Category Archives: Gen. Joseph Wheeler

Rough Rider Joe Wheeler

Confederate cavalry attacking the city was the first thought of the novel’s fictional Parthenia Leila Ellis when the sounds of battle awakened her the night the Rebels drove in the pickets at Fort Sanders. That cavalry was commanded by Gen. … Continue reading

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McLaws challenged to a duel

Gen. Lafayette McLaws was not only relieved as a division commander by General Longstreet after the Fort Sanders debacle, McLaws was promptly challenged to a duel. The challenge came from “Major Gerrold [George Bruce  Gerald] of the 18th Mississippi Regiment,” according … Continue reading

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Gen. Joseph Wheeler

Confederate cavalry attacking the city was Parthenia Leila Ellis’s first thought when the sounds of battle awakened her the night the Rebels drove in the pickets at Fort Sanders. The cavalry was commanded by Gen. Joseph Wheeler of Georgia who … Continue reading

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