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Civil War American National Cemeteries
Colonel Whitman and Captain Fish, with Gavett, made a tour of inspection of the battle fields in the department, embracing Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia, including Andersonville, locating the various cemeteries and putting men at work on each.
Wheeler was made assistant to Chaplain Van Home at Chattanooga, and was soon after placed in full charge of building that great work. Chaplain Earnshaw commenced building the cemetery at Nashville, and Captain Fish was placed in charge of building those at Shiloh and Donelson. Gavett was, by order of General Thomas, placed in charge of locating and building the cemetery at Mill Spring, Kentucky, and when that was well under way he was ordered in charge of the entire work of laying out and constructing that at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, and next at Nashville and Stone River, Tennessee.
For these valuable services, for which they received high commendation, Wheeler and Gavett were paid as captains of cavalry.
During their service Wheeler superintended the interment of about 20, 000 union dead; while 32, 000 were interred under the direction of Gavett.
National Cemeteries of the Civil War
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