Leander Woods

Captain Leander Woods was a member of the detachment of soldiers who participated in the reward for the capture of Jefferson Davis.

During the war

Captain Woods volunteered with the 7th Ohio Cavalry Regiment. He took part in several battles, was captured and spent several months in a Confederate prison.
Captain Woods was sent with a detachment to find Jefferson Davis. The cavalrymen disguised themselves as Confederate troopers. Captain Woods was guarding a bridge a short distance away from the capture.

After the war

Captain Leander Woods shared the $100,000 reward from President Andrew Johnson. He returned to a career on a steamboat and commanded several of the largest boats on the Ohio River before retiring more than fifty-years later.
He died on October 31, 1932 at the National Military Home in Dayton, Ohio at the age of 88.