General John Austin Wharton, C.S.A.

(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general, though coat is not double-breasted.) Elected captain in a Texas company at the outbreak of war. After promoting through the grades, Wharton was promoted to brigadier general in November 1862 and major general in November 1863. Major campaigns and batt...

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Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
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collection	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
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spellingShingle	Alabama Photographs and Pictures General John Austin Wharton, C.S.A.
fulltopic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Wharton, John Austin, 1828-1865; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Texas; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description	(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general, though coat is not double-breasted.) Elected captain in a Texas company at the outbreak of war. After promoting through the grades, Wharton was promoted to brigadier general in November 1862 and major general in November 1863. Major campaigns and battles include Shiloh, Murfreesboro, the Kentucky campaign, Chattanooga, and the Red River campaign. Wharton was shot and killed during an argument in April 1865. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 6. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling	Q0000000096Q96General John Austin Wharton, C.S.A.(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general, though coat is not double-breasted.) Elected captain in a Texas company at the outbreak of war. After promoting through the grades, Wharton was promoted to brigadier general in November 1862 and major general in November 1863. Major campaigns and battles include Shiloh, Murfreesboro, the Kentucky campaign, Chattanooga, and the Red River campaign. Wharton was shot and killed during an argument in April 1865. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 6. National Historical Society, 1991.1863-1865 circa1860-1869Wharton, John Austin, 1828-1865; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Texas; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #080v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00145http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6380
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General John Austin Wharton, C.S.A.

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