Joseph Wheeler

War Hero

Birthday September 10, 1836

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Augusta, GA

DEATH DATE Jan 25, 1906 (69)

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About

Military leader and politician who fought in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War.

Before Fame

He entered the Confederate Army at the outbreak of the Civil War and served in the Western Theater as the Army of Tennessee's Senior Cavalry General.

Trivia

He served as a U.S. Representative from Alabama in the years between the Civil War and the Spanish-American War.

Family Life

He had seven children with his wife, Daniella.

Associated With

He and Albert Pike were both Confederate generals.