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This is an incomplete list of the last surviving veterans of American wars. Exactly who is the last surviving veteran is often an issue of contention, especially with records from long-ago wars. The "last man standing" was often very young at the time of enlistment and in many cases had lied about his age to gain entry into the service, which ...
John Gray (January 6, 1764 – March 29, 1868) was the last verified veteran of the American Revolutionary War. He was confirmed a veteran of the war and awarded a pension of $500 semi-annually by House Bill 1044 (passed by Congress February 22, 1866).
Lemuel Cook (September 10, 1759 – May 20, 1866) was one of the last verifiable surviving veterans of the American Revolutionary War.
Learn about William Hutchings, one of the last surviving veterans of the American Revolution.
As the 18th century ebbed, the number of Revolutionary War veterans understandably began to dwindle. That reality led Elias Brewster Hillard, a congregational church pastor from Connecticut, to do his level best to preserve their stories.
The Daily Phoenix (Columbia, S.C.) reported in July 1865 on what was believed to be the only four remaining veterans of the Revolutionary War. In 1843, a list circulated in newspapers throughout the country of over 100 surviving Revolutionary War veterans.
It took decades, but Americans gradually realized that the common soldiers of our Revolutionary War were heroes, too. Those who lived to be old men were finally recognized as honored veterans of a revolution that had created the first great republic of modern times.
At the time of his death, he was the oldest native of Windham; and at the last commencement of Yale College, he was reported as the oldest living graduate, belonging to the class of 1788. His connection with the war of the Revolution began in 1778.
My 5X Great Grandfather was John Gray (1764-1868) and he was the Last Verified Veteran of the American Revolutionary War. He was confirmed and awarded a Pension by H.B. 1044 passed by Congress Feb. 22, 1866.
In 1864, the Reverend E.B. Hillard published photographs and interviews of six of the last living American Revolution veterans. But with an emphasis more on commemoration than scholarship, the veracity of some of their stories later came under doubt.