Company D, 11th Virginia Infantry, Terry's Brigade, Pickett's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence Botetourt County VA; 5'8", fair complexion, light hair, gray eyes.
Enlisted (date unknown), he was mustered into Company D, 11th Virginia Infantry, as a Private.
Listed on Clothing receipt dated 12/27/1864.
POW 4/6/1865 Fisher's Creek, VA.; confined 4/9/1865 Newport News, VA.; Oath of Allegiance 7/1/1865 there and released.

The 11th Virginia Infantry Regiment was organized at Lynchburg, Virginia, in May, 1861, and accepted into Confederate service in July. Its members were raised in the counties of Campbell, Botetourt, Montgomery, Fauquier, Culpeper, and Rockbridge. The unit fought at First Manassas under General Longstreet and at Dranesville under J.E.B. Stuart. It had about forty percent disabled of the 359 engaged at Gettysburg.

In 1921 he applied for a total disability Confederate Soldier's Pension; he was approved for $130 per annum.
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- BOTETOURT'S LAST CONFEDERATE VETERAN PASSES -
James A Wood dies at the age of 93.
James Archelus Wood, 93, died Saturday in a Clifton Forge hospital after a short illness. He was the last surviving Confederate veteran in the County and a pioneer farmer in the Glen Wilton section.

He was born September 1, 1847 near Glenn Wilton, the son of Rev Davis M. and Sarah Reynolds Wood. He joined the Confederate army at the age of 18. He was a member of Co. D 11th Virginia Regiment of the infantry, Tenny's (sic - Terry's) Brigade Pickett's Division. During his service he saw action in many major battles of the conflict. He was captured just four days before Gen. Lee surrendered at Appomattox April 5, 1865 and was not released until the following July 3. He was the last survivor of his Company.

He married Miss Sabina Payne of Hot Springs in 1875. She died 38 years ago. Mr. Wood was an Elder in the Presbyterian church in Glen Wilton and was active in church and civic affairs.

He is survived by the following children: Chas. M, Chicago; D.M., Tacoma; Geo I., Glen Wilton; Mrs Z.V. Dark, Covington; Mrs W.H. Neel, Gap Mills, W. VA; and Mrs. Alma Winton, Glen Wilton; one sister, Mrs S.H. Price, Montvale, and seven grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Interment was in Locust Bottom cemetery.
[Obituary transcribed by Scott Hutchison (#46635174).]
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James Archelus Wood, pioneer farmer and the oldest citizen of Botetourt county, and the only living member of his Civil War company, was born September 1, 1847, near the present Glen Wilton, at that time the nearest postoffice being Clifton Forge, Virginia. He was the eldest son of the Rev. Davis Morton and Sarah Reynolds Wood. His ancestors on both his father's and mother's side came from England, and fought for their freedom in the Revolutionary War.
At the tender age of 16 years, Mr. Wood entered the Civil War, defending a cause which he thought to be right —and for nearly two years was subjected to numerous and almost unbelievable hardships. He belonged to Company D, of the 11th Virginia regiment, Terry's Brigade, Pickett's Division. He was on the lines between Petersburg and Richmond until January and was then transferred to Drewry's Bluff. He participated in Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg. He also saw service at Ashland Station on Pamunkey River, later on the southside of Richmond and in the Battle of Dinwiddie Courthouse, and another at Five Forks on April 2, 1865. He was in the rear guard on retreat from Five Forks to Sailor's Creek and on the scrimmage line part of the time, and was captured during the fight at Sailor's Creek by the Fifth Pennsylvania Cavalry of Custer's Brigade on April 5th, 1865, four days before General Lee's surrender, and was taken by way of Petersburg and City Point to Newport News, where he was held prisoner until July 3rd, 1865.
He reached home on July 15th, where he was tendered a royal welcome, even by the remaining negroes, who declared themselves a holiday to celebrate the return of "Marse Jim" in safety from the war, a runner going to each field to call the workers in, with the glad cry of "Marse Jim done come home—Marse Jim done come home."
His father, being in frail health at that time and with most of the Negroes leaving, Mr. Wood assumed the duties of the farm and, with the few faithful Negroes who stayed with them, tried to restore the farm which had been ravaged by the "other side," which took many years of hard work to even partly accomplish. At that time tobacco was the main crop, this being taken down the James River to Lynchburg to market.
Mr. Wood was married on March 14th, 1871, to Miss Sabina Payne, daughter of Lewis and Louisa Peck Payne. To this union were born ten children: Mary E., wife of Dr. J.A.G. Shipley, of Bedford, Va., who for many years was a missionary to China, and for several years of that time was presiding Elder of the Shanghai district. Alice P. married Dr. Robert T. Givens and died in August, 1931. Charles M. is in the mercantile business in Chicago. Lillian died in infancy. Walter W., a chemist for many years in Jacksonville, Fla., and Memphis, Tenn. Nora Lee married Wade Hampton Neel, a "Blue Grass" farmer. Alma married Clifford Winton, Huntington, W. Va. Jessie married Zebulon Vance Dark, once a resident of Clifton Forge. Mrs. Dark is now a
Deputy Clerk of the Alleghany Circuit Court, Covington, Va. Davis M. is a chemist in Tacoma, Washington. George P. manages a stock farm in the Valley of Virginia.
Mr. Wood is still quite active and loves to talk of his "War Days." He was 90 years of age on September 1, last, and is living on the farm to which he moved shortly after his marriage and on the same land which was deeded to his grandfather, Jas. H. Wood, by the latter's father, Joseph Wood, who died in 1816, and who was a direct descendant of the Duke of Argyle. A brother of Joseph Wood was Governor of Virginia for many years and was the founder of Winchester, Virginia. Mr. Wood has one brother and one sister living—George C. Wood, of Huntington, W. Va., and Mrs. S.H. Price, of Montvale, Va.
Mr. Wood has for years been a member and elder of the Presbyterian Church at Glen Wilton.
He has never aspired to public office, but has always taken an active interest in everything for the good of his state and community. His genuine worth and sterling integrity have endeared him to a host of friends far and near. Clifton Daily Review, Feb. 28, 1938.