Honoring the Last Soldier: SUVCW provides tribute to Jefferson Myers
On a crisp Wednesday morning, May 15, 2024, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) gathered near Clarks to mark a solemn and significant moment in local history. The community came together to honor Jefferson Myers, the last Civil War veteran of Merrick County, as part of the SUVCW’s “Last Soldier Project.”
Initiated in 2003, the Last Soldier Project aims to locate and ap…