Frank Wheaton
Born: May 8, 1833
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island
Father: Dr. Francis Levison Wheaton 1804 – 1895
(Buried: North Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode Island)
Mother: Amelia Smith Burrill 1802 – 1880
1st Wife: Sarah Maria Cooper 1836 – 1858
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Father – in – law: C.S. General Samuel Cooper 1798 – 1876
2nd Wife: Emma Twiggs Mason 1836 – 1864
(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
3rd Wife: Maria Bleecker Miller 1846 – 1924
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Children:
Amelia Burrill Wheaton 1867 – 1885
(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, New York)
Catherine Wheaton 1873 – 1873
(Buried: San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, California)
Catherine Navarre Wheaton 1874 – 1878
(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, New York)
Frank Wheaton Jr. 1876 – 1878
(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, New York)
Frank Wheaton II. 1882 – 1884
(Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, New York)
Education:
Attended Brown University until withdrawing
1865: Receiver Honorary A. M. Degree from Brown University
Occupation before War:
Member of Mexican – American Boundary Commission
1855 – 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, 1st Cavalry Regiment
Participated in the Campaign against the Cheyenne Indians
Participated in the Utah War
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1866: Captain of United States Army, 1st Cavalry Regiment
1861: Lt. Colonel of 2nd Rhode Island Infantry Regiment
1861: Served in the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 2nd Rhode Island Infantry Regiment
1862: Regimental Commander at Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
1862: Served in the rear during the Battle of Antietam – (no action)
1862 – 1866: Brigadier General, Union Army Volunteers
1862: Present at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863: Led his regiment into heavy fighting at Chancellorsville
1863: Acted as Division Commander at the Battle of Gettysburg
1864: Brigade Commander during the Overland Campaign
1864: Brigade Commander during the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia
1864: His men were hurried to Washington, D.C. for Defense of Capital
1864: Served under Major General Philip Sheridan in Shenandoah
1865: Suffered from the effects of Piles
1865: His Division captured Major General George W. Custis Lee
1865: Brevetted to the rank of Major General for service in war
1865: Brevetted to the rank of Colonel in United States Army
1865 – 1866: Commander of U.S. Army District of Omaha, Nebraska
1866: Mustered out of Volunteer Service on April 30th
Occupation after War:
Member of Military Order of the Loyal Legion
1866 – 1874: Lt. Colonel of United States Army, 39th Infantry Regiment
1866: Presented a Sword by the state of Rhode Island
1866: Recommended a pardon for C.S.A. General George H. Steuart
1867: Suffered from the effects of Yellow Fever
Served in Oregon and California Prior to the Modoc War
1873: Served in the First Battle of the Stronghold
1873: Relieved of command during the First Battle of the Stronghold
1874 – 1892: Colonel in United States Army
1892 – 1897: Brigadier General of United States Army
Served a minor role in Yaqui uprising at Ambos Nogales
1897: Major General of United States Army retiring one month later
1897: Retired from United States Army on May 8th
Spent two years traveling in Europe
1898: Speaker at Thanksgiving dinner in Berlin, Germany
1899 – 1900: Suffered from Deterioration of the right eye
1900: Had his right eye removed to preserve his left eye
Died: June 18, 1903
Place of Death: Residence in Washington, D.C.
Cause of Death: Cerebral hemorrhage from arteriosclerosis
Age at time of Death: 70 years old
Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
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