Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler
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Born: September 10, 1836
Augusta, Georgia
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January 25, 1906
New York City, New York
1859: West Point Graduate
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1859: Brevet 2nd Lieutenant
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September 1, 1860: 2nd Lieutenant
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March 16, 1861: 1st Lieutenant
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April 22, 1861: Resigns commission
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September 4, 1861: Colonel (CSA)
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October 30, 1862: Brigadier General
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January 20, 1863: Major General
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1898: Major General (USA)
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Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler
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November 23-25, 1863: Battle of Chattanooga
February 11, 1865: Battle of Aiken, South Carolina
March 19-20, 1865: Battle of Bentonville
Captured at Conyer's Station, Georgia
June 8, 1865: Paroled
U.S. House of Representative
March 4, 1881-June 3, 1882
January 15, 1883-March 3, 1883
March 4 1885-April 20, 1990
1898: Spanish American War - Volunteered for the war and received an appointment as Major General from President McKinley
Second-in-Command of V Corps
Although ill in bed, once he heard the guns firing, rushed out to San Juan Hill to lead the 1st Division
Philippine-American War
August 1999: Arrived in the Philippines and commanded the 1st Brigade of the 2nd Division
Mustered out of service and commissioned as Brigadier General in Regular Army
After the war, was commander of the Department of the Lakes
September 10, 1900: Retired and moved to New York City
Died after long illness and is one of the few former Confederates buried in Arlington Cemetery
1859: West Point Graduate: 19th out of 22 cadets
1859: Commissioned Brevet 2nd Lieutenant in 1st U.S. Dragoons
Attended U.S. Army Cavalry School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania
June 26, 1860: Upon completion, transferred to the Regiment of Mounted Rifles in New Mexico Territory
September 1, 1860: Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant
March 16, 1861: 1st Lieutenant in Georgia State Militia and assigned to Fort Barroncas off Pensacola, Florida
April 22, 1861: Resignation from U.S. Army accepted
Ordered to Huntsville, Alabama to take command of 19th Alabama Infantry Regiment
September 4, 1861: Promoted to Colonel
April 6-7, 1862: Battle of Shiloh
April 29-May 30, 1862: Siege of Corinth
October 8, 1862: Battle of Perryville
October 30, 1862: Promoted to Brigadier General
December 31, 1862-January 2, 1863: Battle of Stones River
January 20, 1863: Promoted to Major General
February 3, 1863: 2nd Battle of Fort Donelson
September 19-20, 1863: Battle of Chickamauga
June 23-30, 1863: Tullahoma Campaign
November 17-December5, 1863: Knoxville Campaign
Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 910
Joseph Wheeler. 7 October 2022. web. 14 November 2022.
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1992. p 332-333
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