He had none of the style or austere manners of the regular army officers, and while very familiar and easy of approach by his subordinates, was a good disciplinarian and the men soon learned that he possessed great worth as a commanding officer, and while personally of the bravest and willing to lead his regiment to the severest contest, yet devoid of all rashness that would sacrifice his men without good reason.

When our forces advanced Monday mourning, Colonel Woods was recaptured, wounds dressed, and a few days after he was sent north where he was detailed on recruiting service and remained on duty in the State of Iowa until about January 1, 1863. He developed the first thermostats for regulating house heat, installing his first system in the home of Mary Baker Eddy. In 1850, residing at 41 Bay Road were Nathaniel, and his wife, Almira Belcher Talbot, with their two sons, Nathaniel Howard, and William Howard, and their daughter, Ellen M. It was under the joint patronage of the Ohio and Kentucky conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, each conference being entitled to keep at college a certain number of students free of tuition, these to be selected by the presiding elders of the various districts from worthy young men of limited means. The pump would force the oil through the two compartments while the crankshaft reached down from the third level to splash oil on the engine.

He built lace machines, candy-making machines, and machine tools, universal joints for trucks, cars, and submarines and packaging machines of many kinds. Exploring new opportunities in the Ames tradition, Blanche enrolled in Smith College, when few women attended college and gave the commencement address at her 1899 graduation exercises. The collector secured a pilot boat armed with a cannon and gave chase, but after a few hours' pursuit and firing a few shots, the pilot boat gave up chase. If we make room in our history for Ford and quantity car production, must we not also recognize Morse and his quest for a quality car? Companies B and C on the skirmish line were among the first troops inside the rebel works, and took possession of the rebel camp with all of its equipage complete and diner ready to be eaten.

A formal rock garden, designed by Oakes Ames, was built to the north of the house, complete with stone paths, steps, and benches. October 15, 1853, he resigned his commission and removed to his lands in Iowa and in September, 1856, married Miss Kezia Hight in Jones county, Iowa. Either he or his executors put Fyvie up for sale and it sold in 1889 to the 5th and last family to own it. The expedition reached the mouth of the Columbia River May 9, 1849--six months out of New York and having sailed twenty-two thousand miles--they proceeded up the river ninety miles to Fort Vancouver, the headquarters of the Hudson Bay Company, situated on the north bank of the Columbia River--what is now Washington. He was a local boy who had made his fortune in the steel industry in the US of A and used Fyvie to house his huge collection of paintings, tapestries, armour and furniture.

Early on the morning of April 6th, Colonel Woods formed his regiment on the parade ground and soon after, under the direction of brigade commander, moved to a position assigned to him in line of battle, occupying the left center of Tuttle's Brigade, forming the extreme left of W. He was born in Brown County, Ohio, January 11, 1823, is a son of Samuel and Allia Richey Woods, the father a native of Washington County, Pa.