Thomas G. Y. Woodward
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 12/9/1862 at Williamsport, TN as a Captain.
On 12/9/1862 he was commissioned into "A" Co. KY 2nd & 15th Cavalry
He was Killed on 8/20/1864 at Hopkinsville, KY
(Records also show that he may have been killed in Oct.)
Promotions:
* Lt Col
* Colonel
Intra Regimental Company Transfers:
* from company A to Field & Staff
He also had service in:
Field & Staff KY 1st Cavalry
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Confederate Kentucky Volunteers War 1861-65
- Photo courtesy of John Walsh
NOTES:
The following was submitted by: John Walsh
Here is a clipping of an article in the Confederate Veteran's Magazine describing
the event surround this image:
"It was said that after being paroled by the Confederates, Colonel Mason asked
Colonel Woodward if he would favor him with his photograph. Colonel Woodward
did not weigh more than one hundred and ten pounds and had long curly hair
flowing over his soldiers; his very small legs were stuck in high cavalry boots
reaching above his knees and on which was an enourmous pair of Mexican spurs.
He had a cavalry saber that was much too long for him and an army pistol attached
to his belt which, contrasted with his size, looked like a small cannon. His gray
pantaloons were stuffed in his boots, while a dark-gray hunting shirt, with a
narrow-brim corduroy slouch hat, completed his apparel. On being asked why he
desired the photo, Colonel Mason replied that he wished to show his friends in
the North what a little, insignificant cuss he had been forced to surrender to."
John Walsh
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