John William Wildman, a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute for three years, graduated in 1843 and went on to become a teacher and merchant in Leesburg, Virginia. Born March 20, 1821, at Sunnyside near Leesburg, to Enos Wildman and Jane Daniel Hamilton, he came from a colonial background with ancestors who held positions in local government. During the Civil War, his health prevented him from active participation in the conflict, but he served as the Superintendent of Public Schools for Loudoun County. His marriage to Anna Snowden Bentley on January 11, 1848, resulted in four children. He passed away on April 14, 1890.
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John William Wildman, Virginia Military Institute, teacher, merchant, Sunnyside, Leesburg, Virginia, Civil War, Superintendent, Loudoun County