Wilmington Police Department, North Carolina
End of Watch Saturday, August 5, 1865
Add to My HeroesThomas DeVane, V
Officer Thomas DeVane succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained two days earlier.
He was accosted at the intersection of 5th Street and Orange Street and shot once in the groin. He was taken to his home where he succumbed to his wounds two days later.
On the same night that Officer DeVane was shot and killed, a group of drunk Union soldiers attacked police officers in several other locations. No suspects were ever identified or arrested in connection with his murder.
Officer DeVane was a Confederate Army veteran and had served with the Wilmington Police Department for only six months. He was survived by his expectant wife and two children.
Bio
- Age 28
- Tour 6 months
- Badge Not available
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Thursday, August 3, 1865
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Never identified
Most Recent Reflection
View all 8 ReflectionsReading my late brother's obituary and found the announcement of Officer Thomas V. DeVane's death. My late Father was MSgt. Thomas Vernon DeVane also of Wilmington, NC. There has got to be a family connection somewhere! Dad passed in the late 1970's of cancer in the VA Hospital in Birmingham, AL. He was career Army and proudly served our Country. I am the oldest daughter for four children.
Imogene C. Thomas
Daughter of MSgt. Thomas Vernon DeVane
October 20, 2024
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