Gabriel Calvin Wharton
Born: July 23, 1824
Birthplace: Culpeper County, Virginia
Father: John Redd Wharton 1796 – 1868
Mother: Eliza Hansborough Colvin 1808 – 1873
Wife: Anne Rebecca Radford 1843 – 1890
(Buried: Radford Family Cemetery, Radford, Virginia)
Children:
William Radford Wharton Sr. 1864 – 1916
(Buried: Radford Family Cemetery, Radford, Virginia)
Education:
1847: Graduated from Virginia Military Institute (2nd in class)
Occupation before War:
Civil Engineer in Virginia
Mining Engineer in Arizona Territory
Civil War Career:
1861: Major of 45th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1863: Colonel of 51st Virginia Infantry Regiment
1861: Participated in the fighting in Western Virginia
1863 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1863: Brigade Commander during the Siege of Knoxville, Tennessee
1864: Commander of Several Brigades in Western Department
1864: Brigade Commander during Battle of New Market, Virginia
1864: Brigade Commander during the Overland Campaign, Virginia
1864: Brigade Commander during Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia
1864: Brigade Commander during Battle of Cedar Creek
1865: Brigade Commander Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia
1865: Paroled at Lynchburg Virginia on June 4, 1865
Occupation after War:
Member of Virginia State House of Delegates
Mining Engineer
Leader in building of Railroad in Southwest Virginia
Died: May 12, 1906
Place of Death: Radford, Virginia
Age at time of Death: 81 years old
Burial Place: Radford Family Cemetery, Radford, Virginia
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