US Civil War veterans (one from the North, right, and one from the South, left) shaking hands decades after the war ended Posted on May 21, 2014 by Matthew 1 Though the Yankee soldier (on the right) looks like he’s about to reach up and slap the Southerner with the hand that is not in the handshake. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Like Loading... Related
The last Northern soldier died in 1956, and the last Southerner in 1957, both over 100.