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Charles R. Woods
Charles Robert Woods (February 19, 1827 – February 26, 1885) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War. He is noted for commanding the relief troops that first attempted to resupply Fort Sumter prior to the start of the conflict, and served with distinction during the war.
==Early life and career==
Charles Woods was born in the city of Newark in Licking County, Ohio, the younger brother of William Burnham Woods and the brother-in-law of Willard Warner, both future Union generals.〔Eicher, p. 581.〕 He grew up on his family's farm in Ohio, where he received a minimal education from tutoring.〔Warner, p. 571.〕
Woods entered the United States Military Academy at West Point in July 1848, and graduated four years later, standing 20th out of 43 cadets.〔Eicher, p. 580.〕 He was appointed a brevet second lieutenant on July 1, 1852, and ordered to join the 1st U.S. Infantry Regiment. On July 31 of that year Woods was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant. During 1855 he was transferred to the 9th U.S. Infantry as of March 3, and was promoted to first lieutenant on October 16.〔 Woods' pre-war military career consisted of "routine duty" in Texas as well as in the Washington Territory until 1860.〔Warner, pp. 571-2.〕
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