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Photo Gallery: "Fightin' Joe" Wheeler
Marker text:
Near this spot, May 9, 1865, Major General Joseph Wheeler,
C.S.A., and part of his staff were captured by Federal troops who were
pursuing President Jefferson Davis. Gen. Wheeler was released in Athens but,
later, was again arrested and sent north with Pres. Davis. He was imprisoned
at Fort Delaware, De., until June 8, 1865, when he was released. Gen.
Wheeler fought more battles than any other cavalryman in the War Between the
States. Wounded 3 times, he had his horse shot out from under him 16 times.
In the U.S. Army in the Spanish-American War, he served with equal honor and
distinction.
122-3 Georgia Historical Commission 1956
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