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Doctor Crayton Vaughn

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Doctor Crayton Vaughn

Birth
North Carolina, USA
Death
12 Apr 2005 (aged 93)
Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Henderson County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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In April of 2005 an honor guard unit of Camp 70, in full Confederate military uniform, held a ceremony for Doctor Crayton Vaughn at his burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

The 93 year old Doctor Crayton Vaughn was the last living Real Son of the Confederacy. He received a certificate from the SCV organization stating that his father, Woody Vaughn, fought for the confederacy during the Civil War. Doctor Vaughn was a life-time member of the SCV.

Doctor Vaughn's father, Woody Vaughn, served with Company G of the 56th NC Infantry. He was seriously wounded in a battle, but was saved due to the efforts of a surgeon named Dr. Crayton. In gratitude, Woody Vaughn named his son after the doctor.
In April of 2005 an honor guard unit of Camp 70, in full Confederate military uniform, held a ceremony for Doctor Crayton Vaughn at his burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

The 93 year old Doctor Crayton Vaughn was the last living Real Son of the Confederacy. He received a certificate from the SCV organization stating that his father, Woody Vaughn, fought for the confederacy during the Civil War. Doctor Vaughn was a life-time member of the SCV.

Doctor Vaughn's father, Woody Vaughn, served with Company G of the 56th NC Infantry. He was seriously wounded in a battle, but was saved due to the efforts of a surgeon named Dr. Crayton. In gratitude, Woody Vaughn named his son after the doctor.


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