. Baltimore : its history and its people . r was descendedfrom Irish ancestors. In 1849 Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler brought their sixyear old son to the United States and to Baltimore, where he received hiseducation in public and private schools, also attending private schools inHavre de Grace. On finishing his education he became a compositor onthe old Exchange newspaper of this city, but at the outbreak of the CivilWar entered the Confederate army, enlisting in Company F, First Mary-land Cavalry. October 9, 1863. he was taken prisoner and was kept for sixmonths in confinement. He served throughout
. Baltimore : its history and its people . r was descendedfrom Irish ancestors. In 1849 Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler brought their sixyear old son to the United States and to Baltimore, where he received hiseducation in public and private schools, also attending private schools inHavre de Grace. On finishing his education he became a compositor onthe old Exchange newspaper of this city, but at the outbreak of the CivilWar entered the Confederate army, enlisting in Company F, First Mary-land Cavalry. October 9, 1863. he was taken prisoner and was kept for sixmonths in confinement. He served throughout the conflict, and at its closereturned to Baltimore where for five years he was engaged in business asa contractor. Then he became manager of the Maryland White LeadCompany, situated on Fort avenue, showing a marked aptitude both as abusiness manager and as a handler of a working force. He remained withthe company for twenty years, and then severed his connection in order toiDecome manager of the Maryland Veneer Company, situated on Pratt. L—(^f-^ ^
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