This has been the subject of many false claims.
The last reunion of Civil War veterans was in 1951 when there were only three left.
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John Magee
The last Confederate war widow was Alberta Martin of Alabama who passed away on 31 May 2004 at the age of 97. There is however some debate on this as some others have resurfaced in the last year or so. Mrs Martin's claim is solidly supported by legal evidence and proper papers.
Albert Woolson was the last veteran of the civil war. And no he was not the last African American he was indeed white. He died in 1847. Decades after the civil war.I hope this helped :)
George W. Bush
It's hard to say with any degree of certainty. However, the last definitively proven Civil War veteran was Albert Woolson, who died in 1956.