Edward A. Whaley

Edward A. Whaley was a Captain of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry / Company C.

War Career

• Enlisted on April 30, 1861 in the 6th Wisconsin Infantry / Company C
• Veteran
• Corporal
• Sergeant
• 1st Sergeant
• Wounded in action at the Battle of South Mountain
• Promoted to Captain of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry / Company C on July 20, 1864
• Wounded on July 25, 1864
• Wounded on April 1, 1865
• Promoted to Brevet Major of United States Volunteers on April 1, 1865
• Mustered out on August 4, 1865 - right leg amputated

Sources

• Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Page 505)