The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31
Gen. Joe Wheeler Has Joined
His Comrades Under the
SHADE OF THE TREES.
He Was Hero of Two Wars, Was Of.
ficially Thanked By the South
Carolina Legislature For His
Defense of Aiken Dur.
ing Sherman Raid.
ing Sherman's S Raid.

Gen. Joseph Wheeler, the famou,
Confederate cavalry leader and a bri-
gadier general of the United State!
army since the war with Spain, dieG
at 5.35 O'Clock Thursday afternoon q,
the home Of his sister, Mrs. Sterling
Smith, in Brooklyn. The veteran o.
two wars was 50 years old, but ir
spite OF his age. there was hope unit.
Thursday OF his recovery from the at
tack Of pneumonia, which caused the
death.
1t has not yet been announced
where the body will be buried, but
probably it will be In Arlington Gem
etery, near Washington. Announce
ment for the plans tor the funeral
will be made tomorrow. Gen. Wheeler
was taken i'll six days AGO at bis sisters
home, where he has been living re-
Gently. he contracted a severe cold
which developed into pleurisy and
pneumonia. From the first his age
told against him but the family did
not give up hope until Wednesday
night, when the disease was found to
haze affected both lungs.
Cen. Wheeler's immediate relatives
we're all with him. His daughters,
Mrs. W. J. Harris and the Mis- es
Anne, Lucille al d Carrie Whesler,
had been summoned from the South
and arrived early in the week. His
son, Nj. Jos. Wheeler, Jr., u S. A.,
now stationed at West Point, was also
present, as well as Gen. Wheeler's s
sister, Mrs. Sterling Smith, and her
son.
The family were summoned to the
bedside Of the patient at midnight
Wednesday night, when the doctors
in consultation con "luded that the end
was but matter Of hours. The gen
eral was then awake and conscious and
his mind vas apparently active. he
seemed to know that death was ap
preaching and tho ugh too weak to
speak, he succeeded In giving signs OF
recognition and encours gement to his
children.
Later the general sank into peace
ful slum5er, and at the request OF the
doctors the family quietly withdrew
from the sick mans bedside.
Gen. Wheeler was never again more
than semi. conscious. He fingered IN.
til this evening and passed away
quietly.
GEN. WHEELER CAREER.
Joseph Wheeler, soldier, born in
Ga Sept. lG, 1886. he was
graduated at the United States Mill.
tary academy In 1859 and assigned to
the dragons. After years service
at the cavalry school for practice at
Carlisle, Pa, be received tie full rank
of second lieute1ant, but on April %,
1861, resigned and entered the Con.
federate army. BE was made colonel
Of the Nineteenth Alabama infantry
On Sept. 4, 1861, and served princl-
pally in the West.
At Shiloh he commanded a brigade
and covered the Confederate retreat
from the field. In July, 1852, he WAS
transferred to a cavalry command and
engaged In raiding Western Tennessee
During the Kentucky campaign OF
thai year be had charge OF Gen. Brax.
ton Bregg's cavalry and fought at
Green RIVER and PsrryVille. BE COM
manded the rear guard OF the Confed-
crate army when it ret1eated into
Tennessee and op October 80, 1862,
was promoted to brigadier general. At
Murfreesboro be was III charge Of the
cavalry, and thereafter he was contin
uously active in contesttng Gen. Will
liam S. Rosecrans' advance, also at
tacking bis fanks, i5ing in the rear
and destroying his trains. o. Janu-
ary 10, 1868, be received his commits.
sion as maj or general and opposed the
Union advance at Chattanooga. BE
the cavalry at Cbicka-
mauga and after the battle crossed
Tennessee river and fell upon Bose
crans' line OF communications, defeat.
ing the force that was sent against
him and destroying over 1900 wagons
with stores. On this raid be succeeded
in Damaging federal property to the
value of SO, 0oJ, 900, but, after losing
900 men, was driven back to nothern
Alabama. Subsequently be took part
Ia the siege OF Knoxville and covered
Bragg's retreat from Lincoln Ridge
and Lookout Mountain.
During the winter and spring he
continually harassed the Union troops,
aud, on the advance o: Gen. William
T. Shsrman's army toward Atlanta,
he oppcsed every movement and fought
almost daily, often with bis men dis
mounted. July 81 30 he + ught the
raiding fnrce CT Gen. Go. Stonenan,
General Ksnner Gerard and Gen. E l.
ward NJ. McCook, and captured many
prisoners, including Gan. Stoneman
and all ths artillery and transporta'
lion. On Aug. 9, 1864, be was sent by
Gen. John D. Hood 70 capture the na-
tional supplies, burn bridges and
break up railways in the rear OF Gen.
Saermau's army. Passing through
northern Georgia, be went into east
ern Tennessee as far as the Kentucky
line, and thence through middle Ten
noc,oa honk into northern Alabama.