About John Woolley
Lived 1824 – 1873 (aged 48–49). John Woolley was an American military officer.
John Woolley (1824 – April 4, 1873) was a Union Army lieutenant colonel and provost marshal during the American Civil War. His name is sometimes spelled Wooley.
Woolley began his Union Army service as a first lieutenant in the 2nd Indiana Cavalry Regiment on October 3, 1861, and within a few days was transferred to the 5th Indiana Cavalry Regiment.
John Woolley died on April 4, 1873, at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was buried at Wood National Cemetery in Milwaukee.
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American general
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John Woolley was born in 1824.
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John Woolley died on 4 April 1873.
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John Woolley was a military officer.
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