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 Home of Gen. Joseph Wheeler - Wheeler, AL Posted by:  Dulcimoore
N 34° 39.151 W 087° 15.028
16S E 477048 N 3834538
Markers outside of Pond Spring, home of Gen. Joseph Wheeler and his daughter Annie Wheeler.
Waymark Code: WMC4BY
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2011
Views: 17
text of marker: Home of Gen. Joseph Wheeler
1836~1906
"Fighting Joe Wheeler"
Confederate Cavalry Commander
of Army of Tennessee.
Major~General, Cavalry,U.S.A.
in Spanish American War
Soldier~Statesman~Author~Planter
One of Alabama's representatives
in the Statuary Hall in Washington.
Erected by Alabama Historical Association - 1952see link for more on the life of the remarkable Gen. Joe Wheeler: ( visit link) text of second marker: Home of Annie Wheeler
Born July 31, 1868 ~ Died April 10, 1955
Daughter of General Joseph Wheeler
Gallantly served her country three times on foreign soil.
Volunteer nurse, Santiago, Cuba~1898.
Spanish~American War and Manila, P.I. ~1899 during Philippine Insurrection.
Red Cross Worker with A.E.F. France, World War I ~1918.
Beloved as a humanitarian and benefactor of mankind.
Erected 1955 by the General Joseph Wheeler Memorial Association. Pond Spring, the home of Gen. Joe Wheeler, is being restored by the Alabama Historical Commission and reopening to the public is planned for 2012.
Marker Name: Home of Gen. Joseph Wheeler
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
Marker is at the intersection of Alternate U.S. 72 and County Road 377 on U.S. 72 Alternate, on a paved pull off.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1952
Marker Number: Not listed
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