Rare Video/Interview: The Last Civil War Veteran (The Civil War Diaries S4E17)

Rare video and audio interview (With transcript) made in 1954 with Alfred Woolson, the last surviving Civil War veteran. Woolson speaks on Lincoln, Grant, Robert E. Lee and the end of the war.
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[@tablature6121]

I was born in '53. Hard to comprehend that the life of a veteran of the Civil War and mine overlapped. Thanks for the video, B Dogg. Amazing stuff.

[@BirdDogg]

It’s wild to think how far things have come. It’s hard to say if we have progressed or regressed at this point.

[@tablature6121]

@@BirdDogg So true. I'm sorta like the old man who, on being interviewed on the occasion of his 100th birthday party, was asked, "I bet you've seen a lot of changes in your 100 years, haven't you?" "Yeah, and I was agin ever' one of 'em."LOL

[@grant6165]

I thought I’ve heard just about every Civil War veteran interview out there, but this is the first time I’ve heard this. Great job. It seems that more have turned up over the last several years.

[@BirdDogg]

I'm doing the only digging I can do from home! Trying desperately to pull off my first house build at near 50 so just been working every day to try and make it a reality. Fingers crossed I can get back to real digging one of these days

[@patrickancona1193]

@@BirdDoggthank you, these are priceless, our shared history, it’s a crime there’s no organized search for these gems before they fade away

[@peterwhite7428]

I like how old soldiers give credit to each others generals

[@BirdDogg]

So many lessons to learn from these old vets.

[@zebdoz333]

Reminded me of my great grandma Lee, she passed when she was 99, the history she witnessed, I recall her telling me that she could remember when there was no cars! I cannot conceive of that in my mind

[@BirdDogg]

Hard to imagine the lives these folks lived!

[@cynthiaswearingen1037]

What an amazing interview. The stories these old soldiers could tell!❤

[@BirdDogg]

Agreed! I only wish there were more of these interviews out there. I’m always looking for more, they are so fascinating.

[@rt3box6tx74]

👍Thanks Bird Dog

[@BirdDogg]

My pleasure

[@frankshuffitt3925]

Boy he loved that little girl and she loved him .❤❤.

[@dalemoss4684]

Thanks Birddog for unearthing another historical gem.

[@Wa3ypx]

He speaks better than Biden and without a teleprompter

[@mercedithcompala8148]

An incredible opportunity to listen to the words of this Union Soldier and ❤

[@garylawson5381]

Your videos are priceless. May we never forget!

[@idigdaytona4478]

Amazing interview .

[@BirdDogg]

This is one I always wanted to translate, it’s so tough to understand parts of it!

[@bilbobaggins7467]

Wow! A new to me one! ....many, many thanks.

[@BirdDogg]

Thanks for coming along!

[@Rebelmediainc]

Another banger!!

[@BirdDogg]

Thank ya, this one was tricky to transcribe

[@huntercleveland7950]

Man, what is that song that you use in all these videos? I quite like it and it fits well with the Civil War content.

[@BirdDogg]

If I remember right it's called Dude, where's my horse.

[@huntercleveland7950]

Thank you Countryman. Much appreciated. Respect and support from Mississippi.

[@jonyoung6405]

Mr Woolson at 107 th with a cigar.

[@BirdDogg]

Might as well 😂

[@jhsams1977]

This is amazing thank you!

[@blumax413]

Awesome video. Thank you for sharing this.

[@BirdDogg]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kareldebures7006]

This is fantastic!

[@BirdDogg]

Thanks, was glad to be able to preserve and transcribe it. Was a tricky transcription this time!

[@RRR-hj6bt]

Would it be wrong to say there were good men on both sides?

[@BirdDogg]

Nope, it would be both historically and factually accurate.

[@patrickancona1193]

@@kfischekthat’s ignorant

[@JamesWicker-ps4gq]

No

[@jimmyanderson2988]

Some don’t want to hear the truth but only the truth will set you free !!!!!! And the truth is slavery is still being used across the Atlantic on the continents from where it actually originated and come from !!!! That’s what’s sad but yet they want to point fingers !!!! Really it’s like Elon Musk told old Don Lemon we were all slaves at one time or the other it was just when !!!! How far do you want to go back !!!!

[@forthfarean]

​@@patrickancona1193They were just ordinary young men caught up in the politics of the time.

[@forthfarean]

Can I buy the theme music for this series?

[@forthfarean]

Is it possible to buy it or download it ?

[@BirdDogg]

I don’t think it’s for sale anywhere that I know of, you can download it for free though

[@forthfarean]

@@BirdDogg Thank you.

[@forthfarean]

What is it called?

[@BirdDogg]

@@forthfarean dude, where’s my horse

[@kirkmorrison6131]

His life and mine over lapped a bit, that is hard to believe. A few questionable Confederates also over lapped. I knew a daughter of one of John Moseby's Rangers, She told me all sorts of stories of them before and during and after the War.

[@rayjaypaulsen]

WHAT ABOUT THE CONFEDERATE SIDE WHO WAS THE LAST LIVING SOLDIER?

[@BirdDogg]

Stay tuned!

[@rayjaypaulsen]

@BirdDogg Looking forward to it Chris, Have a good night my friend. Been behind watching videos. I got rid of TikTok and Instagram Have only Facebook and KZbin.

[@LairdKenneth]

I always understood the last veteran was a Confederate and died in 1959

[@BirdDogg]

There’s always been a lot of dispute surrounding who was the last, if they served, in what context they served etc. as far as what the “official” record shows, Woolson was the last surviving veteran.

[@LairdKenneth]

@@BirdDogg maybe he was just the last Yankee. In our modern world, some people don't count.