The Last Civil War Pension Was Paid in 2020

Irene Triplett was the last American to collect a Civil War pension. She received $73.13 a month from the VA for her father’s service until she died in May 2020. Her father, Mose Triplett, fought for the Confederacy, deserted in 1863, and joined the Union army in 1864. He was a few weeks shy of 84 when she was born in 1930.