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Name
  
Orpheus Woodward


Born
  
May 1, 1835 Erie County, Pennsylvania (
1835-05-01
)

Rank
  
Brevet Brigadier General

Battles/wars
  
American Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Gettysburg

Died
  
June 26, 1919, Neosho Falls, Kansas, United States

Battles and wars
  
Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Gettysburg, American Civil War

Service/branch
  
United States Army, Union Army

Allegiance
  
United States of America, Union

Orpheus Saeger Woodward (May 1, 1835–June 26, 1919) was an American Union brevet brigadier general during the period of the American Civil War. Before the war, he was a teacher from northwestern Pennsylvania. He was part of the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry. Woodward served in the Antietam Campaign and fought at the Battle of Chancellorsville and at Little Round Top in the Battle of Gettysburg after which he was promoted to colonel. He was later wounded at Malvern Hill and in the Wilderness which caused him to have his leg amputated. He received his appointment as brevet brigadier general dated to March 13, 1865.

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Orpheus S. Woodward Wikipedia