Martin Woolf

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Martin Woolf

Date of Birth: 1845

Born In: Ohio

Age: 63

Occupation: 

Marital Status: Married

Died: 24 Feb 1908

Cause of Death: Chronic Nephritis

Death Location: San Francisco

Burial Plot: GAR

FindaGrave ID: 122317604

Martin Woolf

Obituary

Martin Woolf
104th Ohio Infantry Company “I”
By John Edmonds

The 104th Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Massillon, Ohio and mustered in August 30, 1862. They were moved to Kentucky in September fighting against Kirby Smith and John Morgan. In September 1863 they began fighting through the Cumberland Gap. They fought in defense of Knoxville then joined Sherman’s army and fought through the Atlanta campaign, participating in all the battles. The unit lost 60 men at the battle of Franklin. The unit was mustered out on June 17th 1865.
Martin Woolf was in San Mateo County during the California Voter Registration of 1882. He passed away on February 24th 1908 and was buried in the Grand Army of the Republic plot in Union Cemetery.
I received a letter from a Barbara White who wrote: “I would like to mention that my Grandfather, Martin Woolf, was honored to unveil the first statue of the soldier. I was told this by my mother, Blanche Woolf Burridge. When she was a young girl she had accompanied him as they marched from Redwood City to the cemetery. According to her it was a warm Memorial Day for the dedication of the statue. My grandfather is buried in the plot with the other soldiers.”
Martin Woolf probably received the honor of unveiling the statue because he was the commander of the Grand Army of the Republic during most of the final years of the unit’s existence.

Additional Information

  1. https://historicunioncemetery.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Martin-Woolf.pdf