Calvin Crane, a Roanoke man who died Sunday at 102, was believed to have been the last living son of a Confederate veteran in the United States — and by that, we mean a real son of a Confederate veteran.
Crane’s
father, James Antony Crane, was a Confederate soldier from Pittsylvania
County, who served during the Civil War with Ringgold Battery, Company B
of the 13th Battalion, Virginia Light Artillery.
He served through the end of the war in 1865, married twice, fathered 21 children and died around 1918, when Calvin was barely a year old. Calvin never knew much about the man, except that he liked to hunt and that he was old when Calvin was born.
He served through the end of the war in 1865, married twice, fathered 21 children and died around 1918, when Calvin was barely a year old. Calvin never knew much about the man, except that he liked to hunt and that he was old when Calvin was born.
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I ran across this article on the internet while looking for Confederate news today.
ReplyDeleteI am glad the Roanoke newspaper published the article.
Lincoln's war wasn't so long ago.
And for some families, the memories are very close at hand.
Thank you very much for posting this. I love reading about our Confederate families.
Miss Emma
You're welcome and thank you for caring.
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