Jacob G WOOD

Abt 1839 -

• Name	Jacob G WOOD  [1]
  Military	2 Aug 861  [2]
  	CSA: Company C (Also known as Company I), Phillip's Legion at CampMcDonald, Cherokee Dragoons
  Birth	Abt 1839	Spartanburg County, SC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I1108	Wood-Lester
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Pickney Ford WOOD,   b. 3 Sep 1809, Spartanburg County, SC d. 21 Jun 1892, Cherokee County, GA (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Ann GRIFFIN,   b. Abt 1817
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1830
  Family ID	F486	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	E L MCCONNELL
  Marriage	14 Aug 1866	Cherokee County, GA   [3]
  Family ID	F4046	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob enlisted as a Private in Company C (also known as Company I), Phillips’ Legion (Georgia) at the age of 22 on August 2, 1861 at Camp McDonald. This Company was known as the Cherokee Dragoons. Valuation of horse and equipment $125 and $30, respectively. Promoted to 3rd Corporal prior to September 1, 1863. Court Marshaled on December 7, 1864. Charge: Disobedience of orders Finding: Guilty Sentence: Reduced to ranks (back to Private) and to hard labor under the guard of his brigade for the period of two calendar months. Source: John T. Nash, 6th great grandson of Capt. William Wood, Jr.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] Robert Darious Wood, Sr and J Glenn Wood, "Our Time In History: This Wood and Lester Family", File 188A.txt. [S243] Research of John T. Nash, 6th great grandson of Capt. William Wood, Jr. [S279] Cherokee County Heritage Book Committee, The Heritage of Cherokee County Georgia 1831-1998, (Name: Name: Name: Waynesville, NC: Don Mills, Inc., 1998; Location: BellResearchCenter, Cumming, GA 30041;;;). reference (Book D, 292)