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28th New York Infantry Regiment

Niagara Rifles; Scott Life Guard

George Woods

On May 2nd, 1861, George Woods enlisted as a Private in Company C, 28th NY. He served with the regiment for the duration of it’s service and mustered out on June 2nd, 1863.

Based on his pension he reenlisted with the 2nd New York Mounted Rifles. However, no other details are known about his service with that regiment.

He is buried at North Ridge Cemetery in Cambria, Niagara County, NY along with his wife and a number of other relatives who may well be their children.

His headstone reads as follows:

WOODS GEORGE WOODS 1838 – 1918 ----- MARY E. His Wife 1838 – 1914

The other relatives present, are as follows:

FRANK & EDITH M. Aged 3 Yrs

Mother LUCRETIA BURTON 1849 – 1932

Wife EVA M. Woods 1881 – 1961

Husband LESTER I. WOODS 1874 - 1937

North Ridge is a very large cemetery. Entering the cemetery on the main road, the Woods plot is on the left hand side as you approach the first turning to the right.

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