Military Honor for Albert Woolson, the last Civil War soldier wdio.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wdio.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Local Civil War buffs will be in attendance during public events Saturday in Duluth to honor a man who, when he died in 1956, was the nation’s last Union soldier.
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - Events will be held Saturday at Park Hill Cemetery and the Depot in Duluth to honor the man recognized as the last veteran of the .
Today, many people look forward to Memorial Day as the first day of summer, a day when families put on cook-outs, people break out boats after a winter of frozen lakes, and on Lake DeSmet, it is the weekend of the annual fishing derby.
But, Memorial Day has a much more solemn meaning. To go back