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==Birth==
JAMES EDGAR WOOD was born in Bern, February 8, 1844, and was the son of [[Abraham Whipple]] (B. abt 1820, D. bef 1850) and [[Betsy Lucinda Wood]] (B. April 24, 1820, D. April 12, 1888).<ref name="Bernehistory">Bernehistory.org</ref><ref name="Heroes">Clark, Rufus Wheelwright, "Heroes of Albany; A memorial of the Patriot-martyrs of the City and County", 1867</ref><ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref> He was adopted and brought up by his grand parents, [[Solomon Wood]] (B. Oct 29, 1789, D. Feb 12, 1851)and [[Catherine Shultes]] (B. Jan 4, 1794, D. Jan 30, 1887), and therefore took the name of Wood.<ref name="Heroes"/><ref name="Bernehistory"/><ref name="1850Census">1850 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref><ref name="1855Census">1855 NY State Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref><ref name="1860Census">1860 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref>



==Military Service==
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|Residence at Enlistment:
|Berne<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>
|-
|Place of Birth:
|Berne, NY<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Date of Birth:
|1843<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Names of Parents:
|____ and Lucinda Wood<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Marital Status:
|Single<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Term of Enlistment:
|9 months<ref name="Town and City Registers"/><ref name="AG Report">Annual Report of the Adjutant General or the State of New York for the year 1905 </ref>
|-
|Bounty Received:
|None<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Enlistment Date:
|3 November 1862<ref name="AG Report"/> or 16 Dec. 1862<ref name="Heroes"/> or Oct 1862<ref name="1865Census">1865 NY State Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref>
|-
|Enlistment Place:
|Duanesburg, Schenectady County, NY<ref name="AG Report"/>
|-
|Enlistment Rank:
|Private<ref name="AG Report"/>
|-
|State Served:
|New York
|-
|Enlistment Date 177th:
|31 December 1862
|-
|Regiment:
|177th Infantry Regiment New York<ref name="1865Census"/><ref name="Heroes"/>
|-
|Company:
|D or C<ref name="Heroes"/><ref name="AG Report"/>
|-
|-
|Death Date:
|8 Aug 1863<ref name="1865Census"/><ref name="AG Report"/> or 7 August 1863<ref name="Heroes"/>
|-
|Place of Death:
|Port Hudson, LA.<ref name="1865Census"/>
|-
|Place of Burial:
|Port Hudson, LA.<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|}
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Additional Remarks:Enlisted at the age of 19 to serve 9 months. Died of chronic diarrhea, August 8, 1863, at Port Hudson, La<ref name="AG Report"/> <br> He was in General BANKS’ expedition at New Orleans.<ref name="Heroes"/> <br>Enlisted as a Private on 3 November 1862 at the age of 19. Enlisted in Company D, 177th Infantry Regiment New York on 31 Dec 1862. Died of disease Company D, 177th Infantry Regiment New York on 8 Aug 1863 at Port Hudson, LA. "Died of Disease at Port Hudson Aug. 8 1863 remains buried at Pt. Hudson"<ref name="Town and City Registers"/> Died of disease.<ref name="1865Census"/> Died of consumption.<ref name="Heroes"/>
|-
|Sources Used: Heroes of Albany; Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers, 1865 census, Berne, Albany Co., NY; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, Annual Report of the Adjutant Genearal of the State of New York for the year 1905.
|}

==Life==
James' father Abraham Whipple died when he was very young, and he was brought up by his maternal grandparents surrounded by his uncles, who all lived in Berne.<ref name="Heroes"/><ref name="Bernehistory"/><ref name="1850Census">1850 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref><ref name="1855Census">1855 NY State Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref><ref name="1860Census">1860 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref> His grandfather Solomon and uncles [[Peter Henry Wood]] (B. Feb 5, 1825, D. July 23, 1900) and [[John Mathias Shultes Wood]] (B. May 24, 1829, D. May 5, 1913) were all farmers.<ref name="1850Census"/><ref name="Bernehistory"/> His uncles Peter and John were about 15 years older than he. When his grandfather Solomon died in 1851, he continued to live on the farm in Berne with his grandmother and uncles.<ref name="1855Census"/> Even after his uncles married and moved into separate homes, his uncles Peter and John lived next store to one another with James and his grandmother Catherine living with Peter.<ref name="1860Census"/>

==Death==
James died of consumption, which is today called tuberculosis, on 7 or 8 Aug 1863 at [[Port Hudson]], LA. His burial place is unknown.<ref name="Heroes"/><ref name="1865Census"/>

==Obituary== 


==Additional Research Notes== 

===[[Heroes of Albany]]===
''JAMES EDGAR WOOD was born in Bern, February 8, 1844, and was the son of ABRAHAM and LUCINDA WHIPPLE. He was adopted and brought up by his grand parents, SOLOMON and CATHARINE WOOD, and therefore took the name of Wood. He enlisted, December 16, 1862, in Company C, One Hundred and Seventy-seventh New York Regiment. He was in General BANKS’ expedition at New Orleans. He died of consumption, August 7, 1863. The place of his burial is unknown.''
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Betty: Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==Birth== JAMES EDGAR WOOD was born in Bern, February 8, 1844, and was the son of Abraham Whipple (B. abt 1820, D. bef 1850) and Betsy Lucinda Wood (B. April 24..."

Betty: Created page with "NOTOC ==Birth== JAMES EDGAR WOOD was born in Bern, February 8, 1844, and was the son of Abraham Whipple (B. abt 1820, D. bef 1850) and Betsy Lucinda Wood (B. April 24..."