The United Daughter of the Confederacy, Annie Wheeler Chapter #391 was originally chartered on June 19, 1901 under the leadership of Mrs. J. L. Caldwell. This charter became inactive in 1976. On August 29, 2009, a committee of fifteen ladies met with the Georgia President of the UDC and the Organizing Chairman to reactive the Annie Wheeler chapter of the UDC within Carroll County. It was officially re-chartered on March 10, 2010.

The chapter was named after Miss Annie Early Wheeler who was born July 31, 1868 in Wheeler, Alabama. Annie Wheeler was the second daughter of Joseph Wheeler and his wife Daniella. Joseph Wheeler was a military commander and a politician for the state of Alabama, serving as a United States Representative for eighteen years. During his political career, Wheeler sought to consolidate the North and the South and championed economic policies which would help rebuild the southern states after the Civil War. Joseph also served as general within the Civil War for the Confederate States of America and then for the United States during the Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American War. It was in the Spanish-American War that Annie served as a nurse for wounded soldiers by following her father and brother there. Her work within this conflict led to her being named the 'Angel of Santiago'. She later became a nurse for the Red Cross during World War One, which was under the leadership of Clara Barton, where she was stationed in England and France. After serving as a nurse in these military campaigns, Annie returned to her family's plantation where she remained until her death in 1955.

The official objectives of the Annie Wheeler chapter include: Historical, Educational, Benevolent, Memorial, and Patriotic. The chapter centers all of its work on these objectives. Furthermore, the goal of the chapter is the educating of public on the Carroll County area's Civil War veterans, as well as honoring the sacrifices these veterans made through special programs.

Sources Consulted

Speer, Charles M. Souvenir -- Historical Edition: Carroll County. Carrollton, Ga.: R.L. Sharpe Printing, 1910.