Pleasant Crump

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Pleasant Riggs Crump (December 23, 1847 – December 31, 1951) was an American soldier who served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He is generally regarded as the last surviving Confederate veteran whose military service has been verified. Crump served as a private in the 10th Alabama Infantry Regiment from 1864 to 1865. Although several other men claimed to have been Confederate veterans and survived Crump, including William Lundy, John B. Salling, and Walter Williams, subsequent historical research found their claims to be unsupported or otherwise disputed. Crump died in Lincoln, Alabama, on December 31, 1951, at the age of 104.

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