PVT. JAMES P. MARTIN WAR MEMORIAL
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Listing Details
Type of Memorial: Cemetery Stones
Year Dedicated: 1949
Access: Cemetery
Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR
Submitted By: IOWACIVILWARMONUMENTS.COM
PVT. JAMES P. MARTIN WAS A MEMBER OF BATTERY H, 1ST WISCONSIN HEAVY ARTILLERY. HE WAS THE LAST CIVIL WAR VETERAN TO DIE IN IOWA, ALMOST REACHING HIS 102ND BIRTHDAY. HE WAS ACTIVE IN THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC AND WAS APPOINTED THE LAST STATE DEPARTMENT COMMANDER IN 1947.
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