James Albert Hard was the last verified combat veteran of the Civil War (Albert Woolson

Albert Woolson

Albert Henry Woolson , was the last surviving member of the Union Army, which fought in the American Civil War. He was also the last surviving Civil War veteran on either side whose status is currently undisputed...

 being a boy-drummer) and the second-to-last verified veteran overall. Though he claimed to have been born in 1841, research in 2006 found that the 1850 Census indicated a birthdate of 1843. His war service record from 1861 was also located.

He died in Rochester, New York

Rochester, New York

Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...

, at the claimed age of 111. Census research indicates, however, that he was probably a year or two younger and may have inflated his age to gain service.