Mooker, Private, Co H, 128th Indiana Volunteer Infantry (7/3/1842 - 10/10/1941).  Member of the Chaplain Brown Post #106 Grand Army of the Republic, Valparaiso, Indiana.  Buried in the Kimball Cemetery, Liberty Township, Porter County Indiana.
 
Posey
 
Pulaski
Newton Stewart, Private, Co. B, 87th Indiana Volunteer Infantry ( 6/22/1844 - 5/16/1941).  Buried in the Star City Cemetery, Star City, Van Buren Township, Pulaski County Indiana.  Private Stewart was born in Ohio, June 22, 1844 and came to Pulaski County in 1847. He was wounded at Chickamauga Sep. 19, 1863 (on the forehead, according to the 1894 veterans enrollment) and was discharged June 25, 1865 in Washington, D. C. He lived in Pulaski County until his death, May 16, 1941.  He was a member of the Fahler G.A.R. Post 397, serving as commander for two years. This post was in existence from 1885-1915, reorganized in 1903. After its disbandment he joined the G.A.R. Post in Logansport, Cass County, IN (see his 5/22/1941 obituary from the Pulaski County Democrat Newspaper here and see his Find a Grave listing here)

Putnam
 
Randolph 
David S. Moist, Sergeant, 7th Indiana Cavalry (9/18/1844 - 1/15/1946).  Buried in the Union City Cemetery, Union City, Randolph County Indiana. (See his 1/16/1946 obituary from the Palladium-Item here)

Ripley 
Rush

St. Joseph
Meltire M. Morse, Private, Co. F, 63rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry.  Died 10/27/1941.  Member of the Auten Post No. 8 Grand Army of the Republic, South Bend Indiana.  Buried in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Portage Township, St. Joseph County Indiana.

Scott 
Shelby

Spencer
George Wilsman, Private, Co. H, 42nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry (4/21/1843 - 8/16/1940).  Last living member of the William C. Jackson GAR Post #332, Dale, Indiana.  Buried in the Campground Cemetery, Carter Township, Spencer County, Santa Claus Indiana (See: http://www.rootsweb.com/~inbhsuv/spencerlsoldier.htm).

Starke
William Wallace Garner, Private, Co. D, 29th Indiana Volunteer Infantry (10/30/1847 - 10/11/1940).  Buried in Knox Cemetery, Starke County Indiana.

Steuben 
Sullivan 
Switzerland

Tippecanoe
John Ephraim Rishel, Co. C, 10th Indiana Volunteer Infantry (3/22/1845 - 3/4/1940).  Member and past Commander of the Logan-Taylor GAR post of Lafayette, IN.  Buried in Spring Valley Cemetery, Tippecanoe County, Lafayette Indiana (Click Here for John Rishel's bio and Click Here for more info).
Tipton
 
Union
Alexander P. Cook, Private, Co. D, 9th Indiana Cavalry (3/14/1847 - 6/3/1940).  Buried in the Salem Cemetery, Liberty, Union County Indiana. (See his June 1940 newspaper obituary here).

Vanderburgh 
Vermillion 
Vigo 
Wabash 
Warren 
Warrick 
Washington

Wayne
William C. Walls, Private, Co. K, 124th Indiana Volunteer Infantry (1845 - 12/8/1941).  Buried in Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne County Indiana. (See his 12/9/1941 obituary from the Palladium-Item here)

Wells 
White 
Whitley

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