Middle name may or may not be correct as it appears on one of his son's death certificates.
1st Tennessee and 1st Alabama Independant Vidette Cavalry, Company H--this branch was driven out of the south by the Confederates but was not wholly trusted by the North. To gain acceptance as Union soldiers, they eventually settled into their role as scouts and spies as they knew the land and spoke with the proper accents.
A first glance at Gethro Wood's headstone would seem to indicate he fought for the Confederate Army of the south given the Alabama reference on his marker. However, Wood was loyal to the Union during the Civil War. His unique cavalry unit was made up of southern men who fought for the northern cause--something that likely alienated him from his fellow Alabama natives during and after the war. Wood moved to Indiana with his wife Martha sometime after the war's conclusion, eventually settling in Hammond. He was an active member of the post-war fraternal group, Grand Army of the Republic, or G.A.R. Wood died in a Danville, Illinois, home for disabled veterans in 1927, and his body was shipped back to Hammond for burial. Wood had about $9.00 left to his name at his time of death, according to veteran's records (?).
South Shore Civil War Memorial website
1st Tennessee and 1st Alabama Independant Vidette Cavalry, Company H--this branch was driven out of the south by the Confederates but was not wholly trusted by the North. To gain acceptance as Union soldiers, they eventually settled into their role as scouts and spies as they knew the land and spoke with the proper accents.
A first glance at Gethro Wood's headstone would seem to indicate he fought for the Confederate Army of the south given the Alabama reference on his marker. However, Wood was loyal to the Union during the Civil War. His unique cavalry unit was made up of southern men who fought for the northern cause--something that likely alienated him from his fellow Alabama natives during and after the war. Wood moved to Indiana with his wife Martha sometime after the war's conclusion, eventually settling in Hammond. He was an active member of the post-war fraternal group, Grand Army of the Republic, or G.A.R. Wood died in a Danville, Illinois, home for disabled veterans in 1927, and his body was shipped back to Hammond for burial. Wood had about $9.00 left to his name at his time of death, according to veteran's records (?).
South Shore Civil War Memorial website
Middle name may or may not be correct as it appears on one of his son's death certificates.
1st Tennessee and 1st Alabama Independant Vidette Cavalry, Company H--this branch was driven out of the south by the Confederates but was not wholly trusted by the North. To gain acceptance as Union soldiers, they eventually settled into their role as scouts and spies as they knew the land and spoke with the proper accents.
A first glance at Gethro Wood's headstone would seem to indicate he fought for the Confederate Army of the south given the Alabama reference on his marker. However, Wood was loyal to the Union during the Civil War. His unique cavalry unit was made up of southern men who fought for the northern cause--something that likely alienated him from his fellow Alabama natives during and after the war. Wood moved to Indiana with his wife Martha sometime after the war's conclusion, eventually settling in Hammond. He was an active member of the post-war fraternal group, Grand Army of the Republic, or G.A.R. Wood died in a Danville, Illinois, home for disabled veterans in 1927, and his body was shipped back to Hammond for burial. Wood had about $9.00 left to his name at his time of death, according to veteran's records (?).
South Shore Civil War Memorial website
1st Tennessee and 1st Alabama Independant Vidette Cavalry, Company H--this branch was driven out of the south by the Confederates but was not wholly trusted by the North. To gain acceptance as Union soldiers, they eventually settled into their role as scouts and spies as they knew the land and spoke with the proper accents.
A first glance at Gethro Wood's headstone would seem to indicate he fought for the Confederate Army of the south given the Alabama reference on his marker. However, Wood was loyal to the Union during the Civil War. His unique cavalry unit was made up of southern men who fought for the northern cause--something that likely alienated him from his fellow Alabama natives during and after the war. Wood moved to Indiana with his wife Martha sometime after the war's conclusion, eventually settling in Hammond. He was an active member of the post-war fraternal group, Grand Army of the Republic, or G.A.R. Wood died in a Danville, Illinois, home for disabled veterans in 1927, and his body was shipped back to Hammond for burial. Wood had about $9.00 left to his name at his time of death, according to veteran's records (?).
South Shore Civil War Memorial website
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