St. Louis County MN Archives Obituaries.....Woolson, Albert 1956
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Goldsboro (NC) News-Argus, 2 Aug 1956
Last Union Army Vet Dies at Age of 109

Duluth, Minn. Albert Woolson last Union Army veteran of the Civil War, died 
today and the Grand Army of the Republic died with him. He was 109.

The old drummer boy, who was "scared to death" the first time he fired a cannon, 
outlived some 2,675,000 of the Boys in Blue.

Woolson died in St. Luke's Hospital where he had been confined several times 
recently because of lung congestion. Doctors said the congestion was brought on 
chiefly because of his advanced age.

He lapsed into a coma early Saturday. Since then he had been fed intravenously 
and had been given oxygen.

The old soldier showed remarkable stamina in recovering from his previous 
illnesses. Dr. Charles Ragley, his physician, said after Woolsen showed good 
improvement in June that his "deep-seated interest and drive" kept him going.

Hospitalized in May, Woolson spent Memorial Day in his Duluth home, then 
returned to St. Luke's the following day. He had been confined since.

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