[DOC] [TLE] Walter Williams (centenarian) - Wikipedia [PAR] Born in Itawamba County, Mississippi, Williams claimed to have ... When he died 
in 1959 in Houston, Texas, at the reported age of 117, Ulysses S. Grant III, 
chairman of the Civil War Centennial, said the death was an ... Confederate 
veteran died 1959 at the age of 117 years." [DOC] [TLE] Last surviving Confederate veterans - Wikipedia [PAR] In Lee's Last Retreat: The Flight to Appomattox, historian William Marvel 
identified Private Pleasant Riggs Crump, of Talladega County, Alabama, who 
died... [DOC] [TLE] The Last Veteran of the Civil War - Today I Found Out [PAR] Apr 19, 2013 ... According to the official history, Walter Williams was born 1842 in Itawamba ... On 
September 4, 1959, months before Williams' death and as his ... even served in 
the military, much less being the very old age of 117, like he claimed. ... Reputed 
to have been the last surviving soldier of the Civil Warhe had... [DOC] [TLE] Walter Washington Williams: The last surviving Confederate Veteran [PAR] Aug 26, 2010 ... Below is a story of the last Veteran of the War Between the States as found on ... 
When he died in 1959, at the age of 117, the government observed official ... 
Houston, but this website says he was buried in Mount Pleasant. [DOC] [TLE] The Last Civil War Veterans Who Lived to Be Over 100 Or Did They? [PAR] Nov 6, 2013 ... Because everyone said he was the last surviving member of the Grand ... Albert 
Woolson, the last in blue in the twilight of his old age, still ... He lost a leg and 
died. ... soon to usher out the last of the Civil War era, Walter Williams lies near ... 
parade in Houston in May 1959, when he rode in an air-conditioned... [DOC] [TLE] Albert Woolson: The Last Living Civil War Veteran | Veterans Today [PAR] Feb 16, 2009 ... Exactly who is the last surviving veteran is often an issue of contention, ... to have 
served but did not (such as Walter Williams, who claimed to be 117 in 1959). ... 
On August 2, 1956, Comrade Woolson died at the age of 109 years. ... In 
Washington, President Eisenhower said, The death of Mr. Woolson... [DOC] [TLE] <Archive Obituary> Walter Williams, 'Last Surviving Civil War Vet ... [PAR] Dec 19, 2006 ... Reputed Last Civil War Veteran Dies In Texas After Long Illness. Walter Williams 
Put His Age at 117 - Tributes Note the End of an Era. FROM: The New York 
Times (December 20th 1959) ~ By The Associated Press. HOUSTON, Tex., 19. 
Walter Williams, who had said he was the last veteran of the Civil War,... [DOC] [TLE] Walter Williams (1842/1854?-1959) (The 110 Club) - InvisionFree [PAR] Jan 15, 2016 ... He claimed to be the last surviving veteran of the Civil War. Research ... Gender 
Age Birthplace Walter G Williams Head M 46 Mississippi ... 14, 1842. Itawamba 
County Mississippi, USA Death: Dec. 19, 1959 .... He said he was in Company C 
of a regiment...and this W.W.Williams was in Company C as well. [DOC] [TLE] How the last American Civil War veterans lived, loved and died [PAR] Apr 10, 2015 ... 91 years after the American Civil War ended, its last veteran died. ... Richmond, 
Virginia  J. F. Griffin, at 81 the last surviving member of the Louisiana ... 
Washington, D.C. - Captain R.D. Parker, age 90, who played a drum at Lincoln's 
... Walter Williams claimed in 1959 to be the last Civil War veteran alive. [DOC] [TLE] Walter Williams (centenarian) | World Public Library - eBooks | Read ... [PAR] When he died in 1959 in Houston, Texas, at the reported age of 117, Ulysses S. 
Grant III, chairman of the Civil War ... Mr. Williams said that he had used several 
different middle initials. ... Last surviving United States war veterans; Find a Grave
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Question: In 1959 Walter Williams, said to be the last surviving veteran of this war, died at age 117
Answer: the Civil War