The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-08-01
From the Wayne County Democrat.


General Aquila Wiley, the Demo-
cratic n0miheek Tor Congress in this
tthe 16th) District, has an illustrious
coins ceu for as ,O(lO volunteers In April
1851, Aquila Wiley helped raise the
second company Of volunteers that WIS
raised In Way ne Coruty. OF that
company he was snccessively made 1st
L eutenant od Capto'n, in which e:
|. cicy he served through the Fl t thee
months serv &c. At the te u uinatiOn
OF this service he recruited three
years company, Of which he wss select-
ed Cap, in. He entered the 4Ist Ohio
" tn that Comps ny, sud through
b-avery snd sold'er{y efficieucy he
s"On won promotion to Colonel. He
Participated in +he battles of Stone
River, Chicks 'nauga, Cha. anooga and
Mission Ridge. In the battle of Stone
River he VS. shot in the le leg, 2 nd
in the battle of Mission Ridge he wss
SO badly wounded in .he left leg as to
nece-sitate emputatiOn. Esa
Benjamin F. Taylor, q correspondent
of the Chicago Evening Journal, in
an account OF the battle of Mission
Ridge, made this mention of General
Wiley af III .sagaat pstf ea
l said something of taking backward step
and retracing the ground made classic by a
thOuss nd deeds Of valOr; it is d work beyond
the narrow verge of y writer of letters but
while abandoning it to more ambitious hands,
cannot deny myself the privilege Of recording
two or three incidents. Col Wiley, of the 41st
Ohio. fell terribly wounded at the first line Of
rife pits, and General Hazen rode up with the
words. i hope you are not badly wounded
DO you think we'll make itr' asked the Colonel
4 do.' the reply. . That's cnough,' said the
gallant officer, can stand this p and there he
lay bleeding and content and the tide Of battle
rolled ON. j
In his report Of the battle of Mission
Ridge, General Hazen said: I'd
p Col. Aquila Wiley. 4ist OHIO. commanding
the 1st Battalion. was shot through the leg
milking amputation necessary. 11e loss to tie
serciee OF this officer cnn0t1e property estimated
He Was always prompt and thorough; and pos
sesscd capacity and knowledge of his duties
that never left him at fault Iknoso no officer of
e1w s5sciescg in the rol~atser service, aud none
seAsse past serUices entitled them to better re-
card"
On the 7th OF June, 1854, General
Wiley wss honorably discharged. His
brevet rank rs Brigadier- General dates
from March 13, 1865, :" for gallant and
meritOri0us services at the battles of
Mission Ridge, Stone River, Chicka-
mauga, Chattanooga, and faithful SER
vices during the war"
General Wiley, after his retirement
from the military services, devoted
himself to the prosecution Uf the legal
profession, with gratifying success, and
taking position in the front rank ut
the Wayne County Bar. In April,
1853, he was elected City Solicitor, aud
reelected. In 1872 he was nominated
for Secretary Of State by the Demo-
cratic State Convention, and made a
gallant run. In 1875 he was elected to
the office of Probate Judge of Wayne
year he was vas pat @ in in Is renominatiOn % mat or 'r for
that office without opposition. In all
the positions he has held, whether
military or civil, he has shown great
ability and the utmost fidelity. AS a
member of Congress, he will fully
meet the expectations of the Conven-
ton that put him in nom ination.