John Milton Claypool was the son of George Washington Claypool and Malinda (Collins) Claypool. During the War Between the States, he was a Lieutenant in Company E, 47th Regiment Tennessee Infantry, C.S.A., and was wounded three times. After the war, he was a minister of the gospel. He was elected Commander-in-Chief of the United Confederate Veterans (U.C.V.), for which he received the rank of General, in 1937-38, and was also elected to the same position in 1941-42. He was the last Confederate veteran to die in St. Louis.
John Milton Claypool was the son of George Washington Claypool and Malinda (Collins) Claypool. During the War Between the States, he was a Lieutenant in Company E, 47th Regiment Tennessee Infantry, C.S.A., and was wounded three times. After the war, he was a minister of the gospel. He was elected Commander-in-Chief of the United Confederate Veterans (U.C.V.), for which he received the rank of General, in 1937-38, and was also elected to the same position in 1941-42. He was the last Confederate veteran to die in St. Louis.
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