About Maxwell Van Zandt Woodhull
Lived 1843 – 1921 (aged 77). Maxwell Van Zandt Woodhull was a military officer.
Maxwell Van Zandt Woodhull (September 17, 1843 – July 25, 1921) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War.
Biography
Woodhull was born in Washington, D.C., on September 17, 1843. He was the son of United States Navy officer Maxwell Woodhull who commanded the and died from an accidental gun discharge during the Civil War. He was a graduate of Miami University and Columbian Law School. Woodhulll was mustered out of the volunteers on May 31, 1866. He is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.).
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Union Army general
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Maxwell Van Zandt Woodhull was born on 17 September 1843.
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Maxwell Van Zandt Woodhull died on 25 July 1921.
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Maxwell Van Zandt Woodhull was a military officer.
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