Captain Dwight A . Woodruff - Avon, CT
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1
N 41° 47.427 W 072° 51.549
18T E 677885 N 4628725
The grave of Captain Dwight A. Woodruff, who died of wounds he received at the Battle of Deep Bottom Run, VA (inscription is Deep River) during the Civil War, is located in West Avon cemetery in Avon, CT.
Waymark Code: WM1627F
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 04/18/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Weathervane
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The grave of Captain Dwight A. Woodruff is marked by a sandstone obelisk. The shaft of the obelisk has a raised Masonic square and compass emblem. The base of the obelisk is inscribed:

CAPT.
DWIGHT A. WOODRUFF
of Co. E. 6th Conn. Vols.
DIED
at Chesopeak Hospital
Fortress Monroe, from
wounds at the Battle of
Deep River Aug. 16, 1864.
AE. 23

The bottom of the monument is inscribed in raised letters: WOODRUFF

Type of Death Listed: War related (Killed in Action)

Cause of death inscription on headstone: Died at Chesopeak Hospital Fortress Monroe, from wounds at the Battle of Deep River

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