Edward Augustus Wild
Born: November 25, 1825
Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts
Father: Dr. Charles Wild 1795 – 1864
Mother: Mary Johanna Rhodes 1799 – 1883
Wife: Frances Ellen Sullivan 1829 – 1923
Education:
1846: Graduated from Harvard University Medical School
Attended Jefferson Medical College
Studied homeopathy
Studied Medicine in Paris, France
Occupation before War:
Member of Massachusetts Society of Homeopathy
Medical Doctor Specializing in Homeopathy in Brookline, Massachusetts
1855 – 1856: Served as Medical Officer in Ottoman Army
1856 – 1861: Homeopathy Medical Doctor in Brookline, Massachusetts
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Captain of Company A, 1st Massachusetts Infantry Regt.
1861: Served in the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1862: Wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 35th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
1862: Led his men at the Battle of South Mountain, Maryland
1862: Wounded at South Mountain causing amputation of left arm
1863 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1863: Successfully recruited African Americans for U.S. Colored Troops
Helped to free hundreds of slaves in North Carolina
Resettled former slaves on Roanoke Island, North Carolina
Served with his men in the Charleston, South Carolina Area
1864: Participated in the Overland Campaign in Virginia
1864 – 1865: Served in the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia
Constructed and manned Fort Pocahontas
1864: Union Army Commander at Battle of Wilson’s Wharf, Virginia
1865: Performed Picket duty along the Appomattox River
1865: Helped hold Richmond, Virginia after it fell
1865: Ordered and Supervised torture of Chennault Family in Georgia
1866: Honorably discharged from the Union Army in January
Occupation after War:
Silver Miner, and Superintendent of Mine Operations in Nevada
Operator of the Diana Mine
Traveled in South America
Died: August 28, 1891
Place of Death: Medellin Antioquia, Colombia
Cause of Death: Diarrhea
Age at time of Death: 65 years old
Burial Place: Cementerio de San Pedro, Medellin, Colombia
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