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Birthplace of General Joseph Wheeler

 
 
Birthplace of General Joseph Wheeler Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, July 17, 2005
1. Birthplace of General Joseph Wheeler Marker
Inscription. A short distance north of this place, General Joseph Wheeler was born on Sept. 10, 1836. He graduated from West Point in 1859 and held the rank of 2nd lieutenant when the Civil War broke out. Resigning his commission in the Mounted Rifles, U.S.A., to join the Confederate Army, Wheeler was promoted within twenty-one months to major general in charge of all cavalry of the Army of Tenn. In Feb. 1865, he was commissioned lieutenant general. Wounded three times, Wheeler played prominent parts in Bragg’s invasion of Ky., and the campaigns of Chattanooga, Atlanta, Savannah, and the Carolinas. Criticized for lack of discipline among his troops, Wheeler was superseded by Lieutenant General Wade Hampton as chief of cavalry.

After the war, Wheeler lived in the town of Wheeler, Ala., which was named for him. He studied law and was admitted to the Ala. bar. Elected to Congress in 1881, he served almost continuously until his resignation in 1900. As a major general of the U.S. Volunteers in the Spanish-American War, Wheeler fought at San Juan Hill, as well as in the Philippines. He retired from the U.S. Regular Army in 1900 with the rank of brigadier general. General Wheeler died in 1906 and is buried in Arlington Cemetery.
 
Erected 1963 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 121-43.)
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & PoliticsMilitaryWar, Spanish-AmericanWar, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1865.
 
Location. 33° 29.399′ N, 82° 3.075′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Georgia, in Richmond County. Marker is at the intersection of Wheeler Road and Aumond Road, on the right when traveling west on Wheeler Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Augusta GA 30906, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Joseph Wheeler (approx. half a mile away); Bobby Jones and the Beginning of the Grand Slam (approx. 1.2 miles away); Pierce Memorial Methodist Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Sisters of Saint Joseph In Augusta (approx. 1.7 miles away); Walker Family Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Augusta Arsenal (approx. 1.8 miles away); Augusta State University (approx. 1.8 miles away); Stephen Vincent Benet House (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Augusta.
 
Also see . . .  General Joseph Wheeler. Wikipedia biography. (Submitted on December 29, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)
Birthplace of General Joseph Wheeler Marker at Aumond Road and Wheeler Road intersection image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, October 2011
2. Birthplace of General Joseph Wheeler Marker at Aumond Road and Wheeler Road intersection
 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 3,311 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on December 29, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.   2. submitted on October 30, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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