Gabriel C. Wharton

Gabriel C. Wharton

Gabriel Colvin Wharton (July 23, 1824 – May 12, 1906) was an American civil engineer and soldier who served as a general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. After the war he was a politician and later resumed his engineering work.

Read more about Gabriel C. Wharton:  Early Life and Career, Civil War Service, Postbellum

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