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James Hard
Last surviving Union Army combat veteran of the United States Civil War
James Hard
James Albert Hard (July 15, 1843 – March 12, 1953) was the last verified living Union combat veteran of the American Civil War and the third-to-last verified veteran overall; only drummer boys Frank H. Mayer and Albert Woolson post-deceased him. Though he claimed to have been born in 1841, research in 2006 found that the 1850 Census indicated a birthdate of 1843. Hard was born in Windsor, New York on July 15, 1843. He enlisted in his town on April 16, 1861, very shortly after the start of the American Civil War. He then enlisted in New York City on May 14, joining the 32nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment on May 31 upon its creation. Hard was initially assigned to Company K on May 31, before being transferred to Company E the same day; he served with the regiment as "Albert". He participated in the battles of First Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. He did not take part in the Peninsula campaign as he was recovering from a fever at the Fort Monroe hospital at...
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