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Albert Woolson of Minnesota was a Union drummer boy who died in 1956, and the Civil War's last authenticated survivor. Woolson was born in the New York farm hamlet of Antwerp, 22 miles northeast of Watertown, on February 11, 1847. On August 2, 1956, he died at the age of 109 years. He lapsed into a coma five days before his death and did not regain consciousness. He died in Duluth, Minnesota.

On the Confederate side the answer is somewhat more difficult to confirm.

An article by historian William Marvel, published in Blue and Gray magazine in February 1991, and titled "The Great Impostors," names Pleasant Crump of the 10th Alabama, who died in 1951, the last Confederate vet. Prior claimants to the distinction included Walter Washington Williams (who died December 19, 1959) of Texas and John Salling (who died March 19, 1959) of Virginia. A thorough check of official census records by Marvel suggests that both Williams and Salling were too young to have served.

John K. hit it on the head. However, I have to ask this why does anyone bothers replying to a question with "I don't know". Note: Are you aware there are many sons and daughters of Confederate veterans still alive? Most are in their 80 and nineties but they are still hanging in there. In the South the veteran was always considered a hero and they married young 16 yr, girls while they were in their 70's or 80's and fathered children. We always respected the veteran and held the War in esteem, until the 1970’s, we refused to walk under a US flag, take a penny or a five dollar bill, Vicksburg had not recognized the 4 th of July (that was the date the city fell to the yankees). When the last Veterans Meeting was held Richmond residents, who always opened their homes to them allowed them to sleep next to the old man there on Monument Avenue. In the South when someone said after the war, one always considered it to be the war of Northern Aggression. Anyway sorry to run on. Have a blessed day and God Bless You and the Southern People.

Adelbert Ames lived to the ripe age of ninety-seven, keeping up correspondences with many. When he died in 1933 he was the last surviving Civil War general.

I'm sorry i don't know!!