Walter Williams (centenarian)

For other uses, see Walter Williams (disambiguation).

Walter Washington Williams
Williams in 1959 presumably on his death-bed
BornNovember 14, 1842 or 1854
Itawamba County, Mississippi, U.S.
Died(1959-12-19)December 19, 1959 (117 or 105)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Known forClaim to last surviving Confederate veteran

Walter Washington Williams (November 14, 1842 or 1854 – December 19, 1959) was an American man who claimed to have been a forager for Hood's Brigade, which if true made him the last surviving veteran of the American Civil War. However, serious doubts have been raised about the veracity of these claims.

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