LAST MAN'S CLUB DOWN TO THREE
Stillwater, Minnesota (JFK+50) On April 3, 1926, The Evening Star reports that "The Last Man's Club, with a roster of 34 Minnesota Civil Water veterans, has dwindled to three."
This "merry group" first met here in Stillwater on July 21, 1885. The surviving members include John S. Goff, Charles Lockwood* & Peter Hall. All of these men were soldiers of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry.
*Charles Lockwood was to be the last 'Last Man', passing away in 1935.
JFK+50 NOTE
On April 21, 1861, 89 young men from Stillwater, Minnesota marched away into the Civil War. They became Company B at Fort Snelling and fought in the battles of Bull Run, Antietam & Gettysburg. When mustered out in 1864, 43 men returned home.
SOURCES
"A toast to the fallen: Last Man's Club," The Gazette, January 15, 2024, www.hometownsource.com/
"Famed Last Man's Club Dwindles to Only 3 Members," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., April 3, 1926, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
