William Wood
Birth Year: 1840
Birth Place: England
Residence at Enlistment: Arenzville, IL
Regiment(s): 1st MO Cav;Co G, 18th IL Inf Con
Military Notes: First entered service in 1861 and enrolled in the 1st MO Cav; discharged at Craw Creek, AR, in Dec 1862 with disability. Reentered service Mar 1865; enrollled as Sergeant in 18th IL Inf; mustered out in Dec 1865 at Pine Bluff, AR.
Death Year: 1906
Death Place: Jacksonville, IL
Burial Place: Arcadia, IL
Cemetery Name: Arcadia Cemetery
Find-a-Grave#: 79716245
Spouse(s): Margaret Jane Sims (m. 1866 in Morgan County, IL)
Remarks: Resident of Arenzville when he entered service
Alt name: William Woods. (Name on his grave marker is “Wood.”) The muster roll describes him as a “shoemaker,” marital status not stated. He served in Missouri and Illinois units. After the war, he and his wife lived in Jacksonville for some time. He was a patient at the Danville, IL, veterans hospital for brief time. When he entered service in Illinois, he specified Arenzville as his residence. (Do not confuse him with others with similar names but different birth years/places.)
