The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-02-02
JOINS HIS COMRADES OF
MANY HARD FOUGHT FIELDS.
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and center Of the Confederate army in
it's retreat across the Chattahooche
and during the closing days of July
defeated a raiding force under Gems.
Stoneman, McCook and Garrard, talk
ing StOneman prisoner with all his ar
tillery and transportation.
Captured Many FederaIs.
In the several battles which occurred
during the three days of this raid Gen.
Wheeler captured altogether 5000
prisoners. In August and September,
1864, he made a raid through Northern
Georgia, parts of Tennessee and into
Northern Alabama for the purpose of
destroying Sherman's supplies and
preventing others from reaching him,
but he was repulsed by Federal troops.
He next operated in front of Sher-.
mans army, defended Macon, Augusta
and Savannah and defeated Fitzpatrick
at Aiken and Johnsonville, S. G.
Promoted to Lieutenant General.
On February %, 1865, Gen Wheeler
was promoted to Lieutenant General.
In the operations in North Carolina in
March, 1865, his cavalry division was
active in impeding the advance of the
enemy, and at the battle of Benton
vile forced a way for the corps of
Stewart and Lee 10 retreat. He
charged Kilpatrick's troops during
Sherman's march on Raleigh and drove
them back, this being the last impor-
tant battle OF the Civil War in which
Wheeler took part.
On April 20, Gen. Wheeler babe fare
der fire in over 800 skirmishes and |
having commanded in more than 200 |
battles In 1868 Gen. Wheeler located at |
Wheeler Station, Lawrence county, |
Ala, where he studied law and on his |
admission to the bar opened offices
both at that place and at CORTLAND,
Ala, in the same county. He soon
built up a large practice and acquired !
a vast estate, which has grown to be
very valuable From time to time
Gen. Wheeler appeared as a public
speaker, always counselling harmony
and peace between the North and
South.
Entry Into Politics.
His entrance into active political life
occurred in 1880, when he took the
stump for the Democratic ticket, and
made many able addresses. During
the same year he was elected to the
Congress as a Democrat,
and took his seat on December 5, 1881.
His majority was small over the
reenback-Democrat candidate, who
was w. M. Lowe. Lowe entered
contest and Gen. Wheeler was unseated.
Lowe died few months later and
Wheeler was again elected. He con-
.inued to serve in Congress until the
Spanish-American war.
In Spanish-American War.
In April, 1898, he volunteered for
luty in the invasion of Cuba. Several
lines before when there was indica-
ion of a conflict with another nation,
Zen. Wheeler offered his services to r
he President. On May 3, 1898, Presi- ! ,
lent Mckinley appointed him Major
Ienral of volunteers and he was as
igned to the command of the cavalry
Iivision about to leave for Cuba. When
lie donned a United States uniform
It Tampa, Fla, where he embarked,
lie was described as being as proud as
peacock. With his staff he disem-
'arked at Daiquiri, dune %. On the
4th he engaged in the skirism at c
iuasimas, which he had planned and
With 9e4 dismounted cavalry he rout-
d 1000 Spaniards. This resulted in
he opening of the road to Santiago. In t
he first engagement at San Juan, July t