Civil War Veteran Dies, Daily Racing Form, 1939-04-22

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CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES John A. Wood, approaching his 97th year, and last surviving member of Wilmettes Civil War soldiers, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lenoir Hood Miller, 106 Sixth Street, Wednesday. A cerebral hemorrhage caused his death. Hood served under General Sherman on the latters famous march through Georgia. He also participated in the battles of Shiloh, Chickamauga, Stones River and Lookout Mountain.


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