William Henry Woodward
William Henry Woodward was born around 1843 in York County, Maine, to George W. Woodward and Tamara Dennison. His father was a farmer who owned $1,500 of real estate and $328 of personal property in 1860. Woodward grew up and attended school in York, and by 1860, he was working as a farm laborer. He enlisted in the Union army on January 4, 1864, and mustered in as a private in Company K of the 1st Maine Cavalry later that day. Woodward was wounded and captured in March 1864, but he was exchanged soon afterward. In May 1864, he informed his family that he did not “have much use of my left hand and arm.” He rejoined his regiment by July 1864, but he noted that the “Doctor excu[s]ed me from all Duty…and I dont think I shall have much more to do for Uncle Sam.” He mustered out on June 20, 1865.
 
Woodward returned to York after the war. He applied for a federal pension in July 1865 and secured one soon afterward. He married Mary Elizabeth Gowen around 1866, and they had at least six children: Caroline, born around 1867; Julia, born around 1869; George, born around 1871; Annie, born around 1873; John, born around 1875; and Laura, born around 1878. The family lived in York, and Woodward worked as a farmer and saw mill worker. In 1870, he owned $3,000 of real estate and $500 of personal property. He died of “Paralysis” in York on May 11, 1890.
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DATABASE CONTENT
(564)Woodward, William Henry18431890-05-11
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Private
  • Rank out: Private
  • Rank highest: Private
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 33

  • (1366) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to Mary L. Woodward, 7 January 1864
  • (1367) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to George W. Woodward, 17 January 1864
  • (1368) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to George W. Woodward et al., 7 February 1864
  • (1369) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to Mary L. Woodward, 21 February 1864
  • (1370) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to George W. Woodward, 25 February 1864
  • (1372) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to Priscilla M. Woodward, 8 May 1864
  • (1373) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to George W. Woodward, 6 July 1864
  • (1374) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to George W. Woodward, 26 July 1864
  • (1375) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to Mary L. Woodward, 31 July 1864
  • (1376) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to George W. Woodward, 10 August 1864
  • (1377) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to George W. Woodward, 18 August 1864
  • (1378) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to George W. Woodward, 29 August 1864
  • (1379) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to George W. Woodward, 2 September 1864
  • (1380) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to George W. Woodward, 9 September 1864
  • (1381) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to Priscilla M. Woodward, 13 September 1864
  • (1382) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to George W. Woodward, 25 September 1864
  • (1383) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to George W. Woodward, 3 October 1864
  • (1384) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to John E. Woodward, 23 October 1864
  • (1385) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to George W. Woodward, 30 October 1864
  • (1386) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to George W. Woodward, 11 November 1864
  • (1387) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to Mary L. Woodward, 31 December 1864
  • (1388) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to Mary L. Woodward, 21 January 1865
  • (1389) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to George W. Woodward and Elizabeth W. Woodward, 4 February 1865
  • (1390) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to Priscilla M. Woodward, 10 March 1865
  • (1391) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to George W. Woodward, 24 March 1865
  • (1392) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to Mary L. Woodward et al., 8 April 1865
  • (1393) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to George W. Woodward, 16 April 1865
  • (1394) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to George W. Woodward, 30 April 1865
  • (1395) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to Sister, 7 May 1865
  • (1396) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to George W. Woodward, 14 May 1865
  • (1397) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to George W. Woodward, 10 June 1865
  • (1398) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to George W. Woodward, 186X
  • (1399) [writer] ~ William H. Woodward to George W. Woodward, 13 March 1864

People - Records: 7

  • (565) Woodward, George W. is the [parent of] (564) Woodward, William Henry
  • (566) Woodward, Mary L. is the [sibling of] (564) Woodward, William Henry
  • (567) Woodward, Priscilla Moulton is the [sibling of] (564) Woodward, William Henry
  • (568) Woodward, Elizabeth W. is the [sibling of] (564) Woodward, William Henry
  • (569) Woodward, Ellen J. is the [sibling of] (564) Woodward, William Henry
  • (570) Moulton, Albert Ruel is the [friend of] (564) Woodward, William Henry
  • (571) Woodward, John E. is the [sibling of] (564) Woodward, William Henry

Places - Records: 1

  • (384) [birth, death] ~ York, York County, Maine

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (149) [enlisted] ~ 1st Maine Cavalry
SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, available from Ancestry.com; Maine Death Records, 1761-1922, available from Ancestry.com; William H. Woodward to Priscilla Woodward, 8 May 1864, Nau Collection; William H. Woodward to George W. Woodward, 6 July 1864, Nau Collection.