Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Wheeler” in chapter 1.11 of Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 32.:
...rder to increase his prestige and influence with the people of the country.
But, the latter part of the proposition the President positively refused to accede to.
This, alone, would prove that Wheeler was not at that time a Lieutenant-General, and he could not possibly afterward have become one.
Yours sincerely, Edward L. Wells.
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