U.S. Civil War – U.S. Army

Henry Clay Wood

Details

Rank: First Lieutenant (Highest Rank: Brigadier General)
Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
Unit/Command:
11th U.S. Infantry
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: August 10, 1861
Medal of Honor Action Place: Wilson’s Creek, Missouri, USA

Citation

Distinguished gallantry.

Medal of Honor Recipient Henry C. Wood

Additional Details

Accredited to: Winthrop, Kennebec County, Maine
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: October 28, 1893
Born: May 26, 1832, Winthrop, Kennebec County, ME, United States
Died: August 29, 1918
Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (MH) (1-80-A), Arlington, VA, United States