John Salling, Confederate Veteran Claimant
Audio interview with John Salling (1858-1959), who was claimed to be the second-to-last veteran of the US Civil War. Was survived a few months by one other veteran claimant who has also been proven as a faker. Last confirmed veteran was Albert Woolson (died 1956). Last confirmed Confederate was Pleasant Crump (died 1951), but William J. Bush (died 1952) was probably legitimate as well. In any case, Salling was alive during the Civil War and old enough to remember living during it, whether a falsifier or not. Sorry about bad audio quality, it sounds better from the original audio files but won’t mix into the video well. Even though Salling was not a veteran, this audio still has some value for historical reasons, by virtue of his childhood memories alone, if nothing else.
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