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	tScholars.com \| Joseph Wheeler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Joseph Wheeler (September 10 1836 – January 25 1906) was an American military commander and politician.
		Wheeler later transferred to the cavalry and rose to the rank of major general.
		Wheeler died in New York City and is one of the few former Confederate officers buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
	www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/Joseph_Wheeler (837 words)

	Joseph Wheeler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Joseph Wheeler (September 10, 1836 – January 25, 1906) was an American military commander and politician who fought during the Civil War and Spanish-American War and served as a U.S. Representative from Alabama.
		Nicknamed "Fighting Joe", Wheeler was considered by General Robert E. Lee to be one of the two most outstanding Confederate cavalry leaders and saw action in many campaigns, including the opposition to Sherman's advance on Atlanta.
		Wheeler died on January 25, 1906, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joseph_Wheeler (319 words)

	TN Encyclopedia: JOSEPH WHEELER
		Wheeler commanded the cavalry during the Tullahoma Campaign in the summer of 1863, where his failure to effectively deploy his troops contributed to the Confederate loss.
		Wheeler was promoted to lieutenant general and commanded the Army of Tennessee's cavalry during William T. Sherman's campaign for Atlanta in the summer of 1864.
		Wheeler was not present for the battles of Franklin and Nashville in the fall of 1864; instead, he was assigned to harass Sherman on his march through Georgia and the Carolinas.
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	Joseph Wheeler - LoveToKnow 1911
		JOSEPH WHEELER (1836-1906), American soldier, was born at Augusta, Georgia, in 1836, and entered the United States cavalry from,West Point in 1859.
		In a short time he became colonel of the 19th Alabama Infantry, with which he took part in the desultory operations of 1861 in Kentucky and Tennessee.
		He commanded in the actions of Guasimas and San Juan, was afterwards sent to the Philippines in command of a brigade, and in 1900 was commissioned a brigadier-general in the regular army.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Joseph_Wheeler (178 words)

	Joseph Wheeler - Definition, explanation
		Joseph Wheeler (September 10, 1836 – January 25, 1906) was an American military commander and politician who fought during the Civil War and Spanish-American War and served as a U.S. Representative from Alabama.
		Nicknamed "Fighting Joe", Wheeler was considered by General Robert E. Lee to be one of the two most outstanding Confederate cavalry leaders and saw action in many campaigns, including the opposition to Sherman's advance on Atlanta.
		Wheeler died on January 25, 1906, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/j/jo/joseph_wheeler.php (317 words)

	Joseph Wheeler (1836-1900)
		Joseph Wheeler was born near Augusta, Georgia, on September 10, 1836, the youngest of four children (two boys and two girls) of Joseph and Julia Wheeler.
		Wheeler was left behind the main wagon train to escort an ambulance carrying a mother and her new baby attended by a surgeon and a wagon driver.
		Wheeler was appointed Chief of Cavalry for the Army of Mississippi on October 13, 1862, and was promoted to Brigadier General, CSA, at the age of 26, on October 30.
	www.thelatinlibrary.com /chron/civilwarnotes/wheeler.html (2414 words)

	News \| TimesDaily.com \| TimesDaily \| Florence, Alabama (AL) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Wheeler's opponent, Greenback incumbent William M. Lowe, contested the election, and after a contentious legal battle which lasted over a year, Lowe was declared the winner and assumed the seat on June 3 1882.
		Wheeler supported the election of Luke Pryor in 1882 and did not run for reelection, but was elected again in 1884, and reelected to seven subsequent terms before resigning in 1900.
		Wheeler is portrayed in the TV film Rough Riders by Gary Busey, although Busey is much taller than Wheeler was, and had a mustache only instead of a full beard.
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	FAQ
		There is a document on this website regarding the lineage of Wheeler ancestors (written by the General and his wife in the late 19th century).
		The name "Wheeler Station" was applied during the late 19th or early 20th century, in honor of Soldier/Statesman Joseph Wheeler [Major and Lieutenant General of Confederate Cavalry in the Army of Tennessee (Civil War), US Major General of the Fifth Corps Cavalry (Spanish-American War), as well as long time Congressman from Northern Alabama].
		"Wheeler Station" referred to the railroad station that was situated in front of the property and along the route of the Memphis-Charleston Railroad.
	www.wheelerplantation.org /faq.htm (1121 words)

	Joseph Wheeler Information
		Joseph Wheeler (September 10 1836 – January 25 1906) was an American military commander and politician.
		At the start of the war, Wheeler resigned from the U.S. Army to join the Confederate States Army in 1861, where his first command was of the 19th Alabama Infantry Regiment, which he led into battle at Shiloh in April 1862.
		Nicknamed "Fighting Joe", Wheeler was considered by General Robert E. Lee to be one of the two most outstanding Confederate cavalry leaders and saw action in many campaigns, including the opposition to William T. Sherman's advance on Atlanta.
	www.bookrags.com /Joseph_Wheeler (651 words)

	General Joseph Wheeler
		Wheeler resigned from the U.S. Army in April 1861 and became First Lieutenant of Artillery in the Confederate Army.
		Colonel Wheeler was then given the command of Cavalry in the Army of Mississippi under General Braxton Bragg in July 1862.
		Wheeler was promoted to Brigadier-General in October 1862, after leading General Bragg's invasion of Kentucky in August and September.
	www.sonofthesouth.net /leefoundation/general-joseph-wheeler.htm (364 words)

	TVA: Wheeler Reservoir (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It is named for Joseph Wheeler, a general in the army of the Confederacy, leader of U.S. volunteers in the Spanish-American War, and a U.S. congressman.
		Wheeler Reservoir is one of nine reservoirs that create a stairway of navigable water on the Tennessee River from Knoxville, Tennessee, to Paducah, Kentucky.
		Wheeler has two locks—one 110 by 600 feet, and another 60 by 360 feet—that lift and lower barges as much as 52 feet between reservoirs.
	www.tva.com /sites/wheeler.htm (255 words)

	Joseph "Fightin' Joe" Wheeler
		Wheeler, taking the prisoners in charge, was highly complimented by General Bragg, and ordered to convey the captured division to the rear.
		Of his work on the second day, amid disorganization, a glimpse is given in the report of General Chalmers: "Colonel Wheeler, of the Nineteenth Alabama, was, with a small remnant of his regiment, fighting with the Mississippians, on foot himself, and bearing the colors of his command," in the last charge against the enemy.
		In command of the cavalry division of the army under General Shafter he went to Santiago, Cuba, and was in command of the center of the line of the United States forces in the battle of July 1, 1898, when the dismounted cavalry carried the heights of San Juan.
	www.civilwarhome.com /fightingwheeler.htm (1405 words)

	Joseph Wheeler Lieutenant General
		Joseph Wheeler was absent raiding Union supply lines from North Georgia to East Tennessee, Maj. Gen. William Sherman, unconcerned, sent Judson Kilpatrick to raid Rebel supply lines.
		Joseph Wheeler is one of the most remarkable military men of history.
		Wheeler was wounded three times, and had his horse shot under him, and seven of his staff-officers were killed and three were wounded.
	www.civilwarhistory.com /joseph_wheeler_lieutenant_genera.htm (7945 words)

	Joseph Wheeler -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Joseph Wheeler was born near Augusta, (A state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War) Georgia.
		He was appointed major general of volunteers by President (25th President of the United States; was assassinated by an anarchist (1843-1901)) William McKinley, saw action as a cavalry commander in (A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba; involved in state-sponsored terrorism) Cuba, and was a senior member of the peace commission.
		Wheeler died on January 25, 1906, and is buried in (Click link for more info and facts about Arlington National Cemetery) Arlington National Cemetery.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/jo/joseph_wheeler.htm (344 words)

	Joseph Wheeler
		Joseph D.K. Wheeler is a Senior Manager with MTG Management Consultants L.L.C., in Seattle, Washington.
		Wheeler is responsible for this practice area and also directs the services provided to correctional and juvenile justice agencies.
		Wheeler, along with his partners and staff, has worked with more than a dozen states to plan, design, and implement architectural blueprints for integrated criminal justice information systems.
	www.search.org /conferences/1999symposium/Bios/Bio-Wheeler.htm (198 words)

	Lieutenant General Joseph Wheeler of the Confederate Army
		Wheeler resigned his U.S. Army commission, and reaching Augusta in March, he was appointed 1st lieutenant, corps of artillery.
		Wheeler was put in charge of all the mounted troops with the Army of Tennessee.
		After leading troops in the war, Wheeler was commissioned a brigadier general in the Regular Army as of September 10, 1900, and retired on his 64th birthday.
	www.mycivilwar.com /leaders/wheeler_joseph.htm (582 words)

	Joseph Wheeler
		Joseph Wheeler was born near Augusta, Georgia, on September 10, 1836.
		An 1859 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, he resigned from the Army to join the Confederate forces in 1861 and rose rapidly to the rank of lieutenant general.
		Wheeler was also the author of several books on military history and strategy and civil subjects.
	www.aoc.gov /cc/art/nsh/wheeler.cfm (217 words)

	TheHistoryNet \| Military History \| Joseph Wheeler
		Joseph Wheeler first gained the notice of his superiors as a Confederate lieutenant colonel at the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862.
		Wheeler and his tired men rested during most of the two-day battle, getting in only a little fighting on the last day.
		In early February 1863, Wheeler struck Dover, Tenn. Brigadier General Nathan Bedford Forrest, the "Wizard of the Saddle," was with him on that sortie.
	www.historynet.com /mh/bljoseph_wheeler (937 words)

	Joseph Wheeler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Wheeler, taking the prisoners in charge, was highly complimented by General Bragg, and ordered to convey the captured division to the rear.
		Of his work on the second day, amid disorganization, a glimpse is given in the report of General Chalmers: "Colonel Wheeler, of the Nineteenth Alabama, was, with a small remnant of his regiment, fighting with the Mississippians, on foot himself, and bearing the colors of his command," in the last charge against the enemy.
		During 1864, throughout the operations of J. Johnston and Hood, he performed the duties of a lieutenant general, in command of the cavalry corps of the army of Tennessee, and was distinguished for activity and skill.
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	Joseph Wheeler
		Joseph Wheeler was born in Augusta, Georgia, on September 10, 1836, the youngest of four children.
		Subsequently, Wheeler was commissioned by President McKinley to serve as Major General of Volunteers in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
		General Joseph Wheeler died in 1906 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
	www.wheelerplantation.org /Joe.htm (513 words)

	iJeff --The U.S. Civil War--The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Ga., Joseph Wheeler, C.S.A.
		Joseph Wheeler (1836-1906), an 1859 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, resigned from the Army to join the Confederate forces in 1861 and rose rapidly to the rank of lieutenant general.
		Wheeler was the only Confederate general to attain the same rank later in the United States Army.
		Wheeler was appointed major general of volunteers by President McKinley, saw action as a cavalry commander in Cuba, and was a senior member of the peace commission.
	www.geocities.com /jeffcnn/wheeler.html (575 words)

	Joseph Wheeler - InformationBlast
		Joseph Wheeler (September 10, 1836 –; January 25, 1906) A Confederate veteran and United States congressman, he was appointed a Major General in the United States Army and took part in the Spanish-American War.
		He served in the U.S. House of Representatives during 1881–1882, 1883, and 1885–1900; there he strove to heal the breach between the North and the South and championed economic policies that would help the South.
		In 1925, the state of Alabama donated a bronze statue of Wheeler to the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection.
	www.informationblast.com /Joseph_Wheeler.html (285 words)

	AllRefer.com - Joseph Wheeler (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Wheeler took part in Braxton Bragg's Kentucky campaign and in the Chattanooga campaign, in which he destroyed William Rosecrans's supplies in a brilliant raid through middle Tennessee (Oct.).
		Wheeler operated against William T. Sherman in the Atlanta campaign, the march to the sea, and the advance through the Carolinas.
		After the war Wheeler, a lawyer and planter in Alabama, served in the House of Representatives (1881–82, 1883, 1885–1900).
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	Joseph Wheeler, Lieutenant General, Confederate States of America
		He kept a close watch on Federal raiders and foragers on the flanks and thereby confined the destruction to as narrow a front as possible.
		He fought under General Joseph E. Johnston against Sherman in the Carolinas and, after Johnston's surrender, was captured near Atlanta.
		Statue of Joseph Wheeler which is located in the National Statuary Hall In The US Capitol Building.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /jwheeler.htm (719 words)

	JOSEPH WHEELER, CSA
		Joseph Wheeler was born on September 10, 1836, in Augusta, Georgia.
		Wheeler fought with the 19th Alabama Infantry through the Battle of Shiloh, then was given command of the cavalry of the Army of Mississippi in July of 1862.
		Wheeler participated at Stone's River, Chickamauga, Chattanooga and the siege of Knoxville.
	www.multied.com /Bio/CWcGENS/CSAWheeler.html (250 words)

	Major General Joseph Wheeler - the Controversy
		In point of fact, Wheeler's nomination as a major general was debated in the Senate for over year; confirmation was finally voted, 12 to 9, only by Davis's appealing to the distinctly unfriendly Joseph E. Johnston for assistance in persuading certain recalcitrant senators.
		Wheeler had a forged parole on his person, and tried to pass himself off as Lieutenant Sharp, stating that he had been paroled.
		Joseph Wheeler's corps and the division of Maj. Gen.
	www.alia.org.au /~kwebb/wheeler.htm (2340 words)

	AbeBooks: Suchergebnisse - Liddell Hart und Letters Of Private Wheeler
		Wheeler wrote letters home throughout his service, when he returned home he found that these had been collected together and saved, they remained in letter form for over a century before discovery and publication.
		Wheeler's letter home from service with the British Napoleonic army are a fascinating insight into the life of a private soldier of the time.
		Unusually this is a collection of letters and memoirs, not of an officer or member of the aristocracy but of an ordinary soldier, and not written many years after the events when in retirement but written at the time or shortly after whilst still in service.
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