The Washington times., 1906-01-26
Mourning and Tears.
Long and Brilliant
Career IL War and Peace

Ala51r General Joseph Wheeler was
born q, AuEua,s, Gt.- Oh September -y.
-ssf No less Cham twelve or ,le early
settle IS ot EeW E-ei nd we've amoaE L.s
aHceslar-. Young J1Sev1 was saaj 10
tae schools o- Na- England ara JEel
to the Juiged States Military Academy
at West Point WEero ic was graduated
iu l>la
He was assigned TO lhe Dragons ana
spent scar aJ The school ar cavalry
practice at Carlisle. PA After this Dee
served iii the scouting expeditions
against the Indians I'm Kansas ana New
1lezica.
Whom the civil war began lis sg--1a4-
th.es were enlisted lsr lae South
tie resigned his commission -u ,he
United States Army on February -,
-,jl. and on april a he Ws@ appointed
FIRST lleuielau, CO.. ARTILLERY. i- the Con-
Ieierate arslN
0u the .oflow.ae September ne was
commissioned -Jia-el of the Nineteenth
Alabama IEtauIry ar1 b-ca-e attached
O. .. army uI ,he Mississippi.
Hc-oism al Shiloh.
q, v,as at ths hattie OF suuoa. Teaues-
see. ou turi- f-., l,2 that as achieved
t-e gogaomen OF ''Fie1tias joe" IN
Ii.-- Dlga cement, in Wlill ae command
ed a brigade. he had twa Horses shot
under BIN and in the las- cllarse he fur
ter disulsuisL.d himself by tE. capture
az General Benjamin a. F.tgl.ss' d.-
vision
Pc tooi- prominent part in contest
ms tae F.ueIal advance lf CoIutL. and
When J2E rlt+ was evacuated Be COW
eft- tnr retreat 11oeI ord ers t-ol Cen
era! isa ar-e-ri- t- again di-t1cu-
i~E-a -.lr# .l elElgeIrent- at Green
riEt.. 1-Hul- eitsvlHe- a4! lt-TsriIle.
.dil-i- u-e-- a.. e1tire car.= 81 lire
tm1ueaau. tae War his exploits on
IEi-t u.l-ts-UTs were almost -1igaCU-
l1H5 while us 9tnc-ai5-.D under The
lltEi ri.t-s .---.ilH=l las.ls challenged
ete1 the admiration eli General Grant.
In Two Hundred Battles.
lie Ues i'm comua-a In 45 battles
ara uullr fire .u 500 s.-r-1IsEcs duriu-
the laue Hta- lie studied it,v after the
close of the wan. and was admitted 10
the bar iI wheeler. ALA. where he
opened an ofHce. ana another at Court
land. Ala tie ever urged aGelity 10
tHe lG-un lae, and iH li- numerous
oFatlons on Fourth OF July Co'abrau0ns.
Lc never lost "a chance t1 s.Drtss the
hope that the North and South would
Join hands as brothers and forget past
strife
lie was 81 stump speaker during trc
political ciInHiue1 OF les9 and was
elected GO The Fortv-seyeuth Congress.
ticking his seat fu lNSl- 20 be uuseated
year bE ~. bi- lowe. After Air
Lowe death he Wds reelected and
a1trr that repeatedly sent back TO the
House HN his constituents Tie was
serving WuCu the war with Sraiu again,
caused hm To draw his sword. his
time for the United States
Served in Cuba.
lie was assigned % the cavalry dl-
vision i'm Cuba, and with his staff he
disembulcd at Daiquiri, ON june -
Iss> Two DAYS later, with ga dis
mounted cavalrymen, Pee routed c.09o
Spariards at the slzirmish az Ia Gua-
simas.
soon after ne was ordered TO take
command of an the troops on shore.
ana 70 was under his command that
I.e army achieved victory at san Juan
IRE and deplDYed his men under the
1irc 1T Spanish rifle pits
These he charged and carried During
the enlargement OF the 2d and I'd OF July
The work of throwing up iptreuchments.
tte took part in the conference with
General foral on Juy Is. and dictated
the terms of immediate capitulation
which We're adopted on the l6th
Ter Times in Congress.
Later he was placed in command of
The troops at Montauk Point L. L..
camp and on October 5. lac was placed
in command er the Fourth Army CORPS.
After his return to Alabama. he vas
reHcnl1ated ANA lcT che tenth time
in A.s li-e was sent back TO Congress
lie was appointed briEadier general in
the regular army. and later was retired.
General Wheeler leGVes four daughters
and son His wife, whom he welded
Il ltt6. Gied ia 1885 lWO years before his
memorable campaign IN Cuba. His SON
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