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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07460.093 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Lysander Wheeler |
| Title | Lysander Wheeler to his brother-in-law discussing deaths and casualties |
| Date | 15 August 1864 |
| Author | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He write that he is well but he cannot say so for other members of the regiment as they have just recently learned that Chas Tubbs has died. The report is that he died of the bloody flux [dysentery]. Details some of the other casualties received by the regiment. Writes that there has been a steady drain on the regiment and that the war must surely end when all men are dead, "offered up to the Goddess of Liberty." He hopes that the recent losses will not discourage the men as they must fight on in order to assure liberty. The men have been busy constructing a fort for the cannon. The rebels fired on their works but only for a short while. Reports that 11 Tennessee deserters came to their works. He writes to his brother-in-law that the band stays at least a mile to the rear. Writes about his feelings on death and the army. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Soldier's Letter Death Health and Medical Liberty Fortification Confederate States of America Desertion |
| People | Wheeler, Lysander (fl. 1837-1903) |
| Place written | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| 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 | Brother-in-law |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 105th Illinois Infantry, C company |