b. 1843 Ohio County, West Virginia. d. 10/08/1894 Wheeling, West Virginia.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 06/04/1865 Deatonsville (Sailor’s Creek), Virginia.
He was born in the 1840s in Ohio County, West Virginia although sources dispute the exact birth year. Woods served as a private in the 1st West Virginia Cavalry. He earned his medal on April 6, 1865, at the Battle of Sayler’s Creek, Virginia. Woods died on August 10, 1894, and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, West Virginia.
MOH CITATION:
Capture of flag, 18th Florida Infantry (C.S.A.)
BURIAL LOCATION: GREENWOOD CEMETERY, WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA.
SECTION T, LOT 154.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: BELIEVED TO BE FAMILY.
