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Signed cdv of General Thomas J. Wood. Boldly signed on lower front mount.
No b/m, wear as shown in the photograph.Wood, Thomas J., major-general, was born at Munfordville,
Ky., Sept. 25, 1823. He was graduated at the U. S. military
academy in 1845 and was assigned to the topographical
engineers, but requested a transfer to the 2nd dragoons, and
on Dec. 2, 1846, was made a second lieutenant. He served in
the Mexican war, was subsequently aide-de-camp to Gen. Harney
in Louisiana and Texas, and was adjutant of the 2nd dragoons
until 1854. He was appointed first lieutenant in 1854 and
captain in the 1st cavalry in 1855. He served in Kansas
during the border troubles of 1856 and accompanied the Utah
expedition under Albert Sidney Johnston in 1857. 0n March 16,
1861, he was promoted major, on May 9 lieutenant-colonel, in
October brigadier-general of volunteers, and as such commanded
a division in the Tennessee and Mississippi campaigns, being
actively engaged in the battle of Shiloh and in the siege of
Corinth. Later in the year he served under Gen. Buell in
Kentucky; aided in the pursuit of the Confederate forces under
Gen. Bragg; was promoted colonel of the 2nd cavalry on Nov.
12, and was one of a number of officers who were wounded in
the battle of Stone's river. He commanded a division of the
21st corps, Army of the Cumberland, till Nov., 1863, and was
engaged in the battles of Chickamauga and Missionary ridge.
He also took part in the operations for the relief of
Knoxville and in the invasion of Georgia, and received a
severe wound in the engagement at Lovejoy's Station in Sept.,
1864. He commanded the 4th corps during the battles of
Franklin and Nashville and took part in pursuing the
Confederate forces to the Tennessee river. In Jan., 1865, he
was promoted major-general of volunteers and had command in
Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi until Sept. 1, 1866, when
he was mustered out of the volunteer service. He was
brevetted first lieutenant, U. S. A., for gallant and
meritorious conduct at the battle of Buena Vista, brigadier-
general for bravery at Chickamauga, and major-general for
distinguished service at Nashville. Gen. Wood was retired
from the service with the rank of major-general, June 9, 1868
(changed to brigadier-general by act of March 3, 1875). He
died at Dayton, Ohio, on Feb. 6, 1906.
No b/m, wear as shown in the photograph.
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