Penuel H WOOD

Abt 1846 - 1863  (17 years)

• Name	Penuel H WOOD  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1846	Randolph County, NC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	15 Jul 1862  [2]
  	CSA: Company I, 5th North Carolina Infantry in Wake County, NorthCarolina at the age of 16
  Death	12 Jul 1863	Killed at Gettysburg   [1]
  Person ID	I600	Wood-Lester
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Wiley K WOOD,   b. 31 Jan 1814, Randolph County, NC d. 25 Jul 1884 (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Verlinda HILL,   b. Abt 1818
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	25 Nov 1836	Randolph County, NC
  Family ID	F337	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He was mortally wounded in the July 1 action at Gettysburg and captured by the enemy. He died in the hands of the enemy on July 11 or 12, 1863. Both dates are in the official rolls. Penuel suffered a pretty gruesome wound at Gettysburg. Sounds like it was probably grape shot, canister shot, or fragments from an exploding shell. -- source: John T. Nash -------------------------------- Penuel enlisted as a Private in Company I, 5th North Carolina Infantry in Wake County, North Carolina at the age of 16 on July 15, 1862. He was wounded in the testicles, thigh, and shin and captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on July 1, 1863. He was hospitalized at Gettysburg where he died on July 12, 1863. The Roll of Honor indicates that he was wounded in six places at Gettysburg and was voted a Medal of Honor by his Company for gallant conduct. -- Source: John T. Nash

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] Robert Darious Wood, Sr and J Glenn Wood, "Our Time In History: This Wood and Lester Family", File 145A.txt. [S243] Research of John T. Nash, 6th great grandson of Capt. William Wood, Jr.