Historical Marker

Birthplace of General Joseph Wheeler

Augusta · Richmond County · Erected 1963

The roadside stories worth pulling over for.

The Story

Confederate cavalry commander Joseph Wheeler was born near here in 1836; rising swiftly to lieutenant general, he later returned to U.S. service as a general in the Spanish-American War.

About this site

Birthplace of General Joseph Wheeler is a historical marker in Augusta, Richmond County, erected in 1963. It is one of 148 historical markers documented in Richmond County, among 249 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.4900, -82.0512 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bobby Jones and the Beginning of the Grand Slam (historical marker), about 1.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Weiss-Steinburg-Bush House, Hull, Dr. Asbury and Martha, House, and Westover Memorial Park.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.4900, -82.0512 · Augusta, Richmond County

Directions (Apple)Google Maps View map

Get Georgia Roam — 12,000+ historic sites in your pocket

See this site and every marker, cemetery, courthouse, museum, battlefield and landmark across Georgia on one live map — find what's near you, get directions, and collect sites as you roam.

or open the live map in your browser →

Free · ad-free · the iOS app and the web map share one account, so your visits sync across both

Nearby in Richmond County

Historical Marker

Bobby Jones and the Beginning of the Grand Slam

Augusta · 1999

Historic Place

Weiss-Steinburg-Bush House

Augusta

Historic Place

Hull, Dr. Asbury and Martha, House

Augusta

Cemetery

Westover Memorial Park

Augusta

Historical Marker

Pierce Memorial Methodist Church

Augusta · 1958

Historical Marker

The Sisters of Saint Joseph In Augusta