Description
Litho carte view of Confederate General Joseph Wheeler. Born near Augusta, Georgia, on September 10, 1838. He would graduate from the the U.S. Military Academy in 1859, but resigned from the Army to join the Confederate forces in 1861 and rose rapidly to the rank of lieutenant general. Nicknamed “Fighting Joe,” Wheeler was considered by General Robert E. Lee to be one of the two most outstanding Confederate cavalry leaders and saw action in many campaigns, including the opposition to Sherman’s advance on Atlanta. This example has a 1863-64 Confederate stamp affixed to the reverse.
