Editing Joseph Wheeler (section)

===Chickamauga and Chattanooga===
[[File:JWheelerCSAGenclose.jpg|thumb|Joseph Wheeler during the Civil War]]
Wheeler and his troopers guarded the army's left flank at the [[Battle of Chickamauga]] in September 1863. After the routed U.S. army collected in [[Chattanooga Campaign|Chattanooga]], Gen. Bragg sent Wheeler's men into central Tennessee to destroy railroads and Federal supply lines in a [[Wheeler's October 1863 Raid|major raid]]. On October 2, his attack at Anderson's Cross Roads (also known as Powell's Crossroads) destroyed more than 700 U.S. supply wagons, tightening the Confederate siege of Chattanooga. Pursued by U.S. soldiers, Wheeler advanced to McMinnville and captured its 600-man garrison. There were more actions at Murfreesboro and Farmington. Still, by October 9, Wheeler safely crossed the Tennessee River at [[Muscle Shoals, Alabama]].<ref name="Bearss126" /> The extensive raid and a subsequent northern movement to assist Longstreet in his siege of Knoxville would cause the mounted arm of the army to miss the [[Chattanooga Campaign]] (November 23–25). Wheeler covered Bragg's retreat from Chattanooga following the Union breakthrough at [[Battle of Missionary Ridge|Missionary Ridge]] on November 25 and received a wound in his foot as his cavalry and Maj. Gen. [[Patrick Cleburne]]'s infantry fought at the [[Battle of Ringgold Gap]] on November 27.