Daniel P. Wooster
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| Name at Enlist | Daniel P. Wooster |
| Birth Name | Daniel P. Wooster |
| Lived | ca. 1827 – 16 Jan 1864 |
| Birth Place | Connecticut |
| Birth Country | USA |
| Resident of Muster-In | Racine, Racine County, WI |
| Company at Enlistment | Field Officers & Staff |
| Rank at Enlistment | First Ast. Surgeon |
| Muster Date | 19 Dec 1862 |
| Burial Location | Caledonia Memorial Park, Caledonia, Racine, WI, Block 2, Section 45, Lot 5 |
| Spouse | Sarah |
| Spouse Lived | 1834- |
Daniel P. Wooster was born in 1827 in CT. He worked as a physician. His wife, Sarah, was also born in CT. They were married in the 1850s. Their son, Park, was born in 1857.
Daniel joined the WI 15th Infantry Field & Staff. His residence is listed as Racine, Racine County, WI. He was commissioned on December 10, 1862. He mustered on December 19, 1862 at Madison, WI. He was the Assistant Surgeon. He became ill in Nashville, TN on January 27, 1863. He was given 20 days’ leave on February 12, 1863. He resigned March 2, 1863. He died after returning to Racine on January 16, 1864. He is buried in Caledonia Memorial Park, Caledonia, Racine, WI, Block 2, Section 45, Lot 5.
Sources: Series 1200: Records of Civil War Regiments, 1861-1900, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, box 78-1; Regimental Muster and Descriptive Rolls, 1861-1865, Wisconsin Adjutant General’s Office, vol.20, p.2; Ole A. Buslett, Det Femtende Regiment, Wisconsin Frivillige [The Fifteenth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers] (Decorah, Iowa, 1894), p.330; 1850 Census, Roll: M432_1004, Page: 25A, Image: 53; 1860 Census, Roll: M653_1427, Page: 838, Image: 456, Family History Library Film: 805427; findagrave.com.