| Birth: | Aug. 8, 1841
New York, USA | | Death: | Jul. 20, 1913 | 
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Brigadier General in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a First Lieutenant in Horse Battery M, 2d US Artillery for action on July 24, 1863 at Newbys Crossroads, Virginia. His citation reads "While in command of a section of a battery constituting a portion of the rear guard of a division then retiring before the advance of a corps of Infantry, Woodruff was attacked by the enemy and ordered to abandon his guns. Lt. Woodruff disregarded the orders received and aided in repelling the attack and saving the guns."
Family links:
Parents:
Israel Carle Woodruff (1815 - 1878)
Caroline Augusta Mayhew Woodruff (1822 - 1909)
Spouse:
Effie Haywood Woodruff (1857 - 1938)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Carle Woodruff | | | Burial:
Oakwood Cemetery
Raleigh
Wake County
North Carolina, USA
Plot: Section: Magnolia Hill, Lot 25
GPS (lat/lon): 35.78517, -78.62618 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Don Morfe
Record added: Sep 01, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7817641 |
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