- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Wheeler Drive historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Clayton County
Roads--Georgia
Wheeler, Joseph, 1836-1906 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clayton County, 33.54189, -84.35769
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Intersection of Wheeler Drive and Hood Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Wheeler Drive, Fort Gillem
Text of marker: "WHEELER DRIVE. Named in honor of Maj. General Joseph Wheeler (USMA 1859), commander of the 2nd Cavalry Corps, Army of Tennessee, CSA. A renowned raider, he guarded the flanks of the Confederate Army, with headquarters near present Depot site, covering the Confederate retreat. A member of Congress 1881-1883 and 1885-1900, he was a Major General U. S. Vols. 1898, Spanish American War and the Philippine Insurrection and was appointed Brig. General, USA. He was one of the nation's great Cavalry leaders. Born at Augusta, Georgia, September 10, 1836. Died January 25, 1906. 031-AGD-4 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1957" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_wheeler-drive
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_wheeler-drive
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
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