The Last Union Veteran Project: Wisconsin and Minnesota

Background: Beginning in 2003, the SUVCW embarked on the Last Union Veteran 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. Counties highlighted in bold text indicate that a Last Soldier grave marker has been placed on the veteran's grave.

UPDATE: State of Wisconsin Last Union Veteran project is 100% complete!

  • We wrapped up Wisconsin counties in Spring 2022.The results appear in the table below, however, we are also making the full Wisconsin Last Union Veteran spreadsheet with notes available as a PDF.

  • Work is now underway on counties in the State of Minnesota. View progress by downloading the Minnesota Last Soldier listing (PDF). This document will be updated periodically.

A Last Union Veteran Ceremony may be conducted by SUVCW Camps at the gravesite of these veterans. Details are available on the SUVCW National Web site at suvcw.org/last/lastsoldier.htm.

If you have confirmed the last Civil War veteran to be buried in a Wisconsin county, and would like to submit your finding to this Web site, please contact Last Union Veteran Project Officer Jimmy Johnson at lastsoldier@suvcw-wi.org. Please include reference sources for your information. Often times, local newspaper articles confirm when the last Civil War soldier in a specific locale passed away.


Wisconsin's "Last Union Veteran" Project
 County Residence Name Died   Age Cemetery
             
 Adams White Creek Hamilton Walrath 23 June 1934   87 White Creek Cemetery
 Ashland Ashland Charles E. Van Vlack 14 Oct 1942 96 St. Agnes Cemetery
 Barron Chetek Ancel Goolsbey 1948   100 Lakeview Cemetery
 Bayfield Washburn David A. Monroe 8 Mar 1945   98 Woodburn Cemetery
 Brown Green Bay Henry A. Straubel 23 March 1943   101 Woodlawn Cemetery
 Buffalo Fountain City Michael Welsch Sr. 12 March 1943   98 St. Mary's Cemetery
 Burnett Danbury Reuben Beach Dean 10 December 1932   95 Swiss Cemetery, Danbury
 Calumet Potter Herman Kalk 5 December 1938   98 Free German Cemetery
 Chippewa Cadott Lansing A. Wilcox 29 September 1951   105 Last Union Veteran in Wisconsin
 Clark Loyal Albert Ellsworth Darton 30 December 1942   98 Greenwood City Cemetery
 Columbia Pardeeville DeRoy Eaton 4 February 1945   102 Pardeeville Cemetery
 Crawford Ferryville William Rutter 19 January 1943   101 Rush Creek Cemetery
 Dane Mazomanie Charles F. Moulton 30 January 1940   90 Mazomanie Cemetery
 Dodge Beaver Dam Charles Hambright 4 October 1938   93 Oakwood Cemetery
 Door Sturgeon Bay Nicholas Kill 17 July 1936   91 Juddville Cemetery
 Douglas Duluth, Minn. Charles L. Hooker 26 October 1947   108 Lake Nebagamon Cemetery, Lake Nebagamon
 Dunn Colfax Ebert S. Sorkness 2 February, 1940   100 Running Valley Cemetery
 Eau Claire Eau Claire Josiah E. Cass 1 December 1947   99 Forest Hill Cemetery
 Florence Florence George Washington Baird Jr. 13 November 1927   79 Woodlawn Cemetery
 Fond du Lac Waupaca Charles Cowan 29 May 1943   97 Hillside Cemetery
 Forest Crandon Alfred Smith 4 April 1938   89  Crandon Lakeside Cemetery
 Grant Lancaster Charles P. Schneider 26 May 1942   99 Lancaster Cemetery
 Green   James Monroe Divan 210 April 1936   93 Browntown Cemetery
 Green Lake Berlin Frank Murdock 30 July 1936   90 Oakwood Cemetery
 Iowa Mineral Point Jeremiah J. Humbert 9 March 1938   95 Waldwick Cemetery
 Iron Saxon Chester M. Huntsinger 22 Jan 1914   67 Lakeview Cemetery
 Jackson Alma Center Marcus D. Merchant 27 Dec 1943   97 East Lawn Cemetery
 Jefferson Deerfield Christian F. Holzheuter 23 Sept 1941   94 Kroghville Cemetery
 Juneau Wonewoc Lawrence Snyder 13 February 1944   99 Pine Eden Cemetery
 Kenosha Wis. Veterans Home Morris E. Rockwell 7 October 1940   91 South Bristol Cemetery
 Kewaunee Algoma Irving W. Elliott 23 December 1941   95 Evergreen Cemetery, Algoma
 LaCrosse Bangor John Henry Miller 1 Sept. 1941   95 Onalaska City Cemetery
 LaFayette South Wayne James Riley Perrigo 18 October 1935   87 Blaisedell Cemetery
 Langlade Antigo Frederick Hillman 9 May 1940   93 Bent Cemetery
 Lincoln Merrill George Langley 9 Jan 1944   94 Merrill Memorial Park
 Manitowoc Centerville Carl Rieck 30 April 1936   89 Saxon Cemetery
 Marathon Town of Marathon Henry Peter Volhard 28 April 1939   93 St. Mary's Cemetery
 Marinette Marinette Charles H. Showard 9 March 1938   96 Forest Home Cemetery, Marinette
 Marquette Wisconsin Rapids Leonard Dibble 11 February 1940   94 Oak Hill Cemetery
 Menominee   Unknown    
 Milwaukee Milwaukee Charles L. Blanchard 5 September 1942   96 Forest Home Cemetery
 Monroe Sparta Watts W. Hubbard 21 December 1943   95 Woodlawn Cemetery
 Oconto Pensaukee George Lince 15 March 1940   91 Brookside Cemetery
 Oneida   Bryon Theodore Plugh 29 March 1932   88 Forest Home Cemetery
 Outagamie Appleton Charles A. Gosha 17 January 1941   100 Riverside Cemetery
 Ozaukee Cedarburg William Lehmann 31 March 1933   93 Zur Ruhe Cemetery
 Pepin Durand Ezra Nelson Sabin 25 Feb 1935   86 Forest Hill Cemetery
 Pierce Spring Valley John C. Wheeler 8 January 1936   91 Poplar Hill Cemetery
 Polk Clayton Worthy A. Prentice 21 March 1939   91 Clear Lake Cemetery
 Portage New Hope Jesse Fox 26 December 1943   97 North New Hope Lutheran Cemetery
 Price Fifield John E. Felch 05 Jan 1940   94 Forest Home Cemetery
 Racine Lake Denoon Lewis Rolfson 7 Jan 1936   94 Norway Lutheran Cemetery
 Richland Richland Center Joseph Miller 25 March 1941   95 Richland Center Cemetery
 Rock Beloit John Dorn 30 March 1944   96 Oakwood Cemetery, Plot 1st-14-6,7
 Rusk Ladysmith Truman D. Goodrich 19 July 1940   92 Riverside Cemetery, Block: BL07 Plot: 00 Lot: 048 Grave: 06-0
 St. Croix New Richmond Alonzo Rouse Kibbe 22 October 1943   99 New Richmond Cemetery
 Sauk Baraboo Henry Alexander 1 February 1946   99 Westfield German Methodist Cemetery
 Sawyer Hayward Egbert P. Fullington 3 April 1939   97 Greenwood Cemetery, Hayward
 Shawano*
(Menominee County was formed when split from Shawano Co. in 1959)		 Waupaca Nathan Henry Lake 29 April 1941   94 Woodlawn Cemetery
 Sheboygan Sheboygan Falls William P. Bryant 30 September 1941   94 Sheboygan Falls Cemetery
 Taylor Westboro Albert A. Bundick 11 June 1935   88 Mount Olive Cemetery
 Trempeleau Osseo John W. Miller 18 Sep 1944   99 Osseo Cemetery
 Vernon Hillsboro Milton E. Crary 5 May 1939   91 Mount Vernon Cemetery
 Vilas Eagle River Al Croker 20 August 1936   91 St. Peter's Cemetery
 Walworth Elkhorn Isaiah Appollos Ryan 11 April 1941   93 Oak Hill Cemetery
 Washburn Birchwood Hiram Santas 10 Jan 1931   85 Woodlawn Cemetery
 Washington Hartford John Kauper 21 February 1939   91 St. Lawrence Cemetery
 Waukesha Oconomowoc James F. Jones 7 August 1942   96 LaBelle Cemetery
 Waupaca King Israel Jason Cannon 16 May 1941   101 Central Wis. Veterans Memorial Cem.
 Waushara Wautoma Corydon J. Farwell 14 June 1937   95 Wautoma Union Cemetery
 Winnebago Oshkosh William A. Hyer 27 August 1944   96 Riverside Cemetery
 Wood Wisconsin Rapids James Gibson 7 July 1938   90 Forest Hill Cemetery
             


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Last Updated: 31 October 2024