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1267…….(Born Mas.)
William H. Wood
(Ap’d Mas.)………..37
Military
History. – Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1841, to July 1, 1845,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., 7th
Infantry, July 1, 1845.
Served: in the
Military Occupation of Texas, 1845-46; in the War with Mexico, 1846, being
engaged in the Defense of Ft. Brown, May 3-9, 1846; on Recruiting service,
1846; in the War with Mexico,
(Second Lieut., 3d Infantry, Sep. 21, 1846)
1847, being engaged in the
Siege of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9-29, 1847, -- Battle of Cerro Gordo, Apr. 17-18,
1847, -- Skirmish of Ocalaca, Aug. 16, 1847, -- Battle of Contreras, Aug.
19-20, 1847, -- Battle of Churubusco, Aug. 20, 1847, -- Storming of
Chapultepec, Sep. 13, 1847, -- and Assault and Capture of the City of
Mexico, Sep. 13-14, 1847; in garrison at East Pascagoula, Mis., 1848; on
frontier duty at San Antonio, Tex., 1848-49, -- March to El Paso, 1849, --
and Ft. Bliss, Tex., 1849-51; in garrison at
(First Lieut., 3d Infantry, Sep. 9, 1851)
Newport Barracks, Ky.,
1852; on frontier duty at Ft. Massachusetts, Col., 1852-53, -- Ft. Defiance,
N. M., 1853, -- Albuquerque, N. M., 1853, -- and Ft. Fillmore, on regimental
Staff duty, 1853-54; on Recruiting service, 1854-55; at the Military
Academy, as Asst. Instructor of Infantry Tactics, Sep. 27, 1855, to Oct. 31,
1856; on frontier duty at Albuquerque, N. M., 1857, -- Ft. Thorn, N. Mex.,
1857-58, -- Albuquerque, N. M., 1858-60, -- as Adjutant, 3d Infantry, May 1,
1860, to Apr. 11, 1861, -- at Santa Fe, N. M., 1860, -- and Ft. Clark, Tex.,
1860-61; and in garrison at Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., 1861.
Served during
the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1861-66: in command
(Captain, 3d Infantry, Apr. 11, 1861)
of the Column marching by
the Aqueduct Bridge across the Potomac, into Virginia, for the Capture of
Alexandria, May 24, 1861; in the
(Major, 17th
Infantry, May 14, 1861)
Manassas Campaign of July,
1861, as Asst. Inspector-General on the Staff of Major-General McDowell,
being engaged in the Battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861; as Asst. Provost
Marshal General of the Army of the Potomac, in the Virginia Peninsular and
Maryland Campaigns of 1862, -- and superintending, mustering, and forwarding
to the field Convalescents, Stragglers, etc., near Alexandria, Va., Dec. 24,
1862,
(Lieut.-Colonel, 1st
Infantry, Dec. 3, 1863)
to May 24, 1864; in
command of the forces at New Orleans, La., June-July, 1864; as Provost
Marshal General of the Military Division of West Mississippi, July 27, 1864,
to June 15, 1865; in command of Regiment at New Orleans, La., and Jackson
Barracks, La., Aug. 25, 1865, to Apr. 22, 1866; and on leave of absence,
Apr. 22 to Aug. 12, 1866.
Served: in
command of regiment at Jackson Barracks, La., Aug. 12, 1866, to Mar. 27,
1869; awaiting orders, Mar. 27, 1869, to Dec. 15, 1870;
(Colonel, 17th
Infantry, Feb. 22, 1869)
(Unassigned, Mar. 15,
1869)
(Assigned to 11th
infantry, Dec. 15, 1870)
in command of regiment and
Ft. Griffin, Tex., Feb. 21, 1871, to dec. 25, 1872, -- and of Ft.
Richardson, Tex., Dec. 29, 1872, to Nov. 17, 1876 (on leave of absence, Feb.
28 to May 10, 1875), as Member of Retiring Board and on Court Martial, May
19 to Nov. 7, 1876; and in command of post of Cheyenne Agency, Dak., Dec. 5,
1876, to May 9, 1879; on leave of absence, June 8, 1879; on detached service
at Ft. Abraham Lincoln, Dak., to July 20, 1879; in command of regiment at
Ft. Bennett, Dak., to Dec. 19, 1879, -- and at Ft. Sully, Dak., to Aug. 28,
1880; and Superintendent of Recruiting service at New York city, Oct. 1,
1880, to June 26, 1882.
Retired from Active
Service,
Upon his own Application,
June 26, 1882, Having Served Over 30 Years.
Died, Jan. 1, 1887, at
Pass Christian, Mis.: Aged 66.
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