H. N. (Bert) Woolson Collection on Albert Woolson 1881-1964 1942-1956

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H. N. (Bert) Woolson Collection on Albert Woolson 1881-1964 1942-1956

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Clippings, scrapbook, photographs, and sound recordings documenting the last years of Albert Woolson, the last living Union veteran of the Civil War.

2.5 linear feet; 1 box, 1 oversize box, 9 LPs, 1 reel to reel tape

eng,

Whitman College and Northwest Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6371067

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Woolson, H. N. (Bert)

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Woolson, Albert, 1847-1956

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Last surviving Union Civil War veteran, Duluth, Minn. From the description of Autograph, 1956 Feb. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 33113159 ...

Grand Army of the Republic

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Founded in 1866, in Decatur, Ill. From the description of Grand Army of the Republic scrapbooks, 1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276172404 The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of Civil War Union military veterans, formed in Decatur, Illinois in 1866. The GAR became one of the first advocacy groups in American politics, lobbying for black veterans, pensions, and supporting Republican candidates. The GAR waned during the 1870s as the ...

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Minnesota and Dakota Dept.

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H. N. (Bert) Woolson

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H.N. (Bert) Woolson was born in 1916 to Dr. and Mrs. A.H. Woolson of Spokane, Washington. After graduating from Gonzaga Law School in 1940, he entered the Office of Strategic Services, where he served for four and a half years. In 1946 he moved to Walla Walla and opened a private law practice in Dayton, Washington. Later he held the position of prosecuting attorney of Columbia County and county coroner, then became the mayor of Dayton in 1964. His paternal grandfather was Albert Woo...