John Wheeler Military person

John Wheeler was a Union colonel during the American Civil War. Wheeler's regiment suffered heavy losses at Gettysburg where he was killed in action at the Rose Woods near Devil's Den.

Personal facts

John Wheeler
Birth dateFebruary 06, 1825
Birth place
Connecticut
Date of deathJuly 02, 1863
Place of death
Gettysburg Pennsylvania
Resting place
Crown Point Indiana

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Military person

allegianceUnion
military operations
American Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
Second Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Hampton Roads
Peninsula Campaign
military command20th Regiment Indiana Infantry
service start1861
service end1863

Topical connections

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