EDIT: It was brought to my attention that this is actually not the case. Please read the comments for more details.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
The Last Civil War Veteran
Currently I am at the station, where preparations for the Gettysburg Festival are being made. Late paintings of the late Larry Rivers are hanging on our walls. Some of them are gorgeous, leading me to a Google search, leading me to this (somewhat disturbing) sketch he did of Edwin Denby, claimed to be the last Civil War veteran.
EDIT: It was brought to my attention that this is actually not the case. Please read the comments for more details.
EDIT: It was brought to my attention that this is actually not the case. Please read the comments for more details.
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2 comments:
Sarah: Yours is an excellent blog. In this post, however, I think an error has crept in. Edwin Denby, identified as "The Last Civil War Veteran," and portrayed by Larry Rivers, actually shows Edwin Denby (1903-1983), a poet Rivers knew. The artist did do several wonderful depictions of Walter Williams, widely celebrated as the last Confederate veteran when he died in 1959, but who was really born in 1854. Please keep up the fine blogging!
Mike,
Thank you for the correction. This is certainly one of those instances that reminds one that trusting internet sources is not always a wise idea :)
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