When did the last soldier of the civil war die?
Albert Henry Woolson (February 11, 1850 – August 2, 1956) was the last known surviving 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 followed him in death claimed to be Confederate veterans, but one has been debunked and the other two are unverified. The last surviving Union soldier to see combat was James Hard (1841–1953).
When did the last soldier from either side of the civil war die?
August 2, 1956
Albert Woolson
In "Lee's Last Retreat: The Flight to Appomattox", historian William Marvel identified Private Pleasant Riggs Crump, of Talladega County, Alabama, who died December 31, 1951, as the last confirmed surviving veteran of the Confederate States Army. Citing English professor and biographical researcher Dr. Jay S. Hoar, Marvel states that after Crump's death a dozen other men claimed to have been Confederate soldiers, but military, pension, and especially census records prove they were impostors. Marvel further wrote that the names of two other supposed Confederate survivors alive in April 1950, according to Hoar, are not on the Appomattox parole lists and one, perhaps both, of their Confederate service claims were faked. An extensively researched book 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 Dr. Hoar, Mr. Marvel, Mr. Serrano and others that Pleasant Crump was the last confirmed and verified surviving veteran of the Confederate States Army.
When did the last confederate soldier of the civil war die?
December 31, 1951
Last surviving Confederate veterans
Albert Woolson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert%20Woolson
Last surviving Confederate veterans
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last%20surviving%20Confederate%20veterans
Union Army veteran James Albert Hard (July 15, 1843 – March 12, 1953) was the last verified surviving American Civil War veteran who was in combat.
Last surviving Confederate veterans
James Albert Hard (July 15, 1843 – March 12, 1953) was the last verified living Union combat veteran of the American Civil War and the third-to-last verified veteran overall; only drummer boys Frank H. Mayer and Albert Woolson post-deceased him.
James Hard
The last surviving Civil War veteran on either side whose status is undisputed was drummer boy Albert Henry Woolson of the Union Army, who died on August 2, 1956, while Pleasant Riggs Crump, who died December 31, 1951, was the last confirmed surviving veteran of the Confederate States Army. Union Army veteran James Albert Hard, who died on March 12, 1953, was the last verified surviving American Civil War veteran who was in combat.