Commander United States Navy.
His remains were first interred in the public vault at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC on February 21, 1863 and were later moved to Trinity Church. [SLGMSD (#46825959)]
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From his page at Congressional Cemetery:
U.S. Navy Officer, served aboard the USS Cimarron. Died during the Civil War, the victim of an accidental gun discharge. Arlington National Cemetery is home to a memorial flag staff with the following inscription:
In Memory of Maxwell Woodhull
Commander USN
+ 1832 - 1863 +
And of His Son
Maxwell Vanzandt Woodhull
Brevet Brigadier General USA
+ 1834 - 1921 +
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BALTIMORE, Thursday, Feb. 19.
This afternoon, while Gen. BUTLER, in company with the Committee of Reception and Gen. SCHENCK and Staff, were visiting the forts around the city, a most melancholy accident took place, which cast quite a gloom over the party.
They had visited Forts McHenry and Federal Hill, and had gone thence to Fort Marshall, at the eastern extremity of the city. Here a salute was fired. Just as the General and his party had passed along the ramparts, out of range of the gun, the gunner, supposing that the whole party had passed, fired a thirty-two pounder. But most unfortunately, just as the gun was discharged, some of the party, who had loitered behind, came up, and one of them, Commander MAXWELL WOODHULL, U.S.N., received the whole charge, which blew the flesh from his lower limbs and caused his death in a few moments. His body was blown over the ramparts to the distance of thirty feet.
The unfortunate officer was about fifty years of age. He has a son on Gen. SCHENCK's Staff.
In consequence of this sad accident, the dinner, which was to have taken place at the Eutaw House, was postponed, out of respect to the deceased and Gen. SCHENCK, who was his cousin.
--The New York Times, February 20, 1863
His remains were first interred in the public vault at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC on February 21, 1863 and were later moved to Trinity Church. [SLGMSD (#46825959)]
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From his page at Congressional Cemetery:
U.S. Navy Officer, served aboard the USS Cimarron. Died during the Civil War, the victim of an accidental gun discharge. Arlington National Cemetery is home to a memorial flag staff with the following inscription:
In Memory of Maxwell Woodhull
Commander USN
+ 1832 - 1863 +
And of His Son
Maxwell Vanzandt Woodhull
Brevet Brigadier General USA
+ 1834 - 1921 +
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BALTIMORE, Thursday, Feb. 19.
This afternoon, while Gen. BUTLER, in company with the Committee of Reception and Gen. SCHENCK and Staff, were visiting the forts around the city, a most melancholy accident took place, which cast quite a gloom over the party.
They had visited Forts McHenry and Federal Hill, and had gone thence to Fort Marshall, at the eastern extremity of the city. Here a salute was fired. Just as the General and his party had passed along the ramparts, out of range of the gun, the gunner, supposing that the whole party had passed, fired a thirty-two pounder. But most unfortunately, just as the gun was discharged, some of the party, who had loitered behind, came up, and one of them, Commander MAXWELL WOODHULL, U.S.N., received the whole charge, which blew the flesh from his lower limbs and caused his death in a few moments. His body was blown over the ramparts to the distance of thirty feet.
The unfortunate officer was about fifty years of age. He has a son on Gen. SCHENCK's Staff.
In consequence of this sad accident, the dinner, which was to have taken place at the Eutaw House, was postponed, out of respect to the deceased and Gen. SCHENCK, who was his cousin.
--The New York Times, February 20, 1863
Commander United States Navy.
His remains were first interred in the public vault at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC on February 21, 1863 and were later moved to Trinity Church. [SLGMSD (#46825959)]
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From his page at Congressional Cemetery:
U.S. Navy Officer, served aboard the USS Cimarron. Died during the Civil War, the victim of an accidental gun discharge. Arlington National Cemetery is home to a memorial flag staff with the following inscription:
In Memory of Maxwell Woodhull
Commander USN
+ 1832 - 1863 +
And of His Son
Maxwell Vanzandt Woodhull
Brevet Brigadier General USA
+ 1834 - 1921 +
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BALTIMORE, Thursday, Feb. 19.
This afternoon, while Gen. BUTLER, in company with the Committee of Reception and Gen. SCHENCK and Staff, were visiting the forts around the city, a most melancholy accident took place, which cast quite a gloom over the party.
They had visited Forts McHenry and Federal Hill, and had gone thence to Fort Marshall, at the eastern extremity of the city. Here a salute was fired. Just as the General and his party had passed along the ramparts, out of range of the gun, the gunner, supposing that the whole party had passed, fired a thirty-two pounder. But most unfortunately, just as the gun was discharged, some of the party, who had loitered behind, came up, and one of them, Commander MAXWELL WOODHULL, U.S.N., received the whole charge, which blew the flesh from his lower limbs and caused his death in a few moments. His body was blown over the ramparts to the distance of thirty feet.
The unfortunate officer was about fifty years of age. He has a son on Gen. SCHENCK's Staff.
In consequence of this sad accident, the dinner, which was to have taken place at the Eutaw House, was postponed, out of respect to the deceased and Gen. SCHENCK, who was his cousin.
--The New York Times, February 20, 1863
His remains were first interred in the public vault at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC on February 21, 1863 and were later moved to Trinity Church. [SLGMSD (#46825959)]
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From his page at Congressional Cemetery:
U.S. Navy Officer, served aboard the USS Cimarron. Died during the Civil War, the victim of an accidental gun discharge. Arlington National Cemetery is home to a memorial flag staff with the following inscription:
In Memory of Maxwell Woodhull
Commander USN
+ 1832 - 1863 +
And of His Son
Maxwell Vanzandt Woodhull
Brevet Brigadier General USA
+ 1834 - 1921 +
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BALTIMORE, Thursday, Feb. 19.
This afternoon, while Gen. BUTLER, in company with the Committee of Reception and Gen. SCHENCK and Staff, were visiting the forts around the city, a most melancholy accident took place, which cast quite a gloom over the party.
They had visited Forts McHenry and Federal Hill, and had gone thence to Fort Marshall, at the eastern extremity of the city. Here a salute was fired. Just as the General and his party had passed along the ramparts, out of range of the gun, the gunner, supposing that the whole party had passed, fired a thirty-two pounder. But most unfortunately, just as the gun was discharged, some of the party, who had loitered behind, came up, and one of them, Commander MAXWELL WOODHULL, U.S.N., received the whole charge, which blew the flesh from his lower limbs and caused his death in a few moments. His body was blown over the ramparts to the distance of thirty feet.
The unfortunate officer was about fifty years of age. He has a son on Gen. SCHENCK's Staff.
In consequence of this sad accident, the dinner, which was to have taken place at the Eutaw House, was postponed, out of respect to the deceased and Gen. SCHENCK, who was his cousin.
--The New York Times, February 20, 1863
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