Wood, Henry A.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 21, credited to Barnard, VT Unit(s): 12th VT INF, 26th NY CAV Service: enl 8/19/62, m/i 10/4/62, Pvt, Co. B, 12th VT INF, m/o 7/14/63; enl 1/3/65, m/i 1/10/65, Pvt, Co. F, FRON CAV, m/o 6/27/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 08/29/1841, Barnard, VT Death: 03/16/1918 Burial: Barnard Village Cemetery, Barnard, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone photographer: Joie Finley Morris + Findagrave Memorial #: 94693760 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, widow Mary, 6/5/1900, VT Portrait?: Unknown College?: Not Found Veterans Home?: Not Found (If there are state digraphs above, this soldier spent some time in a state or national soldiers' home in that state after the war) Remarks: See Benedict's Army Life in Virginia Webmaster's Note: After the Saint Albans Raid on October 19, 1864, Vermont raised two companies of cavalry to help guard the Canadian border; there were known as Frontier Cavalry, Companies F and M, but technically they were part of the 26th New York Cavalry. DESCENDANTS Great Grandfather of Margaret Chute, Conway, NH (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice   Barnard Village Cemetery, Barnard, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Obituary
Henry A. Wood, a lifelong resident of Barnard, died March 16 in New Rochelle, N.Y., where he was spending the winter. He was a veteran of the Civil war and well known in southern Vermont.
Source: Barre Times, March 23, 1918
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.