Joseph Wheeler

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Joseph Wheeler was a prominent American military officer who served as a Confederate cavalry general during the Civil War and later as a U.S. Army general in the Spanish–American War.

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Joseph Wheeler canonical 16
General Joseph Wheeler 1
Joseph Wheeler Jr. 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confederate general
United States Army general
human
military officer
politician
allegiance Confederate States of America
United States of America
birthDate 1836-09-10
birthPlace Augusta, Georgia
surface form: Augusta, Georgia, United States
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery
commanded Army of Tennessee
surface form: Army of Tennessee cavalry (Confederate States Army)

Cavalry division in the U.S. Army during the Spanish–American War
conflict American Civil War
Philippine–American War
Spanish–American War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1906-01-25
deathPlace Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
surface form: Brooklyn, New York, United States
education United States Military Academy
familyName Wheeler
fullName Joseph Wheeler self-link
givenName Joseph
graduationYear 1859
hasChild Annie Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler self-linksurface differs
surface form: Joseph Wheeler Jr.
honoredIn Wheeler County, Georgia NERFINISHED
Wheeler County, Texas
ideology Southern Democrats
surface form: Southern Democrat
memberOf United States House of Representatives
militaryBranch Confederate cavalry
surface form: Confederate States Army cavalry

United States Army
militaryRank Lieutenant General (Confederate States Army)
surface form: Lieutenant general (Confederate States Army)

Major general (United States Army)
nickname Fighting Joe
notableFor commanding Confederate cavalry in the Western Theater of the American Civil War
serving as a U.S. Army general in the Spanish–American War
occupation lawyer
politician
soldier
participatedInBattle Atlanta Campaign
Battle of Chickamauga
Battle of San Juan Hill
Battle of Shiloh
partyAffiliation Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
positionHeld Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama
representedDistrict Alabama's 10th congressional district
surface form: Alabama's 8th congressional district
residence Alabama
surface form: Alabama, United States
servedIn Confederate States Army
United States Army
spouse Daniella Jones Sherrod Wheeler

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John Archibald Wheeler hasSibling Joseph Wheeler
Battle of San Juan Hill commander Joseph Wheeler
Siege of Santiago commander Joseph Wheeler
Wheeler County namedAfter Joseph Wheeler
subject surface form: Wheeler County, Georgia
Wheeler Lake namedAfter Joseph Wheeler
this entity surface form: General Joseph Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler fullName Joseph Wheeler self-link
Joseph Wheeler hasChild Joseph Wheeler self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Joseph Wheeler Jr.
Joe Wheeler State Park namedAfter Joseph Wheeler
Confederate cavalry notableCommander Joseph Wheeler
Battle of Las Guasimas commander Joseph Wheeler
San Juan Hill associatedWithPerson Joseph Wheeler
Battle of Averasborough commander Joseph Wheeler
San Juan Heights associatedWithPerson Joseph Wheeler
Landing at Siboney commander Joseph Wheeler