WHARTON, Gabriel Colvin

Confederate

Born: July 23 1824, Culpeper Cty VA

Died: May 12 1906, Radford VA

Pre-War Profession: Graduated VMI 1847, civil engineer, mining interests.

War Service: July 1861 Maj. in 45th Virginia, August 1861 Col. of 51st Virginia, Army of the Kanawha, command a brigade at Fort Donelson, escaped from Fort Donelson, served in southwest Virginia, July 1863 Brig. Gen. in command of Shenandoah Valley Dist., commanded Wharton's Bde of Sharpshooters/Ransom's Divn in Knoxville campaign, New Market, commanded Wharton's Divn in Early's Shenandoah Valley campaign, Winchester, Cedar Creek, Fisher's Hill, Waynesborough.

Post War: Politician, mining engineer