Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Mark Wood
Details
- Rank: Private
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company C,
21st Ohio Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: April 1862
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Georgia, USA
Citation
One 19 of 24 men (including two civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Ormsby M. Mitchell, penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Portage, Wood County, Ohio
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: January 15, 1864
Medal mailed to Wood at Bowling Green, Ohio, and acknowledged via return letter dated 15 January 1864. - Born: 1839, England
- Died: July 11, 1866, Toledo, OH, United States
- Buried: Forest Cemetery (PM) (H-35), Toledo, OH, United States