Hub Applewide

Hub Applewide (1853-1956) was an American Civil War Veteran who lived in Lee County, Missouri his whole life.

Civil War
Hub Applewide was only 8 years old when the Civil War broke out. When he was 10, he joined up as a drummer in the 1st Missouri Infantry, which served the Confederate Army. He survived the war, and, after Robert E. Lee's surrender, went back home and helped his father run the farm.

Later Life
Hub stayed on the farm after his parents passed away. He married and had 4 Children. He was known as one of the last Civil War Veterans alive in America. He passed away in 1956 at age 103.