Albert Henry Woolson Monument (Gettysburg)
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Also known as: Grand Army of the Republic Monument
Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania
Location: North Hancock Avenue in Ziegler's Grove
Map Coordinates: +39° 48' 57.96", -77° 14' 5.28"
Biography: Albert Henry Woolson
Monument Text
- "Memorial to the Grand Army of the Republic"
- "Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief of the G.A.R. Albert Woolson of Duluth, Minnesota. The last survivor."
- "Dedicated on September 12, 1956 by National Auxiliary to Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861 - 1865."
Monument Details
Artist: Fairbanks, Avard, sculptor; Roman Bronze Works, founder.
Dedicated: September 12, 1956
Dimensions: Sculpture: 64 x 51 x 42 in.; Base: 43.5 in. x 7 ft. x 6 in.
Description: A bronze seated portrait of an elderly Albert Woolson holding a walking stick in his proper right hand and resting his proper left hand on a GAR hat which rests on the bench beside him. The sculpture is installed on a rectangular base made of polished granite. Surrounding the monument is a flagstone plaza adorned with two mahogany granite benches.
