Irene Triplett, whose father Mose Triplett served in the Confederate Army before defecting and joining the Union, died Sunday at age 90, following complications from a broken hip.

Mose Triplett’s first wife had died a few years before his marriage to Hall, according to the Wilkes-Journal Patriot, which notes that he began receiving a pension for his service in the Union ...

By this point, Mose Triplett was 83 years old. He died in 1938 at the age of 92. Irene Triplett, whose father fought on both sides of the American Civil War, has passed away at age 90.

Pvt. Mose Triplett was born in 1846 and lived to the age of 92. After his first wife’s death, he married Elida Hall, nearly 50 years his junior, in 1924.

Irene Triplett, the last person receiving a pension from the U.S. Civil War, has died at the age of 90. Ms. Triplett’s father, Mose Triplett, started fighting in the war for the Confederacy, but ...

Moses Triplett died in 1938. According to the Journal, both of the Triplett women had mental disabilities. Unable to support themselves, the two moved into a poorhouse in Wilkes County, ...

Irene Triplett, an 87-year-old woman, is the last person still collecting a monthly pension from Civil War service. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

Charlie Triplett's grandfather, Moses Triplett, served on both sides of the Civil War. While visiting his grave, Charlie says his grandfather was feared and misunderstood by many in the community.

Irene Triplett, the last person to receive a pension from the American Civil War, has passed away at age 90. Triplett died Tuesday after surgical complications following a fall at a North Carolina ...

Irene Triplett, the last person to receive a pension from the American Civil War, has passed away at age 90. Triplett died Tuesday after surgical complications following a fall at a North Carolina ...

Irene Triplett, the last person to receive a pension from the American Civil War, has passed away at age 90. Triplett died Tuesday after surgical complications following a fall at a North Carolina ...