Life span: 07/23/1824 to 05/12/1906TabsLife SummaryFull name: Gabriel Colvin WhartonPlace of Birth: Culpeper County, VABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateEducation: OtherOther Education: Virginia Military AcademyOccupation: OtherOther Occupation: Civil EngineerGovernment: State legislatureMilitary: Confederate Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 02/12/1862 02/13/1862 In Tennessee, Union forces surround Fort Donelson and begin probing attacks 02/14/1862 02/14/1862 In Tennessee, Union troops reinforce the siege of Fort Donelson, while gunboats attack from the river 02/15/1862 02/15/1862 In Tennessee, Confederate troops attempt a full-scale break out from the siege of Fort Donelson 02/16/1862 02/16/1862 In Tennessee, General Grant forces Fort Donelson's "unconditional and immediate" surrender 10/19/1864 10/19/1864 In the Shenandoah Valley, Union troops under Sheridan turn defeat into crushing victory at the Battle of Cedar Creek Documents Images Gabriel Colvin Wharton Gabriel Colvin Wharton, detail Bibliography
