Grouping For Last Surviving Civil War Union Veteran, Albert Woolson.

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Grouping For Last Surviving Civil War Union Veteran, Albert Woolson.:
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Grouping For Last Surviving Civil War Union Veteran, Albert Woolson

he grouping consists of a handwritten letter dated from Duluth, Minn., December 3, 1949, to the Rockland County Council.

Attached to the letter is a card for Woolson (once held by a staple but that is gone now). Included with the letter are some newspaper clippings about Woolson, one from 1952 on his 105thbirthday, and one clipping a year latter on his 106thbirthday. The last item is a well made polished iron paper weight made for him in 1954.

“Duluth, Minn. Dec 3/49

Rockland Co. Council.

Gentlemen,

Your Kind Message to me with splenden Essay enclosed very nice many Thanks for same.

I Albert Woolson was Born Feb 11, 1847 in what was called Felelts Mills a Little Saw mill Town near Watertown N.Y. on the Plank Road to Carthage N.Y.

my Father W.P. Woolson who was a Professional Musician was operating a Hotel there at time of my Birth. My mother Carolina Baldwin was of the Baldwin Family of Watertown N.Y. I came west to Minnesota June 2- 1862. My Father was a member of Co I 4thMinnesota Infantry Lost a Leg at Battle Shiloh 1862. Buried in Mankato, Minn. Resp’y yours

Albert Woolson

Nat. Senior Vice

Commander G.A.R.

(over)

In early Days in Antwert N.Y. my Grand Father David Baldwin and Betsy McCallester His Good wife settled on His Farm in Antwerp N.Y., they Had twosons one David Baldwin, Jr one time Banker in Watertown N.Y. another Son Harry, 4 Daughters. My Mother Caroline Baldwin was my Mother. on the Baldwin Farm is where the Famous Baldwin Appel originated.

Respy yours A. Woolson

I served in 1864-5

One year see enclosed card.

H.A. under G.H. Tomas (Thomas) Maj Gen

So called the Rock of Chicamauga Tenn.

If I live that Long Feb 11

Next will be 103 years of age.”

When you are the last surviving Civil War veteran from the North and 103 years of age, spelling and punctuation are optional. This two page letter, signed twice, at one time had the calling card glued to the bottom of the page, having been removed from where it had been originally stapled.

The two news clippings are articles written about Woolson on his 105th and 106thbirthdays. In the later clipping it mentions that the previous night James A. Hard of Rochester, N.Y. died making Woolson the not only the last surviving Union veteran, but “Commander of the troops of the G.A.R.” At the bottom, someone wrote that Woolson died at 110 in 1956, and that Walter Williams the last Confederate veteran died at 117 years of age in 1959.

The paperweight is made of iron, highly polished with granular background around the lettering then painted black. It is 5 inches long and 2 inches high. I have seen one other of these; so do not believe it to be unique, but a scarce item at thevery least.

A scarce letter signed twice by the last surviving Union veteran of the Civil War, and an equally scarce paperweight.

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