GENERAL JOHN WOOD
1787-1845
Buried at Texas State Cemetery.
Born Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
During the War of 1812, he was a lieutenant-colonel in Claiborn's Regiment of Mississippi Militia.
He was also a veteran of the Texas Revolution.
Died in Austin, Travis County.
The Augustus Jones chapter of the U.S. Daughters of 1812 placed a marker on his grave.
Note: There is no evidence that he is buried there.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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