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When did the last Civil War veteran die?

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Last Union veteran, Albert Woolson, died 8/2/1956, age 109

Last Confederate veteran, John Salling, died 3/16/1958, age 112

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FOLLOWING IS NOT TRUE -- December 19, 1959 if you can believe it. His name was Walter Williams. He was a Confederate veteran and was 117 years old at the time of his death. Michael Montagne.

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FOLLOWING IS CONFUSING AND ALSO NOT TRUE -- actually, this is incorrect. there were no civil war veterans alive after 1940, and very few after 1920

  • Actually, the first answer IS correct.

Civil War Index Navarro County, Texas

The last State Convention for Confederates was held in 1937 at the Commercial Hotel in Corsicana, Texas. The remaining six Confederate soldiers were present. They were M. H. Wolfe, Corsicana; Thomas E. Riddles, Austin; Walter Williams, Franklin; George Kent of Corsicana, James M. Huff and Mr. Hook. Of these six, Walter Williams was the last soldier. He died in 1959 at the age of one hundred seventeen (117) years. He was the last of the soldiers of the Civil War.

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Last Union: Albert Woolson 1850?-1956 (Minnesota)

Last Confederate: Thomas Riddle 1846-1954 (Tennessee)

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