Joseph Wheeler

Joseph Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler in Confederate general uniform; photographed between 1862 and 1865
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 8th district
In office March 4, 1885 – April 20, 1900
Preceded by	Luke Pryor
Succeeded by	Vacant
In office January 15, 1883 – March 3, 1883
Preceded by	Vacant
Succeeded by	Luke Pryor
In office March 4, 1881 – June 3, 1882
Preceded by	William M. Lowe
Succeeded by	William M. Lowe
Personal details
Born	(1836-09-10)September 10, 1836 Augusta, Georgia
Died	January 25, 1906(1906-01-25) (aged 69) New York City, New York
Military service
Nickname(s)	Fightin' Joe, Little Joe, the War Child
Allegiance	United States of America  Confederate States of America
Service/branch	United States Army  Confederate States Army
Years of service	1859–1861 (USA) 1861–1865 (CSA) 1898–1900 (USA)
Rank	Lieutenant General (CSA) (unconfirmed) Major General (USA)
Battles/wars	Indian Wars American Civil War Battle of Shiloh Siege of Corinth Kentucky Campaign Stones River Campaign Chickamauga Campaign Tullahoma Campaign Chattanooga Campaign Knoxville Campaign Atlanta Campaign Savannah Campaign Carolinas Campaign Spanish–American War Philippine–American War

Indian Wars
American Civil War

Spanish–American War

Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler (September 10, 1836 – January 25, 1906) was an American military commander and politician. He has the rare distinction of serving as a general during wartime for two opposing forces: first as a noted cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and later as a general in the United States Army during both the Spanish–American War and Philippine–American War near the turn of the twentieth century. For much of the Civil War he served as 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 United States Representative from the state of Alabama as a Democrat.

Although of New England ancestry, Joseph Wheeler was born near Augusta, Georgia and spent most of his early life growing up with relatives in Connecticut. His parents were Joseph Wheeler and Julia Knox Hull Wheeler. He was the grandson of Brigadier General William Hull, a veteran of the American Revolution who was court-martialed for surrendering at Detroit early in the War of 1812.