John Sergeant Wise was an American author, lawyer, and politician in Virginia. He was the son of Henry A. Wise and Sarah Sergeant.
John S. Wise in military uniform
Diomed, "the greatest writer that ever was born among dogs".
The Readjuster Party was a bi-racial state-level political party formed in Virginia across party lines in the late 1870s during the turbulent period following the Reconstruction era that sought to red
South Side Railroad Depot on Rock Street in Petersburg; it served as the office of William Mahone when his Readjuster Party dominated Virginia politics.
1882 broadside produced by the Readjuster Party
An 1881 engraving published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper depicting John E. Massey addressing the delegates at the Readjuster state convention in Richmond on June 3, 1881