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Pvt Silas W. Wood

Birth	:	Feb 1837 Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Death	:	9 Feb 1917 Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Mount Sinai Cemetery, Mayfield, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.5692329, -81.4402771
Description	:	He was a farmer. S/O James and Nancy Stanley Wood who were married in Surry County, NC on 10/12/1835 Paternal grandparents were Thomas Wood, Sr. and Elizabeth "Betsy" Butcher Wood. Maternal grandparents were John Stanley, Sr. and Mary ____ Stanley. Silas W. Wood volunteered in Dobson, North Carolina, 4 May 1861, as a Private in Company "A", 28th Regiment, North Carolina Troops (the "Surry Regulars"). He was captured 20-30 June 1862, around Harrison's Landing, Virginia, and was confined at Fort Columbus in New York City Harbor. He was eventually sent to Fort Delaware, Delaware. On 12 July 1862... Read More	He was a farmer. S/O James and Nancy Stanley Wood who were married in Surry County, NC on 10/12/1835 Paternal grandparents were Thomas Wood, Sr. and Elizabeth "Betsy" Butcher Wood. Maternal grandparents were John Stanley, Sr. and Mary ____ Stanley. Silas W. Wood volunteered in Dobson, North Carolina, 4 May 1861, as a Private in Company "A", 28th Regiment, North Carolina Troops (the "Surry Regulars"). He was captured 20-30 June 1862, around Harrison's Landing, Virginia, and was confined at Fort Columbus in New York City Harbor. He was eventually sent to Fort Delaware, Delaware. On 12 July 1862 he was transported to Aiken's Landing, at James River, Virginia, where he was exchanged 5 August 1862. He returned to active duty 1 November 1862, and remained as such until February, 1865, After the war he farmed in Surry County, North Carolina, and drew a pension. Civil War soldiers website: http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm Silas Wood Regiment Name: 28 North Carolina Infantry. Side: Confederate Company: A Soldier's Rank In: Private Soldier's Rank Out: Private Film Number: M230 roll 43 28th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry 28th Infantry Regiment was organized and mustered into Confederate service in September, 1861, at High Point, North Carolina. Its members were from the counties of Surry, Gaston, Catawba, Stanley, Montgomery, Yadkin, Orange, and Cleveland. The unit moved to New Bern and arrived just as the troops were withdrawing from that fight. Ordered to Virginia in May, 1862, it was assigned to General Branch's and Lane's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. It fought at Hanover Court House and many conflicts of the army from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor. The 28th was then involved in the long Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattox operations. It came to Virginia with 1,199 men, lost thirty-three percent of the 480 engaged during the Seven Days' Battles, and had 3 killed and 26 wounded at Cedar Mountain and 5 killed and 45 wounded at Second Manassas. The regiment reported 65 casualties at Fredericksburg and 89 at Chancellorsville. Of the 346 in action at Gettysburg, more than forty percent were killed, wounded, or missing. It surrendered 17 officers and 213 men. Its commanders were Colonels James H. Lane, Samuel D. Lowe, and William H.A. Speer; Lieutenant Colonels William D. Barringer and Thomas L. Lowe; and Majors William J. Montgomery, Richard E. Reeves, and S. N. Stowe. (Recorded by: K. Ned Beasley, h/o Teresa Sizemore Beasley, 1st cousin 4 times removed).

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Where is Pvt Silas W. Wood's memorial?
Pvt Silas W. Wood's memorial is located at: Mount Sinai Cemetery, Mayfield, Cuyahoga County, USA.
When did Pvt Silas W. Wood death?
Pvt Silas W. Wood death on 9 Feb 1917 in Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Pvt Silas W. Wood's memorial?
Latitude: 41.5692329
Longitude: -81.4402771

Family Members:

Spouse

Mary Ann “Annie” Strange Wood

(1846 - 1905)

Children

Ida Joanne Wood Stanley

(1867 - 1899)

James Roscoe Wood

(1870 - 1939)

Landus Covaners “Vannie” Wood

(1879 - 1951)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Mount Sinai Cemetery
Mayfield, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5692329, -81.4402771

2. Whitehaven Memorial Park
Mayfield, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5490036, -81.4385300

3. Chardon Road Cemetery
Wickliffe, Lake County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5848270, -81.4688100

4. Mayfield Union Cemetery
Mayfield, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5387900, -81.4424500

5. Battles Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5553130, -81.4025800

6. S O M Road Cemetery
Willoughby Hills, Lake County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6038818, -81.4393921

7. Gates Mills North Cemetery
Gates Mills, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5415700, -81.4118900

8. Animal Kingdom Pet Cemetery
Highland Heights, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5399870, -81.4724560

9. Maple Grove Cemetery
Willoughby Hills, Lake County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6044006, -81.4175034

10. Mosher Cemetery
Wickliffe, Lake County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6052780, -81.4616670

11. Nash Cemetery (Defunct)
Willoughby Hills, Lake County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6050010, -81.4066730

12. Wickliffe Village Cemetery
Wickliffe, Lake County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6017200, -81.4820600

13. Lloyd Cemetery
Wickliffe, Lake County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6075160, -81.4744680

14. Grace Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
Willoughby, Lake County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6144640, -81.4283110

15. West Kirtland Township Cemetery
Kirtland, Lake County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5836600, -81.3770600

16. Joplin Cemetery
Willoughby, Lake County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6175000, -81.4244440

17. Payne Family Cemetery
Euclid, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5801120, -81.5120280

18. Knollwood Cemetery
Mayfield Heights, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5121994, -81.4436035

19. Acacia Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery
Mayfield Heights, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5093994, -81.4441986

20. Johnson-DeVoe Family Cemetery
Euclid, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6011790, -81.5103850

21. Waite Hill Village Cemetery
Waite Hill, Lake County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6186600, -81.3915000

22. Silas Johnson Cemetery
South Euclid, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5199440, -81.4907100

23. Gates Mills South Cemetery
Gates Mills, Cuyahoga County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5121000, -81.3981600

24. East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church Memorial
Kirtland, Lake County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5761480, -81.3502800