Person:Albert Woolson (1)

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Albert Henry Woolson
b.Est 1849 New York, United States
d.2 Aug 1956 Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States
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Name Albert Henry Woolson
Gender Male
Birth[2] Est 1849 New York, United States
Death[1] 2 Aug 1956 Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States
Burial[3] Park Hill Cemetery, Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States
Reference Number? Q3608081?

Last surviving Union Civil War veteran. He was a drummer for the 1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery and never saw combat. (The last surviving Union combat veteran was James Albert Hard.)

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Albert Woolson.

References
  1. ↑ The New York Times. (New York, New York)
    3 Aug 1956.

    "DULUTH, Minn., Aug. 2--Albert Woolson, the last member of the Civil War's Union Army, died today at the age of 109."

  2. ↑ Jefferson County, New York, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 374(b), dwelling 13, family 15.
  3. ↑ Albert Woolson, in Find A Grave.
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