Gainesville daily sun., 1906-01-29
WHEELER FUNERAL TO
Be AT WASHINGTON
Intermen, Will b. In Arlington
Cemetery.
WITH FULL MILITARY HoNoRs
An Escort Consisting Of Troops from
All Branches Of United States Ser.
vice VIII Accompany Remains TO
Last Resting Place.

vice VIII Accompany Remains TO
Last Resting Place.
Washington Jan. 27-Gencral Jo
seph Wh,e.cr will be- buried Ia Ar
hnSton cemetery with full military
honors. The tentative program pro
Vidcs that the funeral shall be held
at ST. Johns Episcopal church here
Monday afternoon. and an escort. con.
sisting of troops from all branches of
the service accompany the body to
the cemetery.
Sketch Of General Wheeler.
BriIadier General Joseph Wheeler.
United States army. who was retired
from active service Sept. IL. 1890. was
born at Augusta. Ga. Sept. IL. 1896.
He graduated from West Point in 1853.
and in 1899 was given the honorary
degree OF H.. ID. by Georgetown col
lege. He married Miss Mamie Ella
Jones.
From 1859 TO 1861 he was second
lieutenant Of United States cavalry.
but ON the outbreak Of the civil war
entered the confederate artillery. with
a commission as first lieutenant Re
cause Of his military training and his
dashing prowcss. he rapidly rOsc, and
became colonel OF infantry. later brig
adler general Of cavalry. major xener-
al AMI corps commander. and at the
clos. ~ the civil war Was lieutenant
general.
He was wounded three times. six.
teen horses were shot under him,
eight Of his stan Ofiicers were killed
and thlTtytwo wounded. lie at one
time received the thanks of the con.
federare government for his skill and
rallantry In battle.
After the war he settled down To
private life as a planter. occasionally
rracticing law. In 1881 he was elect.
trict of Alabama. serving until 1899
period Of eighteen years. brol
only by his absence during the Span
ish. American war. He was reelected
10 the hfty-sixth congress. but resign
ed He was senior member OF con.
gress Of the Democratic side. Sever
al times ne was a member Of the hoard
Of visitors to the military academy,
and for fourteen years was a regen,
of the Smithsonian institute.
A. the beginning Of the Spanish
American var he volunteered his ser.
vices and on May I. 1898, was appoint.
cd major general of volunteers. Unit"
States army and assigned 10 tho com.
mand Of tho cavalry division. army Of
Santiago We commanded the troops
In the engagement at I-asgiasimas.
Cuba. June -. lS9S. was senior officer
In the field AZ the battle of San Juan.
and was 4 senior member ~ com.
sion which arranged the surrender Of
Santiago
From August lS. 1899. until Febru-
ary :. 1900. he commanded the Frs,
brigade, Second division. Of the army
ln 'il' HItlipIiHNN TIC
IN a number ~ important engagements
in the CONQUEST OF those islands. In
June. 1900. he was appointed brigadicr
general of the regular United States
army. and was In command Of tho DC.
parimont NJ the lakes until september
~ that year. when he was retired He
was a member of 'hc Society ~ co.
lonial Wars. Sons of I've Revolution
Sons ~ the War ~ 1872. the society
~ Santiago. United Confederate" N,j.
orans q. ISOLATION. and the Naval and
Military order ~ the Spanish-Ameh
can War
Ili~ writings vrr" numerous. dealin"
lar-e!, with f.. bn'"al military matter.
He wrnt, an account ~ the Kcntrckv
military CarIaign of lNc2 ard IN i9ce
hc compi'.i fpg The usc of tho con
fod"ra', 9~r~ q manual ~ cara'ry
t0c'ics ~" s. rp'' q military VT tory
pi iiatama history of a.. Santiago
car "aign n history of Cuba and E.
monograph on History of,ths e c.
Laon Civilization II the Wars Of the