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Joseph Wheeler

lieutenant generalUnited StatesUnited States3 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1836 – 1906

1840185018601870188018901900American Civil War · 1861–1865Spanish-American War · 1898Battle of Stones River — December 31, 1862 · Confederate States · American Civil WarAtlanta Campaign — May 7, 1864 · Confederate States · American Civil WarSan Juan Heights — 1 Jul 1898 · United States · Spanish-American War

Active service 1862–1898 — 3 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 26.

Profile

Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler was an American military officer and politician. He was a cavalry general in the Confederate States Army during the 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.

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Battles (3)

Last verified June 2026
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