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BG Joseph Wheeler. Wheeler's Brigade BG Joseph Wheeler. 1st Alabama: Col William W. Allen (w) 3rd Alabama: Maj Francis Y. Gaines, Cpt Tyirie H. Mauldin; 51st Alabama: Col John T. Morgan, Ltc James D. Webb (w) 8th Confederate: Col William B. Wade; 1st Tennessee: Col James E. Carter; Douglass' (Tennessee) Battalion: Maj DeWitt C. Douglass
Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler (September 10, 1836 – January 25, 1906) was a military commander and politician of the Confederate States of America.He was a cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and then a general in the United States Army during both the Spanish-American and Philippine–American Wars near the turn of the twentieth century.
Wheeler’s raid to disrupt supplies for the besieged Federals in Chattanooga comes to high point when they capture a huge wagon train in the Sequatchie Valley. On October 7 the Federals learned of Davidson’s location and moved toward him, Colonel Miller’s Lightning Brigade of mounted infantry in the van.
Jan 12, 2024 · On March 16, 1861, Joseph Wheeler received an appointment as a first lieutenant in the Georgia state militia. On April 22, 1861, Joseph Wheeler resigned his commission with the U.S. Army. Joseph Wheeler was promoted to colonel in command of the 19th Alabama Infantry on September 4, 1861. Joseph Wheeler’s regiment served as the rearguard that ...
- Harry Searles
Apr 15, 2024 · Joseph Wheeler (born September 10, 1836, near Augusta, Georgia, U.S.—died January 25, 1906, Brooklyn, New York) was a Confederate cavalry general during the American Civil War. Wheeler entered the U.S. cavalry from West Point in 1859 but soon resigned to enter the Confederate service. He commanded a brigade at the Battle of Shiloh (April 6 ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Wheeler's Cavalry Corps; B. Johnson's Division ... engaged Col. James E. Carter and his troops at ... and 5,000 cavalrymen under Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler, versus ...
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Apr 6, 2016 · Three days into the journey, she went into labor, forcing the train’s commander to detach a mule-drawn ambulance to shelter her until she gave birth. Wheeler and a military surgeon, along with a mule skinner, were detailed to stay with her until she could travel. The ambulance was left behind to avoid endangering the entire supply train.
