Joseph Wheeler
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. For much of the Civil War, he was the senior cavalry general in the Army of Tennessee and fought in most of its battles in the Western Theater.
Joseph Wheeler | |
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Wheeler in the uniform of a general of the Confederate States of America in the 1860s | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1885 – April 20, 1900 | |
| Preceded by | Luke Pryor |
| Succeeded by | William Richardson |
| In office January 15, 1883 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | William M. Lowe |
| Succeeded by | Luke Pryor |
| In office March 4, 1881 – June 3, 1882 | |
| Preceded by | William M. Lowe |
| Succeeded by | William M. Lowe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 10, 1836 Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | January 25, 1906 (aged 69) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Nickname(s) | Fightin' Joe, Little Joe, the War Child |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States Confederate States of America |
| Branch/service | United States Army Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1859–1861 (U.S.) 1861–1865 (C.S.) 1898–1900 (U.S.) |
| Rank | Lieutenant general (C.S., unconfirmed) Major general (U.S.) |
| Battles/wars | Indian Wars
Spanish–American War
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Between the Civil War and the Spanish–American War, Wheeler served multiple terms as a U.S. Representative from the state of Alabama as a Democrat.
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