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[JOSEPH WHEELER]

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[JOSEPH WHEELER]
<p><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>[JOSEPH WHEELER] </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:windowtext'>(1836-1906). Confederate major general. “Fighting Joe” was a brilliant cavalry officer who raided Rosecrans at Chattanooga and harassed Sherman’s Georgia campaign all the way to Raleigh. Broadside, General Order No. 7, 3¼"x11", Headquarters, Wheeler’s Cavalry Corps, Jun 3, 1863. Printed on field press. Such printing presses were carried by wagon while the army was on active campaign. Basic guidelines for cavalry troops while on patrol, advance, etc. in making accurate reports, distinguishing fact from rumor, frequency of reports, etc. Concluding, “<i>Cavalry Officers and Soldiers must always remember that they are the eyes and ears of the general commanding</i>...” Light foxing; toning; o/w VG.</span></p>