Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-01-31
GEN. JOSEPH WHEELER DEAD.
The Hero Of Two Wars Is No More-Pneu.
monla the Cause OF His Death.

died here this afternoon at 5.35
o'clock. He was stricken with a
severe cold last week, which rapidly
developed into pneumonia, and from
the first it was feared that he could
not recover. Gen. Wheeler has been
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Ster-
ling Smith, in Brooklyn Heights, for
some days, and it was here that he
died. In addition to Mrs. Smith, the
son and four >daughtersl of Gen.
Wheeler were at his bedside when
the end came.
Sketch OF Gen. Wheeler.
Joseph Wheeler was born in Au-
gusta, Ga, September 10, 1886. He
graduated from West Point in 1859,
and has been conspicuous figure in
military and political life ever since
that time.
Though scarcely more than boy
at the outbreak of the civil war, only
a short time served to display his
peculiar worth. AT Shiloh he won
more distinction than any other Off
Ger of his rank.
One Of the most noted of Gen.
Wheeler's military operations was his
destruction of Rosecran's trains just
after the battle of Chickamauga. 1t
was perhaps the most hazardous un-
dertaking, and propably the most
perilous and important duty ever as
signed to cavalry commander.
"Joe" Wheeler, at the outbreak of
the war, entered the Confederate ar
tillery with commission of first
lieutenant. Because of his military
bearing and dashing prowess he
rapidly rose, and became colonel of
infantry, later brigadier general of
cavalry, major general and corps
commander, and at the close of the
war was lieutenant general.
During the war Gen. Wheeler was
wounded three times, sixteen horses
were shot under him, eight of his
staff officers were killed and thirty
two were wounded.
So great was Gen. Wheeler's love
of battle that at the beginning of the
Spanish American war he volunteered
his services and wa appointed major
general of volunteers, U. S. A., May
4, 1893, and was assigned to the com
mand of the cavalry division, army
of Santiago. He was senior officer
in the field at the battle of San Juan
and was senior member of commits
sion which arranged the surrender of
Santiago.
Gen. Wheeler also saw active duty
in the Philippines, and participated
in number of important engage
ments in the conquest of those
islands.
From August ls, 1899, until Feb
ruary Z, 1900, he commanded the
First Brigade, Second Division, in
the Philippines.
In June, 1900, he was appointed
brigadier general of the regular
United States army, and was in COM
mand of the Department of the
Lakes until September OF that year,
when he was retired.
Gen. Wbeeler's career in Congress
was on the same lines as his military
methods. He was one of the oldest
members in service of the House of
Representatives, and during the time
he was in the National Legislature
ne was one of its most popular mem
bers. Always courteous and oblig-
ing, he was never more happy than
when complying with requests from
fellow members for information on
topics with which his study and re-
search had made him familiar.
His Congressional career COM
menced in 1881, when he was elected
Congressman from the Eighth Dis
trict of Alabama, serving until 1899,
4 period of eighteen years, broken
only by his absence during the Span
ash American war.
A prominent man, long a resident
of Washington, eminent as a writer,
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