Captain Richard H. Wood - Woodburn, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 39° 02.589 W 090° 00.935
15S E 758293 N 4325804
Civil War Army Infantry Medal of Honor recipient buried at Woodburn Cemetery near Woodburn, IL.
Waymark Code: WM8T2
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/11/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member Team Troglodyte
Views: 23
Download this waymark:
.GPX File
.LOC File
.KML File (Google Earth)

text later

Captain Richard H. Wood

Rank and organization: Captain, Company A, 97th Illinois Infantry.

Place and date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863.

Entered service at: Woodburn, Macoupin County, Ill.

Birth: Cumberland, N.J., 15 November 1833

Date of Death: 8 March 1903.

Date of issue: 12 December 1895.

Citation: Led the "volunteer storming party," which made a most gallant assault upon the enemy's works.

Armed Service: Army
Visit Instructions:
To properly log your find, post a photograph of the medal recipient's grave marker. Do not place anything on the grave when taking the photo. If you have more information about the recipient please include it in your log.

Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest Medal Of Honor Resting Places
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
There are no logs for this waymark yet.