The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-27
UNITED DAUGHTERS
 OF THE CONFEDERACY
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 During one of his memorable raids. after having forded the Tennessee Riv- CT, he made his headquarters at the home Of Colonel Jones. Though he had been greatly exposed, sixteen horses having been shot under him and three times wounded. once severely, 1t was while here that he received his mortal wound. But it came not as a bullet from an invading foe, but from some whore unseen a chubby little god. whom some call Cupid, took deliberate aim and shot from his tiny bow an arrow which went straight to the heart of our. gallant young cavalryman. For General Wheeler might resist the ene- my but not the charms or Colonel Jones' daughter. beautiful' ana at ! tractive young widow, and he gained her consent to become his wife. All hope of winning the war was lost | to the Confectionery when Lee surren- dered at Appomattox. General Wheel | CT was with Johnston when he surren- dered to Sherman in North Carolina on the 26th of April. This day was af- rewards made Confederate Memorial | Day in some States. Wheeler expressed his farewell to his soldiers in these few | words: Boys, the war is over. You have done your duty as soldiers. ex- pect now that T will go 10 your | homes ana De as SuOu oS have been good soldiers. Goodbye"
 Wheeler. a statesman. He entered politics in the Eighth Congressional | District and was t'ected to Congress. l He was never defeated but once and
 that was after he had served fourteen
 years, when he ran against MT. Eich- 1 ardson, a personal friend, one of his
 privates. Mir. Richardson himself said:
 He is a natural fighter and he fought
 me in our race just like was Yan-
 kee soldier
 By his clean public life. he has shown
 to the weak minds of our country who
 think that politics is made up wholly
 of wicked men seeking personal gain,
 that each generation should bear It's
 share of civil burdens" that men go
 to the polls for the same reason that | they resort to arms--for the love of
 country.
 During the time he rea:esented dear
 old Alabama in Congress he was an ar
 dent supporter of our Democratic party.
 Whenever he arose to address tho
 House on any public issue, he spoke
 the echo He has shown to the world
 from his heart and his lips resounded
 that politics means policy.
 When war is declared against Spain, when all Americans are aroused by the
 oppression of the Cubans and the whole
 land rings with the cry. "Remember
 the Maine" Wheeler enlists in the army and President McKinlev appoints him
 Brigadier- General Some one told : Wheeler it was against the law for one who was a Confederate to hold a position in the United States army; but
 The repied that he guessed there would
 be room enough for him. So he once
 more donned the blue. and when
 We hear the guns of Dewey
 Across the deep, blue sea-
 While Sampson sets us music.
 To the tune of Fitzhugh Lee" . we see the enemy flee and hear Fight
 ing Joe yell. See the damn Yankees run; give 'em hell, boys"
 Being i'll during the battle of San , tiago he was carried to the front on a litter. where he gave the command to charge. He fought with the same bravery as he did in the sixties ano returned nome the hero of two wars. After the war he spent a quiet life attending to business in New Iork The citizens of that city wished tC make him chief of police, but he de- clined the honor, saying that his busi' ness would soon be so that he could re
 turn to Alabama and he could not ac' cept any office that would separate him from his State.
 But, alas he was not allowed 10 re-
 turn He was stricken with sickness
 at the home of his sister in Brockiyn few hours before his death. in nls ae'