# Colonel Wonham — Poetry character guide

> Colonel Wonham in Poetry by James McIntyre.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Wonham

**First appearance:** 0057-lines-on-col-wonham

## Who they are

A military officer honored in a poem.

## In the story

### [Lines on Col. Wonham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/chapters/lines-on-col-wonham)

The central figure of the poem, receiving orders and leading his troops.

### [Lines on Colonel Wonham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/chapters/lines-on-colonel-wonham)

The subject of the poem, a former Ingersoll resident who led his company during the Fenian Raid.

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