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The Funeral Parade for the Last Veteran of the War of 1812
In 1905, New York City hosted a grand procession for the last living soldier of a war that ended 90 years earlier (2:41)
Courtesy of: Library of Congress
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If he died in 1905 - the year his funeral was held the soldier must have only been a teenager if he participated in the war of 1812. The film is of very good quality considering its age. I imagine few Amercan know the history of the war of 1812 - the last tim the British and Americans fought on American soil
Posted by Moira Eicholtz on May 27,2012 | 12:50 PM