Eleazer D. Wood

Eleazer Derby Wood (December 1783 – September 17, 1814) was a Colonel and American Army officer in the War of 1812. Fort Wood, which became the base of the Statue of Liberty, was named in his honor. Wood was described in Cullum's Register of West Point graduates as "all accounts, an outstandingly brave man and competent soldier."

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