Edna Marie Hetrick, the daughter of a Union Civil War veteran, at age 103 in Findlay, Ohio. Hetrick was born Dec. 2, 1906, to David and Chloe (Helsel) Huffman. David Huffman served with Company F, 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He fought in battles in Tennessee and Georgia and was wounded in the battle of Chickamauga. • Article
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Daughter of Civil War soldier dies at 103
Edna Marie Hetrick, the daughter of a Union Civil War veteran, at age 103 in Findlay, Ohio. Hetrick was born Dec. 2, 1906, to David and Chloe (Helsel) Huffman. David Huffman served with Company F, 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He fought in battles in Tennessee and Georgia and was wounded in the battle of Chickamauga. • Article
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Fewer than 100 children of soldiers remain
At 98, Jim Brown is part of an exclusive group - the surviving children of Civil War soldiers, removed by a single generation from the nation's bloodiest conflict. Records show fewer than 100 sons and daughters of the blue and gray veterans remain nationwide. Tennessee boasts four Confederate sons - two in the Knoxville, Tenn., area, including Brown - along with a Union son and daughter. • Article
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