The Last Soldier Project

This page was last edited on 03/09/2008

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).

Brown 
Carroll 
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 
De Kalb

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 
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 
Lagrange 
Lake
 
La Porte 
Austin Cutler, Private, Co. B, 138th Indiana Volunteer Infantry (1/7/1846 - 1/17/1942).  Buried in Pine Lake Cemetery, LaPorte County Indiana.

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 
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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