General Joseph Wheeler, C.S.A.

General Joseph Wheeler, C.S.A.

(Uniform indicates rank of major general or higher.) Graduated from West Point, 1859. Resigned his U.S. Army commission and was commissioned as a first lieutenant in the Confederate Artillery in March 1861. After promoting through the grades, Wheeler was promoted to brigadier general in October 1...

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General Joseph Wheeler, C.S.A.
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Wheeler, Joseph, 1836-1906; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description (Uniform indicates rank of major general or higher.) Graduated from West Point, 1859. Resigned his U.S. Army commission and was commissioned as a first lieutenant in the Confederate Artillery in March 1861. After promoting through the grades, Wheeler was promoted to brigadier general in October 1862, major general in January 1863, and lieutenant general in February 1865. Major campaigns and battles include Shiloh, Corinth, the Kentucky campaign, Perryville, the Tullahoma campaign, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, the Atlanta campaign, and the Carolinas. By 1870 Wheeler had settled in north Alabama, where he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for numerous terms. During the Spanish-American War, he served as major general in the volunteers and saw action in Cuba and in the Philippine-American War. Wheeler retired as a brigadier general in the Regular Army and died in New York in January 1906; he is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. 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 Q0000000393Q393General Joseph Wheeler, C.S.A.(Uniform indicates rank of major general or higher.) Graduated from West Point, 1859. Resigned his U.S. Army commission and was commissioned as a first lieutenant in the Confederate Artillery in March 1861. After promoting through the grades, Wheeler was promoted to brigadier general in October 1862, major general in January 1863, and lieutenant general in February 1865. Major campaigns and battles include Shiloh, Corinth, the Kentucky campaign, Perryville, the Tullahoma campaign, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, the Atlanta campaign, and the Carolinas. By 1870 Wheeler had settled in north Alabama, where he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for numerous terms. During the Spanish-American War, he served as major general in the volunteers and saw action in Cuba and in the Philippine-American War. Wheeler retired as a brigadier general in the Regular Army and died in New York in January 1906; he is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. 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, 1991.1860-1869Wheeler, Joseph, 1836-1906; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Alabama; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Cartes-de-visite; Studio portraitsShorter Mansion photograph albumAlabama 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 TIFFLPP00447http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6517
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