Draft:Edwin Wilmer

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Edwin Wilmer (1819 - 1888)[1]

Before the Civil War he developed a shipping line.[2]

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He commanded 6th Delaware Infantry Regiment Company A.

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After the war he was convicted of embezzling money paid by draftees for substitutes.[5]

He was married to Hannah E. Wilmer.[6]

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  1. ^ States at War, Volume 4: A Reference Guide for Delaware, Maryland, and New Jersey in the Civil War. University Press of New England. 3 February 2015. ISBN 9781611686227.
  2. ^ Steam, Stone and Wood: 19th Century Commerce in Port Deposit, Maryland. Fred Kelso. 2004.
  3. ^ The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1899.
  4. ^ House documents. 1878.
  5. ^ American Bastile: A History of the Illegal Arrests and Imprisonment of American Citizens During the Late Civil War. T.W. Hartley. 1876.
  6. ^ The Statutes at Large, the United States from. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1907.
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