Capt. Andrew M. Wood

Capt. Andrew M. Wood

 
       From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

5th Ill. Light Artillery

Three Years Service

Renwick’s Elgin Battery

   Enlisted May 27, 1863.
   Home of record listed as Chicago.
   Commissioned June 3, 1863.
   On the resignation of Capt. Renwick in May of 1863 Capt. Andrew Wood takes command and the battery is renamed;

Wood's Battery

   Mustered Out July 18, 1865.
Known Actions;
Kingston, NC         Nov. 24, 1863
Mossy Creek, Tenn. Dec. 28, 1863
Wise’s Forks, NC March 7, '64
Bennett’s House, NC April 26, 1864
Raleigh, NC        April 13, 1865

       From the 1956 Kane Co. Honor Roll
Died May 19, 1866.
Buried at a lost, unidentified, and abandoned cemetery in Kane County.