Joseph Wheeler

Joseph Wheeler
Wheeler in the uniform of a general of the Confederate States of America in the 1860s
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Alabama's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1885 – April 20, 1900
Preceded byLuke Pryor
Succeeded byWilliam Richardson
In office
January 15, 1883 – March 3, 1883
Preceded byWilliam M. Lowe
Succeeded byLuke Pryor
In office
March 4, 1881 – June 3, 1882
Preceded byWilliam M. Lowe
Succeeded byWilliam M. Lowe
Personal details
Born(1836-09-10)September 10, 1836
Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 25, 1906(1906-01-25) (aged 69)
New York City, U.S.
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Nickname(s)Fightin' Joe, Little Joe, the War Child
Military service
Allegiance United States
Confederate States of America Confederate States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Confederate States Army
Years of service1859–1861 (U.S.)
1861–1865 (C.S.)
1898–1900 (U.S.)
RankLieutenant general (C.S., unconfirmed)[1]
Major general (U.S.)
Battles/wars

Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler (September 10, 1836 – January 25, 1906) was a military commander and politician of the Confederate States of America. He was a cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and then a general in the United States Army during both the Spanish-American and Philippine–American Wars near the turn of the twentieth century. For much of the Civil War, he was the senior cavalry general in the Army of Tennessee and fought in most of its battles in the Western Theater.

Between the Civil War and the Spanish–American War, Wheeler served multiple terms as a U.S. Representative from the state of Alabama as a Democrat.

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