[Daisy Anderson and Alberta Martin, last surviving widows of soldiers from American Civil War, recount their marriage].

NPR reporter Joel Richman interviews the last surviving widows of Union and Confederate soldiers from the American Civil War. Daisy Anderson recounts meeting and marrying her husband, a septuagenarian and former slave who served in the Union Army. Alberta Martin remembers being a young woman when sh...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: National Public Radio (U.S.)
Other Authors: Anderson, Daisy, 1900-1998 (Interviewee)
Martin, Alberta (Interviewee)
Richman, Joel (Reporter)
Language:English
Published: [1998]
Subjects:
Anderson, Daisy, > 1900-1998 > Interviews.
Martin, Alberta > Interviews.
War widows > United States > Interviews.
Anderson, Daisy, > 1900-1998 > Marriage.
Martin, Alberta > Marriage.
Oral histories.
Genre:
Interviews.
Oral histories.
Physical Description:1 electronic audio file (11 min., 37 sec.) : digital, WAV file.
Format: Audio Software
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Summary:
NPR reporter Joel Richman interviews the last surviving widows of Union and Confederate soldiers from the American Civil War. Daisy Anderson recounts meeting and marrying her husband, a septuagenarian and former slave who served in the Union Army. Alberta Martin remembers being a young woman when she met and married her aged husband, a former Confederate soldier.
Note:Title supplied.
Electronic resource.
Call Number:Voice 15812
Playing Time:00:11:37
Event Details:
Broadcast on National Public Radio, July 1, 1998.