William M WOOD

1834 -

• Name	William M WOOD  [1]
  Birth	1834  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	15 Feb 1863  [3]
  	CSA: Company H, 7th Alabama Calvary
  Person ID	I404	Wood-Lester
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Solomon Powers WOOD,   b. Abt 1800, South Carolina d. Alabama
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Melinda MEDFORD,   b. 1806, South Carolina d. Alabama
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mariah (UNK)
  Family ID	F3950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  William enlisted as a Private in Company H, 7th Alabama Cavalry on February 15, 1863 at Holly Spring, Alabama. On a muster roll dated June 30 – December 31, 1863 he was reported absent wounded at Dandridge, Tennessee. The date he was wounded was given as December 24, 1863. He lost his right arm as reported in “Maimed Soldiers Record, State Auditor Book I, Page 22”. He later received an artificial arm. William applied for a pension in Cherokee County on April 18, 1885.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] Robert Darious Wood, Sr and J Glenn Wood, "Our Time In History: This Wood and Lester Family", File 133A.txt. [S267] Judy Canant, Rootsweb Post - 0923164595, (Name: Name: Name: 3 Apr 1999;Location:http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/SCLAUREN/1999-04/0923164595;;;). [S243] Research of John T. Nash, 6th great grandson of Capt. William Wood, Jr. via email dated 10-Feb-2010