William Woodford (October 6, 1734 – November 13, 1780) was a Virginia planter and militia officer who distinguished himself in the French and Indian War, and later became general of the 2nd Virginia Regiment in the American Revolutionary War, but was captured at the siege of Charleston, South Carolina and died of disease in New York City about six months later aboard a British prison ship.
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6 October 1734 Caroline County, Virginia Colony
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Died |
13 November 1780 (aged 46) New York City, Province of New York
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Zodiac | Libra |
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