The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-02-14
WAR STORIES.
incidents In Career of Gen. Joe Wheeler.


was."
Zen. Wheeler was then a main,
general, and yet no one would have
suspected it from his equipments
Ills campaign outfit con sisted Of ar
ola slouch hat that had seen years q,
SERVICE blue flannel shirt and pai,
OF Khaki trousers that had seen bette,
oa9s' There vas not single insie-
MIA OF his high rank. A story came
back fron the front, while the Ameri
can army was investing Santiago, tell.
ing how the then Colonel Roosevelt
commander of the Rough Riders'
went to see General Wheeler. Roose.
'elt was directed to the front and told
that Gen. Wheeler was out there some
place "lookins for spaniards. The
colonel found him up tall tree with o
battered old field glass glued to his
| eyes.
den. Joseph Wheeler, with all his
greatness, was one of the most modest
OF men. Quiet, reserved aud uuaa.
Stunning, he was five feet six inobes
dc weighed only ITO pounds at his
oest' but as Speaker Reed once said
IN the house at Washington, 9Th ere's
tight in every pound of the Congress-.
man from Alabama" he was moth.
ing more than bundle Of nerves. and
unhagging courage. With the possi.
Ole exception of Gen. "Jeb" Stu IT
ne was the greatest of ell the csyalrv
leaders in the army Of the Confed. !.
eraoy. 1t was General Wheeler who
made the greater part Of the trouble
uenerai Sherman had on his historic
march to the sea-" The little Con.
federate leader held on to shetrms ,'e
army with the tenaoity Of q bullion
dis oavaIrymeu fell on the TANKS and
rear Of the union forces ct the most
unexpected times and places, and
narassed them throughout taa ssm,
paign. 49, '"--
In one OF his reports later General
sher@sn referred to this harsssino
detachment Of Oonfedsrates 90 ..shas
batch Of devils under Wheeler.'' Blu,
10 the years that followed: the wa,
sseae sHe great leadera met many
.'mes and strong friendship grew ur
between them. -. FL: -, ;, !.
At the battle Of Shiloh his regimen,
| and its commander distinguished
themselves. The regiment was almoai
cut to pieces in the battle, but, chem
colonel, Wheeler, aeoordinge to .the
Official report Of General Cham mbara.
his brigade commander, ..'b.avely
charged at the head Of the small rem.
nant Of his regiment aud the remua,.,u
OF the Mississippisns, bearing the 81 req: !:
inental eolors alofe. : Ia this charge
swo horses were. ahot under bin: BIZ.
fore the war was ended sixteen horsea
wore shos and: killed under. him in
battle. From ( hisG valor on on; thie IA. "a.
easlon be received cha 4niskns,,puo1a,
OF Fighting Joe, !" which .atnok !to
him for The remainder oe ;his iife. .EiFs, |: i,
IL, ehe war 40 10 fouas Than Ll, { thistv.,
Two Of bio staH officers wsrs = 8 killsd, 8 !,
wounded y. lvhilo riding ssaide himi;in 81 81
batsle.@ General WAeeler. q, ;svss; n xssnr,,
ed :thres timss lightly ysIn and 1 :onoei nai,n. ~
fully, and bic saddls eaui eauipnisnts llaiINa,. laInNda
3 clothes ! were fEeqaantl nsruak d . 4 Ha 3
received his nost serious 3, vso,iInd IN
y as6s in AZ ensassnsnt nae near Nashyille.
On this occasion his horso u, s,as d to,n ?,
1 g; pieces By an ID, piodipr ni,eIl. M I'M
aide Has killed beside hin 5HknSs ! , 'Es;;
A:==@.s e. =@:.s SCI h hs snon.nlsa ,...s
s'N1 smother horse IA q anot thslrs sds s and I
teontinaed Tie fght, SIS Hs5 VA y, d Iin I.,var:
4 7oO Q, u #akirnishss aud commanded m 81 Vi sin m
] more ' sss than 300 batsl b. 4. /Ss''
2 At the age o9 a7i ihis rsok kieas b,sIg: 1 n, I.
stsy bud WON Tor him 3 aaaiofg ~ asna % z
sommisaiot. Si souit B ded q tha
conse dsssts eavsliy iii as$ d yhblattsa.:. hblt
and q, Qhieka,nsuga. ltar Ohio oTas
g manga. Hhsse. % i nsuil hisS @ aashI alnra
yalcr 9 sw wefs eonspi pioaoas. /. ia ssli aon
aensfal ). q Rossssa q 9. llies sd say yeredI
ts / aestEoy oysd 200 sW q Wsscr sna a dai1.
aasa sionsl sppssssy 6 yslasd Ssst; 3 q
q ,9 i o 9 els5 M His care Oh q 81 Sbrilii III
ehise Tered sa,hssk hoWseysrg sssa as;lI
hs sNaa driven s1seik into m 8 noIri iII hssns
,Alat Il
s 81 ssas due largo ID asa, q SS 7! sssiss
asa skiiI and q fsasl slessne
lsAdsr 3ohfs erIate 81 YIdpi,n,s.
s,naer ! Gsenssal 4 Brazs 8 Wsfsl
able A sefsas an gooS & ssfisri sand sl.a
most q; uta ail Tested CUE isss nssy
Rlitdalse !lta sand I.pokou fouaa ra,ss| Il &
snoat SanaS sz psSiis.sEs Ss. 3
performed iin 8 l 81 S,,,sss