delawareonline ¦ The News Journal, Wilmington, Del. ¦ Pa. nonprofits inherit millions from long-dead Civil War vet

delawareonline ¦ The News Journal, Wilmington, Del. ¦ Pa. nonprofits inherit millions from long-dead Civil War vet: "Pa. nonprofits inherit millions from long-dead Civil War vet
Associated Press
Posted Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at 9:01 am

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The last wishes of a Civil War veteran are being fulfilled almost 80 years after his death, as three nonprofits split a nest egg now worth nearly $10 million.

Authorities had to sort out a complex money trail before awarding the money, some two years after the death of the soldier’s last named beneficiary, a grandchild."