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65-517: The Decatur Cemetery is a historic graveyard within the city of Decatur, Georgia , United States. The Decatur Cemetery is the oldest burial ground in the Atlanta metropolitan area , and is believed to have been used even before Decatur's 1823 incorporation. In 1832, an act by the local legislature created “Commissioners for the Decatur Burial Ground.” Numerous Civil War veterans were buried in

130-405: A Liberty Ship in honor of Wheeler. Wheeler Road , a main thoroughfare through west Augusta is named after him as well. Furthermore, Joe Wheeler Electric Cooperative in northwest Alabama also honors him. Also Camp Wheeler , near Macon, Georgia (which served as an army base during both World Wars), was named for Wheeler. The City of Derby, Connecticut, where Wheeler grew up, named him as one of

195-573: A major raid . On October 2, his attack at Anderson's Cross Roads (also known as Powell's Crossroads) destroyed more than 700 U.S. supply wagons, tightening the Confederate siege of Chattanooga. Pursued by U.S. soldiers, Wheeler advanced to McMinnville and captured its 600-man garrison. There were more actions at Murfreesboro and Farmington. Still, by October 9, Wheeler safely crossed the Tennessee River at Muscle Shoals, Alabama . The extensive raid and

260-590: A U.S. cavalry force under Brig. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick in South Carolina at the Battle of Aiken on February 11. He was replaced as cavalry chief by Lt. Gen. Wade Hampton III and fought under him at the Battle of Bentonville on March 19–20. While attempting to cover Confederate President Jefferson Davis 's flight south and west in May, Wheeler was captured at Conyer's Station just east of Atlanta. He had intended to reach

325-473: A local and national reputation as a progressive city with a high level of citizen involvement. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11 square kilometers), all land. Decatur is bordered by Avondale Estates to the southeast and Atlanta to the southwest, and unincorporated DeKalb County elsewhere. The Eastern Continental Divide bisects

390-515: A middle school, and a high school. Decatur High School is the district's sole high school. The Decatur City district has 224 full-time teachers and over 4,400 students from pre-K through grade 12. The DeKalb County School District serves unincorporated DeKalb County. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta operates St. Thomas More School in Decatur; it opened on September 1, 1950. At first it only had elementary grades and its initial enrollment

455-569: A new brigade. Wheeler fought at the Battle of Perryville in October and, after the fight, performed an excellent rearguard action protecting the army's retreat. He was promoted to brigadier general on October 30 and led the cavalry belonging to the Second Corps, Army of Tennessee , from November to December. During the action at La Vergne, Tennessee , on November 27, Wheeler was wounded by an artillery shell that exploded near him. In December 1862,

520-426: A one-year term. The mayor is not a separate elected office. The current mayor is Patti Garrett. Previous mayors have included Leslie Jasper Steele (1915), Jack Hamilton, Walter Drake, Mike Mears, Ann A. Crichton, Elizabeth Wilson, William Floyd, Jim Baskett and Scott Candler, Sr. (known as Mr. DeKalb). The Commission appoints a professional City Manager to carry out the policies, directives and day-to-day business of

585-859: A pause in the fighting, both sides reinforced their positions. The Spaniards sent forward two companies of the San Fernando Battalion , along with the artillery. After midday, the U.S. attack was renewed, but Spanish Comandante Andrés Alcañiz, leading the Provisional de Puerto Rico Battalion , once again checked the American assault. After halting the American advance, the Spanish resumed their ongoing withdrawal toward Santiago's outer defenses according to their original plans. The battle had cost U.S. forces 17 dead and 52 wounded, while Spanish forces suffered seven dead and seven wounded. Wheeler fell seriously ill during

650-458: A pontoon bridge to distance his army from a group of escaped slaves who sought refuge and safety with the Union forces. According to Sherman's account, Wheeler ordered his cavalry to charge the refugees. This action forced the men, women, and children into the water, where it is presumed many drowned. Wheeler and his men continued to attempt to stop Sherman in the 1865 Carolinas Campaign . He defeated

715-535: A special election to return and serve the remaining weeks of the term. Wheeler supported the election of Luke Pryor in 1882 and did not run for reelection, but was elected again in 1884 and re-elected to seven subsequent terms before resigning in 1900. While in Congress, Wheeler strove to heal the breach between the slave states and the United States and championed policies to help rebuild the southern U.S. economy. At

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780-604: A subsequent northern movement to assist Longstreet in his siege of Knoxville would cause the mounted arm of the army to miss the Chattanooga Campaign (November 23–25). Wheeler covered Bragg's retreat from Chattanooga following the Union breakthrough at Missionary Ridge on November 25 and received a wound in his foot as his cavalry and Maj. Gen. Patrick Cleburne 's infantry fought at the Battle of Ringgold Gap on November 27. During U.S. Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman 's Atlanta Campaign , Wheeler's cavalry corps screened

845-430: A time. Our dash was made to distract attention while Hardee made the real attack on the enemy's flank. We captured over a hundred prisoners and killed and wounded about one hundred and fifty. Our loss about seventy killed and wounded. In the second half of the twentieth century the metropolitan area of Atlanta expanded into unincorporated DeKalb County , eventually surrounding two sides of the town of Decatur. Concurrently,

910-414: A total of 16 horses were shot from under him. Military historian Ezra J. Warner believed that Wheeler's actions leading cavalry in the conflict "were second only to those of Bedford Forrest ". After the war, Wheeler became a planter and a lawyer near Courtland, Alabama , where he married and raised a family. His home, Pond Spring , in an area now known as Wheeler, Alabama , is a historical site owned by

975-631: A veteran of the American Revolution . Despite his being partially brought up in the northern United States, and being appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point from the state of New York, Wheeler always considered himself a Georgian and Southerner . Wheeler entered West Point in July 1854, barely meeting the height requirement at the time for entry. He graduated on July 1, 1859, placing 19th out of 22 cadets, and

1040-462: Is just south of the southern bridge. At the southeast corner of the cemetery there is a grove of giant bamboo, some with trunks over 20 cm in diameter. A short path leads through this grove to the end of the Ponce de Leon Court Historic District . Decatur, Georgia Decatur ( / d ə ˈ k eɪ t ər / ) is a city and the county seat of DeKalb County , Georgia , United States, part of

1105-614: Is known for its food scene and was named one of the South's "Tastiest Towns" in 2012. In 2016, the New York Times called it "Atlanta's gastronomic equivalent of Berkeley or Brooklyn". Decatur's downtown area and residential neighborhoods are filled with historic structures and sites of interest. This list primarily consists of structures on the National Register of Historic Places , but many remain privately owned and may only be viewed from

1170-524: The 1884 Democratic National Convention , Wheeler supported Grover Cleveland to be the Democratic Party's nominee for President of the United States. In foreign policy, Wheeler was outspokenly Anglophile; he sought a closer relationship between the United States and the British Empire and is regarded as one of the earliest advocates of what would later be called the " Special Relationship " between

1235-560: The Alabama Historical Commission . In 1880, Wheeler was elected from Alabama as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives . Wheeler's opponent, Greenback incumbent William M. Lowe , contested the election. After a contentious legal battle that lasted over a year, Lowe was declared the winner and assumed the seat on June 3, 1882. Lowe served only four months before dying of tuberculosis . Wheeler won

1300-591: The American Civil War , Decatur became a strategic site in Sherman 's Atlanta Campaign . In July 1864, Major-General James McPherson occupied the town to cut off the Confederates ' supply line from Augusta . On July 22, during the Battle of Atlanta , Confederate cavalry under Major-General Joseph Wheeler attacked McPherson's supply wagons and the Union troops left to defend the wagons. A historical marker at

1365-450: The Atlanta metropolitan area . With a population of 24,928 in the 2020 census , the municipality is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple ZIP Codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear Decatur as the address. The city is served by three MARTA rail stations ( Decatur , East Lake , and Avondale ). The city is located approximately five miles (eight kilometers) northeast of Downtown Atlanta and shares its western border with both

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1430-655: The Chattahoochee River at Utoy Creek, and the Shallowford, which follows today's Clairmont Road, and eventually crossed near Roswell . A site for the DeKalb County courthouse was designated in 1822 in what would become downtown Decatur; the city of Decatur was incorporated on December 10, 1823. It was named for United States Navy Commodore Stephen Decatur . The first settler in the area were farmers or skilled tradesmen of English, Scottish and Irish descent. During

1495-557: The Chattahoochee River in an attempt to destroy the railroad Sherman was using to supply his force from Chattanooga. Wheeler's men captured the town of Dalton , but he failed to defeat the U.S. garrison protected in a nearby fort. Wheeler then took his men into East Tennessee, crossing the Tennessee River above Knoxville. His raid continued to the west, causing minor interruptions in the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad and then continued south through Franklin, Tennessee , until he recrossed

1560-780: The National Statuary Hall Collection at the United States Capitol . Additionally, several locations in Alabama are named after Wheeler, including Joe Wheeler State Park , Wheeler Lake and Dam , and the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge . Also, Joseph Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia , and Wheeler County, Georgia are named after him. During World War II , the United States Navy named

1625-686: The United States of America and the United Kingdom . When he was asked during the 1888 United States presidential election if he believed that President Grover Cleveland was "as pro-British as people say", Wheeler replied by saying, "No, but he ought to be." While in Washington DC between 1886 and 1887, he formed a friendship with Lionel Sackville-West, 2nd Baron Sackville , the British Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to

1690-532: The disappearing quorum by calling the names of House members who refused to answer, Wheeler climbed onto one of the desks and then proceeded to leap from desk to desk in an attempt to reach the center and stop the Speaker. In 1898, Wheeler, now aged 61, volunteered for the Spanish–American War , receiving an appointment to major general of volunteers from President William McKinley . He assumed command of

1755-545: The regular army , reentering the organization he had resigned from over 39 years before, both on June 16, 1900. After hostilities, he commanded the Department of the Lakes until his retirement on September 10, 1900, and moved to New York City. Wheeler wrote several books on military history and strategy and civil subjects. His first was A Revised System of Cavalry Tactics, for the Use of

1820-671: The Cavalry and Mounted Infantry, C.S.A. in 1863, a manual that saw use by the Confederacy. His other works include: Fitz-John Porter in 1883, The Santiago Campaign in 1898, Confederate Military History: Alabama in 1899, and Report on the Island of Guam in 1900. Wheeler also co-wrote several more books throughout the rest of his life, the last of which, The New America and the Far East: A Picturesque and Historic Description of These Lands and Peoples ,

1885-602: The City of Decatur establishes the City Commission as the governing and legislative authority of the City government. A five-member City Commission is elected for four-year terms on two-year cycles. Two members are elected from the south side of the city, two from the north side and one is elected at-large. At their organizational meeting each January, the Commissioners elect a mayor and mayor-pro-tem from among their own membership for

1950-666: The Confederate retreat to Tupelo, Mississippi . From September to October, Wheeler transferred to the cavalry branch and commanded the 2nd Cavalry Brigade of the Left Wing in the Army of Mississippi . During the Confederate Heartland Offensive , Wheeler aggressively maintained contact with the U.S. Army. He began to suffer from poor relations with Nathan Bedford Forrest , when Bragg reassigned most of Forrest's men to Wheeler, sending Forrest to Murfreesboro, Tennessee to recruit

2015-720: The Decatur Book Festival, the Decatur Maker's Faire, The Decatur Craft Beer Festival and the Decatur Wine Festival. Other events throughout the year include parades, Concerts on the Square, wine crawls, art walks, runs, and races. Public art in Decatur includes Celebration (artist Gary Price), Valentine (artist George Lundeen), Thomas Jefferson (George Lundeen), Commodore Stephen Decatur (artist unknown), Roy A. Blount Plaza, and Living Walls Murals (various artists). Decatur

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2080-602: The Decatur Cemetery, mostly in the 8-acre (3.2 ha) area now referred to as "The Old Cemetery". A wooden well house, built in 1881 with lattice and shingle details, has been restored by the Friends of Decatur Cemetery (FODC). The well hole has been sealed over with concrete for safety reasons and the house is now used as a gazebo. The Decatur Cemetery has expanded to 54 acres (22 ha) and contains well over 20,000 graves. A special section exists for burial of cremated remains;

2145-568: The Decatur Post Office. Decatur has a thriving art and festival scene. The Decatur Arts Alliance hosts the Decatur Arts Festival each May, in addition to installing public art around the city, providing gallery space for local artists, producing YEA!, which is an event for young emerging artists, and supporting arts and arts education throughout the City. Decatur holds the annual AJC Decatur Book Festival, which claims to be one of

2210-612: The English Puritans who came to New England during the Puritan migration to New England ), Joseph Wheeler was born near Augusta, Georgia , and spent some of his early childhood growing up with relatives in Derby, Connecticut while also spending about half of each year in Georgia. Joseph Wheeler and Julia Knox Hull Wheeler were his parents. He was the grandson of Brigadier General William Hull ,

2275-555: The Sea to Savannah . However, his resistance to Sherman did little to comfort Georgia civilians, and lax discipline within his command caused great dissatisfaction. Robert Toombs said, "I hope to God he will never get back to Georgia." Maj. Gen. D. H. Hill wrote that "the whole of Georgia is full of bitter complaints of Wheeler's cavalry." A telling encounter between Wheeler and Sherman is documented in one of Sherman's reports. This incident occurred after Gen. Jeff C Davis decided to dismantle

2340-501: The Spaniards were digging in with a field gun; however, Cuban scouts contradicted these, revealing the Spaniards were preparing to abandon their position. In fact, the Spanish troops at the position had received orders to fall back on Santiago. Wheeler requested the assistance of the attached Cuban forces in an immediate attack, but their commander, Col. Gonzales Clavel, refused. Wheeler attacked anyway, rushing his men forward with two guns to

2405-517: The Tennessee at Tuscumbia, Alabama . The raid Wheeler was ordered to undertake was described by historian Ed Bearss as a "Confederate disaster" because it caused minimal damage to the United States while denying Gen. John Bell Hood , now in command of the Army of Tennessee, the direct support of his cavalry arm. Without accurate intelligence of Sherman's dispositions, Hood lost the Battle of Jonesborough and

2470-574: The Thanks of the Confederate Congress on May 1, 1863. In February 1863, Wheeler and Forrest attacked Fort Donelson at Dover, Tennessee , but the small U.S. garrison repulsed them. Forrest angrily told Wheeler, "Tell [General Bragg] that I will be in my coffin before I will fight again under your command." Bragg dealt with this rivalry in the Tullahoma Campaign by assigning Wheeler to guard

2535-558: The Trans-Mississippi and Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith , still resisting out west, and had with him three officers from his staff and 11 privates when he was taken. Wheeler was imprisoned for two months, first at Fort Monroe and then in solitary confinement at Fort Delaware , where he was paroled on June 8. During his career in the Confederate States Army, Wheeler was wounded three times, lost 36 staff officers to combat, and

2600-517: The U.S. Army of the Cumberland began to advance from Nashville against Bragg's army. Now commanding all of the Army of Tennessee's cavalry, Wheeler skirmished aggressively to delay their advance. He drove into the rear of the U.S. army, destroying hundreds of wagons and capturing more than 700 prisoners. After the Battle of Stones River , as Bragg's army withdrew to the Duck River line, Wheeler struck

2665-423: The U.S. supply lines at Harpeth Shoals on January 12–13, burning three steamboats and capturing more than 400 prisoners. Bragg recommended that Wheeler be promoted as a "just reward", and he became a major general on January 20, 1863. Wheeler led the army's Cavalry Corps from January to November 24, then from December to November 15, 1864. For his actions on January 12–13, 1863, Wheeler and his troopers received

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2730-417: The United States . He described Sackville West as "an absolute gentleman" and "very forward" as well as "manful" and "impeccably honest." By contrast, he described French President Jules Grévy as "a dumb sumbitch" in a statement which he later refused to retract, despite pressure from allies in Washington DC to do so. In January 1890, when House Speaker Thomas Brackett Reed began the process of eliminating

2795-435: The area experienced white flight , as many residents fled to more distant suburbs. The 1960s and 1970s witnessed dramatic drops in property values. However, more recently the city has regained economic vigor, partially thanks to several long-term downtown development plans that have come to fruition, making Decatur a trendy small mixed-use district with easy transit to downtown Atlanta. Over the past twenty years, it has gained

2860-803: The army at Montauk Point , now a state park in New York. Wheeler sailed for the Philippines to fight in the Philippine–American War , arriving in August 1899. He commanded the First Brigade in Arthur MacArthur 's Second Division during the Philippine–American War until January 1900. During this period, Wheeler was mustered out of the volunteer service and commissioned a brigadier general in

2925-705: The army's right flank while Forrest guarded the left. A Union cavalry advance on Shelbyville on June 27 trapped Wheeler and 50 of his men on the north side of the Duck River, forcing Wheeler to plunge his horse over a 15-foot embankment and escape through the rain-swollen river. Wheeler and his troopers guarded the army's left flank at the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863. After the routed U.S. army collected in Chattanooga , Gen. Bragg sent Wheeler's men into central Tennessee to destroy railroads and Federal supply lines in

2990-419: The campaign and turned over command of the division to Brig. Gen. Samuel S. Sumner . Wheeler was still incapacitated in July when the Battle of San Juan Hill began, but once he heard the sound of guns, the "War Child" returned to the front despite his illness. Being the senior officer at the front, he first issued orders to the 1st Division, under Jacob F. Kent , before returning to his own command. Upon taking

3055-521: The cavalry division, which included Theodore Roosevelt 's Rough Riders , and was nominally second-in-command of the Fifth Army Corps . He sailed for Cuba and was charged with scouting for the U.S. advance by General William Rufus Shafter , overall commander of V Corps. He was ordered not to engage the enemy on his own until the American troop disembarkation had been completed. Approaching Las Guasimas de Sevilla on June 24, American reports suggested

3120-483: The cemetery also contains a pond stocked with fish. This pond is also home to swans, ducks and turtles, and is a stopping place for Canada geese on migration. The cemetery is bordered by a forest of several acres, which borders the Glennwood Estates neighborhood. The forested ravine east of the cemetery includes a newly completed pedestrian path which winds over a tributary of Peachtree Creek . A small waterfall

3185-480: The city along the CSX (formerly Georgia Railroad ) trackage right of way. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 24,928 people, 8,841 households, and 5,597 families residing in the city. City Schools of Decatur , which serves only students within the city limits, holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of a pre-K early childhood learning center, five lower elementary schools, two upper elementary schools,

3250-525: The city of Atlanta (the Kirkwood and Lake Claire neighborhoods) and unincorporated DeKalb County. The Druid Hills neighborhood is to the northwest of Decatur. Prior to European settlement, the Decatur area was largely forested (a remnant of old-growth forest near Decatur is preserved as Fernbank Forest ). Decatur was established at the intersection of two Native American trails: the Sandtown, which led east from

3315-511: The city. The current city manager is Andrea Arnold. There are also several citizen volunteer boards and commissions appointed by the City Commission, including the Planning Commission, the Zoning Board of Appeals, and the Historic Preservation Commission. The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice has its headquarters in Avondale Estates , near Decatur. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has its headquarters near Decatur, in an unincorporated area. The United States Postal Service operates

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3380-440: The exterior. Decatur is 'inside the perimeter' ( I-285 ) and north of I-20 . PATH Foundation trails Decatur has three sister cities , as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI): Joseph Wheeler Between the Civil War and the Spanish–American War, Wheeler served multiple terms as a U.S. Representative from the state of Alabama as a Democrat . Although of old New England ancestry (descended from

3445-443: The flanks of the Army of Tennessee as Gen. Joseph E. Johnston drew back from several positions toward Atlanta. In July, Sherman sent two large cavalry columns to destroy the railroads supplying the defenders of Atlanta. With fewer than 5,000 cavalrymen, Wheeler defeated the enemy raids, capturing one of the two commanding generals, Maj. Gen. George Stoneman (the highest-ranking U.S. prisoner of war). In August, Wheeler's corps crossed

3510-447: The front. Colonel Young's brigade led the advance against the Spanish columns in what came to be called the Battle of Las Guasimas , the first major engagement of the war. During the excitement of the battle, Wheeler is said to have called out, "Let's go, boys! We've got the damn Yankees on the run again!" Wheeler's forces moved to encircle the Spaniards' first battle line, assaulting its front and right flank, but were repelled. During

3575-407: The heights, Wheeler assured General William R. Shafter that the position could be held against a counterattack. He led the division through the Siege of Santiago and was a senior member of the peace commission. Wheeler's youngest son died shortly after his return from serving in Cuba; he drowned while swimming in the ocean. When back in the United States, Wheeler commanded the convalescent camp of

3640-440: The largest independent book festivals in the United States. It has featured thousands of famous authors, book signings, speeches, and attracted upwards of 85,000 people in 2019. Decatur is home to Eddie's Attic , which is a live music venue hosting shows almost every night. Decatur is known for its frequent festivals, which include the annual Decatur Arts Festival, Summer In The City, Decatur BBQ, Blues & Bluegrass Festival,

3705-405: The newly formed 19th Alabama Infantry Regiment and was promoted to colonel on September 4. Wheeler and the 19th Alabama fought well under Bragg at the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862. During the Siege of Corinth in April and May, Wheeler's men on picket duty repeatedly clashed with U.S. patrols. Serving as acting brigade commander, Wheeler burned the bridges over the Tuscumbia River to cover

3770-413: The old courthouse marks the site of this skirmish. We attacked Decatur on the 22d and took the town driving out a Brigade of Infantry and a good deal of Dismounted Cavalry. Our Brigade really took the town, tho' it was supported on both flanks by a Brigade of Cavalry dismounted. The fight lasted about two hours and was very hot for a while. The Yankees had the hills and houses on us and fought very well for

3835-415: The porch. At the festivities, Wheeler wore the dress uniform of his most recent rank, that of a general in the U.S. Army. Longstreet recognized him coming near and reportedly said, "Joe, I hope that Almighty God takes me before he does you, for I want to be within the gates of hell to hear Jubal Early cuss you in the blue uniform." (Longstreet did predecease Wheeler, dying in January 1904.) General Wheeler

3900-458: Was 150. A dedicated elementary building opened in 1955, and an addition for kindergarten classes with two rooms was placed in 1994. St. Peter Claver Regional School has a Decatur mailing address but is in nearby Candler-McAfee CDP . The DeKalb County Public Library system operates the Decatur Branch and is also the Dekalb County Library Headquarters. Decatur has operated under a Commission-Manager form of government since 1920. The Charter of

3965-412: Was a member of the District of Columbia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (joined in 1898) and the Society of Colonial Wars . After a prolonged illness, Wheeler died in Brooklyn on January 25, 1906, at the age of 69. He is one of the few former Confederate officers buried within Arlington National Cemetery . In 1925, the state of Alabama donated a bronze statue of Joseph Wheeler to

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4030-452: Was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant in the 1st U.S. Dragoons. He attended the U.S. Army Cavalry School located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania , and upon completion was transferred on June 26, 1860, to the Regiment of Mounted Rifles stationed in the New Mexico Territory . It was while stationed in New Mexico and fighting in a skirmish with Indians that Joseph Wheeler picked up the nickname "Fighting Joe." On September 1, 1860, he

4095-405: Was forced to evacuate Atlanta. Wheeler rendezvoused with Hood's army in early October after destroying the railroad bridge at Resaca. That said, the blame for this defeat cannot be laid at Wheeler's feet. In late 1864, Wheeler's cavalry did not accompany Hood on his Franklin–Nashville Campaign back into Tennessee and was virtually the only effective Confederate force to oppose Sherman's March to

4160-443: Was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant . At the start of the Civil War, Wheeler entered the Confederate States Army on March 16 as a first lieutenant in the Georgia state militia artillery and then was assigned to Fort Barrancas off of Pensacola, Florida , reporting to Maj. Gen. Braxton Bragg . His resignation from the U.S. Army was accepted on April 22, 1861. He was ordered to Huntsville, Alabama , to take command of

4225-411: Was published in 1907, after his death. Wheeler also appeared in an early film called Surrender of General Toral (1898) with William Rufus Shafter. While attending the hundredth-anniversary celebration of the U.S. Military Academy (West Point, New York) in 1902, Wheeler approached the old West Point hotel, where his Confederate comrades James Longstreet and Edward Porter Alexander were seated on

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