Ephraim Wiley

Photos from the Past

2nd Lieutenant Ephraim W. Wiley

Picture of Ephraim W. Wiley, who enlisted as a corporal in Company H. of the 8th Maine Volunteers in September 1861 and was mustered out as Captain in February 1866. He was present at the Port Royal attack in 1861, the Jacksonville, Florida incursion in 1863, the battle of Cold Harbor and the Petersburg assaults in 1864. He and his Regiment were in the front at Appomattox on 9 April 1865. This picture appears to be taken in his 2nd Lieutenant's uniform. Photograph submitted by grandson of Captain Wiley, David Wiley.


2nd Lieutenant Ephraim W. Wiley