About William D. Wood
Lived 1822 – 1867 (aged 44). William D. Wood was a military officer.
William D. Wood (December 14, 1822 – February 2, 1867) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. He began the war serving as aide-de-camp to Hamilton Gamble, governor of Missouri, in the Missouri militia. On December 14, 1863, Wood was appointed colonel of the 11th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. He resigned his commission in the volunteers on April 8, 1865.
Wood died in St. Louis on February 2, 1867, and was buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
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Union Army general (1822–1867)
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William D. Wood was born on 14 December 1822.
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William D. Wood died on 2 February 1867.
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William D. Wood was a military officer.
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