Gabriel Caldwell Wharton
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Gabriel Caldwell Wharton was born in Springfield
, Washington County, Kentucky
, 13 June 1839 and died in Louisville, Kentucky
, 22 February 1887.
Wharton enlisted in 1861 with the 10th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry
. During the Battle of Chickamauga
, the brigade commander of the 2d Brigade (of the 3d Division, 14th Army Corps) fell, and Col. William H. Hays
who was commander of the 10th Infantry Regiment took command of that brigade. Col. Wharton took command of the 10th Infantry Regiment at that time. By March 1863 he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and commanded the regiment.
After the war he resumed practice as a lawyer and died in Louisville.
Springfield, Kentucky
Springfield is a city in and county seat of Washington County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,634 at the 2000 census. It was established in 1793 and probably named for springs in the area.-Geography:...
, Washington County, Kentucky
Washington County, Kentucky
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 10,916. Its county seat is Springfield. The county is named for George Washington. Washington County was the first county formed in the Commonwealth of Kentucky when it reached statehood...
, 13 June 1839 and died in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, 22 February 1887.
Wharton enlisted in 1861 with the 10th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry
10th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry
The 10th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 10th Kentucky Infantry was organized at Lebanon, Kentucky and mustered in for a three year enlistment on November 21, 1861.The regiment was attached to 2nd...
. During the Battle of Chickamauga
Battle of Chickamauga
The Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863, marked the end of a Union offensive in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia called the Chickamauga Campaign...
, the brigade commander of the 2d Brigade (of the 3d Division, 14th Army Corps) fell, and Col. William H. Hays
William Hercules Hays
William Hercules Hays was a United States federal judge.Hays was born in Washington County, Kentucky. He read law in 1845. He was in private practice of law in Springfield, Kentucky from 1845 to 1851. He was a county judge in Washington County from 1851 to 1859. Hays was in private practice of law...
who was commander of the 10th Infantry Regiment took command of that brigade. Col. Wharton took command of the 10th Infantry Regiment at that time. By March 1863 he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and commanded the regiment.
After the war he resumed practice as a lawyer and died in Louisville.