Remembering Them Forever (RTF)!
Wharton, John Austin
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Military Information:
- Deceased
- KIA
- QR Code
- Civil War CSA
- Cemetery: Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas
- Brigadier General
- 1-Alpha List
Dates of Service 1:
Service Start Date: NA Service End Date: NA
Dates of Service 2:
Service Start Date: NA Service End Date: NA
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.
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Cemetery:
Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Texas