Died at 9 years old. Her father sent her a letter from the front during the Civil War in 1862:

<Addressee on back of letter:>

Miss Edwilda Jane

Wakeland Martinville

Inde

Camp Ben Harrison Kentucky

Sept the 13, 62

Dear Daughter

Iam going to write

you a little letter this morning to let

you know that your father is well

and has just eat his breakfast and

hoping his little girl is well and

all ways dose what her good Mother

tells her to do I want you to be good

to your mother and take good care of

Eliza Jane I want you to learn your

book well so you can learn to write

and then you can write me a letter

Iam going to send you a little breast pin

be good and then good people will like you

From your Father P D Wakeland Edwilda J Wakeland