FINAL RESTING PLACE

Group marks last Civil War soldier buried in Nance County

  • Norm Webber leads the ceremony to mark the grave of the last Union Civil War soldier buried in Nance County. Charles H. Adams died Aug. 23, 1940 and he is buried in the Fullerton Cemetery. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz
    Norm Webber leads the ceremony to mark the grave of the last Union Civil War soldier buried in Nance County. Charles H. Adams died Aug. 23, 1940 and he is buried in the Fullerton Cemetery. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz
  • Bev Schuele, formerly of Belgrade, scans the QR code placed at Charles H. Adams’ grave. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz
    Bev Schuele, formerly of Belgrade, scans the QR code placed at Charles H. Adams’ grave. NCJ photo by Rick Holtz
    FULLERTON — The Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War is halfway through the Last Soldier Project. Beginning in 2003, the project began the process of going around to all 93 Nebraska counties and marking the graves of the last buried Union Civil War veteran in each county. A delegation stopped in Fullerton on Thursday to place a marker at the grave of Charles H. Adams. ...

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