| 1843 October 22 |
Born in the Third District of New Orleans. His father is J. B. Wiltz and his mother is Louise Irene (Villenueva) Wiltz. |
| 1858 | Leaves school to clerk at a mercantile establishment. |
| 1861 | Enlists in the confederate army at Ft. Jackson. |
| 1862 | Marries Mildred Michaela Bienvenue of St. Martinville, Louisiana. They will have seven children. |
| 1862 April |
Captured when Fort Jackson falls to Union troops. |
| 1865 |
While employed as an accountant in a commission house he becomes involved in Democratic politics. He will take a course that puts him in the state central committee and through the New Orleans City Council to the Mayor’s office and into the State House of Representatives. |
| 1874 September 14 |
Wiltz did not participate in the Battle of Liberty Place when the White League tried to overthrow William Pitt Kellogg, but he made much noise congratulating its leaders John McEnery and David B. Penn from his position in the House of Representatives. |
| 1875 January |
Becomes Speaker of the State House of Representatives. |
| 1876 February |
Leads vote that will impeach William Pitt Kellogg. |
| 1876 | Elected Lt. Governor under Governor Francis T. Nicholls after losing the nomination for governor. |
| 1879 | President of the state Constitutional Convention of 1879. |
| 1879 December 8 |
Elected governor over Republican Taylor Beattie. The new constitution, which he presided, over is also ratified. |
| 1880 January 14 |
Inauguration as governor. Most of his influence is before his brief administration as governor. He has risen fast in the Democratic ranks as the leader of the New Orleans Ring also known as the Louisiana Lottery wing of the Conservative Democrat Party. |
| 1881 | Dies from tuberculosis at age 38. |