<Tr> <Th> Other work </Th> <Td> carpenter and member of the Grand Army of the Republic </Td> </Tr> <P> Albert Henry Woolson (February 11, 1850--August 2, 1956) was the last surviving member of the Union Army who served in the American Civil War . He was also the last surviving Civil War veteran on either side whose status is undisputed . At least three men who followed him in death claimed to be Confederate veterans, but one has been debunked and the other two are unverified . The last surviving Union soldier to see combat was James Hard (1843--1953). </P> <P> Woolson was born in Antwerp, New York, to Willard P. Woolson (1811--1862) and Caroline Baldwin (ca . 1822--unknown). He claimed to be born on February 11, 1847, but his entry in the 1850 United States Census lists him as born in 1850 . Entries in the later census records and in the 1905 Minnesota State Census support the conclusion that he was born in 1850 . </P> <P> His father, Willard Woolson, enlisted in the Union Army . Willard was wounded at the Battle of Shiloh and was transported to an Army hospital in Windom, Minnesota, where he would die of his wounds . Albert and his mother moved to Windom to accompany Willard . Albert enlisted as a drummer boy in Company C, 1st Minnesota Heavy Artillery Regiment on October 10, 1864, becoming the company's drummer . However, the company never saw action, and Albert Woolson was discharged on September 7, 1865 . </P>

Who was the last known civil war veteran