Why was it called Joe Wheeler ? Who is Joe Wheelee ?

Wheeler, famous for his service as a Confederate General, a U.S. Congressman, and a General in the Spanish-American War, came through Alabama during the Civil War in 1863 after the battle of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He and his cavalry troops rested at the Jones' plantation near Pond Spring after crossing the Tennessee River into Lawrence County. After the Civil War, Wheeler entered into a three-year courtship with Daniella Sherrod, and they married in 1866 and built a home at Pond Spring. The house, built during the 1870s, is connected to the original Sherrod house by a covered walkway. The 1870s home is the focal point of the 50-acre site which includes 12 buildings, gardens, and archaeolog   View all Joseph Wheeler, (born September 10, 1836, near Augusta, Georgia, U.S.—died January 25, 1906, Brooklyn, New York), Confederate cavalry general during the American Civil War. Wheeler entered the U.S. cavalry from West Point in 1859 but soon resigned to enter the Confederate service.

General Joe Wheeler. "Fighting Joe".

Pretty sure he was a confederate general.