The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-01-31
Gen. Joe Wheeler Dead.

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Gen. Joe Wheeler Dead.
New York, Jan. 2G.-General Joseph
Wheeler, famous Confederate cavalry
leader End brigadler general in the
United States Army in the war with
Spain, died at 5:35 this afternoon at the
home Of bis sister, Mrs. Sterline Smith,
in Brooklyn. He had been ill with
pneumonia for q week.
General Wheeler was born at Au-
guBta, Ga, in 1886. He graduated at
West Point in 1859, was commissioned
a second lieutenant Of dragoons, and
served at the cavalry school at Car
Isle, Pa, until April 1861, when he
tho Confederate service. In tho fol-
lowing September he was appointed
colonel of the Nineteenth Alabama In
fantry, and was actively engaged ia
the earlier campaigns in Kentucky
and Tennessee. At Shiloh, in April,
1862. he commanded a brigade, and
le ter in the year was transferred to the
cavalry and participated in the battle
Of Perryville and other engagements
of General Bragg's Kentucky cam
peign-. On October 80, 1869, he was
promoted to the rank of brigadier gen.
eral, and covered tho retreat of
Bragg's army to the southwark. In
January, 1863. he was commissioned
major general He commanded the
Confcderate cavalry at Chattanooga
and n,. &C ,Chiekamaaugaa, 9s, and. and covered
out Mountain and Missionary Ridge.
He harassed Sherman's flank during
the march to Atlanta. In August,
1904, he led successful raid in Sher-
mans rear northward as far as the
Kentucky line. subsequently he op-
posed Sherman's advance OH Savan-
nab, and in February, 1865, he WAS pro-
al, and continued in command Of tho
cavalry division OF General john
ston's army until its surrender,
After tho war he became n lawyer
and cotton planter. In $50 he Was
elected to cOngress as u G .nocrRt, and
was q member continuously until 1888
ln May, 1893. he was appointed by
volunteers, and was assigned to the
command OF tho cavalry division OF
the Army uf Santiago in the Spanish
American war. He commanded the
troops in tho engagement OF Las Guas-
inns, was seDi0r field officer in the
battle OF San Juan Hill, ard subse-
quentIy was one Of the American COM
of Santiago. In lS90.l900 he COM
manded q brigade In the Philippine
Islands. was commissioned q brigadisr
general In the Regular. Army In June,
1000, and retired in the September fol-,
lowing. He published q work snsitled
"The Santiago Campaign, 189S-1s98."
He was appointed police commt.-:.
Mcclellan about three weeka ago, :,
Weahin eton. Jan. 29.-With full
military hUnoTs General Joseph w Wh6eI-
er, the veteran Of two war6. former,
officer of. the United States Army, was
laid to rest in the National cemetery
ut Arlington this afternoon: .:t /. :,;E3, s.;
The spot selected for his final res
pose 10 on the grassy slope to the right
of the historic Lee nlansiun, which
Gen. Wheeler selected himself. Per-;
sonal friends, representatives Of both
ed in paying their tribute to the dead /
general. Tie Presid dent personal ly at
tended the last rites. 4 E 5;S
s, A3gnard of honor from the Spanish
War 'Eeterane met the body on Its
arrival last night aud stood as guard
Id st. johns Episcopal Church until
10 O'Clock this morning, hen they i
we're replaced by*;lt he Regular Army
J The body laid in state ins the church
until two o'clock this al afsf:Snoonj 5w here!]
it was viewed by many friends. .A
brief service was con Quoted at the
church BY Rev. NJ Ernest Stires; WHO
performed the aanae service ain5 New
York Sunday. s r he procession q from
Z the b leiMif1Mreh%was 80 M headed by battalion
of, e3gitteefs a rtder rleaB hofse Wasf
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