About Aquila Wiley
Lived 1835 – 1910 (aged 75). Aquila Wiley was an American military officer, lawyer, politician and judge.
Aquila Wiley (February 20, 1835 – June 5, 1910) was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War.
Aquila Wiley was born in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, on February 20, 1835. He was a lawyer. He was much more seriously wounded at the Battle of Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1863, resulting in his left leg being amputated.
After the war, Wiley was a Democratic politician. Congressman and future president William McKinley defeated him in 1878 by a vote count of 15,489 to 14,255. Republican Allen T. Wikoff defeated him for the office of Secretary of State in 1872.
Aquila Wiley died on June 5, 1910, at Wooster, Ohio, aged 75. He was buried at Wooster Cemetery, Wooster, Ohio.
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Who was Aquila Wiley?
Union Army general
When was Aquila Wiley born?
Aquila Wiley was born on 20 February 1835 in Cumberland County.
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Aquila Wiley died on 5 June 1910 in Wooster.
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Aquila Wiley was a military officer, lawyer, politician and judge.
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Aquila Wiley was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Aquila Wiley. https://biography.guide/aquila-wiley/
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