Was John Salling Virginia’s last living Confederate veteran? Or, was he an
imposter, a rascal who couldn’t pass up a chance at a veteran’s pension
during the Great Depression? Archivist Craig Moore reveals the documents
related to Salling housed at the LVA and presents his status according to the
Commonwealth or Virginia. See this week’s entry on the Out of the Box blog
from the archivists at the Library of Virginia.
http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/out_of_the_box/
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