Last surviving member of the military of the United States Civil War
Albert Henry Woolson
Portrait aged about 100–105
Birth name
Henry Albert Woolson
Born
(1850-02-11)February 11, 1850 Antwerp, New York, U.S.
Died
August 2, 1956(1956-08-02) (aged 106) Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Buried
Park Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minnesota
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
Union Army
Years of service
1864–1865
Rank
Drummer boy
Unit
1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery Regiment
Battles/wars
American Civil War
Memorials
Monument at Gettysburg
Other work
Carpenter and member of the Grand Army of the Republic
Albert Henry Woolson (February 11, 1850 – August 2, 1956) was the last known surviving[1] 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 outlived Woolson claimed to be Confederate veterans, but one has been debunked and the other two are unverified. The last surviving Union soldier to see combat was James Hard (1843–1953).[2]
^"Last living Confederate soldiers and widows". Civilwar.cloudworth.com. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
^"James A. Hard Obituary". Nycivilwar.us. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
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...
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and West. It was dissolved in 1956 at the death of its last member, AlbertWoolson. According to Stuart McConnell: The Grand Army of the Republic, the...
third-to-last verified veteran overall; only drummer boys Frank H. Mayer and AlbertWoolson post-deceased him. Though he claimed to have been born in 1841, research...
confirmed AlbertWoolson's (February 11, 1850 – August 2, 1956) claim to be the last surviving Union Army veteran and asserted that Woolson was the last...
first wife, Mary Hall died. He is buried in Hall Cemetery, in Lincoln. AlbertWoolson Last surviving United States war veterans Notes "Obituary of Pleasant...
one Union veteran and three Confederate veterans. The Union soldier, AlbertWoolson, died before the medals could be presented. He claimed to be the last...
Massacre with Quantrill's Raiders. Albert Henry Woolson (1850–1956) – Union Army. Last verified Union veteran. James Albert Hard (1843–1953) – Union Army....
(1843–1934) — Red Shirts. Also fought in the Third War of Independence. AlbertWoolson (1850–1956) Last surviving Confederate veterans Most cases are questionable...
States Armed Forces veterans of the Civil War. On February 13, 1954, AlbertWoolson, the last surviving member of the GAR, deeded all remaining property...
Scott enlisted 1862 age 16 Theodore Penland (1849–1950) enlisted age 16 AlbertWoolson (1850–1956) enlisted 1864 James A. Clough born 1850 enlisted age 15...
on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021. Hawks, Steve A. "Monument to AlbertWoolson, the Last Survivor, Grand Army of the Republic". Stone Sentinels. Archived...
Minnesota "Heavies" were mustered out of service on September 27, 1865. AlbertWoolson, who was a 14-year-old company drummer in the regiment, became the last...
Republic Memorial AlbertWoolson Memorial Ziegler's Grove Avard Fairbanks, sculptor Roman Bronze Works 1956 MN 212 Honors AlbertWoolson (1847–1956), the...
1930) July 4 – Udo Keppler, cartoonist (Puck) (born 1872) August 2 – AlbertWoolson, last surviving Union veteran of the American Civil War (born 1850)...
Thomas Edgar, the last surviving veteran of the Mexican–American War AlbertWoolson, the last surviving Civil War veteran John B. Salling, the last surviving...
encountered from Mussolini and Hitler in those years before the war." Died: AlbertWoolson, 106, US centenarian, last surviving Union veteran of the American Civil...
Sam Behrens, Frank Pellegrino, Michael DeLorenzo, Chad Willett, Michael Woolson, Diana Barrington Body of Evidence Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Dino De Laurentiis...
Republican Hudson Albert R. Hatch 1874–1875 Republican Portsmouth Charles P. Sanborn 1875–1877 Republican Concord Augustus A. Woolson 1877–1879 Republican...
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