▁former ▁drum mer ▁boy , ▁Private ▁Joseph ▁C lov ese . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Detroit ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁" Jose ph ▁C lov ese ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁black ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Republic . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁born ▁a ▁slave , ▁ran ▁away , ▁becoming ▁a ▁drum mer ▁boy ▁for ▁Company ▁C , ▁ 6 5 th ▁US ▁Col ored ▁Infantry . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁spent ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁trying ▁to ▁locate ▁his ▁mother . ▁He ▁c ared ▁for ▁her ▁until ▁she ▁died ▁at ▁age ▁ 9 0 . ▁He ▁lived ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 0 5 ." ▁ ▁Command ers ▁Colonel ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Missouri ▁Civil ▁War ▁Units ▁List ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁Col ored ▁Tro ops ▁Civil ▁War ▁units ▁Missouri ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁ 1 st ▁Missouri ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Col ored ▁Infantry ▁ 3 rd ▁Missouri ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Col ored ▁Infantry ▁ 4 th ▁Missouri ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Col ored ▁Infantry ▁ 1 8 th ▁U . S . ▁Col ored ▁Infantry ▁- ▁R ais ed ▁" at ▁large " ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Missouri ▁Lincoln ▁University ▁of ▁Missouri ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁D yer , ▁Frederick ▁H . ▁A ▁Comp end ium ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁Reb ell ion ▁( Des ▁Mo ines , ▁I A : ▁ ▁D yer ▁Pub . ▁Co .), ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Civil ▁War ▁Archive ▁Web ▁site ▁discuss ing