John Cafferty Winters, Last Union Civil War Veteran Buried in Warren County

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John Cafferty Winters
Last Union Civil War Veteran Buried in Warren County

HERE IN HONORED GLORY RESTS THE LAST
UNION CIVIL WAR VETERAN BURIED IN WARREN COUNTY

JOHN CAFFERTY WINTERS
June 17, 1846 - January 9, 1940
Pvt., CO. G, 2ND OHIO HEAVY ARTILLERY

MAY THEIR DEED AND SACRIFICES
BE KEPT EVER GREEN IN OUR MEMORY

Placed by
Gen. William H. Lytle Camp #10, S.U.V.C.W.,
New Jersey Presbyterian Church, and Citizens of this County
June 20, 2009
[39° 35' 08" N; 84° 19' 28" W]

Beginning in 2003, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) embarked on the Last Soldier Project. The purpose of the project is to locate and appropriately mark the final resting place of the last Civil War Soldier buried in each county/parish and in each state of this great country. The following photos were taken by Ken Wilson of the Gen. William H. Lytle Camp #10, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War during the June 20th, 2009 ceremony held at the New Jersey Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Carlisle, Ohio for the unveiling of the plaque that was placed on the grave site of John Cafferty Winters. [Click on photos for larger images]
Warren co. Last Civil War Burial 20 June 2009	Commander Dennis Brown	Harriet Foley - Warren County Genealogical Society

Earl Gorsuch - New Jersey Presbyterian Cemetery Trustee	Robert Davis - Ohio Department Commander	Robert Grim - Past Commander in Chief

Larry Collins - Event Coordinator	Unveiling the Plaque	Presentation of Wreaths

Salute	Taps	Retiring the Colors

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