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After abandoning THE GENERAL, Wood and fellow raider Alfred Wilson were captured within 7 miles of Federal lines at Stevenson, AL. They later escaped and floated down the Chattahoochee River to the Gulf where they were rescued by a ship of the Federal Blockade. In the 1950s Disney Studios released the move “The Great Locomotive Chase” to herald the exploits of Andrews Raiders.

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Division:

    21st Ohio Infantry

    Action Date:

    April, 1862

    Date of Issue: September 1863

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Mark Wood, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on April, 1862, while serving with Company G, 21st Ohio Infantry, in action during the Andrew’s Raid in Georgia. Private Wood was one of the 19 of 22 men (including two civilians), who, by direction of General Mitchell (or Buell), penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Georgia, and attempted to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta.