William W. Wood

Wood was born in Wake County, North Carolina, and after graduation obtained a position at the West Point Foundry. He was appointed to the Navy from New York on March 15, 1845, with the rank of chief engineer. He spent his first two years in the navy stationed at the Pensacola Navy Yard, Florida. his successor was appointed on March 3, 1877. Wood was assigned to special duty in 1878, and was placed on the retired list on May 31, 1880. == Death ==

On August 31, 1882, Wood was drowned in a boating accident off Point Lookout, Maryland. == Family ==

At the time of his death, Wood was married and had six children: • Fanny Henderson, wife of Lt. Conway Hillyer Arnold, USN • Mary Eliza, wife of Lt. Eugene DeForest Heald, USN • Leiley Weir, wife of Lt. Charles Allston Stone, USN • Lt. Thomas Newton Wood, USN • Emily Grace, wife of Lt. Henry Frick Reich, USN • Master Francis Gregory Wood Two more, William Willis Wood and Charles Gillespie Wood, had died young. == See also ==