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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07460.001 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Lysander Wheeler |
| Title | Lysander Wheeler to his sister rebuking her for complaining about her husband's choice to volunteer |
| Date | September 1862 |
| Author | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Recipient | Spohn, Martha |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Wheeler writes that a few men from his hometown of Sycamore, Illinois are at camp including his brother-in-law Darius Spohn. He reports that while the soldier's wives visit, they mend and alter clothes, and accompany their husbands to the city at night. He reprimands his sister for writing bitter letters to Darius and complaining about Lysander and Darius volunteering. Wheeler expresses that he would rather be dead than "have nothing to do in putting down this accursed Rebellion". In defense of Darius, he writes that his brother-in-law is "engaged in the noblest work he can be next to that of serving his God." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Soldier's Letter Military Camp Clothing and Accessories Military Uniforms Women's History Children and Family Marriage Religion |
| People | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) Spohn, Martha (fl. 1862-1863) |
| Place written | Camp Childs |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Lysander Wheeler, a farmer from Sycamore, Illinois, enlisted in the Union Army on August 7, 1862 as a private. He was mustered into Company C of the 105th Illinois infantry and later promoted to sergeant. Wheeler was mustered out on June 7, 1865. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 105th Illinois Infantry, C company |