14th Vermont Infantry

There were two Adrian Theodore Woodward''s who served in Vermont Regt''s. This one, my great, great uncle served from Feb 63 to Jul 63 as a Surgeon. He was from Brandon, VT. He had a nephew by the same name, my great grandfather, who served as a Pvt in Company I, 17th Vermont from Mar 1864 to Jun 1865. The latter was from Rutland and was department head of the GAR in VT in 1919. He died in 1927. One of his sons, my grandfather, John E. Woodward, graduated from West Point in 1892 and retired from the Army in 1934 as a Brigadier General. Ther was a third Adrian Theodore Woodward who was the youngest son of the second Adrian and who was born in 1895 when his dad was 48!

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On September 10, 1862, at the age of 40, William enlisted as a Private and, on October 21, 1862 he was mustered in to Company H, 14th Vermont Infantry Regiment. He was wounded in the left leg, below the knee, July 3, 1863, defending against Pickett's charge, at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He was treated for his wounds at the Catholic Church on High Street and later admitted to Camp Letterman. His leg was amputated on August 10 by Surgeon L. W. Oakley of the 2nd New Jersey. William died of dysentery on August 12 or 14, 1863 at Camp Letterman and his remains were removed to the National Cemetery.