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John B. Salling

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John B. Salling Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Death
16 Mar 1959 (aged 112)
Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Spivey Store, Scott County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
row 2
Memorial ID
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Military Figure. According to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, John Salling was the last surviving Confederate Veteran of the U.S. Civil War. An article in the February 1991 issue of Blue & Gray magazine states he was an impostor. His authenticity is in question.
Military Figure. According to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, John Salling was the last surviving Confederate Veteran of the U.S. Civil War. An article in the February 1991 issue of Blue & Gray magazine states he was an impostor. His authenticity is in question.


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Apr 7, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9054/john_b-salling: accessed ), memorial page for John B. Salling (15 May 1846–16 Mar 1959), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9054, citing Salling Cemetery, Spivey Store, Scott County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.