Monument to Lt. Col. Thomas Francis Wildes, Dayton, Virginia
By Robert Moore
Tags: "The Burning", 116th Ohio Infantry, Dayton, Thomas Wildes
Category: Dayton Monuments, Union Monuments, Union Officer Monuments
This is a rather rare monument as it was erected to the memory of a Union officer by Southerners (citizens of Dayton, Virginia). Canadian by birth, Wildes survived the Civil War, returned to Ohio, and earned a degree in law. He lived in Athens, Ohio until his death in 1883. He was buried in Ravenna, Ohio.
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Lt. Col. Wildes was born to Irish parents.
Hi Scott, Thanks. Do you know when they immigrated to Canada?
Well my last name is wilds but my dad told me that during the 1800s that some of the wildes familt took the e out of thier name and i wold like to know if its true or not please e-mail me at portal_panther32@yahoo.com