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[4] [5] An extensively researched book [6] by Frank L. Gryzb, The Last Civil War Veterans: The Lives of the Final Survivors State by State, published March 29, 2016, supports the conclusion by Hoar, Marvel, Serrano and others that Pleasant Crump was the last confirmed and verified surviving veteran of the Confederate States Army. [7] [8]
Last surviving General of the Civil War. Billy Rufus Stanford (1850–1937) – Confederate Navy. Last surviving Confederate sailor. Defended Columbus, Georgia during Sherman's March to the Sea with Company C of the Naval Battalion. [45] Adelbert Ames (1835–1933) – Union Army. Last surviving General of the Regular U.S. Army.
Maudie White Hopkins (née Maudie Cecelia Acklin; December 7, 1914 – August 17, 2008) is believed to have been the oldest surviving widow of a Confederate soldier. At the time of her death, she was the oldest publicly known Civil War widow, although others were believed to be alive but unidentified.
In the same piece, Marvel confirmed Woolson's claim to be the last surviving Union Army veteran and asserted that Woolson was the last genuine Civil War veteran on either side. However, Marvel did not present research establishing who, among the several other Confederate claims from the 1950s, some of which appear to be genuine, was the real ...
Albert Henry Woolson (February 11, 1850 – August 2, 1956) was the last known surviving [1] member of the Union Army who served in the American Civil War; he was also the last surviving Civil War veteran on either side whose status is undisputed. At least three men who outlived Woolson claimed to be Confederate veterans, but one has been ...
NEW BEDFORD ‒ Coshocton County native Solomon Duncan served four years in the Union Army during the Civil War, surviving the conflict unscathed.. But he didn't make it home alive. Five months ...
This is a chronological list of the last known surviving veterans of battles, sieges, campaigns, and other military operations throughout history. The listed operations span from the 5th century BC to the end of World War II. Excluded from this list are last living veterans of wars and insurgencies.
Walter Washington Williams (November 14, 1842 or 1854 – December 19, 1959) was an American man who claimed to have been a forager for Hood's Brigade, which if true made him the last surviving veteran of the American Civil War. [1] [2] However, serious doubts have been raised about the veracity of these claims.