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William Wheeler

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William Wheeler

Birth
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Death
22 Jun 1864 (aged 27)
Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 100, Lot 1891
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Civil War Union Army Officer. Served as commander of the 13th New York Light Artillery of the 11th Corps. He was shot through the heart and killed in battle at Marietta, Georgia. He made a name for himself when he fought alongside Dilger's Battery I, 1st Ohio Artillery and Wilkeson's Battery G, 4th US Artillery north of Gettysburg on July 1, 1863. A monument to the unit stands there today as well as a second on on East Cemetery Hill.
Civil War Union Army Officer. Served as commander of the 13th New York Light Artillery of the 11th Corps. He was shot through the heart and killed in battle at Marietta, Georgia. He made a name for himself when he fought alongside Dilger's Battery I, 1st Ohio Artillery and Wilkeson's Battery G, 4th US Artillery north of Gettysburg on July 1, 1863. A monument to the unit stands there today as well as a second on on East Cemetery Hill.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Dec 18, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6036154/william-wheeler: accessed ), memorial page for William Wheeler (14 Aug 1836–22 Jun 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6036154, citing Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.