Gilbert M. Woodward
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Jump to navigationJump to searchGilbert M. Woodward was an Adjutant in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry.
Antebellum
- Enlisted from La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
War Career
- April 18, 1861 - Enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company B
- June 11, 1861 - Mustered into federal service with unit
- ? - 1st Sergeant
- August 25, 1862 - Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant
- May 3, 1863 - Promoted to 1st Lieutenant
- June 2, 1863 - Adjutant[1]
- July 1, 1863 - Wounded in action while serving as A.A.D.C. to General Meredith at the
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - May 11, 1864-June 6, 1864 - Detached on staff of 5th Army Corps / 4th Division
- July 2, 1864 - Mustered out when term expired
Postwar Career
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Notes
- ↑ Discrepancies listed on RWV (1) 0350, which lists him as taking both ranks on the same date, and RWV (1) 0346 lists him as becoming Adjutant on June 2, 1863 from 1st Lieutenant
Sources
- Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Pages 346, 350)
Categories:
- Wisconsin Soldiers
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
- Soldiers from La Crosse County, Wisconsin
- Soldiers from La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Enlisted
- Wisconsin Mustered In
- Wisconsin Non-Commissioned Officers
- Wisconsin Officers
- Union Officers on 1862.08.25 (2nd Lieutenant)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1862.08.25 (2nd Lieutenant)
- Union Officers on 1863.05.03 (1st Lieutenant)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1863.05.03 (1st Lieutenant)
- Union Officers on 1863.06.02 (Adjutant)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1863.06.02 (Adjutant)
- Wisconsin Wounded
- Wisconsin Mustered Out
- Union Mustered Out on 1864.07.02 (Term Expired)
- Wisconsin Mustered Out on 1864.07.02 (Term Expired)
- Source: RWV (1) 0346
- Source: RWV (1) 0350
