54 years ago, in December 1959, the last reported surviving veteran of the Civil War, Walter Washington Williams, passed away in Houston, Texas at the reported age of 117. She was 93 and had married veteran John Janeway when she was 18. She was 97. Last month, The Associated Press reported the death of another Civil War widow, Alberta Martin, 97, of Enterprise, Alabama. The last widow of a Union veteran from the Civil War, Gertrude Janeway, died in January 2003 at her home in Tennessee. It’s for her father’s military service—in the American Civil War. The last-known Union widow, Gertrude Janeway, died in Jan. 2003 in Tennessee. The files are grouped under the soldier's name. Hopkins married 86-year-old William Cantrell on Feb. 2, 1934, when she was 19. The pensioner's name (typically the widow's) is searchable, often giving her maiden name as well. The last surviving Civil War veteran died in 1956 at the age of 109, according to the VA. The couple married in 1927, after waiting three years until Gertrude turned 18. 54 years ago, in December 1959, the last reported surviving veteran of the Civil War, Walter Washington Williams, passed away in Houston, Texas at the reported age of 117. The last surviving widow of a US Civil War veteran has died - nearly 140 years after the conflict ended. The Civil War ended 148 years ago this past month (April 9th, 1865) with the surrender of the Confederate forces at the Appomattox Court House in Northern Virginia. 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. Alberta Martin, the last widow of a Civil War veteran, died yesterday, ending an unlikely ascent from sharecropper's daughter to the belle of 21st-century Confederate history buffs who paraded her across the South. John Janeway joined the Union army in 1864 and was briefly a POW at … The Civil War ended 148 years ago this past month (April 9th, 1865) with the surrender of the Confederate forces at the Appomattox Court House in Northern Virginia. MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alberta Martin, the last widow of a Civil War veteran, died on Memorial Day, ending an unlikely ascent from sharecropper's daughter to the belle of 21st century MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Alberta Martin, the last widow of a Civil War veteran, died Monday, ending an unlikely ascent from poor sharecropper's daughter to the belle of 21st century Confederate history buffs who paraded her across the South. She was 97. Alberta Martin passed away aged 97 at a … Maudie Hopkins (December 7, 1914 – August 17, 2008) was an American woman believed to be the last publicly known and identified surviving widow of a Civil War veteran. The 'Last Civil War Widow' Has a Successor, It Would Seem For the last several years, Alberta Martin had been celebrated as the last widow of a Confederate veteran of the Civil War. The last Civil War widow died in 2008 at the age of 93. Children's names and other dependents' names are searchable as well. The American Civil War is today perceived as a hugely important part of the early history of the nation, with its witnesses and participants long gone.