The Answers to the 'Frank' Questions-- Part 1: Cmdr. Maxwell Woodhull

As I said in the last post, McHenry County Civil War Round Table (MCCWRT) member Frank Crawford always has, or sends in if he is not there, some VERY difficult questions for us discussion group members to ponder and finally, most of the time anyway, give up and ask for the answer.  They almost always are about some person from the war.

1.  Who was Cmdr. Maxwell Woodhull, USN?

Killed by accident in Baltimore while inspecting defenses of that city when a 32-pdr. cannon fired a 32-pdr. right as he drove by and he took the full brunt of the impact.  Died instantly.

And, I should have known about him, but didn't.  I have written about him in my Running the Blockade :  Civil War Navy blog in the past.  Like they say, the first thing to go as you get older.  Go to the Running the Blockade blog, click on the Woodhull label and find out more about him and his accidental death.

Talk About Being In the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time.  --Old B-Runner

Hit and Run in New York City

From the June 3, 1861, New York Times.

The war was going on, but daily life continued as well.

The paper reported that on June 1st, 4 and 1/2-year-old George Kedar was struck at 49th St. and 9th Avenue by a beer wagon drive by Nicholas Hamdia. The boy died of his injuries.

Hamdia attempted to escape in the wagon, but was pursued and captured.

I imagine he was arrested.

A Sad Incident. --Old B-Runner