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.
Medal of Honor Recipient Mark Wood
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