This correspondance by Charles Woods and about him are part of a collection of his things at the Licking County Historical Society in Newark, Ohio.

The letters below are from 1847-1848 and were written to his brother William while Charles attended school in Worthington, Ohio. His instructor at the school was the Rev. Rudolphus K Nash who appears to be a private tutor since there was no college school for men in Worthington at the time. Click on a letter to read it.

Assorted Essays
Jan 30,1847 letter
Sep 14,1847 letter
Oct 2,1847 letter
Nov 6,1847 letter
Nov 16,1847 letter
Dec 16, 1847 letter
Jan 30,1847 letter
Jan 24,1848 letter
Mar 9,1848 letter
Mar 13,1848 letter
Jan 4 no year on letter
Aug 7 no year on letter
Sept no day or year on letter
Oct no day or year on letter
Nov 22 no year on letter
Dec 7 no year on letter
Dec no day or year on letter

The letters below are from 1848-1852 and were written to his brother William while Charles attended West Point Military Academy. These also include recommendation letters from Ohio Congressman Daniel Duncan

Congressman Duncan's recommendation letter Feb 29,1848
Congressman Duncan's recommendation letter July 14,1848
Congressman Duncan's recommendation letter July 26,1848
Jun 17, 1848 letter
Jun 23, 1848 letter
Jul 2, 1848 letter
Jul 16, 1848 letter
Sep 10, 1848 letter
Oct 1, 1848 letter
Nov 5, 1848 letter
Jan 8,1849 letter
Mar 3,1849 letter
Mar 24,1849 letter
May 20,1849 letter
Dec 1,1849 letter
April 2,1850 letter
Jun 24,1851 letter
Jul 20,1851 letter
Aug 29,1851 letter
Nov 9,1851 letter
1851 letter day unknown
Jan 16,1852 letter
Feb 29,1852 letter
May 3,1852 letter
May 31,1852 letter
Jun 5,1852 letter
Jun 9,1852 letter
June letter unknown year
October letter unknown year

The letters below are from 1852-1870 and were written to his brother William. They were from different Army posts Charles was stationed at.

Oct 15, 1852 Ft Columbus Governors Island, NY
Nov 1, 1852 Ship Orphan NY Harbor
Dec 13, 1852 Ft McIntosh, TX
Feb 1, 1853 Ft Duncan, TX
Mar 1, 1853 Ft McIntosh, TX
May 19, 1853 Ft McIntosh, TX
Jan 25, 1854 Ft Duncan, TX
Jul 6, 1854 Live Oak Creek, TX
Aug 8, 1854 Live Oak Creek, TX
Jan 16, 1855 Ft Duncan, TX
Apr Ft Duncan, TX mention of Lieutenant Philip Sheridan
Jan 8, 1857 Ft Walla Walla, WA
May 1, 1857 from father Ezekial in Newark to Charles
Jul 1, 1857 Ft Walla Walla, WA
Jul 7, 1857 Ft Walla Walla, WA
Sep 15, 1857 Walla Walla, WA
Dec 8, 1857 Ft Monroe, VA
Jul 7, 1858 West Point, NY
Sep 27, 1860 Ft Columbus, NY
Mar 21, 1870 Ft Wallace, KS
Sep 3, 1870 Ft Wallace, KS

Mar 5, 1885 Charles Obituary Newark Weekly Advocate

Charles Woods Last Will and Testament

1911 Charles wife Cecelia Impay Woods obituary