Legal Opinion

Wood v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided April 16, 1883No. 231PublishedCited by 23 opinions

Appeal from the Court of Claims. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Justice Blatchfórd

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from the Court of Claims. The claimant, Thomas J. Wood, was appointed to the office of colonel of the 2d Regiment of Cavalry, in .the Army of the United States, in November, 1861, having been commissioned as a brigadier-general of volunteers in October, 1861. In December, 1862, while in command of the first division, left wing, of the 14th Army Corps; be was wounded at the battle of Stone River. In September, 1864, while in command of the third division of the 4th Army Corps, he was wounded at the battle of Lovejoy’s…

2Cited by23 opinions

  1. United States v. WeissUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1992
  2. Rear Admiral (Lh) Noel K. Dysart, Medical Corps, U.S. Navy (Ret.) v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2004
  3. Evelyn L. Lewis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2006
  4. Badeau v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  5. Van Meter v. WilkinsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1947

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