The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-26
GEN. OLIVER WOOD DEAD.
A Prominent Citizen OF Port Townsend
Passes Away-A Good War Record.

A Prominent Citizen OF Port Townsend
Passes Away-A Good War Record.
poRr TOWNSEND, June 25.-[Special.l-
Gen. Oliver Wood, after an illness of three
months, died at s o'clock this morning,
his 6sth birthday. His death was not un-
expected, although the attending physi-
clans thought he would live for several
DAYS vet. Only one member Of his family.
q daughter, was present at his bedside
when he died, the others being at break.
fast. Only a few moments before Gen.
Wood seemed to have been feeling much
better. Suddenly he gasped and his life
passed peacefully away before the men,
bers of his household could be summoned.
For nearly year he had been suffering
With cancer of the liver and had not been
out of his bed for eleven weeks. Tomor-
row would have been the thirty-eighth an
niversary of his marriage.
The funeral will take place from his res
idence at o'clock next Tuesday after
noon under the auspices of the Masonic
order and G. A. r.
tol,ver Wood was born in Saratoga county, N.
Y, June IS 1898 His father was . well-to-do
farmer and gave his son - good an education ~
was possible in those daya When he vas u
years OF age he Was appointed deputy sheriff
OF ChautauQua county, n. T., where ne married
Miss Rhodes. who blessed him with two chill
dren. Lester E. Wood. now OF New York city.
and Emma Wood, who died several years ago.
During the early fitles he engaged In the
lumber business on the Allegheny and
Oaio rivors, where his wife died. He then
removed 20 Portsmouth,, O., and married. in
1885. Niss Emily II. Mytingsr. when the news
came that Fort sumter had been hred upon he
was among the irss TO Offer his services to his
- ft~fA
Der Of Company d. Twenty-second regiment.
Ohio Volunteer infantry. and was stasioned at
Camp Jackson. CoIumbus o. In May he was elect
&c FRA. lieutenant OF his company while thus
encampcd. lie served with the regiment during
taeir three months service Ia west virginia
and was mustered out in August 1851 Dur
Ing the following mouth he raised company
b o! the Thirteenth Missouri volunteers. and
was elected captain.
The regiment was organised At Benton bar
backs, Missouri. where with his company in
camp he remained unssl January. issa He WA
now ordered vita the regiment 10 the neso. ana
was soon Afterwards in Kentucky. In June.
lsSs. the appe alton OF this regiment Was
changed TO the Twenty second OHIO volunteers
rs seven OF + companies were ONO sfoops. one
from Illinois and two from Missouri. He was
with iaia regi uent until IL Was mustered out OF
the service on November IS. 1854 He psriiei-
pa.ed in the battles OF Fort poaelson. Pi;sssurg
Landing. s!ese Of Corinfh, battle OF Corin;h.
Vickseure and Little Rock. hsidss numerous
smaller engaSements He Vas promoted TO the
rank Of ms;or GA May O. issl on september
ls OF the same year he vas advanced
20 sae raak OF coloaes, and on March 5, isoi.
MAS brevet.ed erigadier general 10. gallant snd
rasviio.sous service On fed OF battle On De-
cc;noer 3, 1874. he was appointed colonel OF the
Fourth United States Veteran volunteers by
secretary stanton and attached to the First
Army corps under Ge3- Hancock. and was
ordered TO virginis. where he served A. colonel
o; ta.s body ua;!l March !, iss< doing service il
Virginia. MAsyla and aad in Louisville. ky. After
;hs war 10 re,urneA TO Portsmouth, where hs
vas subsequently, appointed postmaster BY
Pres.tens Graa, In ls'st 10 eoa-
Quoted hotel as ioruton. o. During
Hayes Naturalization Ia March, ISIS. be wss
appointed Indian axsns 1t the clinas.t rescrrs-
ton. this state. and Afterwards he'd sinila,
position ai Sesh bay three YEAR,, whore &c vas
succeeded by Pres.deat ctevelari's arfoiu:ee in
1854 He then removed 10 Pors townsend,
where he v0 twice elected PROBATE
Judge. and hiss bean police iaage fos TIE
las; four yesrs. Three years ago Judge Han
for: appointed aim . eircatf curt commits
ssnae- In 1886 as assisted in organizing Far
sAgns Pos; No. IS. G. 4. h. Of Port To1nSerc,
ana wAs one OF -. nrxs esm.aan1erx- He wss 4
rasEzAer Of the Port Towssea lodge, r. & A. a..
Ma. e OF watch - Ma ssesssasy tor