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Wharton, John Austin

Age: 36

  • Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Military Information:

  • Deceased
  • KIA
  • QR Code
  • Civil War CSA
  • State Cemetery - Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas
  • Brigadier General
  • 1-Alpha List

Bio:

Wharton was killed by fellow officer George W. Baylor in a personal quarrel that grew out of "an unpleasant misunderstanding over military matters." Even though Wharton was found to have been unarmed, Baylor was acquitted of murder charges in 1868.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._Wharton

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Cemetery:

Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Texas