Interview with Civil War Veteran

[David Lockmiller]

(07-01-2014 09:56 AM)STS Lincolnite Wrote:  It certainly is fascinating to hear the voice of a civil war veteran.

For those interested, I found a copy of Mr. Woolson's obit from the New York Times at the following website:

http://localhistory.morrisville.edu/site...olson.html

Apparently, Mr. Albert Woolson was also the last living person to have voted for President Lincoln in 1864.

Obituary of Albert Woolson (February 1, 1847 - August 2, 1956) from The New York Times, August 2, 1956:

"The aged veteran liked to say that he was born a Republican. He voted for President Lincoln when he was 17 under a special dispensation that gave the ballot to soldiers."