b. 15/11/1833 Canton, New Jersey. d. 08/03/1903 Bunker Hill, Illinois.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 22/05/1863 Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Richard Wood was born in Canton, New Jersey on November 15, 1833. He served as a captain in the 97th Illinois Infantry Regiment. He earned his medal on May 22, 1863, at the Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi. His medal was presented to him on December 12, 1895. He died on March 8, 1903, and is now buried in Woodburn Cemetery, Woodburn, Illinois.
MOH CITATION:
Led the “volunteer storming party,” which made a most gallant assault upon the enemy’s works.
BURIAL LOCATION: WOODBURN CEMETERY, WOODBURN, ILLINOIS.
OLD PART, BLOCK G, LOT 24.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
