Just for the sake of those who might misunderstand this comment: She wasn't a "Civil War widow" per se. She was not widowed by the death of her husband in the

Just for the sake of those who might misunderstand this comment: She wasn't a "Civil War widow" per se. She was not widowed by the death of her husband in the Civil War. She was seventeen years old in 1936, and married a ninety-three year old Civil War veteran. She was the widow of a Civil War veteran.