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Dwight H. Woodard (1823 - abt. 1893)

Rev. Dwight H. Woodard
Born in Vermont, United Statesmap
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Died about at about age 70 in Halifax, Windham, Vermont, United Statesmap
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Biography

Dwight was born in 1823 to Israel and Persis (Martindale) Woodard. He married Amelia Martindale, his first cousin, in 1846.

From a letter written by Henry Marsh, it appears Dwight spent time in Libby prison. The 1890 Civil War veterans census notes that he suffers from paralysis and rheumatism and also notes he was a prisoner at Andersonville Prison for four months. His wife Amelia began receiving his military pension in July 1893.

During the war, Dwight wrote many letters to his wife Amelia. They were compiled and published in a book entitled Dwight H. Woodard Civil War letters, 1860s. Some original documents may be found in the Repository of the Western Reserve Historical Society. [1]

Books

Service from The Story of a Thousand

Enlisted in to Company F of the 105th O.V.I. on 1862-Aug-7 at age 30 as corporal. During the course of his service he was reduced to Private. He was wounded at Perryville on 1862-Oct-8. He was captured 1863-Sep-19 at Chickamauga, Georgia and later paroled. He was mustered out at the close of the war. [2]

Annual Report of the American Bible Society, Volume 55, 1871

OHIO -- The Bible work in Northen Ohio is under the able management of the Rev. C. S. Martindale, of Cleveland. From his annual report we present the following statements: ...
During the past year nineteen different individuals have been employed by the various auxiliary societies, in the work of canvassing. ... Of these I desire to make special mention of the valuable services rendered by ... D. H. Woodard ...
The following statement presents the aggregate of their labours for the year: Number of families visited, 25,555; found without Scriptures, 1,035; destitute families supplied, 618; destitute individuals in addition supplied, ninety-eight; volumes distributed among soldiers and sailors, 138; mission Sabbath schools supplied, twenty-one.
Owing to the extent of my field, and the pressure of my work, I was constrained to ask the Society to allow me to employ the Rev. D. H. Woodard for one month, to assist me in the prosecution of the work in the extreme western part of the field. Mr. Woodard's assistance was timely and invaluable. ... [3]

Bible Society Record, Volumes 27-30, 1882

CLEVELAND BIBLE SOCIETY, OHIO
... The annual report stated that the Cleveland Bible Society determined last year to enter upon the work of distributing the Scriptures to the destitute of the city, and secured the services of Rev. D. H. Woodard, an experienced and competent man, for this work. The following are some of the results of his labor: Number of families visited, 37,126; places of business visited, 5,426; families found destitute of the Bible, 4,474; families supplied, 1,259, of which 286 were Romanists and 973 were Protestants; individuals supplied in addition, 639; value of Bibles and Testaments sold, $750 52; value donated, $440 94; cash donations collected by canvassers $917 65. ... [4]

Newspapers

1863-Oct-21, "Western Reserve Chronicle"

Casualties in the 105th Ohio. ...
Eds. Cleveland Herald: -- Enclosed I forward you an official report of casualties in 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in the engagement at Chattanooga September 19th and 20th. ...
Co. F -- ... Dwight Woodard, do <head>; ... [5]

1863-Oct-30, "The Jeffersonian Democrat"

Casualties in the 105th Regiment.
A Noble Letter from Col. Tolles.
EDITOR JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRAT: -- Enclosed I forward you an official report of the casualties in the 105th O. V., in the engagement near Chattanooga, Sept. 20th. The report was made to include the 26th Sept., and no doubt would be materially changed if made to include to the present date, as I am informed by A. Adj't Gen. Wm. R. Tuttle, the exchange of wounded commenced on 30 inst., 500 being brought off in one train, most of whom were able to sit up in the ambulances. The Rebels claim to hold 2,000 of our soldiers that would bear transportation inside our lines. ...
Report of casualties in the 105th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., during the engagement of the 19th and 20th of Sept., near Chattanooga, Tenn.: ...
Company F. -- Dwight H. Woodard, do <wounded and missing>; ... [6]

1863-Nov-6, "The Jeffersonian Democrat"

PRISON, RICHMOND, VA., Oct 4, 1863
MY DEAR SISTER: -- I write you a few lines this morning, to let you know that I am well. There are three other members of my company here, all from Lake County. Sergeant Charles Brown and privates D. H. Woodard and George Martin. They are all enjoying good health. We are not allowed to write more than twelve lines. -- You need not write to me, as I cannot get your letter.
From your affectionate brother,
Henry Marsh [7]

1863-Dec-4, “The Jeffersonian Democrat”

... Among the prisoners in Richmond from the 105th O. V. M., was Woodard, Co. F, now here, with myself, paroled. Among those left back in prison, Marsh and Serg’t Brown, Co. F; Wm. Dayton, Co. E; Corp. Finney, and a private of Co. B, were all that I saw. While there, Greenbacks could be sold to the guard one dollar for fifteen Confederate. The Rebels appeared rather gloomy over the prospects before them, and many of them told me they did not want to fight any longer, and declared that their cause was hopeless. If I had not been paroled at the time that I was, I should have escaped with a Rebel Sergeant, who was going to pilot me through to our lines. You may give this a place in your paper if you please. Although badly written as it should is, every word of it is true, as thousands are willing to testify, and, as for myself, I am out of hell, and if I thought the other place was as bad, my life in the future should be altogether different. — Yours, James A. Mowrey [8]

1873-Apr-30, "The Summit County Beacon"

THE BIBLE ON THE RESERVE.
Annual Report of District Secretary Martindale.
The following report of the North Ohio District, American Bible Society, for the year just ended, as now made public, is of general interest: ...
Fifty-one Auxiliary Societies have employed County Agents, for a longer or shorter period during the year. These brethren have shown a self-sacrificing service, and a commendable degree of energy in the prosecution of their work. Revs. A. Norton, D. H. Woodard and J. P. Gould are especially worthy of note. [9]

1874-Oct-23, "The Fremont Weekly Journal"

Bible Society. -- Anniversary services of the Sandusky County Bible Society, will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in this city, on Sunday evening next, October 25th, 7 o'clock. Short addresses will be made by the pastors of several churches, and by Rev. D. H. Woodard, District Superintendent of the American Bible Society. [10]

1885-Dec-10, "The Elyria Republican"

Rev. Woodard, who is laboring on behalf of the American Bible Union, gave an excellent discourse at the M. E. church last Sunday. [11]

1891-Oct-3, "The Piqua Daily Call"

Rev. Woodard, of Dayton, will preach tomorrow morning and evening at the Park Avenue Baptist Church. Sunday School at 2 p.m. [12]

1892-Feb-26, "Vermont Phoenix"

Dwight Woodard is quite feeble. [13]

1893-Jun-16, "Vermont Phoenix"

HALIFAX. ...
Dwight Woodard is very ill and is expected to live but a few days. [14]

1893-Jun-23, "Deerfield Valley Times"

Rev. D. H. Woodard, who was a member of an Ohio regiment and went with Sherman in his march to the sea, died at his niece's Mrs. Otis Gates, the 15th and was buried the 16th. Charles P. Clark post attended and parried him with the honors of the order. He was an active member of the post, generous and brave as a soldier and citizen. [15]

Letters

Letter from Charles C. Caley to his wife, Juliaett, 24-Sep-1863, page 4, from Chattanooga, about the Battle of Chickamauga

... we had a great many wounded but not but a fu killed thoes in our co was E Crawford Severly in the ankel and will probably have to have his leg taken off O Dimmick [i.e., Pvt. Orlando Dimmick, Co. F, 105th Ohio Infantry] wounded in the hand Corp King [i.e., Corp. John Harvey King, Co. F, 105th Ohio Infantry] in the leg and H. F. March [i.e., Pvt. Henry March, Co. F, 105th Ohio Infantry] also in the leg and R. B. Barlas [i.e., Pvt. Robert Barlass, Co. F, 105th Ohio Infantry] Woodard [i.e., Pvt. Dwight H. Woodard, Co. F, 105th Ohio Infantry] was wounded but I dont no whare the rest of us got off all right a Small Shot hit my right Shoe just above the Sole and went through just enough to make a mark on my foot we retreated back about two milds Stayed untill about darck and went back to or near the plaice we had faught it being my turn I went out on picket and Stayed untill the next morning and was relieved ...

Sources

  1. ↑ http://ead.ohiolink.edu/xtf-ead/view?docId=ead/OCLWHi3483.xml;chunk.id=headerlink;brand=default
  2. ↑ The Story of a Thousand by Albion Winegar Tourgée, Appendices, published by S. McGerald & Son, 1896
  3. ↑ Annual Report of the American Bible Society, Volume 55, 1871, page 76, https://books.google.com/books?id=Q3c6AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA76
  4. ↑ Bible Society Record, Volumes 27-30, 1882, page 90, https://books.google.com/books?id=2kYxAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA3-PA90&lpg=RA3-PA90
  5. ↑ Western Reserve Chronicle", (Warren, Ohio), 18643-Oct-21, page 2, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10805948/105th_ovi_pt_2_102163/
  6. ↑ "The Jeffersonian Democrat", (Chardon, Ohio), 1863-Oct-30, page 2, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37204303/the_jeffersonian_democrat/
  7. ↑ "The Jeffersonian Democrat", (Chardon, Ohio), 1863-Nov-6, page 3, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17466797/the_jeffersonian_democrat/
  8. ↑ “The Jeffersonian Democrat”, (Chardon, Ohio), 1863-Dec-4, page 2, https://www.newspapers.com/image/72175265/
  9. ↑ "The Summit County Beacon", (Akron, Ohio), 1873-Apr-30, page 3, https://www.newspapers.com/image/228665175/
  10. ↑ "The Fremont Weekly Journal", (Fremont, Ohio), 1874-Oct-23, page 3, https://www.newspapers.com/image/70820659/
  11. ↑ "The Elyria Republican", (Elyria, Ohio), 1885-Dec-10, page 2, https://www.newspapers.com/image/11295712/
  12. ↑ "The Piqua Daily Call", (Piqua, Ohio), 1891-Oct-3, page 2, https://www.newspapers.com/image/3991500/
  13. ↑ "Vermont Phoenix", (Brattleboro, Vermont), 1892-Feb-26, page 6, https://www.newspapers.com/image/64196565/
  14. ↑ "Vermont Phoenix", (Brattleboro, Vermont), 1893-Jun-16, page 6, https://www.newspapers.com/image/48777386/
  15. ↑ "Deerfield Valley Times", (Wilmington, Vermont), 1893-Jun-23, page 8, https://www.newspapers.com/image/365749831/

Census

"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M62R-D8G : 12 April 2016), Dwight H Woodard, Ohio, United States; citing p. 16, family 152, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,729.

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M89X-MBK : 16 July 2017), D H Woodard, Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 82, sheet 318C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1038; FHL microfilm 1,255,038.

"United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8SW-K8W : 14 November 2014), Dwight H Woodard, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,264.

Marriage

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDPN-QZB : 10 February 2018), Dwight H. Woodard and Amelia M. Martindale, 26 Feb 1846; citing Lake, Ohio, United States, reference p 131; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 974,915.

Military

"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS6F-1Z7 : 4 December 2014), Dwight H. Woodard, Private, Company F, 105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M552 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 120; FHL microfilm 882,333.

"United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD5-8HMZ : 3 April 2015), Dwight H Woodard, 1884.

"United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD5-8HM8 : 3 April 2015), Dwight H Woodard, 1893.

"United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHDJ-HJX : 24 March 2016), Dwight H. Woodard, 1884.

Death

"Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFSN-PB9 : 4 November 2017), Dwight Woodard, 11 Jun 1893, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 540,161.

Children's Death

"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZPR-GQL : 8 December 2014), Dwight Woodard in entry for Elbert M Woodard, 27 Apr 1944; citing Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, reference fn 23873; FHL microfilm 2,032,356.





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