Last Living Veterans of America's Wars
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff
American Revolution (1775–1783)
- Last veteran, Daniel F. Bakeman, died 4/5/1869, age 109
- Last widow, Catherine S. Damon, died 11/11/1906, age 92
- Last dependent, Phoebe M. Palmeter, died 4/25/1911, age 90
War of 1812 (1812–1815)
- Last veteran, Hiram Cronk, died 5/13/1905, age 105
- Last widow, Carolina King, died 6/28/1936, age unknown
- Last dependent, Esther A. H. Morgan, died 3/12/1946, age 89
Indian Wars (c. 1861–1898)
- Last veteran, Fredrak Fraske, died 6/18/1973, age 101
Mexican War (1846–1848)
- Last veteran, Owen Thomas Edgar, died 9/3/1929, age 98
- Last widow, Lena James Theobald, died 6/20/1963, age 89
- Last dependent, Jesse G. Bivens, died 11/1/1962, age 94
Civil War (1861–1865)
- Last Union veteran, Albert Woolson, died 8/2/1956, age 109
- Last Confederate veteran, John Salling*, died 3/16/1958, age 112
Spanish-American War (1898)
- Last veteran, Nathan E. Cook, died 9/10/1992, age 106
See also Last Civil War Widows.
*Disputed. Source: Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense. Web: www.va.gov/pressrel/amwars01.htm .
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