Charles Pollard Wood Memorial – Carthage, Missouri
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BruceS
N 37° 10.581 W 094° 18.631
15S E 383662 N 4115239
Memorial honoring soldier who was killed during training. Located on the grounds of the Jasper County Courthouse in Carthage Missouri
Waymark Code: WMNPAG
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/12/2015
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Memorial is a gray granite monument with the following inscription:
In memory of Charles Pollard Wood, who died July 11, 1898
While training at Camp George H Thomas, Chickamauga Georgia
A Sergeant. in Company A, 2nd Missouri infantry (Carthage)
Only person to "lay in state" in the Jasper County Courthouse
Community's "war correspondent" for southwest Missouri
Local Spanish-American War Veterans Camp and flag carried his name.
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Entrance fees (if it applies): None
Type of memorial: Monument
Website pertaining to the memorial: Not listed
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