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- ↑ "Samuel Woods | U.S. Civil War | U.S. Navy | Medal of Honor Recipient". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ↑ "List by Alphabet ( U-Z ) » Medal of Honor Historical Society of the United States". www.mohhsus.com. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ↑ "Samuel Woods - Recipient -". valor.militarytimes.com. Retrieved 2021-06-11.