Private Harwood - who was born in 1834 - enlisted with Company K. of the 5th Virginia Cavalry on April 7th, 1862 in Petersburg, Virginia. However, he would die on July 17th, 1862 - likely from wounds received during the Seven Days Battles - and was buried in what would become Section C. of the Confederate section.
Posted before, but here’s the list again…..courtesy of firearmsguide.com Code Inspector A O.W. Aimsworth Colt M1873 S.A. .45 Revolvers 1873-1874 AAH Andrew A. Harwood Cdr., USN Ames Flask 1818-1846 AAJ Unknown M1903 Rifles 1930 AAW A.A. Whiste 1905-1906 AB A. Buckminister Sample...
As he saw it, the job's administrative responsibilities didn't leave enough time for experimentation. Instead, the Navy Department made Captain Andrew A. Harwood ordnance chief. Harwood handled the administration and deferred to Dahlgren's expertise in R & D. " That brings us up to March 8th-9th of 1862 and the Battle of Hampton Roads.
From the National Museum of Civil War Medicine (posted by permission) During the Battle of Antietam, a soldier dressed in the uniform of the 3rd Wisconsin Infantry suffered from a bullet wound to the neck but was refusing treatment from the regimental surgeon. Dr. F. H. Harwood approached Clara...