COLONEL ALFRED M. WOOD
The 1st Colonel of the 14th Brooklyn
Born: April 19, 1925.
Died: July 28, 1895 (70 years of age)
Occupation: Pre-War: Unknown. Post War: Mayor of Brooklyn in 1864.
Enlisted: April 4, 1861 in Brooklyn, New York to serve three years (35 years of age)
Mustered In: May 23, 1861 as Colonel in Washington Commissioned as Colonel in the Fourteenth New York Militia on April 13, 1858. With rank from March 30, 1858.
Wounded: 1st Bull Run at Manassas, VA on July 21, 1861.
Taken Prisoner: 1st Bull Run at Manassas, VA on July 21, 1861. Exchanged: For Confederate Colonel. Discharged: For disability on October 18, 1861.
Colonel Wood is buried in Grave 5, Lot 94, Section 10, Greenfield Cemetery, Hempstead, New York.
Source: The History of the Fighting Fourteenth by Tevis & Marquis.