Edward Wilson was a resident of Mansfield on January 9, 1864 when he enlisted as a Private in Co. B of the 16th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; he deserted on March 13, 1864.  He was reported captured April 20, 1864 at Plymouth, North Carolina.  However, his capture was not verified. 

He was not living in Mansfield in the 1860 U.S. census; no further information is known.