MRS MEHITABLE WOODS MEMORIAL
MRS. WOODS, BEST KNOWN AS AUNTIE WOODS, WAS A HEROINE OF THE CIVIL WAR, WHO PERSONALLY DELIVERED NEEDED ITEMS TO SOLDIERS FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY, IOWA. THIS INCLUDED FOOD, BANDAGES AND CLOTHING. SHE MADE 13 TRIPS WITH CARGO RANGING FROM 10 TO 37 TONS. SHE POSSESSED A PASS SIGNED BY SECRETARY OF WAR STANTON ALLOWING HER UNLIMITED ACCESS TO THE TROOPS. SHE WAS COMMISSIONED A MAJOR BY GOV. KIRKWOOD.
Location
Address:
OLD FAIRFIELD CEMETERY-B.STREET AND STONE STREET
City:
FAIRFIELD
State:
Iowa
Zip Code:
52556
Details
Memorial Type:
Cemetery Stones
Access:
Cemetery
Wars Commemorated:
CIVIL WAR
Year Dedicated:
1891
Photograph By:
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