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Albert Woolson

Albert Woolson in his army uniform. The photo was probably taken at Fort Snelling following his army enlistment and was later enlarged and painted, ca. 1864. Woolson family archives, Duluth, Minnesota. Used with the permission of the Woolson family.

Albert Woolson

Photograph of Albert Woolson, ca. 1870. Used with the permission of the St. Louis County Historical Society.

Albert Woolson

Photograph of Albert Woolson, 1896. In that year, Woolson was the superintendent of the Water Works and Electric Light Plant in Windom. The image appears in the 1896 Cottonwood County Plat Book, available at the Minnesota Historical Society under call number 175R.1.

Albert Woolson in his Grand Army of the Republic uniform

Albert Woolson in his Grand Army of the Republic uniform. The plaque reads, “Albert Woolson, Born February 11, 1847 [sic], Presented by the Children of the Duluth Public Schools in 1952 on the Occasion of his 105th [sic] Birthday.” Photograph by Basgen-Presley, Duluth.

Albert Woolson posing for bust sculpted by Kalervo Kallio

Albert Woolson, 107, lone Union Army survivor sits for his bust. Kalervo Kallio, noted Finnish sculptor, puts finishing touches on the clay model, 1954. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress.

Albert Woolson statue in the Gettysburg Battlefield in Ziegler’s Grove.

Monument to Albert Woolson as the last surviving member of the Union Army in the Civil War. Woolson was not at the Gettysburg battle. The statue was placed there in his memory and of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). The statue was dedicated in September 1956. Woolson posed for the statue, and it was created by famous sculptor Avard Fairbanks. Used with permission of the St. Louis County Historical Society, University of Minnesota of Duluth Archives.

Albert Woolson with his granddaughter, Frances Anne Kobus

Film titled “Albert Woolson Before Death.” It shows Albert Woolson holding his Civil War portrait, playing a drum, smoking a cigar, and receiving bags of mail. Black and white, 16mm, sound film, August 2, 1956. KSTP-TV Archive, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul. To view the clip, click the link below.

The papers (819132) of Private Albert Woolson, discharged from the United States Army in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 27, 1865. St. Louis County Historical Society, University of Minnesota Duluth Archives, Duluth. For a closer view, click the link below.

Albert Woolson’s discharge papers

The papers (819132) of Private Albert Woolson, discharged from the United States Army in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 27, 1865. Used with the permission of St. Louis County Historical Society, University of Minnesota Duluth Archives, Duluth. For a closer view, click the link below.